PbP Image Hosting Advice


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I'm looking for an image hosting site that can host my PbP Kingmaker campaign's kingdom map. This is a large file, so a high file size/pixel count is a must.

It's also a very wide image. I know that most browsers automatically resize images if you link directly to the image, but not all browsers do that, I believe. Any sort of viewer zooming/resizing capabilities is a plus.

Finally, I'd like some sort of versioning support. What I mean by this is that I would like to be able replace an image with a new image and have the URL stay the same so that I don't have to update my PbP campaign's link to the map.

I'm not intending to use this service for battle maps, so I don't need the interactivity that, say, Google Docs provides. I edit the map using image editing software at home and then post updated an map as the map changes.

Does anyone have any suggestions or relevant experiences? Currently, the map is just hosted on our campaign's wiki, which is pretty basic and I'm forced to keep the image small. With the expanding kingdom, this is becoming problematic. Any advice or suggestions will earn you a virtual fistbump.


For keeping the same URL, Google Docs is probably fine. You don't have to USE all the extra creativity, and if you set the player link to "View only", they won't be able to make any changes themselves. ^^ Honestly, I'd suggest sticking with that.


I hadn't even considered that. Thanks. I'll have to check it out and see how it handles really oversized pictures.

Other suggestions still welcome.


If I remember right, you can "expand" the viewing area, and players can easily zoom in and out to see specific portions. It shouldn't be an issue.


I second Google Docs...although dropbox is an acceptbale option as well.

I have found they both have their pros and cons.


Thanks. Life's been too hectic to try it out, but I'll play around with Google Drive and see if it suits my needs.

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