I recognize this was written such that the user can lay out things however they wish (and it is very cool), but I wanted to ask if you had any sort of map?
There's no map for this version of the Riverlands!
Technically, there exists an old, old map of an earlier iteration of this setting (the whole globe, not very detailed), but I think it is lost on an older computer, alas. If I do ever find it, I will drop it here, moreso as a fun curiosity than any sort of "canon" though, lol.
This was a pleasure to read. It's easy to understand but still evocative, and it's concise but still packed with great ideas that spark my imagination. The formatting is excellent, too.
I think Into the Riverlands...is a perfect example of how to straddle the line between lore-dump and plot hook, a text that’s full of interesting, weird details that provoke far more questions than it answers. In twenty short pages, Riverlands describes a fantasy world of crumbling empires, thriving cities, and awe-inspiring forests, while leaving off loose ends and lingering questions ripe for answering through play. While it still has plenty enough substance to draw a map, it’s absolutely full of ambiguous Proper Nouns that will have you saying, “Oh shit, I can do something wild with this.”
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I recognize this was written such that the user can lay out things however they wish (and it is very cool), but I wanted to ask if you had any sort of map?
There's no map for this version of the Riverlands!
Technically, there exists an old, old map of an earlier iteration of this setting (the whole globe, not very detailed), but I think it is lost on an older computer, alas. If I do ever find it, I will drop it here, moreso as a fun curiosity than any sort of "canon" though, lol.
This was a pleasure to read. It's easy to understand but still evocative, and it's concise but still packed with great ideas that spark my imagination. The formatting is excellent, too.
Lovely setting, Ostrichmonkey team!
Thanks! Happy to hear you're enjoying!
I think Into the Riverlands...is a perfect example of how to straddle the line between lore-dump and plot hook, a text that’s full of interesting, weird details that provoke far more questions than it answers. In twenty short pages, Riverlands describes a fantasy world of crumbling empires, thriving cities, and awe-inspiring forests, while leaving off loose ends and lingering questions ripe for answering through play. While it still has plenty enough substance to draw a map, it’s absolutely full of ambiguous Proper Nouns that will have you saying, “Oh shit, I can do something wild with this.”Such a great review Aaron (and not only because you said some very nice things about Riverlands 😆)!!