For my game, and website (www.halberdgames.com)I've been trying to
write up more material on the Lunar Army. Once again I'm coming up
against the problem of just how small the Lunar Empire is i.e not
much bigger than France with a population of a bit more than 7
million! Sartar is absolutely tiny - it would fit into a couple of
English counties. Has anyone thought of a good way to reconcile
the 'vast Lunar Empire', 'a fusion of many disparate regions, each
with its own beliefs, customs , and magic' in ILH1 with this kind of
scale? Also it is a bit hard to work out what landforms in Glorantha
are supposed to look like at this scale. For example the Quivin
Mountains in Dragon Pass take up an area of about 15 miles by 15
miles at present. In comparison in England the Lake District is about
40 miles by 40 miles. Are the Quivin Mountains much lower than the
fells of the Lake District or are they just an awful lot steeper? On
the map in Dragon Pass there are quite a few peaks (more than 10) and
several seem to be snow capped. Is this just artistic licence because
there doesn't seem to be enough room to fit substantial mountains in
this kind of area. Is there a reason why everying in Glorantha has to
be so small now? In the past (e.g. in 'A Rough Guide to Glamour') the
Lunar Empire was a fair bit bigger. I notice that the scale of the
Dragon Pass map has now been increased by 10%. Is there any chance
the Lunar Empire will be rescaled or are we stuck with the current
size?
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