darrenkitlor's Abeir-Toril Map - Forgotten Realms

[Voll-ka the Deceiver]

Good-bye, Grandfather of games (Gary Gygax) in your passing you shall be missed. I wanted these to be my first words ever used on a computer. My wife just taught me how to go on line (no more stone and chisel) and this is the first sight I looked up. I swear it's true. That being said, I hope I can contribute in some small way to the passion we evidently share - Dungeons and Dragons in general and The Forgotten Realms in particular. Your maps are the best I have ever seen of the entire world of TORIL, and I would love to know where some of your info comes from so I can read up on it myself. Further, having played the game steadily for 30+ years, I have accumulated thousands of books and supliments in hard copy and may be able to supply you with some obscure tidbits. In any case, map design of the entire planet is the Holy Hobby Grail, and I can't wait to hang this bad-boy on my wall - The bigger the better!!!

[Klaus van der Kroft]

Very nice map indeed!

I have some Forgotten Realm crazed friends who will love it. I'll send them here to check it.

[Javelin Divine]

Could I get this fantastic full-size map version?

[Javelin Divine]

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The Forgotten Realms - Toril
by darrenkitlor

UPDATED: 25 July 2011 -- New Map; Higher-Res Landscape, Coloring

Introduction

Hello everyone! I'm a long-time lurker but I wanted to share a massive map I'm working on.

Project Summary

It's a 16000x9000 pixel map of Toril (the world upon which the Forgotten Realms exist). I'm a huge D&D buff - so I wanted to get the entirety of the game world looking nice for a wall-mount poster.

Right now, I've got most of the landmass, rivers, and beachhead figured out for all of Toril. I just need to hunker down and bring 60% up to 100% (and also remove artifacts that cause irregular shorelines)

That's the hard part. It's a fine line and I don't want to post many textured screens till I get it just right.

Design Log

• 15 August 2010 - Project Started; got basic outline completed, utilized blending options for shoreline, rough beaches, etc.
• 16 August 2010 - Height Map is temporary until I have all the rivers updated and other continents added (note: coloring and sea texturing is still on the docket).
• 20 August 2010 - Huge coloring and height map breakthrough. Finally found something I like in a tutorial but made some parts my own.
• 25 August 2010 - Texture methods are more or less finalized. I still need to fine tune the landscape before approaching it. Also, have maps of virtually every continent for authenticity's sake.
  
• 25 July 2011 - Return to editing the map; updated coloring, biomes, improved texturing on oceans

Sample Screenshots
notes: (waiting to complete rivers and remove artifacts before applying height map and final coloring)
Latest Shot:
[INDENT]1% Zoom of Toril - 25 July 2011 (1600x900)
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If I have a map at 100% size, I will put names in and send it to you

[Javelin Divine]

A very nice map that surpasses all the maps I have seen

[TwistedFaith]

Hi I'm EXTREMELY new to this site and I happened to find this post. I'm curious as to how far you have gotten by now on The Forgotten Realms - Toril map? and did you upload it so it can be downloaded yet? My friends and I are playing D&D 3.5 in the Forgotten Realms area and your map IS the BEST I've seen so far.

[Finrod Cuthalion]

Hi, I'm stunned by your great work and I'm currently searchign for a Toril worldmap for the creation of Toril for Minecraft.
So far your map seems to be the absolutely best I've come across by far.
I'd love to get the full scale map to see if I can actually use it for my project.

The problem i have with most other maps is thast they're not topographic.
To clarify what I'm looking for:
-A map with realistic colours for grasslands, mountains, rocks, water, ice/snow and desert
-A map which depicts the height of a region by brightness/darkness (that directly fits the first map)

I hope you have success with your project and also i hope that you can give me a full scale picture.
thanks.

edit: its the world of Baldur's Gate that i would like to have.


edit:
have you considered using other existing maps to make your map?
i was really impressed by those of http://markustay.deviantart.com/ but they're useless for my project.

[xiliaster]

Hey Id love a copy of this map with names and cities and roads in place how are your work komming along ?

[Javelin Divine]

Hey Id love a copy of this map with names and cities and roads in place how are your work komming along ?

Hi you may well get the map
but for unknown of cases can I upload on Cartographers' Guild - a community for maps of fantasy, sci-fi and real world locations are you on fb?

[Xandegar]

Beautiful maps, great detail.

Would also love a full size copy. Will print it up, frame it and mount it!!