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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7777689" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>I wonder if this is related to groups that don't do a lot of mapping during play. Left, right, ahead, (never minding, Top and Bottom) would be incredibly frustrating to the mapper. </p><p></p><p>But, as [MENTION=6796661]MNblockhead[/MENTION] says, maybe it's just an experience thing. My group also has a fair bit of military background, so it seems pretty natural to put north at the top of the map.</p><p></p><p>Heh. Right as I type this, I'm looking at the weather map for today on TV. Funnily enough, it's oriented north to the top. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Every time I use Google Maps, it's oriented north to the top. Every single map of Canada I've ever seen, going back centuries, is oriented north to the top.</p><p></p><p>North to the top has been the standard for centuries now. It's pretty ubiquitous. </p><p></p><p>Heck, rolling this back around to Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, the town in the three modules was never mapped. It's not like there's any sort of canon or tradition here. You were instructed by the original module to make your own map. So, why make a map that it automatically harder to use at the table?</p><p></p><p>Player: Where is the general store?</p><p>DM: It's in the west end of the town, next to the Color Animal Inn.</p><p>Player: Huh? The Color Animal Inn is in the North isn't it? </p><p>DM: Oh, right. North end of the map. </p><p></p><p>Wash, rinse, repeat. Yuck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7777689, member: 22779"] I wonder if this is related to groups that don't do a lot of mapping during play. Left, right, ahead, (never minding, Top and Bottom) would be incredibly frustrating to the mapper. But, as [MENTION=6796661]MNblockhead[/MENTION] says, maybe it's just an experience thing. My group also has a fair bit of military background, so it seems pretty natural to put north at the top of the map. Heh. Right as I type this, I'm looking at the weather map for today on TV. Funnily enough, it's oriented north to the top. :D Every time I use Google Maps, it's oriented north to the top. Every single map of Canada I've ever seen, going back centuries, is oriented north to the top. North to the top has been the standard for centuries now. It's pretty ubiquitous. Heck, rolling this back around to Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, the town in the three modules was never mapped. It's not like there's any sort of canon or tradition here. You were instructed by the original module to make your own map. So, why make a map that it automatically harder to use at the table? Player: Where is the general store? DM: It's in the west end of the town, next to the Color Animal Inn. Player: Huh? The Color Animal Inn is in the North isn't it? DM: Oh, right. North end of the map. Wash, rinse, repeat. Yuck. [/QUOTE]
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