jmabbott
jmabbott
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- jmabbott
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- March 1, 1963
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- Penrith, NSW Australia
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- Jim Abbott
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- Mapmaker
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Fractal Coastlines CC3 Hex Overland
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WIP: D&D 5e Random Dungeon Tiles
Thanks @Loopysue , I've got one map file per tile type, Chambers w/- connectors - stairs & joining pieces, Passages & Starting Area's. I ended up doing as I posted above, drew guide rectangles 1 snap out over the top of my hand drawn screens then deleted the screens, worked a treat and wasn't really that onerous:
These are 3 starting areas just as a test in Roll20. I'm saving the VTT tiles at 100px per inch and the file name includes the size in inches, i.e 17x5, 7x5 & 9x9 respectively, so customers can easily re-size to suit their preferred VTT.
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WIP: The World of Elric, Classic Fantasy Style
Well, as usual for me, the final, final version isn't...
I sent the author of the Elric of Melnibone rule books I'm using (Lawrence Whitacker, who is also the owner of the company I do cartography for) a copy and he graciously pointed out a couple of typos...
Rather than re-post, they're very, very minor, I'll just upload the corrected version to my gallery.
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WIP: The World of Elric, Classic Fantasy Style
The final, final map is here: https://forum.profantasy.com/profile/gallery/6719/jmabbott/176
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WIP: Isle of the Purple Towns
Well, I’m re-mapping Michael Moorcock’s, Young Kingdoms as part of my Elric of Melnibone campaign and I’m doing the overland maps in B&W to maintain that old school feel. This island is one of a couple of potential starting points which are getting done first. Regional, city and local maps will be in colour…so you will likely see “purple” towns😉
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We need a poll - What's Your Favorite Game Genre?
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WIP: Kariss, Isle of the Purple Towns
Thanks @Wyvern. I was contemplating using the same technique for the cliff lines for the watchtowers and lighthouse but I think, despite it taking much longer, I'll do them by 'hand'... like I did for Mernii.
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Latest Annual and Monthly Content issues
@Ralf Sorted me out. Ran the CC3+ update resolved all my issues!
Thanks Ralf.
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Why should I buy CC3+?
Well...nothing overly insightful here. I came to CC3+ from Ps. Learning both programs, not the art of good map making, took me about the same time to get to a similar level of proficiency with the software. However, I can make much better looking maps, in a wide variety of styles with CC3+ for far less effort, much quicker than I could even dream of in Ps.
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Tang Shen - The Spider City
I really like the map.
My only critique is the seemingly random numbering of the named locations. I prefer them to be more sequential. For example #5 in this map I would've numbered as 4 and then continued counter-clockwise inside the city finishing at 14 which is currently #10. To me it just makes things easier to find. In a small map it's not so bad but on a larger one...







