diff --git a/src/app/(frontend)/logistics/map/actions.ts b/src/app/(frontend)/logistics/map/actions.ts
index 837e8e2..4d3cd58 100644
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/logistics/map/actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/logistics/map/actions.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ export async function placeStructure(params: {
       };
     }
 
+    if (!(await requireMapPermission(payload, user, "maps:place"))) {
+      return { success: false, error: "Structure placement permission required." };
+    }
+
     const { mapId, blueprintId, name, x, y } = params;
 
     if (!Number.isFinite(x) || !Number.isFinite(y)) {
@@ -289,7 +293,14 @@ export interface MapNodeInput {
 async function requireMapPermission(
   payload: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getPayload>>,
   user: { id: number | string },
-  permission: "maps:create" | "maps:update" | "maps:delete",
+  permission:
+    | "maps:create"
+    | "maps:update"
+    | "maps:delete"
+    | "maps:place"
+    | "map-roads:author"
+    | "map-zones:author"
+    | "resource-nodes:author",
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   return hasPermission(payload, user, permission);
 }
@@ -324,8 +335,8 @@ export async function saveMapRoad(input: MapRoadInput): Promise<ActionResult> {
   try {
     const { payload, user } = await authenticate();
     const editing = input.id != null;
-    if (!(await requireMapPermission(payload, user, editing ? "maps:update" : "maps:create"))) {
-      return { success: false, error: "Map configuration permission required." };
+    if (!(await requireMapPermission(payload, user, "map-roads:author"))) {
+      return { success: false, error: "Map road authoring permission required." };
     }
     if (!isPointArray(input.points, 2)) {
       return { success: false, error: "A road requires at least two points." };
@@ -385,8 +396,8 @@ export async function saveMapZone(input: MapZoneInput): Promise<ActionResult> {
   try {
     const { payload, user } = await authenticate();
     const editing = input.id != null;
-    if (!(await requireMapPermission(payload, user, editing ? "maps:update" : "maps:create"))) {
-      return { success: false, error: "Map configuration permission required." };
+    if (!(await requireMapPermission(payload, user, "map-zones:author"))) {
+      return { success: false, error: "Map zone authoring permission required." };
     }
     if (!isPointArray(input.points, 3)) {
       return { success: false, error: "A zone requires at least three points." };
@@ -446,8 +457,8 @@ export async function saveMapNode(input: MapNodeInput): Promise<ActionResult> {
   try {
     const { payload, user } = await authenticate();
     const editing = input.id != null;
-    if (!(await requireMapPermission(payload, user, editing ? "maps:update" : "maps:create"))) {
-      return { success: false, error: "Map configuration permission required." };
+    if (!(await requireMapPermission(payload, user, "resource-nodes:author"))) {
+      return { success: false, error: "Map node authoring permission required." };
     }
     if (validatePosition(input.position) !== true) {
       return { success: false, error: "A node requires a single [x, y] position." };
@@ -516,11 +527,17 @@ export async function deleteMapFeature(
 ): Promise<ActionResult> {
   try {
     const { payload, user } = await authenticate();
-    if (!(await requireMapPermission(payload, user, "maps:delete"))) {
-      return { success: false, error: "Map configuration permission required." };
-    }
     const collection =
       kind === "road" ? "map-roads" : kind === "zone" ? "map-zones" : "resource-nodes";
+    const permission =
+      kind === "road"
+        ? "map-roads:author"
+        : kind === "zone"
+          ? "map-zones:author"
+          : "resource-nodes:author";
+    if (!(await requireMapPermission(payload, user, permission))) {
+      return { success: false, error: "Map configuration permission required." };
+    }
     await payload.delete({ collection, id, overrideAccess: false });
     return { success: true };
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/app/(frontend)/map/[id]/page.tsx b/src/app/(frontend)/map/[id]/page.tsx
index 82dc767..3456cfb 100644
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/map/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/map/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -31,14 +31,23 @@ export default async function MapViewPage({ params }: MapViewPageProps) {
 
   if (!map) notFound();
 
-  const [canEdit, canPlace] = await Promise.all([
-    user ? hasPermission(payload, user, "maps:update") : Promise.resolve(false),
-    user ? hasLogisticsQualification(payload, user) : Promise.resolve(false),
+  const [canPlace, canAuthorRoads, canAuthorZones, canAuthorNodes] = await Promise.all([
+    user
+      ? Promise.all([
+          hasPermission(payload, user, "maps:place"),
+          hasLogisticsQualification(payload, user),
+        ]).then(([place, logistics]) => place && logistics)
+      : Promise.resolve(false),
+    user ? hasPermission(payload, user, "map-roads:author") : Promise.resolve(false),
+    user ? hasPermission(payload, user, "map-zones:author") : Promise.resolve(false),
+    user ? hasPermission(payload, user, "resource-nodes:author") : Promise.resolve(false),
   ]);
 
   // Inactive maps stay reachable for editors previewing them, but are hidden
   // from everyone else.
-  if (!map.isActive && !canEdit) notFound();
+  if (!map.isActive && !(canAuthorRoads || canAuthorZones || canAuthorNodes || canPlace)) {
+    notFound();
+  }
 
   return (
     <div className="relative flex min-h-[240px] flex-1 flex-col">
@@ -54,7 +63,11 @@ export default async function MapViewPage({ params }: MapViewPageProps) {
           </span>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <MapLoader map={{ id: map.id, name: map.name }} canEdit={canEdit} canPlace={canPlace} />
+      <MapLoader
+        map={{ id: map.id, name: map.name }}
+        canAuthor={{ roads: canAuthorRoads, zones: canAuthorZones, nodes: canAuthorNodes }}
+        canPlace={canPlace}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/api/map-import/route.ts b/src/app/api/map-import/route.ts
index 7ecac01..3b1aca9 100644
--- a/src/app/api/map-import/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/map-import/route.ts
@@ -84,8 +84,18 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
   if (!user) {
     return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
   }
-  if (!(await hasPermission(payload, user, "maps:create"))) {
-    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Forbidden" }, { status: 403 });
+  const [canAuthorRoads, canAuthorZones, canAuthorNodes] = await Promise.all([
+    hasPermission(payload, user, "map-roads:author"),
+    hasPermission(payload, user, "map-zones:author"),
+    hasPermission(payload, user, "resource-nodes:author"),
+  ]);
+  // A FeatureCollection can carry all three feature types, so importing
+  // requires the author permission for every type it would create.
+  if (!(canAuthorRoads && canAuthorZones && canAuthorNodes)) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: "Forbidden: road, zone, and node authoring permissions are all required." },
+      { status: 403 },
+    );
   }
 
   let body: (GeoJsonCollection & { mapId?: number }) | null = null;
diff --git a/src/collections/world/MapRoads.ts b/src/collections/world/MapRoads.ts
index acb3513..07080e2 100644
--- a/src/collections/world/MapRoads.ts
+++ b/src/collections/world/MapRoads.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ export const MapRoads: CollectionConfig = {
   },
   access: {
     read: ({ req }) => !!req.user,
-    create: requirePermission("maps:create"),
-    update: requirePermission("maps:update"),
-    delete: requirePermission("maps:delete"),
+    create: requirePermission("map-roads:author"),
+    update: requirePermission("map-roads:author"),
+    delete: requirePermission("map-roads:author"),
   },
   fields: [
     {
diff --git a/src/collections/world/MapZones.ts b/src/collections/world/MapZones.ts
index 65c03f7..ec46528 100644
--- a/src/collections/world/MapZones.ts
+++ b/src/collections/world/MapZones.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ export const MapZones: CollectionConfig = {
   },
   access: {
     read: ({ req }) => !!req.user,
-    create: requirePermission("maps:create"),
-    update: requirePermission("maps:update"),
-    delete: requirePermission("maps:delete"),
+    create: requirePermission("map-zones:author"),
+    update: requirePermission("map-zones:author"),
+    delete: requirePermission("map-zones:author"),
   },
   fields: [
     {
diff --git a/src/collections/world/ResourceNodes.ts b/src/collections/world/ResourceNodes.ts
index 3c5e79a..3b355e8 100644
--- a/src/collections/world/ResourceNodes.ts
+++ b/src/collections/world/ResourceNodes.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ export const ResourceNodes: CollectionConfig = {
   },
   access: {
     read: ({ req }) => !!req.user,
-    create: requirePermission("maps:create"),
-    update: requirePermission("maps:update"),
-    delete: requirePermission("maps:delete"),
+    create: requirePermission("resource-nodes:author"),
+    update: requirePermission("resource-nodes:author"),
+    delete: requirePermission("resource-nodes:author"),
   },
   fields: [
     {
diff --git a/src/components/frontend/map/AuthoringToolbar.tsx b/src/components/frontend/map/AuthoringToolbar.tsx
index 28fc3c4..248cb71 100644
--- a/src/components/frontend/map/AuthoringToolbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/frontend/map/AuthoringToolbar.tsx
@@ -503,9 +503,22 @@ function ResourcePicker({
   );
 }
 
-export function AuthoringToolbar({ authoring, mapId }: { authoring: MapAuthoring; mapId: number }) {
+export function AuthoringToolbar({
+  authoring,
+  mapId,
+  canAuthor,
+}: {
+  authoring: MapAuthoring;
+  mapId: number;
+  canAuthor: { roads: boolean; zones: boolean; nodes: boolean };
+}) {
   const resources = useResourceOptions();
   const { kind, fields } = authoring;
+  const canDraw = {
+    road: canAuthor.roads,
+    zone: canAuthor.zones,
+    node: canAuthor.nodes,
+  };
 
   return (
     <div className="pointer-events-auto w-[640px] max-w-[calc(100vw-10rem)] overflow-hidden rounded-none border border-white/15 bg-black/80 backdrop-blur-sm">
@@ -519,19 +532,21 @@ export function AuthoringToolbar({ authoring, mapId }: { authoring: MapAuthoring
       </div>
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 p-2">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-          {(["road", "zone", "node"] as const).map((target) => (
-            <Button
-              key={target}
-              size="sm"
-              variant={kind === target && !authoring.editing ? "secondary" : "outline"}
-              className="h-8 px-2.5 text-xs capitalize"
-              onClick={() =>
-                authoring.setKind(kind === target && !authoring.editing ? null : target)
-              }
-            >
-              {target === "node" ? "New node" : `New ${target}`}
-            </Button>
-          ))}
+          {(["road", "zone", "node"] as const)
+            .filter((target) => canDraw[target])
+            .map((target) => (
+              <Button
+                key={target}
+                size="sm"
+                variant={kind === target && !authoring.editing ? "secondary" : "outline"}
+                className="h-8 px-2.5 text-xs capitalize"
+                onClick={() =>
+                  authoring.setKind(kind === target && !authoring.editing ? null : target)
+                }
+              >
+                {target === "node" ? "New node" : `New ${target}`}
+              </Button>
+            ))}
           <span className="ml-auto text-xs text-white/60">
             {authoring.draftPoints.length} point{authoring.draftPoints.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}
             {kind === "road" && authoring.draftPoints.length < 2 && " (need 2+)"}
diff --git a/src/components/frontend/map/MapClient.tsx b/src/components/frontend/map/MapClient.tsx
index d742bac..69254db 100644
--- a/src/components/frontend/map/MapClient.tsx
+++ b/src/components/frontend/map/MapClient.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import { nodeIconOption } from "@/lib/map/nodeIcons";
 
 export interface MapClientProps {
   map: { id: number; name: string };
-  canEdit: boolean;
+  canAuthor: { roads: boolean; zones: boolean; nodes: boolean };
   canPlace: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -1150,7 +1150,8 @@ function ShipmentLayer({ shipments }: { shipments: ShipmentFeature[] }) {
   );
 }
 
-export function MapClient({ map, canEdit, canPlace }: MapClientProps) {
+export function MapClient({ map, canAuthor, canPlace }: MapClientProps) {
+  const canEdit = canAuthor.roads || canAuthor.zones || canAuthor.nodes;
   const selectedMapId = map.id;
   const [features, setFeatures] = useState<MapFeaturesResponse | null>(null);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -1401,7 +1402,7 @@ export function MapClient({ map, canEdit, canPlace }: MapClientProps) {
                     {zone.description && (
                       <div className="mt-1 text-xs text-white/70">{zone.description}</div>
                     )}
-                    {canEdit && mode === "edit" && (
+                    {canAuthor.zones && mode === "edit" && (
                       <div className="mt-2 flex gap-1.5">
                         <Button
                           size="sm"
@@ -1456,7 +1457,7 @@ export function MapClient({ map, canEdit, canPlace }: MapClientProps) {
                     {road.description && (
                       <div className="mt-1 text-xs text-white/70">{road.description}</div>
                     )}
-                    {canEdit && mode === "edit" && (
+                    {canAuthor.roads && mode === "edit" && (
                       <div className="mt-2 flex gap-1.5">
                         <Button
                           size="sm"
@@ -1544,7 +1545,7 @@ export function MapClient({ map, canEdit, canPlace }: MapClientProps) {
                     {node.richness != null && node.resources.length > 0 && (
                       <div className="text-xs text-white/60">Richness {node.richness}</div>
                     )}
-                    {canEdit && mode === "edit" && (
+                    {canAuthor.nodes && mode === "edit" && (
                       <div className="mt-2 flex gap-1.5">
                         <Button
                           size="sm"
@@ -1719,7 +1720,13 @@ export function MapClient({ map, canEdit, canPlace }: MapClientProps) {
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        {mode === "edit" && <AuthoringToolbar authoring={authoring} mapId={selectedMapId ?? 0} />}
+        {mode === "edit" && (
+          <AuthoringToolbar
+            authoring={authoring}
+            mapId={selectedMapId ?? 0}
+            canAuthor={canAuthor}
+          />
+        )}
       </div>
 
       {error && (
diff --git a/src/tools/seed/seedRoles.ts b/src/tools/seed/seedRoles.ts
index 0418946..0cff202 100644
--- a/src/tools/seed/seedRoles.ts
+++ b/src/tools/seed/seedRoles.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ const ADMIN_PERMISSIONS: Permission[] = [
     "form-submissions:read",
     "structures:create",
     "structures:update",
+    "maps:place",
+    "map-roads:author",
+    "map-zones:author",
+    "resource-nodes:author",
     ...ALL_COLLECTION_READS,
     ...ALL_ADMIN_PAGE_MANAGE,
   ]),
diff --git a/tests/int/generic-node.int.spec.ts b/tests/int/generic-node.int.spec.ts
index 7b29df1..9240541 100644
--- a/tests/int/generic-node.int.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/int/generic-node.int.spec.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe("generic marker nodes (no resources)", () => {
       data: {
         name: `Generic Node Mapper ${Date.now()}`,
         slug: `generic-mapper-${Date.now()}`,
-        permissions: ["maps:create"],
+        permissions: ["resource-nodes:author"],
       },
       overrideAccess: true,
       depth: 0,
diff --git a/tests/int/map-system.int.spec.ts b/tests/int/map-system.int.spec.ts
index 9373dde..a56c6da 100644
--- a/tests/int/map-system.int.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/int/map-system.int.spec.ts
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ describe("Game Map System", () => {
       data: {
         name: `${RUN} logistics`,
         slug: `${RUN}-logistics`,
-        permissions: ["shipments:create", "structures:read"],
+        permissions: ["shipments:create", "structures:read", "maps:place"],
       },
       overrideAccess: true,
       depth: 0,
@@ -356,7 +356,16 @@ describe("Game Map System", () => {
       data: {
         name: `${RUN} mapper`,
         slug: `${RUN}-mapper`,
-        permissions: ["maps:create", "maps:update", "map-roads:read", "admin:map-roads:manage"],
+        permissions: [
+          "maps:create",
+          "maps:update",
+          "maps:place",
+          "map-roads:read",
+          "map-roads:author",
+          "map-zones:author",
+          "resource-nodes:author",
+          "admin:map-roads:manage",
+        ],
       },
       overrideAccess: true,
       depth: 0,
@@ -1559,9 +1568,12 @@ describe("Game Map System", () => {
       expect(await createAccess({ req: { payload, user: null } })).toBe(false);
     });
 
-    it("grants map feature writes to holders of maps:create", async () => {
+    it("gates map feature authoring behind per-tool permissions", async () => {
       const { hasPermission } = await import("@/utils/access-control/hasPermission");
-      expect(await hasPermission(payload, mapper, "maps:create")).toBe(true);
+      expect(await hasPermission(payload, mapper, "map-roads:author")).toBe(true);
+      expect(await hasPermission(payload, mapper, "map-zones:author")).toBe(true);
+      expect(await hasPermission(payload, mapper, "resource-nodes:author")).toBe(true);
+      expect(await hasPermission(payload, mapper, "maps:place")).toBe(true);
       expect(await hasPermission(payload, mapper, "maps:delete")).toBe(false);
 
       const payloadConfig = await config;
@@ -1569,12 +1581,16 @@ describe("Game Map System", () => {
         (collection) => collection.slug === "map-roads",
       );
       const createAccess = roadsConfig!.access?.create as unknown as (args: {
-        req: { payload: Payload; user: User };
+        req: { payload: Payload; user: User | null };
       }) => Promise<boolean>;
       expect(await createAccess({ req: { payload, user: mapper } })).toBe(true);
+
+      // A user holding maps:create but no author permission is denied at the
+      // collection layer too.
+      expect(await createAccess({ req: { payload, user: null } })).toBe(false);
     });
 
-    it("edits an existing road when maps:update is granted and guards cross-map edits", async () => {
+    it("edits an existing road when road authoring is granted and guards cross-map edits", async () => {
       authSpy.mockResolvedValue({ user: mapper });
       const road = await makeRoad(mapA.id, [
         [500, 500],