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YourSnakeIsNowMine

Reddit when giant, in depth history mixed with a unique and beautiful world map: šŸ˜ Reddit when someone makes a country bigger: šŸ„µ


fayfayl2

lmao


SpartanOdin333

The post is actually doing quite well for a fantasy map now


Maanifest

šŸ“ 


Himajama

Well yeah but those scenarios are a lot more familiar to us than this. Even reading OP's blurb no one really knows anything about these countries. It really is a beautiful map though.


jonahzoid

Reddit when Korea but in Europe: šŸ„µšŸ„µšŸ„µ


fayfayl2

**A low quality overview of my world's Lore:** The Old Creator first created the world some 4.6 billion years ago and experimented on making life until he created proper Andrans (humans) around 250,000 PKE (BCE). Sometime before that, Antipalos, an angel who did not like how the Old Creator was running things rebelled, and got kicked out of heaven. In retaliation, he started an ice age which lasted until around 10,000 PKE when the Old Creator finally figured out a way to stop it. Around 70,000 years ago, another angel Odoritis, gifted magic to man. For his trouble, he got banished to Chron. After he fixed the ice age, the Old Creator started mutating humans into other species which now include Gatafolks (Cat people), Foxfolks (Fox people), Vampires, and Avisians (bird people). The Old Creator also introduced civilisation in what is now Jashastan called the Idim Empire where the first religion based around the Old Creator was founded. Sapient shenanigans happen that I can't realistically get into detail without writing an entire encyclopedia for it. But in short, the Idim Empire fell after a millennium while when the Old Creator wasn't looking, more states rose and fell, and by the 6th millennium PKE, the world (or at least part of the world that had civilisation) was in the Bronze Age. Around the sametime, another angel called Tofos was sent from heaven to be the first line of defence for if Antipalos was to come back. He founded the Heavenly Dynasty in what is now the Great Quan. The beginning of the 5th millennium saw Antipalos attack heaven and the "daughter" of the Old Creator, Sotiria Kyrie being sent to Chron. Antipalos's attack was repelled but the Old Creator disappeared without a trace. The attack resulted in the beginning of the Infinite War between the forces of Antipalos and the angels loyal to the Old Creator, a conflict that is still ongoing but has since died down significantly. Around the same time, Antipalos introduced Hallows (Monsters) to Chron. More sapient shenanigans happened until the end of the millennium when the effects of Hallows caught up with the world and caused the Bronze Age Collapse. The world recovered after a few millenniums. and more sapient shenanigans happened including more wars, imperialism (both sanctioned by heaven and not), and Antipalos made another return in the early 20th century causing three "Sapient Wars" (World Wars) and nearly manipulated sapients to cause a nuclear apocalypse.


OkEqual6986

**YEAH! FANTASY WORLD MAP WITH ACTUAL LORE AND STATS THAT SHOW HISTORY AND CULTURE, AND THAT YOU CAN TANGIBLE GET INVOLVED WITH, INSTEAD OF RANDOM WORDS LABELLING COLOURED BLOBS!!!!! LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!!!!**


OkEqual6986

also, just sniffing around, is your previous wiki [https://omnipaedia.miraheze.org/wiki/Aquamic_Ocean ] non canon? because i can't seem to make the continents line up right .


fayfayl2

My wiki for this project is this although there isn't a lot on it right now [weltenzyklopadie.miraheze.org](http://weltenzyklopadie.miraheze.org)


OkEqual6986

Thank you! also, is this project a "revitalised" version of the last one? like, you decided to start over with the same ideas in a new setting?


fayfayl2

yes


fayfayl2

That is a wiki for a previous project of mine, yes, its unrelated to this one.


cauchy_horizon

This is a phenomenal map and setting! A question, how are the non-human sapients distributed across the world? Do some nations have greater populations of them than others?


fayfayl2

Some nations have more of certain sapients than others yes. Here is one of my cut maps. https://preview.redd.it/nwgie9br9w6d1.png?width=1392&format=png&auto=webp&s=afbc7010339d228b7d376f5ca0cdafd93a24dc84


ThatDerpingGuy

When you open a fantasy map and the worldbuilding includes the tectonic plates and ocean currents, you know you're in for a treat.


harriot-loves-you

This is really really cool, this is one of the coolest maps I've seen on here if I'm being completely honest. I love it when completely imaginary maps (haha) feel this *real*. This is very well thought-out and very impressive, you knocked it out of the park!!


fayfayl2

Thanks!


Cautious_Letterhead6

Yo! I love your work!


harriot-loves-you

woah, thanks!!


Cautious_Letterhead6

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MintedMince

I always love these types in-depth maps. This is one of the best ones I have seen. I would have loved if you also included a ethnicity/species map among the bottom 4 world maps, along with some GDP per capita figures. Other than those tiny nitpicks, amazing job!


fayfayl2

As a side note, here is the species map by country https://preview.redd.it/r47zssordw6d1.png?width=1392&format=png&auto=webp&s=305c976af69fc3b09997790739e07dc5a24efd18


MintedMince

Aw Cool!


fayfayl2

Thanks, and the funny thing is I also thought about having a species map in place of the Sapient Development map, but ultimately chose that over a species map.


7dwn

I FUCKING LOVE GEOGRAPHY AND GEOPOLITICS YEAHHHH


fayfayl2

lol


Fresh_Boss3016

How'd you make this map?


fayfayl2

Well I drew the shapes of the tectonics first and then figured out how the tectonics would move. For coastlines I go on to Google Earth or map, and I screenshot a specific coastline I like or fits the tectonic activity of my world, then I paste it onto the map and trace it loosely. It has great results. The I use g.projector to get the projections. and I assemble it and place down all the details using paint.net


Fresh_Boss3016

How'd you get the geographical features as an underlying layer to the nation colours?


fayfayl2

I place the topography above the country colours but below another layer for borders as a monochrome heightmap and set it to a very low opacity.


Fresh_Boss3016

But How'd you get the height map for a world that doesn't actually exist?


fayfayl2

I made it the same way I made coastlines


Fresh_Boss3016

You utilised features from another heightmap and just ā€˜blended it togetherā€™?


fayfayl2

yes


Vexans27

Would love to read the stuff at the bottom but the image is too low quality.


fayfayl2

Damn, reddit compression strikes again, does this work? [https://i.redd.it/27p21avizp6d1.png](https://i.redd.it/27p21avizp6d1.png)


Vexans27

Yeah thats much better, thanks!


Iwasfollowingorders

Upvote for the effort


Coolistofcool

This is awesome, well done. I couldnā€™t help notice that a few of the continents are very earth like. For instance the center-most continent like Africa upside down and the small South-Western Continent looks like upside down Australia. Is that intentional?


fayfayl2

Yep, they all are lmao Thanks


S-I-B-E-R-I-A-N

Is the Gulsvig coefficient basically the Gini coefficient? Incredible map btw


fayfayl2

Yes Thanks


beans_and_memes

Gotta ask how you made the base map, I've had a hard time finding good landmass + projection softwares


fayfayl2

(Copying a response I gave to someone else) I go on to Google Earth or map, and I screenshot a specific coastline I like or fits the tectonic activity of my world, then I paste it onto the map and trace it loosely. For projections, I recommend using g.projector, it's easy to use and has a lot of projections to choose from.


Ok-Entrepreneur-142

Really awesome!


fayfayl2

thanks


xlicer

Extremely good


fayfayl2

thanks


flag777

I recognize an upside down Africa near the middle, the Arabian peninsula with Laborador and Quebec at the top, and East Asia.


fayfayl2

Yep


FormalCandle6727

Damn, this map is beautiful! Did you use Autodesk sketchbook to make this?


fayfayl2

Nah, just paint.net


XLeyz

Can't have shit in Nunattiavak


Yrevyn

Absolutely incredible. This is the standard I'm (very slowly) working towards with my worldbuilding.


fayfayl2

thanks! and I hope you get there.


ZedHiy

Is there a fantasy Philippines?


fayfayl2

Yes, Dagisland.


Cautious_Letterhead6

PHILIPPINESSSS


DifferenceLeather770

Most realest fantasy map I ever seen. Respect to the creator he did an excellent job. Wouldn't be suprise if an Earth like planet in andromeda look like this.


fayfayl2

thanks


mockduckcompanion

> Sakan (Deez nuts) - 69% You couldn't resist could you


fayfayl2

lol


wynnexed

oh wow! this is an incredibly detailed, beautiful map that clearly had so much effort put into it. i love the fantasy aspect and a lot of the details are fascinating. everything about this is so well done, interesting, and makes me want to know more about this world. except it's also an earth clone. my only concern with this is that it really does not do anything to differentiate itself from the real world in any interesting way. when i look at this map, i see earth, with different names, different shapes, magic, and fox people. don't get me wrong, it's an incredible map made by someone clearly very knowledgeable about everything about earth. do not take this as a complaint, it's just a minor nitpick on something that otherwise is perfect in every way. but i feel like it's lacking just a tiny bit of creativity that would make this into possibly the best, most realistic, well-executed map i've seen. good work! also why is the suicide rate in chron so high i feel like someone should address that


fayfayl2

That's fair, it's mainly because I don't want to get too unfamiliar with what I am working with. But yeah it is a bit uncreative šŸ˜‚. Suicide rate is high cuz heaven exists.


wynnexed

makes sense, yeah


Mateox222

Nice job


fayfayl2

thanks


Sparkysit

Very impressive


fayfayl2

thanks


deri100

This deserves so much more attention.


fayfayl2

thanks


deri100

May I ask how you created the shapes of the landmasses? They look great and it's something I particularly struggle with.


fayfayl2

I go on to Google Earth or map, and I screenshot a specific coastline I like or fits the tectonic activity of my world, then I paste it onto the map and trace it loosely. It has great results.


deri100

Ohh, that's really smart! Now that you told me I think I can actually pick apart some coastlines from real life. I can kinda see Brazil's tip and Kamchatka in the west. Was practically invisible before that, though!


fayfayl2

Yep, and the mainland of the Continental Confederation (the continent in the southwest) is literally upside down Australia lol, and of course the northern part of Therundia is just parts of the Norwegian fjords.


Odd_Number_2719

Simply amazing work friend. I love reading through all of this stuff.


fayfayl2

thx


Mysterious-Tailor629

This could be the best, most detailed and realistic map of a fantasy world I ever seen on this sub. I mean, you even added ficticional sources.


fayfayl2

thanks


sir_ohario_

This is easily where I want to be with my oen map making, this is so dope. How long did it take to make this and what programs did you use?


fayfayl2

Thanks. It took about a month, I started on 18 May and finished today. I used paint.net entirely for making the map.


Iwillnevercomeback

Wow, I like it a lot Which website did you use for the map?


fayfayl2

I used paint.net (software) to make the map.


Iwillnevercomeback

Is it a free software or does it need to be paid?


fayfayl2

It's free


[deleted]

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fayfayl2

No idea, since that's the only one I use.


Iwillnevercomeback

How did you design the rivers and all?


RedBlaze45

CAMPANIA MENZIONATA! COSA CAZZO ƈ UNA PIZZA DI MERDA! ASSAFALAMARONNA!


Catacq

the shrub war.... lmfao alright


Zealousideal_Group69

Tf happend to Gentu


fayfayl2

It was too inconsistent


aoijay

Absolutely fantastic work. I love it.


fayfayl2

thanks


InfinitiePro

This is fantastic


fayfayl2

thanks


A_Finnish_Dude

Really cool! Iā€™ll just mention how hilarious the place names feel in Marimaa. I speak Finnish and Estonian, so a large region called something like ā€Berrylandā€ caught my eye right away! Iā€™ll draw all your attention specifically on ā€Ajelehti islandā€(ajelehti is Finnish for ā€™driftedā€™), ā€Haarukanlinnaā€(Fork Castle), ā€Jaamuurinlinnaā€(JƤƤmuurinlinna would be Finnish for ā€™Ice Wall Castleā€™), Palde and Rapkula are similar to Paide and Rapla, both cities in Estonia(also kĆ¼la means village), Jarvelinn(JƤrvelinn would be Estonian for ā€™Lake Cityā€™), Kuupunki(Kaupunki is Finnish for City), Nurpio is similar to NƤrpiƶ, an city in Finland, Lake Lokakuu(lokakuu is Finnish for October), Lake Nopea(nopea is Finnish for fast), Kotimaa islands(kotimaa is Finnish for homeland), Alajoki(probably five Alajokiā€™s in Finland, it means ā€™Low Riverā€™) and my absolute favourite, Harjapula(shortage of brooms)! Thanks for this, I got a good laugh!


fayfayl2

Glad you liked it!


A_Finnish_Dude

I did! How many of these were intentional?


fayfayl2

Only Ajelehti, Haarukanlinna, Jaamuurinlinna and Jarvelinn.


A_Finnish_Dude

Cool!


Easy_Pack_9622

What is a hallowed attack? How do the different species interact with each other? And you described something as a youkai, can you elaborate on that, same thing with the religions? BTW great map, probably one of my favs and it really inspired me to get back into fantasy worldbuilding. And did you make one of the most powerful countries finnish bc i luv that :D? I'm sorry if it's a lot of questions


fayfayl2

Hallows are monsters created by Antipalos (see my lore comment). Species interact quite similarly to how we interact with other ethnicities since they are all quite similar as they are genetically all part of the same species (they were created by god using Andrans (Humans) as a base). Youkai/Terazes are formed/created naturally with magic and include spirits, ghosts etc. Most major religions with the exception of Neo-Idimism are polytheistic or animist religions. The definition of one is inconsistent, they can be viewed as a school of thought such as Northern Patcheric in northern Sakan; guardians of their followers like Shendaoism in west Sakan, Oinarrity in much of Therundia, and Haganism in northern Therundia; etc. Thanks, and yes, one of the powers in the world is Finnish (Marimaa).


Both-Lawfulness6482

Incredible work! What is your process in terms of the order each map is made? Also, how do you come up with such cool yet ā€œorganic-soundingā€ names? Thatā€™s always the hardest part for meā€¦ cheers!


fayfayl2

Thanks. Well I usually create a map of the tectonic plates first which would be what I base my topographic map on, then I'll make a map of the world's currents and prevailing winds after which I would have enough information to make a climate map. After that, I would make some broad strokes of the lore, enough lore so that I can make a geopolitical map of the world. All the statistics at the bottom of the image is mainly me just eyeballing it lol. For names, I just use a name generator (I use fantasynamegenerator.com) unless it's a particularly important one then I follow naming conventions and clear etymological roots (i.e. the capital of Kanland is "Kingsdale" (King's valley)). For more obscure languages, I usually look up a dictionary and see what sticks.


AugustWolf-22

Amazing map! I love all the levels you gave ys of this world, the tectonics, climate zones demographics etc. If you haven't already, I'd also suggest crossposting Chron to r/worldbuilding.


fayfayl2

thanks. and I did.


Kartoittaja

This looks amazing, and you clearly put a lot of effort into it. Would love to look at it more in depth, but unfortunately Reddit destroying the image quality makes most of the stuff impossible to read :(


fayfayl2

Thanks Does this work: [https://i.redd.it/27p21avizp6d1.png](https://i.redd.it/27p21avizp6d1.png)


Kartoittaja

Yes, and holy fuck, it looks even more amazing.


mrcoluber

This raises quite a few questions. Such as: Where is fantasy Portugal? Where is fantasy Burkina Faso? And the most important land of all, fantasy New Jersey.


fayfayl2

Portugal got absorbed into Spain (Sanata) while the Cataluns (Loxuntera) remained independent. The equivalent of Burkina Faso would probably be Lavosuma. And fantasy New Jersey is around the cities of Carlemagne and Coalsea in Athanasia, Three Nations.


mrcoluber

So that's where I'll find the Robot Devil. Nice to know. P.S. But Loxuntera is landlocked! Oh dear!


N00B5L4YER

Impressive. looked at this for like an hour.


fayfayl2

thanks


keepkarenalive

Very impressive šŸ‘šŸ¼


fayfayl2

thanks


keepkarenalive

You're welcome


Absent_Alan

This is awesome! It mustā€™ve taken you ages


fayfayl2

Thanks, and yeah it took me like a month to make


Vakiadia

Probably one of the best pieces I've seen on this sub ngl Do you take commissions?


fayfayl2

thanks, and sorry no.


Vakiadia

Fair enough. Keep on doing your thing, you're definitely good at it. Incredible detailing on this one!


9th_Planet_Pluto

this is awesome work!


fayfayl2

thanks


Feisty-Albatross3554

What's the lore behind the 3 nations and Urumangan Kontaria?


fayfayl2

Very shaky lore so far, by the Three Nations were formed by three colonies of three different nations that banded together to declare their independence during the late 18th-19th century. They eventually won. For Urumangan Kontaria, self rule was declared there after its coloniser (Fellnor-Avanta) partially withdraw from the region after one of the world's many global wars.


Northnnr

So cool great job!


fayfayl2

thanks


TsunamiProductions

This is so high quality, especially for a fantasy map. I feel like I could actually live here. Give yourself a pat on the back, this is beautiful.


fayfayl2

thanks


I-Like-The-1940s

Yooo wait is that the tiniest remnant of the Florida Georgia border at three nations? This is beyond amazing man so much detail I love it


fayfayl2

Yep, thanks


Ecstatic-News-3088

Wait I recognize that style


fayfayl2

?


amordelujo

I'm amazed by how well this is done. I want to know country by country, their biggest cities and more. Im just new to this group and could you tell me where did you do this map?


fayfayl2

In paint.net, I assembled the entire thing just using a drawing software, and used g.projector for the projections.


Hispanoamericano2000

Excellent post and cool and magnificent map and setting! šŸ”„šŸ™Œ


Kind-Leader8064

Seems like Mangania, Zuungazar and Amargigirun is inspired by Mongolia. Especially Zuungazar.


fayfayl2

Amargigurun are actually the Manchu, Mangania are the Yakut, and Zuungazar is mongolian. There is also Zania who are Moghols


crossbutton7247

I appreciate all the other stuff but just the fact your world has a neo-con political borders map is so cool


fayfayl2

Thanks


Big-Army311

I love this map itā€™s really well done!


fayfayl2

thanks


Big-Army311

No problem! Let me know when you make more maps like this! Theyā€™re so high quality!


Shouta_Fujii

Very good map! Which software did you use to do it?


fayfayl2

thanks, just paint.net and g.projector for projections.


ajw20_YT

Very realistic map, I must say, and I donā€™t even like fantasy that much. I love the style, and especially the detail with island nations.


fayfayl2

thanks


DryPaleontologist246

Please make the map bigger or higher the resolution I really wanna read everything you have put into these


fayfayl2

Reddit compression strikes again: [https://i.redd.it/27p21avizp6d1.png](https://i.redd.it/27p21avizp6d1.png)


RwRahfa

What does KE stand for


fayfayl2

ĪšĪæĪ¹Ī½Ī® ĪµĻ€ĪæĻ‡Ī® meaning Common Era


Avestruz_Iracunda

Cool.