Discussion: The World

[Poseptune]

Until I can get some tips on a better way to represent mountains.

[spoiler=Not another map. He has gone map crazy.]   [/spoiler]

[Poseptune]

Bump.


The map is 20 inches by 10 inches. So if the map is about 9500 miles wide, then 1 inch would equal 475 miles. The last two maps have the 1:475 scale. That is based off Ishmayls numbers. More? Less? Agree? Disagree? Suggestions?

[MittenNinja]

Here's a really nice looking hand-drawn compass rose, but it could use some touch-up work, if anyone is appropriately handy with a graphics program.

I took the image and cleaned it up/reworked it a little. Still awaiting some finishing touches.
Whaddya think so far?
 [spoiler] [/spoiler]

[Poseptune]

I likes it.

[Poseptune]

Any comments about the latest map? Scale? or other?

[Ishmayl-Retired]

I like it a lot too, MittenNinja.  And, glad to have you back.

[MittenNinja]

Any comments about the latest map? Scale? or other?

If my eyes don't deceive me that's pretty friggin huge. 1 inch on that map would be the same as the distance between cleveland and new york, making the main empire roughly the size of the united states. That must be one influential empire to be able to span that far. Not even ancient Rome had that much land. And well, look what happened to them...

[Ishmayl-Retired]

You do bring up a good point, Mittens.  I think we may want to scale it back a bit, make it a smaller world.  I would think an inch should be around 300-ish miles, and that will still make the kingdoms pretty large, but not abnormally large.

[Numinous]

I vote small world, as usual.  The smaller it is, the more detail we can create, and still keep the relation of people feasible.

EDIT: Poseidon, on your map, kingdoms still strecth the same distance, despite the presence of mountains.  Since borders are commonly formed along natural barriers, a large mountain range should have a significant effect upon the placement of a nation.

[MittenNinja]

Finished cleaning up that compass rose.
 [spoiler=here it is] [/spoiler]

I have it in PSD format as well so it'll be nice and easy to just pop onto existing maps. Once we get a map finalized.

[Wensleydale]

... Rome controlled as much land as the US, man. Ever seen a map of Rome? Most of north africa, all of europe (pretty much, other than north germany) and sections of asia. I'd say that's at LEAST as big as the U.S.

[MittenNinja]

... Rome controlled as much land as the US, man. Ever seen a map of Rome? Most of north africa, all of europe (pretty much, other than north germany) and sections of asia. I'd say that's at LEAST as big as the U.S.

It appears just as big/larger because of the Mediterrainian Sea. If you look at just the land mass it's a smaller aera than the US.

[Ishmayl-Retired]

Mitten, that rose looks great!  I think I'm going to use it for my campaign map as well!  I'm glad I found that, and I'm glad someone here was able to make it look nice.

[MittenNinja]

Mitten, that rose looks great!  I think I'm going to use it for my campaign map as well!  I'm glad I found that, and I'm glad someone here was able to make it look nice.

Thanks! Glad I could help!

[Poseptune]

I vote small world, as usual.  The smaller it is, the more detail we can create, and still keep the relation of people feasible.

EDIT: Poseidon, on your map, kingdoms still strecth the same distance, despite the presence of mountains.  Since borders are commonly formed along natural barriers, a large mountain range should have a significant effect upon the placement of a nation.

Which ones in particular?

I placed the mountains randomly, and most of them I used the existing borders. Some don't have the mountain going all the way through their region. I see 29, 30, 31, 33 can be changed, but are there any others? It would be nice if suggestions were made. This map is only a randomly divided (region and mountain) that was suppose to be an example. I put the numbers on it for easy reference.

Mitten, what do you have that saved as?