Nice, good to see you're still doing it. Sometimes I miss those little corners of the boards most people didn't go to. There were some nice little places.
I lurk on the Lore of Runeterra discord every so often, but I also miss the Boards sometimes.
I recognize this name. Are you the Rioter who would always pop up on the boards whenever anyone mentioned maps?
That's exactly who I am, and I helped on the maps in the RUINATION novel too :D
I have no idea what this is referencing but I too now want to learn about sand trolls.
That'd be the sand trolls mentioned in one of Ezreal's field notes on the Runeterra map. He says:
HERE BE SAND-TROLLS
Did you know sand-trolls are a thing? I, for one, did not know sand-trolls were a thing. Turns out—sand-trolls, totally a thing.
-Ez
Hiya folks - thanks for the book! <3
What are some characters/lore bits that you really felt that needed some thought on them?
I was very interested in mapping out Piltover and Zaun - their physical relationship fascinated me and I wanted to nail it down to something practical. I got the chance to do so, and I was so engaged by the problem that afterwards I did a design presentation on the approach I took. Pretty nerdy, but I love worldbuilding challenges and that was absolutely up my alley.
Surface area. I just assumed there were more PoIs.
So, what you see on the Runeterra map page is approximately 1/6th of the physical surface area. There's a bit of wiggle room (mostly because of projection and the ocean, etc.) but that's the kind of ballpark we're talking about.
I think his question is more to the point of "Are all landmasses shown on the map all that are on Runeterra or are there possibly others not shown yet?". So not really like hidden regions or factions like how Ixtal was there the whole time on the map but we didn't have any place marking it, but more like if there are more unknown continents out there.
Oh yeah there is more planet surface out there. I think Scathlocke actually has a response somewhere here about lands to the east, beyond what we've currently shown.
Hello lads, firstly congratulations on getting the first holy book out! First of many, right?! Oh it is. But to questions now, my questions :p
Calender ends with Swain's rise to power and doesn't note further but we also know from a source that it was 7-8 years ago. Is calender outdated in the sense of present we use or nothing noteworthy on that scale happened that drew the attention of Noxtali? Like a bird-man raising sand castles down south?
Which rock is General Du Couteau under at? Looking under every one of them but missed a few it seems. Patient I am Scath, and looking forward to what you pointed at, but a missed opportunity is a lost one...
I forgot about this one, what does a General command in Noxus, a warhost or a warband?
Fabian's questions:
About my girl Cithria: In The Weight of Expectations, she says she has friends in the 9th Battalion. In Turmoil, she's in the 7th. Furthermore, the wording implies that she changed groups in the 9th and maybe the 7th too before starting the Trials for the Vanguard. Is that a common thing to do, move aroung in the army? Is the 9th in any way better than the 7th?
Now that we saw some elements of Tellstones / the King's Gambit version, can we get official rules? The story explained some moves (challenge, flip, place) but the gameplay flow / turns and scoring system (it seems to be point-based?) is still unclear.
That's it for now, I'll be watching. Always. AND THANKS! AGAIN!
Heya Lewanor and Fabian.
So. Alright. I made a mistake.
If I'd realized that Cithria was in the 7th in Turmoil, I would very likely have written it to be talking about her friends and comrades in that battalion instead of the 9th. It was an oversight on my part and I'm admitting to it straight up.
HOWEVER! You ever have those moments when you're DMing a game and the players come up with something unexpected, or you mispronounce something and the players interpret it differently and you suddenly think "Wait... that's better!" - I'm kind of looking at it like that now. If Cithria had been in the same battalion as in Turmoil, that's expected - but she's not - and that's interesting. That's something I want to write about.
Maybe this will be considered a cop-out - but heck, I made my own lemons so I think it's only right that I figure out if I can make lemonade with them first, before complaining! (Sorry metaphor.)
Read moreOoh sounds pretty interesting! Tbh Im glad you guys are flexing out the whole worldbuilding, specially the cities that now are full nations. Pretty far from back when Runeterra was just a circle
Ah, the old blob map. I have such respect for it - it got us to where we are today - but at the same time. Ouch my eyes.
how does the astronomy and cosmology of runeterra work? you know, since stars are made by dragons, and there are celestials and the watchers. does it have its own system(that you guys internally have put pieces of together) or is it closer to our universe, or is it just in the "don't think about it"/"wizard did it" category?
also is Runeterra flat?
Oh man. "A wizard did it" is pretty much the phrase to piss me off any day of the week. I'll let others answer about the cosmology, but Runeterra is not flat.
Is that Ryze's crater east of Noxus?
If you mean the large concave coastline next to the Noxian capital, I'm pretty sure it's not. That's more like the continental 'jigsaw piece' of the tectonic plates of Valroan and Ionia. They kind of fit together.
How much of this story is known by the people in game? Ionia might have a longer record, Shurima’s truths might have eroded with time, Noxus oughta have some sort of track keeping.
Some people (like Lissandra) have very long memories - they were there, man. Whether they're telling anyone is another matter. Or they may actively be feeding misinformation over generations.
I know personally I have a bugbear about wonky or wrong rivers in fantasy maps. I try really hard to ensure I don't make mistakes there, but I'm sure I'll slip up one day
You can always say that... "it's because of magic", haha
I.. just.. ugh.
That's my least favorite 'excuse'. Wizards. Doing it. No thank you ;)
Any interesting facts about Piltover?
There is a street, a very old street, that if you drew a line as the crow flies, would point directly at the capital city of Shurima.
Is it in the book? I have the hardest time trying to figure out Piltover and Zaun. My brain can not compute that sea level has different... sea levels.
It's not, I'm afraid. It's being referenced obliquely in other upcoming things, but the maps that I personally make, while functional, are ugly as sin. It would need some prettification to be ready to show to people, but that's not to say it won't in the future!
Also, regarding the different sea levels, have you looked into places on earth where there are legitimately different sea levels? (Not tide based). Because there are - maybe not to the extent that Piltover has, but it's a real phenomenon.
Who needs a map? I do. I want to be able to know which regions have older architecture because of the tectonic plate movement, I wanna know where volcanoes are, Hell, I wanna know how fucking breezy Nashramae is.
Bad news, I'm afraid.
As it's close to the horse latitudes, and the long narrow sea between Valoran and Shurima, Nashramae likely gets warm, weak-ass, easterly breezes.
While definetly loved the book and everything about it, I was actually dissapointed that we only got one map :(
Hope we see more of them in the future.
I hope so too, Atgo :D
I don’t get the joke is it a reference or something?
A traditional Shuriman greeting is "Water and shade to you". But Rumble, with his walking mech, says "Walker and shade" ;)
One of my favorite, unnoticed things about fleshing out a world/universe is all the great jokes you can make.
Walker and shade to you? You know Rumble's been sitting on that one.
The number of groans I got from Rioters when I told them about this one. I was giggling for what felt like hours.
Hey, Sharjo.
Excellent, excellent stuff. I hope you know you have my admiration.
Though, obviously as more of a Nasus than a Renekton, Renekton burning down the library is more than just a 'spat'. Not cool, little crocobro, not cool.
Also that's vicious libel about Veigar. He is evil. ;)
(I know you hit the character limit. I'm just joshing.)
Bio.