7 Maps that Blew My Mind

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  • Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
  • These maps changed everything for me. Milestones on my cartography journey! How bout yours?
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Комментарии • 139

  • @CaveGeekArt
    @CaveGeekArt 3 года назад +74

    Hey WASD20, thank you for the shoutout and kind words! Much appreciated!

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад +15

      Hey! Glad you found the vid! Keep up the awesome work.

  • @voidastro4873
    @voidastro4873 3 года назад +65

    3:11 Ah yes Dankwood, the dankest of woods, my favorite.

    • @forposterity4031
      @forposterity4031 2 года назад +2

      It has a sister city that is pretty cool, Dankbush.

  • @spicydeegasoma4532
    @spicydeegasoma4532 3 года назад +222

    There’s a pretty good map maker that has made some stunning maps. Surprised I didn’t see any of his maps in the video. His name? Nate.

    • @AnotherDuck
      @AnotherDuck 3 года назад +15

      Never heard of him. Can you tell me more about this gentleman?

    • @spicydeegasoma4532
      @spicydeegasoma4532 3 года назад +25

      He’s a bit of a hidden gem one would say. Other than that I heard he even used to be a forehead model, but blew the competition away and got bored of it.

    • @lordender_kitty_official
      @lordender_kitty_official 3 года назад +4

      I agree, he does make some pretty good maps.😀

    • @villainova8941
      @villainova8941 3 года назад +4

      Sounds like you finna blow this guy

  • @WASD20
    @WASD20  3 года назад +28

    Hey all! Sorry about the strange audio rattle on some of the clips. I think my microphone cable was a tad bit loose. :(
    Don't forget to enter the next mapping contest that will be launched Friday 12/25 on the WASD20 Discord server: discord.gg/hKFsESk
    Happy Holidays!

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      Doesn't matter

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      But wait, when is the contest?

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      I haven't seen anything about it

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад +2

      Coming Friday.

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      @@WASD20 nice

  • @legostarwarsfan1662
    @legostarwarsfan1662 3 года назад +40

    7:26 don't demean the great city of war drobe in the land of spare oom.

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад +3

      Cute. Lol

  • @BobWorldBuilder
    @BobWorldBuilder 3 года назад +8

    What a selection! I was pleasantly surprised to see DCC and Hank's work featured here.

  • @kayamonn3220
    @kayamonn3220 Год назад +1

    You saying how old the Narnia movies are now was like a punch in the gut lol. I basically learned to read with the Narnia books, and my parents made me finish The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe before I was allowed to go see it in the theatre when it came out.

  • @tommyt1452
    @tommyt1452 3 года назад +57

    This makes me want to draw some more maps because I haven’t in a while

  • @GeorgeBrown-lw9zk
    @GeorgeBrown-lw9zk 3 года назад +29

    Personally I love the map of the Beleriand in Tolkiens Silmarillion.

  • @Madkingstow
    @Madkingstow 3 года назад +18

    This was great! I saw the title, immediately thought to write "You should check out the Forbidden Lands maps" and then saw your first review! Love it! Haha!

  • @iamcoolalot
    @iamcoolalot 3 года назад +46

    wow these are incredible. really makes me wanna start designing my own.

  • @cameroonemperor755
    @cameroonemperor755 3 года назад +25

    Have you seen Dishonored's map? Absolutely astonishing

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад +7

      Definitely will check it out. Thanks!

    • @cameroonemperor755
      @cameroonemperor755 3 года назад +5

      @@WASD20 thank you for responding
      your tutorials are really good and helped me a lot in mapmaking

  • @azathothwakesup
    @azathothwakesup 3 года назад +1

    2:20 Forbidden Lands!
    THAT"S what that darn game is called!
    had to come all the way back here for that, haha

  • @Liam_The_Great
    @Liam_The_Great 3 года назад +4

    Just wanna say thank you so much for your map tutorials, they have improved my maps tenfold

  • @AlabasterJazz
    @AlabasterJazz 3 года назад +1

    The Hot Springs Island map reminds me a lot of a pixel art colab kind of style. It really seems to help set the viewer's expectation of what they will find in a specific area, and I think is a great idea for an RPG map

  • @staccatopeony
    @staccatopeony 3 года назад +4

    The Edge Chronicles maps by Chris Riddell, specifically the Deepwood map.
    Okay, okay, I know this is a fantasy series made for children but Chris Riddells illustrations, and specifically his map of the Edge in the first age of flight, paired with his map of the third age pair perfectly to help you imagine the sheer scale of this world.
    These maps blew my mind as a kid going into my teenage years, and still are a sight to behold today, I would highly recommend you check them out

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! I’ll definitely check them out!

  • @Stevenc1965
    @Stevenc1965 3 года назад +1

    Maxime's Map is my map i had commissioned for my D&D Campaign, weird seeing it in this video

  • @The-World-Forge
    @The-World-Forge 3 года назад +6

    I followed the how to draw fantasy maps and it was great

  • @ace3091
    @ace3091 3 года назад +3

    Great video! Here from Cavegeeks channel, looking forward to seeing more of your stuff, your presentation is really enjoyable

  • @edprince
    @edprince 3 года назад +5

    Awesome video Nate! So enjoying this series - discovering so many great cartographers!
    P.S Got the drivethrurpg email yesterday - much appreciated!!!

  • @mikecal3065
    @mikecal3065 3 года назад +1

    At 10:50 that Runehammer map of Ghost Mountain looks like something Dr Seuss would draw.

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад

      Yeah, I can see that.

  • @analeigholdeworlde4178
    @analeigholdeworlde4178 3 года назад

    This map favorites stuff really inspires me. Thanks!

  • @loganroy6790
    @loganroy6790 3 года назад +14

    MERRY CHRISTMAS NATE!!!

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад

      Thanks, Logan! To you too.

  • @arikwolf3777
    @arikwolf3777 Год назад

    The first map that I liked, and got me hooked on D&D and fantasy in general, was the poster size map in the _World of Greyhawk_ supplement.

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  Год назад +1

      Great map! I think it was by Darlene.

  • @iffn
    @iffn 2 года назад +1

    Just found this channel and I really like the fantasy map creation part of it!
    The official Vvardenfell map from the game Morrowind is still my all time favourite map and I have not seen anything that comes close to it. It's pleasant to look at, has a lot of detail and does a great job at highlighting important locations just enough without ignoring the areas around them.

    • @Autotross
      @Autotross Год назад

      I clicked on this video wondering if Morrowind would make an appearance. Spent so many hours looking at that masterpiece.

  • @azathothwakesup
    @azathothwakesup 3 года назад +3

    6:00 I thought the map of HOT SPRINGS ISLAND was a map from DEATH ROBOT JUNGLE for a second

  • @maxpolzonetti6209
    @maxpolzonetti6209 2 года назад

    love the Narnia map. I love Narnia and everything to do with it.

  • @Runehammer1
    @Runehammer1 3 года назад

    haha thanks for the holler brother!

  • @LAJackson123
    @LAJackson123 3 года назад

    THAT STREAM WAS LEGENDARY! As is the map - great video!

  • @eligould6597
    @eligould6597 3 года назад +1

    Wow, that dungeon map was so beautiful. Please, please, any future DMs don't keep that from us, I would love that dungeon getting slapped down on the table. Mad respect to all these artists.

    • @NefariousKoel
      @NefariousKoel 3 года назад

      The crazy art in DCC products is wonderful.

  • @RunningWithScissors765
    @RunningWithScissors765 3 года назад +4

    Dang Nate almost to 200k!!!! Excellent

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад

      Thanks, Jake! Not a bad Christmas gift. :D

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      Just realized

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      Amazing

  • @robertgronewold3326
    @robertgronewold3326 3 года назад +2

    I really love the map of the Half Continent from the Monster Blood Tattoo series by DM Cornish.

  • @mikep6263
    @mikep6263 3 года назад

    The Doug Kovacs map really brought to mind REH's Conan stories and the Marvel comics adaptations of the 70's! Cool stuff!

  • @andight6121
    @andight6121 3 года назад +4

    Have you seen the work of Misty Beee and Jsteven/Sirinkman? They're both some of the most skilled map makers and pretty prominent in the community, but I've never heard you talk about them.

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад +2

      Yes! I love Misty Beee! Never heard of the other, but definitely going to have a look.

  • @bloodyone4866
    @bloodyone4866 3 года назад

    My favorite map currently is Le Yamamura's Creature map, she places the different creature's silhouette where they habit and the colors and composition of the maps are really cool.

  • @Laneth
    @Laneth 3 года назад +1

    I would absolutely love to hear your thoughts on the maps of Paravia (Athera) from Janny Wurts' high fantasy novel series "The Wars of Light & Shadow" - Janny not only writes the series, but has drawn the maps AND painted many of the covers too!

  • @watchinglearner
    @watchinglearner 3 года назад

    Pretty well out of the realms of fantasy, but I like the map of Bullworth. It was pretty interesting to me that one city had all these areas that were so different from each other. There were all these distinct landmarks, and the whole city seemed to be divided into regions that differed wildly between each other in terms of atmosphere and aesthetic, but these transitions were pretty seamless, and everything was beautiful even when it wasn't. The town of Bullworth was just loads of fun to wander around in and explore.

  • @lordender_kitty_official
    @lordender_kitty_official 3 года назад +1

    Looking at those maps makes me want to start working on a custom high-detailed map😀👍

  • @patrickfitzpatrick2945
    @patrickfitzpatrick2945 3 года назад

    Hey! Great video! Thanks!

  • @ReMeDy_TV
    @ReMeDy_TV 3 года назад

    The map of Final Fantasy 6 is also really good. The World of Balance and inversely the World of Ruin. The World of Ruin is like the World of Balance if it got hit by a nuke. It all needed to be a flat world to make it work for the 2D character sprites.

  • @dcsignal5241
    @dcsignal5241 3 года назад

    Growing up as a kid, I loved the Magnamund maps published in the Lone Wolf Gamebooks. I copied this style whenever I had to create a map for whatever reason.

  • @libaedunto4875
    @libaedunto4875 2 года назад

    My all time favorite list is for now populated by:
    1 Europe
    2 Tamriel

  • @fuzzyduck1199
    @fuzzyduck1199 3 года назад +3

    My favourite is the Telduria map. I love classic continental maps with colors.

    • @Stevenc1965
      @Stevenc1965 3 года назад

      i had this commissioned years ago, it was made for A0 size so its Giant

  • @connorbailey4453
    @connorbailey4453 3 года назад

    Sad that I didn't see some love for the map of Throne from Kill 6 Billion Demons! It's such an evocative story-map like the Narnia one but with some bright, cartoony stylistic flourish of something like the Hot Springs.

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад

      Will have to check it out. Thanks for the tip!

  • @ImGonnaLiveByMyRules
    @ImGonnaLiveByMyRules 2 года назад

    My favorite is the map of Gotham city that was designed by an actual cartographer who knew how cities functioned. It’s amazing and beautiful and I wish I could make a physical model of it

  • @trevfirth6803
    @trevfirth6803 3 года назад +1

    I'm running a Theros game, so edge of the world sounds very awesome to me

  • @justinwu3194
    @justinwu3194 3 года назад

    Have you seen the maps in a series of games called Kingdom Rush? It's a Tower Defense Game. The maps in it are super good and got the same kind of cartoonish style as Jason Thompson's map in the video.

  • @AzraelThanatos
    @AzraelThanatos 3 года назад

    My favorite map is the one that Mel did on his channel, the 3D map was awesome to see come together

  • @coffeecat0
    @coffeecat0 3 года назад +1

    I have the Narnia map in my room

  • @cannonfire0187
    @cannonfire0187 3 года назад

    Just found this channel and hear about the edge of the world contest now I’m wondering if my cartographer entered it or if it was a different one

  • @h4xx0rren3
    @h4xx0rren3 3 года назад +2

    I'm trying to make a map that has very little flaws. I am not very neat though so its taking me awhile.

  • @Narx9
    @Narx9 3 года назад +2

    Some good maps. Some aren't particularly skillful but classic.

  • @adrianlara5045
    @adrianlara5045 3 года назад

    Hello everyone. I’ve never played dnd but one of my favorite youtubers is in a game that they post online and I’ve been hooked on it. Made me want to play with my own friends. I have a question, how hard is it to be DM, for complete new players? Is it doable? We’re just doing it for fun but I want to make sure it’s enjoyable.

  • @Hwelhos
    @Hwelhos 3 года назад +5

    Wait I recognize the Maxime plasse map lol

  • @thebasileus4793
    @thebasileus4793 2 года назад +1

    Hey, I am an aspiring fantasy author and one of my biggest problems is how the world should look. I just keep second guessing myself. Does anyone have some tips or tricks to make better maps?

  • @J0K3R_the_Nerd
    @J0K3R_the_Nerd 3 года назад +1

    If you haven't check Anna Meyer's greyhawk map

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад +1

      It’s great. Mentioned that one in my last video that I linked at the beginning.

    • @J0K3R_the_Nerd
      @J0K3R_the_Nerd 3 года назад

      @@WASD20 oh right on. I just recently started building a Greyhawk campaign and Iv been pouring over it and watching her videos on the Greyhawk Channel

  • @DeltaGamingYoutube
    @DeltaGamingYoutube 3 года назад

    Hey nate! Merry Christmas! I just wanted to know what your favorite dnd official Adventure is. I wanted to know because I am wanting to run one but don't know which one to get.

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад

      Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden.

  • @danielputhawala2008
    @danielputhawala2008 3 года назад

    Just in case you ever get the chance to meet Doug to shoot shot about maps, just a heads-up that the name "Kovacs" is usually pronounces such that the second syllable rhymes with "watch". It's a slavic-to-English spelling bastardization thing, so don't feel bad.

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад

      Thanks for the tip!

  • @C.A.P.F.
    @C.A.P.F. 3 года назад

    Gotta say I never really got the mountain ranges of Mordor. They are so... square. With a lot of the other symbolism being round shaped it throws me off a bit.

  • @sneakyfred
    @sneakyfred 3 года назад +1

    Seeing the last one really reminded me of a favourite map from my childhood reading: the Edge Chronicles (drawn by Chris Riddell). Check it out: edgechronicles.co.uk/media/2016/05/edge-chronicles-map-the-edge.jpg

  • @DANEXIOyt
    @DANEXIOyt 3 года назад +2

    Me love maps wow

  • @fenris18901
    @fenris18901 Год назад

    Anyone know where to find Meln world maps?

  • @braydonrobbins6538
    @braydonrobbins6538 3 года назад

    Everyone chant with me!
    *MAPPENING!*
    *MAPPENING!*
    *MAPPENING!*

  • @michaelthomas2804
    @michaelthomas2804 3 года назад

    Runehammer is awesome. I thought his name was Hank Ferinale.

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад

      He has many names.

  • @jackwinkler731
    @jackwinkler731 3 года назад

    Can you review the map in the Falling Kingdoms series by Morgan Rodes

  • @neepers
    @neepers Месяц назад

    "I should do another one of these in the future" (said 3 years ago....)

  • @fightyfish1779
    @fightyfish1779 3 года назад

    whoever didn't put the misty bee middle earth map on here is gonna catch these hands

  • @silvercandra4275
    @silvercandra4275 3 года назад

    What I'm taking away from this is that I should stop making huge empty maps and instead make smaller more detailed ones... I should have come to that conclusion a lot earlier, but I'm known for overlooking the most obvious of things, so well... Guess I'll redo some older maps now...

  • @galux7346
    @galux7346 3 года назад

    I live in Dankwood 😎

  • @paradox7358
    @paradox7358 3 года назад

    Middle-Earth will forever remain the greatest fantasy map of all time.

  • @rey1242
    @rey1242 3 года назад +1

    Hm, this is strange, because the forbidden lands map literally goes against ALL of the 10 map making rules you posted about a few videos ago.

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад

      You mean two years ago? Try this one. :)
      ruclips.net/video/z__gw0flKHM/видео.html

  • @jebise1126
    @jebise1126 3 года назад

    video for best maps in games?

  • @Fredministrator
    @Fredministrator 3 года назад +2

    the dungeon looks like a guy with a pan

  • @anonymousgoat6136
    @anonymousgoat6136 3 года назад +4

    Hehehe dankwood

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад +1

      You win. I was wondering who would be the first person to comment on that. 😂

    • @PoHMMORPG
      @PoHMMORPG 3 года назад

      Lmao

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      Lol

  • @rptfdr8217
    @rptfdr8217 2 года назад

    What about asoiaf

  • @Hwelhos
    @Hwelhos 3 года назад +2

    Wow

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      Second person to react

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      First one to like tho

  • @sharky7281
    @sharky7281 3 года назад +2

    Yooo

  • @Ne0mega
    @Ne0mega 3 года назад +5

    Leather map! Wow.

  • @parkeroneilbryant
    @parkeroneilbryant 3 года назад

    Yahoo

  • @bbbb-em6jn
    @bbbb-em6jn 3 года назад +1

    Nice Intro!

  • @acerkahn3905
    @acerkahn3905 3 года назад

    Is anyone else having problems getting into the discord server?

  • @allgreatfictions
    @allgreatfictions 3 года назад +2

    These are great maps, but the only ones I'd call mind blowing are the Doug Kovacs map and the Runehammer map. I was really expecting more innovative maps on this list like those two. I feel like you didn't really play out the importance of how original the layouts make those maps.

    • @WASD20
      @WASD20  3 года назад

      Fair nuf

  • @superfantastic613
    @superfantastic613 3 года назад

    Why are people still putting pointers to links that point to nothing. The link is in the description below.. done

  • @5elfearvictor
    @5elfearvictor 3 года назад +7

    OMG I'm the first viewer!

  • @BanjoSick
    @BanjoSick Год назад

    I found none of the maps especially practical or outstandingly beautiful. The Forbidden Lands map is actually a big hinderance to the game (playing FB right now 6 sessions in)

  • @brromo
    @brromo 3 года назад +3

    Thirteenth

  • @anapoda3081
    @anapoda3081 3 года назад

    wait, cave geek isn't his real name ?

  • @emarsk77
    @emarsk77 3 года назад +1

    To be honest, the only one I like here is the Narnia one.

  • @hulking_presence
    @hulking_presence 3 года назад +1

    Сук, выпрямись и начни поднимать тяжёлые веса.

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      according to google translate: Bitch, straighten up and start lifting heavy weights.

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      prob wrong lol

  • @chasenewton8076
    @chasenewton8076 3 года назад +2

    First

    • @Hwelhos
      @Hwelhos 3 года назад

      Fork life was first