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Any map that shows territory will also have to account for possible invasion of nearby territory

You mean military invasions? That's a RP type of event. If this is a non-RP map, then it shouldn't matter.

You mean military invasions? That's a RP type of event. If this is a non-RP map, then it shouldn't matter.

Hopefully we'll  sort this out

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I think what laurentus is saying is that this map isn't supposed to be a map for any nation RP. Those will have their own maps.

I think what laurentus is saying is that this map isn't supposed to be a map for any nation RP. Those will have their own maps.

^This.

I think what laurentus is saying is that this map isn't supposed to be a map for any nation RP. Those will have their own maps.

How so?  It wasn't clear

First off, I'm not making the map, so what I'm about to say may not jive with Meintapah's wishes.

This map is just supposed to be a fun, not-serious representation of Wintreath for those of us who want to casually role play geographic features of our nation and how they fit in with the rest of the region.  Normally, "regional maps" are such. Maps for nation based RP are created according to who the players are, what the OP wants, etc. Basically, stuff matters more.

I don't know if it matters for these purposes, but Weissreich hand-drew a regional map with geography and cities on it. It's somewhere on the forums here...

Aye, here's the link to Weissreich's post and the link to the image of the map itself.

Aye, here's the link to Weissreich's post and the link to the image of the map itself.

Yes it is for his city RP

Sorry about the confusion! As stated above, I had planned to just do it for fun, but if in theory the idea does work out, I'm sure some kind of RP map could be created.

As population in Nation States rises at a semi-constant rate (only varying randomly between some set values) it is not the best determination of nation size.
I would suggest possibly forum activity . My idea would work like this you draw the entire region and have it "set in stone" that whole area can't change. Then you take that land and divide it up roughly via forum activity. By making a guess at  % of forum activity = a guess of % of land occupied in the region, you would get a map not determined by age, but by "influence".... Of course you wouldn't use actual numbers just rough guesses

I realise there are some large holes in this as with any idea, but if the map was updated every now and again like every month or 2, I think it would represent the region much better than one divided by "national" population. So the map instead of displaying a region with several conflicting nations on it would look more like a semi-feudal country with territory of allegiance to someone or other changing hands with influence and politics as well as war.

I also think this would encourage activity in the forums.

I don't know, it's just an idea, and as I say I am sure it has it's host of problems, it's up to you if you think it would be good. Anyone, feel free to criticize.

Also a few years ago I worked helping to make relief maps, it might not be what your looking for in this but if it is, give me a shout

This is also a good idea! We don't have to stick to one map if the idea gets up and running. We can have 1 just like you said, "set in stone" and it may never change. We can also have a  type of interactive map where players can fight, as if it's a real world war. If anyone wishes to discuss this further, I'm always open to some feedback and awesome ideas such as thus!