Fantasy Map Podcast

Episode #4: Rodney Elliot a.k.a. @wyrmwoodmaps

Listen Later

When you read a story, you’re taking the reader by the hand and showing them your world. Give them a map and they are free to go wherever they want.

To quote our fourth guest, Rodney Elliot of @wyrmwoodmaps — a master storyteller, who spent over 30 years building his fantastic world of Ithia. We dive into his creative process and explore the ways to tell stories through maps. Leander & Filip get inaugurated into the Guild of Free Cartographers and talk about the life devoted to storytelling through the art of a map.

Where to find Rodney

🔗 Rodney’s Instagram

Chapters EP!

  • Guest introduction and a bit of back story
  • Wyrmwood’s lifetime worldbuilding project — World of Ithia & its lore
  • Stories for your map and how a map tells a story
  • A good map guides your imagination without putting blinders on it
    • (Finding stories in a map by looking)
  • Fantasy Map as a blueprint for your own story/imagination
  • The map as an artefact/lore-piece of the world it represents
  • Taking a look at the map from the Hobbit
  • Prydain Chronicles Bookseries Map
  • Illustrating landmarks with details and insights
  • Looking at Treepainter’s current map serpentus (ouroboros)
  • Rodney’s map borders w/ meaning, more on the world of Ithia and the story of Wyrmwood
  • A lot more talk about Ithia and Rodneys life long worldbuilding efforts
  • Rodney’s city commissions map Circle City
  • Way of steel game of the guy Rodney’s commission work for (you can find it on Reddit)
  • Rodney’s gigantic city map and talking story hooks
  • Rodney’s Guild of Free Cartographers
  • Tips for aspiring map makers on commission work
  • Our guest’s favorite cartographers and guest wishes
  • Ending words

    • Resources & Highlights From This Episode

    • Lloyd Alexander - The Chronicles of Prydain
    • The Chronicles of Prydain Map
    • Warlock of Firetop Mountain
    • World of Ithia
    • DriveThrough RPG
    • Ouroboros
    • Way of Steel RPG Map
    • Leander’s Collab Map 1 | Map 2
    • Huge map of the city with icon story seeds
    • Circle city map in Black’n White | Color
    • Map of New Lands
    • Maps for the Vista McDowal series (The Lantern Lit City and The Fading Glow)
      • ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store
      Fantasy Map PodcastBy Fantasy Map Podcast