Jim, looks like I'm too late with this if you've already submitted the files, but I wasn't online yesterday, so didn't see any of the final versions in time.
In case this is still of use, I spotted two items on the map labels, not in the texts:
Abandoned Village Map: "worker's homes" should be workers' homes (as meaning "homes of the workers").
Daefadel Fort, Ground Level Map: "Rememberance Hall" label should be changed to "Remembrance Hall" to be consistent with the text.
I don't know if you decided against a text description for the Workers' Home Type 2 Map, but looking at it now, attention could be drawn to the significance of the animal skeleton (why is it there, was it doing something when it died, are there marks to show how it died?); the debris and bone pile outside the north wall (just discards, or some connection with the animal skeleton, such as killed by a similar cause?); the two oddly similar wood stacks inside the north wall (yes, I know it's the same symbol, but maybe there's a reason the shapes are the same; an OCD monster maybe, or are they actually built to conceal something underneath?); the sacks inside the south wall, which perhaps with the amphora, indicate some kind of treasure or food store? Or the discarded remains of a looting. Or does the amphora contain a potion of some kind - or poison?
Quenten, I just don't see how that is possible, but okay.
Dice at work ? Me having a d20 on my key ring was considered odd at my last place of work before I retired.
Someone asked about it and I very briefly mentioned my dice collection. My coworkers in my department were astounded there were dice with non-six sided sides.
I bring them to work because one of the other teachers wants to borrow them during oral exams, have students roll for random questions. Some students are genuinely confused when presented with the die, they have never seen anything but a six-sider before.
I've played games at work many a times however, but mostly board games (and computer games)
This reminds me of one day at work, we were trying to solve performance problems with the simulation. There was this big gathering of subject matter experts (army officers) and engineers, including the VP of Engineering for Lockheed. They were asking us (SMEs) how many times a second we though some actions would be taking place. We'd look at each other and make up some number. They thought it was great data. It took three days. Oh, for added fun, this was on September 11. (The Army guys got a bit distracted, but we all persevered. After all, we were engaged in the simulated defense of the nation.)
Anyway, I wearied of making up numbers in my head, so the next day I brought in 4 20 sided dice, each a different color (black, white, blue, red) and when people asked me, I'd just roll the dice and read them in that order. I'd look at the other SMEs and raise my eyebrows and they would nod fractionally if they agreed. (We had no idea). Most of the engineers took it as good as anything we had said the day before, but one of them said, "You are just using the dice to make up numbers. I can roll the dice and do that and we don't need you guys."
So, I said, "tell me the number" and rolled the dice. He read them in order left to right and I said, "Wrong. You are clearly not qualified to use this tool." (The two engineers who played D&D snickered, but didn't say anything."
Most of them thought it was still great data.
On the final day, the Project Manager came into see how it was going and I was still rolling dice. She said, "Mike Robel, you better not be doing what I think you are doing!"
I replied, "Well, Debra, it kind of depends on what it is you think I am doing."
In the end, we conquered the performance problem, but it was more due to Moore's law, multi-processors, moving some tasks to their own processor, and threaded programming. But I also kept the dice at my desk.
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In case this is still of use, I spotted two items on the map labels, not in the texts:
Abandoned Village Map: "worker's homes" should be workers' homes (as meaning "homes of the workers").
Daefadel Fort, Ground Level Map: "Rememberance Hall" label should be changed to "Remembrance Hall" to be consistent with the text.
I don't know if you decided against a text description for the Workers' Home Type 2 Map, but looking at it now, attention could be drawn to the significance of the animal skeleton (why is it there, was it doing something when it died, are there marks to show how it died?); the debris and bone pile outside the north wall (just discards, or some connection with the animal skeleton, such as killed by a similar cause?); the two oddly similar wood stacks inside the north wall (yes, I know it's the same symbol, but maybe there's a reason the shapes are the same; an OCD monster maybe, or are they actually built to conceal something underneath?); the sacks inside the south wall, which perhaps with the amphora, indicate some kind of treasure or food store? Or the discarded remains of a looting. Or does the amphora contain a potion of some kind - or poison?
Working on the maps.
Worker Dorm 2 ruins
Looks too neat. Could the bones and wood debris be a trap ?
Bushes growing in the building, so it is long abandoned.
Thanks for another cool dungeon (with environs)
This also brings us over the 400 maps milestone. So a big thanks to everyone who have contributed that helped get us this far.
Hurrah ! Now lets get to 500.
An impressive array. I think you are one of the most prolific mappers we have
Which one was number 400?
And well done Jim - you have passed me in Atlas maps submitted. All Hail the New King!
Dice at work ? Me having a d20 on my key ring was considered odd at my last place of work before I retired.
Someone asked about it and I very briefly mentioned my dice collection. My coworkers in my department were astounded there were dice with non-six sided sides.
I've played games at work many a times however, but mostly board games (and computer games)
Anyway, I wearied of making up numbers in my head, so the next day I brought in 4 20 sided dice, each a different color (black, white, blue, red) and when people asked me, I'd just roll the dice and read them in that order. I'd look at the other SMEs and raise my eyebrows and they would nod fractionally if they agreed. (We had no idea). Most of the engineers took it as good as anything we had said the day before, but one of them said, "You are just using the dice to make up numbers. I can roll the dice and do that and we don't need you guys."
So, I said, "tell me the number" and rolled the dice. He read them in order left to right and I said, "Wrong. You are clearly not qualified to use this tool." (The two engineers who played D&D snickered, but didn't say anything."
Most of them thought it was still great data.
On the final day, the Project Manager came into see how it was going and I was still rolling dice. She said, "Mike Robel, you better not be doing what I think you are doing!"
I replied, "Well, Debra, it kind of depends on what it is you think I am doing."
In the end, we conquered the performance problem, but it was more due to Moore's law, multi-processors, moving some tasks to their own processor, and threaded programming. But I also kept the dice at my desk.
If he had said, he thought I made am istake, and gave me a page number, I would have looked it up during our next break.
Anyway, he kept on and on.
So I grabbed up my poker dice, and rolled them onto the table, without looking I said, "Let's see you beat 4 aces !"
He sat there with his mouth open, nothing came out,. then he mumbled 'you win'.
I looked down, I had indeed rolled 4 aces.