For various reasons, I decided to create a vector-based map of creation in SVG. Mainly, I'm using the
excellent maps done by Stephen Lea "Stephenls" Sheppard. Naturally, I won't own the copyright to the map, that is
White Wolf's domain, but I have a couple of reasons to to it.
The first is just because SVG scales much better than raster images. Stephenls' images are beautiful, pure and simple. I'm creating something with a different focus, mainly in a top-down orientation, without the pretties. For me, I like maps done in the same style as the World Reference Atlas done by Dorling Kindersley.
I'm also doing this to help work out the ideas for my own map creation, which I want to do for my new fantasy world, Fedora, and maybe even Itrifore, depending on fightertype. But, that is
much further down the line than this.
With some code fragments I found, I might be also able to use this map and add Sepia Throne-specific elements while retaining a "pristine" copy of Creation. With our recent request to use the canon map, I figured this was a pretty good idea.
Now, for the map itself. The only bits I have now are the coastline pretty much drawn out. I also have the beginning of the ocean depths, you can see that on the left hand side near the top. There are going to be 10 different shades of water, which should make it look pretty decent once I'm done. Likewise, there will be 10 elevation heights.
