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    Sorry. There was a problem with the first attached file, but I've uploaded it again.

    Each hex should be equal to 1 day of travel. This means it's 12-25 miles, depending on how you foresee the walking ability of someone (I'm tempted to say 12 miles, as it's harder to explore an area that large--crossing that distance is easy, exploring is time-consuming).
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    Ok, it's a big island. My thought is that there would be a mtn chain in the north and some mesa things in the south. Unless this is a southern hemisphere island then flip that. The reason for that is purely aesthetics...mtns are better in cold areas and mesas are better in hot places. Since this isn't a continent there probably won't be any cold places though...islands, even big ones, are pretty static and the temp won't vary all that much. So if this were in a temperate climate it would probably be grasslands and forests with some cold areas at very high elevations. Really high elevations would require quite an extensive set of mtns but you could probably get by on this point. Extensive mtns would also let you have a desert. You could probably get a swamp or two in as well. If this were in a subtropical climate it would mostly be desert and grassland and mesas. Tropical climate would have a lot of jungles and swamps and no desert.

    Now someone else will have different ideas and since I'm not a climatologist these are open to debate but this is to the best of my knowledge. Here are two ideas.
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    Following your suggestion, Ascension, here's the draft of the new map. Comments, as usual, are highly appreciated.

    Notes:
    Green - Forest
    Dark Green - Jungle
    Red - Swamp
    White - Hills
    Grey - Mountains
    Dark Grey - Canyon
    Beige - Desert
    Brown - Mesa

    I didn't decided the placement of fields/farms due to setting considerations--the island is fairly new and unexplored, so I may restrict the amount of settlements by now.
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    Looks a lot more natural to me, nice job. Now ya just gotta pretty it up
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ascension View Post
    Looks a lot more natural to me, nice job. Now ya just gotta pretty it up
    Thanks a lot. Doing this is more fun than I've thought at first, yet I know I need to learn a lot. Your input has been truly helpful.

    Let's see if I can come with something prettier soon. Right now I'm working on the settlements (8 castles, 1 ruined castle, 5 towns, 1 port city). A few lines here, a blur there, and the settlement is done.

    My main worry is still the rivers. I just hope I'll draw them accordingly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by darkfaterpg View Post
    Thanks a lot. Doing this is more fun than I've thought at first, yet I know I need to learn a lot. Your input has been truly helpful.
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    Now I may say I'm almost satisfied with the map. Using Wilbur's rivers as the basis, I've drawn everything that needed to be there at first. This journey was really an exciting one.

    Somehow I'm not too happy with the Mesas and the Canyon though. Someone has any ideas on how to improve them?
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    Small tweak on the map, but I don't have any ideas on how to improve the canyon or the mesas.
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