Ship map, plans

[TerraDave]

PCs will be taking an exciting voyage. They might even live through it!

Just wondered if there were any easy to use tactical maps around for a sailing ship. Something that allowed for printable battle mats would be ideal.

 

[Ahnehnois]

Stormwrack had some ship maps which you could download and print. Might be something you can use there.

 

[Asmor]

Stormwrack had some ship maps which you could download and print. Might be something you can use there.

There's a nice ship flip mat, though that's really only an option if you are willing to spend the money and have enough time to wait for shipping.

 

[Rel]

I typically use gridded sheets from a big pad that I purchased at Office Depot for my battlemats. What I did at one point was to simply sketch out a few ship shapes and cut them out of that. Then (because I like stuff that is a bit sturdier) I used some spray glue and put them on foamcore and cut them out of that. Been using them for years.

 

[TerraDave]

thanks everyone. The idea of "cut out" ships is a good one.

 

[weem]

Here's what I did...

MATERIALS: Empty LCD TV Box, Long Wooden Ruler, Box Knife and a Pencil

1) Cut open box so you have the two largest pieces (the face and back) separated

2) Using the ruler, draw a grid on the inside

3) Draw out multiple decks of the ship

4) Cut them out with the blade

5) Set them on objects of varying heights to indicate which "floor" creatures are on

Some pics...


The ship and its layers...

One of my players rockin out...

 

[Mark CMG]

Free deckplan downloads from Mongoose -

Mongoose Publishing

 

[scruffygrognard]

Thanks for the link Mark!

 

[Mark CMG]

Thanks for the link Mark!

You're welcome. I, too, like to print them out and put them on foamboard. I also have the Paizo flipmat and wish I had the Dungeon Tile boats, but I don't yet.


Remember, it's neat to have a fleet!

 

[thalmin]

Don't forget about these from Paizo