Definitive, Unofficially Official, HQ Cartography Discussion

[Thor-in]

But in regards to the Garden of Eden, the Bible simply doesn't provide enough description of the Location... perhaps the Khabbalah says more, but I've never actually read it.
But who wouldn't want to boast of being the Cradle of Civilization? Tihuanaco in Bolvia makes such claims, as does Mount Moru in China, the Indus Valley of India and let's not forget the Nile Valley in Egypt... bringing us back to Giza.

It was a documentary I saw years ago, and it was all speculation. No real hard proof of what they where saying.

Seismic surveys located pyramidal structures off the coast of Cuba. There was an article put out about this, I think back in 2001 (though I never read of it until 2011). It said more would be reported after they send another team... nothing more was ever said, I'll let you guess why.

I think I remember something about that, but I don't think I ever had the pleasure of reading it yet.

[Pancho]

I have never heard of the Richat structure until now, cheers for bringing it to my attention guys.

I you are into this alternative ancient history kind of stuff then you could do a lot worse than to listen to a few videos/podcasts with the author Ralph Ellis. Absolutely incredible material, and a great scholar.

[knightkrawler]

I have never heard of the Richat structure until now, cheers for bringing it to my attention guys.

I you are into this alternative ancient history kind of stuff then you could do a lot worse than to listen to a few videos/podcasts with the author Ralph Ellis. Absolutely incredible material, and a great scholar.

As I've derailed the thread anyway, I'll throw in Brien Foerster, Graham Hancock, Randall Carlson, Robert Schoch, Robert Bauval.
One can always start with any one Joe Rogan Experience with any of these guys (Hancock and Carlson together are the best).

[Pancho]

Back on topic, there was an interesting map of the northern part of the Heroquest world provided in the second and third books written by D Morris (The Tyrants Tomb and The Screaming Sceptre). I’m surprised none of us have mentioned this map so far on the thread, seeing as its at least semi-official.

[benvoliothefirst]

Those maps are all over the boards. If you Google Dave Morris you can find his early cocktail-napkin versions too. I plan to use them as an alternate world my heroes can find through portals, since my main game is set in the official Warhammer world.

[Spookyhappyfun]

Back on topic, there was an interesting map of the northern part of the Heroquest world provided in the second and third books written by D Morris (The Tyrants Tomb and The Screaming Sceptre). I’m surprised none of us have mentioned this map so far on the thread, seeing as its at least semi-official.

That's a new one to me! I've never seen that before.

[Anderas]

While we're at it,

where would you place Xanon Pass?
Ice Mountain, not on the map
Cyberian range, sounds more like Conan than like HQ

[Pancho]

While we're at it,

where would you place Xanon Pass?
Ice Mountain, not on the map
Cyberian range, sounds more like Conan than like HQ

This is part of the problem. Dave Morris makes a fairly detailed map of the area that The Frozen Horror is supposed to be set in, and yet none of the locations are used and entirely new ones are invented. There are those who say that the American expansions don't fit in with anything else and don't even feel like "proper" Heroquest. I don't go that far but they have a point.
To make matters worse Morris doesn't even include key locations for his own adventures on his own map! Where is Stalag Tor for example (maybe I'm too blind to see it). Looking at his map it looks to me as if Morris planned other books set in this world that he never got round to. A solo Elf and solo Dwarf quest would have been nice. Poor never gets his own quests.

[Anderas]

Thanks! So it is not me being too blind, it really is missing.

Then I would currently ignore the names and go to the area directly north of Kislev.

Northern Waste just sounds like it is Barbarian land. There are some mountains so maybe one is icy, too...

[Pancho]

Thanks! So it is not me being too blind, it really is missing.

Then I would currently ignore the names and go to the area directly north of Kislev.

Northern Waste just sounds like it is Barbarian land. There are some mountains so maybe one is icy, too...

I can see four mountain ranges on the map; the Worlds edge Mountains in the east, the Pillars of the Sky in north-west, Le Massif des Geants in south-west, and a range that runs across the middle of the map from east to west that seems to be unnamed. I would be tempted to call this range the Cyberian Mountains. There is one pass through it called the Black Pass. Either another pass is added called Xanon pass, or we just fudge that Xanon pass is just another name for the Black Pass. Ice Mountain could be just north of this pass.

I’m still not sure where to place Stalag Tor. I’m working on building up a digital map of the HQ world that we can amend as we go along.