Episode 8: Mapmaking feat. Roz Leahy (Part 1)

In this trailblazing episode, we have our first ever guest and our first ever two-parter! We’re joined by Roz Leahy, game designer and editor, to talk all about maps. Who makes the map, and when? How is the act of mapmaking at the table reflected within the fiction? And when can a “bad” map be better than a “good” one?Freya invents Bawdy&D. Roz lays her cartography on the table. Violet joins the little leagues. Freya is inclined to descend. Roz delivers a north-winded explanation. Violet goes dotty. And most importantly, everyone enthuses about local history. There’s no pun there, we just think it’s neat.Check out our various things!The kickstarter prelaunch page for Journeymon, the monster-training RPG written mostly by Freya’s award-winning fiancée but also partially by her, is waiting for you at https://journeymonrpg.com/ . There’s also a free quickstart adventure. Check it out!Roz’s portfolio can be found here - https://rozleahy.carrd.co/ . Her Philip K Dick podcast, Chicks with Dick, can be found in your preferred podcasting place.TimestampsWhat’s new - 3:05Mailbag - 11:46Intro to topic - 15:05Design Qs - 22:00History - 58:50Wrapup - 1:18:55TTRPGs (and a lot of specific modules this time!)Border RidingKeep on the BorderlandsJourneymonGoing for BrokeMasksDungeons & Dragons: Men & Magic bookletCosmere RPGStars Without NumberMothershipMausritterMörk BorgPlanescapeDawn of WorldsHyperboreaHyboria (not to be confused!)Descent into the Depths of the EarthWest MarchesDungeon GeomorphsTravellerMicroscopeThe Quiet YearDark ForestI’m Sorry Did You Say Street MagicSongs for the DuskOther media things discussedThe Carry On film series, for some reasonKill James BondOriginal Podcast Do Not StealEscape This PodcastCity of Six MoonsChicks with DickPathologicA prospective map of unified Germany from 1848Shadow & Bone (season 2)Game of ThronesBabylon 5Sword of the StarsStellarisKeep Talking and Nobody ExplodesCaptain SonarEscape from the Aliens in Outer SpaceOutdoor SurvivalChainmailGuild Wars 2Elden RingBig WalkRatatouilleFallout 3Assassin’s CreedNotes and linksThe virtual escape room “Break this Game” praised in Freya’s intro can be found here - https://mattj375.itch.io/vr-game-escape-room “On Exactitude in Science”, by Jorge Luis Borges, happens to only be one paragraph long, and you can read the text in translation here - https://neilgreenberg.com/ao-quote-borges-on-exactitude-in-science/ The National Library of Scotland’s archive of maps is available here - https://maps.nls.uk/ Mystic Arts’ Video on 3-mile hexes is on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEIg1DlRkLg More information about the singular phenomenon that is Hyboria can be found here - https://snv-ttm.blogspot.com/p/tony-baths-hyboria.html Contact us!At [email protected] creditsOur intro music is "Magic Escape Room" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/