Digital re-draw of Al'Hajidir

[Hermit]

Al'Hajidir: The first city map for a Pathfinder homebrew campaign that began about 4 years ago.

Coastal, trade-based city on the edge of the Wastes (desert) and the Black Water Delta.

Government: Shah (Nibal Khan) and local Merchant Lord council.

Culture: largely Middle Eastern with Chinese influences (an attempt to create a "Silk Road" Metropolis)

Clothing: Robes, turbans, sandals, kasiks, facial jewelry, scarfs

Architecture: Towers, onion domes, red-tile roofs, open bazaars, adobe houses, rickety wooden structures,
sloped/angular roofs, small shrines

Economy: Merchant-run, trading, bazaars, sea-trade, and over-land trade (unique trade across the desert)

Goods: Cloth, wool, fish, spices, religious objects/relics, artifacts, metals, building materials

Services: Metallurgy, enchantment, armorers, sea travel, ship-building


Starting with the in-use version of the city map (sorry for the kool-aid stains) I drew about 4 years ago. Then the terrible digitally edited version of the photo with a legend and icons. Finally my attempt to recreate the map in GIMP. I don't have every step, but I'll keep this thread updated as I complete the map. Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions on how to make the legend and icons let me know!

[Torndo]

Awsome job!
Would you mind if i used this as a city in a tabletop simulator world mod im creating? Its set in the world of Tal'dorei and your city is pretty much how i imagined Stiben from that setting.

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[Hermit]

Hey Torndo,

Thanks for the props! And I don't mind if you use it as long as you credit my work. I'd like to hear more about this project you're working on though, sounds awesome.

[Kellerica]

*low whistle* That is one impressive looking city map, both the original and the new digital version. I would like to see it a bit better though, could you perhaps upload it in a bit larger resolution? At the current size, there isn't much I can say about the details.

I don't know if it's just the monitor on my end, but the green hue of the land is a bit too aggressively bright for my eyes. That is just a minor nitpick and a very personal one at that, I am somewhat fond of 'moody' colors as J.Edward puts it

I look forward to see this progress, I like what I see so far!

[Hermit]

Thanks mate! I'll be sure to upload a higher res version once I can retrieve it from my laptop. It crashed out a few weeks ago and I'm in the process of recovering my files.

And I appreciate the input on the colors. I typically do b&w but I gave color a try this time. I'll mess with it and see what I can do.