paizo.com Favorited Posts by fanguadpaizo.com Favorited Posts by fanguad2022-07-14T14:00:09Z2022-07-14T14:00:09ZRe: Forums: Rise of the Runelords: Are printed maps possible now?fanguadhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ohox?Are-printed-maps-possible-now#102015-05-23T06:03:49Z2012-07-24T21:34:15Z<p>I've printed maps before. In theory you could have them printed out on poster paper at OfficeMax, but that's probably $100+ per map of any reasonable size. I have a color laser at home and I got at least a dozen maps (probably 12 sheets of paper each) plus lots of other random stuff before I had to start replacing toner. Here is my process:</p>
<p>1) Export the image in as high a quality as you can.
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2) Crop the image. There are all sorts of pretty doodads on the maps that will just waste ink and paper if you print them. I recommend cropping exactly on grid lines.
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3) Create a PDF using PosteRazor.
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3a) You'll need to manually size the image - count horizontal and vertical squares then multiply by the map scale.
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3b) Use small margins - my printer can handle .25 inches, which is perfect for later steps. Use a small overlap, I used .25 inches here as well.
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3c) Check which uses less paper - landscape or portrait
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3d) Export your PDF
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4) Print the PDF. Make sure you don't scale the pages - PosteRazor creates pages that are smaller than your paper.
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5) Trim excess paper
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5a) Trim edges from all outside edges of the map
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5b) pick two adjacent edges - trim all paper from these edges
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6) Attach paper. See below for my experiences with adhesives.
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Option 6-1) First create rows, then attach rows together. This is much easier, but if you misalign the pages in each row, you'll have imperfections along big sections of your map. I prefer this approach.
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Option 6-2) Start from a corner and build diagonally. This is harder and sometimes involves squeezing paper between each other. Advantage is that you can position each sheet relative to its neighbors so it's easier to prevent misalignments.</p>
<p>Adhesive Option 1) I used to use rubber cement. It holds well, and allows you to fix mistakes easily. It also makes a mess and tends to come apart after a couple months of sitting around.
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Adhesive Option 2) I now use double-sided tape. It holds well and doesn't make a mess. It's harder to fix mistakes (paper usually tears if you try to separate them) and is more expensive (but still probably less than the toner).</p>
<p>Storage: Printed paper maps curl like nobody's business. If you assemble them a short while before your session, you should just store them flat. If you do store them in a tube, give yourself time to curl them in reverse and still expect that you'll have to weigh down the corners.</p>
<p>I forget the exact weight of the paper I use, but I found the 20lb was too flimsy. I think I ended up using 24lb. Regular copy paper, nice and bright.</p>I've printed maps before. In theory you could have them printed out on poster paper at OfficeMax, but that's probably $100+ per map of any reasonable size. I have a color laser at home and I got at least a dozen maps (probably 12 sheets of paper each) plus lots of other random stuff before I had to start replacing toner. Here is my process:
1) Export the image in as high a quality as you can.
2) Crop the image. There are all sorts of pretty doodads on the maps that will just waste ink and...fanguad2012-07-24T21:34:15ZRe: Forums: Comics: Incoming! (Penny Arcade)fanguadhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7ba?Incoming#152011-12-03T16:12:42Z2011-11-30T12:35:27Z<p>The Penny-Arcade guys don't hate 4e (and we don't have to either - love & peace for all!), they're just looking to change things up a bit. No RPG rules set is perfect. But PFRPG is different from 4e in a lot of ways, and you shouldn't really read more into it than that.</p>The Penny-Arcade guys don't hate 4e (and we don't have to either - love & peace for all!), they're just looking to change things up a bit. No RPG rules set is perfect. But PFRPG is different from 4e in a lot of ways, and you shouldn't really read more into it than that.fanguad2011-11-30T12:35:27ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Funny Typos/misreads in gamingfanguadhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mzhv?Funny-Typosmisreads-in-gaming#332011-10-20T20:10:08Z2011-10-20T15:31:25Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Vic Wertz wrote:</div><blockquote> <a href="http://selinker.livejournal.com/32929.html?thread=347041" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dawizard/Iwizard</a>. </blockquote><p>Improper search and replace is a <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=clbuttic" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">clbuttic</a> mistake.Vic Wertz wrote:Dawizard/Iwizard.
Improper search and replace is a clbuttic mistake.fanguad2011-10-20T15:31:25ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Best one-liner that made the whole table laugh?fanguadhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mahp&page=2?Best-oneliner-that-made-the-whole-table-laugh#572018-10-18T22:04:32Z2011-07-15T14:44:05Z<p>On the topic of character names... one of my friends made a paladin named Mance Brightwood. Which was fine until another player commented, "Wow, that's a porn-star name." Everyone burst out laughing while my friend angrily started created another character (even if he changed the name, the paladin would never hear the end of it).</p>On the topic of character names... one of my friends made a paladin named Mance Brightwood. Which was fine until another player commented, "Wow, that's a porn-star name." Everyone burst out laughing while my friend angrily started created another character (even if he changed the name, the paladin would never hear the end of it).fanguad2011-07-15T14:44:05ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Rations - Are they Fun?fanguadhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mhcv?Rations-Are-they-Fun#142017-05-05T15:41:55Z2011-06-30T00:50:22Z<p>I had the PCs track rations at a high-level during my playthrough of the first book of Kingmaker. Basically, they told me how much food they were taking with them (subject to how fast it would go bad) then had to make sure they were back at Oleg's before it ran out. I wanted to encourage them to think of Oleg's as their home base. In practice, the Oracle picked up Purify Food and Water as soon as he possibly could, then they bought like a month's worth of food and headed out into the wilderness.</p>I had the PCs track rations at a high-level during my playthrough of the first book of Kingmaker. Basically, they told me how much food they were taking with them (subject to how fast it would go bad) then had to make sure they were back at Oleg's before it ran out. I wanted to encourage them to think of Oleg's as their home base. In practice, the Oracle picked up Purify Food and Water as soon as he possibly could, then they bought like a month's worth of food and headed out into the wilderness.fanguad2011-06-30T00:50:22ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Best one-liner that made the whole table laugh?fanguadhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mahp?Best-oneliner-that-made-the-whole-table-laugh#382012-01-24T15:50:33Z2011-06-21T13:18:36Z<p>We were playing 3.5/Eberron weekly with a regular group of 3 players, and a fourth slot that we could never keep filled for more than a few weeks at a time. After the group comes up with a plan that would surely get my character killed, the new guy quips "Don't worry, you'll be avenged."</p>We were playing 3.5/Eberron weekly with a regular group of 3 players, and a fourth slot that we could never keep filled for more than a few weeks at a time. After the group comes up with a plan that would surely get my character killed, the new guy quips "Don't worry, you'll be avenged."fanguad2011-06-21T13:18:36ZRe: Forums: Curse of the Crimson Throne: Thank you for Laori Vaus. (Spoilers)fanguadhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2kxzw?Thank-you-for-Laori-Vaus#212012-09-11T22:16:18Z2010-10-05T13:09:52Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Mikaze wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">fanguad wrote:</div><blockquote><p> ditto to magnuskn</p>
<p>My party sided with Sial, </blockquote><p>Wow. This is the first time I've heard of any group siding with Sial, ever!
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</blockquote><p>I think the party had such a bad taste in their mouths from their first encounter with Laori that they immediately bonded with Sial over their mutual dislike of her. They seemed to agree with him that servants of the god of pain shouldn't be so bubbly. Since they took an immediate shine to him (well, as much as a group of CG heroes can take to a LE cleric), I followed the AP advice and had him open up more and Laori become more estranged and hostile. By midway through the adventure the players, speaking OOC, outright said they liked Sial more than Laori. So I had him offer to let them stay in his castle (they weren't interested, but appreciated the gesture) and take risks for them, while Laori did things like channel negative energy near them and hoard healing spells for herself.Mikaze wrote:fanguad wrote:ditto to magnuskn
My party sided with Sial,
Wow. This is the first time I've heard of any group siding with Sial, ever!
I think the party had such a bad taste in their mouths from their first encounter with Laori that they immediately bonded with Sial over their mutual dislike of her. They seemed to agree with him that servants of the god of pain shouldn't be so bubbly. Since they took an immediate shine to him (well, as much as a group of CG heroes can take to a...fanguad2010-10-05T13:09:52ZForums: Curse of the Crimson Throne: CoF: Increasing the threat (spoilers)fanguadhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2kwt1?CoF-Increasing-the-threat#12012-11-15T22:38:48Z2010-06-11T13:43:48Z<p>In the fight with Sabina and Zarmangarof, it seems like this dragon is going to be a real pushover. I'll have 4-5 PCs level 13 (PFRPG) •and• Sabina beating on it, and it's only CR 11. Not to mention one of the PCs is a paladin, so they'll rip through its HP in no time.</p>
<p>I'm thinking about increasing the age category of the dragon so that it poses an actual threat to my party, probably to Old or Very Old. Before I do that, I wanted to know why the CR was so low to begin with. This scene is more about Sabina than the dragon, but as-is, they'll probably kill the dragon and Sabina before she even has a chance to surrender.</p>In the fight with Sabina and Zarmangarof, it seems like this dragon is going to be a real pushover. I'll have 4-5 PCs level 13 (PFRPG) *and* Sabina beating on it, and it's only CR 11. Not to mention one of the PCs is a paladin, so they'll rip through its HP in no time.
I'm thinking about increasing the age category of the dragon so that it poses an actual threat to my party, probably to Old or Very Old. Before I do that, I wanted to know why the CR was so low to begin with. This scene is...fanguad2010-06-11T13:43:48Z