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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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 Posted - 21 Mar 2009 : 03:40:57
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Originally posted by Markustay
Not so strange - Silver Marches Wallpaper.
I tried that before, but the sreen was 'too busy' for my tastes (and I kept losing my icons).
Funny you should mention this - I'm in the middle of a newer high-resolution version of that.
I like that as a wallpaper. 
All FR maps should be wallpaper-sized, thinks I. |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 21 Mar 2009 : 04:36:03
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Ah, but what of those (like me) with the widescreen displays? 
J/K, I'm not looking for a new wallpaper right now... |
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Penknight
Senior Scribe
USA
538 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2009 : 21:07:13
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Originally posted by Markustay
Not so strange - Silver Marches Wallpaper.
I tried that before, but the sreen was 'too busy' for my tastes (and I kept losing my icons).
Funny you should mention this - I'm in the middle of a newer high-resolution version of that.
Thanks a lot!! Also, I'm looking forward to the high-res version. Please let us know when it gets finished. |
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Penknight
Senior Scribe
USA
538 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2009 : 21:08:52
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I like that as a wallpaper.
All FR maps should be wallpaper-sized, thinks I.
I totally agree, especially the Sword Coast. It always felt like 'home' to me, I guess. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 22 Mar 2009 : 02:14:57
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Originally posted by Penknight
Thanks a lot!! Also, I'm looking forward to the high-res version. Please let us know when it gets finished.
Worked on it most of today - much better then anything I've previously done. I should have something by the end of this coming week. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Daviot
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 22 Mar 2009 : 02:19:33
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Originally posted by Penknight
Thanks a lot!! Also, I'm looking forward to the high-res version. Please let us know when it gets finished.
Worked on it most of today - much better then anything I've previously done. I should have something by the end of this coming week.
Awesome. I've been looking forward to it with cartographic glee.  |
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redsaber
Acolyte
Canada
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Posted - 27 Mar 2009 : 05:46:56
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Markus, great work bro.
Now I have 2 questions for you:
1) Can I marry you?
2) Which software are you using? I want to know because I have created an in-house kingdom in the region of the tortured lands (north of the moonsea, east of Netheril and west of Vaasa), and I wanted to create some kind of a map for that region. I did it with photoshop for 3rd edition, but I wanted to upgrade that map for the 4th... so I was wondering.
Let me know, plz! ;) My next game is on the 10th of April so I wanted to surprise my players with something.
Thank you very much!
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Gang Falconhand
Seeker
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Mar 2009 : 11:25:41
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Originally posted by redsaber
1) Can I marry you?
- Red
Hands off! He's mine! |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 28 Mar 2009 : 02:33:18
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Wow... I wish I was this popular with the ladies. 
I use Photoshop - with custom-built terrain textures, brushes, and Icons (using vector graphics).
Anyhow, all of these 'Naked' maps have been leading-up to me re-doing my own campaign map of Faerūn (which you've all seen pieces of in all my maps). As I completed each region, I made tweaks here and there, so not all of them match-up as well as I'd have liked. This project was an exercise in me rebuilding the entire Faerūn and Hordelands regions practically from scratch all over agan, using my old continental map as a reference, and then pasting-in literally dozens of maps from various sources (including novels and Volo's guides). I use the pasted-in maps in layers so I can adjust their Opacity and tweak the map in the background, using the faded maps as a visual reference, and also to trace the rivers from those originals (rivers seem to be the most important feature when trying to get everything else just right).
Okay... enough of the technical mumbo-jumbo - I've been playing with my technique and also upped the resolution. It still looks like the official 3e Map, but if you put them side-by-side you can see all the intricate changes and tweaks that I've made. It may even seem pointless to some, but roads and everything else get badly messed-up if even one hill is in the wrong place.
I have a sample from the new map, sans locales. The entire Map has to be perfected first before I start adding in the man-made stuff (which is the mistake I made the last time - doing it piecmeal). Then I have to bump the resolution up, and then re-perfect everything at the smaller scale (this means I'm re-drawing the entire map several times - did I mention I'm VERY anal?)
Anyhow, I'm happy with the way Cormyr came-out, and I bumped-up the resolution of just this small section so you guys can get an idea of where I'm going with all of this. Feedback is appreciated - I haven't re-drawn the stuff at the higher-res yet - I merely bumped-up what I had for now to see how it would look when I'm done (and to see how much work would still be needed).
Cormyr WIP
Bear in mind I'll have to add-in the stuff around Eveningstar now that I have it at a higher resolution - that sort of detail wasn't posssible at the old resolution. Theres still quite a bit from my Stomelands map that has to be carried over (which all became offical with Brian's Cormyr article).
Edit: I got the Tortured Lands done yesterday, except for a little bit of text on some mountains I need to remove - Ill try to have that for you by tomorrow. |
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Penknight
Senior Scribe
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 29 Mar 2009 : 02:30:01
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Working on the whole thing right now (from Evermeet to the Hordelands). I'm just doing all the textures (as I over-explained in my last post) right now - and you can see how thats going in that Cormyr WIP I posted as well.
I was going to re-do the Swordcoast next... but I'm caught-up with a lot of cormyr research ATM (I had to really play with the Thunderpeaks... busy area), and I might as well finish that first, especially since I haven't done a version of that yet (and I have a least three people to double-check my work).
The roads all fell-out rather wonky when they re-did everything for 3e, and just getting them to look 'right' requires a lot of terrain-nudging. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Amarel Derakanor
Seeker
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Posted - 31 Mar 2009 : 06:08:48
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Hey there, Markustay! I felt a sudden urge to tell you that your maps are excellent, and that I (being a something of a "lurker" here at the 'keep) enjoy reading your posts, even if I sometimes may be of a different opinion than you.
And no, I'm not hitting on you. I prefer ladies myself, actually, but I think that people should know when their work (and rants) is appreciated! |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 31 Mar 2009 : 21:34:53
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It would be a boring world if everyone agreed with me all the time.
I love hearing other people's ideas and opinions - variety is a beautiful thing, and its great that we have a home here to talk about FR and other geek-related stuff.
Nothing new on my end - I stayed away from home for the weekend, which turned into five days. It's all good - sometimes you even need a few days away from your sourcebooks to gain some clarity, sniff the roses, and that sort of 'real' stuff. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Afetbinttuzani
Senior Scribe
Canada
434 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2009 : 17:40:11
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Makustay,
Do you know of any towns or settlements in or around the Cloak Wood, south of Baldur's Gate? Do you have any maps of this area? |
Afet bint Tuzanķ
"As the good Archmage often admonishes me, I ought not to let my mind wander, as it's too small to go off by itself."
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2009 : 18:56:27
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Baldur's Gate Region
The Friendly Arm is an Inn and Hostel that has slowly grown into a fortified settlement (although it is still relatively small).
That snippet is from an old map I never bothered to release (because I started a better version), and I think Cragmyr Keep is also a settlement, and not a ruin (the wrong symbol must have been used on some map, and I erroneously copied it). |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Afetbinttuzani
Senior Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 04 Apr 2009 : 22:27:12
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Originally posted by Markustay
Baldur's Gate Region
The Friendly Arm is an Inn and Hostel that has slowly grown into a fortified settlement (although it is still relatively small).
That snippet is from an old map I never bothered to release (because I started a better version), and I think Cragmyr Keep is also a settlement, and not a ruin (the wrong symbol must have been used on some map, and I erroneously copied it).
Thanks, Markustay.
I've invented a small settlement called Veldinaar on the bay at the southwestern edge of the Cloak Wood. Veldinaar is a village of about 60 permanent residents that serves as an economic and social center for nearby fishers, woodcutters and homesteaders. Residents of the Veldinaar area have regular trade in fish and agricultural products with the Friendly Arm. |
Afet bint Tuzanķ
"As the good Archmage often admonishes me, I ought not to let my mind wander, as it's too small to go off by itself."
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2009 : 00:15:37
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| It looks good there. |
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Penknight
Senior Scribe
USA
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Afetbinttuzani
Senior Scribe
Canada
434 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2009 : 05:41:14
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Originally posted by Markustay
It looks good there.
Thanks, Markus. You're the best. |
Afet bint Tuzanķ
"As the good Archmage often admonishes me, I ought not to let my mind wander, as it's too small to go off by itself."
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2009 : 18:01:03
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Originally posted by Markustay
It looks good there.
Markus, that was really cool of you. Now I wish I had a city or town of my own!!
I've thus-far added three fan-created locales to my maps (Arylon is also on that last one), and have added at least two of my own in other parts of Faerūn (and at least three in Kara-Tur).
When I finish the pdf of the continent, I will have a list of ALL locales with sources in the back, so people will know which are canon and which are not. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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redsaber
Acolyte
Canada
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Posted - 06 Apr 2009 : 18:18:08
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Edit: I got the Tortured Lands done yesterday, except for a little bit of text on some mountains I need to remove - Ill try to have that for you by tomorrow.
;) Is today the day after yesterday? Say yes, pleaaaaaaaase! ;)
Let me know if you have it done! I'll try to use it for my game friday!
Have a good day and thanks again! :D
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2009 : 18:24:13
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With or without locales? 
I've completed the re-built and 'Naked' version of the entire north, but I haven't added any locales in yet.
Let me know. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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New Map Series from me
