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<blockquote data-quote="The Sigil" data-source="post: 9299120" data-attributes="member: 2013"><p>My recommendation is usually to prepare maps at different scales (or if you have software that allows you to zoom to the scale you want, so much the better). I typically find 8 miles to the hex is a nice scale for plotting kingdoms, while something like 2 miles per hex (where movement is about 1 hex per hour in favorable terrain/conditions and could be 1 hex every 2-3 hours in bad terrain or conditions) is good for mapping a local area and its surrounds. Having done a lot of backpacking myself (not the same as travelling in armor but I like to think backpacking is "moderately encumbered") I can attest that in the real world, 2 miles per hour with some load is a pretty good approximation assuming relatively easy terrain.</p><p></p><p>If you want more granular, I suppose you could do a scale of 1 mile per hex or some particular number of feet per hex but I think miles are a close enough approximation (BECMI uses one-minute rounds, most characters in gear will be at least slightly encumbered and will move 90' per round instead of the maximum 120' and the product of 90 feet per round/minute times 60 minutes per hour is 5400 feet... close enough to the 5280 feet in a mile for my taste).</p><p></p><p>Note also that there are some great maps for Mystara over on Thorfinn Tate's excellent site (https://mystara.thorfmaps.com)- examples:</p><p>Karameikos, 8 miles per hex: <a href="https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/b1-9-karameikos-8/" target="_blank">B1-9 Karameikos, 8 miles per hex | Atlas of Mystara</a> or <a href="https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/hibdon-karameikos-8/" target="_blank">Jason Hibdon’s Karameikos, 8 miles per hex | Atlas of Mystara</a></p><p>Western Karameikos, 2 miles per hex: <a href="https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/dda3-western-karameikos-2/" target="_blank">DDA3 Western Karameikos, 2 miles per hex | Atlas of Mystara</a></p><p>For King's Festival in particular: <a href="https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/b11-northern-karameikos-3/" target="_blank">B11 Northern Karameikos, 3 miles per hex | Atlas of Mystara</a> (this is at 3 miles per hex as the original module).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Sigil, post: 9299120, member: 2013"] My recommendation is usually to prepare maps at different scales (or if you have software that allows you to zoom to the scale you want, so much the better). I typically find 8 miles to the hex is a nice scale for plotting kingdoms, while something like 2 miles per hex (where movement is about 1 hex per hour in favorable terrain/conditions and could be 1 hex every 2-3 hours in bad terrain or conditions) is good for mapping a local area and its surrounds. Having done a lot of backpacking myself (not the same as travelling in armor but I like to think backpacking is "moderately encumbered") I can attest that in the real world, 2 miles per hour with some load is a pretty good approximation assuming relatively easy terrain. If you want more granular, I suppose you could do a scale of 1 mile per hex or some particular number of feet per hex but I think miles are a close enough approximation (BECMI uses one-minute rounds, most characters in gear will be at least slightly encumbered and will move 90' per round instead of the maximum 120' and the product of 90 feet per round/minute times 60 minutes per hour is 5400 feet... close enough to the 5280 feet in a mile for my taste). Note also that there are some great maps for Mystara over on Thorfinn Tate's excellent site (https://mystara.thorfmaps.com)- examples: Karameikos, 8 miles per hex: [URL="https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/b1-9-karameikos-8/"]B1-9 Karameikos, 8 miles per hex | Atlas of Mystara[/URL] or [URL="https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/hibdon-karameikos-8/"]Jason Hibdon’s Karameikos, 8 miles per hex | Atlas of Mystara[/URL] Western Karameikos, 2 miles per hex: [URL="https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/dda3-western-karameikos-2/"]DDA3 Western Karameikos, 2 miles per hex | Atlas of Mystara[/URL] For King's Festival in particular: [URL="https://mystara.thorfmaps.com/b11-northern-karameikos-3/"]B11 Northern Karameikos, 3 miles per hex | Atlas of Mystara[/URL] (this is at 3 miles per hex as the original module). [/QUOTE]
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