Pics of my mapboard

[Thraug]

I'm running (a heavily altered) Kingmaker campaign in 4e and created the mapboard below. The first pic if a modified map from someone here who created the original black and white version.

The bottom layer is foamboard, with foamboard sections for each of the 4 Stolen Lands areas. I planned on removing and using only the section of the Stolen Lands the party was in, but we decided to use the entire map all of the time so I glued the 4 pieces to bottom board. Each of the 4 Stolen Lands sections is a 11x17" label paper printout placed onto the foamboard. We mark areas with pins. The village/city/party miniatures are from the Games Wrokshop Mighty Empires game. As you can see, I cut out pieces of hex paper and tacked them to the board with double-sided tape. I peel these off, one by one, as the party explored a hex.

So far it's working well. I plan on "upgrading" the system to use magnetic pieces. Without much thought I plan on printing the 4 Stolen Lands area onto 11x17" label paper again and sticking them to either a steel sheet or some RubberSteel I have. I'll then put magnets on the bottom of my village/city/party/army minis and also use magnetic pins to mark special areas. I'll post more pics as I go on.

Colored map of someone elses work from these boards:
[IMG]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a161/Thraug/Paizo/DSCN4660.jpg[/IMG]

Stolen Lands progress map:
[IMG]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a161/Thraug/Paizo/DSCN4699.jpg[/IMG]

Close up:
[IMG]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a161/Thraug/Paizo/DSCN4700.jpg[/IMG]

Hmm, I don't know if this board supports pics. It doesn't look like it. :(

[Stebehil]

just use links:

Thraug wrote:

Colored map of someone elses work from these boards:
link

Stolen Lands progress map:
link

Close up:
link

Hmm, I don't know if this board supports pics. It doesn't look like it. :(

[Leonal]

Oh, didn't notice this till now.
Glad my map found some use. :)

[Mosaic]

Wow! I did exactly the same thing, and with Leonal's map too! Except I blew his map up on like 16 sheets of parchment color paper and kept it b&w. Then I laminated it all and cut it into hexes the same size as the Kingmaker poster amps. Used rubber cement to glue them on. Each time my players explore a hex, they peel it off. Wow!

Only problem: I'm about to start a second Kingmaker campaign and my first group isn't dome with the map yet! I don't think I can make a second set of map boards. Will have to try something a little smaller in scale for the second group.

[DR-C]

Mosaic wrote:

Wow! I did exactly the same thing, and with Leonal's map too! Except I blew his map up on like 16 sheets of parchment color paper and kept it b&w. Then I laminated it all and cut it into hexes the same size as the Kingmaker poster amps. Used rubber cement to glue them on. Each time my players explore a hex, they peel it off. Wow!

Only problem: I'm about to start a second Kingmaker campaign and my first group isn't dome with the map yet! I don't think I can make a second set of map boards. Will have to try something a little smaller in scale for the second group.

So where exactly is this b&w map available at? I'm about to start a Kingmaker campaign and need something like it. :)

[Leonal]

Here

I posted it originally in a Campaign Cartographer thread in the KM forums.

(It was asked in that thread, I noticed, as to why I have Varnhold in the map. The reason is 'cause my players knew about it by then. It shouldn't be too hard to remove though.)

Props to Profantasy for making map making a lot easier.

EDIT: I uploaded a larger version without Varnhold on it. (5000x2187 pixels)
Large B/W Stolen Lands handout