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    Default Nov/Dec/Jan '23 Lite Challenge: Map a Section of the Temple of Elemental Evil.

    Nov/Dec/Jan '23 Lite Challenge: Map a Section of the Temple of Elemental Evil in full BattleMap size.
    Another 2 month Challenge, because this is a big Challenge and there are 2 or 3 major holidays coming up.

    The Temple of Elemental Evil is one of the great original D&D adventures. It has a huge set of maps in the original game. But, they are not useful for anyone
    who likes to play on full sized battlemaps.
    So, anyone who wants to participate should start a thread announcing they are in and I will post your section of the map on your thread to download and work from.
    I will also post the written descriptions of the rooms for you. While the descriptions will tell you where the monsters are, that is for the game only. The monsters should not
    be permanently seen on the map.
    We did a similar challenge years ago mapping the Caves of Chaos from Keep on the Borderlands and it was a very popular challenge. I am hoping this one will be also.
    While I realize this will be most interesting to those of you who have played D&D, it is basic mapping which does not require any knowledge of the game.

    Parameters: Each map should be created at a resolution of 1 inch equals 5 feet at 140 dpi (or ppi).
    Note The original maps I will post are made at 1 square = 10 ft, so the battlemaps need to be twice the size at 1 square = 1inch = 5 ft.
    They should also be as close as possible but a little artistic or realistic changes are OK.

    Please remember to title each thread: Nov/Dec/Jan '23 Lite Challenge: < your title here >

    Also remember to preface each image you want to show up in the thumbnail scraper with: ### Latest WIP ###
    (If you don't, your map won't show up for the voters at voting time, which might hurt your chances. ) Try using the WIP Icon to make it nice and easy.

    Please note: If you put more than one image on the same post, only one of them gets picked up by the picture scrapper
    and it might not be the one you want.

    The challenge will end on or about the 14th of January, after which we'll have 3 days of voting. The winner of this challenge will receive a silver compass, you know you need one!

    Quick rules reminder: The Lite Challenge is open to anyone who has not already won 3 Silver compasses, 1 Gold Compass, or been selected as a featured Cartographer's Choice Map.
    Also, the map has to be started on or after the first day of the challenge, no reusing older maps even if they were not finished, unless you start over from scratch.

    DEADLINE: End of day, January 14.

    Example: This original map section, becomes this battlemap ( not at 100 dpi yet )
    Click image for larger version. 

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    Last edited by Bogie; 11-20-2022 at 11:26 AM.

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