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<blockquote data-quote="(Psi)SeveredHead" data-source="post: 6282024" data-attributes="member: 1165"><p>A couple of sessions ago in my 4e campaign, the PCs explored a tower.</p><p></p><p>They didn't map; I assumed their PCs were competent enough to not get lost (they were planning on taking over the tower). They still got bored by the exploration though. After a certain point, I just read descriptions of all the rooms on a floor and gave them maps with notes once they'd explored the whole place.</p><p></p><p>As a player in another game (a converted 1e Greyhawk adventure, to 4e, using the exact same 1e map) I found myself getting bored as we wandered through a maze-like cave system as we hunted a naga "god" and fought its bullywug minions. In a way, the DM slowly revealing the map made sense; unlike the tower scenario, it was possible, even likely, that the PCs wouldn't discover everything, and the paths we took could put us in a good or poor strategic position.</p><p></p><p>I think whether you use mapping or not just depends on your group. I think players who enjoy mapping are less common these days, but they have certainly not disappeared. It can be a bit sad if you have both types of players in the same group, as it's hard to please both sets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(Psi)SeveredHead, post: 6282024, member: 1165"] A couple of sessions ago in my 4e campaign, the PCs explored a tower. They didn't map; I assumed their PCs were competent enough to not get lost (they were planning on taking over the tower). They still got bored by the exploration though. After a certain point, I just read descriptions of all the rooms on a floor and gave them maps with notes once they'd explored the whole place. As a player in another game (a converted 1e Greyhawk adventure, to 4e, using the exact same 1e map) I found myself getting bored as we wandered through a maze-like cave system as we hunted a naga "god" and fought its bullywug minions. In a way, the DM slowly revealing the map made sense; unlike the tower scenario, it was possible, even likely, that the PCs wouldn't discover everything, and the paths we took could put us in a good or poor strategic position. I think whether you use mapping or not just depends on your group. I think players who enjoy mapping are less common these days, but they have certainly not disappeared. It can be a bit sad if you have both types of players in the same group, as it's hard to please both sets. [/QUOTE]
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