Mike Schley's MASSIVE Forgotten Realms Map From SCAG!

Cartographer Mike Schley has posted the enormous map of Northwest Faerûn from the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. It's poster sized (10,200 x 6,600 pixels, or a 34-page PDF) or you can get the Artists Print version shipped to you in the form of a poster map. "This new absolutely massive map of D&D's Sword Coast and Northwestern Faerûn was commissioned by Wizards of the Coast to accompany their 5th Edition D&D game supplement Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. lead your adventures through his exhaustive map of The Forgotten Realms' most Iconic lands and make sure to let it inspire some truly fantastic storytelling."
The print version ($10-$54, depending on size) is here, and the digital version ($10) is here.

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[darjr]

Is that vinyl?

 

[Silthen]

Look, I'm sorry that there are those of you out there that don't feel the same way that myself or many others do, and I'm truly happy that you like the product as is, I really am, but that doesn't make my opinion any less valid than yours. Back in the day, before I took a long hiatus from gaming, setting material came with a pull-out map. I fail to see why it should be any different now. This is the first setting sourcebook for the Realms for 5e, and $40 is alot (to me, I'm poor) for what is, imo, a thin book. I feel it should've come with a map, and nothing anyone says is changing that opinion. I contacted WotC via email. No response. My only recourse is to post something here and hope that WotC sees it and realizes their mistake for future reference. Maybe I should've waited and bought the book after googling it or whatever, forgive me for getting excited about revisiting the Realms again after so many years. In the future that's exactly what I'll do.

 

[darjr]

For me it's not the opinion it's that the purchase was such a steep price for you and you purchased it sight unseen. I do think it would be great to have a pullout map, but I would have started a separate thread and not dumped on this one because I luvre that the digital is available. I do have sympathies for those trying to make ends meet. It's gotta suck.

 

[Mistwell]

What I want to know is why a pull-out map wasn't included in the book.

Because the benefits to WOTC didn't outweigh the costs

For $40 we should've gotten one

Given the sales, obviously this isn't the case. $40 for a hardback book like this without a map seems on par for this marketplace.

 

[Mistwell]

Oh, and before anyone says to "speak with my wallet" or "don't buy it if you don't like it", my FLGS shrink-wraps all their books. I had no way of knowing there wasn't a map included. They also have a no return policy. Had I known, I wouldn't have bought this product. I indeed would've spoken with my wallet, although I doubt it would make a difference.

Who is your FLGS that refuses returns on new items? I really honestly want to know, because I think that violates WOTC's policies.

 

[darjr]

Why would I wait a day or two? I guess it's my fault for assuming that WotC would do right by ut's players and provide a pull-out map. Especially since most newer gamers don't have access to older Realms materials and the younger ones don't have $136 to shell out for a poster-sized map. Yep it's all my fault.

I didn't say it was a WoTC issue. What I said was that I wouldn't have bought the product had I known there was no pull-out map, and I couldn't tell because it was shrink-wrapped. And yes, it's a horrid place, but that's what I get for trying to support my local gaming store.

Dude you just did!

 

[Silthen]

Who is your FLGS that refuses returns on new items? I really honestly want to know, because I think that violates WOTC's policies.

Recess Games, North Olmsted, OH. Big sign at the register says "no refunds".

 

[Silthen]

Dude you just did!

With regards to what you said about shrink wrap and no return policy not being WoTC's fault I never said it was. I do hold them at fault for not including a map.

 

[Jeremy E Grenemyer]

Is that vinyl?

Cloth of some kind, according to this: https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/3qqfsk/the_artist_prints_from_mike_schley_werent_quite

 

[Silthen]

Because the benefits to WOTC didn't outweigh the costs



Given the sales, obviously this isn't the case. $40 for a hardback book like this without a map seems on par for this marketplace.

I disagree, for only $10 more I got a shiny new PHB that was twice as big and used way more ink and paper than it would take for a map.