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<blockquote data-quote="fenrat" data-source="post: 1817236" data-attributes="member: 15687">Mac User New to BoardsHowdy Folks:I use my G4 iMac for all aspects of my game.Before game I use Microsoft Office to create game materials, notes, NPCs, etc.I use Photoshop to import maps, delete text, and create interesting treasure maps and player handouts.&nbsp; I also create special DM versions of maps which not only have the text provided, but also have lots of exta notes and shaded areas for traps, monsters in rooms, guard routes, areas were combat may be heard by others, etc.I also use Phototshop to create new additions to the great e-adventure tiles created by Ed Bourelle - sometimes I need a tile that is not in one of his sets, so I use existing tiles to create new ones.I use a CD of handwriting fonts to create realistic looking letters and hand written notes - I've always been very find of great handouts.Using Photoshop and Illustrator together, I'll often make player handouts that have been shredded so they can only read a little bit of it, or I will put a map in the oven and burn pats of it, or put lemon juice on the paper and &quot;age&quot; it, or put bloodstain on a map obscuring part of what they need to see ..... I also love to creat maps and then soak them in water and handed them something that is barely legible, but has just enough info to get them excited or worried.I use Illustrator to create interesting looking runes and wixard marks.Best of all, however, is this:&nbsp; I live in Maryland, but have a friend in California who still wishes to play in our games ...... so, between a speaker phone and an Internet camera using ichat, he gets to play in our games even though he is 3,000 miles away.I love Macs and will always use them and nothing else at home and the are great for making props - Adobe products areDon Mac</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fenrat, post: 1817236, member: 15687"] [b]Mac User New to Boards[/b] Howdy Folks: I use my G4 iMac for all aspects of my game. Before game I use Microsoft Office to create game materials, notes, NPCs, etc. I use Photoshop to import maps, delete text, and create interesting treasure maps and player handouts. I also create special DM versions of maps which not only have the text provided, but also have lots of exta notes and shaded areas for traps, monsters in rooms, guard routes, areas were combat may be heard by others, etc. I also use Phototshop to create new additions to the great e-adventure tiles created by Ed Bourelle - sometimes I need a tile that is not in one of his sets, so I use existing tiles to create new ones. I use a CD of handwriting fonts to create realistic looking letters and hand written notes - I've always been very find of great handouts. Using Photoshop and Illustrator together, I'll often make player handouts that have been shredded so they can only read a little bit of it, or I will put a map in the oven and burn pats of it, or put lemon juice on the paper and "age" it, or put bloodstain on a map obscuring part of what they need to see ..... I also love to creat maps and then soak them in water and handed them something that is barely legible, but has just enough info to get them excited or worried. I use Illustrator to create interesting looking runes and wixard marks. Best of all, however, is this: I live in Maryland, but have a friend in California who still wishes to play in our games ...... so, between a speaker phone and an Internet camera using ichat, he gets to play in our games even though he is 3,000 miles away. I love Macs and will always use them and nothing else at home and the are great for making props - Adobe products are Don Mac [/QUOTE]

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