HGLowe wrote:
Thanks again, Ehz; you were a lifesaver.

Any time. Hope you feel better soon!

Also: Congrats on hitting the 500 post mark! You're a scholar now! Woot!

Not a bad idea in theory, Renne, but something much more difficult to incorporate and make real.

Rhydin, for instance, is one world. Many of the people who role-play online, using the tenants of FFRP, play as a part of that one world. There are many different visions of what Rhydin is and what is a part of it. Some people have built their other kingdoms to be part of the whole planet of Rhydin, but not everybody has.

The first step would be a whole heck of a lot of research; finding out what towns and cities and hamlets and kingdoms exist on the world of Rhydin, beyond the city. This could take years, and in essence would mean you just volunteered to make yourself a veritable digital cartographer! An old world explorer in a new millennium. It's not like you'll have satellites to help you out, and there may be some disagreement on where things are placed in relation to others.

The second step would be, of course, visually mapping all this information out. If you've got a knack for digital art, that'll definitely help you out. But if you plan on doing this all by hand, that could be cumbersome. You also don't want a map to be too full of information either. Look at the unofficial map of Rhydin on DM as an example. That section of the site bogs down even my high-speed Roadrunner connection.

Not that I'm trying to dissuade you or anything, but such a project probably sounds easier than it would really be in the long run. But hey. If you pull it off successfully, we could deem you the Christopher Columbus of the digital world.

First suggestion: Check out Realm of RhyDin. This is the sort of "official" description of Rhydin as a whole. Taken in part from the descriptions that used to be on the old RDI Community splash pages on AOL.

More of such descriptions can be found not only on Dragon's Mark, but also on the old Red Dragon FFG Group page that Fayalki (aka: Hunter) put together some time ago. Fortunately, AOL hasn't taken it down yet. (You may not be aware of the fact that Norman, the man who played Fayalki/Hunter, died earlier this year. Check out archived Ubique's Weekly issue #82's Top Story, which is accessible from the ME home page main menu under UW Archives. (Or I could just link you.)

Lots of links here, so bear with me.

If you have a strong and fast high-speed internet connection, and I do mean very strong, also check out the Unofficial Map of Rhydin on the RDI site (http://rdi.dragonsmark.com/). It's under the Community tab - RhyDin Map. Can't miss it. Tends to lag me a lot, though, so I'm not sure how well it'll work for you.

Looks like Denizens of Rhydin was hacked. That's lovely. Somebody once had a semi-comprehensive list of the people who lived in Rhydin. I forget exactly how that site worked, because it's been a long time since I looked at it. Checking it now comes up with this SITE HACKED BY thing. So never mind that. Moving on.

The two main sites I recommend are the RDI site itself, as hosted by Dragon's Mark. And the Red Dragon FFG Group put together by Fayalki. Both as linked to above.

I also got linked to this amusing little site tonight. One you might find as absurdly interesting as I do: Federal Security Service of Rhydin.

There are Rhydin related things EVERYWHERE. Hopefully a future, unhindered, wiki will help us collect all this sort of information into a comprehensive world of Rhydin list. Either here on Mutual Endeavors, or elsewhere.

And I can't wait to see what you come up with for a map. (Hopefully one that isn't as laggy as the one on DM.)

Long as everyone who wants to map stuff remembers that very few people are going to agree on said map. I don't agree with DM's version, and only passably agree (meaning in parts) with the really old AOL one. ::laughs:: The only map I really believe in is my own, and most of Rhy'Din thinks the same way.

There's now a Rhydin Wiki at www.rhydinwiki.com.

You don't need to be worried about the Admins taking it down without warning or explanation. (If it ever comes to that, there'll be open discussion first. A lot.)

The basics are there... Categories, style guide, moderation guidelines. We still need to work out the templates, though.

There are already a few articles up. I hope to see some more!

LOL! That's what I get for PMing before I read forums. Thank you again for this. I'm really looking forward to seeing it take off in the spirit this was proposed in.