Dyson's maps suck

I think his maps are getting smaller. 5 room lairs in the most recent releases. You might be able to shout at one end and be heard at the furthest point.
 
squeen said:
I think his maps are getting smaller. 5 room lairs in the most recent releases. You might be able to shout at one end and be heard at the furthest point.
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I guess he's going where the market is. If I'm looking for a quick map to drop into something, I probably want something small, so it makes sense. If it's going to be big, I'm either going to do it myself, or use a published product.

Fun as it is to drool over some of his larger works eh. I thought someone was keying that massive, multi-page mega dungeon he did a couple years ago? (not 'Dyson's Delve' which was also cool enough to deserve being printed out and shoved in a folder for a rainy day)...
 
This thread is amusing. I looked at the beginning and saw that I actually just used the second of the two example Dyson maps that @Two orcs pointed out in post #2.
 
The1True said:
I wish someone would change the thread title. It's kind of spiteful.
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Yes. And to tell you the truth I had to look at the beginning of the thread because DP is at the top of tab 3 and I thought this was probably his doing. But it was not.
 
I used to love his maps and supported his Patreon. Still do, but at lower giving category.
As far as I can tell, he has switched from making old school dungeons to 5e battle mats.
Beautiful, but of limited use.
I love a lot of his "middle work" for wilderness lairs.
 
His maps are pristine. I think he's switched over to digital (tablet) from pen and inl. Also, I think he's discovered everything there is to draw and has his preferred solution. I wonder if he is bored.

Here's some of his AI experiments.
dysonlogos.blog

Stream Backdrops, Set 4

For the past while, I’ve swapped out the typical “paper” background I use on my cartography streams for various other wallpaper-format pieces I’ve put together using MidJour…
dysonlogos.blog dysonlogos.blog
dysonlogos.blog

Stream Backdrops, Set 3

For the past while, I’ve swapped out the typical “paper” background I use on my cartography streams for various other wallpaper-format pieces I’ve put together using MidJour…
dysonlogos.blog dysonlogos.blog
 
The Heretic said:
I've heard...RUMORS...that DP and Squeen are the same person.
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I'm like the Green Goblin - I just like to argue with myself, I guess.

Back to topic though. Dyson maps, while not especially complex or involved, are fine at doing exactly what they need to do: giving a DM in need a quick map fix. We can't/shouldn't hold them to the same standards as professionally-published maps - doing so is akin to complaining about the food at McDonald's (it's like, yeah, it has some extreme room for improvement... but it's fast and cheap, and you're delusional if you're eating there expecting the heights of fine dining. Sometimes folk just want an easy dinner).
 
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