Jeff Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 So I have been working on a master map of Dragon Pass, Kethaela, and Prax, as part of the RQ Campaign. The map is two A0 posters in size and consists of four A2 maps each. Here's some drafts of the A2s, complete with labels and vegetation layers. Some explanation of the colors: Dark green: heavy forest Light green: mixed woods and grassland Yellow: Either rich grasslands or SPECIAL (in the case of the print) White: Grasslands or cultivated land. Or areas that we haven't figured out a color for, like the top of the Shadow Plateau. Square with a dot: large city Square: city Circle with a dot: tribal center or other fortified settlement Circle: Settlement Dot: Place of interest Three dots (Illusion Rune): Ruins Enjoy! 13 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 What's the resolution of the terrain types? I notice that Arkat's Hold is surrounded by forest, but it is unlikely that the forest would reach all the way to the fortress walls, for instance. The blue terrain for the Choralinthor Bay islands probably is unintentional, too? Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordabdul Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) Thanks Jeff! So it looks like an iteration on the maps from the Guide To Glorantha, drawn at a much finer resolution? I'm curious about the semi-regular dotting of settlements throughout some areas like Esrolia or Sartar. Is there a practical rationale there, like how human civilizations would naturally establish settlements on average between 1 and 3 hours' walk from each other depending on population density or something? Are these maps for a particular book/release, or just a "let's map this thing once and for all at a usable level of detail"? Since I'm a map fanatic, I'd love to see detailed maps released with high enough production values to rival or surpass, say, the Harn maps, which I would say represent the gold standard in RPG map production (they have PDFs with layers and overlays for various things, pretty good, large size vinyl maps to hang on walls, etc.). For instance, a PDF with layers for Sartar tribes, Bestiary creatures' habitats, etc. Edited November 4, 2019 by lordabdul Quote Ludovic aka Lordabdul -- read and listen to The God Learners , the Gloranthan podcast, newsletter, & blog ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, lordabdul said: Thanks Jeff! So it looks like an iteration on the maps from the Guide To Glorantha, drawn at a much finer resolution? I'm curious about the semi-regular dotting of settlements throughout some areas like Esrolia or Sartar. Is there a practical rationale there, like how human civilizations would naturally establish settlements on average between 1 and 3 hours' walk from each other depending on population density or something? Are these maps for a particular book/release, or just a "let's map this thing once and for all at a usable level of detail"? Since I'm a map fanatic, I'd love to see detailed maps released with high enough production values to rival or surpass, say, the Harn maps, which I would say represent the gold standard in RPG map production (they have PDFs with layers and overlays for various things, pretty good, large size vinyl maps to hang on walls, etc.). For instance, a PDF with layers for Sartar tribes, Bestiary creatures' habitats, etc. It is an expansion of Greg's Master Map into Esrolia, drawn at 1 cm = 4km scale (which is much much higher resolution than we made the Guide) There's a hierarchy of maps - at the top is Greg's Master Map of Dragon Pass. This series expands that into Prax, Kethaela, and Saird. Some of this will be in the RQ Campaign, some elsewhere. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonsnail Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Sounds great! Please take the time to make it the king of Dragon Pass maps. I really like all other maps of the area and surroundings. Perhaps I'm easily impressed. But there has always been some minor things that could have been done better on each version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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