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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 6293661" data-attributes="member: 50895">When I created the original hand-drawn map of the city of Kasai as a commission for the Paizo Publishing Jade Regent Adventure Path, The Empty Throne module, I didn't know what the intended population was supposed to be - Paizo didn't tell me. It turned out to be double what I created, but I created a population close to what you say your city might have. I created Kasai to have about 40,000 population. While there would certainly be multi-storied, larger buildings to contain many family units, as well as crowded brothels and less standard housing for particular subcultures, I guess that most buildings were single family units with an average of 5 individuals per household - of course this covers a single inhabitant or an extended family of 10+. So at 5 people per smaller home, I created roughly 8,500 hand-drawn buildings. I also included a more densely populated ghetto area on the north and northwest of the main city.If you decide that the average per household is higher, and that there are more multi-family structures, then your number of buildings should be greatly reduced. In a city with a smaller population than previous, that might allow a smaller number of people per structure, but also requiring you to create a greater number of largely empty buildings. If you're creating a map for yourself, I don't envy you, it's a lot of work. Kasai took me 16 hours to draw in four 4 hour sessions, at a high rate of speed, and I'm a pro. It will probably take you longer.The northeast quarter of the city has thicker lines, as I had to use a different pen to draw it in. It was several weeks wait to finish this last quarter as Neil Spicer had yet to send me his version of the palace of the Jade Regent so I could match its' design with my drawing.[ATTACH]61392[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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