Re: The Scale of Glorantha

From: Todd Gardiner <todd.gardiner_at_oqAiIo205_FdcldEjn02SMYc2WPVZeDrctV1z1dXO1WApfGZPst78C_kYzS94x>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:20:10 -0800

Of course that time can shrink if you can control the wind or the currents...

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:59 PM, Jeff <richaje_at_eEzYxgJddT7F3AKCvSVyXhNg2LMIx2VHT9aYJoJfChKXYakYeRJsgqBE4bAaU3_w5MHqnvQMi08.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

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> That looks just about right. Note the distances involved in sailing from
> Genertela to Pamaltela.
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> Jeff
>
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> --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com<WorldofGlorantha%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Todd Gardiner <todd.gardiner_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > For a rough idea of how this "3,000" mile scale works, here is a file you
> > can view in Google Earth so you can compare sizes.
> >
> > Note, mapping a square onto a globe produces less than idea results.
> While
> > Valind's Glacier does end up in the Alaskan latitudes, the width of
> northern
> > Genertela gets compressed. To use overlays of the lozenge on a globe, a
> > half-scale would reduce the longitude distortions greatly. But that's a
> > project for a later day...
> >
> > (File attached to Yahoo group as: "Glorantha on Google Earth.kmz")
> >
> > --Todd
> >
> > p.s. You can install the free Google Earth program from here:
> > http://Earth.Google.Com
> >
> >
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