Back in the saddle

We’ll I’m back after a six week self-imposed sabbatical. I have been rethinking Ebonyr from top to bottom, hand drawing maps and creating new races.

I also thought about doing a better job branding Knightvision Studios and the campaign setting of Ebonyr. I have redesigned the KVS logo to better represent me and my fledgling company.

I also wanted to create a “map brand” if you want to call it that. I want all my maps to have the same colors for forest, roads, building tones, etc just like Google maps.

I have really delved into Fractal Mapper 8, which I’ve had for over two years and really haven’t used it much. I plan on using this program to create my villages, towns and cities and use Paint Shop Pro to put the finishing touches on it.

As If have talked about branding, I also decided on specific fonts for supplements, adventure modules, map headers and body fonts. I think this will give a clean and refreshing look to my work.

Unity Foundation

I’ve come up with a new twist on Unity

4. Unity Foundation

Polytheistic religion that has unified the main gods of mankind into one faith

Beliefs

The Empyrean is the name given to the main pantheon of gods worshiped within the Unity Foundation. Only temples to the Empyrean can be found within the capital city of Lucidia.

Despite their varied nature, the personalities of the Empyrean continue their harmonious relationship, thanks mostly to the political machinations of the Concordat Council

Janar

Janar is seen as the creator of the world. Janar is the God of Kings. During ancient times, it is claimed that the some kings proclaimed himself the son of Janar. This bold declaration was quickly followed by the riots and destruction of the capital and the loss of its central areas. This lead to a rapid decline in the worship of Janar and he is often considered to have removed himself from the affairs of the world.

Anar

Anar is the Goddess of the Moon and Lady of the Night. She brings with her the tides and is worshiped by mothers and midwives. She is often called upon to to bless the birth of a child. She is a goddess of cycles and is thus often prayed to during funerary services.

Updated map: What a “relief”!

I added some texture and relief features to the heldon city-state map. As you can see below it gives it some added flavor or “eye candy”. I’ve also given some “fluff” on encounter descriptions. I intend to write a pdf document detailing this entire city starting with the first forty areas.

1. Government/City Hall

2. Religious University

3. Secular College

4. Church/Temple

5. Tavern

6. Inn/Restuarant/General Store

7. Barber/Launderer/Clothier/Hostel

8. Green Grocer/Butcher

9. Weaponsmith and Blacksmith

10. Ship Chandler and Boatwright

11. Wainwright/Astrologist/Lamp maker

12. Harbormaster HQ

New Ebonyr Map

As I’ve said in previous posts, I really like to use hexmapper software because I’m a terrible artist. I been working on this map for about three weeks now. Enjoy.

World map WIP for 31 May

This morning I’ve been plugging away at the new world map. I use an old hex mapper program and paint shop pro. Here’s what I have so far.

Long overdue post

Greetings,

After a a nice long walk and some Gatorade, I’m finally going to write this post. I’m changing some maps, location and module names. The new module will be called “The Forge” vs. Mace of Souls. There was some possible copyright infringement that I didn’t want to get into. I’ve also been working on a new world map.

It was made using Arr-Kelaan’s Hexmappeer software and polished up in paint shop pro. I plan on doing a screencast of Hexmapper and paint shop pro pretty soon. I’ve also have a new livestream.com channel started up. I have some great rpg/dnd videos up. Check out the knightvisionstudios website.

Talk to ya later.

City of Galana, Altalissia

It seems that I finally got some ideas off the drawing board and cookin with gas now. I completed the Galana map and Points of interest. You can see it here. Enjoy.

Ebonyr nations updated

Well I’m back from vacation and have had a chance to upgrade the Ebonyr Wiki on Google Sites.

My content for each one of the Five Kingdoms has grown considerably.

Village of Brynmoor completed

The village of Brynmoor PDF has been completed, uploaded and available for your viewing pleasure.

Here’s the link.

Choosing my religion

I created a new monotheistic religion for Ebonyr. It’s called the High Faith of Matria. It’s based on a “mother” figure god who is all knowing and powerful. Here’s a snippet:

History

The
creation myth of the followers of Matria says that all the sentient races are
descended from one single original ancestor.

 

The
division into separate races happened when Matria spiritual messengers, the
Celestians, became jealous of Matria creations and corrupted the “First
Ones” as the original race is now called by the church. Matria split the
First Ones into many different races and threw the Celestians out of the
Chamber of Stars and they are now known as the Kenrah. 

 

Matria
rose up her first prophet among the humans called Magian. He wrote down the
seven holy virtues and developed the Book of Prayers. A dwarf scholar names
Herias Stonghand was raised up by Matria to finish the Holy Book of Matria.

 

The
church has a presence in all the Five Kingdoms, but especially Myrcia and
Lucidor.

You can read the rest of the writeup here. I’ve also developed some religious orders to go along with the church.