Map for Fantasy Warriors

[rflowings]

Comrades of the outer realms!

Please see below the draft map for the Fantasy Warriors campaign which Katie, Chris and I threw together a couple of weeks back using the old Mighty Empires tiles. Having become interested in the actual geographical location of the Green River, the verminous Parliament (surely Rat?) and of course the beleaguered Fortress of Onyx, I am keen to work out some sort of common geography where we can pick our defensive positions and frustrate our opponents with the lie of the land.

First up is a plain map with all the tiles mocked up as closely as possible to their Mighty Empires paper forms.



Secondly, here is the map annotated with some of the meteorological, climatological and hydrographic thoughts we had on the night:



Finally, here is a third map with some of the geographical questions raised by the quirks of map creation:



I am not quite clear where our respective capitals will be. My armies consist of the following:
•The High Elves of the Topaz Throne, with their capital at the Fortress of Onyx and possibly some attendant towers named after other minerals,
•The Lords Allegiant, an agrarian race of men with a feudal social structure and notional fealty to the Topaz Throne.

These groups may be geographically contiguous or not but I suspect the elves live in the mountains somewhere where they can extract jewels, and the men live on flatter ground where they can breed horses. What say you on where your capitals might be located? And have you any additional thoughts on the terrain indicated above?

[Katie]

The human kingdom of Profundia-Luthany goes in somewhere near the Rattenlands.



See; www.fysh.org/~katie/misc-images/history-1165-1166.pdf


Also I sort of impulse-bought another army. Needs a couple more figures but it's going to be spiffy when it's done!

[rflowings]

Viral / fungal nastiness in my lungs has kept me away from club for the past two weeks. Clearing up now. I have a couple of ideas as to where the above might fit - one question, though. I don't see Llanis mentioned in any of the history files on your archive - anything I should know before attempting to graft?

[kaustic]

Brilliant map Tory.

Been doing some research, went to the Cromwell house in Ely.

Feel fear humans and Elves. The New Model Rat Army is on the march.

The Rat Commonwealth. Strength in unity.

[Katie]

Lot of tin-wearing in their army.

[Katie]

" The New Model Rat Army "

I thought you were researching for Pikeman's Lament!!!

[kaustic]

There is a level of overlap , I hope.

As to location on the New Rat Commonwealth. I would say marginal broken land of little agricultural value befitting an outcast race . Grievance oh yes.

I feel the paw of destiny on our shoulders

[rflowings]

Feb 14, 2017 16:08:59 GMT kaustic said:

Brilliant map Tory.

I bat for the other side, Chris...



See here attached a revised map featuring two possible locations for the realms Katie has mapped out. Position A restricts the growth of the Rattenlands except at the expense of Profundia, which may not be desirable. On the other hand it offers more possibility for the rats to wage open battle - it is likely that position B will feature battle in more enclosed terrain (strategic valleys on the Eastern Frontier). Position B also places the rats with their back to the Eversnow which gives the ring of truth to their reports of foul weather in the historical documentation Katie has produced.

How about yourself, Chris - any thoughts on what kind of terrain you want to fight in? The Elves will have their backs to the mountains somewhere and it seems likely our realms will abut at least somewhere.

Note that Rattus rattus tends to live in trees while Rattus norvegicus live around riverbanks. Your rat subdivisions may be more closely related to one than the other - just as Humans bear more resemblance to our cousin the chimp than to our other cousins the gorilla and orang-outang.

[rflowings]

Feb 14, 2017 22:37:03 GMT kaustic said:

I feel the paw of destiny on our shoulders

I love the notion of the Paw of Destiny as a Robespierre-esque Supreme Being. A theological rival or replacement for mighty Smintheus,  perhaps.

There are a few candidates for Barren Wasteland, maybe the eastern side of the map (no rivers) or the chilly southern peninsular.

[kaustic]

Sorry about the T word, I havs a cold :-) £ 20 notes make poor fire lighters.

At a guess I would go with the B area, backs against the cold wastes, rat in a corner and all that.

Where should the NMRA so wish to wage its Jihad. In the homelands of its enemies of course. We shall bring the opressors unto sword and fire: from dankest sewers to highest etherial tower, from forgotten cellers to dusty garret. A great reckoning is come due, and the coin payable is their lifeblood.

[chad]

So which side of the map does the Pied Piper come on?

[simonb]

Those are excellent maps. With the large fjord like body of water in the centre.will there be a Viking like kingdom?

Simon

[rflowings]

Read some more of Katie's history and here is the latest draft, including the recent battles fought by the Topaz Throne and including the oncoming barbarian tide.

I have placed the NMRA on a stretch of rocky and likely miserable coastline straight in the path of the Coldrush. You wanted some marginal land, Chris! Also included are recent conquests south of the river following your victory at Fellfog marsh.



This is just my instinct of how the world is coming together. Any other suggestions would be welcome.

As it stands we don't have a raiding sea people yet, as we assume that until recently trade has been well protected by naval assets. With the ratfolk making inroads into elvish territory, that may change...

[simonb]

What are you using to draw the maps?

Simon

[rflowings]

Good old MS Paint, if you'll credit it. Plus a couple of icons from AutoRealm.