Geography in Worldbuilding

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Some more pictures for real world examples

>>52225780
MISSISSIPPI STRONK,WIDEST RIVER SYSTEM IN WORLD

Detailing even twenty major arteries that feed into a river is time consuming, and not really worth it since you can barely fit them into a game. When I helped make a setting we relied on making a few major rivers, a couple of arteries, then expanding on those as we detailed important areas. It kept things relevant while still making semi-believable geography

>>52225734
No. That would be an enormous amount of work which would add nothing to the game.

That said - pretty interesting pictures.

>>52225833
>>52225844
Ya probably isn't really worth it for a game. But it's more so for autism's sake

>>52225833
>then expanding on those as we detailed important areas

A lot of detailed worldbuilding involves leaving "unimportant" areas as "fuzzy" until a later date, the same way something like google maps will only load in the current area and a bit of margin around it as you move around. Everything else is just chunky colors in case someone scrolls quickly.

No, the world is viewed from the ground so I see no reason to have realistic geography if it's not something you WANT to have. Most players/readers don't care about geography. I just correct errors that are blatant but easy to fix.

>>52227087
also inb4 people apply this logic to other things like combat realism, logistic realism, etc

realistic geography isn't necessary to depict realistic situations

>>52225734

Nothing as complicated as those, but I am currently working on topography, which inherently involves drainage basins. These images are brilliant for better visualising how large a basin can be, as well as numbers. Thank you, OP.

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Kalamar has excellent maps, this is a lousy rez snapshot of one page. This game's maps have wonderful detail, very useful for adding to overland travel.
More than this level is probably not that useful.

>>52229294
This is a beautiful topography map with just the right level of zoom for me.

Now the follow up, is there a map of woodlands and terrain? And is there a map of culture/national borders? If all three exist this would be everything you'd need to run a setting.