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    Default Deciphering the Map

    In #698 we were presented with a map of the continent the Order currently is on. Personally I can't read all the names and I bet I'm not the only one, so how about we try figure out what they all say?

    The East has been made clear already in the strip and has the most readable names: Empire of Blood, Empire of Tears, Empire of Sweat, Reptilia and the Free City of Doom.

    The South only has the People's Democratic Dictatorship clearly readable for me, and an East Something and West Something. Lastly there is a Dictatoria to north bordering the sea.

    Any takers?
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    There's also a "The Dark Republic". I'm wondering what most of the ones in the north are, though.
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    Default Re: Deciphering the Map

    From a thread at the time of the comic in question:

    Quote Originally Posted by Dr.Gunsforhands View Post
    Okay, so to review, we have:

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    Dictatoria  ??????  Cruelvania
              ??      ??             Fangland
                            Evilopia
    
                                      Empire of Blood
                                                         Reptilia
    
            Empire of Sweat      Free City of Doom
                                             Empire of Tears
    
                    West Despotania    East Despotania
    The Coastly Coast  The Dark Republic
                                         People's Democratic Dictatorship
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    Default Re: Deciphering the Map

    The nation bordering Scalya, Dictatoria, and Cruelvania looks like another <something bad>land. Fiendland?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gift Jeraff View Post
    The nation bordering Scalya, Dictatoria, and Cruelvania looks like another <something bad>land. Fiendland?
    Could be, yes.

    The one below-and-to-the-left of that one almost looks like π...
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    Woah! You mean I actually went to the trouble of making this a few months back? xD

    Edit: Put it in spoiler tags because it's big...
    Last edited by ZerglingOne; 2010-08-31 at 09:25 PM.
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    Default Re: Deciphering the Map

    There seems to be a border between the Empire of Sweat and the unnamed polity that contains Sandsedge. Great map!

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    Hey can i put that in my signature?

    That map is amazing by the way.

    how did you see all those countries?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laeranu View Post
    Hey can i put that in my signature?

    That map is amazing by the way.

    how did you see all those countries?
    He rolled a 20 on a Spot Check.

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    hahaha!

    Good one
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    I think I just failed a spot check.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maximum Zersk View Post
    He rolled a 20 on a Spot Check.
    Wouldn't that be Search?

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    Possibly. When it comes to DnD, I have no idea what I'm talking about half the time.

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    hahaha!

    Good one
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    The land to the south east of dictatoria that is listed as ?? is actually XY from what I can tell....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirron09 View Post
    The land to the south east of dictatoria that is listed as ?? is actually XY from what I can tell....
    They almost look like asian characters

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    SE of Dictatoria: 文字
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveMcW View Post
    SE of Dictatoria: 文字
    According to google translator, that translates to text. I think Rich may have just figured noone would be able to read that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveMcW View Post
    SE of Dictatoria: 文字
    No, sorry. I don't know anything about Asian characters. The text for that one is "???" and the one to the right of it is "T.B.D." (for "To Be Determined"). The idea being that even the best mapmakers are working on incomplete or constantly changing information.
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    Default Re: Deciphering the Map

    I wonder what's on the part of the continent to the north that is cut off by the panel... Chekovia?

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    Okay, cool. Yay Giant!

    This gives us...

    Code:
         Scalya
    Dictatoria  Fiendland  Cruelvania
              ???     TBD            Fangland
                            Evilopia
    
                                      Empire of Blood
                                                         Reptilia
    
            Empire of Sweat      Free City of Doom
                                             Empire of Tears
    
                    West Despotania    East Despotania
    The Coastly Coast  The Dark Republic
                                         People's Democratic Dictatorship
    I still feel like Fiendland and Coastly are still a bit shaky, but I think that's all we're going to get just by staring at it. Now all that's left is for someone make an awesome full-color fan art map.
    Last edited by Dr.Gunsforhands; 2010-09-17 at 02:10 AM.
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