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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sunaj2k3" data-source="post: 1650515" data-attributes="member: 12411">Map Musings....I wish to join the growing number of people who admire your maps, Psyekl.  You may see your own style as too technical or precise, but for dms, that kind of clarity is great.  I hope you find better hosting, for I'd like to see larger, clearer scans of Diodet, the castle, and the world map your island came from (if it exists).  As for maps for players, I believe an earlier poster was talking about Harn.  I've seen a style of map done in some of the Harn supplements (both online and printed) called "poetic".  Its less of a map as we know it and more a sheet of pictograms, illustrations and "there be dragons" areas (usually handdrawn).  As a dm, I love handing out that kind of map to players because it 1)creates mystery and atmosphere (especially if the map is dipped in tea, dried, and holes burned in strategic places)  2) can provide plot hooks for further adventures (the Diesel map of White Plume Mountain springs to mind) and 3)can lead to parties questing not for a mighty artifact or weapon, but simply an accurate map. Whether the map is done by computer or hand really does not seem as great of an issue to me, for I find the skill of the artist matters more.  I've seen wonderful and abysmal handdrawn maps and computer generated maps.  I will admit that most of the maps I've used and reused do tend to be handdrawn.  CC2 is helpful, but there's the sameness that previous posters have noted that I cannot stand after the 20th iteration or so (maybe Dunndjinni will change that).  Anyway, I hope you keep drawing and posting, for it looks like you have the talent and flair to join the ranks of cartographers like Shawn Brown, Clayton Bunce, and Craig Zipse if you choose.</blockquote>

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