As an example of the prep- I have a game on Saturday that goes for 4 hours, and I've learned to start prepping on Thursday. So far I've done one map in Photoshop today.

You can Google quite a few maps, but you'd be surprised at how many concepts for areas are actually missing from the internet. I can't find a palace to save my life.

If I was running this face to face, we could wing it on a battlemat, or run it without the map. The issue with FG is that to apply effects, you need the map. I suppose to could put the characters and their enemies on a blank map and use it, of course.

I know just what you mean.  I still have an extensive collection of source material to use with a VTT.  Gigs and gigs of it.

So as I suspected, they did change the licensing model for Steam.

These are the options on the main site:

Full License (GM and/or Player) **SALE* - $29.25 - *SALE**    $39
Lite License (Player Only)    $24
Ultimate License (Players connect and Play for Free)    $149
Full to Ultimate License Upgrade    $115

On Steam you have only one choice ($29/39).  But with the four pack, you do get one copy for free as usual.

It isn't clear whether everyone needs to pay for the ruleset or not.  I suspect not, but with the Steam angle it's certainly possible.

Quote from: Monster Manuel;749626I run a weekly Fantasy Grounds campaign, and yes, at first it felt like the program got in the way of whatever the ruleset didn't cover, but I realized that anything not covered could be applied the same way you would do it a a real table. The automation helps immensely with things like initiative in big combats, applying damage and other effects to enemies automatically, etc. I find that for me, a less rules-concerned GM, it makes the game go faster during play. The primary drawback is that it requires significant preparation ahead of time, and if the group goes a different way, that work is wasted.

In face to face I use miniatures and dwarven forge a lot. I don't have an infinite palette to create stuff with. For the average encounter I learned to make do with what I have. If I know the party is going to be somewhere specific then I do extra prep.

I handle Fantasy Grounds in the same way. I have a set of maps and tokens similar to my face to face setup. Maps and stuff that I can throw together to represent a variety of area. And when I know the party is going to be dealing a specific area, I do extra prep.

With that being said I recommend the following.

Lythia.com a website devoted to fan works for Harn.
In particular
The Harn Pottage series
And Many Manors series.

The Cartographers Guild is an excellent source of maps. As well as just a good place to learn about mapping.

Devin Night's Tokens

Note if you buy his tokens on Roll20 (or anybody elses) you can download them as a set for your own use, like for Fantasy Grounds, as well as use them in Roll 20.

The Vintyri project has a bunch of free symbol that can work as tokens.