tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post8551347492188859277..comments2024-03-25T22:48:31.750-04:00Comments on Dreams in the Lich House: Revisiting Points of Light as a Setting IdealJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18031181424520125213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-87058947607819651712020-03-22T19:02:12.522-04:002020-03-22T19:02:12.522-04:00Thanks, I'll look into CC. I create all my top...Thanks, I'll look into CC. I create all my top-layer maps with Hexographer but it's nice to see something more realistic and artistic for a change.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07409682699250002259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-90994261510910385402020-03-13T09:26:06.415-04:002020-03-13T09:26:06.415-04:00I agree, it's hard to make travel super intere...I agree, it's hard to make travel super interesting. You need to be able change from a very high level zoom (you travel the road for 6 hours...) to a close-in zoom when an encounter happens. I like to create some random tables to give me ideas on making the local terrain and party's activities more detailed for when an encounter happens - below is an example of the technique from my ongoing Chult campaign.<br /><br />http://dreamsinthelichhouse.blogspot.com/2019/09/techniques-for-hex-crawling-through.html<br /><br />I've also heard that the 5E Middle Earth did some things to make journeys interesting, I'm hoping to read it over the next few weeks and get more ideas.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031181424520125213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-48202626243040670692020-03-12T06:23:35.836-04:002020-03-12T06:23:35.836-04:00I really like the points of light framing.
Do yo...I really like the points of light framing. <br /><br />Do you have a system you like for making all of the travel rewarding? For me, travel processes and roadside encounters usually feel less interesting than whatever the destination is. I want a better way to do it, but nothing has clicked for me yet.Deadtreenoshelterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109223559705593102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-60944452299327846942020-03-11T09:00:00.811-04:002020-03-11T09:00:00.811-04:00Hi Peter - I do most of my mapping with Campaign C...Hi Peter - I do most of my mapping with Campaign Cartographer. It's a powerful tool with good support for gaming maps - overland, cities, dungeons. The world maps last post were with a tool called Fractal Terrains. (Pretty sure I still have Hexographer kicking around too though).Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031181424520125213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-77811556721338175952020-03-10T18:53:14.554-04:002020-03-10T18:53:14.554-04:00Nice work. What program did you use to draw the ma...Nice work. What program did you use to draw the maps?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07409682699250002259noreply@blogger.com