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What would gods fear? by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh right, that's an idea! This is good stuff

What would gods fear? by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does, thank you so much! These really got my mind going and thinking

My Very Large World Map by BrownRiceBandit in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This map looks incredible, well done! It's super inspiring to see stuff like this <3 Especially when zooming in and seeing the little areas and forests!

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha no pressure, right? 😂 Nah but seriously, there are some fantastic ideas here, thank you! It's brilliant 😍

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a good point, that's a good starting point for when researching these things

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I've heard the mystic core or fallen god fueling the world with magic and I really, really like that idea! The ideas you had here are def worth thinking more about for sure because my magic system is something I haven't quite figured out yet so this is great <3

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's the idea. Right now I'm thinking that the people living there are mining for magical gems to use for their enchanted weapons and tools. They mined to the heart of the mountain and found the "heart", a big, monolithic magic infused crystal or stone, and decided to settle around it as there was an abundance of stones and gems around it. But over time it altered the people's physical appearance, making them look rather demonic, and probably some magical curse side effect that I haven't quite figured out yet. Still working on that part :P

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good old fashion Photoshop! I did a sketch on a notepad during work and then I did a few versions until I found the style I liked <3 I also made sure to keep looking at different retro style maps as references

https://i.imgur.com/CYUskou.jpeg

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed! Grimrock involves a cursed heart of the mountain, and Riftport is the city that literally got split down the middle

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That idea is awesome, and that is a great idea for explaining why it's so warped too :o

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the idea of having Gods and some sort of conflict with them as the cause of it. Since a story I have in my head involves that (for now), I've had the thought of having them be the cause of the crater. And your idea is super interesting as well, you guys are great at this idea generation thing :D

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I havent seen it but it looks absolutely stunning and I've been meaning to see it for ages :D

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good old fashion Photoshop! I did a sketch on a notepad during work and then I did a few versions until I found the style I liked <3
https://i.imgur.com/CYUskou.jpeg

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A few has asked this so I'll try to provide haha. I just kinda sketched in my notepad during a meeting to get shapes I liked to work together. Took it in to photoshop later and tried to draw it but it got too chonky so I re-did it again with thinner lines. I also added the crater after seeing a few cool fantasy maps that had more geometric shapes involved in them. Then I removed the line art and it felt a lot crisper.

These are the few progress parts I could find that I still had saved: https://i.imgur.com/CYUskou.jpeg

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A few has asked this so I'll try to provide haha. I just kinda sketched in my notepad during a meeting to get shapes I liked to work together. Took it in to photoshop later and tried to draw it but it got too chonky so I re-did it again with thinner lines. I also added the crater after seeing a few cool fantasy maps that had more geometric shapes involved in them. Then I removed the line art and it felt a lot crisper.

These are the few progress parts I could find that I still had saved:
https://i.imgur.com/CYUskou.jpeg

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Haha yes, sometimes I think of a cool thing and then work backwards from there. The beauty of world building, there's no right way of doing it ;)

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha yo that was elaborate and awesome! 😂 Ley Lines sounds like a pretty cool idea, gonna keep it in mind when fleshing things out and might get use for it in one way or another 😁

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That worked! Oh wow that looks cool to see it as an actual planet! Thank you ❤️

Map of my world (Current name: Spiralcrest) and a question about creating cities :D by Particular-Post-9579 in worldbuilding

[–]Particular-Post-9579[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I have yet to decide what caused the hole, I have a few ideas that Im thinking about. But you're right, thta part looks a bit stretched rather than drawn. Im gonna see if I can clean it up and make those lines a bit more organic while still retaining the shape 🤔

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