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    Published on 08-08-2016 10:10 AM
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    July Challenge Results

    July's regular challenge was a little different from the norm. Instead of assigning one brief for everyone to interpret, Diamond decided to try something new...
     
    You guys are either going to love me or hate me for this one. The folks at http://donjon.bin.sh/ have some awesome generators; I encourage you to check out the whole site if you haven't already - it's a treasure trove of stuff.

    For this challenge, the participants will be mapping random locations. It could be anything from a library in a country estate,
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    Published on 07-25-2016 06:29 PM
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    June/July 2016 Lite Challenge Results

    In the previous Lite Challenge, Guilders were asked to create a map for an imaginary novel. This month, the sequel was released and another map was required. Bogie had some very specific requirements for the map, leading us to believe he may be moonlighting as a romance/horror writer(!)
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    Published on 07-08-2016 03:45 PM
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    June Challenge Results


    This month's Regular Challenge was "Map a Real Place in a Fantasy or SciFi Style". Diamond said...
     
    "Your mission this time around is to pick out any real world place (New York City, Botswana, your commute route, the Indian
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    Published on 06-19-2016 03:48 PM
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    Lite Challenge Results


    The Lite Challenge for May/June took the form of a commission for an imaginary novel. Bogie (who is clearly a romantic at heart) challenged Guilders to create a map for a book, specification as supplied...

    "For my new book "The Old Mage Finds a New Love" I need a map of a small country. It should cover an area about 500 miles E-W by
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    Published on 06-08-2016 11:38 AM
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    May Regular Challenge : Map a Trade Route

    After a short hiatus for the GuildWorld mapping extravaganza, the regular challenge was back and May's assignment was 'Map a Trade Route.' Sounds simple enough, right? Not so fast. Diamond's a hard taskmaster and he had some very specific criteria in ...
    Published on 05-24-2016 04:25 PM
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    April / May 2016 Lite Challenge Results - Map a Campsite


    This month, Bogie asked Guilders to map...

    "Any kind of campsite, any genre, any location, any scale. You could do the classic fantasy campsite, a clearing in the woods with a campfire, a couple tents and bedrolls. or an oasis in the desert with a sheik's tent. or an entire army's bivouac as they prepare for battle, or a small cave in the side
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    Published on 04-21-2016 06:10 PM
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    March / April 2016 Lite Challenge Results - Create a Compass Rose or Map Scale


    We were a little late in starting the March/April Lite Challenge, so Bogie decided to go with a relatively simple theme this time. Guilders were asked to 'Create a Compass Rose or Map Scale'. Additionally, the element created should be available for other mappers to include in their ...

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