tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752010860639064233.post2818128923828835108..comments2023-07-12T06:59:28.442-05:00Comments on <center>About Bruce Heard and New Stories</center>: Ar: Where Griffons DareBruce Heardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929476133092132896noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752010860639064233.post-68813824092129985382013-01-31T10:56:21.290-06:002013-01-31T10:56:21.290-06:00An Asian Concept? interesting. I think however tha...An Asian Concept? interesting. I think however that that easily would fit on the Continent of Skothar (especially the Southern parts).<br />Otherwise I'would place them in the Hollow World on one of the larger remaining undescribed continents.<br />Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336932065181438822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752010860639064233.post-26723415898030147422013-01-31T01:01:35.104-06:002013-01-31T01:01:35.104-06:00MysTara-Kur? Love it.
I do recall reading on the ...MysTara-Kur? Love it.<br /><br />I do recall reading on the Piazza some discussions on the subject. My preference is to fill the needs-to-be-much-bigger Farend Ocean with archipelagos and micro-contents that stick around and serve as forgotten/undiscovered/mythic lands, at least from the perspective of Known Worlders. But I won't say no to new settings that I don't have to design. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660332125977130030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752010860639064233.post-85997705680929275112013-01-30T16:35:05.726-06:002013-01-30T16:35:05.726-06:00There's also an idea I came up with a few mont...There's also an idea I came up with a few months ago about continents appearing/disappearing from the ocean between Skothar and western Brun. I would make that a Mystara-Asia setting. Since there isn't enough space on Mystara to actually fit a whole-Asian-style continent, the "Brigadoon" concept should work.Bruce Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929476133092132896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752010860639064233.post-20721096120769096362013-01-30T16:31:30.515-06:002013-01-30T16:31:30.515-06:00Hi David.
I'm glad you're having such fun...Hi David.<br /><br />I'm glad you're having such fun with this stuff. There are several valid answers to your question:<br /><br />1. Why Not<br />2. Alphatia hadn't received the level of detail that other Gazetteers provided to Known World realms.<br />3. It's a "giant Glantri" and everyone knows how much fun I had writing about the principalities.<br /><br />Northern Davania, Sind, and Hule stand as potential areas of future interest. I want to finish mainland Alphatia (at least that) before looking west again. There's also Alphatia's underworld, which is an entire subject on its own. Bruce Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929476133092132896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752010860639064233.post-33828537688751677712013-01-30T15:10:31.245-06:002013-01-30T15:10:31.245-06:00Bruce (and Janet!), I'm really enjoying all th...Bruce (and Janet!), I'm really enjoying all the work you've been doing here detailing the new-and-improved Alphatia. But I'm curious, why Alphatia?<br /><br />I came across a response you offered to Thorf during a back-and-forth about mapping on the 22-May-2013 "To Boldly Go..." post:<br />[Thorf] You do realise that starting on this tiny corner of the huge Alphatian continent means everyone will expect you to continue on from there?<br />[Bruce] Yes, it was my intention to revist all these areas devoid of interesting map detail, such as Alphatia, Bellissaria, and the Alphatian Islands.<br /><br />Wonderful! Exciting! But why Alphatia (as opposed to, say, developing more of Western Brun, or deeper into Davania starting from the Hinterlands)? And where else have might you a mind to revisit (in the course of adequate time, obviously)?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660332125977130030noreply@blogger.com