World of Megaton (WIP)

[Carnifex]

A map for a role-playing project. Comments welcome.

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[Carnifex]

This is actually a very early stage - more like a scetch - coming up with ideas and names.

[jshoer]

Can I ask how come you named it "Megaton?" I keep thinking of the unit of weight.

[Falconius]

Hehe, and I keep thinking of Transformers.

[waldronate]

Can I ask how come you named it "Megaton?" I keep thinking of the unit of weight.

He's Megaton Games (see his signature). And you should think more along the lines of "explosive force of megatons of TNT", I think.

[Carnifex]

It's thought to be a post-apocalyptic gaming project with that name. And I do RPG stuff under the name of Megaton Games. And megaton refers to megatons of TNT...

The name of the Transformer is Megatron...

[Falconius]

Yes I know, but it still made me think of him.

Are there still humans on this planet? I see two barbarian lands but the rest indicate dominance by other creatures.

[Eld]

Also the first city you get at in Fallout 3 is called Megaton. Very well fitting for a post-apocalyptic project.

On the map Megaton seems to be in the place people thought Atlantis to be. Any connections intended?
To call the Australians Jungle Barbarians seems a bit...inappropiate?
First, you'd need a jungle there. Second, "barbar" is a greek pejorative expression, not a self-reference. Nobody would call himself a barbarian. It's like naming oneself "idiot". I think though you could keep those names in use, but have to be aware that they corporate a distinct perspective. If your map is made by those people with that perspective, it's all right. However, if you consider to draw the map from a neutral point of view just describing the post-apocalyptic setting, you may want to use a more neutral term.

[johnvanvliet]

for a post -? something
sea level will be lower if in a "nuclear winter"

or higher if in a "hot house" era

-500 Meters . and . +500 Meters