I would also like to see a map pack for this. At first I was thinking that flipmaps for the major areas would be sufficient but then I realized that there is difficulty with the secret doors. It would be a bit of a spoiler to show all of the secret doors on the map before the PCs had found them. So a second option would be tiles. I can see this being complicated though. And maybe even more $$ than people want to spend. If it cost ~$15 (US) for each tile set and there are at least 6 areas that need tiles then that could be $100 (US) in maps.
At the rate that my group plays we will probably spend 3-4 months playing this AP. I wouldn't mind spending ~$25 each month to buy the maps needed for all of the areas.
Another option would be to provide the maps as PDF tiles that I could print myself.
I guess this post is a long way of saying "me too". I would like to see a map pack for this module.
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You can pull the maps from the PDF copy of the module without the secret doors using the utility in my profile (this can also be done wit Adobe reader) You then can scale and save the image file to fit your projector length.... it will most likely be a bit picelated at that point, but right now, that's the best you have.
Necroing this post and saying yeah, I see very little reason for paizo not to support releasing map packs for their modules, have them included as an extra for the sub and it gives greater worth to being a module subscriber and entices those who just purchase the modules physically atm as there is very little use for the pdf outside of that if your initial goal was the physical copy.
The reason I've seen in the past for this is that the art that map art is commissioned and paid for at the needed resolution for what they plan to print it in. The size/resolution needed to for maps in the modules/APs is much much much smaller than what they need to print them full-size.
Plus some of the maps in modules/APs are really really big. I think someone calculated out that you would need 25 flip maps to cover one level of Scarwall (from CoCT) and it just isn't feasible for them to do so. (Since most people would not be willing to pay $50-100+ needed for full-scale maps to go along with the module/AP).
As cool as this would be, chavamana's right. None of the maps were designed with a 32x24 map grid in mind. The monastery complex, for instance, is pretty sprawling.
JPSTOD: Any chance you would be willing to share those via a Dropbox or Google Drive link?
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I wish I had a digital system, at one point in the module I was using 3 chessex battlemats laid out to encompass the entire dungeon, and that was still not enough. We had to go down to a graph paper 1/4"=1 square system for one area. I knew i couldn't erase as there were areas that my players were going to have to go back to, and it took long enough on the first pass to draw out the dungeon, no chance on doing multiple erasures and redraws in the same session.
The scale of the maps was very cool, until I had to start drawing them all out. I still have my eye on a projector system based on my experience with this module. I am glad people are doing more user created mapping content, that is making my decision easier.
JPSTOD: The search function on Cartographer's Guild seems to be broken, but I finally managed to find your maps via a site-specific Google search. Have you thought about adding a link to your CG profile (http://www.cartographersguild.com/members/jpstod.html) to your Paizo profile so that other people can find your work more easily? :)
BTW, the maps you made of the mansion are really quite nice — wish I'd had them a couple months ago when my group went thru there.