ASAP just means as soon as possible - which is probably exactly when you want it ;).
If no one else has handy links or scans, I can get them to you tomorrow at the earliest, Som.
You might want to add the û in Kûniüri.
Som, That is fucking sweet. I have wanted to see a decent map for ages, feels like google earth compared to the hardcopy versions in the texts!
Really nice work!
God bless Somnambulist!
Wow, Somna, awesome. So we DO know who will make all the detail maps for our upcoming p&p RPG... ;) (only half-joking!)(not joking at all is more like it)
How about a scale somewhere at the bottom? I did the calculations before on another topic somewhere. I could measure it out for you ;)
Can you make it like Google Earth so that when you zoom in all the detail from buildings and streets and whatnot shows up?
Street view would be nice as well.
Just kidding. I didn’t think it was really possible, even if you didn’t have a life.
"I'm quite serious, Akka. After Paremti I left the court in disgust. Wintered in Attrempus. He came to me, alone –"
"To beg forgiveness?"
Xinemus grimaced. "One would hope so, but no. He travelled all that way to upbraid me." The Marshal shook his head and smiled. Achamian knew why: even as a child Proyas had been given to endearing excesses. Travelling alone two hundred miles simply to deliver a rebuke was something only Proyas would do.
Thank you! I love this map.
Now to find a way to make it a decent desktop wallpaper.
Minor nitpick, or suggestion, if you will.(click to show/hide)
That map is outstanding.Which map?
Not much, mostly text sizing. Marrow would be added, maybe some icons would change. Still working out logistics of forests... ugh.
Doing the forests I'm sure is quite the task. Lots of vague references to get through, and then you've got all the different types of forests, and densities. Evergreens in the north, redwoods in the Mop, some other kinds in other places... what a pain.
Somna, when you are done, i want to print it up in poster size!
Some dendrologist somewhere probably just died a little inside.;D
Getting more notorious, Somnambulist.Awww yeah. Looks like Adam Whitehead did his research as well. Some of his descriptions seemed pulled, at least in spirit, directly form this and other conversations that have been had along the way. Very cool.
A superb map of Earwa from Scott Bakker's PRINCE OF NOTHING (http://thewertzone.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/a-superb-map-of-earwa-from-scott.html)
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Awesome. I just ordered a bumper sticker that reads, "Read R. Scott Bakker" I do my part to try and spread the word
I had to set him straight :P. Hopefully the comment shows up eventually.
That is pretty cool :D, though all the pins weren't working on my computer. Still a fun idea though.
Right, definitely not abandoned, just back-burnered for a while. Here's a link to the work in progress. Basically, just have the West/Northwest to complete.
http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Earwa-4109-composite-72-510561209 (http://spiralhorizon.deviantart.com/art/Earwa-4109-composite-72-510561209)
The ones on the left are categories, you can classify individual pins under each one. My intention was to create a brief timeline for each of the main characters and for the progress of the Holy War. It doesn’t seem like the entries can be arranged by date, but it can still be done.That would be really cool.
WHAT?! Go away, Wilshire :PIf only it was that easy to get rid of me ;). Alas, I will do no such thing.
it just looks flat with no trees.Kind of agree, which might have been why I suggested it originally. Cant remember. but...
And then there is the inconsistency of style and persepctive if you do 3d mountains and the rest of the terrain is more like satellite style. So a strong vote for "keep the trees". Or if not, loose the mountains as well and do them in a satelitte style as well. No mix-and-matching!
(at least imo and ymmv, of course)Amicable as always.
Hmm you know, honestly I think I might prefer it without the trees.It seems to add a lot of clutter and im not a huge fan of how the trees look around the words
Composite 72 huh?
that's that it looks like :P.QuoteHmm you know, honestly I think I might prefer it without the trees.It seems to add a lot of clutter and im not a huge fan of how the trees look around the words
There's just no pleasing you, then ;)
QuoteComposite 72 huh?Thanks for the comments all around, guys. When all is said and done, I'll probably have versions of both (with and without forests) so you can enjoy your particular flavor. In the end, the 'final' will be about 30 x 21 (inches) at 300 dpi, which should make a nice poster size for those of you interested in printing it out. Cheers.
To the west lay the River Sursa, whose rusty waters bloomed far into the Sea during day. Beyond it, the wastes of Agongorea plaited the horizon, chapped and cracked like untanned leather. Low mountains knotted the north and east, domes of bald granite rising from forested slopes: the hunchbacked Urokkas.
Nogaral stood upon the westernmost summit, Iros
I'm going to report you to the imaginary guild of Cartographers for your lack of commitment to the mapping of an imaginary land in an imaginary series.
We will collectively start calling you the No-Cartographer.
I'm going to report you to the imaginary guild of Cartographers for your lack of commitment to the mapping of an imaginary land in an imaginary series.
We will collectively start calling you the No-Cartographer.
Maybe that imaginary board will bar him from working on any other maps before he finishes this one. That will teach him a lesson.
I like No-Cartographer, but it doesn't roll off the tongue. I require a better name. WHO AM I? Or maybe a better catch-phrase would be: WHERE AM I?
I learn no lesson before its time. Let that be a lesson to you.
lmao. you're amazing.
- Dagliash is now bordered by 5 mountains. The western-most, Antareg, perhaps looks like a volcano? The center mountain, Oloreg, looks mysteriously craggy. (Btw, I might try to project 'mysteriously craggy' on Monday to my students and see how they react).
Nogaral stood upon the westernmost summit, Iros, a mountain that was a mass grave. Little more than ramp of blunt granite, it climbed from the River toward the Sea, where it ended in scarped confusion.
Thanks, Madness. I did see that. Today a map, tomorrow... the world! ( I watched a lot of Pinky and the Brain in a past life.)I often respond "the same thing we do every night..." at every opportunity. I feel like most people dont share in my mirth.
I'm going to see if Scott will confirm the locations of the Nonman mansions and then hopefully Som can put them on the map :)
Also going to see if I can post the map of Golgotterath.
I've been going through all Wert's maps and adding the locations/names that weren't on mine already, including the mansions. I was sort of waiting for TUC, as well, before sharing the map, just in case Scott had new stuff in the book.
Wow.
I did ask Scott to clarify a few things. Illisseru I think is closer to the sea but still in the mountains, since they actually had ships (although they could have taken them downriver). Siol I think is right in the middle and underneath the centre of the Northern Kayarsus, although the precise location is anyone's guess (Scott had a map of the First Age but apparently couldn't get it into the book).
No plot spoilers, but a fresh backstory revelation from TUC glossary:(click to show/hide)
Also some spelling changes from earlier books:
Nihrimsûl
Illisserû
Not sure why Nihrimsul got an extra circumflex after twelve years without one. I think you can use them interchangeably.
On the off chance you want to keep "working" on your sweet piece of art map, consider creating animations that show various treks when selected ( e.g. the path of the Great Ordeal ).The wiki has some of that functionality baked in. Just needs someone to mark it up ;)