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[GreatWyrmGold]

Alright, I'm finally getting restarted on this.

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This is an unfinished world, but it will be peopled by mighty empires.

Spoiler: Old World Map (click to show/hide)

Each hex is about 20-25 miles across.

Although the land reaches the edge of the map, the entire continent is represented. Some small islands have been left off, but they're only around a dozen miles in size.
(Map courtesy of this website.)

Spoiler: Current World Map (click to show/hide)

Each hex is about 20-25 miles across.

The various continent and islands which reach to the edges of the map are all fully represented. However, the map is only mostly complete.
(Map courtesy of the same.)

Spoiler: Map Features (click to show/hide)

Mineral Deposits:
AA-10: Tin, Rich
AB-11: Copper, Rich
AB-16: Silver, Rich
AB-27: Platinum, Rich
BD-8: Iron, Good
BH-28: Copper, Rich
CC-11: Iron, Average
CC-12: Iron, Average
CE-26: Copper, Rich
CG-29: Copper, Rich
DA-26: Silver, Rich
DE-16: Iron, Rich
DH-8: Diamonds, Rich
EA-26: Tin, Good
EB-21: Copper, Rich
EB-25: Gold, Rich
EB-26: Copper, Good
EC-17: Marble, Rich
EC-24: Iron, Poor; Silver, Average
EC-25: Silver, Rich
EC-26: Gemstones, Rich
EG-1: Iron, Rich
EG-2: Tin, Rich
EG-21: Silver, Rich
EH-1: Copper, Rich
EH-2: Gold, Rich
((Ratings: Rich, Good, Average, Poor, Scarce)

Step 0 is to sign up. I'll be allowing no more than six and probably only 4-5 players play. Too many and games like this become a nightmare. Priority will be given to those who participated in my Feudalism Rethought game.
Step 1 is to finish the world. Each player I will be able to make one major change or three minor changes to the map.
Step 2 is to seed your empires. Each empire will start with a single town and will have a number of points assigned to it by the player controlling it.
Step 3 is to add finishing touches. Each player will be able to add a reasonable number of minor features to the area within 1 World Hex of their empire's starting position.
Step 4 is to alter the course of history. Doing so entails me describing a period of history, then the players can influence their empire's destiny. This will be somewhat freeform; you'll be able to do just about anything within reason.
Step 5 is to wait for me to finish up compiling all of these little things so I have a nice, detailed map to use.
Step 6 is to actually play.

Hopefully this will capture the worldbuilding aspects of the original Feudalism and the empire-building aspects I had imagined, without being too hard on me.

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Player List:
10ebbor10?
Child of Armok
Dariush
javierpwn
mesor
scapheap

[GreatWyrmGold]

Table of Contents

Overview
Table of Contents (in case you can't find it)
Step 1 Rules
Step 2 Rules

[mesor]

In.

You PM ninja'd me lol.
Makes a change normally I'm the one who ninja's you .

[GreatWyrmGold]

Wow, I probably didn't even need to send the PM. Nice eye.

[mesor]

Luck lol I just reset my PC and this popped up about 2 seconds before I opened the forum.

[Dariush]

So in.

Luck lol I just reset my PC and this popped up about 2 seconds before I opened the forum.

Uh... how could it pop up before you opened the forum?...

[scapheap]

I'm in too.

[Child of Armok]

I'm in too.

[10ebbor10]

Ptw. Maybe reserving

[javierpwn]

Ptw. Maybe reserving

ill join in

[mesor]

That was fast, ofcourse if any of the old group join then some of you will go to wait list.
But still, wow that was fast.

[GreatWyrmGold]

That's full.

Please be patient while I post the descriptions of constitutes a "major" or "minor" change.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Alright, against my better judgement I'm going to consider all of you officially IN. Let's hope we don't get too many other people from Feudalism Redux coming in or this will  be You Are Islanders all over again...

As noted, you can make one major or two minor changes to the map.

Spoiler: Major Changes (click to show/hide)

Major changes are probably going to be a pain for me, because they involve changing terrain type. Go ahead, though, don't let that discourage you; let the fact that you're not doing three minor actions discourage you. 

Anyways, there are two types of Major Changes.
One is "Terrain Change." It involves taking a single hex of any terrain type and turning it into a single hex of any other terrain type. Terrain types are deep water, shallows, swamp, plains, forest, hills, mountains, deserts, and tundras. No tundras currently exist. I can live with that, but feel free to add tundra if you wish.
The other is "Terrain Shift." This affects a region of up to three adjacent hexes of the same type, which turn into a similar terrain type. Use your good judgement--plains and deserts are similar, but deep oceans and mountains are not! I will reject any Terrain Shift which does not change terrain into similar types.

The biggest downside to Major Changes is that you lack control over the final result.

Spoiler: Minor Changes (click to show/hide)

Minor changes are a bit subtler. They involve modifying a tile rather than completely replacing it. A minor change adds a single feature to the world. Such features include but need not be limited to:

Island: A small island or a few smaller islands is/are created in a specified hex
Lake: A small lake is created either in a specific hex or between two or three hexes.
Mineral Deposit: A very rich deposit of a specified mineral is created in a specified hex.
River: Choose a source, a mouth, and optionally a route it takes. Don't violate the laws of nature too much with this; a river which winds across the entire continent WILL be rejected.
Ruins: Ruins from a time before history, perhaps before any known race walked on the world, are placed in a hex.
Terrain Shift: As the major action, but affecting only a single tile (or perhaps less).
Volcano: A volcano is created. It may only be placed in mountains or oceans, or on islands, under typical conditions; if you want a desert or forest volcano, you'd best justify it first.

If you come up with another feature that you want to add, let me know and I'll probably approve of it.

Spoiler: Combining Actions (click to show/hide)

Sometimes, you'll want to do something bigger. A massive ice sheet? A major river with branches across the world? An archipelago which stretches a hundred miles? A mysterious volcanic island? A lake fed by a river? All of these involve multiple actions.

If you want to, you may use multiple actions to create multiple features which are combined into one. Describe the actions used and the result expected; if I approve of it, you can do it.
You can also combine actions with other players for exceptionally large or complex features.

Any questions about the rules or map?

[scapheap]

Do we say the changes or do we draw on the map because I'm having trouble with the second

[GreatWyrmGold]

Just say them.