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Old September 17th, 2007, 12:23 PM
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I, too, will follow your path.
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Default Re: Map-in-Progress: Ye Olde Worlde

Awesome! Put me down for the "500-province stuffed to the gills with special provinces/indy forts/etc." version. Perfect for SP scenario roleplaying, with little concern given for balance, only authenticity.

Once released I'm sure I'll be playing this map and none other, especially as more Warhammer races get released.
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Old September 20th, 2007, 12:29 AM
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Wow! I'm in the midst of one of those "unexplained absences" and have managed to snag some wi-fi time. I'm glad everyone is excited about the map! Since last I updated, the Empire, Bretonnia, Estalia, Tilea, and the Border Principalities have been drawn. I might even tease you with another preview in a day or two.

I've decided to go for the gusto and include the Under-empire as well as local networks of Dwarven holds so expect the unexpected beneath the surface of the World.

Aezeal: I am mostly copying and pasting the raw images one mountain at a time. Some of the CC3 images are streamlined to make this easier when, for instance, creating forests, but it is still a piece-by-piece adventure on my part. I prefer it that way, but CC3 can automatically draw terrain just like that through its own tools. I would have no problem providing you with the original artwork I'm using, but highly suspect that to do so would violate the end user agreement for CC3. I can point you toward ProFantasy.com, however...

Sombre: Regarding starting locations and scenario set-ups, I have been mulling these questions, but they're still a ways off and minor considerations at the moment. I still have to draw the rest of the map and figure out what Cathay should look like! The Warhammer World is indeed crammed with stuff. I've been referencing some WHF roleplay maps when drawing and have been astounded as to the detail available in some regions.

As for the Empire's starting location, Ermor will start in the Empire in the EA and move to the Border Principalities in MA before finally ending up in the Land of the Dead in LA. I'm thinking of putting Pythium there (heart of the Empire) in MA and possibly Marignon in LA. Sauromatia will be closer by, probably in Kislev. I'll work up a full working list later on and we can toss it back and forth.
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These are the starting locations I'm considering for the Early Ages Dom3 nations in the Warhammer World*:

Arcoscephale Tilea
Ermor Empire
Ulm Sylvania/Border Principalities
Marverni Bretonnia
Sauromatia Kislev/Northern Darklands
TienChi Cathay
TirNaNog Albion
Mictlan Lustria
Abysia Southern Darklands
Caelum Ulthuan
Ctis Araby
Pangaea Loren
Agartha Under-empire
Vanheim Norsca
Helheim Naggaroth
Niefelheim Chaos Wastes
Kailasa Ind
Yomi Nippon
Atlantis Atlantic
Rlyeh Pacific
Oceania Indian

* Keep in mind, sea-lanes, subterranean networks, and the whims of Chaos will allow land nations to more easily cross water and break out from starting locations
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I actually think the empire is basically Ulm.

Start off as Sigmar led and Ulric worshipping barbarian tribes (EA Ulm), then become heavily armoured (MA Ulm), then get darker after a civil war and have chaos/vampire infestations (LA Ulm).
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Zepath I didn't intend to buy that program but if you send me the files used to created overland maps and I then create a map for you (and the rest of the world) then my consience is satisfied

I'd just give them back to you.. in a way I'd just work for you with your tools.. just not on your comp.

don't you agree?
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Alright, I'm firmly on solid ground again and can continue building this map. Joy of joys, I get to do it on a brand new gaming rig

Sombre: I suppose you are right about that. I got my hands on the Empire army book again and Ulm really is the most appropriate Dom3 nation to stand in. That still begs the question of where Ermor belongs.

Aezeal: Not a bad justification. PM me and we can figure it out.
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A preview of Bretonnia, starting location for Marverni and Man and the home of the chivalric Arthurian kingdom that bears its name in the Warhammer mythos. The feature in/near the Massif Orcal, that very small southern mountain range, is the Black Chasm -- a Skaven lair -- and a hint of what I have in store for the Under-empire and cave provinces in the Warhammer World.

Athel Loren is also in this pic. It will be the starting location for Pangaea or alternately a very tough special province in games that don't include Pangaea.

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