Once again--this product is visually excellent--but as I project the maps on a wall I need to be able to copy the map itself and save it as an individual image. The secure locking of the PDF prevents that from happening and --frankly there isn't any reason to do so. If I want to copy the document I have plenty of options from print and scan--i didn't want to have to go through that. Unlock your pdfs and its a 5.

Excellent floor plan. Unfortunately the file is a secured PDF. So my purchase intended for projection on a whiteboard is impossible. Copying from the document is a minimum standard here folks. Unlock the documents and id rate it a 5. As it stands what was something I got exited about --turns out to have the standard not quite as advertised quality.

Am I alone in just wanting some stuff that freaking works the first time the way you want it to?

I got this free so I may see this floor plan differently. In any case, if you can get this 2 story building for less than $1, I say go for it! Complete 1= 5' plans as well as a single page for each floor (with or without furniture). I will be using this for my evil corporate fiend who put profits ahead of safety and accidentally created a zombie epidemic!

This floorplan is flexible enough to be used as a small town house in a modern monster adventure and looks pretty good doing it! I staged a zombie fight in it and it is generic enough that I could have another one at a "neighbors" house and no one would remember that it is the same plan. Sweetness for a free building!

Herein are plans to a single-room 'performance' venue - the headline 'jazz club' is just one of the acts that could appear here. It would be just as good for stand-up comedians or other acts.

The premises are rather long and thin, and it's easy to imagine that this is some basement dive. In the main room there is a stage, an open space with tables and chairs and a bar with a few stools. Steps lead down from the entrance, and it meets standard requirements by having rest rooms. There isn't much room behind the bar, although there is a small office and a larger dressing room for performers beside the stage, with a back door if they need to beat a hasty retreat!

The plans come as a single sheet suitable for printing out and putting on the table in front of your players as a general view of the place they are visiting, and a massive single sheet version (18" x 24") for miniatures users who have access to a plotter. The text talks about a multiple-page version that can be produced on a normal printer and be stuck together, but none is provided.

PDF technology is used to good effect - you can toggle on and off the grid, furniture, text or the walls (not quite sure why you might want that unless you have a dramatically different shape of room in mind) - and overall it is an excellent dive in which you can perform or listen to some good music with a drink in hand, or plot an intrigue or two whilst nobody can overhear you.

Play it again, Sam!

A beautiful diner with excellent print quality that can be easily used in a variety of genres from Call of Cthulhu to Shadowrun.

The print quality of this map is excellent but the map itself lacks some basic stuff like storage rooms and a backstage. I was planning to use this map as the base of operations for the PCs in my SR4 campaign but I'll have to do some serious modifications to make it functional enough.

A fine tool for those doing modern-style RPG games.

What can I say?

It's a tragedy, and as a Mom myself I feel so much for those who have seen a young life cut short... but how wonderful the spirit that seeks to help prevent others falling victim to the same fate.

Thank you to all those publishers who have contributed product, and to the good folks at Fabled Environments for putting this package together, and the crew at DriveThru for making it all work.

And Thank You to everyone who has bought this bundle, whether motivated by the urge to help one of our own or attracted in by the goodies on offer.

Note: bought with own money, even if I am a featured reviewer :)

The Arctic Research Station is a very accurate architectural drawing - evoking a style that is perfect for modern and near future games. Provided is a location with one hub, two living quarters, and a research/lab space. The architectural drawing includes furniture and equipment to make give a better feel of the environment.

This floorplan is perfect for something like a google+ hang out, where the game master can bring up an image and let the players draw their character's positions. It may also be adaptable for Virtual Tabletop.

Off the top of my head, this map could be used for games ranging from Conspiracy X to Cthulhutech to Werewolf: the Apocalypse.

The only issue is scale - each page is presented in two sizes, 8.5x11 and 24x36 (a standard plotter size). If you do not have access to a plotter, printing off sections of the drawing at full scale is a hassle, and may result in wasted paper. I'd recommend the publisher also includes full scale 8.5x11 sections to make printing easy (and it should be simple for them, all they need to use is viewports in AutoCAD or Microstation).

In all, it's a good product for $3. I'll be sure to check out some of Fabled Environment's other maps when I need them for an online game!

The good: Good cause, low price, hours of reading and playing: full systems and settings included, maps, adventures, paper minis...

The bad: R.I.P Michael Rohan. Hope these initiative helps a little to raise funds.

The following review was originally posted at Roleplayers Chronicle and can be read in its entirety at http://roleplayerschronicle.com/?p=23156.

Office Spaces is a collection of three different modern office floorplans covering: Strip Mall Office, Highrise Building, and Warehouse Building. Each one is fully detailed with furniture and room identifiers and come in four formats: fully labeled with grid, no grid, no labels, and no furniture or labels. Having these different formats allows the GM maximum flexibility for what they wish to use the floorplan for including uses outside of modern settings such as post-apocalyptic or sci-fi.

OVERALL

Business locations are rarely the same going from one place to another. The best part of the Office Spaces collection of floorplans is that the layouts of these offices is very simple, somewhat standard, and more importantly completely generic. This too provides maximum flexibility to the GM for incorporation into whatever setting they are using. Although you don’t often see combat within a business office, they make great additions for investigative and even horror games. Can you imagine what may be hiding within that inner-conference room?

RATINGS

Publication Quality: 10 out of 10 Office Spaces is an extremely clean set of floorplans. The variety of the three styles is especially nice for use within various settings (urban, suburban, and warehouse) and so simple that their interpretation can vary just as much – especially when you use the unlabeled maps. The entire publication is clear and crisp and laid-out extremely well.

Visual Appeal: 8 out of 10 While the floorplans are clean, they are completely clean in that they contain no color or decoration. While they look great, they are a little on the boring side and ready for color. However, this style of design does allow the GM to add their own decoration anywhere they’d like, especially where it makes sense. While looking at a black and white floorplan is a little dull, it definitely gets the job done.

Desire to Use: 10 out of 10 I can think of a number of uses for floorplans such as these in and out of the modern genre. In fact, if you add a little destruction to the walls and furniture, you have yourself an awesome post-apocalyptic floorplan where deadly firefights could ensue. A lot is left to the imagination as what’s presented is so basic, but the excellent formatting of the floorplan and placement of all the key items (bathrooms, conference rooms, offices, cubicles, etc.) make for very realistic settings.

Overall: 9 out of 10 I love battlemaps and finding ones for modern settings is often difficult. While you may think you can just sketch out the office building you saw the other day, finding the right dimensions can prove challenging. Office Spaces takes that challenge away and provides three different office spaces that look and feel like actual, modern day offices. If this is the look you want, then there’s no need to look elsewhere.

I love the simplicity of the blue prints for this Zepplin - it makes it easy to print out, but gives a good overview of the construction of the ship. I would have put the single-page version of the ship at the front, instead of in the middle, so that the person using it could get a good look at the entire thing before looking at all of the pieces. But other than that, it delivers exactly what it promises - a good solid floorplan.

This floorplan is a workhorse. I've used it for modern games, Victorian era games and even basic fantasy. The ability to display the maps with or without grids and interior details is a big plus, along with the full size version for those of us with (or have friends with) large plotters! Great stuff! Near the top when it comes to cost/benefit ratio.

Thanks guys!

As with all their maps, this is a great looking and well designed map set that will see a lot of use for my games. I love Fabled Environments and will pretty much buy almost anything they decided to make.