The Bridge
I'm trying to build up a stock of interesting maps that I can just whip out if my players go "off the rails", so I can pretend I had things planned that way all along. I'm quite pleased with how this bridge turned out. It was pretty quick to make, too. The rope I think is still a bit weird, but I think it turned out ok.
The problem with drawing cool maps like this is now I WANT to put the players into a situation that uses this. A tense crossing of a bridge in stormy weather.. a desperate retreat from a superior foe.. Kinda defeats the purpose to plan something out like that, though..
The problem with drawing cool maps like this is now I WANT to put the players into a situation that uses this. A tense crossing of a bridge in stormy weather.. a desperate retreat from a superior foe.. Kinda defeats the purpose to plan something out like that, though..
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This is a useful just in case msp.
How did you mske the rope? I need to do something similar.
@anomiecoalition: I think something like that would look pretty cool, but I'm not sure I want to put in the work to get the grid to line up properly with the border.
@KenG: Good idea on the detail down below. I tend not to use actual creatures in my maps since I have miniatures for everything, and if it's just a static creature on the map it starts to look like it's not something the players need to interact with. But rocks and stuff, definitely. For the rope, it's just a yellowish line, with a tiny inner fade, a glow in a lighter yellow, and then a bezel effect.
I made this as a proof of concept: Video map. I might actually use it like that, I'm not sure. If you get bored, skip ahead to 3:40ish-4:00, I believe.