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Old 09-04-2019, 02:45 PM   #2
larsdangly
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Default Re: Strict hex adherence - why?

It's an interesting and controversial design choice. I've asked myself this many times, and a lot of my home dungeons are basically conventional maps with hex overlays. The main strength of the approach they've taken is that it makes more sense as a table top game because the connections between MH scale maps, the MH tiles, and hex-scale battle mats are totally concrete: your dungeon map is a direct set of instructions for how you lay out the playing field. If you are using 'theater of the mind' to relate adventure locations to battle mats, it seems weird. But if you are using the physical components of the game, especially the MH tiles, then their approach is the way to go. I find it is one of those things that is easy to criticize for abstract reasons, but if you just do it you will like it.
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