"Map Folio" interest?

[Treebore]

Paizo does Map Folios, the ones I am mainly asking/talking about are the ones they do for their AP's.

My main reason for asking is I would like for Goodman Games to do something similar, especially for the modules centered around Punjar.

So I will be turning this into a poll to give Goodman an idea as to how much interest there is, and hopefully it will be enough to convince Joe to start doing it.

For those of you have gotten Paizo's Map Folios, I would also appreciate it if you would give some type of review that may bring up reasons why people should be interested in Map Pack products.

Who knows? Maybe this poll will convince WOTC to do something along these lines too.

Personally I am more interested in PDF version for on line gaming, but having thsoe nice map bundles, with one a poster size, is pretty sweet as well.

To be clear, an example of what I am talking about:

http://paizo.com/store/paizo/pathfinder/pathfinderChronicles/v5748btpy84ep

 

[Ktulu]

I have to click yes because I have already purchased some of the map-packs.

However, they're not as awesome as I would have liked. For one, they're not "interchangeable", so you're pretty much building one map/room, whatever. Second, because they're in pieces you either have to tape them or laminate them, defeating the effective storage usage of them. Third, they're not dry/wet eraseable, either.

In short, they're somewhat useful, but the paizo flip-mats or the Fantastic locations maps are superior, and dungeon tiles can do just as much and are both sturdier and easier to use, imo.

Ktulu

 

[Festivus]

I get a lot of mileage out of some of the "Fantastic Locations" maps, but not all of them. There is a map with a road in the countryside... often used, where Hellspike prison hasn't seen the game table yet, and isn't likely to.

I use dungeon tiles a bit now too, but find them difficult to setup in play. Usually those are my first encounter and then it's either off to a pre-drawn flipmat or a poster map that is close to what I want.

I have seen Paizo's map packs, a friend has them. I think they are too flimsy and not very functional. I'd prefer poster maps over something like that.

What would I buy in a heartbeat? Poster maps of the following:

Caves with lots of interesting terrain (e.g. a cave with an overhang and a ramp to get up to the overhang). Forest (without a road on one side, with a road on the other). Wilderness is always good too.

If WoTC was still producing Fantastic Locations, I'd still be buying them.

 

[fireinthedust]

Fantastic Locations: lots of mileage out of the Market, the Sewers, the Inn, and a crossroads. Not much out of hellspike is likely, but who knows. I would buy more generic sites if they were offered; that is, locations PCs will visit often enough that I don't have to draw them. The Inn, a Boat, a generic Undead Tomb, the Forest, a Crossroads, desert, river, Gate House where town/city guards stand and could fight them, etc.

Paizo Flip Mats: the Cathedral is great, but does not fold well. It sits across many of my D&D books.


Dungeon Tiles: I can't think of ways to make stuff out of them. Underdark doesn't smoothly fit together without lots of breaks, and I can't make a cavern wall's edge using only tunnels. However, Wagon, doors, etc. is great to add to other sets, and as add-ons. The tombs are fun. Could use graveyard stuff.

Recent Modules: I like getting location maps with each adventure. Having something to put the miniatures on is a huge asset. Some of them are not reusable, or are cut off in half a room. Having a bunch of iconic ones would be good (like that statue from 3.x phb2/earlier editions, so the PCs can rob it).


My dream product to make: have a good dungeon mapped out entirely on a poster map the size of my gaming table. Like, a full-sized level of Undermountain on several inter-connecting poster maps. But one I've got every room described for. Like temple of elemental evil, I dunno (saw that once).
I'm going to design it on my own, but I'd need Dunjinni or something to illustrate it.

Also: a clear minitures grid so I can put whatever other scene below it (sky, water, stars) and make my own background. Meh.

 

[Jhaelen]

I love having reusable poster maps for locations! The best ones have already been mentioned. P1 also included a great generic map for battles on two sides of a town wall.

 

[Jhaelen]

Dungeon Tiles: I can't think of ways to make stuff out of them. Underdark doesn't smoothly fit together without lots of breaks, and I can't make a cavern wall's edge using only tunnels.

Yep, the underdark set sucks. The recently released caves of carnage is way better. But the best yet is Ruins of the Wild. Extremely easy to use and quite flexible - get two!

 

[Ktulu]

I love having reusable poster maps for locations! The best ones have already been mentioned. P1 also included a great generic map for battles on two sides of a town wall.

The map-packs in question aren't poster maps. Instead, they're a bunch of 5x7 (I think that's correct) size cards that, when put together, give you a small arena, or a gate-house, etc...

You have to tape/stiky-tac them together or they'll slide (even moreso than the dungeon tiles) and they're not sturdy and thick like DT's, they're on basic cardstock.

 

[Treebore]

Looks like I need to be much clearer on what I am talking about.


http://paizo.com/store/paizo/pathfinder/pathfinderChronicles/v5748btpy84ep

I guess they are called "folios", not packs, etc...

 

[catsclaw227]

I konw this isn't exactly what you are looking for, but sine this can be a digital product as well, it should instead be a combination of map pack style maps (geographical regions, towns, dungeons, etc) and include a few poster maps and 1" digital maps for use in VTTs.

I would buy that in a heartbeat.

 

[Festivus]

Looks like I need to be much clearer on what I am talking about.


http://paizo.com/store/paizo/pathfinder/pathfinderChronicles/v5748btpy84ep

I guess they are called "folios", not packs, etc...

Oh yes, clearly very different than what I was referring to. I don't get much use out of those sorts of maps much, they get very little use at the table. I prefer region and city maps in electronic form (e.g. Ptolus) where I can zoom into the area of concern and print out an 8.5x11 map that is relevant to the nights action. I probably wouldn't buy something like that unless it was an electronic product.