Map of Widdershins
19 Feb 2015 · page 466 of 1306
No page today as I've been a little overwhelmed, so instead here's something I needed to do for a while- a map! It's incomplete, of course, but it has all of our important places so far, and a few that you haven't been yet. I'll be moving this page to the start of this story once the next comic is up on Tuesday, and I'll put a copy on the About page too, so no worries, this one isn't getting deleted!
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This would be a helpful supplement for Widdershins: the Roleplaying Game.
I would suggest using a d100 system like Call of Cthulu or Eclipse Phase. Especially stealing the Moxie and Critting on double numbers under your skill (and crit failing on double numbers over your skill) from Eclipse Phase.
Then using Moxie (To reroll, flip rolls. or make normal successes into criticals) to make the unlikely happen, like catching yourself on a curtain while falling down a building.
You gain Moxie for going after your passions and motivations, like being the center of attention. I could see Sid having maximum Moxie.
I was thinking Castle Falkenstein, myself, but CoC might work. Or Robin Laws' GUMSHOE system, since so many of the stories so far have been investigation-heavy.
Gumshoe! That'd definitely work!
[https://pelgranepress.com/i...](https://pelgranepress.com/index.php/the-gumshoe-system-reference-document/ "https://pelgranepress.com/index.php/the-gumshoe-system-reference-document/")
It's even OGL now, so you could totally come up with something OK I'll stop. :)
I was leaning towards Eclipse Phase/Call of Cthulu, as it has a Willpower and Insanity mechanic.
Also, both of those systems are investigation heavy. ...then you go insane when you stumble upon what man was not meant to know.
Kate, I am sorry to say that there's an error on the map. Both Hotel Gula and The Hunter's Folly Pub are designated with a 7 in the drawing. According to the key the Hotel Gula should be a 6 instead.
Whoops, fixed. Thanks!
I sense some pen and paper roleplaying game experience
Oh well, you know.. a decade and a half or so, haha
Really? What systems?
Oh gods, more than I could really say. D&D from 3e onwards, the last two editions of Shadowrun, a couple of versions of Cthulhu, a few of the Warhammer ones, FATE, Dungeon World (I like that one a lot), Paranoia, Twilight 2000 (never again), tried various White Wolf ones but none really stuck, probably a lot more that I can't remember right now. Hell, my whole last comic was based on an old 3e D&D game we played in Uni.
Currently we're playing one that started as the new edition of Warhammer Fantasy, but the rules were a little poorly-written so we changed to a sort of evolution of 4e D&D that's called Strike, but we kept the Warhmmer setting. I like it a lot. We're essentially monster hunters, I'm a dropout wizard goth who only seems to make every magical thing he touches get far far worse. We're giving the new Star Wars a go, too (seems better written than WHF generally), where I'm an albino wookiee lady with an axe and possibly the Force. Good times :)
Yeah, my group is transitioning from 5e D&D to ... I dunno. Whatever the new GM wants to run. Before that we were running Nobilis, so we're pretty eclectic.
Ooh, you might want to have a look at the Mistborn RPG - it helps if you've read Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy first but there's enough detail in the game book to get the feel. Heist-based system with a lot of scope for dark morality, high heroism and general shenanigans in a low-tech/moderate magic world.
I'm currently playing a contracted shapeshifter who eats corpses and wears the bones to gain new bodies when not being a librarian. It's that sort of game.
Woohoo! A map! Time to re-read the entire comic with this open on the next tab :P
Does Harry live behind/above/below her office or something?
There's a teeny lil bedroom over it, yep.
You don't suppose you could manage a large glossy version of this map which you could sell as merch at cons? Along with a map of Darken of course...
Notes the proximity of university to Anchor, park and old market. OK: where is "The Anchor" aka "The Weight and Sea" (the pub)? xD
And, no. My Durham isn't showing. At all. ;) (Actually; not nearly enough pubs -- temperance movement or not... there'd be a lot: any particular reason why? Beyond "drunk in charge of an important node of magical energy is a bad idea".)
Only one pub marked but two police stations? I suspect that Captain Barber helped with the landmarks. I expect that there are lots more pubs, only they haven't been included, so the DM (sorry the author) can write them in as and when the plot requires it. Providing a map is always a risk. Now the players (sorry readers) will be measuring distances and checking that Malform Removals are in line of sight of the theatre etc, etc. And I think that apothecary is going to be significant.
But as a player (or reader), I love maps. Thanks for this.
There's a lot of Durham in there! Note the station on a hill and all. There's many pubs, I only marked out Wolfe, Mal and Ben's local so far.
I hope the overwhelming doesn't last. Hope that the change has been as good as a rest.
It's been a really lousy winter and I think we're all ready for the Spring.
Ah yeah, I'm much better now! Been clawing my way through a deadline all January and now I've just a few extra bits to mop up before I start properly in on this next (really important!) story. I just came into Friday with zero time for a full page :(
Where's The Dragon and Hammer, Kate?
If this were set in the States, the bar would be called "The Dragon's Den," and the advertising tag line would be "There's no better place to get hammered."
Why the States? If you're talking about the show where people go on to get investments in their businesses, we have that in the UK, too. Although, I'm not getting the 'hammered' bit.
I thought they called that show Shark Tank in the States? Though honestly I'm only getting that second-hand from hearing them mention it on My Brother My Brother and Me.
In which case I have even less clue about what JWLM is referring to...
Well, never explain the joke, but to "get hammered" means to get very drunk, with the sense that "I got so drunk that I don't remember last night" drunk. I could say "Oh, my God, you got smashed. I mean, you got totally HAMMERED." It's not a good thing to say -- it also means "Yeah, you know, you might have a bit of a substance abuse problem? Just saying."
Two nations separated by a common language, etc.
Ohhh. I mean, I got the drunk/hammered thing I just had no idea what it had to do with a dragon. Haven't got round to reading Darken yet. I still don't understand why it would be renamed so drastically in the US though.
Cultural thing: in my part of the country (I live about 15km east of Seattle), we don't have the equivalent of a pub in the sense of Widdershins, and we never have We have bars, and they tend to be aimed at being rowdy drinking places. As a result, free-standing bars, particularly ones aimed primarily at drinking, tend to be somewhat more aggressively named, hence the Dragon's Den.
Come visit! There are a lot of us, but we're really nice and polite and want you to enjoy our home. Why, you can probably spend three or four hours here before you get mugged.
Also, read Darken. It's a completely different kind of comic -- different art, different story line, and very different main characters from Widdershins.
What is the name of the River?
I haven't quite decided whether it's the Calder, or an offshoot.
Widdershins is just upstream of modern day Sellafield?
The Yorkshire Calder, not the Cumbrian one! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Calder,_West_Yorkshire "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Calder,_West_Yorkshire")
Oh, drat. I was really looking forward to reading about what happened near the anchor on 11 October 1957.
All the other Calders probably have towns named Widdershins on them too.
You were overwhelmed so you drew a beautiful detailed map!? Or had you already done that? Anyway, I'm impressed! Good luck with the overwhelm...
It was actually very relaxing to do! Very simple and mechanical, which is nice on occasion. Feeling much better now, thanks!
The overwhelmpth.
Awesome having this! (What does it say I wonder that I somehow just never questioned my assumption the city was circular?)
Just remember, as you introduce new locations in the town, you should probably keep an updated version of the map. For your own reference, and internal consistency of the story. The public version on the "About" page might not need constant updates, but occasional touch-ups would be appreciated.
weird. the arrow for the next page is dark, but it takes you back to the cover page for Find the Lady...
Not going to add any overt spoilers, but on a reread I notice that the closed museum is marked even this far back!