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<blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 2893769" data-attributes="member: 15651"><p>I still tend to map dungeons when playing. My maps are rough - I try not to bog things down by asking precise detail, I just draw based upon the DMs description and show it to the DM asking, "does this look about right?" If I'm way off I'll get some clarification, but otherwise I don't worry about it.</p><p></p><p>The reason I do this it is have a record for us players of where we have been. Yes, we draw stuff on a battlemap, but many times not everything will fit, so something will have to be erased. Also, since we usually don't game every week, things get forgotten. The map is a great visual cue to refresh memories. Lastly, I often will write an adventure log between sessions. Having a map is a great tool to help me remember events that happened and the sequence they happened in if my game notes are sketchy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thornir Alekeg, post: 2893769, member: 15651"] I still tend to map dungeons when playing. My maps are rough - I try not to bog things down by asking precise detail, I just draw based upon the DMs description and show it to the DM asking, "does this look about right?" If I'm way off I'll get some clarification, but otherwise I don't worry about it. The reason I do this it is have a record for us players of where we have been. Yes, we draw stuff on a battlemap, but many times not everything will fit, so something will have to be erased. Also, since we usually don't game every week, things get forgotten. The map is a great visual cue to refresh memories. Lastly, I often will write an adventure log between sessions. Having a map is a great tool to help me remember events that happened and the sequence they happened in if my game notes are sketchy. [/QUOTE]
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