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| Snowblood |
Posted - 25 Jul 2010 : 11:04:32
Dear Scribes, I am looking at the original map of the Lost Kingdoms of Netheril from the old Anauroch booklet by Ed Greenwood and I see the city Phelajarama is in Asram south of Hlondath and quite near the cities of Olorin and Anauril. Now here is my conundrum....when I look at the map within Anauroch - Empire of the Shade I see that the city of Phelajarama has suddenly jumped north to be west of Hlondath and right in the middle of the desert....how did that happen???? |
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| Snowblood |
Posted - 26 Jul 2010 : 10:21:13
oh I thought it might have happened when the Sharn Wall came up against Phaerimm magics.....whole mountain ranges rose up & disappeared etc....... |
| Calmar |
Posted - 26 Jul 2010 : 08:14:37
I guess that's none of those flying shadow-cities..?  |
| Dalor Darden |
Posted - 26 Jul 2010 : 03:51:25
There are very few maps I accept for any game now.
When a player says "but the map says we should be able to get there in two days and it is right at the mouth of the river!"
I smile and reply "If you make it back to town...you might want to have a talk with the shyster that sold you that lousy map." |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 26 Jul 2010 : 01:54:15
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
In these instances, I adhere strictly to the wise words of Steven Schend when considering such mapping errors:- "Chalk it up to Sembian mapmakers or something to overlook their existence, that's all."
In other words, maybe some map-makers in the Realms, simply "guessed" or erred when placing some lesser-known locations on those different maps you refer to.
I second this approach. It was not too long ago that inaccurate maps were about all that could be found here in our world! |
| The Sage |
Posted - 26 Jul 2010 : 01:44:46
In these instances, I adhere strictly to the wise words of Steven Schend when considering such mapping errors:- "Chalk it up to Sembian mapmakers or something to overlook their existence, that's all."
In other words, maybe some map-makers in the Realms, simply "guessed" or erred when placing some lesser-known locations on those different maps you refer to. |
| froglegg |
Posted - 25 Jul 2010 : 22:11:04
quote:
Originally posted by Snowblood
Dear Scribes, I am looking at the original map of the Lost Kingdoms of Netheril from the old Anauroch booklet by Ed Greenwood and I see the city Phelajarama is in Asram south of Hlondath and quite near the cities of Olorin and Anauril. Now here is my conundrum....when I look at the map within Anauroch - Empire of the Shade I see that the city of Phelajarama has suddenly jumped north to be west of Hlondath and right in the middle of the desert....how did that happen????
Can you say opps? 
John |
| Dalor Darden |
Posted - 25 Jul 2010 : 17:52:02
I am too Wooly...in fact, the thing that still to this day outright angers me is that Tethyamar is sitting out in the damnable desert! I mean, come on! |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 25 Jul 2010 : 17:48:47
quote:
Originally posted by Dalor Darden
It happened because the maker of the new map did not reference previous material very well...
OR
It was a deliberate change.
Considering how many times 3E lore contradicted earlier stuff, I'm inclined to favor the first theory. |
| Dalor Darden |
Posted - 25 Jul 2010 : 17:40:06
It happened because the maker of the new map did not reference previous material very well...
OR
It was a deliberate change. |
| Saxmilian |
Posted - 25 Jul 2010 : 16:54:54
magic? |
