tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post1953554745347640134..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Tiles vs. GeomorphsTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-89168303395753259452011-07-23T01:34:57.647-07:002011-07-23T01:34:57.647-07:00Tiles could be used to connect geomorphs, with geo...Tiles could be used to connect geomorphs, with geomorphs used mainly as a map for the DM.Nopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743719179352388875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-18379287319423802162011-02-14T01:38:48.267-08:002011-02-14T01:38:48.267-08:00Absolutely. I don't think it's doable with...Absolutely. I don't think it's doable without starting from scratch. However, I wonder if it's the kind of thing people might pay for...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-40449198210876264882011-02-12T15:08:48.163-08:002011-02-12T15:08:48.163-08:00@zornhau: yeah, I'm at a loss as to how I coul...@zornhau: yeah, I'm at a loss as to how I could translate my existing geomorphs effectively into tiles. Yes, as Telecanter suggests, I could do a layered PDF (although that's something I haven't tried yet,) so that GMs could print out multiple tiles from multiple viewpoints. But that's an entirely different area from what I've been aiming at...Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-6861479882702897852011-02-12T02:31:32.955-08:002011-02-12T02:31:32.955-08:00I was imagining them as throw away - a quick alter...I was imagining them as throw away - a quick alternative to mapping - print them on stiffer paper and card, and just use a marker pen to add hidden rooms/traps etc as they are discovered.<br /><br />I suspect, though, that you'd need a slightly different scheme - perhaps so that the tiles can always be divided into 2-4 neat sub tiles should they contain smaller rooms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-28822254479996461812011-02-11T17:49:58.653-08:002011-02-11T17:49:58.653-08:00With the desktop publishing tech we've got the...With the desktop publishing tech we've got these days it's actually conceivable to make two sets-- one for DM one to lay down in front of players.<br /><br />The multilevel tiles would be difficult, but imagine printing a second sub-tile to put down on top of the first tile when they climb up to the balcony, or whatever.<br /><br />Extra work, put certainly possible. I use a battlemap and marker for efficiency, but think it would be cool to have a map you could build in front of players.Telecanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238356788092725244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-78181108539327031962011-02-11T11:39:38.909-08:002011-02-11T11:39:38.909-08:00I certainly hope no tile-users are offended by my ...I certainly hope no tile-users are offended by my comment. I'm just a thrifty gamer who scratches his head at the use of tiles, a seemingly throw away product. But then I'm the same fella that used an old cardboard box as a DM screen. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-1220260553264615632011-02-11T11:19:59.241-08:002011-02-11T11:19:59.241-08:00@austrodavicus: Personally, I don't use tiles,...@austrodavicus: Personally, I don't use tiles, but I didn't want to piss on anyone's parade. I could be persuaded to do the counters for the tile people, though.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-31094403262215089842011-02-11T09:57:26.396-08:002011-02-11T09:57:26.396-08:00A geomorph is a device used to produce random dung...A geomorph is a device used to produce random dungeons (or whatever), a tile is an extravagance used by someone who obviously has too much money and nothing worthwhile to spend it on. Give me a sheet of perspex and a whiteboard marker any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com