Thank you!

I printed the map using a poster/plotter printer in two sections that I split up in photo shop, scaling the map size and resolution to fit a 1in player grid (the grid marks are there, but faint).

I then taped 12 2ft×2.5ft foamcore boards together and glued down the map, using gluesticks for the majority and hot glue to keep the edges down. I taped it so that it is a trifold, condensing down to a single 7ft×21in panel for storage and transport.

Someone else here in the comments suggested cottons balls for fog of war, so I am gonna get those and some poster tack to keep it all vertical. I am gonna track their progress by making player tokens and using poster tack to keep them on the board.

The reason I did it was because the group wanted a world map poster of my homebrew setting to put up on the wall, but I am not a skilled enough artist to make it look nice enough. Professional, pre made maps ARE withing my skillset to make a massive poster from.

It can be downloaded from drivethruRPG here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product_reviews_info.php?&reviews_id=446386&products_id=299103

I got the maps for free because my dad backed the project in development and it came with the digital maps, but he had no use for them.

**edit for transparency: I didn't draw the map, just to make that clear, I just made the poster to 1in grid scale

The map is on paper, using a poster/plotter printer I have access to through work, and the backing is foamboard. Only $40 in materials all said and done.

Poster board! It is foldable too, condenses to a single 7ft×21in panel for storage/transportation

My thought was to make player tokens and use poster tack to move them around as they explore, keeping it all vertical.

I just finished it this morning at 2:30, so I still haven't worked everything out, but the first reveal will be today, even if I don't think they will start using it today.

I was wondering this too. My first thought was cotton balls.