PbP maps?

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I want to run a PbP game, but I have no idea how to make a decent map so as to not confuse the players as to whats going on.

I realize you don't NEED a map, but it helps a lot when you can't speak to the person face to face, so...

Any tips on how to make battlemaps with Paint? I don't really have anything else avaliable.

[MCerberus]

on CORE we generally use Irony and it works great. not that you have to use the direct IP connection and not the site because it's bugged last I checked. It gives you a convenient block of text to drop into a spoiler tag.

[Shhalahr Windrider]

Hey, we already got one of those!

A Guide to Tactical Maps for PbP games

Unfortunately, it's not stickied, so you won't find it unless you know to look for it.

[RS14]

You can also make nice maps in Inkscape (free). Because Paint is just ugly. I've been meaning to write a guide to making maps with Inkscape for some time, but I've just been too busy with school lately.

Here's a sample:

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[Darkxarth]

Here's a sample:

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Ooh... pretty...

These folks are very helpful when making maps, and could easily recommend some good software.

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