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<blockquote data-quote="rogueattorney" data-source="post: 5028533" data-attributes="member: 17551">The OP appears to be from Rhode Island, which is ironic, because I tend to say an area the size of R.I. is the perfect starter area for a campaign.&nbsp; I also think of it in terms of four Midwestern U.S. counties.&nbsp; World and continental maps are great, but for practical purposes, to see what the pcs actually have to work with in their area, a smaller campaign map is also needed.The maps in Rob Conley's two Points of Light books are perfect in this regard, and even if you don't use the campaigns themselves, they're good for just seeing how it's done.Google maps and other Internet tools can be used for coming up with nice &quot;closer up&quot; maps of towns and other geographic features you want to high light.&nbsp; I use Genisham from the first PoL book's Borderlands section as my home base, and the map I used was a little Illinois town on the south shore of a lake. Printed it out, traced it on graph paper.&nbsp; Altered as needed.Populate your town with shops and interesting people.&nbsp; Come up with about a dozen interesting out-of-town encounter areas - lairs, castes, other towns, etc. - a briefly detail them, then place your dungeon somewhere nearby with a couple levels to explore, and go!&nbsp; Always leave room to add on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rogueattorney, post: 5028533, member: 17551"] The OP appears to be from Rhode Island, which is ironic, because I tend to say an area the size of R.I. is the perfect starter area for a campaign. I also think of it in terms of four Midwestern U.S. counties. World and continental maps are great, but for practical purposes, to see what the pcs actually have to work with in their area, a smaller campaign map is also needed. The maps in Rob Conley's two Points of Light books are perfect in this regard, and even if you don't use the campaigns themselves, they're good for just seeing how it's done. Google maps and other Internet tools can be used for coming up with nice "closer up" maps of towns and other geographic features you want to high light. I use Genisham from the first PoL book's Borderlands section as my home base, and the map I used was a little Illinois town on the south shore of a lake. Printed it out, traced it on graph paper. Altered as needed. Populate your town with shops and interesting people. Come up with about a dozen interesting out-of-town encounter areas - lairs, castes, other towns, etc. - a briefly detail them, then place your dungeon somewhere nearby with a couple levels to explore, and go! Always leave room to add on. [/QUOTE]

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