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Greyhawk Maps in use?

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#1
zombiegleemax
Jun 29, 2003 18:37:02 Hey guys,

Just a couple of quick questions:

1. What are the GH maps you use most often? (The standard ones that came in the two "World of Greyhawk" boxed sets or perhaps the map that came in the Living Greyhawk setting?)

2. Those standard maps; are they supposed to be a mercator (sp?) projection?

3. Anyone have a beef with setting up Greyhawk city as Longitude 0 (and therefore GMT = Greyhawk Mean Time)?
#2
eric_anondson
Jun 30, 2003 18:50:28
Originally posted by Ktaal
3. Anyone have a beef with setting up Greyhawk city as Longitude 0 (and therefore GMT = Greyhawk Mean Time)?

Supposedly, Rel Astra is considered the Prime Meridian. I forget where I read it, but I'm fairly certain it is the case.

Eric Anondson
#3
grodog
Jul 01, 2003 0:08:21 Ktaal---

Check out Roger Moore's mapping article "Oerth from the Ground Up" in Oerth Journal 3 and Gary Holian's follow-up "Measuring up the Oerth" in OJ4, both available for download from www.canonfire.com. You'll get some excellent info about how the longitude, latitude, time zones, etc. work.

Also, FWIW, my Darlene maps from the Greyhawk folio see the most use from among all of my maps (they were also reprinted in the 1983 Greyhawk box set and the 1992 From the Ashes box set). These maps remain my favorites overall, since they're the largest and most detailed (they're two engineering size E sheets of paper [33" x 44" or 864mm x 1118 mm]), and on the heaviest paper.

Among the contemporary maps, I like the Domain of Greyhawk map from Greyhawk: the Adventure Begins (1998) and the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer map (2000).

And, it goes without saying that Eric's maps on Canonfire! and Maldin's maps from LGJ 2 and his web site are matchless as well!
#4
zombiegleemax
Jul 01, 2003 21:17:46 Thanks guys, I figured the Darlene maps for the most useful and that's what I was using for the programme I'm working on, but the longitude problem reared it's head and I thought I'd ask. Roger Moore's article brought up a few interesting ideas, that I think I might go for IMC too, just to confuse my poor players.

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#1 zombiegleemax Jun 29, 2003 18:37:02	Hey guys, Just a couple of quick questions: 1. What are the GH maps you use most often? (The standard ones that came in the two "World of Greyhawk" boxed sets or perhaps the map that came in the Living Greyhawk setting?) 2. Those standard maps; are they supposed to be a mercator (sp?) projection? 3. Anyone have a beef with setting up Greyhawk city as Longitude 0 (and therefore GMT = Greyhawk Mean Time)?
#2 eric_anondson Jun 30, 2003 18:50:28	Originally posted by Ktaal 3. Anyone have a beef with setting up Greyhawk city as Longitude 0 (and therefore GMT = Greyhawk Mean Time)? Supposedly, Rel Astra is considered the Prime Meridian. I forget where I read it, but I'm fairly certain it is the case. Eric Anondson
#3 grodog Jul 01, 2003 0:08:21	Ktaal--- Check out Roger Moore's mapping article "Oerth from the Ground Up" in Oerth Journal 3 and Gary Holian's follow-up "Measuring up the Oerth" in OJ4, both available for download from www.canonfire.com. You'll get some excellent info about how the longitude, latitude, time zones, etc. work. Also, FWIW, my Darlene maps from the Greyhawk folio see the most use from among all of my maps (they were also reprinted in the 1983 Greyhawk box set and the 1992 From the Ashes box set). These maps remain my favorites overall, since they're the largest and most detailed (they're two engineering size E sheets of paper [33" x 44" or 864mm x 1118 mm]), and on the heaviest paper. Among the contemporary maps, I like the Domain of Greyhawk map from Greyhawk: the Adventure Begins (1998) and the Living Greyhawk Gazetteer map (2000). And, it goes without saying that Eric's maps on Canonfire! and Maldin's maps from LGJ 2 and his web site are matchless as well!
#4 zombiegleemax Jul 01, 2003 21:17:46	Thanks guys, I figured the Darlene maps for the most useful and that's what I was using for the programme I'm working on, but the longitude problem reared it's head and I thought I'd ask. Roger Moore's article brought up a few interesting ideas, that I think I might go for IMC too, just to confuse my poor players.