Settlement video and more
Hello!
Right now I’m working remotely down in the West Country of England - I do enjoy the ability to take my work anywhere since I got my hands on an iPad Pro. I have my travel bag with everything I need, and off I go.
I’ll be back in Scotland soon, at which point there will be some bonus map variants, which will be cool!
I’ve been expanding my skill set so that I can offer PDFs that will allow you to chose which grid you use (or no grid), so reduce the number of files I’ll need to send, and making them more flexible for you.
I’ve also been chatting with a good friend and colleague who is something of a PDF wizard, and we’re working on adding more interactivity into the PDF files, which is definitely cool!
Oh hey, something I remembered I did a while back, which I thought you guys might be interested in if you like my work - a series of videos in which I paint one of the art pieces from the original The One Ring: Adventures of the Edge of the Wild roleplaying game. Check out the play list here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL40E83D2190D4B7E7
I’m also putting the final touches to a couple of new tiers. I think it’s about time I let you, my Patrons, have some say in the subject of the monthly maps, so there will be a new tier for those who would like to take part in some polls for future content.
I also think I’m almost there on a tier that includes artwork - NPCs, location paintings and the like. I’m wary because I want to offer good value and reliable delivery, and this would be a step up in time commitment. But I think I’ve worked out how to make it work! We’ll see!
Lastly if you have any suggestions for features or content you’d like to see, then do let me know and I’ll do my best to provide that for you.
Thanks!
Jon
Comments (8)
I have a rather stupid question... Since we're dealing with huge files here (some 1+ Gb), my Dropbox isn't able to handle them properly. So... is there a way to save the files from the links provided here straight to my Google Drive account? Without all the download/upload process? Thank you
Hi Luiz! Not a stupid question at all. The first thing I can do is break up the downloads so they’re not so huge in one go. I’ll institute that from next month and look at offering smaller chunks of archive material. You can certainly save them straight from the link to your HD without adding them to your Dropbox account. As to transferring direct to Google Drive I’m not sure. I’ll look into it though.
There certainly was a lot of talk of stance mats and the like down the years, but it never made it to a production phase, sadly. But I know Francesco is very keen on the idea, so it may still happen in the future!
Thanks for these maps. I had always hoped Cubicle 7 would have released some Jon Hodgson illustrated playing mats for TOR. Something consistent with the amazing art in the books. Have you ever considered making a battle map with the stances, target numbers and the like that players could place their miniatures or pawns on during combat? I'm fairly certain it would be a big hit with TOR players if they knew you designed it. Keep up the amazing work Jon! I will try and drop a link to this site on the LOTR Amino today and see if we can get more support for you here.
These maps are fantastic!!! I cant wait to implement them in future TOR games.
Thanks Kris! I hope you find them useful. I’m generally thinking of games like TOR when I’m making them.
Ooh there’s another learn - Links aren’t clickable in comments posted from mobile (not sure if that can be made to work form desktop). So my plan to get to Stone Henge this week for a new video has been foiled by the fact Salisbury Plain is on fire, and filled with discarded munitions from the British Army. While I imagine there’d be some amazing photo opportunities with the vast columns of smoke and the ancient stones, I suspect being smart and not risking the UXBs is the best plan... There is however a plan B!
Ooh, managed to get this uploaded via rural internet - some sneak peaks at ideas I’ve been working on: <a href="https://youtu.be/icK-x988LIg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/icK-x988LIg</a>