Subscriber SunStorm Posted July 7, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted July 7, 2021 I'm new to the narrative side of things and I'm after some help in coming up with the background for my collection. I know they come from Ghur and with the increase in focus I wanted to try and define and crystalize a lot of the "head cannon" I have for my armies, which includes a rough idea of where they're from which is a continent in Ghur called Meandor. Do people sketch a map of the surrounding area or settlement first? Other than practice with pen and paper or MSPaint are there any tips people have for creating AoS maps? When writing a backstory is it best to focus on a specific story? Or a more descriptive side, such as naming and describing the locations in the area my force is from? Finally I'll take any tips for coming up with enough suitable names, at least for the main heroes or units. My main force is Orruks and I've only managed to come up with a single name I like that fits one of my heroes, that of Zugrot Felspore the shaman (the guy in my avatar) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacnudllah Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 For making maps, I recommend checking out Inkarnate. https://inkarnate.com/ I've just used the free version and it's worked really well for me. Another free tool that's worked well for me is Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/ , which is more of a random continental map generator, but you can zoom in and export different map views. Last up is the Medieval Fantasy City Generator https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator which is another random generator, but lets you input a variety of parameters. I like to start from a descriptive side and let the story flow from battles, so basically come up with some locations and general motivations, then make up a reason for your battle and run with it from there. For names, Realm of Plastic has a bunch of great name generators tailored to AoS specifically https://www.realmofplastic.com/character-name-generators What sort of story are you looking to tell? Do you have a big gaming group you're going to run a campaign for? Or are you going to be chronicling the ongoing adventures of your army? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyshadow Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Another method I have used is to make a powerpoint map. You aren't going for super quality but it allows you to shuffle things around and knock up a rough plan fairly quickly. You can then go and make it all nice later. Best of luck with your map making! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber SunStorm Posted July 12, 2021 Author Subscriber Share Posted July 12, 2021 Thanks for the tips, i'll be giving them ago for my map. I've not really got a goal for the story or for a specific campaign, I'd just like some background to cover my forces, give them a bit of flavour. I see so many people doing great things with their own armies and fleshing them out, I thought I'd like to give it a go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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