Maps From Adventures

[Richards]

As an FYI, there are both presentation pads and desk blotters with squaregrids, in 1", 1/2", and 1/4", commonly available.

alternate terms for presentation pads: chart pads, easel pads, flip chart paper

Those are viable alternatives to those willing to pay those prices...I tend to scale a bit closer to the "cheapskate" end of the spectrum. Desk calendars had the advantage of being free (I used to gather up everyone's sheets in my office at the end of the month, back when we all used desk calendars).

Johnathan

 

[el-remmen]

while not exactly “cheapskate,” in terms of value that 200 ft roll of one inch gridded paper cannot be beat. It should literally last you at least a decade. One of these days when I am bored I will lay out all the sections of it I have cut and used so far and measure.

I acquired this (from Amazon) after I realized that getting similar flip charts was too expensive and i frequently needed a length greater than the height of the pad.

 

[Piperken]

Thank you all for the tips and tricks! I have the Chessex battlemap and will be using that one moving forward.

The one thing I'm bummed about is how pretty some of the maps in the book look and my drawings of outlines are going to be subpar. But as someone said earlier, that is where the words come in

You may know, but an eraser does remove dry erase marker from your map, in case that happens!

(I use a combination of Chessex and small dry erase boards. I ended up labeling the container I put dry erase markers in as a check to avoid that.)