I go by Bengal, or Thomas. I've been interested in fantasy maps for a long time, but unless you count a lot of pencil and paper attempts in school, I've only recently started attempting to create maps for the games I run and the supplements I write (Mostly using GIMP, which I'm still learning). My tools are a windows box built out of love and chewing gum, and a scroll-ball style mouse. Anything else I need, I'll have to pick up as resources allow.