Another Old Map of Awesome

Seeing that everyone seemed to like the last old map I posted, I figured I'd post another one. This map is actually part of the same world as the previous map. This is the southern part of the world and the other map is the northern part. There is a little evolution in place naming, (not everything is stolen directly from what I was reading at the time) but most of the place names are still pretty cheesy.

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This map was created exactly the same way as the other map (hand drawn and painted with watercolours), and made at roughly the same time.

I have unfortunately lost most of my notes about this world. What I do remember is that there were psychedelic drugs that granted magical powers and spaceships flown by the evil priests of an alien god. I still love both of those ideas.

I have several maps that I've created over the years, I'll add some more to the site over time.


Comments

  1. PorkyJanuary 16, 2011

    It's gorgeous, not least for the rich colours and detail. The names have evolved enough to be more than forgivable in the context!

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  2. SullyJanuary 16, 2011

    Very cool. Love the psychedelic plant power-ups idea (very Super Mario Bros).

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  3. John BJanuary 16, 2011

    @Porky - Thanks. The names are really my first attempt at naming anything, so some are alright but most are pretty bad.

    @Sully - The psychedelics were a way that wizards gained insight into how to cast spells. And we were also into that kind of thing back then... for legal purposes, I won't say much more than that

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