I've always found the original maps in the classic T2k v1.0 Polish Campaign modules a bit lacking in detail, but Google Map or Wikimapia versions can be too detailed (and somewhat anachronistic). The multicoloured maps in the fifth and final module, Going Home, are great, but it's Jed McClure's Hexmap versions that really caught my attention - by placing a 20km hex grid over the originals, the utility of the Germany and Poland maps is greatly increased.
However, dealing with the original Hexmap file is cumbersome, so I've cropped sections of Jed's hexmap to correlate with the black & white maps from the various modules and the Challenge #25 article, "The Baltic Coast: A Looter's Guide for Twilight: 2000" in order:
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| Escape from Kalisz Hexmap |
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| The Black Madonna Hexmap |
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| Free City of Krakow Hexmap |
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| Pirates of the Vistula Hexmap |
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| Ruins of Warsaw Hexmap |
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| Going Home (East) Hexmap |
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| Going Home (West) Hexmap |
Note: there's no module that really covers the section of the lower
Vistula from
Warsaw to its mouth to the east of
Gdansk in the same level of detail as
Pirates of the Vistula, although some of the towns and locations are admittedly covered in
Going Home.
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The Baltic Coast: a Looter's Guide for Twilight: 2000
(Challenge #25 article) |
Resources
Jed's original files (and the accompanying complied index, excellent work) can be found here:
In addition,
Jed's page ("An Old School Polish Sandbox") includes some play aids for the introductory
Escape from Kalisz adventure and some more detailed topographical maps covering the same area as the two large maps in
Going Home.
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