Go Diamond, Go!! An ocean of trees... very good idea!
January 2018 Challenge: The Great Railroad
I don't know if I'll have time to finish this, but what the heck, I'll throw my hat in the ring. I wanted to do a sort of post-apocalyptic steampunk thing, where what's left of civilization (mainly city-states and some fragments of a former empire devolved into petty kingdoms) co-exist uneasily with the Railmen's Guild, a sorcerer/scientist outfit that builds and maintains rail lines throughout the region. They control the major land trade routes, linking the civilized coastal states to the scattered outpost towns and cities in the north, which are kind of gateways to the vast mineral wealth of the Khusep Ranges and the lumber and spices of the Panjatmun (a gigantic forest which has been there even before the fall of the previous civilizations). Here's a start, with a couple of notes.
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Go Diamond, Go!! An ocean of trees... very good idea!
Great landshapes as always, D. Looking forward to see this develop.
Great start, D! You seem to have such a natural talent at doing landshapes so beautifully. Looking forwards to seeing more!
A significant jump forward. The mountain icons are by Schwarzkreuz, kindly shared for our use here (I think): https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...ad.php?t=19431
I'm not sure if I'll stay with those mountains or not, but they do look pretty cool, at least I think so.
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Aaaaand a little bit more completed.
Some lore: After the Collapse and the Years of Fear, several of the strongest city-states of the south signed the Treaty of Zitiamo, bringing a tense peace to the region. Against all odds, this peace held for more than three generations, and the signatories of the treaty began to refer to themselves as 'the Trucial States'. Even now, half a century later, during this age of internecine warfare, widespread assassination and intrigue by and against the Railmen's Guild, and threats from overseas, the name has persisted.
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There's a really nice feeling of scale on this, D.
And of course, like everyone else, I always love the shapes you create for land/sea.
The sizing for labels and text down at the bottom is very nice. Plays well into the whole scale thing.
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Oh good. I was hoping that was clear enough to read.
Looking great
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