Re: A sense of scale

From: Jeff <richaje_at_5gDlfeFdvi1m9ovVjU4V7NAUgMKMYKpikt4H9Bavvqg_W0-Hp2XvMp07uQuu1FWc1ax9>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:48:22 -0000

> This really gives a sense of perspective to the Lunar Empire, both chronologically and geographically.

That was the idea. BTW, to round things out, it is approximately 198 miles (317 km) from Furthest to Boldhome and 204 miles (326 km) from Boldhome to Nochet. To put that in real world distances, it is 190 miles from Munich to Venice (as the bird flies - the drive is almost twice that).

Or for an example within Sartar it is about 100 miles from Wilmskirk to Jonstown. That might not seem like much, but keep in mind that it is about 128 miles from Zurich (in the north of Switzerland) to Aosta (in the northwest of Italy), making the Kingdom of Sartar roughly equivalent in size to modern Switzerland or for that matter the ancient German alliance headed by Arminius that broke the Roman Empire at Teutoburger Wald.

These distances might disappoint those wanting something the size of the Roman Empire or the Empire of Alexander the Great, it does make the Lunar Empire comparable to the Assyrian or Babylonian empires and helps reinforce the Bronze and early Iron Age feel of Genertela.

Jeff