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Al-Qarin: Into the Desert (3-1-24)
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<blockquote data-quote="EternalNewbie" data-source="post: 4795884" data-attributes="member: 6489"><p>Since Galeman hasn't got around to posting a map yet, I'll try and describe the area we're in right now (given my track record on updates, I can't exactly criticize him - really, I don't even remember if we had ever had an 'official' map for the game, just sketches here and there. Gorak and I have played in the world before and have a pretty good idea of where everything is without a map, and the only map Shayla cares about is the battlemat, preferably with 4 or 5 enemies on it, nicely grouped in a 20 ft radius <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />)</p><p></p><p>In the center of this 'kingdom' is a huge temperate forest (I don't recall there being any strong central authority in this part of the world - like the West it was just a loose collection of city-states, at least by the time we showed up). The forest is ringed by a diamond shaped road (wider on the east-west axis then on the north-south one), with a city on each of the east, north and west points. On the west point is 'Westgate' which guards the main pass through the mountains (the mountains run almost due north-south - this is the same pass we entered Malakai's caves from). On the north point of the diamond is Caer Morag and on the east point is a city called 'The Hub'. I don't recall if there was a city on the southern road, but if there was, it was razed by the Dwarves before we arrived in the East (there was a fairly important castle a few days south of Westgate as well, which was one of the first places to fall). From what I remember, the south was mostly empty grassland, populated by some barbarian tribes, but none of the campaigns ever really ventured down there).</p><p></p><p>Running east-west through the middle of the 'diamond' (and the forest) was a fairly large river - I believe it came out of the mountains north of Westgate (there was an important bridge just east of Westgate) and then turned east through the forest, passing to the south of Caer Morag and the Hub. North of Caer Morag was the bulk of the human settlements in this part of the world, small scattered towns and hamlets, mostly grassland with some smaller forests. A little further north is a band of coniferous forest that splits the grassland from the northern tundra (we skirted around the western edge of this forest, when we traveled from Martok down to Caer Morag).</p><p></p><p>At this point in the campaign, I think we were vaguely aware of another kingdom, east of the Hub (none of the characters have any sort of geography knowledge), connected by a land bridge (maybe 20-50 miles across - it never got so narrow that you could see the ocean on both sides at the same time. Might have been wider, I don't exactly recall).</p><p></p><p>Hopefully that's not too confusing - Galeman and Taran can correct me if I've got any of the details wrong. The next update is in progress but it'll be a little while before it's finished - it's a fairly important one, and I want to make sure I do it justice. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EternalNewbie, post: 4795884, member: 6489"] Since Galeman hasn't got around to posting a map yet, I'll try and describe the area we're in right now (given my track record on updates, I can't exactly criticize him - really, I don't even remember if we had ever had an 'official' map for the game, just sketches here and there. Gorak and I have played in the world before and have a pretty good idea of where everything is without a map, and the only map Shayla cares about is the battlemat, preferably with 4 or 5 enemies on it, nicely grouped in a 20 ft radius :cool:) In the center of this 'kingdom' is a huge temperate forest (I don't recall there being any strong central authority in this part of the world - like the West it was just a loose collection of city-states, at least by the time we showed up). The forest is ringed by a diamond shaped road (wider on the east-west axis then on the north-south one), with a city on each of the east, north and west points. On the west point is 'Westgate' which guards the main pass through the mountains (the mountains run almost due north-south - this is the same pass we entered Malakai's caves from). On the north point of the diamond is Caer Morag and on the east point is a city called 'The Hub'. I don't recall if there was a city on the southern road, but if there was, it was razed by the Dwarves before we arrived in the East (there was a fairly important castle a few days south of Westgate as well, which was one of the first places to fall). From what I remember, the south was mostly empty grassland, populated by some barbarian tribes, but none of the campaigns ever really ventured down there). Running east-west through the middle of the 'diamond' (and the forest) was a fairly large river - I believe it came out of the mountains north of Westgate (there was an important bridge just east of Westgate) and then turned east through the forest, passing to the south of Caer Morag and the Hub. North of Caer Morag was the bulk of the human settlements in this part of the world, small scattered towns and hamlets, mostly grassland with some smaller forests. A little further north is a band of coniferous forest that splits the grassland from the northern tundra (we skirted around the western edge of this forest, when we traveled from Martok down to Caer Morag). At this point in the campaign, I think we were vaguely aware of another kingdom, east of the Hub (none of the characters have any sort of geography knowledge), connected by a land bridge (maybe 20-50 miles across - it never got so narrow that you could see the ocean on both sides at the same time. Might have been wider, I don't exactly recall). Hopefully that's not too confusing - Galeman and Taran can correct me if I've got any of the details wrong. The next update is in progress but it'll be a little while before it's finished - it's a fairly important one, and I want to make sure I do it justice. :) [/QUOTE]
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