Ok, so they're all just stones, and we are looking down on them, but how do they look?

I also adjusted the heather, since it was looking like colour patches rather than actual plants. The upshot of that is that they don't look like quite such a homogenous mass as is natural on a moorland, but I guess I prefer them this way to the way they were.

A bit like this (though these are very raw at the moment and need some roughing up)

Part 1 will be published soon with all the trees and forest stuff, including the ruin parts.

I'm now working on part 2. So far I've done cliffs and heather. Standing stones are next, and then waterfalls and bridge sections. Bit of a strange bald spot in this map. I haven't decided what to put there just yet.

I think I solved the partly wet stepping stone problem ;)

Part 1 has been handed over now and is due to be published as the November issue. Part 2 is all about waterfalls, so I've started with a handful of cliff symbols.

I can only answer the last question on your list.

You move the poles by adjusting the Latitude and Longitude in the North Pole Position panel on the Secondary tab of the World Settings dialog. To see the result of each adjustment you have to click the Apply button.