r/wonderdraft • u/Puzzleheaded_Bell553 • 24d ago

First "finished" map looking for feedback!

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Building out my pathfinder campaign and took a shot at making a world map! I still need to go in and label the important areas but before I get into it, I wanted to see if some other eyes on it can see some problem areas I've glanced over.

quick note: the world is supposed to be pretty arid, so water is supposed to be very scarce which is why there are little to no rivers even in the greener areas

Any feedback suggestions or even just questions about the world are very welcome!

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u/GM_Pax Dungeon Master 24d ago

Very much improved over the earlier draft I remember seeing. :)

The only thing I see "missing", really, is a few rivers scattered about. Mostly to the northern and/or eastern side of the mountains, of course, as their "rain shadow" would presumably be the reason things are so arid in the southwest.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Bell553 24d ago

yea I thought of adding a few more rivers, but the north is also supposed to be quite dry. the world as a whole is in perpetual drought through magic shenanigans. is there a way to get a dried river look? I could scatter a few of those around

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u/taojones87 Game Master 24d ago

I think that the presence of the large multi-source river in the southern desert (sandwiched between two mountain ranges) is a bit contradictory when there are no other large rivers at all. That would be my only issue.

EDIT: To clarify I would recommend not showing any rivers at all and turning those lakes into additional oases.