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post #1 of 47
8/19/10 at 6:24pm
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WANT



Just awesome. The RPGer/world-builder in my is jumping at the possibilities in this.
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post #2 of 47
8/19/10 at 6:28pm
That's just nuts.
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post #3 of 47
8/19/10 at 9:55pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
WANT



Just awesome. The RPGer/world-builder in my is jumping at the possibilities in this.
Oh my god same. I'm world building for a novel at the moment actually, this would be utterly invaluable.

I must have it. Seriously Rich cheers muchly for the heads-up that this even exists.

ETA: for those of you that way inclined, you can apparently get an iPhone app of this as well.

ETA2: ...aaand bought. Grabbed both the European and World ones as folded maps. Even with postage from the UK they were really bloody cheap. Fantastic. I'm actually really excited for them to arrive now.
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post #4 of 47
8/20/10 at 9:34am
Heraldwolf's Stone? Yeeaahhh, that's where I'm going to say I live from now on. Badass.
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post #5 of 47
8/20/10 at 9:43am
Well I come from The Land Of The South Wind. That's frikkin cool.
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post #6 of 47
8/20/10 at 9:44am
That is really, really cool. Nice find, Richard...I may be buying the US one for my wall.

'Land of Cloudy Water' indeed.
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post #7 of 47
8/20/10 at 10:31am
I live in Bridgefort now? Well, crap, everybody else got cool sounding new names, I get Bridgefort? SUCK.
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post #8 of 47
8/20/10 at 10:33am
Bighouse Town is just boring as hell.
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post #9 of 47
8/20/10 at 10:53am
Least yours sounds like its basically a 200 square mile prison system.
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post #10 of 47
8/20/10 at 11:04am
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Holy shit, just noticed the world map has the planets on it.
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post #11 of 47
8/20/10 at 11:06am
From henceforth London is now "Unfordable River Town." It just sounds cool.
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post #12 of 47
8/20/10 at 12:00pm
Henforth the River Severn shall only be known as Darkwater cos then I can be a pirate. And Oxenford sounds way better than Chepstow.
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post #13 of 47
8/20/10 at 12:21pm
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Originally Posted by Justin Clark View Post
Least yours sounds like its basically a 200 square mile prison system.
Well, you've seen The Wire...
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post #14 of 47
8/20/10 at 12:22pm
....no i havent....
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post #15 of 47
8/20/10 at 12:28pm
It's ok, I've only seen seasons 1 and 2. When people give me shit I just remind them I live here, in the 200 mile prison system.
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post #16 of 47
8/20/10 at 12:31pm
Are those American Indian names on that Atlas?
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post #17 of 47
8/20/10 at 12:42pm
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Originally Posted by Princess Kate View Post
Are those American Indian names on that Atlas?
Yeah, weird. It's almost like there should be some sort of annotation or, I don't know, link to a cite explaining how the names were derived. Maybe even have it in the original post. Oh, wait...
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post #18 of 47
8/20/10 at 12:45pm
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"Town of the People by the Trespassing River" is almost too poetic to be in New Jersey.
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post #19 of 47
8/20/10 at 12:53pm
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Originally Posted by Mattioli View Post
Yeah, weird. It's almost like there should be some sort of annotation or, I don't know, link to a cite explaining how the names were derived. Maybe even have it in the original post. Oh, wait...
I try to avoid clicking links at work, and just stick to CHUD and HUFFPO instead. I did click this one after you suggested I do so though, and it's interesting

I'm sad that my part of the country does not have a name according to the Atlas though
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post #20 of 47
8/20/10 at 1:33pm
Hmm... Did anyone else notice that the Yucatan Peninsula is the land of I Don't Understand You?
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post #21 of 47
8/20/10 at 1:36pm
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Originally Posted by Sleeplesslumber View Post
Hmm... Did anyone else notice that the Yucatan Peninsula is the land of I Don't Understand You?
That's because when the Spanish asked what it was called, the indians replied "Yuc-ahk-atahn" (my understanding of the correct pronunciation) meaning "WTF are you saying? We don't speak your language"
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post #22 of 47
8/20/10 at 3:31pm
Just noticed that somewhere in the British Isles is a place called "Awesome Mountain." NEED TO GO THERE.
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post #23 of 47
8/20/10 at 4:18pm
Wildcats and Wildcat Lake! Pit Dweller's Town!
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post #24 of 47
8/20/10 at 4:20pm
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Originally Posted by Pompoussory Estoppel View Post
Pit Dweller's Town!
Which is where I live.

Which is kind of awesome.

Makes me feel more badass somehow. Fear me.
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post #25 of 47
8/20/10 at 4:25pm
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Cool, Loch Ness becomes "Roaring Lake".
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post #26 of 47
8/20/10 at 4:31pm
As a lifelong resident of The Town of the Defender of Men, you're welcome, men.
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post #27 of 47
8/20/10 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by Greg Clark View Post
Just noticed that somewhere in the British Isles is a place called "Awesome Mountain." NEED TO GO THERE.
Where abouts is that I can't see it on the map, I guess it's ether Snowdonia or somewhere in Scotland.

Edited to add I just noticed that Newcastle is still called Newcastle but below Blackpool we have Muddypool.
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post #28 of 47
8/20/10 at 5:10pm
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Originally Posted by Ken Savage View Post
Where abouts is that I can't see it on the map, I guess it's ether Snowdonia or somewhere in Scotland.
If you scroll down, the third to last image is a map of the very north of Scotland. Awesome Mountain is just above the town of Assembly Field.

If I'm looking at that map and a topographic map of Scotland correctly, the mountain's actual name is Ben Wyvis.
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post #29 of 47
8/20/10 at 5:19pm
Ah got it, looks like your right it is Ben Wyvis
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post #30 of 47
8/21/10 at 3:21pm
Apparently I live in "Fighter's Estate" -- no doubt one of the many rewards I've earned from all that grinding and spawn camping.
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post #31 of 47
8/22/10 at 7:49pm
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Originally Posted by Ken Savage View Post
Henforth the River Severn shall only be known as Darkwater cos then I can be a pirate.
Monkey-parrot!
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post #32 of 47
8/23/10 at 4:41am
I wonder which one of its many names the guy chose for Greece.
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post #33 of 47
8/23/10 at 11:06am
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Originally Posted by stelios View Post
I wonder which one of its many names the guy chose for Greece.
I'll letcha know when my world map arrives stel.
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post #34 of 47
8/23/10 at 3:48pm
It's really fucking hot down here in The Land of Friends today.
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post #35 of 47
8/23/10 at 4:02pm
Oh man. That looks incredibly cool.
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post #36 of 47
8/31/10 at 1:50pm
China does NOT really mean Riceland, does it? They snuck a joke one in on that one, right?
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post #37 of 47
8/31/10 at 2:11pm
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Originally Posted by Bryan ODonnell View Post
China does NOT really mean Riceland, does it? They snuck a joke one in on that one, right?
As far as I know it doesn't. Its Chinese name means Middle Country and its western name comes from the Chin kingdom that first unified the country, I think. Although I could be wrong since I only know about ten Chinese words.

If it's a joke it's a pretty shitty one.
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post #38 of 47
8/31/10 at 2:14pm
From the sample, it looks like Thunder Bay (area where I'm from) is "Thunder Bay".

Heh.
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post #39 of 47
8/31/10 at 2:33pm
St. Heelholder
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post #40 of 47
8/31/10 at 3:31pm
Anyone know what Tucson AZ is?
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post #41 of 47
8/31/10 at 3:40pm
It is too low on the samples presented. Someone may have a better version.
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post #42 of 47
8/31/10 at 3:41pm
Though I pretty sure it's something like Whitey Brownhater.
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post #43 of 47
8/31/10 at 3:55pm
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Originally Posted by Teitr Styrr View Post
Anyone know what Tucson AZ is?
I believe it's "black base", or alternately "Go Zendejas!"
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post #44 of 47
8/31/10 at 4:07pm
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Originally Posted by jay f View Post
Though I pretty sure it's something like Whitey Brownhater.
Hehehe. Anywaaays...I know it was too low. I was curious if anyone had gotten the maps and could tell me.

ETA: Quick Google search gave me Stook-zone, meaning water at the foot of black mountain.

Now I'm curious what the Atlas has for it.
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post #45 of 47
8/31/10 at 4:25pm
Derrrr...sorry about that.
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post #46 of 47
8/31/10 at 10:14pm
Well my maps just arrived today so I can looks stuff up for you fellas if you're interested when I get home tonight.
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post #47 of 47
9/1/10 at 5:34pm
Rain Dog, when you find the time could you look at Tucson AZ? Thanks.
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