You can use symbols in area - which i use a lot - you just have to fiddle with the parameters. one thing I have noted is to make sure the default symbol size is appropriate for the map - and it often is not what is set, so you may have to alter that. Furthermore, you can pick from a variety of trees - and even make your own symbol catalogue by renaming some symbols (clone them first) so they have the same name with ascending numbers.

And it is very quick and easy once you get the settings right.

I have changed my mind about this map completely, and chosen the Mythic maps style instead. I will use Myrklund on a more jungle type area, which this is not supposed to be.

I used hill symbols from Sarah Wroot style, to make up for the fact there were no hill symbols in this style.

I think this is ready for Remy.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

@jmabbott As they say in the country we both are in ; Yeah, Nah

It is in the very first annual. And it is fairly easy to draw more symbols if you need. Though each symbol has 2 sheets to it.

See this video by Ralf on that annual.

(1) Live Mapping: Sarah Wroot Overland (Annual 2007) - YouTube

First: When choosing Shaded Polygon by Edge in the Polygon drop down menu, it is a bit annoying to then have to type in editshading (if you even remember the command) in the command line - could editshading also be part of the dropdown menu?

Second: When choosing fractal polygon or polygon line, can a drop down menu option (ie right click) be added to edit the fractalise inputs.

Third: Could drop down menu (right click) on the erase button be added to just erase the top entity of the selection. Sometimes there are unintended duplicates. While I can deal with these by first clicking the top visual edit button, then Del then P, it would be so much quicker if I could just delete the top entity of the selection where I have had accidentally created multiple copies.

Finally, can the List command produce an output with about double the font size, and also perhaps a bigger window as well.

These are the most common procedures I use that would help a lot if put as drop down menus.

I have been asked by the DM of the campaign I have been playing, to design the larger realm of the 10 kingdoms, now we have finished the campaign set in the central Island kingdom of Dobberland.

The Kingdoms are each dominated by a particular terrain type - Arctic, Mountains, Fire, Forest, Desert, Grasslands, Swamp, Water, Underground and the central Kingdom in a central lake, Dobberland.

Dobberland consists of small humanoid creatures called Dobbers, and 'awakened' animals (as in Narnia), such as Echidnas, Wombats etc (we changed them to Aussie animals - i am Burlesque Spiderbane the most handsome Wombat, disrespectfully called Burly by the party members).

So here is the actual draft, and here are the first six Kingdoms. the names are all generic at present, till the DM decides on what he wants them to be.

No, that is OK. I shouldn't have used the word fatties, sorry. Just wanted to let people know that by changing the x and y axis independently, you can get useful distortions - from severely anorexic, to morbidly obese (all medical terms).

I'm hoping people will try it out, and let me know of any bugs, or suggestions, so I can then talk to @Ralf about a revision of the annual. And I am sure he will also have even better ideas than me.

Do you mean make the farms smaller, or bigger?

Here is the map at present. I am happy to take on board your suggestion. I guess the paddocks are almost a mile wide at present!

Jim is in hospice care, at his own request. I think Sue is in constant communication with his sister, as am I. He can talk and is sort of with it. I am sure that if any of you would like to write him a letter or card, he would appreciate it. The address to send any mail is

Jim Pierce

c/o 2955 Gladden Lane West

Alexandria

Alabama 36250

USA

His sister feels that contact with people from his hobby would help cheer him up. I have received permission from her to give out this address.