Quote Originally Posted by Larb View Post
What I usually do is try to make some nice symbols and then get really frustrated and just up using a white circle with a stroke and a slight bevel.
I tried to make some icons this one time but they just didn't turn out right. One was a tower that ended up looking more like a broken tooth.
Yeah I know what you mean; that's my default for now too - red circles/squares with a bevel and emboss and stroke layer style. effective, but hardly characterful.

Alchemical symbols sound interesting. Things that give maps more character and identity are always worth trying.
yeah, that's what I was hoping for. not necessarily copy/paste alchemical symbols, though certainly something along those lines that can also be used in-world.