Nulan: Fantasy Hero

[Absolute Hero]

Here's an image of the map I'm creating for my fantasy hero setting "Nulan" Of Dragons' Blood". Hopefully, I'll have more to share soon.

http://home.earthlink.net/~absolutehero/nulan500x500.gif

[tkdguy]

Nice map.

[AlHazred]

What program are you using for it?

[Absolute Hero]

Originally posted by AlHazred
What program are you using for it?
Actually it's all from scratch using Ulead's PhotoImpact (like Photoshop). I tried utilizing map making software, but don't have the patience for the learning curve.

[GrimJesta]

Cool. I can actually see the plate tectonics too. Very nice.

-=Grim=-

[Absolute Hero]

Thanks.

Here's a sample of the political map. Orginally, I didn't think it would be broken down into 5 different factions until I was brainstorming last night instead of sleeping.

http://home.earthlink.net/~absolutehero/politicalnulan500x500.gif

[SleepyDrug]

Can I borrow it? I haven't the skill or software for making maps...do you have any objections to me using yours?

;)

[Black Rose]

Originally posted by Absolute Hero
Thanks.

Here's a sample of the political map. Orginally, I didn't think it would be broken down into 5 different factions until I was brainstorming last night instead of sleeping.

http://home.earthlink.net/~absolutehero/politicalnulan500x500.gif

Just 'cause it occurs to me....

The Blue country, unless there is relatively easy movement through the mountain range (which their might well be - I can see a couple places I would put a pass) stands a real risk of being cut off from its "other half" by the Red country. Though if I were them, I would reclaim their side of the river first, then move to cut Blue in half. If they organize with Moss Green (not to be confused with light green to the southwest(?)) to harry Blue in the north(?) they could well divide the nation.

On the side, I love the map.

[Absolute Hero]

Originally posted by Black Rose
Just 'cause it occurs to me....

The Blue country, unless there is relatively easy movement through the mountain range (which their might well be - I can see a couple places I would put a pass) stands a real risk of being cut off from its "other half" by the Red country.

On the side, I love the map. Thanks.

And, there's actually a method to my madness with thie way blue landed. Initially, blue had control of the whole continent. An earth-shattering event enabled the other "nations" to split away from blue's control. So, the newer nations are still managing with the start-up of their new governments, while blue is too busy dealing with recovery to reign them back in. Make sense? I don't know. I thought it all up at about four in the morning.

[Eosin]

The map looks pretty good. One strange point in it....the northern "blue kingdom" river really could not flow the way it does on the map without some really strange geography.

Got a scale yet?

[Absolute Hero]

Originally posted by Eosin
The map looks pretty good. One strange point in it....the northern "blue kingdom" river really could not flow the way it does on the map without some really strange geography.

Got a scale yet? Thanks.

Uh... :confused: Let's chalk it up to some really strange geography then. :)

I'm still kicking around the scale. Any suggestions?

[Eosin]

I would probably target each hex as somewhere in the realm of 20-30 miles [outside extremes of 10 and 50 miles]. It would depend on what you think of as kingdoms though.

25 miles makes the Red Country just about midwest state sized [OK, CO, AR, NE, Ect...] that is pretty big for middle ages but again alot of that depends on how you set things up.

I think I would do 25.

[Absolute Hero]

Originally posted by SleepyDrug
Can I borrow it? I haven't the skill or software for making maps...do you have any objections to me using yours?

;) Sure, you can borrow it. All I ask is that you don't publish it on the web (or publication), since that is essentially what I am doing with it. If you want it for your own game at home, no worries. I can even supply you with a larger viersion if you'd like.

[Absolute Hero]

Originally posted by Eosin
I would probably target each hex as somewhere in the realm of 20-30 miles [outside extremes of 10 and 50 miles]. It would depend on what you think of as kingdoms though.

25 miles makes the Red Country just about midwest state sized [OK, CO, AR, NE, Ect...] that is pretty big for middle ages but again alot of that depends on how you set things up.

I think I would do 25. I was thinking along the same lines. I might stretch it to 30 though. Thanks for the input.

[Killer Shrike]

Originally posted by Absolute Hero
I was thinking along the same lines. I might stretch it to 30 though. Thanks for the input. 30 is handy as a psuedo-accurate 1-day-on-horse back distance.
Ed "Too many years playing GH" Hastings ;)

[SleepyDrug]

Absolute....Thanks

Speaking of the hex sizes...have you done a version of the map with a hex grid laid over it?

[Absolute Hero]

Originally posted by SleepyDrug
Absolute....Thanks

Speaking of the hex sizes...have you done a version of the map with a hex grid laid over it? Sent you a PM.