It turns out it isn’t a hard job, but, it is a bit tricky, and most of the effort is in creating the symbols themselves. And, I also had to figure out how to get those into CC3+. Now I had to figure out how to both create symbols and emulate Schley’s style to produce the symbols I needed. Well, almost – I needed further symbols to suit my module. The program uses a number of Schley’s symbol packs (for example Symbol Set 4 – Dungeons of Schley), and that was perfect for me. Enter ProFantasy’s Campaign Cartographer 3+ (“CC3+”). Knowing how many hours it would take to hand-draw the maps, I looked for a way to cut down some of the time required.
I had always liked Schley’s maps, and wanted to produce a few maps for a module I had in mind for the Dungeons & Dragons group that I run. If you haven’t seen his maps, you really owe it to yourself to take a look at them. And, well, for the most part that is exactly what they are – hand drawn, albeit done using programs like Adobe Photoshop and/or others. His use of line, shading, and slightly muted color do a fantastic job of creating the illusion of a truly hand drawn map with dimensional objects. It is no wonder that Wizards of the Coast sought him out for many of the maps used in their products. The mapping style of Mike Schley is, simply put, beautiful. Ralf | Ma| guest article, Jon C Munson II, Mike Schley, Symbol Set 4, symbols, Tutorial Comments Off on All the Annuals: Munson’s Mines (May 2017) Since then I have been honored to have worked with companies such as WizKids, Pelgrane Press, and ProFantasy. When I decided to venture into creating maps for my and others rpgs, I thought I owed it to her to name myself Lorelei Cartography, since it was her that led me to the wonderful world of tabletop gaming in the first place. Though I can be known for using some original, creative techniques with this program, I wanted to showcase some maps with those tricks and others with nothing but the basics, I’ve done this for the average mapper, to show that you can still produce quality maps for your gaming needs and not need the skill that some of the Master Mappers and longtime, proficient users out there.Ībout the author: Lorelei was my very first D&D character I created more years back than i’d like to remember. This map is pretty basic, with no special bells or whistles. I decided to map out a small abandoned mine using only the symbols provided in the annual, since I realize not everyone has Symbol Set 4 available to them. Munson II, was meant to be used alone or in conjunction with Symbol Set 4. This month’s annual, by fellow mapper Jon C. Ralf | | AllTheAnnuals, Annual, Christina Trani, dungeon, Jon C Munson II
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