Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt

So, as a birthday present to my readers (it's my b-day, but you get the present - see what a great guy I am?) here's the latest iteration of my Dark World map. This is a grayscale version, but I'm still toying with other possibilities (a funky color version, a la the Divine Right map, or a monotone version). The map still doesn't feel complete to me, so I'm reluctant to call this the "final" product. Let's just call it the "close-to-final" product.

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Comments

  1. AnonymousOctober 28, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    Looks cool! But I do agree; something about it does feel a little off. Good luck with the tweaking. It does seem very close.

    Happy birthday to us, as well! [Scorpio bump]

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  2. Dyson LogosOctober 28, 2010 at 10:55 AM

    Very nice. I like the cross between old school and new. It makes me think of the glossy greyscale maps that turned up in the late 3.5 S&SS products. Hexes are awesome.

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  3. Dangerous BrianOctober 28, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    Looks good, but I think it needs a few more locations just to the left of the centre bottom. if those are plains (and I think they are) there could be a few more settlements or ruins in there.

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  4. JBOctober 28, 2010 at 12:03 PM

    Thanks! And happy birthday, fellow Scorp!

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  5. christianOctober 28, 2010 at 1:15 PM

    That's a darn fine map, birthday boy!

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  6. christianOctober 28, 2010 at 1:15 PM

    That's a darn fine map, birthday boy!

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  7. Jerry CorneliusOctober 28, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    Happy Birthday. Dark World is shaping up nicely.

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  8. Game Master Rob AdamsOctober 28, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    I like it. What are you using to map?

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  9. Christopher BOctober 29, 2010 at 9:11 AM

    Thanks everyone!

    @ArmChairGeneral: I used Adobe Illustrator to "vectorize" some of the elements (hex grid, location icons) and Photoshop to do everything else.

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  10. CrankyOctober 31, 2010 at 5:13 PM

    Ah, but are game maps ever truly done?

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  11. Christopher BNovember 1, 2010 at 10:43 AM

    @Cranky: Probably not, but I tend to consider my maps completed once they've been placed before the players' eyes. After that, I'll only consider changes if the map is going to be used for a different group of players - which used to happen often enough to be worth mentioning 20 or so years ago, but nowadays doesn't happen at all. (Speaks volumes about my current social circle - or, rather, my current lack thereof.)

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  12. AnonymousNovember 2, 2010 at 11:17 PM

    Very nice? but rivers more 'fluid' rather than angular maybe?

    Oh, anybody else notice the 'Shale Knot Pass'? ...groan

    Looks like a very nice place to go rampaging in. But whatever game system you use for it, make sure you ask yourself the all-important design question:

    IS IT BALANCED?!

    :P

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  13. cturnitsaNovember 22, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    This looks really good - and it is reminiscent of the Divine Right map - what software did you use to draw this in?

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  14. Christopher BNovember 23, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    @chuck: Thanks. :D I drew a lot of inspiration from the Divine Right map. (I never picked up that game, although I recall looking at it regularly in the semi-local Kay-Bee Toys. More's the shame...)

    In answer to your question: as I mentioned above, I used Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to make the map.

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  15. cturnitsaDecember 5, 2010 at 9:22 PM

    Absolutely awesome map! It does feel very "divine right"-ish, but that is a great thing.

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