Since these are PDFs, couldn't full-size printable maps be included? (possibly done to work well in gray scale for those of us without color printers)
But in the Mean while take a look at Dundjinni.
It will do what you want..printout 1"=5' Scaled Maps.
I use a projector to display maps. I quit printing maps.
For the price of Adventures nowadays they should include scaled Maps.
I came into this forum to post a topic basically identical to this one.
This should be marketed as a strength of the Dungeon Magazine online. Lots of printables, such as battlemaps and more handouts that were just to expensive to include in a printed mag.
So yes indeed.
I'm planning on getting my friends back into D&D and from looking over the adventures they are map intensive. I was looking at some of the maps and they are big, like 28 by 36. I wanted to know how we can get a print off of them. I guess we are stuck waiting.
Bugs me a bit that they gave us a map that is useless.
If you guys know of a way to use these maps, either by printing them off or some other way, please let me know.
Best thing i can think of would be to use paper maybe. Use two sheets one for the terrain and another transparent one for the 5"ft checkers. It's kinda DIY though.
1. Printable at page scale and full scale (so you could print a battlemat).
2. To have both DM maps and player maps.
Anyways, just give us our maps! It's been done regularly in the past and it shouldn't be more than a few minutes of work for someone to get these maps in a usable format. (ie, high quality for printing 1 square=1" and without monster tokens and secret doors.) Thanks!
Keep expressing your desires for better maps and maybe we can make a difference here!
-Aberzanzorax
Please do this.
Paizo gave us free pdfs with maps and artwork for the print magazines - surely WotC can do the same for the pdf mags!
full page maps on the pdf magazines.
it will be very useful for the dungeon master (me)
and a full page map without dm info for the players.
You guys went digital so stretch your legs a little bit and take advantage of skipping out on printing fees.
cool printable player handouts in dungeon magazine would be awesome....
example printables for dungeon magazine:
battle maps
letters
riddles
scrolls
treasure maps
town layout maps
racial alphabets (like in the phb)
useful tables/charts
tokens for marking things
etc...
I was coming here also to make this suggestion. May I also suggest that, at the bottom of the page, there is a note that "Permission is granted to print this page for personal use" so that Kinkos and other companies don't get their panties in a bunch if we decide to use their services. I have had a difficult time in the past just printing character sheets even when that notice is printed on the page.
Bingo...
My Local Kinko's and FedEx said I can't print them because Permission is not Granted
If someone's gonna do that, they'll do it now. Theres ways of doing that now?
Scan and sell.
Bingo...
My Local Kinko's and FedEx said I can't print them because Permission is not Granted
I was told that even when it was printed on the page. I had to go above their heads, to their District Manager, and explain to them how I was not violating copyright laws. It took several days of discussion. I'm glad that I have a printer at home now so I don't have to put up with that BS. Not everyone has that luxury. I find it interesting that the library has no problem with me printing out or making copies of those pages, even without the allowance.
I was told that even when it was printed on the page. I had to go above their heads, to their District Manager, and explain to them how I was not violating copyright laws. It took several days of discussion. I'm glad that I have a printer at home now so I don't have to put up with that BS. Not everyone has that luxury. I find it interesting that the library has no problem with me printing out or making copies of those pages, even without the allowance.
It's unlikely that your local library will be sued by WotC. Kinkos on the other hand makes a nice fat target for some corporate legal action. They're just covering their hind parts (like Wal-Mart's photo department if you try to make copies of something that was done in a pro studio). The guy behind the counter is just making sure that if something rolls down hill (that being something smelly and bad for continued employment) he wont be getting any on him.
Best bet is to find a library (like yours) who is happy that someone is using their services or to get your hands on an old laser printer (always check the cost of replacement toner before buying though).
It's unlikely that your local library will be sued by WotC. Kinkos on the other hand makes a nice fat target for some corporate legal action. They're just covering their hind parts (like Wal-Mart's photo department if you try to make copies of something that was done in a pro studio). The guy behind the counter is just making sure that if something rolls down hill (that being something smelly and bad for continued employment) he wont be getting any on him.
Best bet is to find a library (like yours) who is happy that someone is using their services or to get your hands on an old laser printer (always check the cost of replacement toner before buying though).
Nor Can Kinko's be sued by WOTC or thier parent company when Permission has been granted. Nor would they be sued if you went out selling printed Copies. You are liable not them.
Its just being plain stupid when something says permission is granted to copy/print for personal use and they refuse. Having Customers complain and go over the clerk's head to Management or Even High Management and then having them call you into the Office to tell you to do the job for the customer does not bode well for keeping your job either.
It's unlikely that your local library will be sued by WotC. Kinkos on the other hand makes a nice fat target for some corporate legal action. They're just covering their hind parts (like Wal-Mart's photo department if you try to make copies of something that was done in a pro studio). The guy behind the counter is just making sure that if something rolls down hill (that being something smelly and bad for continued employment) he wont be getting any on him.
Best bet is to find a library (like yours) who is happy that someone is using their services or to get your hands on an old laser printer (always check the cost of replacement toner before buying though).
TSR used to write at the bottom of the pages "Permission Granted to Copy This Page for Personal Use." It's very clear that I can make copies for personal use. There is no gray area here and Kinkos would not have been liable for anything.
My local library is actually one of the best in the area. I am very grateful for their services. I don't think I should lock up their copier if I need to make a bunch of copies though. Kinkos is supposed to specialize in the services I needed.
I am so glad I have a printer and scanner now with friends who chip in for paper and ink.
I imagine they're not going to do either, though. There was nothing stopping them from doing it with the little adventures they've already had in the magazines. I think if they were going to put usable maps in, they would have done it already (since the e-tools weren't available).
It would also be nice if there were some way to get PDS versions of the maps from the print adventures such as H1/H2 online, so that I could play them with my friends online without painstakingly reproducing the maps for our online play.
COME ON WIZARDS, LET'S GET THIS DONE!
THERE SHOULD BE MAPS (BOTH FOR PLAYERS AND DM'S) AS WELL AS HAND OUTS WITH EVERY ADVENTURE!
Wizards, let's get this done
http://www.penpaperpixel.org/tutorials/tabletopprojection/
The Dungeon Magazine online supplements provided by Paizo were perfect for this. For example:
http://paizo.com/dungeonissues/139/DA139_Supplement_HR.pdf
I drop the DM map in as a layer under the player map (in Potoshop). When I want to reveal info on the DM map to the players (such as a secret door or trap), I just erase that portion of the player map, revealing the DM map underneath. It works great, looks great, saves time, and makes the game more fun.
I project and print player handouts (NPC illustrations and such).
The maps in the current PDFs work okay for this, but really need to be higher resolution, and I have to spend time editing out DM info (it can be done, but it takes time and skill).
WotC, please provide this valuable resource!
We use a digital battle map projection setup:
http://www.penpaperpixel.org/tutorials/tabletopprojection/
The Dungeon Magazine online supplements provided by Paizo were perfect for this. For example:
http://paizo.com/dungeonissues/139/DA139_Supplement_HR.pdf
I drop the DM map in as a layer under the player map (in Potoshop). When I want to reveal info on the DM map to the players (such as a secret door or trap), I just erase that portion of the player map, revealing the DM map underneath. It works great, looks great, saves time, and makes the game more fun.
I project and print player handouts (NPC illustrations and such).
The maps in the current PDFs work okay for this, but really need to be higher resolution, and I have to spend time editing out DM info (it can be done, but it takes time and skill).
WotC, please provide this valuable resource!
Yea I downloaded all the Suppliments Myself, because they are so handy for a Homebrew DM. Even without the Adventures they can be used anytime any place. Suppliments like this can be used without the constraints of an adventure.
I also use a Projector, although I don't have Photoshop for a Masking Layer, and I project on a Wall not a Table, although I would love too.
I have seen a Table projected from Underneath also.
It does take time to cut and paste the Map Images into Paint to save as a JPG or BMP for Separation from the PDF. So that the Map can be projected while the Adventure is ran.
All it would take is ????????????
Apparently not us Begging
Seriously, I can't believe that there are no maps and hand outs that can be printed.
COME ON WIZARDS, LET'S GET THIS DONE!
THERE SHOULD BE MAPS (BOTH FOR PLAYERS AND DM'S) AS WELL AS HAND OUTS WITH EVERY ADVENTURE!
Exactly my opinion!
But not only maps, also other illustration should be available (just as it was at paizo!)
I would assert that this is not the case.
We need hi-resolution maps without traps/monsters as well as handouts and images. In other words, I want the Dungeon "Web Enhancements" back. The ones Pazio used to publish are a perfect example of what we need.
That assumes that all the maps for all adventures in Dungeon are representable via Dungeon Tiles.
I would assert that this is not the case.
We need hi-resolution maps without traps/monsters as well as handouts and images. In other words, I want the Dungeon "Web Enhancements" back. The ones Pazio used to publish are a perfect example of what we need.
I think they use dungeon tiles when setting up their maps.
It's actually kinda funny how they match. The Dungeon Tiles 3 set had a 2x4 pool of glowing green goo in a pit. The adventure in the back of the Dungeon Master guide has two of those pits and has two rooms with 4 coffins spread out just like the larger room tile from that set.
The thing that bugs me about this is that they stoped printing the first set that has the more generic large rooms.
I think they use dungeon tiles when setting up their maps.
It's actually kinda funny how they match. The Dungeon Tiles 3 set had a 2x4 pool of glowing green goo in a pit. The adventure in the back of the Dungeon Master guide has two of those pits and has two rooms with 4 coffins spread out just like the larger room tile from that set.
The thing that bugs me about this is that they stoped printing the first set that has the more generic large rooms.
As a follow up to this, I was looking at the first Scales of War dungeon and saw map pieces taken right from the Dungeon Tiles.
The floor runes from the Von Jallach Crypt room are right from Dungeon Tiles 2. The statues in the Fresco Chamber are from DT 2 as well.
I have a feeling that the DDi dungeon builder will have the Dungeon Tile sets built into them so that all maps we see will probably be made with this in mind.
That assumes that all the maps for all adventures in Dungeon are representable via Dungeon Tiles.
I would assert that this is not the case.
That may not be the case for all future adventures, but so far the Dungeon adventures that I have seen have aligned well with my Dungeon Tile collection. Including a checklist for the adventures that do use Dungeon Tiles would certainly make my job as DM a bit easier and 4E seems to be all about making life easier for both players and DMs.
rooster
People have been asking for this for several months now.
Nor Can Kinko's be sued by WOTC or thier parent company when Permission has been granted. Nor would they be sued if you went out selling printed Copies. You are liable not them.
Its just being plain stupid when something says permission is granted to copy/print for personal use and they refuse. Having Customers complain and go over the clerk's head to Management or Even High Management and then having them call you into the Office to tell you to do the job for the customer does not bode well for keeping your job either.
It occurs to me that it'd be trivially easy, once you have the source material, to whip up a PDF of copyrighted images with the phrase "Permission to print for personal use is granted" inserted at the bottom of each page - and the staff of Kinko's have no way of telling that PDF apart from a genuine one. If that occurred to me within 30 seconds, I'm sure it's occurred to Kinko's lawyers.
That may not be the case for all future adventures, but so far the Dungeon adventures that I have seen have aligned well with my Dungeon Tile collection. Including a checklist for the adventures that do use Dungeon Tiles would certainly make my job as DM a bit easier and 4E seems to be all about making life easier for both players and DMs.
Unfortunately, this may be one of the reasons why they won't provide printable versions of those maps. Not only are their copyrights tied to other WotC products, which will complicate the process of getting them cleared for reprinting, but by using those images - and not providing them at full resolution - WotC are encouraging sales of Dungeon Tiles.
It occurs to me that it'd be trivially easy, once you have the source material, to whip up a PDF of copyrighted images with the phrase "Permission to print for personal use is granted" inserted at the bottom of each page - and the staff of Kinko's have no way of telling that PDF apart from a genuine one. If that occurred to me within 30 seconds, I'm sure it's occurred to Kinko's lawyers.
Unfortunately, this may be one of the reasons why they won't provide printable versions of those maps. Not only are their copyrights tied to other WotC products, which will complicate the process of getting them cleared for reprinting, but by using those images - and not providing them at full resolution - WotC are encouraging sales of Dungeon Tiles.
Yea right..
We will use that excuse.
just as good as any
Unfortunately, this may be one of the reasons why they won't provide printable versions of those maps. Not only are their copyrights tied to other WotC products, which will complicate the process of getting them cleared for reprinting, but by using those images - and not providing them at full resolution - WotC are encouraging sales of Dungeon Tiles.
I would actually prefer the professionally printed (and reusable) dungeon tiles to a bunch of messy printouts. If only there was an easy way to figure out what sets/tiles I need for each adventure.
I would actually prefer the professionally printed (and reusable) dungeon tiles to a bunch of messy printouts. If only there was an easy way to figure out what sets/tiles I need for each adventure.
I remember running a Dungeon Eberron adventure that used the D&D mini's tiles, the precursors to the dungeon tiles. That was a major pain so I don't look forward to it. Having to overlap tiles to make a room was no fun.
rooster
I remember running a Dungeon Eberron adventure that used the D&D mini's tiles, the precursors to the dungeon tiles. That was a major pain so I don't look forward to it. Having to overlap tiles to make a room was no fun.
rooster
That's probably another reason why they made any dungeons so far based on the current dungeon tile sets.
I also noticed this nugget on the Dungeon Builder info:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/insider/dungeonbuilder
The D&D Dungeon Builder allows you to create dungeons from a robust library of digital dungeon tiles. The dungeon tiles can be arranged in myriad configurations to suit your needs. Many of these 2D tiles are rendered in 3D on the D&D Game Table.
I'm guessing the library will be based on current dungeon tiles. That means that all maps we've gotten so far can be created with the Dungeon Builder.
They have all of the map keys, room numbers, traps, etc. Removed. I use them with a virtual tabletop software (d20pro).
KotS Maps
Hopefully I won't get sued, but I'm simply following the convention of many years of Map Galleries that WotC produced for their 3.5 products. These maps encourage people to buy the module. WotC, LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. We want (and will pay) for digital content such as high-res maps (player and DM versions) and such.
I know this isn't for Dungeon but look at this preview article.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4ex/20080717
The look at the resolution of the separate map they provide. Now if only that map didn't have the locations of all the NPCs it would be perfect.
im not sure they have fully realized all the cool things they can do with digital yet....
but here on the boards we can give them a friendly nudge! :D
These might be helpful for those running KotS.
They have all of the map keys, room numbers, traps, etc. Removed. I use them with a virtual tabletop software (d20pro).
KotS Maps
Hopefully I won't get sued, but I'm simply following the convention of many years of Map Galleries that WotC produced for their 3.5 products. These maps encourage people to buy the module. WotC, LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. We want (and will pay) for digital content such as high-res maps (player and DM versions) and such.
Tintagle..have you notice that a certain Company is using Dundjinni to produce Maps for thier New 4E Modual. Take a look at the preview and see if you don't regonize the Artwork...
These might be helpful for those running KotS.
They have all of the map keys, room numbers, traps, etc. Removed. I use them with a virtual tabletop software (d20pro).
KotS Maps
Hopefully I won't get sued, but I'm simply following the convention of many years of Map Galleries that WotC produced for their 3.5 products. These maps encourage people to buy the module. WotC, LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. We want (and will pay) for digital content such as high-res maps (player and DM versions) and such.
This is brilliant. Thank you so very much! Please take notice WOTC. This is something you could easily provide, and it would increase customer good will immensely!
Please listen to us! I will pay you good money for high quality customized maps for adventures. I don't want random tiles stuck together with little or no dungeon dressing. I want stuff tailored for the adventure we bought. There's no reason not to do this. We have the technology, we have the demand, and it would be easy to do.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28998972@N08/
It looks great, speeds up play and the players love it.
I would like to add my voice to say please do this. I'll add to it some photos from my Keep on the Shadowfell game. (spoiler warning for those playing).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28998972@N08/
It looks great, speeds up play and the players love it.
Nice setup.
One big mistake on the table however. Orsik is drinking a Sprite. If a drink has no alchohol then it better have caffine. That's like bringing pretzels with no salt.
Nice setup.
One big mistake on the table however. Orsik is drinking a Sprite. If a drink has no alchohol then it better have caffine. That's like bringing pretzels with no salt.
Ahh yes, but he had already finished his Bourbon and Coke, so there was salt to go with the pretzels.
I would like to add my voice to say please do this. I'll add to it some photos from my Keep on the Shadowfell game. (spoiler warning for those playing).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28998972@N08/
It looks great, speeds up play and the players love it.
This looks absolutely fantastic!
How did you accomplish this? Please detail how you did it!
Hence the request: Dungeon staff, please provide us with high res maps!
Is there any chance of this happening for the third 4.0 version Dungeon?
I havwe a scanner & photoshop, but am having a tough time scaling the map and printing it out like you did.
I didnt really understand your short explanation either....
Can you help me out?
One of the big advantages of a pdf is that you can print out the maps & handouts, or use them in virtual gaming tables and so forth.
Without that advantage, or with it reduced due to the resolution of the map, a level of perceived worth of the pdfs is diminished.
It would have a minimal time investment to accomplish this (note, I used to do layout for a living, so I know what the time would be) and add a substantial perception of worth to the magazines for your customers.
Not only scaled but clear of monster info etc.
So yes indeed.
yes the monster info can remain on the thumbnail version of the map.
I remember running a Dungeon Eberron adventure that used the D&D mini's tiles, the precursors to the dungeon tiles. That was a major pain so I don't look forward to it. Having to overlap tiles to make a room was no fun.
rooster
Remember Colourforms.. plastic pieces that stuck together to make pictures. They should make the tiles like that with larger roll out map to stick them too. Place everything on the colourform room and have it ready to just lay out flat on the larger map area. :P place holes and rock slide when they happen.
Can you provide a full tutorial on how you printed out the full map using photoshop?
Sure.
- scan the image at 400 dpi.
- To convert the map to the correct size you need to understand the how big a square is on your scan. In photo shop, using the retangular marquee tool (keyboard short cut - M), select a square on the map. In the info box (menu Window>info or F8) it gives the X & Y co ordinates as well as the Height and Width.
- To convert, you need the ratio between the current measurement and an inch. If the scanned image's square is .25 then it's 4 to 1, .33 3 to 1 etc.
- Use the ratio to work out the dpi to get the scale right. So at 4 to 1 the new file must be 100 dpi, as a rule of thumb each time the measurement drops by .1 the dpi drops by 4, so .24 is 96 dpi, .23 is 92 dpi and so on.
- Select the area you wish to print (keep in mind standard A4 paper is only 8 by 11 inches, so at most you'll fit a map 7 by 10 squares).
- Create a new file, A4 size, and set the DPI as per your ratio from above.
- Paste. If you measure again it should be a 1 inch square.
Once this is done you can remove all of the DM stuff (or you can do it before)
I hope this helps.
Please listen to us! I will pay you good money for high quality customized maps for adventures. I don't want random tiles stuck together with little or no dungeon dressing. I want stuff tailored for the adventure we bought. There's no reason not to do this.
Yes there is, they want us to spend the money to buy the tiles, and then pay good money for maps of those tiles stuck together.
Rather than you just pay once for decent maps.
Hence the request: Dungeon staff, please provide us with high res maps!
But they will say they already have provided high res maps.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/0786943483
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/957307400
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/957317400
Please listen to us! I will pay you good money for high quality customized maps for adventures. I don't want random tiles stuck together with little or no dungeon dressing. I want stuff tailored for the adventure we bought. There's no reason not to do this. We have the technology, we have the demand, and it would be easy to do.
Agreed. All issues of copyright could be brushed aside and we would be happier customers if they would simply produce new and fresh maps for modules. I am getting sick of seeing the same dungeon tiles, or low resolution maps for the adventures. Give us something along the caliber of these maps:
http://www.educatedgamer.net/gallery
and we will pay.
WOTC and Paizo do that too, and that's why I am mentioning these. These maps are begging to be made into folded poster maps. Perhaps they are sold as a map folio separate from the module. You could buy Expedition to Castle Ravenloft, for example, and for another $10-20 you could buy quality poster maps for miniature play - every map you need in the module!
How cool would that be? Not everyone would buy of course, but I am sure many would.
Of course, I don't print a single one. I have never printed one. I use d20pro for my virtual tabletop. Just my laptop, my 17 inch monitor, and the software is all I need. Sold my minis and battlemaps long ago, and haven't looked back. My players love playing directly on the high-res maps too, and at $30 it's a steal. You'd pay that much for 3 packs of dungeon tiles.
Oh, and I'm available for hire. :D
http://educatedgamer.net/maps.htm
http://educatedgamer.net/gallery
1/ Full size printable maps in colour and b/w format (I dont care if I have to stick em together).
2/ Non player info removed.
3/ Have them SAME TIME as buying module!
Ps im already a subscriber
(to do this I work a JOB - because of the JOB I have less prep time for my campaign)PPs dont listen to your subscribers = Less subscribers
I just took a look at the KotS side quest adventure and was a little surprised the maps were only simple thumbnails.
Since these are PDFs, couldn't full-size printable maps be included? (possibly done to work well in gray scale for those of us without color printers)
Scaling the maps up is pretty simple using free tools like GIMP (or Photoshop if you own it). Measure the size of one square in inches, pull up calc.exe and punch in 1 / , to get the scale factor, then scale the whole map up by that factor. For example, say you select a square and it's .227" x .227". Calculate 1 / .227 = 4.405, so scale the image up to (width * 4.405) x (height * 4.405) and it now prints at 1" scale. It took me maybe an hour to scale up the all maps for the first 3 Adventure Path PDFs.
The bigger problem is that there aren't any player maps included; even if I scale the map up, I have to spend many more hours blotting out or erasing the DM key markers.
Keep in mind, the scaled up maps are much bigger than the thumbnails. For example, the scaled up map of the streets of Brindol for the second Rescue at Rivenroar encounter is bigger than the entire PDF. I can see why WotC would hesitate to include every map, scaled up, twice, in the PDF. If they're taking suggestions, here's mine: include a thumbnail version of the full color unmarked map, and a simple grid *overlay*: black and white, with just the markers and landmarks on it for the DM to use. I just need to know what squares to put my monsters on -- I'll figure out from the player map that the square happens to be a pile of rubble.
http://paizo.com/store/downloads/pathfinder/pathfinderTerrain/v5748btpy8763
Funny how Paizo is leading the way Now..
I appreciated having the untagged maps in the previous map galleries. They were a big part of the appeal for DDI to me. I would really, really love to see their return.
Funny how Paizo is leading the way Now..
Now, as in hasn't been doing so for years?
D&D 4 needs battle maps to play well.
One of the first steps in "going digital" has to be (at least in my mind) providing battle maps for use by players. No need to choose a technology for projection/gaming table etc yet. Just the basic graphics assets, to use whichever way works.
At the moment I use Dundjinni.
+1 vote
D&D 4 needs battle maps to play well.
One of the first steps in "going digital" has to be (at least in my mind) providing battle maps for use by players. No need to choose a technology for projection/gaming table etc yet. Just the basic graphics assets, to use whichever way works.
At the moment I use Dundjinni.
It won't happen, my opinion. Providing free, even low cost paid, print out maps takes away from those tile things they sell.
I spent $35 on a two sides Chessex 1" battlemat that is as large as my table. I spent $5 on a pack of dry erase markers, 8 colors. I've not needed anything since.
I spent $35 on a two sides Chessex 1" battlemat that is as large as my table. I spent $5 on a pack of dry erase markers, 8 colors. I've not needed anything since.
That's still one of the most cost effective and flexible options of course.
It doesn't come under my heading of "going digital" though . . . keeping battlemaps as a physical print run only is a major barrier to "going digital" in general.
Now, if there was a decent digital grid that was as easy and flexible to use as a wipe-clean map, that would be very cool. Most require more setup than that - I'm not aware of any that you can simply scribble on during play and have effects (such as LOS, movement, note) happen without lots of clicking around and detail work. You can hand-wave and explain so much with just a few pen strokes around the table, that nothing digital comes close yet.
And I saw it in an adventure awhile back, I'm cool with you using dungeon tiles with dungeon adventures.
~Teo
My campaign is currently running Rescue at Rivenroar. My preferred method would be to copy-paste the encounter rooms and be able to print them right off, with only a few corridor sections needed to connect them up.
It'd be even better if we could get access to the images the PDF writers have used to put down various things, like beds, tables, chairs and other furniture. This way, the players can make their own dungeons and print them off as necessary. I have also had PC's pick up items like tables and use them as barricades, so having individual pieces is desirable over pre-set rooms.
Lastly, what is the tool that the writers use to create the PDF maps? Any chance of this being made available to D&D Insider subscribers? That is something I would love to get my hands on.
I love worldworks, but they've utterly failed to deliver on time for Paizo and their fans, but don't let facts get in your way of constantly ripping on WotC.
I assume your talking to me..
You wanna state some facts on that statement.
I can support my ripping of WOTC.. :P :P :P :P :P
I assume your talking to me..
You wanna state some facts on that statement.
Some of the facts can be seen here at Paizo
Does Paizo provide digital aides as promised?
Yeah.. I would totally like to see full scale printable maps for adventures published in dungeon. I am currently running the first of the Tears of Ioun triligy and I took the maps from the gallery, scaled them up, and printed them. This has worked very well for level one of the tower, but the others don't have version of the map without the monsters marked on them.
come on...
/signed
I can't say that I have enough money for ink to print off maps, and I'm fairly artistic, so getting a big sheet of blue paper and using chalk isn't hard for me. However, I can see where other people are coming from, and it doesn't seem like it would be much of a deal to WoTC to scale the maps up before publishing them. The page count might go up considerably in the magazine, but I don't see that being a real problem. I might be wrong.
You've got my vote. I wish y'all the best.
Please please please include scalable printable maps with DDI subscription! Also if you don't want to make a separate player and DM map at least put the DM info on a separate layer from the map graphic so we can delete them our selves in Acrobat.
1. Printable at page scale and full scale (so you could print a battlemat).
2. To have both DM maps and player maps or to make DM information editable/removable in Acrobat.