Remember that big ol' map that we started working on a while back? We're chugging away at it (with no signs of gibbering yet), and are moving ever closer to the final version!
I have to say, it was painful to fold the working map up, even gently, and not just because it reminded me how short I am! I was irrationally afraid of damaging it, yet that was the only way to wrestle it onto my desk without committing Ultimate Sacrilege—cutting it up.
It's hard to tell at this resolution, but the map is covered in handwritten notes: names of cities, islands, rivers, and ruins; arrows showing where existing labels should be moved to; circles grouping multi-word names; and check marks verifying locations or spellings. There are about a thousand or so notes in all, written in a variety of hands, some of which would make doctors swoon with jealousy. The thought of verifying all of those tags on the final version is a source of both terror and glee. (Tom Rex recommended we write our signoffs in our own blood to increase accountability, but his slavering makes suspect he cares more about softening us up than accuracy.)
I'm hoping for a high res PDF to be available for purchase. I have access to a large scale vinyl printer (one that makes big banners for store sales, etc) and was hoping to get it printed out in a non-rippable form.
Sharoth(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber)
Andrew Betts wrote:
I'm hoping for a high res PDF to be available for purchase. I have access to a large scale vinyl printer (one that makes big banners for store sales, etc) and was hoping to get it printed out in a non-rippable form.
Best luck with the task, map tagging is a killer...
fray(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber)
Andrew Betts wrote:
I'm hoping for a high res PDF to be available for purchase. I have access to a large scale vinyl printer (one that makes big banners for store sales, etc) and was hoping to get it printed out in a non-rippable form.
I'll be doing the same and hanging it next to my Zobeck map.
And yeah, Justin's Numbers are what I was expecting- four horizontal pieces of 11"x8.5" paper across the top (so 11x4=44" width), eight rows (so 8.5"x8=68") down.
That is going to be the coolest map ever when it is done. I hope everyone is using non-smear pens! :]
I am using a number of non-smear pens, but juggling them between my hands while moving around in front of the giant map to highlight, circle, correct, and shift tags with the various writing implements has left my hands and clothes marred with red and pink splotches. So while they're non-smear, I hope they are water soluble.
Wow, my math was screwed up! I think when read "so take 32 pages of printer paper, and lay them out" I equated (11"X32)352"/12 = 29' and (8.5X32)272"/12 = 22'. But yeah a 3'x5' makes alot more sense. Sorry.
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