Here's something to stare at...Dark Moon....XD

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:09 pm

I decided that, for detail sake, I needed a better map of the Lower Caverns. Thus, I have produced this!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v284/ ... averns.gif

It is very big so I linked to it. I also included the dragon's so you can see just HOW big it is. Makes Falas look much bigger now...LOL. XD Oh, and that dot in the middle of the Great Hall is the size of a person - an adult person who is about 5'6". Photobucket shrank it...grr...

Alright, bed time for me. Enjoy this random little post of me just showing off something a little useless...yet not. Might make it easier when people write candidates wandering around Falas Weyr and getting lost. Oh, that said, the Lost Rooms are just some unused rooms that are never used. I don't even want to know what the weyrbrats use them for, other then dares. XD

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:17 pm

Never mind Photobucket, this one is BIIGGGERRR...so you can READ the lables. LOL

http://www.wolf-mage.com/fw_lowercaverns.gif

XD

Astra · Post by **Astra** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:02 pm

Oh wow, that's really detailed and cool. Does kind of make me want to write candidates now, though I have to admit my interest was piqued when I saw "lost rooms", lol.

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:43 pm

They have a small story only because Falas was built right on Shard's location. LOL. I'm rewritting Philippe's Search and the idea just came to me while Philippe and J'tha were going down that passageway. *shrugs* I'm going to be making one for the FGPC and DMW, too.

What I haven't gotten around to showing are the individual rooms. The lines are just the hallways. I'll probably add rooms later. XD

If you think of something you want me to add/show, let me know. I might make the gray show levels a bit more, too. How, me not sure yet.

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:45 pm

Storage areas, perhaps secret passages? Known firelizard roosts or dangerous tunnel snake spots?

It's an awesome map.

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:44 pm

Hmmm...well some of those things I will really have to think about. Most firelizards stay on the beaches and tunnel snakes, well, I'll have to read up on those. Falas dosn't have many "secret" passages. The really long one leading from the main Caverns to the Coundil chamber and Records room is about as secret as we get. I may add another storage room closer to the kitchens.

It's been updated. I added all the rooms. XD

The West Hall has more one-person sized rooms, consisting of a cot-like-bed, table, chair, night stand and chest for cloths and stuff. Nothing fancy. The Candidates Hallway has single to larger rooms and usually houses candidates in groups if they come in early. The East Hall is more for family and foster kids.

Truthfully, I hope there are enough rooms. XD

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:36 pm

And, the FGPC WeyrHall's detailed map is done...just need to add the stupid lines for the bleachers. LOL

Lower/Main Level:
Added a LOT more to this level. Especially the Weyrling Barracks. Yes, there are only 80 sections - but there is room for 2 weyrlings in some of them. Once they're the size of a small sport (15 ft) they are usually moved to there own Weyrs or they can move. Also, many dragons prefer to sleep outside rather then in the Weyr, even as weyrlings. XD

http://www.wolf-mage.com/fgpc_lowerlevel.gif

Upper Level:
There are two levels for this one, now. I have decided that the FGPC's location was originally a very pocketed area. Hence why the Weyrling Barracks and everything else is so "conveniently" located. *shrugs* Anyway, 3-4 candidates can live in each room (C#), and if they have to they will use the third level. There is a bathing pool on both levels and a waterfall type thing that falls from the top to the bottom - there is also a current that fills the top one in the top portion. It's not labled -yet. Upper level residents have to go down stairs to use the laboratories, though XD

http://www.wolf-mage.com/fgpc_upperlevel.gif

I am even doing the Genetic Hall or the original FGPC. But that is going to be a while. XD

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:46 pm

These are so cool

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:57 pm

Heh...thanks. They're kind of fun, too. To see everything and not just a blob for what should be a group of rooms. PSP hates me though. They're very big and sometimes I'll undo something and it will do weird things and I'll have to redo a section all over again. I think it would be happier if I had a better processor or something but...it'll live.

Makes writing stories easier, too. I don't think I'll ever go as far as to assigning candidates a room or something, like I did for the first AEC, but it's nice to see them labled. Honestly, I don't think the Headwoman and her staff would refer to them as numbers. Some don't even have door-doors. Just a huge curtain, being a tropical Weyr. But that's mostly the Weyrling Barracks that have curtians. XD

The coolest part is seeing just how BIG everything really is. That green with the human is a 20ft dragon...one dragonlength. So the FGPC has a VERY big hatching sands. LOL

Post by **Dray** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:06 pm

Good stuff, Yakima, keep it up! :D

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:37 pm

And Dark Moon, sorta in progress but Dark Moon was much easier then the FGPC. XD

Dark Moon has secret rooms and passages. Falas might get a few (just for fun, it is after all a second-time used location. Who knows what Shard's people did before me...I mean...kidding, Shard. XD) I need to add stairs to some places yet and I'll explain how to get to the secret locations...some I forgot to put an "entrace" to.

The one behind the Bathing Pools is actually acceasable only if you go under the water in the pool next to it and find the tunnel. It comes up above the water level on the other side which is why there is no water. The tunnel behind the Weyrlings is an old secret that I suspect was found/started by Weyrlings. Only those who Impressed at Dark Moon may know of those. (Now don't go bugging Mina about that one. LOL)

Enjoy!

http://www.wolf-mage.com/dmw_lowercaverns.gif

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:02 pm

Oh I'd well imagine that the Kshau people had lots of fun ways of getting around.

Fireman poles, f'er instance... LOL!

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:04 pm

Shard wrote:Oh I'd well imagine that the Kshau people had lots of fun ways of getting around.

Fireman poles, f'er instance... LOL!

XD, I can just see all the dragonriders sliding down firepoles in a hurry to get ready for Threadfall like they were firefighters being called to a fire...Oh, funny.

I should have expected that from you, Shard. XD

Just a note, I'm willing to do this for anyone elses Weyrs if they want me to. As long as I get a rough sketch with a dragon (with color so i can match them) for referance, that is. I'm on a roll and running out of Weyrs to do.

And if you get it back and you want to move something or tweak it, it'll be flat like these so you can easily change them.

But I have one more so...yeah...it was a thought I had today at work.

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:41 pm

Well if you think about it, it'd make way more sense to have human habitations stuck in loft areas above the dragon dens, and to get to the dragon quickly just bore a hole and there you go.

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:29 pm

Heh...yeah i suppose. I've always invisioned weyr's differently but to each his own. XD

*wanders off to try to make a weyr exsample* Now you've got me wondering. LOL

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:35 pm

Well for space purposes, I think it'd make more sense. Plus, Humans need warmth more than dragons, having a loft would allow warm air to continue to be supplied without much hassle. Of course I can't honestly say I ever liked mccaffrey's "couch" thing, never quite understood it. Dragons are huge. like, a bus laying down lol. plus wings, neck, etc. A pit would make more sense for them, imho. Ah but that's just me talkin!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:38 pm

Yakima wrote:Just a note, I'm willing to do this for anyone elses Weyrs if they want me to. As long as I get a rough sketch with a dragon (with color so i can match them) for reference, that is. I'm on a roll and running out of Weyrs to do. And if you get it back and you want to move something or tweak it, it'll be flat like these so you can easily change them.

I would -love- to have some of these for my new Weyr... I'm still picking a location for it (leaning towards the um 'western ring islands' since, Sunstone was Eastern...) but once I do I'll doodle up a rough layout... =)

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:01 pm

Falas is on those Islands...

http://www.wolf-mage.com/fullcyberpern.gif

It's not ALL the locations but there are a lot of them that are gone, too...

Or you could just be in an alternate dimension where Falas dosn't exsist. XD

EDIT: that's also kind of an old map..I've fixed the land a bit since I did that one...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:03 pm

Ah... I had, for some reason, memories of Falas being on the southern end of the eastern ring ones, which is why I was avoiding those islands... in which case... I might dump my new one on one of the more southern eastern islands... Sunstone was on one of the northerner ones...

-rambling-

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:05 pm

Nope! We've always been there...just a little misty at one point for...a while...200 turns...but still. XD

We also hijacked Shard's location for one the Kshau Protectorate on accident. XD

Keilin Alyr · Post by **Keilin Alyr** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:09 pm

I'm beginning to envision Weyrs with water slides and fun house mirrors. At this rate, I could design the Pernese Weyr amusement park. Home of the deep-fried bubbly pie and the 25-cent win-your-own-firelizard-egg game. And the Thread-fighting roller coaster...

Yeah, I have some issues that need ironing out. ^_^

I've managed to unearth my Atlas of Pern from storage thanks to this thread, which while I don't see myself making wonderfully detailed maps, really makes me want to re-visit Aster and Bluestone and Sixpoint. *sighs* I has no life. =3

I wonder if traditional-style Weyrs are viable on the Southern Continent. Aster was always a southern Weyr in my mind...

Post by **Dray** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:12 am

Maybe adding keys to your maps that indicate what each colour means will help to clarify what each section is. I get that grey is inside pathways/rooms, but I'm not sure what black vs dark grey means (rock height?) and what the different shades of green mean (different altitudes?). Having a key that shows a square of that colour and what it means would be great!

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:01 pm

Yeah definitely heights, that's one thing that often does confuse me (and is hella hard to portray in hand-drawn maps I think) about some weyrs.

Yakima · Post by **Yakima** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:28 pm

Don't worry, when the maps are ALL done, there will be a legend.

Tanish-green:g rassy areas that are sparse but grassy enough to be called grassy
Light green: grassy feild like areas
Mid Green: Shrubs and taller bushes
Dark Green: Wooded areas

Very Dark Gray: secret paths or rooms
Dark Gray: often the Rim of the Bowl and were there are weyrs located. For sanity sake, these arn't shown. XD
Gray: Rooms that are blocked off with a curtian or door
Light Gray: all other passable areas like huge halls, hallways, ect.

The black with red in the middle is a hearth.

XD