Maps by Region of Valhalla

[SharkRider1]

This is intended to be a collection of 2 player maps, organized to correspond to the different regions of Valhalla as indicated by the expanded RiskScape map (see here). The main purpose of this thread is to provide map pools for those playing RiskScape or similar campaign modes where representative geography could add to the experience. Much of this is my subjective decisions at this point, but I've tried to base biome selections off of lore where I can to at least try and hit the right tone for each region and create a distinct feeling for each.

Many maps can realistically fit into multiple territories, and I tried not to repeat maps if at all possible, even if they would work in multiple regions. The idea is that this list can expand over time based on feedback and as I continue to explore more maps. Current inclusions are almost exclusively maps I have played on personally either in past campaigns or in general gameplay. Would love to hear from others who share an interest in matching maps up with the "world map" to build this list out into a fairly comprehensive resource.

[Note - Map links will be added and cleaned up when the downloads section is working again]

Territories are sorted roughly from the top of the map down:

Yealand Valley

Yngvild Pass by Sheep
Arctic Divide by UranusPChicago
Valledon Fortress by antmarchingroves
Sidewinder by Gamebear

Thaelenk Tundra

Draugr by mad_wookiee
Mountain Pass by Yodaking
Shattered by Dignan

Upper Laur (Dragon's Head)

Honor by Flash_19
Ice Blossom by StarOcean980
Jandar's Summoning Circle by Flash_19

Lower Laur

Venom by Flash_19
Savage Corridor by Nomad
Ritual by Vydar_XLII

Bleakwoode (Both Territories)

Everglades and Evergreens by Rednax
Stechavan by Shurrig
Blaze by Dignan

Ostrivich

Remains of Cleonesia by tannergx
Seagate by Caps
Ruins of Rennoc by Flash_19

Elswin

Highways & Dieways by UranusPChicage
Dredgewood Forest by SirHeroscape
Badru Valley by Gamebear

Forgotten Forest

Aeon by Flash_19
Flash Fire by Dignan
Rocky Mounds by Leaf_It

Jutanguard

Origin by Flash_19
Artifact at Forgotten Lake by Flash_19
Mole Hills by Johnathan

Aunstrom

Canary by Superfrog
From the Ashes by Biggabullfrog
Oasis No More by MegaSilver
No Man's Land by Dignan

Crumland (Both Territories)

Bountiful Grove by Robber
Bad Moon Rising by GameBear
The Crypt by Flash_19

Athenoek

Abarshates Pathway by TheEpicAlpaca
Sundered Sea Stronghold by Sheep
Barrendome by GameBear

Molten Crossing

Wyrmwalk by Panopticon
Dance of the Dryads by Typhon2222

Kinsland

Turmoil by Superfrog
Odin Wept by Typhon2222
Battlefield 23 by Flash_19

Volcarren

Stygian Rift by Typhon2222
Fire Isles by OEAO

Haukeland

Percolator by Ulysses
Grounds of Ashra by Shurrig

Southern Haukeland

Invasion by LongHeroscaper
Ruined Pier by DadScaper

Xualtiaca Valley

Ticalla Sunrise by GameBear
Fulcrum by Dignan
Vigil by Ulysses
Fen Hydro by Ulysses

Northern Jungle

Platypus by Robber
Frostmire by Flash_19

Uncharted Jungle

Desolation by Flash_19
Ticallan Tower by SirHeroscape


Hopefully this is as useful for others as it will be for me! Looking forward to expanding the project and to finding more new maps.

 

[Foudzing]

Interesting project!

What would be cool is to be able to have a giant image and be able to pinpoint locations of maps.
And make it collaborative so mapmakers can add their maps aswell!
Maybe pinpoint in a different color decorated maps (WoS, ARV, BoV etc...)

 

[Scott]

Great idea! Thanks for doing that. I think this will have a lot of applicability outside of RiskScape.

My scenario, Lost Pirates of Black Dragon Canyon (link in sig, below), is set on the big island in the Sea of Sand between Jutanguard and Crumland. I even included part of the Valhalla map in the doc to show where it is! The map is symmetrical but was intended for the scenario rather than competitive play. Would you consider including it?

When I wrote my much older scenario, The Sunken Crypt (link in sig), I didn’t know about the map of Valhalla. On page 10 I wrote, “It took days of climbing through mountainous terrain and foraging through dense forests, far from merchant routes and hunting trails. There you found a cleft in steep hills and at the bottom an ancient door half-swallowed by the earth...as if the land itself sought to conceal the Sunken Crypt from the world.” The Kyrien Mountains in Bleakwoode might be a good spot, but if you add it to your list I’ll treat wherever you think it should go as canon.

 

[Shurrig]

Cool to see someone compiling these maps to make sort of a fan-made version of the world of Valhalla! It would be great to get the links of all these maps in the OP as well, but I understand that would take some time.

Also, you can change the author name for Grounds of Ashra to just "Shurrig," we're the same guy . Looking forward to seeing new additions to this project!

 

[SharkRider1]

Interesting project!

What would be cool is to be able to have a giant image and be able to pinpoint locations of maps.
And make it collaborative so mapmakers can add their maps aswell!
Maybe pinpoint in a different color decorated maps (WoS, ARV, BoV etc...)

Thanks! I would certainly enjoy having the visual map with all the gameplay maps highlighted on it. Not sure the best way to set that up as a collaborative venture or to host that here, but that would be an awesome end result of this project. May just be something I do passes on as updates come in to the OP.

 

[SharkRider1]

Cool to see someone compiling these maps to make sort of a fan-made version of the world of Valhalla! It would be great to get the links of all these maps in the OP as well, but I understand that would take some time.

Also, you can change the author name for Grounds of Ashra to just "Shurrig," we're the same guy . Looking forward to seeing new additions to this project!

Thanks! I had been having issues with the map links directly through scapers - all were returning 404s when I was setting this up - but I’m looking at alternate ways to get the links built in there so it’s a more usable document.

Also, the update has been made to the map author name on Grounds of Ashra

 

[SharkRider1]

Great idea! Thanks for doing that. I think this will have a lot of applicability outside of RiskScape.

My scenario, Lost Pirates of Black Dragon Canyon (link in sig, below), is set on the big island in the Sea of Sand between Jutanguard and Crumland. I even included part of the Valhalla map in the doc to show where it is! The map is symmetrical but was intended for the scenario rather than competitive play. Would you consider including it?

When I wrote my much older scenario, The Sunken Crypt (link in sig), I didn’t know about the map of Valhalla. On page 10 I wrote, “It took days of climbing through mountainous terrain and foraging through dense forests, far from merchant routes and hunting trails. There you found a cleft in steep hills and at the bottom an ancient door half-swallowed by the earth...as if the land itself sought to conceal the Sunken Crypt from the world.” The Kyrien Mountains in Bleakwoode might be a good spot, but if you add it to your list I’ll treat wherever you think it should go as canon.

I think those can definitely be included - at least for my use, a lot of RiskScape matches don’t need 100% competitively balanced maps to play well, as the armies are often slightly asymmetrical.

And just for my hopes for the broader scope of the project, I think those are good things to include. I’ll have to take a closer look at both your scenarios and get them added to the list - from your description of the latter, it does sound to me like the mountainous area of Upper Bleakwoode would match up well to that terrain.

 

[Scott]

I want to set a scenario in the early years of the conflict when Einar’s allegiances were unclear. I’m also doing a 2-player variant of the map for the current contest. The map will feature a large mesa, so I’m thinking dry, high rocky lands like Utah and Arizona. Doesn’t have to be barren, just not lush/dense with trees. Aunstrom seems like a good fit looking at the Codex and the maps listed in that area above. However, there’s not much on Braunglayde and it also borders Lindesfarme and Bleakwoode. Any thoughts on which way to go on this?