Woohoo!

I must say I'm not too much a fan of the AP map folios - they're usually not player friendly (secret passages are still in) and I can use the maps from the PDFs to give the players something (combine with map tool, a laptop and a second screen and you have the perfect player map)

But this sounds really cool! You cannot have too many city maps!

Quite cool, but I need a detailed map of Katapesh! I don't mind the crude rendition in the LoF Player's Guide, but it would be helpful to know exactly where in the Lower City Aromas and Aphrodisiacs is, for example.

Now THAT'S what the map folios should be about ! I fondly recall the moment I rolled out the Sandpoint map on the first RotRL game - the players had their jaws wide open I knew they're hooked.

i agree, i very much like this idea :D

Quite cool, but I need a detailed map of Katapesh! I don't mind the crude rendition in the LoF Player's Guide, but it would be helpful to know exactly where in the Lower City Aromas and Aphrodisiacs is, for example.

Dark Markets: A Guide to Katapesh has a more detailed, full-page map of that city.

A 2E Floppy-Eared Golem wrote:

Quite cool, but I need a detailed map of Katapesh! I don't mind the crude rendition in the LoF Player's Guide, but it would be helpful to know exactly where in the Lower City Aromas and Aphrodisiacs is, for example.

Dark Markets: A Guide to Katapesh has a more detailed, full-page map of that city.

Ah, thank you for that!

Will the poster maps be adequately labeled (i.e. with numbers of all the locations mentioned in the city book; assuming there are numbered locations [which there better be!])?

Will the poster maps be adequately labeled (i.e. with numbers of all the locations mentioned in the city book; assuming there are numbered locations [which there better be!])?

I suspect they will be for some people, and not for others.

That said... is it good to have the labels on a poster map? Or is it better to have no labels? Some GMs don't want their players to know ahead of time which buildings on a city map are important enough to have locations (aka numbers) on them... and since I suspect poster maps will always double as player handouts, that's something worth considering.

That said... is it good to have the labels on a poster map? Or is it better to have no labels? Some GMs don't want their players to know ahead of time which buildings on a city map are important enough to have locations (aka numbers) on them... and since I suspect poster maps will always double as player handouts, that's something worth considering.

I think districts and major buildings that are obvious landmarks like palaces, marketplaces, keeps, universities, etc. can be noted on a poster map without a problem. But a smaller map inside the book itself is probably a better place for extremely detailed notations of exactly what's where. YMMV.

Arnwyn wrote:

Will the poster maps be adequately labeled (i.e. with numbers of all the locations mentioned in the city book; assuming there are numbered locations [which there better be!])?

I suspect they will be for some people, and not for others.

That said... is it good to have the labels on a poster map? Or is it better to have no labels? Some GMs don't want their players to know ahead of time which buildings on a city map are important enough to have locations (aka numbers) on them... and since I suspect poster maps will always double as player handouts, that's something worth considering.

Things that anyone with a decent Knowledge Local check oughta be on there.

If you were doing a poster map of Manhattan I'd expect Central Park, the Chrysler Building, Ground Zero, the UN building and such to be labeled, but not 'abandoned fish warehouse'.

James Jacobs wrote:

That said... is it good to have the labels on a poster map? Or is it better to have no labels?

I think districts and major buildings that are obvious landmarks like palaces, marketplaces, keeps, universities, etc. can be noted on a poster map without a problem.

Agreed, public locations can/should be labeled on the poster map, but private homes of NPCs featured in the adventure and stuff like that should only be labeled on the DM's map.

A 2E Floppy-Eared Golem wrote:

Quite cool, but I need a detailed map of Katapesh! I don't mind the crude rendition in the LoF Player's Guide, but it would be helpful to know exactly where in the Lower City Aromas and Aphrodisiacs is, for example.

Dark Markets: A Guide to Katapesh has a more detailed, full-page map of that city.

As to that, I was still wondering how some features in the LoF#21 matched up to the text in Dark Markets. In particular, where is the Great Plaza (as in "fat as a Plaza rat")? I didn't see it marked on the map in Dark Markets.

edit: LoF#21: the Jacakal's Price

Oh my, I like.

I've updated the image and description to match the finished product.

Coolio! The city on the cover is Ilizmagorti, and as the original cartographer of the city I am definitely impressed by what I see. SO IPMRESSED I plan on framing the map and putting it on display!

Very happy to see this!

Wow, Rob really delivers again! :)

Another way to separate me and my money :-) Looks like something I will have to pick up as noted you can NEVER have to many city maps.

I have most of the map folios now I think. Great artwork, great style.

Problem: The paper folder they come in, not "carry friendly" they need a better cover. Every time I take a pack to a session, they slide around in my bag and get damaged.

Don't think it would be too much to ask for a pocket type cover or something similar to protect them. (I now repackage them to take to a game, but I would prefer a proper slip cover.)

As an altenative, how about a decent Pathfinder map case to buy?

Arnwyn wrote:

Will the poster maps be adequately labeled (i.e. with numbers of all the locations mentioned in the city book; assuming there are numbered locations [which there better be!])?

I suspect they will be for some people, and not for others.

That said... is it good to have the labels on a poster map? Or is it better to have no labels? Some GMs don't want their players to know ahead of time which buildings on a city map are important enough to have locations (aka numbers) on them... and since I suspect poster maps will always double as player handouts, that's something worth considering.

For the record, since I don't see too many replies here... I prefer numbers on the map. My players don't need to know what they mean until needed, but that make life a lot easier. The Shackled city map and the Sandpoint map are great examples.

I prefer unnumbered/unlabeled posted maps

I like maps with markers indicating major known locations about the city, street names, important edifices, etc. Useful for both GMs and Players, without giving away things.

Just picked this up on the weekend. Very nice and I'll have a lot of use out of this I'm sure.

So what are the chances of seeing another product like this that is small towns or such? I'm thinking a something that might fit on one page or two. I'd love to have collection of small town maps I could pull out for adventure. I'm always finding players stopping off in small towns when traveling. It would be great to have something I could use on the fly if player was interested in doing more that crashing at local inn for the night.

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