Hello everyone, relatively new DM here and I have some of the compendiums here on DnD Beyond and many come with maps. More specifically, I'm going to be running waterdeep for my players and would love to have the awesome waterdeep map to give to them in a physical poster form, how would I go about doing this? Is there like a jpeg file I can download and bring it to staples or something?
After you click on a map to open it in either Chrome or Firefox, right click and select "open image in new tab". Right click on the image in the new tab and select "save image as". BAM! It is now downloaded and you can take it to Staples.
Staples refuses to give me the copies of the tactical map unless I can provide that I have the rights to get these printed. After showing them that they are printable they just say I have the right to print the maps but they might not. Where can I show them that these are in fact legally printable
The WotC Fan Content Policy describes a lot of how you can do things, but given that Staples are being a stick in the mud, you probably need something a bit more concrete.
I actually went back today and spoke to a manager, Showed him the purchase page which shows that we have rights for printing then showed him my purchase reciept. he handed the print right over. I wasnt super upset since i understand protecting company assets etc. either way i forgot a friend of mine works at an industrial printing place and offered to make me really big Mylar and a varnish finish!
Where does it show that we have the rights to print them? I ran into the same problem at FedEx.
Same question, same problem. It seems the same Staples that I've been printing previous maps at has suddenly decided they need to be much more judicial with what they print. Call it a new year resolution maybe?
Copyright laws and penalties can be tricky and financial penalties severe for companies thus companies have different levels of proof of ownership of the product required. I knew a person who owned a print shop and they stopped a lot of printing of game stuff back in 2008 do to copyright issues, it was much easier to just say no then to try an be a lawyer in addition to a businessman and printer. Why? In the past people have had trouble getting books and have printed all or part of books and the authors and publishers did not get their $$$ unfortunately modern tech has made it easier to to do this.
What size? Well that depends on your $$$ situation and what you want to do with it. Another option might be if you use a computer aided program with "fog of war" map support players can just look it up electronically. If you also have the $$$ you can out put that to a big screen TV or have a projector output the image where ever you want.
Buy a color printer and print them yourself. Use good transparent tape and cut margins off neat and it will look just like a professionally printed map. Plus you can resize it, edit it in Paint, etc.
It won't. I've done it. Used a slide cutter and everything. It'll do, but it won't be that pretty.
The one map I had printed full scale by professionals was really nice, but also pricey and kinda huge. I can't really recommend it in most cases.
Lately, I've been printing the maps on my home printer, cut the margins off cleanly, then use 2 of the Cricut 12"x24" standard mats next to each other to put the pieces of paper on and put the protective plastic that comes with the mats over top of them. As long as I have a row of pages across both mats, everything stays together well. It also gives you the ability to use dry erase markers on the map, if you are like me and draw out things like AoE spells and such.
Overall, I like this better than what I had been doing, which is what shoak111 had suggested. I feel like it is easier to transport, setup, and use. It isn't perfect, but, for me, it works well.
I think this right here could be a great upgrade to dndbeyond. Giving us tools to be able to print in correct dimensions for playing with miniatures and how to stich correct size paper together (A3,A4, Letter etc)
To add to it, give us suggestions on what sizes to get printed for maximum quality.
I for one am looking at getting the map for Waterdeep printed, however, because I don't have a print shop where I am, I am looking at online services and getting it posted to me. I have no idea on what size poster to use for the best quality.
Hello everyone, relatively new DM here and I have some of the compendiums here on DnD Beyond and many come with maps. More specifically, I'm going to be running waterdeep for my players and would love to have the awesome waterdeep map to give to them in a physical poster form, how would I go about doing this? Is there like a jpeg file I can download and bring it to staples or something?
Thanks!
After you click on a map to open it in either Chrome or Firefox, right click and select "open image in new tab". Right click on the image in the new tab and select "save image as". BAM! It is now downloaded and you can take it to Staples.
Thank you!
If you want the highest quality, you'll need to purchase the maps from the source, i.e. either Jared Blando or Mike Schley.
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― Oscar Wilde.
Staples refuses to give me the copies of the tactical map unless I can provide that I have the rights to get these printed. After showing them that they are printable they just say I have the right to print the maps but they might not. Where can I show them that these are in fact legally printable
The WotC Fan Content Policy describes a lot of how you can do things, but given that Staples are being a stick in the mud, you probably need something a bit more concrete.
Try contacting WotC support directly.
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I actually went back today and spoke to a manager, Showed him the purchase page which shows that we have rights for printing then showed him my purchase reciept. he handed the print right over. I wasnt super upset since i understand protecting company assets etc. either way i forgot a friend of mine works at an industrial printing place and offered to make me really big Mylar and a varnish finish!
Where does it show that we have the rights to print them? I ran into the same problem at FedEx.
Same question, same problem. It seems the same Staples that I've been printing previous maps at has suddenly decided they need to be much more judicial with what they print. Call it a new year resolution maybe?
I have a secondary question - what size should it be printed in? Online it wants me to select a size but I'm not sure what the dimensions are.
Copyright laws and penalties can be tricky and financial penalties severe for companies thus companies have different levels of proof of ownership of the product required. I knew a person who owned a print shop and they stopped a lot of printing of game stuff back in 2008 do to copyright issues, it was much easier to just say no then to try an be a lawyer in addition to a businessman and printer. Why? In the past people have had trouble getting books and have printed all or part of books and the authors and publishers did not get their $$$ unfortunately modern tech has made it easier to to do this.
What size? Well that depends on your $$$ situation and what you want to do with it. Another option might be if you use a computer aided program with "fog of war" map support players can just look it up electronically. If you also have the $$$ you can out put that to a big screen TV or have a projector output the image where ever you want.
Good Luck
It won't. I've done it. Used a slide cutter and everything. It'll do, but it won't be that pretty.
The one map I had printed full scale by professionals was really nice, but also pricey and kinda huge. I can't really recommend it in most cases.
Lately, I've been printing the maps on my home printer, cut the margins off cleanly, then use 2 of the Cricut 12"x24" standard mats next to each other to put the pieces of paper on and put the protective plastic that comes with the mats over top of them. As long as I have a row of pages across both mats, everything stays together well. It also gives you the ability to use dry erase markers on the map, if you are like me and draw out things like AoE spells and such.
Overall, I like this better than what I had been doing, which is what shoak111 had suggested. I feel like it is easier to transport, setup, and use. It isn't perfect, but, for me, it works well.
I think this right here could be a great upgrade to dndbeyond. Giving us tools to be able to print in correct dimensions for playing with miniatures and how to stich correct size paper together (A3,A4, Letter etc)
I like this idea.
To add to it, give us suggestions on what sizes to get printed for maximum quality.
I for one am looking at getting the map for Waterdeep printed, however, because I don't have a print shop where I am, I am looking at online services and getting it posted to me. I have no idea on what size poster to use for the best quality.
I'm a year late to the party, but maybe someone else is wondering.
Gale Force Nine was selling a 20"x40" (50.8x101.6 cm) version on vinyl a few months ago. It looks like it is unavailable now, but I like the size.
Looks a bit like the continental United States, rotated 90 degrees clockwise.