From Carlson on WoTC boards:
In Photoshop, you can use the measure tool to determine how wide a square on the unadjusted map is. Then multiply the width of the map by 1" and divide by the width of a square on the map. This will give you the size the map will have to be to make each square one inch wide (In Photoshop, you change this with the Image Size... function.
For example, the Upper Level of the Frost Giant Stronghold has a width of 27.778 inches and a square width of .681 inches. 27.778/.681 = 40.79, so increasing the size of that map to 40.79" makes each square 1 inch wide.
Other programs would use different tools, but the same general principle applies.
If you want to enlarge a printout of the maps on a photocopier, use the same technique as above (based on the printed map), but add the step of dividing the size you need by the size of your source map to determine what enlargement to use. The above example would yield an enlargement scale of 1.47, or 147%.
Other suggestions I`ve heard are to buy cheapy paper that's gridded for one inch.
I laminiated my aberration starter map. |