Which settings (any game, any edition) have the best maps?
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Klaus
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Do you have a link to a sample?
jdrakeh
Front Range Warlock
Here's the best I can do. Since the map itself is a product, it's hard to find images of the entire thing. I suspect that the publisher (wisely) does their best to keep those offline.
Klaus
First Post
That's good enough, thanks. I just wanted to get a feel of it.
It kinda reminds me of the World of Greyhawk map from the 83 boxed set.
Mercurius
Legend
Ahh, maps. Love 'em. Some stuff that comes to mind:
*As mentioned, Harnworld. I have an image of Venarive, North-western Lythia, which is just gorgeous. Don't know where I got it, though.
*The 4E Eberron map is gorgeous, one of my favorite computer-generated ones (I tend to prefer the more naturalistic look of hand-drawn).
*The 3E Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting world map is nice, if not great. But it is the best Faerun map I've seen.
*The Known Lands of Artesia. Good hand-drawn stuff. Cartoony in a good way.
*Cyradon has a pretty nice map.
*Keith Curtis does some nice work.
*Someone has posted really great computer-drawn maps of Greyhawk on this site in the cartography forum. They really are the best I've seen of their ilk, but be warned: the downloaded PDF is very cumbersome to use! I also like the Greyhawk maps from the 1E set.
*Finally, there have been lots of nice maps of Middle-earth. My favorites are here and here, probably the most beautiful pencil-drawn maps I've seen.
*As mentioned, Harnworld. I have an image of Venarive, North-western Lythia, which is just gorgeous. Don't know where I got it, though.
*The 4E Eberron map is gorgeous, one of my favorite computer-generated ones (I tend to prefer the more naturalistic look of hand-drawn).
*The 3E Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting world map is nice, if not great. But it is the best Faerun map I've seen.
*The Known Lands of Artesia. Good hand-drawn stuff. Cartoony in a good way.
*Cyradon has a pretty nice map.
*Keith Curtis does some nice work.
*Someone has posted really great computer-drawn maps of Greyhawk on this site in the cartography forum. They really are the best I've seen of their ilk, but be warned: the downloaded PDF is very cumbersome to use! I also like the Greyhawk maps from the 1E set.
*Finally, there have been lots of nice maps of Middle-earth. My favorites are here and here, probably the most beautiful pencil-drawn maps I've seen.
jdrakeh
Front Range Warlock
Similar, yes, but the map of Harn is much more detailed.
Quickleaf
Legend
Mark Smylie's Artesia, the Known World has some of the most visually stunning maps I've seen.
Columbia Games produces in Hârn a splendid combination of detailed cartography and game-utility (with, e.g., hex grids). The old ICE Midle-Earth maps also stand out in memory.
Tolkien's own maps, though, seem to me more evocative. I got a similar sense from the maps William Church drew, for the second edition of RuneQuest, of Dragon Pass and Prax. I know of only the latter online:
http://www.glorantha.com/new/images/prax_rq2.jpg
Tolkien's own maps, though, seem to me more evocative. I got a similar sense from the maps William Church drew, for the second edition of RuneQuest, of Dragon Pass and Prax. I know of only the latter online:
http://www.glorantha.com/new/images/prax_rq2.jpg
