Can't wait to see how this turns out. I really hope there ends up being a web feature to go along with it, keying all the Paizo products to it to fuel purchase fever.
Ugh I cannot wait!!!
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Can't... see... Smuggler's... Shiv... *dies*
Smuggler's Shiv will be on the map, the version on the wall still has the old art.
As for a naming contest, there simply isn't time for us to organize and conduct one before this baby has to ship. That said, we've got a LOT of names to come up with in that short time, so if there's a name you'd like to see, toss it up here now. No promises that suggestions will be used, or that they'll remain in the exact form presented.
I wanna go to Pen Island, myself.
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An island called Gont would be good. It's a nod to a great work but simple enough it shouldn't break immersion.Gotta love Earthsea.
I guess I should also say that if you suggest something which is an easter egg to ANYTHING, either fictional or real, please include that as well. GeraintElberion's story is perfect, and his clarification of 0gre's suggestion helps us decide if we want to reference that work and risk any legal action that could come of using someone else's names, etc.
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The island of Ebb (part of a homebrew game I was in).
Also, for any islands/locations with Greek origins/influences, I find the names of the sons of Poseidon quite evocative without being commonly known (in English):
Gadeirus
Ampheres
Evaemon
Mneseus
Elasippus
Mestor
Azaes
Diaprepes
Autochthon
Atlas
(Okay, so the last 2 are pretty well known, but most of the rest aren't)
Nuff said! ^_^
Mairkuria!
Mairkuria!
You border on the Steaming Sea.
Your land is mostly mountainous,
And your chief export is ...
lumber?
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I'd love for there to be a little chain of tiny islands called the Chisa Rocks on the map somewhere. My wife's name is Chisa, she's had a hard time of it this year (her mother is dying and we're taking care of her), and she's a huge fan of Pathfinder. I would love to see her face when she heard from someone in the company that she rocks (because she does). ^_^
Probably won't happen, but I thought I'd ask. =)
Jeremy Puckett
So will the big map include the area in Garund south of the Mwangi Expanse that was briefly detailed in Heart of the Jungle? Ie the Kaliasso Jungle, the Kaz'ulu triad, the Shatterfield, and the Parinarsus Wall?
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So will the big map include the area in Garund south of the Mwangi Expanse that was briefly detailed in Heart of the Jungle? Ie the Kaliasso Jungle, the Kaz'ulu triad, the Shatterfield, and the Parinarsus Wall?
The big map does add a few features along the north edge (If you look close to the picture, you'll see that it no longer has a strip of ice running all across the top), but it doesn't add any new features to the south edge.
Mount Daromyr!
Kaile Point
Lake Fayne
Vylnerral Peninsula/Islands/Peak/Swamp/etc etc
All completely open source names :-)
What kind of format will the map be in? Meaning, will it be folded, or a huge roll? I assume it is probably going to be folded, but would be nice to have it as a roll because I would like to matte (sp?) it.
Country names from my homebrew, feel free to use any or all of them:
Aarivia
Ardavor
Changard
Chaunte
Intran
Jangalen
Larethia
Nalgirn
Syptico
Meoblycin
Vaaksted
The Isle of Dredd
The Isle of... er... Wraith
M'Tuk'Tuk
Isles of Langerhans
Isle of Lucy
Walkdownthi Isle (many weddings take place here)
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What kind of format will the map be in? Meaning, will it be folded, or a huge roll? I assume it is probably going to be folded, but would be nice to have it as a roll because I would like to matte (sp?) it.
Folded. Shipping maps unfolded makes them MUCH more expensive, both to ship to us from our printers and to ship to you.
What kind of format will the map be in? Meaning, will it be folded, or a huge roll? I assume it is probably going to be folded, but would be nice to have it as a roll because I would like to matte (sp?) it.Folded. Shipping maps unfolded makes them MUCH more expensive, both to ship to us from our printers and to ship to you.
Ok, that's what I figured. Would be nice if there was a way to take out the creases.
Thanks James.
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What kind of format will the map be in? Meaning, will it be folded, or a huge roll? I assume it is probably going to be folded, but would be nice to have it as a roll because I would like to matte (sp?) it.Folded. Shipping maps unfolded makes them MUCH more expensive, both to ship to us from our printers and to ship to you.Ok, that's what I figured. Would be nice if there was a way to take out the creases.
Thanks James.
Mp Packs are traditionally available as a PDF, so if you take that to a company with a roller printer...
Note - I believe that this has been said to be ok for other products, if for personal use. If not, I apologise and please ignore this advice.
What kind of format will the map be in? Meaning, will it be folded, or a huge roll? I assume it is probably going to be folded, but would be nice to have it as a roll because I would like to matte (sp?) it.Folded. Shipping maps unfolded makes them MUCH more expensive, both to ship to us from our printers and to ship to you.Ok, that's what I figured. Would be nice if there was a way to take out the creases.
Thanks James.
Mp Packs are traditionally available as a PDF, so if you take that to a company with a roller printer...
Note - I believe that this has been said to be ok for other products, if for personal use. If not, I apologise and please ignore this advice.
Yes, I did think of that. However, and of course if it is allowed, but not only would I be paying for the PDF, but also to have it printed, which I know would be quite expensive for this size map.
Finally, I hear the paper being used for the hardcopy version is going to be nicer than usual, so if I were to use similar quality paper (which I would like to do so) it would be even more money.
I'll probably just deal with the creases, not a huge deal. Maybe they won't be too bad.
Thanks, though.
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I guess I should also say that if you suggest something which is an easter egg to ANYTHING, either fictional or real, please include that as well. GeraintElberion's story is perfect, and his clarification of 0gre's suggestion helps us decide if we want to reference that work and risk any legal action that could come of using someone else's names, etc.An island called Gont would be good. It's a nod to a great work but simple enough it shouldn't break immersion.Gotta love Earthsea.
So you're saying Giligan's is out?
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If you are very careful you can actually iron wrinkles/creases out of a map. You need to lay the map paper (of good quality) between two damp-but-not-too-damp cloths, and then gently iron over the upper cloth. It is not 100% perfect, and you need to be careful the map uses a synthetic, heat-resistant ink, so test a corner first to make sure it won't discolor. I did that once for some papers I got wrinkly and it worked okay. If you have LOTS of time you can just lay the creases under a heavy press...but who has time for that?
Elsi Isle
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If you are very careful you can actually iron wrinkles/creases out of a map. You need to lay the map paper (of good quality) between two damp-but-not-too-damp cloths, and then gently iron over the upper cloth. It is not 100% perfect, and you need to be careful the map uses a synthetic, heat-resistant ink, so test a corner first to make sure it won't discolor. I did that once for some papers I got wrinkly and it worked okay. If you have LOTS of time you can just lay the creases under a heavy press...but who has time for that?
Framing galleries are also really good at decreasing things, as they did to an old movie poster I got framed. When the Rise of the Runelords Map Folio came out all those years ago, I took the two poster maps in that (Sandpoint & Varisia) to Kinkos and had them laminate them back to back so I just had one sturdy map to take to the game I ran. In that case, there isn't even a hint of a crease, but I have a feeling this map will be too big to get laminated, at least all in one piece.
Will the map be available for purchase as a stand-alone product, or as part of another product? Or both?
When do you estimate it will be available?
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Will the map be available for purchase as a stand-alone product, or as part of another product? Or both?
When do you estimate it will be available?
The poster map will be available as a standalone product in the Pathfinder Campaign Setting line. If progress on it continues apace and there are no delays in printing or customs, it is currently slated to be in sometime in November. You can preorder it now, in fact, right here.
Do you want to study alone?Mairkuria!
Mairkuria!
You border on the Steaming Sea.
Your land is mostly mountainous,
And your chief export is ...lumber?
You have made me SO happy.
Here goes nothing:
"Ella's Isle"
Background:
I played in a 3e campaign in the early 2000s and my character, a halfling rogue named Ella, got it in her head during an expedition to a newly discovered chain of islands that one of them should be named after her -- Ella's Isle. Through bribery, trickery, and a bit of halfling charm she managed to get in good with the royal cartographer and came *this* close to getting the island named for her when her subterfuge was unmasked and she had to flee in the night.
If you are very careful you can actually iron wrinkles/creases out of a map. You need to lay the map paper (of good quality) between two damp-but-not-too-damp cloths, and then gently iron over the upper cloth. It is not 100% perfect, and you need to be careful the map uses a synthetic, heat-resistant ink, so test a corner first to make sure it won't discolor. I did that once for some papers I got wrinkly and it worked okay. If you have LOTS of time you can just lay the creases under a heavy press...but who has time for that?Framing galleries are also really good at decreasing things, as they did to an old movie poster I got framed. When the Rise of the Runelords Map Folio came out all those years ago, I took the two poster maps in that (Sandpoint & Varisia) to Kinkos and had them laminate them back to back so I just had one sturdy map to take to the game I ran. In that case, there isn't even a hint of a crease, but I have a feeling this map will be too big to get laminated, at least all in one piece.
This is something I am thinking about having done. If I have to get it done in two pieces, that's ok. Probably don't have the wall space to hang it up as one big piece, anyways. But a flat, laminated map(s) sounds really good right now.
Anyone have any idea on the actual dimension of the map?
