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"Looking at the map in F&A, we can see that the equator runs through the southern part of Maztica (just below the published map), through the northern portion of Zakhara, and through the southern reaches of Kara-Tur. It falls a little south of Nimbral (I think that's Nimbral) and well south of Chult.

Abeir-Toril, according to every published source, is roughly equivalent in size to Earth. However, part of what determines the size of the tropics and the intensity of the seasons is whether or not it has the same axial tilt. Since there are very definite summers and winters, I'd say the axial tilt is the same or perhaps even a little greater (23.5-25 degrees, as a ballpark guess).

Note also, from the same map, that even including Maztica we've only seen about a third of the surface area of Toril. There's a LOT of room for more lands to explore, to the west of Maztica and/or the east of Kara-Tur (as well as to the south of everything)."

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"So (bearing in mind that I can’t speak officially for Wizards), we’re agreed on Toril having a 12 percent larger diameter than Earth (therefore 8,880 miles or 14,280 km). I vote for the same gravity as Earth, so Toril must be about 90% as dense as Earth. I can live with that (as you say, we can assume divine tinkering with the availability of metals).

Adjust the latitude of all base calculations by 1.009, and I agree with your personal choice of 8.1 daylight Midwinter hours for Silverymoon and the axial tilt that results (28°53')."

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Originally posted by Lord Karsus

-Copying and pasting from the Forgotten Realms Mailing List Q&A,

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"Looking at the map in F&A, we can see that the equator runs through the southern part of Maztica (just below the published map), through the northern portion of Zakhara, and through the southern reaches of Kara-Tur. It falls a little south of Nimbral (I think that's Nimbral) and well south of Chult.

Abeir-Toril, according to every published source, is roughly equivalent in size to Earth. However, part of what determines the size of the tropics and the intensity of the seasons is whether or not it has the same axial tilt. Since there are very definite summers and winters, I'd say the axial tilt is the same or perhaps even a little greater (23.5-25 degrees, as a ballpark guess).

Note also, from the same map, that even including Maztica we've only seen about a third of the surface area of Toril. There's a LOT of room for more lands to explore, to the west of Maztica and/or the east of Kara-Tur (as well as to the south of everything)."

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-And according to Ed Greenwood (2004),

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"So (bearing in mind that I can’t speak officially for Wizards), we’re agreed on Toril having a 12 percent larger diameter than Earth (therefore 8,880 miles or 14,280 km). I vote for the same gravity as Earth, so Toril must be about 90% as dense as Earth. I can live with that (as you say, we can assume divine tinkering with the availability of metals).

Adjust the latitude of all base calculations by 1.009, and I agree with your personal choice of 8.1 daylight Midwinter hours for Silverymoon and the axial tilt that results (28°53')."

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Originally posted by Mournblade

I wonder why Wizards and Ed agreed that Toril was 12% larger in diameter, what bearing could that even have on the realms?

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Toril w/Timezones.

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Toril w/Timezones.

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Originally posted by Markustay

Thank You.

We knew the precise (canonical) locations of both the latitude of Waterdeep and the equator, and everything else was extrapolated from that data.

Note: Toril does NOT have timezones (or even the concept of 'hours'), and certainly doesn't use longitude and latitude; this map is purely for RW DM's to use to accurately gauge time & distance in games, NOT in-world.

The names of the tropics and arctic zones was a bit of 'poetic license', but derived from canonical sources (the names themselves, NOT the fact that Toril even has tropic and arctic zones with names). I freely give permission to WotC/Hasbro to use any part of that map in any way they wish, since it does use their intellectual properties.

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Originally posted by Markustay

If you like Nyambe-as-Katashaka, then I suggest you might find my one Candlekeep compendium article interesting, which contains a map of an island chain just off the coast of Katashaka, and is designed specifically with merging Nyambe with The Realms in mind (merging the lore together, what little needed to be done - there are colonies from Zakhara and Kara-Tur there, along with a portal that leads to Brightstar Lake, which covers the Egypt-like culture).

It was in Candlekeep Compendium IX.

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