Hey all! I started running my first campaign in March and recently made a "world map"(hand-drawn) of the continent they inhabit. I was wanting to have the map overlaid with hexes so that we could have a better representation of distance on the map before finally giving it to the players. Anyone have any suggestions?
I used a scanner to digitize my hand-drawn maps. Afterward, I used GIMP to add color and make several overlays that I could swap out as needed. If you don't know, GIMP a free graphics editor.
Here is what the pencil sketch looks like after GIMP (the overlays shown include terrain, place names, major cities, imperial roads, and the map grid which you can do as hex)
That would be what I would do. Even if they don't have a scanner with a bed that large, they should be able to scan it as multiple images. You could piece those together in GIMP.
Hey all! I started running my first campaign in March and recently made a "world map"(hand-drawn) of the continent they inhabit. I was wanting to have the map overlaid with hexes so that we could have a better representation of distance on the map before finally giving it to the players. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks!,
Chris
I used a scanner to digitize my hand-drawn maps. Afterward, I used GIMP to add color and make several overlays that I could swap out as needed. If you don't know, GIMP a free graphics editor.
Here is what the pencil sketch looks like after GIMP (the overlays shown include terrain, place names, major cities, imperial roads, and the map grid which you can do as hex)
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Nice! So i did my map on a 14"x17" sketchpad. Would somewhere like FedEx office have the ability to scan and make a digital file for the map?
That would be what I would do. Even if they don't have a scanner with a bed that large, they should be able to scan it as multiple images. You could piece those together in GIMP.
DM Tip #42: If they split up, giggle insanely!!
Past and Current Homebrew RPG Projects
thanks!