The map I chose is the map of the fictional region that my best friend made for our Dungeons and Dragons campaign! The region she created is called the Scarlet Isles. It is comprised of many diverse environments including mountainous areas, coastal regions, and dense forests. The towns and cities in the different areas are influenced by their environment. For example, the mountainous Ridgegate Highlands are home to people of the Aarakocra and Owlin races, essentially bird-people. The coast is home to the region's capitol, Argos, making it a center for trade and commerce. Other small towns along the rivers that feed into the ocean tend to have strong fishing communities as well, and contribute to the capitol's economy.
The Scarlet Isles also has a rich religious history, with seven deities worshipped by the people of the region. While there is one main god that the people worship, worship of the minor deities is common in some localized regions. Depending on the area, many people worship gods that represent things such as travel, weather, harvest, trade, etc.
This map is meaningful to me because it is the first DND campaign that I have ever played in! My friend worked very hard to plan out the areas and incorporate interesting worldbuilding, and I really appreciate the effort she put into creating it :)
2 comments:
It's always seemed like it would be a huge challenge to fill in a map like this with enough unique environments to make it feel both convincingly populated as well as believably formed. DND does definitely feel like it would be a good way to do that, as it could, to an extent, be built up as your players go, rather than needing to all be done in advance.
Something I really enjoyed about this map was the detail taken when coming up with the important structures. As a person who has made their own maps for personal story reasons, I appreciate the layout of structures such as the bridges. They make sense for the convenience of the player. Who would want to walk halfway around the map just to cross a bridge, y'know?
Another thing I like is that you can see areas that are more densely populated, such as Argos and the Tamil Kings. On the other hand, there are less populated places such as Tharge or Vlore, which was a nice addition!
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