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Re: Map of Glacial Flanaess (Score: 1)
by Difonix on Sat, May 08, 2010
(User Info | Send a Message) http://www.meetup.com/difonix | The geologic "correctness" of most fantasy worlds is a far cry from Earth-like reality outside of the geomorphology being familiar. Mountains are mountains, rivers are rivers, and seas are salty (usually). The laws of nature are applied as best as possible, the lands are populated with critters, and the campaign is off and running. Yet the placement of minerals and vast limestone reserves to keep those "dungeons" lively are often a head scratcher, never mind the vast volcanic chain of mountains in the interior of a large continent! So, be as it may that Oerik is not scientifically sound in it's geography it really doesn't matter how or why a glacial period came about and to what extent it altered the climate of Oerik (let alone Oerth). If the campaign's premise is on an ice world, have fun with it (may I suggest Michael Moor*****'s The Ice Schooner as inspirational reading)!
Now, if you'd like me apply by Bachelors of Science in Geology degree to your map, I can certainly make some comments but it's really moot. Yes, sea levels would be lower (Lendore Isle would be connected to the mainland, for example). Terminal moraines should be present with melt water lakes dammed behind them. White Plume (assuming it's a geologic hot spot like Hawaii or Yellowstone) should be habitable, perhaps surrounded by a massive melt lake that eventually "escapes" and erodes the famous canyon nearby. The warm ocean currents that keep the northern Baklunish lands temperature would likely be shut down by the cold northern seas; your tundra would likely be starting in the Sueloise lands with ice to the north. The forests would be massive, not patchy as depicted, and made entirely of coniferous trees (think of the forests of the Canadian Shield or Siberia). Hepmonaland would be temperate and have more in common with the New England than Mexico.
These are just a few things I'm throwing out there off the top of my head. Oerth would certainly be a much different world and the scale of glaciation you're talking about, I don't think you've altered the landforms enough. But, this is a fantasy world so....who cares! I love your cartographic style!
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