darrenkitlor's Abeir-Toril Map - Forgotten Realms

[darren_kitlor]

The Forgotten Realms - Toril
by darrenkitlor

UPDATED: August 2023

world-map-Toril-Progress.jpg

Introduction

Hello everyone! I'm a long-time lurker but I wanted to share a massive map I'm working on.

Project Summary

It's a 36"x24" 300 dpi pixel map of Toril (the world upon which the Forgotten Realms exist). I'm a huge D&D buff - so I wanted to get the entirety of the game world looking nice for a wall-mount poster.

Right now, I've got most of the landmass, rivers, and beachhead figured out for all of Toril. I just need to hunker down and bring 60% up to 100% (and also remove artifacts that cause irregular shorelines)

That's the hard part. It's a fine line and I don't want to post many textured screens till I get it just right.

Design Log

• 15 August 2010 - Project Started; got basic outline completed, utilized blending options for shoreline, rough beaches, etc.
• 16 August 2010 - Height Map is temporary until I have all the rivers updated and other continents added (note: coloring and sea texturing is still on the docket).
• 20 August 2010 - Huge coloring and height map breakthrough. Finally found something I like in a tutorial but made some parts my own.
• 25 August 2010 - Texture methods are more or less finalized. I still need to fine tune the landscape before approaching it. Also, have maps of virtually every continent for authenticity's sake.
• 25 July 2011 - Return to editing the map; updated coloring, biomes, improved texturing on oceans
• 15 October 2018 - I found the old sea dog on a hard drive I nearly wiped. Improvements to coasts, ice ranges, and coloring implement. Download at full res or easy-print file size.
• 20 April 2022 - Rebooted Map with a fresh, clean look inspired by 3rd editions map. Plan to finish the simple version first before complex styles

Full Size
Dimension: 16000px by 9000px
File Size: (~44 MB)
Use Case: Face Melting or Gaming Table Cover
Link: GoogleDrive

Easy Print
Dimensions: 5400px by 3038 px
Use Case:
Print 18" x 9" on Ledger Paper (22x17) at 300dpi -- suitable as a reference material
36"x20" at 150 dpi, a suitable large poster DPI
Link: GoogleDrive

It's been years between looking at it. Sure, the coasts could be tidied. The mountains and biomes improved. It doesn't hold up well in 2018.

I'll get around to posting the PSB file (Photoshop format, which is compatible with Affinity Photo too).

WIP Screenshots
TorilMap-2018.jpg