Finished City Map - Verinia

[steelmccoy]

Hi everyone, new to the community but everyone has been great so far! Here's a map of the city of Verinia, the focal point of a homebrew RPG campaign I'm kicking off. My play group is pretty light-hearted, so the tone of the setting is going to match. The map has a couple of touches for fun - two easter eggs for a couple of my players and some "fun facts" about the city. Verinia is a hub in a fantasy world that is recovering from a magical cataclysm and beginning to experience a technological renaissance. That's the feel I was going for - light, optimistic, and a little silly.

The method is probably a little unorthodox, to say the least. I actually created the city in Planet Coaster - the terrain tools are pretty solid and I used a combination of some buildings I built and some from the Steam workshop. Then it's a screenshot, some editing in GIMP (fixing glitches, adding some detail), and G'MIC filters to get the painted effect.

The WIP thread is here, though it picks up in the middle. I can add more detail if folks would like.

Any suggestions for improving my technique would be appreciated - the constructive feedback posts have really helped me so far!

[Mouse]

I don't see anything wrong with your technique at all. Its a great map, and I hope to see more from you

[Ilanthar]

Very nice map. It has something of a tourist map/illustration, somehow.

[steelmccoy]

Very nice map. It has something of a tourist map/illustration, somehow.

Thanks, I definitely had that in my head. My home town had an illustrated/stylized map you could see posted in businesses, etc. that probably inspired me a bit.

[Matthew VE]

Fantastic map! I do agree that the method is unorthodox, but it certainly is creative and works well because the map looks stunning, so there's nothing wrong with it.
Good job.

[ChickPea]

Great work on this! I love the perspective. Love the idea of invisible buildings too!

[J.Edward]

I think it is a fun and attractive map.
I also hope to see more from you.

[steelmccoy]

Great work on this! I love the perspective. Love the idea of invisible buildings too!

They tried just re-painting them, it didn't take

Thanks for the kind words, all. Feeling very welcomed by the great community here!