WIP - Kalinthros

[Viking]

Nice work! It may be a coincidence but it's always weird to see names I've used also in other maps (Arinthia, Keldor and Parth which are all in my Skenth map in this case). I like what you've done so far even if only for using an unconventional map ratio! I would suggest maybe adding some more details to the desert region. Maybe some "desert concrete" and dunes. My biggest crit would be the river cutting the landmass in half running from Cathia to Freeport. That really doesn't happen in nature. Aside from that some of your rivers could handle a bit of variety in their meandering. I like some of your names, like Winter's Grasp.

[Nebula]

Nice work! It may be a coincidence but it's always weird to see names I've used also in other maps (Arinthia, Keldor and Parth which are all in my Skenth map in this case). I like what you've done so far even if only for using an unconventional map ratio! I would suggest maybe adding some more details to the desert region. Maybe some "desert concrete" and dunes. My biggest crit would be the river cutting the landmass in half running from Cathia to Freeport. That really doesn't happen in nature. Aside from that some of your rivers could handle a bit of variety in their meandering. I like some of your names, like Winter's Grasp.

Thanks for the input! I actually was studying your Skenth map a couple of days back because of loved how you did the heraldry for it, was drawing a lot of inspiration from it, so it most likely isn't coincidence, names get carried over when I study other maps without me noticing at times. I try to give it a best shot of making some names up. Though I could not help but to entertain my pathfinder group with little Lord of the Rings references. The unconventional map ratio was something I really wanted to play with, I was imagining like a rolled up scroll containing the map.

When it comes to naming, I do have a bit of a hard time trying to avoid funky names like "Brown Town" so I tried to go with a more varied approach. What do you think would be a better route, trying to go with a naming convention like "Winter's Grasp"?

That's a good point for the dessert though, I will definitely give that a touch up. Now to the river, I tried my best at making it appear natural, but as you can see it sort of fell short on that aspect. Looking at it again, it doesn't look that great so it's probably a good idea to go back to it and make the adjustments.

I really like this map, I think it's awesome! It's a lot different than a lot of other maps which I like, also your names are cool. The only thing (and I mean the only thing... I looked at your map for a good while just so I could say something that seemed at least a little helpful) that I would think needs some work is that up north it doesn't really look a lot colder it just looks a little of a muddled white and if you could make it look more frozen I think it would add to the map. I really like this map great work!

Thanks for the input, I was having a hard time getting the northern part of the map to look colder then the rest but it began to white everything out to me. I'll definitely go back at trying to freeze the north a bit more and Ill post up the edit for review! Cant help it but, Winter is Coming!