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HandsomeRob
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Posted - 21 Apr 2010 :  16:41:46  Show Profile  Visit HandsomeRob's Homepage Send HandsomeRob a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
Hi everyone,

I've got a first draft of my Toril map completed but I'm having a bit of trouble getting it into the final, Zoomify-enabled form. In the meantime I'm happy to share some sections of it for you.
Aglarond: http://img203.yfrog.com/img203/9679/aglarond.jpg
Dambrath: http://img697.yfrog.com/img697/9446/dambrath.jpg
Far Payit: http://img52.yfrog.com/img52/5864/farpayit.jpg
Tabot: http://img263.yfrog.com/img263/7026/tabot.jpg
Tethyr: http://img412.yfrog.com/img412/7773/tethyr.jpg

If there are other sections that people would like to see, let me know and I'll try to get them posted. In the meantime, I'm very happy to accept your help in editing, so if you notice any mistakes or omissions please let me know and I'll see about getting the map fixed for the Zoomify version.

Thanks!
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Nice.

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Posted - 21 Apr 2010 :  17:30:56  Show Profile  Visit Brian R. James's Homepage Send Brian R. James a Private Message  Reply with Quote
More Maztica love. Sweet!

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Elfinblade
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Posted - 21 Apr 2010 :  18:29:33  Show Profile Send Elfinblade a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Nice indeed Rob! I even caught a glimpse of Wayrock in there
Say, are your maps pre spellplague? Got a year in mind?
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Jakk
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Very, very nice! I was actually visiting to post a link for you regarding this project, and I found this scroll... so here's the link. Scroll about halfway down to the "World of the Realms" heading for the image in question... and it does link to a slightly larger version.

I thought this might be useful to you for the topography outside the megacontinent... I don't know how much you've already done of that, or if you've already found this link and made use of it, or even how canon-friendly the physical geography depicted is apart from the central continent... but here it is for what it's worth.

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HandsomeRob
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Posted - 21 Apr 2010 :  21:18:45  Show Profile  Visit HandsomeRob's Homepage Send HandsomeRob a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jakk

I thought this might be useful to you for the topography outside the megacontinent... I don't know how much you've already done of that, or if you've already found this link and made use of it, or even how canon-friendly the physical geography depicted is apart from the central continent... but here it is for what it's worth.


Thanks - I've seen that image before but I wasn't sure how "canon" it actually is. There is a chance I could use it for a future version, however. Right now the outlines of all the landmasses are included, but if there isn't any other canonical information available (such as for Osse, Myrmidune, some other islands) I've left the landcover information off and filled the island with a noisy grey texture to represent "unknown lands". The exceptions to this are in Katashaka, Anchorome, and Lopango - for Katashaka I followed advice I've seen promoted here and elsewhere and warped the continental map from the Nyambe campaign onto the Katashaka landmass. Anchorome and Lopango needed more detailed landcover information, since they are attached to Maztica, so I picked up a map from http://hiddenway.tripod.com/images/maps/ for Anchorome and invented Lopango myself.
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Originally posted by Elfinblade

Say, are your maps pre spellplague? Got a year in mind?

Definitely pre-spellplague. Not sure what year. They incorporate all sources from the series' inception through version 3.5.

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Elfinblade
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Rob, you wouldnt happen to have Silver Marches finished? :)
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Brimstone
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Posted - 21 Apr 2010 :  23:10:04  Show Profile Send Brimstone a Private Message  Reply with Quote
So when will you blow us away with a good ol Cormyr map, or one on the Dales?

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Cleric Generic
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Posted - 21 Apr 2010 :  23:21:40  Show Profile  Visit Cleric Generic's Homepage Send Cleric Generic a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I think they're pre-plague; Laothkund is still above water and Velprintalar has its old name.

EDIT: Also, them's dead fine maps, them is.

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The Sage
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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  00:53:54  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'm tempted to make use of the Tabot map. Really, I am.

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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  04:04:28  Show Profile Send Brimstone a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

I'm tempted to make use of the Tabot map. Really, I am.


MarkusTay would love it.

"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
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words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
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will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Bane of the Harpers
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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  04:15:29  Show Profile Send Bane of the Harpers a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'd really like to see one for the Lake of Steam/Border Kingdoms region. It would be very useful for a game I am playing actually!

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Snowblood
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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  06:36:34  Show Profile Send Snowblood a Private Message  Reply with Quote
honestly.....Wow!!!!!!!!

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Penknight
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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  06:47:15  Show Profile Send Penknight a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Elfinblade

Rob, you wouldnt happen to have Silver Marches finished? :)

If you get around to the Silver Marches, I'd very much like to see Lothen of the Silver Spires as well as Telardon, City of the Emerald Spires listed on it. Great job!

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dragonfriend
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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  06:59:31  Show Profile  Visit dragonfriend's Homepage Send dragonfriend a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Fantastic maps!

I'd like to see the Western heartlands.
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BlackAce
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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  07:56:18  Show Profile Send BlackAce a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Great work! I'm looking to the finished atlas!
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HandsomeRob
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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  14:55:50  Show Profile  Visit HandsomeRob's Homepage Send HandsomeRob a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Thanks everyone. Hopefully these will cover the areas everyone wants to see for now. If not, let me know and I'll throw some more sections up for you.
Cormyr, Sembia, and the Dalelands: http://img153.yfrog.com/img153/7192/cormyrdalelands.jpg
Lake of Steam: http://img706.yfrog.com/img706/91/lakeofsteam.jpg
The Northwest: http://img710.yfrog.com/img710/5359/northwest.jpg

Remember, if you notice mistakes or omissions please call them to my attention! And thanks again for having a look.

-Rob

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Cleric Generic
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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  15:25:17  Show Profile  Visit Cleric Generic's Homepage Send Cleric Generic a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Yay! More awesome.

The one suggestion I might make is for the possible use of a smaller font on labels. In some places like central Cormyr the map starts to disappear behind a wall of text, which should go away if the letters and the while halo shrink just a smidge

Other than that, it's solid cool.

EDIT: Oh yeah! and FINALLY someone makes a detailed map of Anauroch! *sniff* I love you man...

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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  16:34:33  Show Profile  Visit Hawkins's Homepage Send Hawkins a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Wow! Thank you!

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HandsomeRob
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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  17:32:03  Show Profile  Visit HandsomeRob's Homepage Send HandsomeRob a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Cleric Generic

Oh yeah! and FINALLY someone makes a detailed map of Anauroch! *sniff* I love you man...




Well, since you asked so nicely:
Anauroch: http://img94.yfrog.com/img94/6113/anauroch.jpg

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Cleric Generic
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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  17:49:58  Show Profile  Visit Cleric Generic's Homepage Send Cleric Generic a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by HandsomeRob

Well, since you asked so nicely:
Anauroch: http://img94.yfrog.com/img94/6113/anauroch.jpg

-Rob



LOL! Nice one.

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Hey those are nice. Thanks for sharing!

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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  17:59:50  Show Profile  Visit Darkmeer's Homepage Send Darkmeer a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Umm... wow. Awesome job.

If you're doing requests, may we havea map of shou lung/wa please?

The rest of the Maztican continent would be awesome as well!

But, that being said, I'm just happy to see someone doing these maps. You did an excellent job on all of them, and thank you VERY much for sharing!

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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  18:45:25  Show Profile Send Asharak a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Fantastic maps !!!

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Outstanding!

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Posted - 22 Apr 2010 :  21:00:22  Show Profile Send Mr_Miscellany a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Very nice work. Thank you for sharing!
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Posted - 23 Apr 2010 :  01:06:56  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by HandsomeRob

Thanks everyone. Hopefully these will cover the areas everyone wants to see for now. If not, let me know and I'll throw some more sections up for you.
Cormyr, Sembia, and the Dalelands: http://img153.yfrog.com/img153/7192/cormyrdalelands.jpg
Lake of Steam: http://img706.yfrog.com/img706/91/lakeofsteam.jpg
The Northwest: http://img710.yfrog.com/img710/5359/northwest.jpg

Remember, if you notice mistakes or omissions please call them to my attention! And thanks again for having a look.

-Rob

Oh! Lake of Steam. Very, very nice!

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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

quote:
Originally posted by HandsomeRob

Thanks everyone. Hopefully these will cover the areas everyone wants to see for now. If not, let me know and I'll throw some more sections up for you.
Cormyr, Sembia, and the Dalelands: http://img153.yfrog.com/img153/7192/cormyrdalelands.jpg
Lake of Steam: http://img706.yfrog.com/img706/91/lakeofsteam.jpg
The Northwest: http://img710.yfrog.com/img710/5359/northwest.jpg

Remember, if you notice mistakes or omissions please call them to my attention! And thanks again for having a look.

-Rob

Oh! Lake of Steam. Very, very nice!



And in the southernmost portion of that map is the wonderful island of Tharsult!

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Posted - 23 Apr 2010 :  11:47:40  Show Profile  Visit Joran Nobleheart's Homepage Send Joran Nobleheart a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Absolutely amazing job on these maps, Rob! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and dedication!

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HandsomeRob
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Posted - 23 Apr 2010 :  22:41:00  Show Profile  Visit HandsomeRob's Homepage Send HandsomeRob a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Some new sections I've been asked for:

Chult: http://img263.yfrog.com/img263/4629/chult.jpg
Halruaa: http://img72.yfrog.com/img72/5642/halruaa.jpg
The Moonsea: http://img709.yfrog.com/img709/4163/moonsea.jpg
Wa and Kozakura: http://img444.yfrog.com/img444/8571/wakozakura.jpg

Two other maps I was asked for (Shou Lung, Maztica) are a bit too large for me to give you in just one file, so if you have more specific smaller regions you'd like to see please let me know.

I realized that I have been linking to files that are much larger than they need to be. So from now on, the maps I'll link here will be at half the scale of the previous maps. Everything is still readable at the new scale and the files are much smaller.

Thanks, and if you have more requests I won't be able to give you new maps until sometime next week, but I will try hard to get you what you need.

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Elfinblade
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Posted - 23 Apr 2010 :  22:46:56  Show Profile Send Elfinblade a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Ohhh Chult! This will come in handy with our campaign. Again, amazing job on the maps Rob :)
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