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The SkyRift is an alternate American West during the Civil War. California is split amongst the Union State of Jefferson, the Manchu-Chinese Territory of the Imperialist nation of China and the "neutral" New Mexico Territory. This world has been a blast to build and explore and I am thinking about utterly decimating parts of the civilizations on the continent, both elder and nascent. Just not in
The SkyRift. Also, there will be a few surprises from little-known historical figures and some fun mechanical "baddies", as well as an unleashed "pain-in-the-rump" that will dog our heroes world for books to come. Check out the above map and tell me what you think!
I like your idea of carving the West up into regions controlled by various groups, organizations, no-mans land, etc. However, the regional names leave a little bit to be desired. Maybe, some names that are more geographically descriptive where major boundaries are decided by or include mountains, rivers, lakes, deserts, etc.. Maybe use a little bit of creativity with those names. Anyway just a thought.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the input. I've thought about that quite a bit, actually. It is around this time that many of the boundaries for Nevada and Utah were already being pencilled in. Also, I believe that there would have been a major push from the South of the MC Territory to grab whatever was not nailed down by the thinly-spread MC government. The SkyRift will actually be taking place around Lompoc and the Channel Islands. The plight of the MC, Union and Confederate lands will be fleshed out a lot more in stories to come. As well as our heroes from Brimstone Deep.
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