Utterly gorgeous!
Utterly gorgeous!
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Very cool map, did you plan it all out or did it just evolve?
I notice at least 10 Tolkein-inspired names in there, very awesome.
This for D&D or something else?
I had a quite detailed sketch on paper and I had dosens of places with background I wanted to add into the map. But of course some things evolved during the creation and in some plases i went back and forth many times.Originally Posted by Eesu
Indeed there are several names in the south that are Tolkien inspired. There shouldn't be any directly from tolkien but I haven't cross checked. I'm running a home brewn game with quite unique set of rules (at least I have not seen anything like the one we have).
Very immersive map. Just makes you want to pore over it for hours, studying every detail. Well done on the well-disguised locations, the engaging textures and overall map dynamic. A real triumph.
Beautiful map dude!
Neeeeeat. I probably wouldn't have the patience to do something so detailed, even though I'd want to.
There are some names straight from Tolkien, such as the Falls of Rauros, Rohan (even though there was no bay called Rohan in Middle-Earth) and the Trollshaws. Otherwise, awesome names. How detailed information do you have on the marked battlefields?
I wanted to create strong Tolkien feeling into the names in the southern part without direct quotes. But I'm not a Tolkien enthusiast, so it is possible that some had slipped through.
I have couple of pages written about the wars and battles in this continent. For each battle I have at least answers to when, who, why, outcome, influence and some additional information. This map is currently used in our RPG campaign, but I’m sure players will never get to know most of the info.
Pasis, how do you do your cities here? Is it just a fill texture?
It is actually a fill texture with some photoshop effects in it. I have used the same cities in my tutorial where I explained how to do it. Somewhere in the middle of that thread I have posted the city texture I had used. Feel free to use or modify it.
http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=4405
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