Hey Guys,

Is there any sort of legend out there when it comes to reading Warhammer maps? How can I tell what the population sizes are for various towns/villages or cities, or do we just have license to determine this kind of stuff?

In building my little campaign up in Nordland, I am trying to get a gut feeling of the sizes of towns like Salzenmund/Middenheim or other population centers.

Thanks.

simpatikool said:

You ALWAYS have license to determine this kind of stuff. This is your game, and what you do with it is up to you, not GW or FFG.

That said, I believe that populations for various towns and cities is listed in the 2nd edition supplement Sigmar's Heirs .

Yup, Sigmar's Heirs gives a detailed listing of populations of towns and villages of the provinces of Empire (not beyond it).

simpatikool said:

Which maps? There are many different maps, done by various artists. Also population numbers are different in WFRP1 and WFRP2 & WFRP3... But as mentioned - Sigmar's Heirs is best book for this. Here is some locations from there:

Nordland:

• Salzenmund (pop: 7500)
• Dietershafen (pop: 3000)
• Neue Emskrank (pop: 895)
• Norden(pop: 3200)
• Wilhelmskoog (pop: 84)

Middenland:

• Middenheim (pop: 95000 + all the villages near)
• Carroburg (pop: 8000)
• Delberz (pop: 4500)
  
  

Thanks guys. I just ordered the Sigmar's Heirs as suggested. I sort of do my own adventures, but I like to use information as provided to sort of ground me so to speak. My adventure and story take place in Nordland and the Middle Mts/Forest Laurelon. I generally get ideas by pouring over maps. They make me ask questions like "What is there? What would that place be like? " The first questions that always come to mind is exactly how many people live in this town? What about the countryside etc.

Thanks.