Quote Originally Posted by Diamond View Post
Personally, I can't agree with that. Having all the relevant information to make the map function in the manner in which it was intended is necessary, of course. But it also needs life, and character, and mystery, and romance, or it's just a bunch of boring lines and blobs. I don't understand why anyone would have a problem with that. Injecting life into something doesn't necessarily detract from its primary goal. Of course if the decoration becomes the primary focus, to the point where it obscures the map's functionality, then...
then... ... you get a failed attempt at a map like the ones I've been failing to make!

Between the two of you, I think you just solved *my* problem I keep getting stuck on the fact that my maps aren't *pretty* enough... or *real* enough... before they are finished.

Maybe the key is to make it functional and then pretty it up just a little? I dunno, but I'm going to try to work with this...

THANKS!

(I hope)