
Episode 2: Terra Firma and the Firmament
Worldbuilding for Masochists
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The Different Purposes of Maps
There's functionality of a map, but then there's also purpose for a map. And I think that cultures have had a lot of different purposes for maps. The idea of what is the purpose of a map and what is given detail in our worlds is kind of an interesting question. We can't just assume that old maps that they had were always distorted and inaccurate.
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