Happy International GM’s Day, everyone! March Fo(u)rth! (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you might want to look here) To do my (very little) bit to honor the day, I hereby announce the imminent launch of my new series of posts! Q: What is this new series about, Collaborative Dude? A: I’m… Continue reading Happy GM’s Day! And a first glimpse at a new series…
(For those who came in late: these “Gazetteer” entries are a tourist’s guide to a fantasy world I created in a previous series of posts, using this procedural system. You might want to check out the complete world map, or the other gazetteer posts. Enjoy!) Eldervale A steep-sided river-valley, cradled by rugged mountains. The… Continue reading Gazetteer: Eldritch Eldervale!
(For those who came in late: these “Gazetteer” entries are a tourist’s guide to a fantasy world I created in a previous series of posts, using this procedural system. You might want to check out the complete world map, or the other gazetteer posts. Enjoy!) Halandia (“Whitevale”) A tiny, pretty, hilly realm cradled among… Continue reading Gazetteer: Sheltered Halandia (“Whitevale”)
(For those who came in late: these “Gazetteer” entries are a tourist’s guide to a fantasy world I created in a previous series of posts, using this procedural system. You might want to check out the complete world map, or the other gazetteer posts. Enjoy!) Rasitar (“The Dowered Lands”) A rich, cultured, and sophisticated… Continue reading Gazetteer: Cultured Rasitar!
(For those who came in late: having completed the initial sketch of a new fantasy world, I’m now reflecting on how it went.) In the last post, I mentioned that I wasn’t quite comfortable with the Hawkfolk, since generally I prefer to keep the central civilized areas of the world “low fantasy” – and yet… Continue reading Reflections: Solving the Hawkfolk Problem
(For those who came in late: having completed the initial sketch of a new fantasy world, I’m now reflecting on how it went.) The Hawk-folk of Valiroth I’m not yet sure whether or not I like having these guys in the world. On the one hand, “People with Wings!” is a pretty cool schtick, and… Continue reading Reflections: Parts of the world I’m not so sure about….
(For those who came in late: having completed the initial sketch of a new fantasy world, I’m now reflecting on how it went.) Here are two parts of the world I really like: The Wolfkin of Volbad. I like these guys a lot, for three reasons. Firstly, my considered opinion is that there aren’t enough… Continue reading Reflections: Parts of the World I Really Like
So after two and a half weeks of posts, I’ve now completed the initial sketch of our fantasy world. The world map is now effectively complete (for now!) Behold! Here is a bigger, zoomable version of the complete world map. This seems like a good time to sit back and take stock, so over the… Continue reading Behold! The Complete World Map!
(Note: this post is part of my Example of World Creation series. For a full index to the series, head here. ) (If you want to see where we are, the full world map is here. ) The far North of the Map is very cold: in fact, it’s all Arctic terrain – an endless… Continue reading World Creation 18 – The Frozen North
(Note: this post is part of my Example of World Creation series. For a full index to the series, head here. ) (If you want to see where we are, the full world map is here. ) We’re now heading into the Mountains that form the Eastern and North-Eastern border of the map. Take a… Continue reading World Creation 17 – The Eastern Peaks
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