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TERRAIN
Each place on Arda is characterized by a specific terrain type, which is
represented (in prompts and elsewhere) as follows:
[
|
Building |
(
|
Hills |
+
|
Road |
=
|
Tunnel |
#
|
City |
<
|
Mountains |
W
|
Rapids |
O
|
Cavern |
.
|
Field |
%
|
Shallows |
U
|
Underwater | ||
f
|
Forest |
~
|
Water |
:
|
Brush |
At the moment, the symbols used in map,
map rooms, and map
global are different, due to historical reasons…
Different races find it easier or harder to move in different terrains. In the table below, "easier" and "harder" are relative to the race of Men.
| Field | Brush | Forest | Hills | Shallows | Mountains | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elves | - | - | easier | - | - | harder |
| Dwarves | - | harder | harder | - | - | easier |
| Hobbits | easier | harder | - | - | harder | harder |
| Orcs | - | - | harder | easier | - | easier |
| Trolls | easier | easier | easier | - | harder | easier |
| Bears | - | - | easier | easier | - | easier |
| See also: | MAP, MPS |
Generated on Tue Oct 14 20:48:21 2025