Posted this over on G+, thought I’d share them here too, in case anyone (other than my few select viewers) reads this blog :)
The two smaller maps are going to be mini-adventures, on blank cards, that I intend to post to some people. If anyone wants one, let me know. The larger map I intend to use as the basis for the One-Page Dungeon competition.
I quite like these. My mapping skills are improving me thinks.
The map below is my entry into Gus L’s (of Dungeon of Signs fame) Tombs of the Rocket Men contest– although I just realised I wrote ‘Sighs’ instead or ‘Signs’; oh well. Hope I don’t lose points for that ;)
Maps, especially hand-drawn ones, seem to be making the rounds on G+ at the moment. Thought I’d join in a bit with some of my more recent maps, taken from my– currently on-hold, perhaps permanently– City of Bones campaign.
Here is a collection of hand-drawn maps, from my notebook of maps and adventure notes (some of which you can see on the pages):
And here is a map of the city itself that I put together using Inkscape, which is how I do most of my maps, simply because my main gaming is on-line via Map Tools, and it is easier to create a suitable map on the computer than draw one, tidy it up, and make sure it fits with the software.
City of Bones
And, to finish off this somewhat lazy post, here are some other maps from the past couple of years:
Over at Lasgunpacker, which follows on from other blog posts (see the post link and the comments too), there’s talk about keying dungeon entries that’s been quite interesting to follow, and it got me thinking about how I do mine; so I thought I’d share a few images from the notebook I’m currently using for mapping and detailing my adventure for the Take Two version of the City of Bones.
I’ve decided that I really prefer handwriting my adventures, especially now that I can map with the Dyson-styled hash-marks too fill out the stone between the rooms etc. In fact, I love seeing over people’s notes too, especially hand-written ones, maps too; when I was a young lad, I used to love looking at my dad’s adventures and seeing the maps he’d drawn and the notes he’d made.
My notes in the picture above are a paragraph of two of description and notes, colour-coded notes for special rules, monsters, treasure and headings, and I try to write the stuff out in the order the characters would experience the room, but not always.
Anyway. Just thought I’d share.
Spent the morning finishing off the basics map, for reference mainly, of the Weeping Chasm from The City of Bones setting.
