paizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Desertpaizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Desert2022-09-06T02:19:26Z2022-09-06T02:19:26ZPathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Desert: Too Much Water in My Desert! (2 stars)Jhaemanhttps://paizo.com/products/btpya1rg?Pathfinder-FlipMat-Classics-Desert2022-08-29T04:13:22Z<p><b>Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Desert</b></p><p>I got the opportunity to use the <b><i>Desert</b></i> flip-mat recently while running <i>The Pact Stone Pyramid</i>, and I think it's a mixed bag. The sand texture is done well and the map is attractive overall. The main issue is that both sides feature an oasis, which leaves a GM scratching his head for how to have a desert encounter where water is •not• present. In addition, one side has a big sphinx with stairs leading into it, meaning that that side can only be used a limited number of times before players wonder why the desert has so many sphinxes! (Not to mention, a GM then has to figure out what's inside each sphinx) I think often the designers of these flip-mats think first of visual impact, and last about replayability, when it's usually replayability that makes a good flip-mat for me.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Desert</b></p><p>I got the opportunity to use the <b><i>Desert</b></i> flip-mat recently while running <i>The Pact Stone Pyramid</i>, and I think it's a mixed bag. The sand texture is done well and the map is attractive overall. The main issue is that both sides feature an oasis, which leaves a GM scratching his head for how to have a desert encounter where water is •not• present. In addition, one side has a big sphinx with stairs leading into it, meaning that that side can only be used a limited number of times before players wonder why the desert has so many sphinxes! (Not to mention, a GM then has to figure out what's inside each sphinx) I think often the designers of these flip-mats think first of visual impact, and last about replayability, when it's usually replayability that makes a good flip-mat for me.</p>Jhaeman2022-08-29T04:13:22Z