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Incorrect map scale

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#1
boondocker
Aug 17, 2010 6:51:52 The map that comes with the Campaign Setting indicates that 1" equals 25 miles, but the little marker thing above it with the 25, 50, and 75 markers, isn't three inches long; it's just under 2 and 1/2.

So, what gives? Is it better to go with 1" equals 25 miles, and 'compress' the world a little, or to go by the marker thingy, or another method?
#2
big_goon
Aug 17, 2010 10:05:39 Haha. Good catch.

I bet the map was drawn "to scale", with the measure being exactly 1 inch. Then somebody in their art department re-scaled the map smaller to fit printing sizes.

I would take the measure on the map as the "real" thing... although exact distances are not all that important. The map is really just a cartoon, and the distances are probably all approximate anyways.
#3
Calion
Nov 18, 2011 16:03:45
The map that comes with the Campaign Setting indicates that 1" equals 25 miles, but the little marker thing above it with the 25, 50, and 75 markers, isn't three inches long; it's just under 2 and 1/2.

So, what gives? Is it better to go with 1" equals 25 miles, and 'compress' the world a little, or to go by the marker thingy, or another method?

What the hell! I just noticed this. Foul! Foul I say!

Anyway, like the above comment says, use the scale on the map, and ignore the 1" bit. Or consult Traveling the Windswept Roads.

Still...boo! Hiss!
#4
Chiba_Monkey
Nov 28, 2011 0:25:55 Or...the map is the best that Tyr's Geographic Society can produce, and teh desrt is so vast and confusing, that after travelling for 25 miles in a given direction, it's easier and easier to become lost, and so after travelling 50 miles from any settlement, the map is less accurate. Hence the inconsistency on the map scale. It's a reflectuion of the difficulty of navigating the wasteland.

Or it's an editing mistake and you caught it...either way.
#5
tallric_kruush
Jan 13, 2012 5:48:05 I think I remember them saying they intentionally shrunk the region, but I'm not going to be able to look for a citation, at the moment.

In either case, it's easy enough to alter for a home campaign, as you guys have already discussed.
#6
D3athwlsh_76
Apr 06, 2014 14:04:54
Personaly i think the Map region is to small and have increased its size 10 fold.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 boondocker Aug 17, 2010 6:51:52	The map that comes with the Campaign Setting indicates that 1" equals 25 miles, but the little marker thing above it with the 25, 50, and 75 markers, isn't three inches long; it's just under 2 and 1/2. So, what gives? Is it better to go with 1" equals 25 miles, and 'compress' the world a little, or to go by the marker thingy, or another method?
#2 big_goon Aug 17, 2010 10:05:39	Haha. Good catch. I bet the map was drawn "to scale", with the measure being exactly 1 inch. Then somebody in their art department re-scaled the map smaller to fit printing sizes. I would take the measure on the map as the "real" thing... although exact distances are not all that important. The map is really just a cartoon, and the distances are probably all approximate anyways.
#3 Calion Nov 18, 2011 16:03:45	The map that comes with the Campaign Setting indicates that 1" equals 25 miles, but the little marker thing above it with the 25, 50, and 75 markers, isn't three inches long; it's just under 2 and 1/2. So, what gives? Is it better to go with 1" equals 25 miles, and 'compress' the world a little, or to go by the marker thingy, or another method? What the hell! I just noticed this. Foul! Foul I say! Anyway, like the above comment says, use the scale on the map, and ignore the 1" bit. Or consult Traveling the Windswept Roads. Still...boo! Hiss!
#4 Chiba_Monkey Nov 28, 2011 0:25:55	Or...the map is the best that Tyr's Geographic Society can produce, and teh desrt is so vast and confusing, that after travelling for 25 miles in a given direction, it's easier and easier to become lost, and so after travelling 50 miles from any settlement, the map is less accurate. Hence the inconsistency on the map scale. It's a reflectuion of the difficulty of navigating the wasteland. Or it's an editing mistake and you caught it...either way.
#5 tallric_kruush Jan 13, 2012 5:48:05	I think I remember them saying they intentionally shrunk the region, but I'm not going to be able to look for a citation, at the moment. In either case, it's easy enough to alter for a home campaign, as you guys have already discussed.
#6 D3athwlsh_76 Apr 06, 2014 14:04:54	Personaly i think the Map region is to small and have increased its size 10 fold.