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Jim Abbott
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  • TPK Mausoleum

    Love the gelatinous cube as the compass rose...

    RickoJimProflo1
  • Dhakos, The City of Spires - Watabou Cities Annual

    Starting to lay in the streets - had to double the size of the wall and towers...


    LoopysueMonsenEukalyptusNow
  • Which is the best Template for a Game of Thrones Overland map and City Map?

    If I were to do Westeros type maps, I would use either the Jonathon Roberts overland styles (there are 2, I think the 2nd is called the Midlands style based on work he did for Kobold Press?) or the 13th Age style. Jon actually did an official map pack for Westeros and it's amazing!

    JimPTakoTsubo
  • Commission WIP!

    Here's a bit of an update...

    I tried using the block building building tool with a colour key effect to 'cut out' the gaps etc, I'm not 100% happy with the big residential block but the industrial block looks ok, I think.


    LoopysueJimProflo1
  • Call of Cthulhu Campaign Maps

    The annuals provide some great styles; Par Lindstrom's, Moody Mansions, Modern Journeys (overland), Horror House & Cthulhu City, the 1800's floorplans, the 1930's street map and overland map, Dracula Dossier, Early Modern City. Not to mention, o I won't, the Wild West style if you're playing Deadland SW or Down Darker Trails (Cthulhu). Plenty to keep you busy!

    QuentenFrosty
  • WIP: Community Atlas Competition, The Lost temple of Ankun-za

    Hi Folks,

    Here is my WIP of the 1st level of this temple in the Kaballa Ruins of the Shifting Sands Region. I'm leaving it open for future mappers (myself included). Who knows it may become another mega-dungeon. You can never have enough of those!

    This level is based on a Watabou Random Dungeon

    Thoughts, comments and critiques welcome as always.


    [Deleted User]Loopysue
  • Crypt

    I use the colour key method myself, I find it much easier - though some complicated shapes can be a real pain. If it's something you're likely to do often, I highly recommend creating a drawing tool (See page 141 of The Tome) then you can use the Trace function...

    RickoTheIneffableCheese
  • Commission WIP!

    @Fersus In response to your question re commissions.

    It started a couple of years ago. There was a monthly challenge over at the Cartographers Guild to build a random dungeon, after some fairly ordinary efforts, I re-did it, wrote up some adventure text to go with and submitted it as a One Page Dungeon entry, The Crypt of the Witch King or Who's Your Mummy. There is a CC3+ version in the Old School dungeon style in my gallery. Anyhow, fast forward a bit, and I pitched an idea to the publisher of Mythras, my preferred FRPG, to produce one-shot adventures like the Savage Worlds One Sheets, I also mentioned that I do cartography and submitted my OPD entry as a sample. That led to some commissions for their Classic Fantasy line, primarily B&W old-school style dungeon maps. I've done a couple of other projects for them as well and I've been doing all their CF stuff since (you can see the latest in my Commissions album, the Ancient Tombs style). This is by far the largest city I've undertaken - and if I get others, which I think is likely given conversations I've had with the CF line manager, I will be charging a lot more, I can tell you! So that's it. All of my commissions, apart from a private one that I've yet to complete (sorry Allan!), have been for them. They are great to work for and very professionally run.

    FersusJimP
  • Suggestions for a Map and Vintyri

    @DaltonSpence your wish is my command...

    When I get home, I'll scan the sketch with labels for our actual rooms.


    LoopysueDaltonSpenceWyvern
  • Community Atlas 500th Map Voting Thread - Please vote

    Here, here. Excellent job everyone! You made voting extremely difficult, there are some extremely good maps to choose from.

    I'm a little dissapointed I didn't get to finish my map in time even though compared to many of the entries it is much simpler. Maybe next time.

    Autumn GettyTexLoopysue