Tagging the planet. RPG Now: Tome of Ultimate Mapping. Drawing maps. General hintsDrawing nice mapsSinusoidal maps This page offers some techniques on drawing maps for fantasy worlds, by examining in detail how a particular map was created. First, let's look at the finished map. (Well, mostly finished. I would normally label a lot more things on a map like this; but I haven't worked out their names yet.) I drew this map in Adobe Photoshop Elements, a lower-end version of Photoshop that came free with my Wacom graphics tablet. It was entirely drawn on the computer, no scanning involved. Layers! Like that guy in The Graduate, I have one word for you; and that word is layers. At right is a schematic of how that map was constructed. The first level to be drawn was, naturally enough, the coasts and rivers, the middle level in the finished map.
To form the top level, the ocean, I filled in the ocean and lakes with the paint can, then used the magic wand to select the drawn area. The terrain level is done in shades of gray only. Tablets! Mountains. Tagzania - Tagging the planet. Rindo Lands. Location The Rindo Lands lie on a large peninsula that stretches from the western coast of Drannia, touching the Sea of Waiting on its northern coast. They are south of the Firth of Frost, and north of the Misty Straights. Its eastern border is the Mountains of Dawn, its western border is the Sea of Waiting.
Breakdown The Rindo Lands is a setting of general political tumult and change, as reform from the old ways of the Roegan pass to the Rindo feudal society. Landscape The landscape of the Rindo Lands can be summed up into four basic types: the Mountains, the Highlands, the Midlands, and the Lowlands. The mountain ranges are relatively low but still treacherous and devoid of most human civilization. The Highlands are the first ring of land. The Midlands are slightly more hospitable than the Highlands. The Lowlands are the least common landscape. Flora and Fauna Thick forests are quite rare in the Rindo Lands, as only the Lowlands soil will support them. Culture Life and Society Top. AutoREALM Tutorials. iG's Instant Tavern Maker. Dundjinni Mapping Software - Bring Your Game To Life.