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KertDawg

KertDawg

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  • Game Masters: Preferences for Labeling on Game Maps

    @Monsen I was going to type something here, but you said 100% exactly what I do.

    I'll add that many commercial modules have 2 maps: 1 with labels and 1 without. One is for the DM and one is for a handout. You might also consider "fog of war." How do you handle what the characters cannot see yet? I have covered the maps with blank paper to hide what's around the corner, and I've also tried printing each small area on different papers so I can tile them together when the party can see an alley, etc.

    BTW, Dioramas 3 comes in handy here!

    Royal Scribe
  • Tracing an existing map on paper or a image file.

    Once I'm done doing this, I don't delete the image just in case I want to revisit it and not have to reimport and reposition it. However, simply hiding it where it is means that it's in the way. If you ever have to use "show all" sheets, it's back and in the way.

    Instead, I move the image sheet to the bottom so it doesn't show, and it doesn't matter if it's visible. If I ever need it again, I can move it back to the top, and it will be in the same position and scale.

    LoopysueRoyal ScribeScottA
  • Live Mapping: Villages of Schley *CANCELLED*

    From the game show Jeopardy:

    I'll take "words that have never been said before" for 200.

    RalfLoopysue
  • Asteroid Base

    Sci-Fi is hard! Here's a shot at an asteroid base. I'm not sure what they do yet. Maybe it's mining off in the distance, which is what the shipping containers are for. They're less dusty than some of the other things. I tried to capture the fading, dust, and general misery of the environment.

    There's a larger image in my gallery: https://forum.profantasy.com/galleryviewer/412/36674

    Royal ScribeJuanpiRickoScottAMapjunkieRyan ThomasRalfLoopysueMonsenGlitchand 3 others.
  • Live Mapping: Villages of Schley *CANCELLED*

    Early Request: @Ralf and @Loopysue

    I have had trouble getting water, including lakes, shores, and river mouths, to fit in well with this style. I've resorted to lots of manual tweaking. Would you please take some time to show easy, out-of-the-box ways to make them look good with this set?

    (I came from a place that has lots of rivers, so they're in my mind.)

    Thanks!

    Royal ScribeDon Anderson Jr.