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Can You Mix Maps And Imagination For Epic Adventures?

August 22, 2025

Greg talks about the pros and cons of using Battle Maps and Theater of the Mind for your tabletop roleplaying games, then he gets into how he combines them for a hybrid approach that can really take your game to new heights. Let us know what style you prefer, and why, down in the comments.

Chapters
00:00 – 00:20 Intro
00:21 – 03:58 Battle Maps
03:59 – 07:53 Theater of the Mind
07:54 – 09:05 The Hybrid approach
09:06 – 09:28 Outro

https://youtu.be/QKXkXs6NPOk Video about leveling up your combat roleplay that Greg mentioned.

Music provided by Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com
“Beauty Flow” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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