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Arravis
Seeker
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
 Posted - 17 Mar 2005 : 16:54:58
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Arravis,
I've only taken a fast look at the map. But, you've included an impressive amount of locations. Thank you for sharing this work.
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Mar 2005 : 17:06:53
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Well met
This is a wonderful map, Arravis  I'd very much like to feature this in the Map Room here at Candlekeep.
I'm interested to hear where you found many of these locations, there are a fair amount of the more minor areas which I have ne'er heard of 
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Arravis
Seeker
USA
93 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2005 : 17:13:00
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Lots of different sources (mostly 2nd ed)... I dug around ALOT. It should all be cannon though. Let me know which specific ones you have questions on, and I'll see if I recall where it came from.
And as always, you're welcome to include it in the Map Room, or anywhere else you see fit :). Thanks for the comments guys! |
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Melfius
Senior Scribe
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2005 : 17:22:12
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| Absolutely impressive! Kudos, Arravis! |
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DDH_101
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1272 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2005 : 21:48:43
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| Arravis, what a fantastic job! I'll be sure let others know of this impressive and useful map. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2005 : 03:04:42
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Beautiful work. I want to see more. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2005 : 05:00:01
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Impressive work Arravis, yet again .
I'm glad you picked up on a few of those lesser-known Realms-locales, since many FR maps tend to overlook them.
I'm looking forward to whatever you're going to come up with next.
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Knightcrawler
Acolyte
22 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2005 : 22:39:24
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| Very nice Arravis. Well done, with all locations marked. The official maps always seem to be lacking in marked locations. In fact I've gotten so frustrated that with my current campaign and maps that I considering picking up some mapping software and just making the maps myself. What do you use? |
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Arravis
Seeker
USA
93 Posts |
Posted - 28 Mar 2005 : 15:55:01
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| Thanks Knightcrawler, and that is exactly the reason why I made this map. I hated having to cross-reference so much when all the data should have been on one map. Anyway, I created the map using Photoshop and alot of time ;). |
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VEDSICA
Senior Scribe
USA
466 Posts |
Posted - 29 Mar 2005 : 17:51:32
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| Very good work Arravis.I really enjoy all the locales.Two thumbs up!!!! |
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edbonny
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - 29 Mar 2005 : 23:12:41
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This is a beautiful and wonderful map! Thank you very, very much!
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thebaron
Acolyte
USA
15 Posts |
Posted - 28 Apr 2012 : 21:17:57
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| anyone still have this map? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 28 Apr 2012 : 23:18:11
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| I think I do... I've got a jpg with the same name, dating back to the date the map was first posted... So the map I just looked at is likely the same one. |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4211 Posts |
Posted - 28 Apr 2012 : 23:40:03
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| All I get is a Japanese Website. |
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sfdragon
Great Reader
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Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 00:55:09
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Originally posted by Dalor Darden
All I get is a Japanese Website.
ditto |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 01:06:54
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If I could possibly get a copy Wooly, much appreciated.
Markustay2012@hotmail.com |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4211 Posts |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 04:26:52
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Originally posted by Markustay
If I could possibly get a copy Wooly, much appreciated.
Markustay2012@hotmail.com
I'll add to that in fact...but can it get posted here at Candlekeep, or would that need the creator's permission?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
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Eladrinstar
Learned Scribe
USA
196 Posts |
Posted - 29 Apr 2012 : 20:51:50
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| What is your website then? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4211 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2012 : 04:51:18
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| Many thanks ol' furry one! |
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Eladrinstar
Learned Scribe
USA
196 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2012 : 06:50:21
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| Why is Sembia so empty? Why has it never been detailed? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2012 : 08:05:28
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Originally posted by Eladrinstar
Why is Sembia so empty? Why has it never been detailed?
Sembia was left as a region for DM's to develop back in 2e. Which is largely why so many of the details pertaining to the merchant realm are pretty sparse in pre-3e material. It wasn't until the Sembia series of novels, and the return of the Shades, as well as Paul Kemp's early focus on Sembia, that the region began to be more heavily detailed. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 30 Apr 2012 : 08:36:20
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TSR promised to leave Sembia undeveloped and "fallow" for DMs. They technically never broke that promise, while WotC technically never had to observe the promise.
Unsurprisingly, WotC immediately attacked Sembia with the phaerimm, dragonrage, Shadowstorm, political infighting, civil war, Shadovar takeover, a kraken and some other big city-destroying monsters, etc ... they did a good job wrecking Sembia before moving on to their next edition. |
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GRYPHON
Senior Scribe
USA
527 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2012 : 15:38:48
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| Nice work... |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2012 : 15:56:41
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Thank You Oh furry one. 
Nice map indeed.
Sembia was tough for me - I dug up LOTS of 'lost' locales in novels and weird places, but almost nothing in Sembia (despite a lot of 3e activity there!). There was one town that was never named in the anthology story And Wringing of Hands in Realms of Infamy, and I couldn't even get a precise fix on it to place it. One other canon town was named, IIRC, but the town the apothecary(?) is from is not (and he's the main character).
Good story BTW - small but poignant, just the way I like 'em. |
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
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Posted - 30 Apr 2012 : 18:24:02
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| Pretty rough, Arik. I wonder how many individual writers and designers knew about that promise. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2012 : 18:28:47
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The promise had the exact opposite effect, IMHO. Where better to plunk-down your own 'kewl ideas' then in a nigh-empty sandbox.
Saying it was a 'DM-only' area was like attaching a lightening rod to the place. 
Still, I thought it was stupid to do this with Sembia, Cormyr's major neighbor. Turmish would have been the much better choice (and still remains largely undefined). Erlkazar made sense, but Sembia, not so much.
Were there any other areas purposely left open like that? Maybe the Border Kingdoms or the Chultan arm (in 1e/2e)? |
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2012 : 18:42:20
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| Yeah, I always thought of the Border Kingdoms as the playground area. I can't recall where I heard it from, but the BK area was supposed to be for this purpose specifically. |
Edited by - Matt James on 30 Apr 2012 18:42:56 |
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For your pleasure, a high-Res map of middle Faerun
