Does it annoy anyone else that the Poster Map Folio maps don't line up?

[Odentin]

The four Stolen Lands maps included in the Poster Map Folio don't line up properly, either length-wise or width-wise. Width-wise, there is a slight overlap on each side, meaning that if you wanted to lay them out together, you need to lay the maps partially on top of each other. This would be easily forgivable, but...

They don't line up vertically, either! Each one needs to be slightly offset in order for the hexes to line up, even with the horizontal overlap.

At first, I wanted to forgive this, too, since the four maps were, originally, in the 1e version, released with different books, so some discrepancy might be understandable. Until I realized that the full map exists in big core AP book (pg 56-57) AND in the Kingdom Tracker (pg 4-5), without any discrepancies. So, Paizo absolutely has the full, combined image that could have been cut up to make the Folio maps, but instead, they printed four disconnected maps that don't line up.

It isn't a huge thing, but it does negatively affect me, since I'm going to be framing the four maps together for my players. I'm disappointed, more than anything. Just needed to get it off my chest, and maybe bring it to the attention of someone at Paizo, so that it can be corrected in a future printing, maybe.

[LordClammy]

yes, this is quite frustrating. a little overlap is common for their 4 part maps. but they should all have a common outside border.

[DM_aka_Dudemeister]

If you need all 4 maps in a single image I have created one. PM me if you want a copy.

[Odentin]

I'm not surprised that you, of all people, has something like that, Dudemeister. :) You seem to be the fairy godparent of Kingmaker GMs the world over. I will be reaching out, for sure.

My original point stands, though. The official maps, printed by Paizo, should line up, at least vertically. The horizontal overlap makes sense (thank you, LordClammy for pointing that out), but the vertical offset shouldn't exist. Hoping future printings can correct that.

[demlin]

The hilarious part is, that, if you check the AP PDF, the maps in there don't line up as well. Someone had to glue the pictures together for the PDF and physical AP version and I'm pretty sure they knew, that they don't line up. They just went: f%&% it.

[TRDG]

"Mika Hawkins Sales & eCommerce Assistant Yesterday, 09:55 am | FLAG

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AFAIK the offset is by design. An overlap margin is necessary in printing the maps to make sure nothing important accidentally gets cut off by printing exactly to the edge.

(More personal experience: I've found that overlap can also makes it easier to tape them together accurately to make one big map, but that might just be me so YMMV.)"

This is what I got as a reply

My main thing is why did they not update to Horizons Of the Vast hex map type quality??

Tom