Scenario Maps

[Jalcee]

I'm getting ready to run The Commencement at my FLGS. Is there a place to find a high-resolution copy of the maps from the scenario? I have the map packs when they are used, but what about the custom maps?

[Nullpunkt]

Unfortunately, there are no official hi-res versions of the scenario specific maps. You can print your own for personal use, however!

If you want to scale up the image before printing, you could use this website. I know, I know, the link looks shady, but I have learned about that site from the Know Direction podcast recently and they do a great job!

[Jalcee]

Shucks...

Well, if you're listening oh Society Guild Gods, I'd be willing to pay a couple bucks extra if those ever become available.

[Nullpunkt]

Especially the VTT folks have been lobbying for hi-res encounter maps for a long time but for various reasons it does not seem like it is going to happen any time soon.

The topic comes up fairly regularly, see this thread, for example.

[Woran]

I extract the maps (copy/paste works fine) into GIMP, where I scale the image so the grid is 1 inch.
I then use the program PosteRazor (which is free), to cut the map int A4 sized chunks.
Then I cut them out and tape them together. As long as the software used to scale the image is good at it, you get a pretty good quality map.

[Sebastian Hirsch]

Tineke Bolleman wrote:

I extract the maps (copy/paste works fine) into GIMP, where I scale the image so the grid is 1 inch.

I then use the program PosteRazor (which is free), to cut the map int A4 sized chunks.
Then I cut them out and tape them together. As long as the software used to scale the image is good at it, you get a pretty good quality map.

I use the same approach but often use Inkscape to trace the maps to improve quality and laminate everything before I cut an tape it. It is not ideal, but works.

[Mai Shael]

Sebastian Hirsch wrote:

Tineke Bolleman wrote:

I extract the maps (copy/paste works fine) into GIMP, where I scale the image so the grid is 1 inch.

I then use the program PosteRazor (which is free), to cut the map int A4 sized chunks.
Then I cut them out and tape them together. As long as the software used to scale the image is good at it, you get a pretty good quality map.

I use the same approach but often use Inkscape to trace the maps to improve quality and laminate everything before I cut an tape it. It is not ideal, but works.

I've been pulling them directly from the scenario pdfs and printing them for myself. The maps for the commencement (including making a map for the race) ran me about $20.

Money I would rather give to Paizo than Officemax, but I have custom maps for running the scenario :)