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| quajack |
Posted - 11 Dec 2006 : 18:40:55
Has there ever been any thought given to the idea of publishing a book comprised of nothing but full, fold out maps of each and every corner of Faerun, much like those included in the early box sets? |
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| Delzounblood |
Posted - 21 Dec 2006 : 17:59:07
A full boxed set map of the Realms, Above and Below.
Hmmmm I wish they would. That and a Globe of the world.
But it would be a big boxed set if every area / country was mapped.
How far would people want it to go ?
All major cities mapped?
or just areas?
WotC should ring Ordnance Survey now and commission a full set of maps!!
I wish!
Delz
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| Mace Hammerhand |
Posted - 21 Dec 2006 : 09:21:10
Personally, I'd like to see a boxed set. Not the usual type of boxed set, but more like a map for every country/nation, folded like a regular map and fit into one or the other pouch, much like the road maps the ADAC in Germany puts out for Europe. |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 20 Dec 2006 : 23:47:49
Yes, you might chalk up such wacky directions to a typo. |
| Kuje |
Posted - 19 Dec 2006 : 17:06:30
quote:
Originally posted by mavericace
I have read in more than one book where the directions were wrong, the Waterdeep/Sembia thing was just a example. Must be I have run into a series of typos. I know for a fact I read this somewhere in the pages I have read so far in War in Tethyr and at least one other time in one of the Swords and Songs books but I can not reacall what one.
I guess it wouldnt be the first typo that I have noticed since in one of the first chapters in War in Tethyr it says that Stillhawk (the ranger) picks up his arrow and licks it then it goes on to say that he can not speak because orcs cut out his tounge lol.
Thanks for clearing this up however, I started to think I was going crazy lol.
Well,
Not sure I guess I didn't pay that much attention to the directions since I know, from the maps, that Sembia is far from Waterdeep. One is east of Cormyr and the other is far northwest of Cormyr, halfway across the continent. |
| mavericace |
Posted - 19 Dec 2006 : 07:42:08
I have read in more than one book where the directions were wrong, the Waterdeep/Sembia thing was just a example. Must be I have run into a series of typos. I know for a fact I read this somewhere in the pages I have read so far in War in Tethyr and at least one other time in one of the Swords and Songs books but I can not reacall what one.
I guess it wouldnt be the first typo that I have noticed since in one of the first chapters in War in Tethyr it says that Stillhawk (the ranger) picks up his arrow and licks it then it goes on to say that he can not speak because orcs cut out his tounge lol.
Thanks for clearing this up however, I started to think I was going crazy lol. |
| Kuje |
Posted - 19 Dec 2006 : 05:16:47
quote:
Originally posted by mavericace
Can anyone explain how the directions work in the realms? why is it that you go East from Sembia to go to Waterdeep and the like? On real maps the right side is East and the Left is west but it seams to be backwords in the Realms.
Not sure what map you are referencing but Waterdeep is not east from Sembia..... |
| mavericace |
Posted - 19 Dec 2006 : 05:07:31
Can anyone explain how the directions work in the realms? why is it that you go East from Sembia to go to Waterdeep and the like? On real maps the right side is East and the Left is west but it seams to be backwords in the Realms. |
| Faramicos |
Posted - 16 Dec 2006 : 10:42:00
this new atlas would certainly be a precious gem for any DM... I have been as lucky as to get my hands on a used edition of the old atlas and i use it excesively. Have there been any attempts to make some sort of regional atlases that could be comprised into some sort of complete atlas? |
| Archwizard |
Posted - 16 Dec 2006 : 04:41:57
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
No! More land means there is more for us to work with.
Yup. With the way the new map represents parts of Faerun, one of the places I added to the Realms for my game doesn't make as much sense anymore. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 16 Dec 2006 : 04:30:47
quote:
Originally posted by MerrikCale
how old is the atlas they published?
The print one? 1990, I think. |
| MerrikCale |
Posted - 16 Dec 2006 : 01:30:30
how old is the atlas they published? |
| Alisttair |
Posted - 13 Dec 2006 : 17:39:59
How about a globe as well? I love the map book idea. |
| Dhomal |
Posted - 13 Dec 2006 : 05:57:52
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Magical maps are something we never seem to see... Which draws vacuum, because there is certainly plenty of potential for them. One of my Lords of Waterdeep is rumored to have a magical map, and there is, of course, the Marauder's Map in the Harry Potter books, but that's about all I can think of for magical maps in fantasy...
Hello-
I seem to remember seeing a magical 'map' possibly from the book of wondrous items for the Original D&D line - IIRC - it was a blank sheet that uppon command would produce an image of the surrounding area on it. I dont specifically recall if it included such things as secret/hidden doors or living creatures - but I thought it was kinda neat anyway!
Dhomal |
| Faraer |
Posted - 13 Dec 2006 : 01:00:53
quote:
Originally posted by Uzzy
Hmm. Glass half empty feeling here.
It would be petty to complain if we got the atlas, but it would still be ridiculous tokenism. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 12 Dec 2006 : 20:43:19
quote:
Originally posted by Uzzy
Hmm. Glass half empty feeling here.
I wouldn't mind seeing a 'Volo's Map's of the Realms' type accessory, even if a few pages were taken up with magic items (Magic Maps, anyone?), feats and PRC's. I think it would be more interesting then just raw maps.
Magical maps are something we never seem to see... Which draws vacuum, because there is certainly plenty of potential for them. One of my Lords of Waterdeep is rumored to have a magical map, and there is, of course, the Marauder's Map in the Harry Potter books, but that's about all I can think of for magical maps in fantasy... |
| Uzzy |
Posted - 12 Dec 2006 : 20:25:17
Hmm. Glass half empty feeling here.
I wouldn't mind seeing a 'Volo's Map's of the Realms' type accessory, even if a few pages were taken up with magic items (Magic Maps, anyone?), feats and PRC's. I think it would be more interesting then just raw maps. |
| Blackwill |
Posted - 12 Dec 2006 : 19:00:59
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
But how would they work in new feats and PrCs? 
Ha ha, yeah! They'd have to add a Mapmaker PrC and a "Master Cartographer" feat.
Hahahaha, the bane of every Realms accessory IMHO. It cuts pages away that could have been filled with lore.  |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 12 Dec 2006 : 17:12:30
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
But how would they work in new feats and PrCs?
Ha ha, yeah! They'd have to add a Mapmaker PrC and a "Master Cartographer" feat. |
| Victor_ograygor |
Posted - 12 Dec 2006 : 17:10:25
I would buy it immediately. I sometimes wonder why they havent made such a product |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 12 Dec 2006 : 17:04:33
But how would they work in new feats and PrCs? |
| Blackwill |
Posted - 12 Dec 2006 : 14:15:37
I would love to see such a product. But I can imagine it would be more expensive than a normal accessory, simply because of the work on the detailed maps needed. |
| Zimme |
Posted - 12 Dec 2006 : 07:44:30
I think that it would be a nice touch, I would certainly buy one such product. |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 11 Dec 2006 : 22:28:14
quote:
Originally posted by Faraer
It's often put forward, and Wizards people have said they're open to the idea. A book of fold-out maps would be impractical and expensive to produce, though. I'd go for a colour 240-page book at 1":15 miles (I think that works out about right).
Of course, this would rekindle the new-map problem which is, right now, easy to ignore. Five years on, does anyone think it was worth stretching the geography around for the sake of fitting more land on one product's poster map?
No! More land means there is more for us to work with. |
| Faraer |
Posted - 11 Dec 2006 : 19:39:07
It's often put forward, and Wizards people have said they're open to the idea. A book of fold-out maps would be impractical and expensive to produce, though. I'd go for a colour 240-page book at 1":15 miles (I think that works out about right).
Of course, this would rekindle the new-map problem which is, right now, easy to ignore. Five years on, does anyone think it was worth stretching the geography around for the sake of fitting more land on one product's poster map? |
| Besshalar |
Posted - 11 Dec 2006 : 19:28:27
I would like to see somesort of a map compendium myself ... Perhaps something in the spirit of the old trailmap series. Wotc employees please note. |
