tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434786695792546456.post7144705456582161813..comments2023-04-14T05:47:17.874-07:00Comments on Realmwright: All 8 ContinentsRealmwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025487066357949785noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434786695792546456.post-87435449871496928182012-06-07T08:59:40.761-07:002012-06-07T08:59:40.761-07:00If they are primitive and some of their ancestors ...If they are primitive and some of their ancestors were alive - OR if there are obvious impact signs (huge crater, whatever) then it's probably some "the might hammer of the gods struck the earth and incinerated all those who lived upon it with the fiery wrath of the heavens" type myth.<br /><br />If they are more modern, say like we are, then thy'll figure out the real reasons just like we would.<br /><br />Real impacts probably do not look much like this. However, I think there are moons in the solar system that were involved in a collision, broke apart, then settled again under their own gravity. Except now they are in a "mess", since they didn't quite smooth out. Suspension of disbelief would probably let you get away with that.<br /><br />I love me some huge impact craters myself, even if they are a bit of a trope. (Check out fantasy maps on cartographers' guild, chances are you will find huge impact crater on many of them....)Nilshttp://enderra.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434786695792546456.post-67248649989436067962012-06-04T07:15:33.662-07:002012-06-04T07:15:33.662-07:00The only real explanation is that an asteroid stru...The only real explanation is that an asteroid struck Landen ages ago and shattered/separated the lands. I don't know how I'd tie that in story-wise because I haven't figured how to explain how the people/cultures would learn that. Maybe that knowledge is received through divination of some sort.Realmwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025487066357949785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434786695792546456.post-67261572021567298692012-06-04T00:06:33.397-07:002012-06-04T00:06:33.397-07:00Mmmh. The individual landforms are still recogniza...Mmmh. The individual landforms are still recognizable, and I doubt that any sort of plate tectonics could create such a continental outline. You should definitely come up with an explanation for the landforms - even if you fall back to "wrath of the gods" or something, I think knowing that will help you a lot when you place mountains and so on - plus, it might even influence the cultures living there.Nilshttp://www.enderra.comnoreply@blogger.com