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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Morris" data-source="post: 5991452" data-attributes="member: 87">Hello everyone.&nbsp; I stumbled upon an interesting crafting project - making a campaign setting globe.To start you need to get a dry erase globe from a teacher's supply store, like this one<a href="http://www.fishersci.com/ecomm/servlet/fsproductdetail_10652_9949283_29104_-1_0" target="_blank">fisherSci.com - Dry-Erase Markable Globe</a>I personally used this one[ame=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Elenco-Color-World-Globe-stickers/dp/B000IXKRIE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345031118&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=color+my+world+globe&quot;]Elenco 11&quot; Color My World Globe With stickers : Toys &amp; Games : Amazon.com[/ame]Using the erasable pens that come with it and using my old maps for reference I worked out the map.[ATTACH]52550[/ATTACH]The problem with this is that it is *very* easy to rub this off.&nbsp; The next step is to apply a permanent surface.&nbsp; For that, enamel paints come into play.[ATTACH]52549[/ATTACH]I don't know if I'm going to continue with adding details like mountains, rivers and deserts or just leave this alone.&nbsp; Still, for about $60 in materials it's gotten a lot of use in play and brought a new level of depth to the game.&nbsp; One added bonus is that if you squint you can still make out the outlines of Earth's continents behind the enamel. This gives me a way to equate fictional locations with real world equivalents both for myself and the players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michael Morris, post: 5991452, member: 87"] Hello everyone. I stumbled upon an interesting crafting project - making a campaign setting globe. To start you need to get a dry erase globe from a teacher's supply store, like this one [URL="http://www.fishersci.com/ecomm/servlet/fsproductdetail_10652_9949283_29104_-1_0"]fisherSci.com - Dry-Erase Markable Globe[/URL] I personally used this one [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Elenco-Color-World-Globe-stickers/dp/B000IXKRIE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1345031118&sr=8-3&keywords=color+my+world+globe"]Elenco 11" Color My World Globe With stickers : Toys & Games : Amazon.com[/ame] Using the erasable pens that come with it and using my old maps for reference I worked out the map. [ATTACH]52550._xfImport[/ATTACH] The problem with this is that it is *very* easy to rub this off. The next step is to apply a permanent surface. For that, enamel paints come into play. [ATTACH]52549._xfImport[/ATTACH] I don't know if I'm going to continue with adding details like mountains, rivers and deserts or just leave this alone. Still, for about $60 in materials it's gotten a lot of use in play and brought a new level of depth to the game. One added bonus is that if you squint you can still make out the outlines of Earth's continents behind the enamel. This gives me a way to equate fictional locations with real world equivalents both for myself and the players. [/QUOTE]

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