Web based Mapper for PBP games, great for combat etc

[Thandren]

I'm looking for anouther group or two to try out my new web map software designed for use to play by post games.

You don't have to use my forum to use this web map software you can use it for games played on any site, however I do need to set it up for each group, so if you want to use it just PM Than at http://www.pbpmap.com.

Features:

1) Pure web based, no installation required you just need a web browser.
2) Creating, changing and viewing the map is really easy.
3) It's free.
4) It persistently hosted so doesn't require anyones computer to be on and can be accessed 24 hours a day.
5) Several people can view and change the same map at the same time without problem.
6) It is useful in many situations and can help considerably in combat rounds.

You can try a demo of the map at

RPG Map

The password for the "manage maps" button in this demo map is : monkey

PM Than (i.e. me) or leave a message on my forum section if you want me to set up a web map for your PBP game and/or you want to use this forum to run your PBP game.

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[Kez Darksun]

Looks pretty neat and just what my PbP group might be looking for if we continue. If we do keep going and they are interested, I'll let you know.

[Thandren]

Cool

[Thandren]

I've decided to make the software "Open Source" under a standard GNU Pulic license. So that anyone can have it run on there site.

I would insist however that the "Powered by PBPMap by Thandren (Than)." remain below the map such that the PBPMap part is a link to http://www.pbpmap.com

For more info and to request the source go to

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[Charwoman Gene]

Originally Posted by Thandren

I would insist however that the "Powered by PBPMap by Thandren (Than)." remain below the map such that the PBPMap part is a link to [url="http://www.pbpmap.com/"]http://www.pbpmap.com[/URL

Not if you release under GPL you don't insist. At most, you can "request" that. Anything more, you don't understand the GPL.

[Mercutio01]

Actually, you're wrong Charwoman Gene.

FROM THE GNU website (The GNU General Public License - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)) about halfway down the page

7. Additional Terms.

“Additional permissions” are terms that supplement the terms of this License by making exceptions from one or more of its conditions. Additional permissions that are applicable to the entire Program shall be treated as though they were included in this License, to the extent that they are valid under applicable law...

Notwithstanding any other provision of this License, ... you may (if authorized by the copyright holders of that material) supplement the terms of this License with terms:
...
* b) Requiring preservation of specified reasonable legal notices or author attributions in that material or in the Appropriate Legal Notices displayed by works containing it

Bolded and edited for concision.

[Thandren]

I will now open it up as open source as standard GNU GPL.

[Thandren]

Finally I have decided to open it up as open source with just a standard GNU GPL licence and no other restictions.

I can email the components with setup instructions to anyone who is interested who has a PBP website with PHP and MySQL support.

The total size zipped is about 2MB.

Email me at jasphp@gmail.com if you want this.

[Piratecat]

Cool!

[kitsune9]

Originally Posted by Thandren

I'm looking for anouther group or two to try out my new web map software designed for use to play by post games.

You don't have to use my forum to use this web map software you can use it for games played on any site, however I do need to set it up for each group, so if you want to use it just PM Than at http://www.pbpmap.com.

Features:

1) Pure web based, no installation required you just need a web browser.
2) Creating, changing and viewing the map is really easy.
3) It's free.
4) It persistently hosted so doesn't require anyones computer to be on and can be accessed 24 hours a day.
5) Several people can view and change the same map at the same time without problem.
6) It is useful in many situations and can help considerably in combat rounds.

You can try a demo of the map at

RPG Map

The password for the "manage maps" button in this demo map is : monkey

PM Than (i.e. me) or leave a message on my forum section if you want me to set up a web map for your PBP game and/or you want to use this forum to run your PBP game.

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This is cool.

[Thandren]

Well if anyone fancies playing in a game that uses the map there is a couple of games that are taking players at http://www.pbpmap.com

PM Than or GeneT on that site if you are interested.

You can read the entire game turns in character play for one of these games at RPG Map
That text is an SQL of the gameturns forum for one of the games and displays a lot of text so it's best copied and pasted into a word app like word pad and printed out to read, it's a good read It takes about 30 secs for all the text to be displayed and when copied into a text processor so far comes to about 115 pages at 8pt font on A4.

[Thandren]

We are starting a new play by post game using this mapper:

Players Wanted

Postby OmniChaos » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:48 pm

I am starting a adventure and am looking for some good players. The adventure takes place in faerun where the small town of Oakhurst was built near the ruins of a dragon cults citadel that was brought into the earth by some unknown power. The old citadel became a nest for monsters and the like. In recent years the goblin tribe with in the citadel has sold a magical fruit to the town as a fruit of life along with a fruit of death. The last who entered the citadel never returned such as those before them, where do the goblins gain these fruits and what other mysteries does the small town of Oakhurst hide. The answers can only be found with in the Sunless Citadel.

P.S: It's a play by post game so please ignore start time and the session length.

To ask more questions or post an interest then post at:-

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