Has anyone done a map for Magepoint?

[Patman]

I was just wondering if any of you could share one with a cartographically challenged GM? I would imagine what it looks like, but having a map would be nice. I wish I was artistic, however, I am closer to Yosemite Sam, than fair to middlin' with a pencil.

Thanks,
Pat

[Patman]

What would y'all think about the size of the town? It has a pop. of 530, so I would say about 5-7 shops, maybe aside from the Temple-Library detailed, about 2-3 small shrines, and about 100-150 buildings? That would make it a pretty good sized little town. I envision a few tree lined streets, and a large park toward the town square.

[James Jacobs]

Patman wrote:

What would y'all think about the size of the town? It has a pop. of 530, so I would say about 5-7 shops, maybe aside from the Temple-Library detailed, about 2-3 small shrines, and about 100-150 buildings? That would make it a pretty good sized little town. I envision a few tree lined streets, and a large park toward the town square.

The DMG2 has a large section about mapping towns based on the town's population (pages 107-108). For a town of 530 (assuming it's a standard population density), it'd be about 800,000 square feet in size (perhaps 800 by 1000 feet?) with 50 or so buildings. A large park would increase the size of the town, of course. The breakdown of buildings should be about: 20 residential, 10 businesses, 10 administrative/religious/industrial, and 10 farms and/or abandoned houses.

Alternately, a small map of Magepoint appears in the adventure "Return of the Eight," although the town's grown a little since that time.

[Patman]

Thanks James...I do not know why I was envisioning it larger. I was thinking about 3-5 persons per residential building, then the industrial and such seperately.