Derek Hiemforth Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Okay, here's a weird one... I'm in the market for a good fantasy world. However, I don't need (and actually don't want) any detail regarding it other than a cool world map with appropriate place names on it (cities, nations, geographic features, etc.) Basically, I want to save myself the work of creating a big map and a bunch of names. I'll create stuff in the world to match the map and the names. Ideally, the map would be available in Campaign Cartographer format, but that's definitely not essential. I thought seriously about swiping the Turakian Age map and names, but the world isn't really going to be the Hero Universe in the Turakian Age, so I didn't want to confuse the players with incorrect assumptions. Can anyone recommend something that fits the bill? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Democracy Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? I always liked the map of Dragon Pass at the back of 2nd edition Runequest, lots of evocative placenames. http://www.celtic-webs.com/glorantha/graphics/middle/maps/prax_dp_map_download.jpg Never really took to the huge maps of Glorantha but our very own Keith Curtis has done the map for the forthcoming Mongoose Pressedition of RuneQuest: http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/pdf/rqgloranthamap.jpg Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korgoth Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? I'm personally into the Artesia Comic/Artesia RPG world right now. Beautifull Water Colour Map. www.theknownworld.com Also as good as the day it was released. HARN.http://www.columbiagames.com/cgi-bin/query/cfg/zoom.cfg?product_id=5001 Just the core HARN setting which is rules independant. Plus there are HARN to HERO conversion on the weebernet. If you can't find one then I can email it to ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale A. Ward Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? Back in the late 70's, I had a similar need. So, I just blatantly ripped off DC comics... I found a map of Krypton in an issue of Superman and very laboriously copied it over onto two 2' x 3' hex sheets. File off the serial numbers, change the names to protect the guilty, and Bob's yer uncle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantriped Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? The Ebberon Maps are pretty good, I think you can get em off the D20 site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? Check out the maps drawn by Christopher West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithcurtis Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? See if there's anything interesting here: http://www.KACurtis.com/Map_Samples/ As long as they're for private use, I can't see how anyone would complain. Keith "I have contacts for any of the actual owners of the maps" Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? Keith, I have said it before, and I'll say it again: I love your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? Check the ProFantasy site. There are tons of maps in CC2 format there. Edit: While I am not a D&D junkie, they have maps of Greyhawk and portions of the Forgotten Realms. The maps are very nice. Edit 2: You might also try the Mordent Cartographic Society site. They have extensively mapped out the Domains of Dread in CC2 format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? http://www.fantasy-atlas.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? I'm a tremendously biased geek, but I think Tolkien's map of Beleriand is great, lots of interesting features and most likely a world that your players wont be familiar with. Advantage or disadvantage is that it doesnt go down into a huge amount of detail, e.g. no settlements apart from the really major ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelDoom Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? There were a tonne of modules done by ICE (Iron Crown Enterprises) and MERP (Middle Earth Role Playing) which have good maps of Middle Earth. The main MERP book has one of all of Enodor and also details weather, trade routes, altitudes and a few other interesting things. Googling "ICE MERP maps" or similar should get some good hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtFool Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Earph! When I was planning on creating my own world, I had planned on using a map of Earth either wholesale or a couple of continents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Earph! When I was planning on creating my own world' date=' I had planned on using a map of Earth either wholesale or a couple of continents.[/quote'] That's true. My other thought, apart from Beleriand, was to find an old european map, middle ages or early renaissance. I'm a firm believer that there's nothing quite so interesting as the familiar made unfamiliar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? There's always Hyboria... http://hyboria.xoth.net/maps/chrysagon_hyboria.jpg Or you could just use the US with a fantasy spin, could even use the SCA kingdom breakdowns... http://www.banjaraweb.com/sca/map/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcamtar Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? Here's one I did, but no place names http://members.dsl-only.net/~bing/frp/fudge/arf/world.html Here's another I did for a PBEM http://users.tkk.fi/~vesanto/link.elyria/maps.html Oh, and if you need names, try this (select one of the "Place" templates) http://www.squid.org/tools/names/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Typist Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? Wow, this thread is an excellent resource. Are there any decent, free, map drawing programs out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? Autorealm- http://www.gryc.ws/autorealm.htm BTW, there are many free maps in the Dundjinni forums- http://www.dundjinni.com/forums/default.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesman Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? I've used Civilization III's world editor to randomly generate maps for games before. You might have to name the cities yourself, but there are random generator pages on the Interweb for that kind of thing. I'm pretty sure I remember Civ II having a world editor as well, and I know IV does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? If you're looking for something like Earth, try the Old World from the Warhammer game. It's based on Europe, so it has some familiar elements along with a few important changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinDangaioh Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? How about this map: http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/flats/1419/REALM.gif If you want more: http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/flats/1419/dmap.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? Depending on what you think of craters, you could go for Mars, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Ofeelya Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? You could try Harn and Harnworld from Columbia games. They sell four large poster sized maps of a region of the main continent. http://www.columbiagames.com/cgi-bin/query/cfg/allharnitems.cfg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlHazred Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Re: Recommend a fantasy world map? http://www.fantasy-atlas.org/ Being of German extraction, it's not a problem for me, but other people might be put off by the German-language text... Beautiful find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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