Continental map needs help

[Wrose]

Thanks for the warm welcome and the information. I came across this site through a random google search for cartography and lurked for a couple days before joining up. There seem to be some great people here and I look forward to get to know everyone.

Wrose

[RPMiller]

And we, you.

[Eru]

Howdy Wrose,

Nice map - I look forward to seeing what the "finished" product looks like. I'd also love to know the scale of the map - are these ruins tens, hundreds, or thousands of miles apart? The use of pieces from an actual map is interesting, but hard to pull off - I tried the same a few years ago and just wasn't happy with it. However, it looks like your attempt came out much better than mine! =)

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[pyrandon]

Hey Wrose, welcome to our guildhall! If you decide not to commision that one out & want some help--even specific help on "can anyone make me a tutorial on...", go ahead and post it. We have so many amazing creators here, I'm sure someone could help!

[Wrose]

Eru, thanks I'll be sure to check it out. I've already stopped by and was trying to register an account but it wasn't going through, told me to try again later so I will.

Pyrandon, thanks for the advice. It's comforting to know there are knowledgeable people I can poke at to learn stuff from.

- WRose

[Wrose]

Oh yeah, and I almost forgot. Eru, I'll put a scale on my map in the near future so you can get an idea of distance. I'll post up here once I have.

WRose

[Wrose]

I added a mileage scale to the map. The mileage calculations are based off the fact that a horse in D&D travels between 24-42 miles a day depending on his encumbrance. I took that and looked at how far I wanted a few of the different places to be from each other. If people have a recommendation on why it may be too big or too small please let me know.
I also made some minor alterations (moved around a few spots slightly and hand painted in some rivers.)

- WRose