tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6904194644620511325..comments2024-03-28T20:36:33.364-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: MapsJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-20647095127316675682009-09-27T23:55:16.423-04:002009-09-27T23:55:16.423-04:00Forget software. It is all about drawing dungeon m...Forget software. It is all about drawing dungeon maps by hand.Dyson Logoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352404068239792475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-9939729703122260812008-08-02T22:01:00.000-04:002008-08-02T22:01:00.000-04:00Thanks for the kind words. Feel free to post quest...Thanks for the kind words. Feel free to post questions on my site or <A HREF="http://forum.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?p=28121" REL="nofollow">on the Cartographers' Guild</A>.<BR/><BR/>Another thing you could do is retrace a hand-drawn map that you scanned and imported into Inkscape. Here's <A HREF="http://emacswiki.org/alex/pics/Musashi%20Cave.pdf" REL="nofollow">a work in progress</A> based on <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kensanata/317524626/in/set-72157594406870853/" REL="nofollow">an old map of mine</A>, saved as a PDF. I'm not sure you'd enjoy doing this kind of work using Inkscape. Obviously after a while you'd have a library of elements to use for stairs, beds, tables, chairs, shelves, etc.Alex Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104864340940538702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-36502097322452966322008-08-02T11:02:00.000-04:002008-08-02T11:02:00.000-04:00I wrote a tutorial for wilderness maps, but it wou...<I>I wrote a tutorial for wilderness maps, but it would be easy to do something similar for a dungeon, if you had some sketches to start with.</I><BR/><BR/>Wow, that's really impressive! I'll have to take a look at your tutorial more closely. I'm pretty inept artistically, so I'm not sure I'll benefit much from your tutorial, but I sure want to try, because I'd love to be able to create wilderness maps like that.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71377851729465900992008-08-02T11:00:00.000-04:002008-08-02T11:00:00.000-04:00If you looking for something random, Try Gozzy's. ...<I>If you looking for something random, Try Gozzy's. http://www.gozzys.com/section.php?cm_id=5</I><BR/><BR/>Gozzy's is great; I've used the site before. However, I want the means to create a map that I can then manipulate by adding numbers and comments and so forth. Unfortunately, I can't do that with Gozzy's.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24662443326628948852008-08-02T10:58:00.000-04:002008-08-02T10:58:00.000-04:00Did you have something specific in mind?What I was...<I>Did you have something specific in mind?</I><BR/><BR/>What I was looking for is the means to render my own hand-drawn maps into something more esthetically pleasing. I can draw maps just fine, but I would prefer that anything I submit or publish look a little more "professional" than that.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55012444378473742862008-08-02T00:33:00.000-04:002008-08-02T00:33:00.000-04:00I've read through all the threads, lots of good st...I've read through all the threads, lots of good stuff, though a bit overwhelming.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious to see some keys (especially of first few levels) just to get an idea of what other folks are doing for numbers of monsters, groupings, traps, etc.<BR/><BR/>FrankFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855679156477779666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28905295632177860852008-08-01T23:17:00.000-04:002008-08-01T23:17:00.000-04:00@ Frank: thanks :D You can see scans of several ...@ Frank: thanks :D You can see scans of several of the maps from my Castle GH @ http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/gh_castle_grodog.html<BR/><BR/>I haven't gotten around to posting keys, because truthfully a) most of the discussions around megadungeon design has focused on maps, and b) I'm sure many of the encounters would be rather more ho-hum than I'd prefer them to be these days. <BR/><BR/>I used legal/account ledgers for my level keys, so they were relatively compact, all-in-all, and would probably scan well. I'll have to do some digging, if you're really that's curious?<BR/><BR/>Also: if you're really just looking for inspiration, do check out the megadungeon threads on DF, Fin's board, and K&K, since they often feature maps, encounters, etc. in the discussions; <A HREF="http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4020" REL="nofollow">http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4020</A> has some good pointers to some discussions/resources, as well as pointers to another thread with more pointers :D<BR/><BR/>Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16815054279042240592008-08-01T12:47:00.000-04:002008-08-01T12:47:00.000-04:00Alan, I'd love to see scans of your dungeon. Actua...Alan, I'd love to see scans of your dungeon. Actually, what I'd really like to see is some levels with keys from some of the big megadungeon folks like everaux and Trent...<BR/><BR/>I'm finding I need a bit more inspiration for my megadungeon.<BR/><BR/>FrankFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855679156477779666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69709159471091784722008-08-01T11:57:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:57:00.000-04:00I would second ripper X on AutorealmI would second ripper X on AutorealmEbonyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716445332536110573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72730068842277689902008-08-01T09:17:00.000-04:002008-08-01T09:17:00.000-04:00I use a free little program called AutoREALM, you ...I use a free little program called AutoREALM, you can find its homepage at http://www.autorealm.org/<BR/><BR/>It doesn't take to long to figure out and can make nice clean overland maps, as well as dungeon maps. I use it for all of the maps I make on my own blog.RipperXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23894646328989533452008-07-31T22:37:00.000-04:002008-07-31T22:37:00.000-04:00There are several folks conversant with computer p...There are several folks conversant with computer programs, as well as pen, ink, and paper who are on DF and/or K&K: Stonegiant, Wheggi, PnP, Istarlömé, etc.<BR/><BR/>These folks are all in addition to pros like Darlene or Eric Shook or the guy who revised all of the early NG maps (RA, etc.; Ed Bourelle??). <BR/><BR/>Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61755674793364307692008-07-31T22:13:00.000-04:002008-07-31T22:13:00.000-04:00I personally like simple black and white maps and ...I personally like simple black and white maps and have been using <A HREF="http://inkscape.org/" REL="nofollow">Inkscape</A> to do that. I wrote a <A HREF="http://www.emacswiki.org/alex/Old_School_Hex_Map_Tutorial" REL="nofollow">tutorial for wilderness maps</A>, but it would be easy to do something similar for a dungeon, if you had some sketches to start with.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure whether Inkscape is too weird or generic for you. If you're ready to not rule it out completely, I could draw a dungeon level based on a sketch of yours and use that as an example for a little tutorial I'd write at the same time.Alex Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104864340940538702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75409672253795158972008-07-31T21:35:00.000-04:002008-07-31T21:35:00.000-04:00I've got DungeonCrafter 1.4.1 and it fits my own i...I've got DungeonCrafter 1.4.1 and it fits my own inept level with graphics. Unfortunately, it doesn't do corridors that go any direction but the cardinal compass points. However, it outputs as a bitmap file, so you can manipulate it and add stuff in something as crude as MS Paint.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-50185701739057954182008-07-31T21:28:00.000-04:002008-07-31T21:28:00.000-04:00If you looking for something random, Try Gozzy's. ...If you looking for something random, Try Gozzy's. http://www.gozzys.com/section.php?cm_id=5<BR/><BR/>I've used it to create a level, then populate as needed.<BR/><BR/>jpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345812208896724393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72533684093457610792008-07-31T21:19:00.000-04:002008-07-31T21:19:00.000-04:00Dungeoncrafter, I think it's called. I also think...Dungeoncrafter, I think it's called. I also think you need to download the old school tiles, but once that's done, it's easy to use.Matt Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678557558458924177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88527995181738377182008-07-31T21:12:00.000-04:002008-07-31T21:12:00.000-04:00I've got a number of unkeyed dungeon levels that I...I've got a number of unkeyed dungeon levels that I was going to be using for my own version of Casttle Greyhawk, but I'd be happy to scan them in and share. Did you have something specific in mind?Secular Transhumanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793034218287755156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-53711981389126571282008-07-31T19:55:00.000-04:002008-07-31T19:55:00.000-04:00I own a copy and find it quite beyond my meager sk...I own a copy and find it quite beyond my meager skills.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90360698254152968922008-07-31T19:51:00.000-04:002008-07-31T19:51:00.000-04:00Have you looked at Dundjinni?http://www.dundjinni....Have you looked at Dundjinni?<BR/><BR/>http://www.dundjinni.com/Kevin Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436497363925902795noreply@blogger.com