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Sweet! Thanks for the tips guys! When we get everything set up and working I'll try and take some pics to post.

I can't believe i never thought of floor plans for houses! Just erase the text and instant-manor/noble house/etc!

I am trying to set it up so I can make maps on the fly almost as fast as I can draw them on the current battlemat. To do this I have saved various pre-set layers and brushes in photoshop, so I can just (for example) pick the grass brush, the colour green, and then draw in big swaths of grass on the "grass" layer of my map.

Also, i can pre-make maps for encounters or save others to be re-used when the characters re-visit a site.

I have set up a mask layer so I can hide unknowen areas from the players, and another opaque layer for lighting.

Thanks for the ideas, I'll post again after the first session and let you guys know how it went!