Team Setup Poll #4 : Terra NEW World Landmasses

[RobWorham]

OK, the map script has finally been decided!!!

Now we have Terra, do we want the bog standard map, or do we want to add a twist??

The options are :

One NEW world landmass.
Every team starts on the old world landmass(es) and can only reach the new world with ocean going vessels (Caravels - Optics and beyond).

Two or more NEW world landmasses which may be separated by either coastal waters that are navigable by coastal sailing vessels (workboats, galleys and triremes and beyond), or oceans navigable only by ocean going vessels (Caravels - Optics and beyond). The decison as to what body of water separates each new world landmass will be up to the mapmaker.
Every team starts on the old world landmass(es) and can only reach the new world with ocean going vessels (Caravels - Optics and beyond).

Please choose :

1 new world landmass
2 new world landmasses
3 new world landmasses
4 new world landmasses
5 new world landmasses
6 new world landmasses
7 new world landmasses
8 new world landmasses
random new world landmasses - number chosen secretly by mapmaker


THIS POLL CLOSES IN 4 DAYS FROM NOW!!!!

As the first poll vote was somewhat diluted with non team leaders voting we shall proceed with voting by PM.
Could all teams gather their votes in their private forums and keep them to themselves for the time being.
Once I have posted The Rabbits vote in this public thread, could all team leaders please send their teams decision to me by PM.
Once I have received all team votes, or the vote period has expired, I will post the submitted team votes as quotes so all can see that everything is above board and legitimate.

Team leaders, please gather your teamies in your private forums and decide how many NEW world landmasses you would like to have in the map.

Please remember that the map will be reviewed and tweaked by a human mapmaker before we get to play on it so all will be as fair and interesting as possible.......

I will only accept team votes by PM from the following people, unless advised by them to the contrary:

Eirich Tuireann : Paddy
Gathering Storm : Krill
Imperio : X_MiTH_X
PAL : Whip[lash
Realms Beyond : Swiss Pauli
Team Banana : Will
Templars : Beta
The Rabbits of Caerbannog : RobWorham

Team leaders, please organise your team votes in your private forums as quickly and efficiently as possible.

THIS POLL CLOSES IN 4 DAYS FROM NOW!!!!

[RobWorham]

I will endeavour to post The Rabbits vote within 2 days from now, so all other team leaders have a further 2 days to submit your team votes to me via PM........

Once I have posted our team choice, please PM your team choice to me, or if you aren't worried about disclosing your vote before other teams, then post it here for all to see.

Once I have all team choices by PM, or they have been publicly posted, or the vote timer has run out; I will post quotes of the submitted PM's for all to see, and hopefully we will have a decision on this setting........

Cheers!!

[Krill]

Two or more NEW world landmasses which may be separated by either coastal waters that are navigable by coastal sailing vessels (workboats, galleys and triremes and beyond), or oceans navigable only by ocean going vessels (Caravels - Optics and beyond). The decison as to what body of water separates each new world landmass will be up to the mapmaker.
Every team starts on the old world landmass(es) and can only reach the new world with ocean going vessels (Caravels - Optics and beyond).

I would like a point clarified here; does the bolded bit refer to new world continents separated from the old world by coastal waters or new world continents separated from each other?

[GeoModder]

The latter Krill. The New world is ALWAYS separated by ocean from the Old world.

[Chuckman]

I think random or unknown should be an option.

[Krill]

Thanks Geo.

[Krill]

Wait, separated by ocean such that it will always be impossible to use galeys to reach it, or separated by ocean such that a weel placed city and culture will allow a galley crossing?

[RobWorham]

Old World -----> New World will always need a Caravel or better to get from one to the other. Culture will never be able to bridge the gap.

New World -----> New World may be navigated by either galleys etc and/or Caravels and beyond.

i.e. If we voted for 4 new world landmasses, NewLandmass1 may be close to NewLandmass2 and be inter-reachable by Galleys, but NewLandmass1 and 2 may be far away from NewLandmass3 and require a Caravel to reach, but with the aid of culture could be reached by Galley. NewLandmass1,2 and 3 may also all be far away from NewLandmass4 and also require a Caravel to reach, and is too far away to get reached by culture. In all cases, the new world landmasses will require a Caravel or beyond to reach and can never be reached with the aid of culture,

[RobWorham]

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SUGGEST WE HAVE AN OPTION TO LEAVE THE NUMBER OF NEW WORLD LANDMASSES UP TO THE MAPMAKER, TO ADD A BIT OF MYSTERY AND A SENSE OF THE UNKNOWN, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE........

[GeoModder]

[joncnunn]

On the no ocean crossing with Galleys: Make sure there's sufficent ocean that an 80% cultural boundary from the landmass isn't sufficent to cross.

[RobWorham]

I will be sure to let the mapmaker know that we don't want any cultural crossing of oceans!!

[Whip[lash]

Originally posted by RobWorham
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SUGGEST WE HAVE AN OPTION TO LEAVE THE NUMBER OF NEW WORLD LANDMASSES UP TO THE MAPMAKER, TO ADD A BIT OF MYSTERY AND A SENSE OF THE UNKNOWN, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE........

[RobWorham]

The Rabbits have voted for a random/mapmaker-assigned number of New World landmasses!!!!

[RobWorham]

I have received RB's PM regarding this setting.....