[Xietor]

Mountains are not passable on my maps normally, but exceptions must be made if I can not get enough land starting spots with 4 adjacent provinces. Typically, I like 3 for water and 4 for land.

In Eh II, Dr. P made the map, and was unable to have the mountains block passage and get enough decent starting spots.

But I prefer the mountains to block passage. I also typically edit out all waste provinces, and give all provinces with a unique symbol the "many magic sites" tag. Such as a volcano.

I will know much more this weekend when i begin editing the map to add starting positions.