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Old 12-24-2019, 09:03 AM   #8
larsdangly
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Default Re: Practical Mapmaking

I use a 'factor of 3' set of nested scales (where the smallest begins with the official 3'), rounded off once things get big, and just pick the one that is best suited to the area I'm trying to map. The scales and some example areas are:

4': Official combat scale
12': Official 'labyrinth' scale
30': Castles, most villages, towns and cities, some detailed landscapes
100': Big cities; most detailed landscapes
300': very 'granular' travel map
1000': moderately granular travel map
1 mile: barony
3 miles: county
10 miles: nation
30 miles: the biggest scale at which I normally map for campaigns
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