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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wedgeski" data-source="post: 6337980" data-attributes="member: 16212">I don't think we ever got player-facing digital maps, did we? Maybe on one or two occasions, but not as a rule. Maybe things changed in the very latter days of 4E DDI.I'm really in two minds about this. On the one hand, I like the idea that the artist retains the right to sell these for himself. This just seems right to me on most levels. Plus, I really only need to buy the un-keyed versions. It's a matter of 60 seconds in MS Paint to put those key tokens back on.On the other hand, in this day and age I think digital map downloads should be provided as a matter of course with adventures. I do, however, understand the other modern reality which is that, if you do so, you're doing it for free, for everybody, whether they bought the adventure or not. Put them behind whatever pay-wall you want, they *will* escape. We're still waiting to see what the modern WotC's position is on free content (Basic D&D PDF not withstanding!).On the other other hand, it also comes down to cost. The Starter Set is good value. If I add 7 or 8 dollars to the price I paid, it's still good(-ish) value. So, if future adventures are similarly good VFM, dropping some extra cash on the maps will not be un-palatable.</blockquote>