![]() ![]() The colour and fine detail are some of the reasons why the Cartographica has such a wow factor but there are a few maps when you’ll find yourself squinting and holding the book up under the light just to see them. Sure, there are insides of castles and passageways ready for dungeon crawlers but there are the likes of graveyards, islands and orchards to. There is a fairly good mix of locations in the 64 bold colour pages. GMs can transfer the book’s wow factor to their game by taking a quality colour photocopy and laying the map down on the gaming table for the players to stare at. Let’s coin the phrase “Map porn” for the book. The thing is, Todd Gamble’s Cartographica isn’t supposed to be terribly efficient. #CARTOGRAPHICA PURSES ETSY PDF#An efficient set of maps would be a collection of black and white drawings, or in my opinion, an $8 PDF collection is better still – why photocopy when you can print off at whim and make changes with PaintShopPro? An index would be useless anyway since there aren’t any page numbers. There’s neither index nor table of contents so although that means you get an extra map it means they’re hard to find. The Cartographica isn’t terribly efficient. The maps are decorated with in-game paraphernalia like ‘wax seals’, GM notes (directions, comments) and decorative headers. ![]() There might be no risk of miniatures being used on them, not unless someone has a supply of miniature miniatures. The square grid overlay on the maps always smaller than the standard size for game use, often significantly so. Yet the maps have something of a handout feel about them too. The urge to photocopy the maps must also be perfectly valid since Green Ronin grant permission for personal photocopying up front at the start of the book. The maps are supposed to be used as battle maps the square grids on them are proof of that. You’ll go insane as you attempt to balance the urge to use the wonderful maps in your game against your instincts to protect the book. If you don’t have access to a colour photocopier then don’t go near Cartographica. Mind you, there’s no escaping the “Get your dirty minis off my lovely maps!” factor either. There’s no escaping Todd Gamble’s Cartographica’s “wow factor”. ![]()
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