This is a blog for the World of Garnia development team.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Cartography
This recent OSR post seems relevant, so I thought I'd bring it to everyone's attention to see what they think. It kind of explains, better than I did, how I feel about the old Garnia maps and they way they seemed more medieval to me.
I get that. Sadly, I am also accustomed to fairly accurate and nicely keyed maps, both from my extensive time as a wargamer and from being spoiled by the nice hex maps put out by TSR for both Greyhawk and The Known World (later Mystara), so I really like nice maps. I do agree though that player maps should be vague and often outright inaccurate, and, if I draw them, they probably will be :)
There's certainly no reason why the players should see an accurate map and plenty of reasons why they shouldn't.
ReplyDeleteI get that. Sadly, I am also accustomed to fairly accurate and nicely keyed maps, both from my extensive time as a wargamer and from being spoiled by the nice hex maps put out by TSR for both Greyhawk and The Known World (later Mystara), so I really like nice maps. I do agree though that player maps should be vague and often outright inaccurate, and, if I draw them, they probably will be :)
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