llfe@hound.UUCP (L.FENG) (02/18/85)
<Credit to hogpd!jrrt for having the "first one".> If you don't mind having more clutter on the table, the thing that we have taken to using is plastic covered graph paper (K&E brand) glued to large cardboard. Grease pencil shows up easily, erases very well, and is easy to get dimensions right on. Besides, it's cheap, and when worn out, easily replaced. (A 2X3 foot board costs ~$5.00) -- From the lunch hour of hound!llfe.
mike@whuxl.UUCP (BALDWIN) (02/19/85)
Am I dead yet? I have found that a chalkboard is great for gaming, but try laying it down on the table instead of using it upright. A few minutes work with a grease pencil will lay out a good grid system, then just use chalk and a sponge and you can easily map out dungeons, and erasing is easier than with grease pencils. ps. did you know that if only half an archmage's xp comes from killing monsters, then he will have killed the equivalent of 103,448 orcs or Asmodeus on the prime material slightly over 21 times. kinda makes you pity the poor monsters doesn't it (Naah! Karmic debt). Yeah, well, whatever