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Which type of map do you prefer?

Completely populated with secret, magic, monsters, etc, all static

11%

Populated with everthing except living or animated things.

37%

Just the map shell with no moveable objects at all, to be added by the GM.

47%

Some combination of the above. (please explain via comment)

Something not mentioned above. (please explain via comment)

Total votes: 597

About RPGMapShare.com

Submitted by Steel Rat on Mon, 06/26/2006 - 3:43pm

This site was created in order to help the Role-Playing community in general.

Creating maps for encounters and campaigns is one of the more time-consuming parts of GMing a game. My hope is that this site will help those GMs who don't have the time, ability, or inclination to make their own maps, and to give map makers who wish to share their work a place to do so.

This is also a place to discuss map-making concepts, some of which have already been brought forth in the forums. With discussion of this kind, Map-Makers and GMs can better coordinate their needs and desires for better role-playing experiences.

This site was put together by Jeff Alberts (aka Steel Rat), using free tools available on the web for just this purpose (Content Management and Group Collaboration).

Some of the tools used here include:

My thanks go out to the creators and developers of those products, and the many module developers. Without them sites like these would not exist.

If you find this site useful, please consider donating. The costs of server space and bandwidth can add up over time, your donations can help offset these costs, keeping the site running and feature-rich.

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Comments

I submitted a banner ad

Submitted by The Hound on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 7:23pm.

I submitted a banner ad earlier this week. I'm just wondering if it uploaded OK and whether it is approved yet. Please send reply to admin@rpgtonight.com

I did approve and activate

Submitted by Steel Rat on Sun, 03/16/2008 - 2:29pm.

I did approve and activate the ad.

Steel Rat

Thanks. Another question:

Submitted by The Hound on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 5:00pm.

Thanks.

Another question: Two maps on page 2 of the fantasy section, called 'Town1' and 'Windship' say "non commercial use" at the top, but say "usage: personal only" on the bottom. You might have changed the designation recently.

The reason I am asking is that I have assumed that we can use copies of maps designated "non commercial" or "non commercial and personal" as battlemaps on our site (which is not commercial), but that "personal only" would prohibit this. Anyway, they're both your maps, so we'll follow your direction and remove them if they're "personal only" or leave them up with credit to you as the artist.

PS: My offer stands for a bit of banner exchange. Now that iCon is over we'll have some room to put some other ads at the top of our main page.

-Hound
admin@rpgtonight.com

I consider "Personal Only"

Submitted by Steel Rat on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 12:41pm.

I consider "Personal Only" to mean any non-commercial use. So as long as you're not making a profit, put it anywhere you want, as long as that caveat remains with it.

They're not my maps, really, but defaulted to me when the original uploader hadn't logged in for over a year.

Steel Rat

I was wondering if you (

Submitted by captain sinith on Sat, 06/20/2009 - 3:24am.

I was wondering if you ( Steel Rat ) could make allowances for people to upload .PSD Files. So that everybody can make their own maps with the Layers. This could be valuable for People that want to use the graphics but want to customize it. Not sure if you want to allow that option but I think it would be nice.

Thanks

Captain

If you place the items in a

Submitted by Steel Rat on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 2:55pm.

If you place the items in a zip, you can include any files you want. I don't think the software can handle raw PSD files for the purpose of extracting picture info and creating a thumbnail.

Steel Rat

Steel Rat, do you make

Submitted by raptor 247 on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 2:57pm.

Steel Rat, do you make special order maps for users? Because I was looking around and want a very large maps for something not included in the gallery.