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Apr 5, 2022 at 5:03 comment added FuzzyChef Doesn't matter, the proportions of the drainage basin to the "delta" (if that's what it is) are off. Take a look at the proportions of the Mississippi drainage basin to its delta.
Apr 1, 2022 at 10:28 comment added Daron @FuzzyChef Dude there is no scale on the map. The basin might be a bajillion hockey fields big.
Apr 1, 2022 at 4:46 comment added FuzzyChef Drainage basin of that river isn't large enough for a delta that size.
Mar 31, 2022 at 14:45 history edited Daron CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mar 31, 2022 at 13:52 comment added Darrel Hoffman @FuzzyChef I would expect that river might spread out into a wide delta, surrounded by a very swampy area, similar to the Mississippi delta as it empties out through Louisiana into the Caribbean. That would justify the peninsula a bit better.
Mar 31, 2022 at 12:34 history edited Daron CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mar 31, 2022 at 12:22 comment added Daron @Xavon_Wrentaile That is a good point about the other continent. However they still need a source of drinking water. See edits
Mar 31, 2022 at 3:57 comment added Xavon_Wrentaile I tend to disagree about Far Reach. It is a costal town at the end of a major mountain pass. Hardly 'the middle of nowhere'. And if there is another continent or even some islands to the west, it becomes the most attractive place on that coast to land.
Mar 30, 2022 at 22:45 comment added Daron @th0bard I have paid no attention to the snow line. I am happy to accept it is artistic license by whoever drew the map in-universe.
Mar 30, 2022 at 15:31 history edited Daron CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mar 30, 2022 at 15:19 comment added Daron @OscarCunningham See edits.
Mar 30, 2022 at 7:41 comment added Oscar Cunningham 'I think it makes sense that no one lives here. There is no water and trade links are bad.' I disagree with this. It's much easier to move things by sea than by land. There should be a town anywhere a river meets the sea.
Mar 30, 2022 at 4:41 comment added FuzzyChef And one small addition from me: the river in Cairnheire's path to the ocean doesn't really make sense. It should either be parallel to the river south of C'Saide, or it should drain to the curve of the Gulf of Tollense. It makes no sense for the river to follow a cape to the end.
Mar 29, 2022 at 20:16 comment added th0bard I was going to give my own answer, but you've summed up most of the points I was going to cover, so I'll give some additional insights in here. The climate feels a little arbitrary. The snow line in the north would only make sense in a big island (like Australia), and with the addition of cold wind currents. The desert is surprisingly well placed, as the mountains would, in theory, prevent humidity to come with winds. The rivers all make sense, and all in all, is a good starting map!
Mar 29, 2022 at 20:08 history edited Daron CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mar 29, 2022 at 18:43 history answered Daron CC BY-SA 4.0