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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8848613" data-attributes="member: 22779">I have a theory about this.&nbsp; All of the WotC source books have been using black and white maps for quite a while now.&nbsp; Dyson Logos if memory serves is the go-to artist here.&nbsp; Fantastic stuff.&nbsp; Clean and easy to use.&nbsp; And very, very easy to draw on a dry erase mat or whiteboard.That's why they went with the black and white maps.&nbsp; As a HUGE map nerd, I don't like it.&nbsp; I want my beautiful art piece maps to drool over.&nbsp; But, the practical side of me realizes that the majority of players out there don't play online, and there is zero point in having some gorgeous, full color map of a ship that only the DM will ever see.&nbsp; This keeps costs down while making the map really accessible - heck, take a picture with your phone and print it on a home printer and it will look fine if you want to go that far.&nbsp; Anyone with D&amp;D Beyond access can certainly do that.&nbsp; Cheap and disposable.It makes me cry a little inside, but, I do get the reasoning for it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8848613, member: 22779"] I have a theory about this. All of the WotC source books have been using black and white maps for quite a while now. Dyson Logos if memory serves is the go-to artist here. Fantastic stuff. Clean and easy to use. And very, very easy to draw on a dry erase mat or whiteboard. That's why they went with the black and white maps. As a HUGE map nerd, I don't like it. I want my beautiful art piece maps to drool over. But, the practical side of me realizes that the majority of players out there don't play online, and there is zero point in having some gorgeous, full color map of a ship that only the DM will ever see. This keeps costs down while making the map really accessible - heck, take a picture with your phone and print it on a home printer and it will look fine if you want to go that far. Anyone with D&D Beyond access can certainly do that. Cheap and disposable. It makes me cry a little inside, but, I do get the reasoning for it. [/QUOTE]

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