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#1
havard
Dec 20, 2004 5:28:25 Hi!

I've been working on this map of the Known World these last few months and only got to completing it yesterday. Let me know what you think!

click here to access the map

Consider it a christmas present for you from me

Håvard
#2
zombiegleemax
Dec 20, 2004 7:45:23 Excellent map Havard! Good job. Thanks for the early Christmas present and Merry Christmas to you.
#3
spellweaver
Dec 20, 2004 9:33:35
Hi!

I've been working on this map of the Known World these last few months and only got to completing it yesterday. Let me know what you think!

click here to access the map

Consider it a christmas present for you from me

Håvard

A beautiful map, Håvard, thank you very much. And a merry Christmas to you too :D

Might I ask, why you put the names of nations on it, but Dengar instead of Rockhome. Is that the dwarven name for Rockhome?

Oh, and by the way: Congratulations on finishing your MA!!

With a little luck I'll have mine done in a couple of months as well, and get down to some serious rpg writing :D

:-) Jesper
#4
Hugin
Dec 20, 2004 19:32:43 *singing to self* Merry Christmas to me, Merry Christmas to me...

Great job Havard. Thanks for posting it. I love unwrapping gifts...

Merry Christmas everybody!
#5
graywolf-elm
Dec 20, 2004 21:50:47 I couldn't reach the link, I couldn't resolve the domain.

GW
#6
havard
Dec 21, 2004 17:42:22 Thanks guys, glad you liked it

Not sure why you couldn't access it Greywolf. The site must have been down at the time. Have you tried again?

Jesper: Dengar is IIRC Dwarven for Rockhome, but I might change it in a future version. I also forgot about the Five Shires as someone on the MML pointed out, so I'll have to make a revision anyway.

Later,

Håvard
#7
zombiegleemax
Dec 23, 2004 3:09:45 Great Work!!!

Merry Christmas - and congratulations for the MA! (Having finished mine last summer - I know what a relief it is...)
#8
npc_dave
Dec 23, 2004 3:29:16 Thanks for the map, it is beautiful and useful.

Your map has led me to a shocking revelation though, which I never noticed before due to using the Gazeteer maps without looking at the bigger picture.
And because the bigger maps I did use were not as precise.

Starting in Athenos, and following the Streel River north, you can proceed through the Broken Lands, across Ethengar, into Rockhome and Lake Klintest
and out through Vestland to sea without leaving the water to cross dry land.
I double checked this on the Gazeteer maps.

With rivers and a lake on the north and west sides, and the sea on the south and east, most of the D&D Known World is surrounded by water.

That means most of the D&D Known World, excluding Glantri and Atruaghin, is an ISLAND!
#9
kheldren
Dec 23, 2004 5:03:34 There's a river in west Vestland or East Rockhome that splits just after it's source.
Check the trail maps or those 2 gazetteers and ytou will find it - and yes - it is probably wrong.
#10
Cthulhudrew
Dec 23, 2004 6:22:23 The only thing I can think of is that the Styrdal Valley and Klintest Lowlands must be at a much higher elevation than the surrounding nations (Ethengar and Vestland), such that the two lakes (Stahl and Klintest) are running off to lower elevations (to join with the Streel River and the Vestfjord).

If that's the case, you'd couldn't do it- not unless you could navigate upriver and up waterfalls.

However, since we don't really have much of a clue as to the elevations involved, it's really unclear.
#11
graywolf-elm
Dec 23, 2004 9:18:33 Yes, I am able to reach it now. Nice Map, It adds some perspective that the busy overall map doesn't give. What program did you use to create it?

GW
#12
npc_dave
Dec 23, 2004 16:30:07
The only thing I can think of is that the Styrdal Valley and Klintest Lowlands must be at a much higher elevation than the surrounding nations (Ethengar and Vestland), such that the two lakes (Stahl and Klintest) are running off to lower elevations (to join with the Streel River and the Vestfjord).

If that's the case, you'd couldn't do it- not unless you could navigate upriver and up waterfalls.

However, since we don't really have much of a clue as to the elevations involved, it's really unclear.

Yeah, you are right, it couldn't be done, unless you had some magical boat. We should assume the lakes are much higher than the surrounding lands.

In the X1 map, and the replica of it which appear in most of the Gazeteers, the rivers and lakes in Rockhome do not feed into the sea to the east. But when they did the Northern Reaches, whoever made the map probably thought it was logical to have them connect, without looking at where the other rivers were going to the west.
#13
havard
Jan 05, 2005 17:07:37
Yes, I am able to reach it now. Nice Map, It adds some perspective that the busy overall map doesn't give. What program did you use to create it?

Glad you liked the map Graywolf! I hope to have more maps like that available later on. The map was made with Photoshop.

Dave: Yeah the Island thing bothered me aswell. I think Cthulhudrew's explaination is the best one so far. In a future version of the map, I might bring Rockhome on top of the Ethengar Plateau or something like that to show the elevations better.

Håvard
#14
zombiegleemax
Jan 06, 2005 12:11:38 That's a right-handsome map you got there, Havard. Well done.
#15
spellweaver
Jan 26, 2005 11:09:24 Has anyone ever seen this project?

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Keep/7983/

It is a partially complete Known World Map, navigatable by arrows in 8-mile hexes. It was made by a guy calling himself Dragonblood in Brazil. A shame he never finished it...

:-) Jesper
#16
gazza555
Jan 27, 2005 7:16:47
Has anyone ever seen this project?

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Keep/7983/

It is a partially complete Known World Map, navigatable by arrows in 8-mile hexes. It was made by a guy calling himself Dragonblood in Brazil. A shame he never finished it...

:-) Jesper

There's a more up to date version here

http://www.geocities.com/darkblood18/

...or maybe not they both look the same :embarrass

Regards,
Gary

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 havard Dec 20, 2004 5:28:25	Hi! I've been working on this map of the Known World these last few months and only got to completing it yesterday. Let me know what you think! click here to access the map Consider it a christmas present for you from me Håvard
#2 zombiegleemax Dec 20, 2004 7:45:23	Excellent map Havard! Good job. Thanks for the early Christmas present and Merry Christmas to you.
#3 spellweaver Dec 20, 2004 9:33:35	Hi! I've been working on this map of the Known World these last few months and only got to completing it yesterday. Let me know what you think! click here to access the map Consider it a christmas present for you from me Håvard A beautiful map, Håvard, thank you very much. And a merry Christmas to you too :D Might I ask, why you put the names of nations on it, but Dengar instead of Rockhome. Is that the dwarven name for Rockhome? Oh, and by the way: Congratulations on finishing your MA!! With a little luck I'll have mine done in a couple of months as well, and get down to some serious rpg writing :D :-) Jesper
#4 Hugin Dec 20, 2004 19:32:43	singing to self Merry Christmas to me, Merry Christmas to me... Great job Havard. Thanks for posting it. I love unwrapping gifts... Merry Christmas everybody!
#5 graywolf-elm Dec 20, 2004 21:50:47	I couldn't reach the link, I couldn't resolve the domain. GW
#6 havard Dec 21, 2004 17:42:22	Thanks guys, glad you liked it Not sure why you couldn't access it Greywolf. The site must have been down at the time. Have you tried again? Jesper: Dengar is IIRC Dwarven for Rockhome, but I might change it in a future version. I also forgot about the Five Shires as someone on the MML pointed out, so I'll have to make a revision anyway. Later, Håvard
#7 zombiegleemax Dec 23, 2004 3:09:45	Great Work!!! Merry Christmas - and congratulations for the MA! (Having finished mine last summer - I know what a relief it is...)
#8 npc_dave Dec 23, 2004 3:29:16	Thanks for the map, it is beautiful and useful. Your map has led me to a shocking revelation though, which I never noticed before due to using the Gazeteer maps without looking at the bigger picture. And because the bigger maps I did use were not as precise. Starting in Athenos, and following the Streel River north, you can proceed through the Broken Lands, across Ethengar, into Rockhome and Lake Klintest and out through Vestland to sea without leaving the water to cross dry land. I double checked this on the Gazeteer maps. With rivers and a lake on the north and west sides, and the sea on the south and east, most of the D&D Known World is surrounded by water. That means most of the D&D Known World, excluding Glantri and Atruaghin, is an ISLAND!
#9 kheldren Dec 23, 2004 5:03:34	There's a river in west Vestland or East Rockhome that splits just after it's source. Check the trail maps or those 2 gazetteers and ytou will find it - and yes - it is probably wrong.
#10 Cthulhudrew Dec 23, 2004 6:22:23	The only thing I can think of is that the Styrdal Valley and Klintest Lowlands must be at a much higher elevation than the surrounding nations (Ethengar and Vestland), such that the two lakes (Stahl and Klintest) are running off to lower elevations (to join with the Streel River and the Vestfjord). If that's the case, you'd couldn't do it- not unless you could navigate upriver and up waterfalls. However, since we don't really have much of a clue as to the elevations involved, it's really unclear.
#11 graywolf-elm Dec 23, 2004 9:18:33	Yes, I am able to reach it now. Nice Map, It adds some perspective that the busy overall map doesn't give. What program did you use to create it? GW
#12 npc_dave Dec 23, 2004 16:30:07	The only thing I can think of is that the Styrdal Valley and Klintest Lowlands must be at a much higher elevation than the surrounding nations (Ethengar and Vestland), such that the two lakes (Stahl and Klintest) are running off to lower elevations (to join with the Streel River and the Vestfjord). If that's the case, you'd couldn't do it- not unless you could navigate upriver and up waterfalls. However, since we don't really have much of a clue as to the elevations involved, it's really unclear. Yeah, you are right, it couldn't be done, unless you had some magical boat. We should assume the lakes are much higher than the surrounding lands. In the X1 map, and the replica of it which appear in most of the Gazeteers, the rivers and lakes in Rockhome do not feed into the sea to the east. But when they did the Northern Reaches, whoever made the map probably thought it was logical to have them connect, without looking at where the other rivers were going to the west.
#13 havard Jan 05, 2005 17:07:37	Yes, I am able to reach it now. Nice Map, It adds some perspective that the busy overall map doesn't give. What program did you use to create it? Glad you liked the map Graywolf! I hope to have more maps like that available later on. The map was made with Photoshop. Dave: Yeah the Island thing bothered me aswell. I think Cthulhudrew's explaination is the best one so far. In a future version of the map, I might bring Rockhome on top of the Ethengar Plateau or something like that to show the elevations better. Håvard
#14 zombiegleemax Jan 06, 2005 12:11:38	That's a right-handsome map you got there, Havard. Well done.
#15 spellweaver Jan 26, 2005 11:09:24	Has anyone ever seen this project? http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Keep/7983/ It is a partially complete Known World Map, navigatable by arrows in 8-mile hexes. It was made by a guy calling himself Dragonblood in Brazil. A shame he never finished it... :-) Jesper
#16 gazza555 Jan 27, 2005 7:16:47	Has anyone ever seen this project? http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Keep/7983/ It is a partially complete Known World Map, navigatable by arrows in 8-mile hexes. It was made by a guy calling himself Dragonblood in Brazil. A shame he never finished it... :-) Jesper There's a more up to date version here http://www.geocities.com/darkblood18/ ...or maybe not they both look the same :embarrass Regards, Gary