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6 | Maps and charts are ways of depicting the layout of an area onto a sheet of paper (or other surface) to help prevent people from getting lost. |
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8 | They also manifest in fiction in a variety of ways and serve a variety of purposes: |
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11 | [[index]] |
12 | !!Maps in general: |
13 | * ConnectTheDeaths: Put a pin in every disaster, and find who caused it all. |
14 | * FantasyCounterpartMap: It vaguely resembles Earth, but the landmasses have been reshaped. |
15 | * FantasyWorldMap: No Fantasy setting is truly complete without this handy visual aid. |
16 | * FoolsMap: A map that leads you on a WildGooseChase. |
17 | * HereThereBeDragons: "{{Filler}}" as it applies to otherwise blank and/or unknown areas of maps. |
18 | * LawOfCartographicalElegance: All relevant landmasses will conveniently fit into a rectangular containing area. |
19 | * LeftJustifiedFantasyMap: Why is the ocean always on the left? |
20 | * MagicMap: A map that does more than just show roads and towns. People, [[MacGuffin objects]], or supernatural things may also be shown. |
21 | * MapAllAlong: A previously misunderstood object is suddenly recognized as a map. |
22 | * MapStabbing: Sharp objects are forcefully driven into maps. |
23 | %%* PatchworkMap is about arbitrary geography, not maps or charts. |
24 | * SpaceFillingEmpire: Maps are drawn with a small number of superstates for easier political relations. |
25 | * SpreadingDisasterMapGraphic: Maps provide a vivid illustration of the scope of a looming or ongoing disaster. |
26 | * TravelMontage: Travel between multiple locations, with maps used during the cuts to represent distances traveled. |
27 | * TreasureMap: X marks the spot after you take fifty paces east of that palm tree between the rocks! |
28 | * WorldTour: Characters travel to multiple destinations, with maps used to identify the location. |
29 | * XMarksTheSpot: This is where you'll find the buried gold! |
30 | |
31 | !!Maps in VideoGames: |
32 | * AlternateWorldMap: Video games, especially [=RPGs=], may utilize more than one world map for assorted reasons. |
33 | * CartographySidequest: The game draws and fills in level maps as you actually explore them. |
34 | * CrowsNestCartography: Find a high point and use it to fill in a swath of the map. |
35 | * LevelMapDisplay: Shows your position inside a video game level, and may update in real-time. |
36 | * OverworldNotToScale[[note]](or TraversibleWorldMap)[[/note]]: An interactive "map" or small-scale view of the world that the player can freely travel upon between distinct areas. |
37 | * PatchworkMap: Biomes may not match latitude and climate, but are simply placed here and there like provinces. |
38 | * PointAndClickMap: Map screen that lets you point and click to instantly travel between discrete levels/areas, WarpWhistle style. |
39 | * RiskStyleMap: Used in a StrategyGame setting to indicate who controls which territories. |
40 | [[/index]] |
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