tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284993873894552327.post5199389699164562042..comments2023-02-21T10:10:29.724-06:00Comments on The Ruins of Empire: A Microlite74 Play-by-Blog: OOC: Combat Mapping QuestionSullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08775443433933924102noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284993873894552327.post-88509728896873877092012-01-04T19:38:28.420-06:002012-01-04T19:38:28.420-06:00whatever works best for the GM. so, yeah, add my ...whatever works best for the GM. so, yeah, add my vote to Jake's and the JestersTenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284993873894552327.post-49381541831090131672012-01-03T22:43:38.822-06:002012-01-03T22:43:38.822-06:00I think I would appreciate the photos the most, bu...I think I would appreciate the photos the most, but I'll throw in with Jake and say that whatever is easiest for you is the best option.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284993873894552327.post-82433721592108979072012-01-03T11:07:57.552-06:002012-01-03T11:07:57.552-06:00Thanks for all the great advice guys. I think I wi...Thanks for all the great advice guys. I think I will probably experiment over the next few combat sessions with different methods before settling on one.Sullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775443433933924102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284993873894552327.post-36953092552790105842012-01-03T10:52:21.803-06:002012-01-03T10:52:21.803-06:00I don't actually mind photos. It'd be diff...I don't actually mind photos. It'd be different, for sure, though it might pose a few problems as Bane pointed out. Still, it'd be better than nothing.<br /><br />I was thinking about using Maptool, http://www.rptools.net/index.php?page=maptool , for my own game, as it has a ton of tokens and other goodies, but I just checked out that link from Simon and I've got to say, I think I like it a lot, though it's a bit of work.<br /><br />But like Jake said, whatever will prove to be easiest for you will be best for us. A happy GM makes for happy players.Joe Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260006744871176342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284993873894552327.post-80099070953578162552012-01-03T08:19:59.992-06:002012-01-03T08:19:59.992-06:00Of all the online mapping I've done, whatever ...Of all the online mapping I've done, whatever is easiest for the GM/DM is the best IMHO, because it will take more of your time than our time. My only suggestion would be to include some sort of A to Z, 1 to 10 grid like a chessboard so individual squares can be called out.<br /><br />That said, I use Ditzie in my own game, http://ditzie.com , because my players can move pieces, update the map, and generate a new hyperlink. The documentation is sparse, but I don't find it too difficult. Here's an example from our last battle:<br />http://beta.ditzie.com/19534/4e93089002055<br />http://beta.ditzie.com/19534/4eb05d69a8097<br />http://beta.ditzie.com/19534/4eb84eeed5035<br />http://beta.ditzie.com/19534/4eb9c87ac1d86<br /><br />That requires a lot of image work on the front end, but then requires nearly zero work for the rest of the fight.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235157999542903674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284993873894552327.post-39684972429453431942012-01-03T06:02:56.441-06:002012-01-03T06:02:56.441-06:00@ the Bane: thanks for the heads-up.
@ Simon: I&...@ the Bane: thanks for the heads-up. <br /><br />@ Simon: I'll definitely give that program a shot and see how it looks. My home computer is slow, which may limit its usability for our purposes here, but I appreciate the tip!Sullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775443433933924102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284993873894552327.post-60605244290614069762012-01-03T03:51:33.470-06:002012-01-03T03:51:33.470-06:00This might work for you: http://pyromancers.com/ T...This might work for you: http://pyromancers.com/ There's one there that can fit onto forums; might works for a blog too.Simon Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243845335993440168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284993873894552327.post-62014953110975923422012-01-02T19:20:16.447-06:002012-01-02T19:20:16.447-06:00FWIW - I am heading out of town tomorrow for busin...FWIW - I am heading out of town tomorrow for business. Don't know what my posting schedule will be like.<br /><br />Now on the mapping. I would love to see some form of mapping for sure. I just don't know how well photos will work. It would be, it would seem to me, hard to describe how/where we would want to move.<br /><br />I will give anything a try, but a simple hex/graph MS Paint doodle would work just as well. If it would help, I could throw an example together.<br /><br />TBThe Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618418974424858748noreply@blogger.com