The shorter distance can be accounted for by going around terrain. Say like it's all uphill one way, 10 feet of snow, that sort of thing. On the way back you can take an easier route that's all downhill.If it's "as the crow flies" then yeah, gotta fix that.
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Well, it's sea travel. The wife came up with an idea though - as you travel there, you're going across the surface of the globe.. so 175. On the way back, you're coming back by submarine which has a straight line hole drilled through the crustKind of like a Great Circle route underground, hah.
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"...sometimes the most efficient way to make something look drawn by hand is to simply draw it by hand..."
Yeah, that'll work too.
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Ok, final map submitted. I made a few small changes, the primaries being the parchment colour (less orangeish) and the forest shadow/fill layer.
http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...Empire&p=98680
The client seemed very pleased, so that means I am too
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"...sometimes the most efficient way to make something look drawn by hand is to simply draw it by hand..."
I assume your sea travel is using sailing ships. Those tend to be at the mercy of currents and prevailing winds. The trip there is 175 miles, unless you attempt a winter journey(!) in which case it's 215 miles and probably ends up in little pieces on the seabottom. The trip back is a mere 135 miles because the winds and currents allow a much more direct course. Now if you have one of those newfangled lateen-rigged jobs...
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