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Cleric Generic
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 25 Jun 2010 : 18:35:28
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 26 Jun 2010 : 20:24:56
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I've been busy with work the last few days, not to mention finally getting my D&D books unboxed and shelved almost a month after moving... this is looking very interesting, Mark. Do you have another WIP update for us?
Rob: Thanks for the Anchorome and Katashaka maps! 
I'm currently bouncing ideas for Osse off one another to see what sticks together... see the "Project Isle" scroll for more on those musings.
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Why does nobody like the shape of Laerakond? After some initial  I think it's really rather interesting, in a good way. 
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Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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Posted - 26 Jun 2010 : 22:20:51
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Jakk - it is rather interesting, but not very realistic, 'as is'. I could have done more to 'fix it', as it were, by making it less roundish and more 'bumpy'. I did that a little, but I should have taken it further. I assume the map in the FRCG to be just a very 'basic' map created by Faerunians - the equivalent of some of those (highly innacurate) World maps created by early RW explorers.
For instance, I would have done something like THIS or THIS - see what I mean? A more 'natural' looking landmass.
Those are just really quick examples I made - all I did was detach Scandinavia, and flip and modify (slightly) the British Isles. I just wanted to show you what I meant - I would have done my own continental outline. There were at least a dozen other places on Earth I could have used as a model.
As for a WIP - hopefully later. I'm trying out some new mountain techniques.  |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Cleric Generic
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
565 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jun 2010 : 22:22:29
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| It (Laerakond)is pretty cool, I think the issue is less that it's not pretty enough and more that it's a bit unnatural looking, at least compared with the rest of Toril... Which of course has lead me to dreaming up all sorts of other weird and wonderful shapes for the rest of Abeir... |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 26 Jun 2010 : 22:29:07
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When I think of Abeir, I picture This map by Clercon over on the Cartographer's Guild boards.
Its so 'exotic looking' that it really works for me.
I wish I had 1/10 that guys talent. |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 26 Jun 2010 : 23:06:23
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Mark: I'll agree that Laerakond is a bit "unnatural" in appearance, but my quickly-developed theory (coming from your map of the place) was that the inner bay was scooped out by a big and fast-moving meteorite, and this same impact separated Laerakond from whatever other landmass(es) it may have been attached to, resulting in its artificial shape. I have a few other ideas, but I'm trying to stimulate my thought processes on something sahuaginish for Osse right now...
I also really like Clercon's map, but it looks more Mystaran than Realmsian to me... certain coastline types automatically associate with certain worlds, and for me, gently curving coastlines ending in relatively sharp points scream "MYSTARA!" Yes, I know Katashaka is built of similar contours, and I had the same initial response when I first saw the continental outline in the 3E FRCS. That being said, thanks to BRJ's historical geography in the GHotR, Katashaka is now essential to some very evil plots involving the Sarrukh that begin to come to fruition as a result of my Spellplague... which is why in my Realms, any Spellplague-induced changes in geography must retain Katashaka.
Mark: Looking forward to seeing your new map experiments. |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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Dark Wizard
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 26 Jun 2010 : 23:12:38
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Originally posted by Markustay
When I think of Abeir, I picture This map by Clercon over on the Cartographer's Guild boards.
Its so 'exotic looking' that it really works for me.
I wish I had 1/10 that guys talent.
That's awesome. I wished I had 1/100th of his talent. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2010 : 00:56:40
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Just a WIp of the new Laerakond/Returned Abeir map I'm working on - a close-up shot.
Anchorakond WIP |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Darkmeer
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 29 Jun 2010 : 16:01:58
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Cleric Generic
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
2165 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jun 2010 : 22:56:32
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Originally posted by Markustay
Just a WIp of the new Laerakond/Returned Abeir map I'm working on - a close-up shot.
Anchorakond WIP
Looks very nice so far... I'm definitely liking the new mountains. Do they take noticeably longer than the 3.5 style of mountains, or can you make such comparisons yet? |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2010 : 07:58:41
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I think once I get used to doing them that way, it will be much quicker. Right now its about the same.
I did more today, but I'll post another WIP when I have a significant amount done. I'm using this project as practice for when I start on my own world - it needs to look professional if I'm going to be building an entire site around it.
I used the 'Wasteland' and 'Swamp' terrains exactly as I had them in the 'official looking' FR maps I did, and I'm not thrilled with them. The badlands aren't too bad (once I switched from the standard Badlands texture to that of Anauroch, which is a mush better color for it). I may just use the swamp color and not the little reedy-looking things - I need to find something that goes with the mountains and trees better, but I want to at least keep the color palette consistent with FR. |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
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Posted - 14 Aug 2013 : 11:01:43
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
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Posted - 14 Aug 2013 : 11:55:26
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Would you consider this:
placing Newhon on the western coast of Oerik? The Mingol would be really close to the Paynim...just a thought instead of the Iron Kingdoms... |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 14 Aug 2013 : 13:21:20
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Nope, never finished. Those maps burned, along with all my cool new textures.
I've never considered Newhon - don't know much about it. I've only read one of the books. Since I've decided to merge parts of Mystara with Faerūn (including Thyatis and Alphatia), I no longer have a need for those empires off the west coast of Oerik, so now IK doesn't make as much sense (the Alphatians were supposed to be the IK Orgoth).
I will look into this option - I haven't gone to the other continents yet with my new layout.
EDIT: Middle Earth would also fit. |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 14 Aug 2013 : 13:58:25
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Perhaps creating your own sub-continent to add places like Newhon would do the trick.
Heh, now that I'm thinking about it, Hyborea (Conan) would be a cool addition to, but hey, I'm just a greedy bloke.  |
I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 14 Aug 2013 : 14:03:32
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You read my mind - I was just considering this (after looking at some other west-coast based fantasy settings, like Hyboria).
However, we have all the flavors already (with my Amalagam hodgepodge central), so I can't really think of anything else I need.
WoT would also work, but thats just more of what we already have in Faerūn and Oerik. I like the Aeil wastes, though, and it would line-up with the GH maps nicely. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 14 Aug 2013 : 14:19:33
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Hmm, Nehwon and Hyboria are very low-magic campaigns too, though a DM could come up with a reason why those regions are stagnant magically. I guess that would also give whatever 'flavor' they have a bit of a twist from the standard magic levels of Faerun.
I know on DeviantArt you made a comment that it was your goal to allow for the most published adventures to be available in one world...but that would be a never-ending task methinks. Enterprising DMs should probably just place those purchased adventures wherever they best fit and just tweak them as needed. |
I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one. |
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