With a few exceptions that's not really true, all you have to do is look at a population map of the United States to see that the populations neither primarily congregated in river valleys (which their are'nt very many of in the central 30% of the country) and that the state borders make sense in terms of population distribution in the West.
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With a few exceptions that's not really true, all you have to do is look at a population map of the United States to see that the populations neither primarily congregated in river valleys (which their are'nt very many of in the central 30% of the country) and that the state borders make sense in terms of population distribution in the West.
This map is a bit different, but it is based off a Wikipedia map and is from my TL, the Reverse Cold War, the map shows the situation in Ceylon in the modern day. divided between the Indian backed Tamil Republic of Northern Ceylon, and the internationally recognized Republic of Ceylon, the purple areas are directly controlled by the Military of the TRNC's backer, the State of India.
Well, we're kinda congregated along the Rio Grande here in New Mexico...but my goodness, that map really gives you an idea of how empty some parts of the west are. The two Dakotas, Montana, and Wyoming have barely a single decent urban conglomeration between the four of them, and Nevada is basically Vegas and what looks like spillover from northern California.
Bruce
Heh. I really enjoyed that "Back in the USSA" map. I liked the first story about the Revolution and the Texans Flying but the stories got progressively stranger, though I did realize they were all told from the viewpoint of famous writers. That last scene in the final chapter though...what? Was Godzilla invading?
i just finished this blankmap. for a long time now, a friend of mine and i have been working on a science-fiction RPG that will be hosted at Rplegacy (it's his RPG, really; i'm just helping with the setting development) and i volunteered to make a map for it. i asked if he would like to base it on prehistoric geography of some kind, to make it more interesting, and he chose the Jurassic period.
the actual setting of the RPG is, iirc, planned to be vaguely similar to Worldwar (i actually introduced him to the series during the discussion, specifically bringing up The Race at one point) in that prior to the events of the RPG, there's a world war between two broad factions which is interrupted by an Alien invasion (that's all that the invaders are known as at this point in development). instead of it being human nation against human nation, though, there's two general groups of sentient species: Saurians (dinosauroids) and Simians (primates), both of which include human- and non-human-like species. functionally, all three broad factions have a caste system most similar to the Covenant from Halo, with various species filling different roles, but many of them are still functionally similar to one another and are also based on the various Covenant species: between both, there are Administrators, Assassins/Snipers, Attackers, Defenders, Engineers/Workers, Grunts, Hulks/Strongmen, Scavengers/Skirmishers, and Troopers. the Aliens will have roughly the same factions, though ones with greater differences between the Saurians and Simians will instead combine traits. the Aliens are even more similar to the Covenant in that they are comprised of many different and unrelated extraterrestrial species, though their leading caste (Prophet expys) are basically Forerunners
in addition to these nine defined castes, there's also a Reclaimer caste (yes, directly based on Halo) which can be any species and will generally be the player characters. like in Halo, Reclaimers have the ability to use Alien technology with ease and this allows them to have more versatile functions, which is better for the players themselves as it allows them to do more with a character.
of course, this is all subject to change; the RPG is still in the design phase
anyway, here's the map. before anyone says anything, NO, the lighter blue in the ocean is NOT permanent sea ice; it indicates shallower seas, which were common during the Jurassic. secondly, i decided to include a latitude/longitude overlay as a means of identification to more easily show where certain locations could be. a future version of this map will likely include a key of sorts with numbers and letters to designate the grid (for instance, *North Florida could be designated in a grid as E11, counting from the top and the left respectively)
the actual setting of the RPG is, iirc, planned to be vaguely similar to Worldwar (i actually introduced him to the series during the discussion, specifically bringing up The Race at one point) in that prior to the events of the RPG, there's a world war between two broad factions which is interrupted by an Alien invasion (that's all that the invaders are known as at this point in development). instead of it being human nation against human nation, though, there's two general groups of sentient species: Saurians (dinosauroids) and Simians (primates), both of which include human- and non-human-like species. functionally, all three broad factions have a caste system most similar to the Covenant from Halo, with various species filling different roles, but many of them are still functionally similar to one another and are also based on the various Covenant species: between both, there are Administrators, Assassins/Snipers, Attackers, Defenders, Engineers/Workers, Grunts, Hulks/Strongmen, Scavengers/Skirmishers, and Troopers. the Aliens will have roughly the same factions, though ones with greater differences between the Saurians and Simians will instead combine traits. the Aliens are even more similar to the Covenant in that they are comprised of many different and unrelated extraterrestrial species, though their leading caste (Prophet expys) are basically Forerunners
in addition to these nine defined castes, there's also a Reclaimer caste (yes, directly based on Halo) which can be any species and will generally be the player characters. like in Halo, Reclaimers have the ability to use Alien technology with ease and this allows them to have more versatile functions, which is better for the players themselves as it allows them to do more with a character.
of course, this is all subject to change; the RPG is still in the design phase
anyway, here's the map. before anyone says anything, NO, the lighter blue in the ocean is NOT permanent sea ice; it indicates shallower seas, which were common during the Jurassic. secondly, i decided to include a latitude/longitude overlay as a means of identification to more easily show where certain locations could be. a future version of this map will likely include a key of sorts with numbers and letters to designate the grid (for instance, *North Florida could be designated in a grid as E11, counting from the top and the left respectively)
A little try combining the basic premises of DValdron's "Empire of Mu" and Jared's "Land of Red and Gold". Pink is Formative Gunnagal civilization, ready to implode, while blue is the extend of Lapitan expansion. The year is 1000 BC.
The viewpoint character is saturated with Absinthe: he's probably hallucinating again.
Bruce
stefanbl
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Heavily Cold War, but with decidedly less threat of Nuclear weapons and no proxy wars and such, the main battle is from News Media.
In one of my last maps, I had a rather interesting take on Europe, again mostly out of boredom. This time however I decided to take the Germany from that world and try to come up with a religion map to explain things. Generally speaking religion is fluid. however, shown here is what are considered to be the predominant religions of the constituent Federal Monarchies within the German Empire.
Some are obvious, others are not. Starting in Dalmatia, the duchy is predominantly Muslim. Austria, Lombardia, Bavaria, Swabia, Franconia, Wurtemburg, Baden, Darmstadt, Palatinate, the Duchy of Alsace, and the Hohenzollern province, as well as the Duchy of Teutonia (Lithuania) are all Catholic. The Kingdom of Burgundy excluding Alsace are Gnostic. The Kingdom of Alemannia (Switzerland) is predominantly Jewish. The Kingdom of Saxony and the Kingdom of Vandalia (Czechoslovakia) is Arian. The Kingdom of Gothonica is mostly Orthodox while the Kingdom of the Netherlands is essentially "non-aligned" Christian, due to it having been secularized for over five centuries.
Some are obvious, others are not. Starting in Dalmatia, the duchy is predominantly Muslim. Austria, Lombardia, Bavaria, Swabia, Franconia, Wurtemburg, Baden, Darmstadt, Palatinate, the Duchy of Alsace, and the Hohenzollern province, as well as the Duchy of Teutonia (Lithuania) are all Catholic. The Kingdom of Burgundy excluding Alsace are Gnostic. The Kingdom of Alemannia (Switzerland) is predominantly Jewish. The Kingdom of Saxony and the Kingdom of Vandalia (Czechoslovakia) is Arian. The Kingdom of Gothonica is mostly Orthodox while the Kingdom of the Netherlands is essentially "non-aligned" Christian, due to it having been secularized for over five centuries.
As in Non-Denominational or follows its own brand of Christianity but does'nt otherwise interact religiously with the rest?
Brazil with a coastline on the Pacific?!? Don't think that I've ever seen that before...
Heavily Cold War, but with decidedly less threat of Nuclear weapons and no proxy wars and such, the main battle is from News Media.
Whats their symbolism like? Are they using traditional russian iconography, or is a hammer-and-sickle flying over the kremlin (as in, more communist)
stefanbl
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Traditional Russian, Liberal Tricolour, its called the Russian Federation etc.
And of all the 'Communist' States they are probably the most Capitalist.
Pretty interesting
Kazakhstan is probably a big target for Radio Liberty and other American-oriented NGOs to turn into the Russian-speaking headquarters.
What happened in Ukraine?
stefanbl
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Pretty interesting
Kazakhstan is probably a big target for Radio Liberty and other American-oriented NGOs to turn into the Russian-speaking headquarters.
What happened in Ukraine?
I'm unsure, I assume the Communists are winning in the East, and the Pro-Westerners are winning in the West, probably similar to now, but with the two sides caring more.
Yes i got the Kiltik Republik from that map but i think it was a redone and updated one. Also, thank you Simeon!!
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