Masks & reveal

On a World Map scene, the Mask Tool is your fog of war. Cover the parts of the map your party hasn’t reached yet, then cut holes in the cover — reveals — as they explore.

Cover the map

1. Open a World Map scene and pick the Mask Tool from the toolbar.

2. Under Mask Areas, click the + button to add an area, then click around the map to drop its corners. Double-click (or right-click) to close the shape.

3. Use the Mask opacity slider to set how solid the cover looks — from a faint haze up to fully opaque.

Reveal an area

Each area in the Mask Areas list has a checkbox. Tick it to reveal that area — it cuts a hole in the cover so the map shows through. Leave it unticked and the area stays covered.

To soften a reveal’s edge, click the pen icon on its row to select it, then use the Feather slider — a higher value fades the hole out gradually instead of a hard line.

Tidy your list

Give each area a name in the Area name box (say “Starting valley”), and use the trash icon to remove one you no longer need.

Hide markers players shouldn’t see yet

Turn on Show only revealed features (the eye button) and any pins, regions, and other features that fall outside a revealed area are hidden too — so your players don’t spot a marker for a town they haven’t found. Turn it off to see everything again while you prep.

Note

In a live room, your players see the covered map. Tick a reveal open as the party arrives and the map opens up in front of them.

Related

• Layers & filters — control what the table sees.
• Pins — the markers a mask can hide until revealed.
• Regions — kingdoms and territories beneath the fog.
• World Map in a Room — reveal the map live at your table.