The Forgotten Adventures assets are rich in color and texture, so JPEG works better. JPEG is a “lossy” format designed for images with lots of different colors and patterns. When it comes to the Export Mode, we chose JPEG. Export each floor as a separate file.Įxporting was the first step that required really thinking about paper layout. So once we were done creating the map, we just exported each level. Each level can then be exported as a separate file. Exporting The Map to Image Filesĭungeon Draft makes it easy to create multi-level maps. This is the first of four floors for our tower. We’ll talk about that later, exploring three options for large printing. These dimensions do not match a standard paper size, which added a little bit of a complication. The base map size is 22 grid squares by 20 grid squares. We created a four story tower in Dungeon Draft. We’re also using the Forgotten Adventures Dungeon Draft Integration.

In this tutorial, we’ll use another of our favorites: Dungeon Draft. The paper on the table is a map that shows the location of the enemy.Įarlier this year, we reviewed Campaign Cartographer. In-game, these papers hold a clue to help the party reach their next milestone. For example, in our map, we placed a few pieces of paper on a table. It is fun to realize that exact layout you have in mind, and also fun to hide little things here and there for your players. A few of our favorites are Mike Schley and 2 Minute Tabletop.īut we also enjoy making maps ourselves. And we know of dozens of artists who provide cheap premium maps for download. There are many freely available maps online. Then we look at three ways to print the map (modular, sliced, and commercially printed). In this article, we talk about how we created and exported the map, and how we scaled the image (the easy way). We took an encounter map we created in Dungeon Draft and explored our printing options.

So we at Loot & Liar decided to experiment. Going back to hand-drawn maps on a wet-erase grid seemed like a little bit of a let down. But after a year of playing on Roll20, we have fallen in love with those flashy battle maps. As we slowly move back to actual tabletop play, we’re finding renewed interest in the pen-and-paper parts of the game.

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