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Earwa => General Earwa => General Q&A => Topic started by: Wilshire on August 21, 2014, 03:44:13 pm

Title: Size and climate of Earwa [Q&A]
Post by: Wilshire on August 21, 2014, 03:44:13 pm
How big is Earwa actually supposed to be?
I'm thinking the distance from Invishi to Golgotterath might be roughly the distance from the South Africa to the Mediterranean.

I'm asking because I'm also interested in how cold the "North" might actually be. Is Kian close to the Earwan equator? It looks like Agongorea is a desert based on the maps, but I'm wondering if it might actually be rather cold up there. I know rainfal, rather than temperature, identifies an area as a desert, but it seems strange to me that the land around Golgotterath should bare the same "desert" markings as the Carathay desert.

I guess the size of Earwa itself won't really answer that question, since we don't know how large the world is, and if its substantially larger than Earth, the distances North/South of the equator wouldn't really be meaningful if trying to discern the climate of the far north, since thousands of miles from the equator could still be rather tropical if the planet was big enough.

Answer (from below):
Distance from Golgotterath to Invishi (southernmost city on the map, in Nilnamesh, near mouth of Sea on Onkis and) is about 10,000 kilometers

explanation, though buried in some spoilers, is below.
Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Garet Jax on August 21, 2014, 03:49:18 pm
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Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Somnambulist on August 21, 2014, 03:58:50 pm
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Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Wilshire on August 21, 2014, 04:25:20 pm
Spoilers?. Cu'jara Cinmoi is Bakker's username from an old forum. Information below if from outside of the text, and so are the conclusions drawn from it. No story spoilers.

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Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Garet Jax on August 21, 2014, 04:32:50 pm

meta-spoilers. Cu'jara Cinmoi is Bakker's username from an old forum. Information below if from outside of the text, and so are the conclusions drawn from it. No story spoilers.


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I would say the latter. 


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Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Wilshire on August 21, 2014, 04:36:31 pm
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Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Cüréthañ on August 21, 2014, 10:32:51 pm
GJ and Somna, all answers in this sub should be spoiler tagged plz.
Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Somnambulist on August 21, 2014, 10:48:01 pm
Sorry, leapt before I looked to see what sub-forum it was.
Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Alia on August 22, 2014, 07:17:19 am
As far as climate goes, it's much more complicated than just geographical location. Things like ocean currents are also involved - Great Britain and Ireland have a very mild climate, whereas places located on the same latitude in the US have much harsher winters (remember the Plymouth colony disaster?). In addition, location of mountains is a factor that influences rainfall. And what about the planet's axial tilt? This would also influence Earwa's climate.
Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: mrganondorf on August 23, 2014, 05:21:54 am
What about tides and such?  Just one moon like Earth?
Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Garet Jax on August 26, 2014, 04:35:45 pm

It looks like Agongorea is a desert based on the maps, but I'm wondering if it might actually be rather cold up there. I know rainfal, rather than temperature, identifies an area as a desert, but it seems strange to me that the land around Golgotterath should bare the same "desert" markings as the Carathay desert.


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Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Somnambulist on August 26, 2014, 04:43:54 pm
I think the reason for that is:

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Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Wilshire on August 26, 2014, 10:27:36 pm
Both bits of info are very enlightening GJ and Somna, thanks.
Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: SilentRoamer on August 27, 2014, 12:01:07 am
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Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: mrganondorf on August 27, 2014, 10:39:34 am
I think the reason for that is:

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Talk about a nod to Tolkien!

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Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Wilshire on August 28, 2014, 05:20:57 pm
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Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: The Sharmat on September 03, 2014, 12:25:28 am
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Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Cüréthañ on September 03, 2014, 02:04:00 am
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Quote from: Madness
Hi everyone,

This is a subforum for any and all questions, no judgement, spoiler-conscious (as much as possible).

The question at hand should be indicated as much as possible in the thread topic.

All responses to OP need to be completely within spoiler-tags - this is to be new member friendly as much as possible.

Cheers.

http://www.second-apocalypse.com/index.php?topic=1380.0 (http://www.second-apocalypse.com/index.php?topic=1380.0)
Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: The Sharmat on September 03, 2014, 06:22:50 am
Better?
Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Cüréthañ on September 03, 2014, 07:33:41 am
:)
Title: Re: Size and climate of Earwa
Post by: Wilshire on September 03, 2014, 01:45:59 pm
Thanks Curethan