Weekly pics
This week, I'm showing you some examples of the worldbuilding I've done on The Riven Path to date. TRP is traditional fantasy, and although I'm concentrating on my two Cold Witness projects at the moment, worldbuilding is too much fun to leave alone for long. At the moment, I'm still in the mapping stage--but I'm taking it very seriously. I already have five or six small-scale maps finished, plus a whole slew of 1:25,000 (2.5 inches per mile) versions on the drawing board. I use the 25K maps to zoom down on areas of particular interest and develop them in intricate detail. It's a slow process, but highly rewarding.
These pictures may be a little dark on your screen. I don't have access to a scanner, so they've been photographed and enhanced as best as I can. Try reducing the contrast on your display if they're too dark.
First, a section of the Deswin Point 2.5 inch map. This is the westernmost section of the country of Eska, and shows the city of Eshesk itself, plus the Esley Fells (the ones in view are Gosfarhal Mountain, Scarth Fell and Middle Fell). This map is still unfinished.
Secondly, the southern portion of the Risgarth and Sword Lake 2.5 inch map. This is an especially interesting area to develop, as it's part of a largely uninhabited tract of land poisoned by Rivium "fallout" from a war 20,000 years in the past. This land--Lu A Kuoryn, or Koiran's Belt--is peppered with gigantic circular lakes (impact craters) surrounded by heavily glaciated mountains. Risgarth, the tiny village in the bottom portion of the map, is the first human settlement to be built in Koiran's Belt since the end of the war.
Maps (C) Alex Roddie 2005
This week, I'm showing you some examples of the worldbuilding I've done on The Riven Path to date. TRP is traditional fantasy, and although I'm concentrating on my two Cold Witness projects at the moment, worldbuilding is too much fun to leave alone for long. At the moment, I'm still in the mapping stage--but I'm taking it very seriously. I already have five or six small-scale maps finished, plus a whole slew of 1:25,000 (2.5 inches per mile) versions on the drawing board. I use the 25K maps to zoom down on areas of particular interest and develop them in intricate detail. It's a slow process, but highly rewarding.
These pictures may be a little dark on your screen. I don't have access to a scanner, so they've been photographed and enhanced as best as I can. Try reducing the contrast on your display if they're too dark.
First, a section of the Deswin Point 2.5 inch map. This is the westernmost section of the country of Eska, and shows the city of Eshesk itself, plus the Esley Fells (the ones in view are Gosfarhal Mountain, Scarth Fell and Middle Fell). This map is still unfinished.
Secondly, the southern portion of the Risgarth and Sword Lake 2.5 inch map. This is an especially interesting area to develop, as it's part of a largely uninhabited tract of land poisoned by Rivium "fallout" from a war 20,000 years in the past. This land--Lu A Kuoryn, or Koiran's Belt--is peppered with gigantic circular lakes (impact craters) surrounded by heavily glaciated mountains. Risgarth, the tiny village in the bottom portion of the map, is the first human settlement to be built in Koiran's Belt since the end of the war.
Maps (C) Alex Roddie 2005
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