Rant: I spent years thinking 'fictitious' meant a map was fake, not that it had made-up places for copyright traps

Last month I was showing off my 1850s map of California with a weird town called 'Aguaje' near San Diego, and a guy at the meetup gently pointed out it was a fictitious entry (you know, a copyright trap), and I felt like an absolute fool for all the times I'd bragged about 'fake maps' before.

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bell.emma15h ago

Wouldn't knowing about those traps just ruin the fun of old maps though?

perez.mia5h ago

ruin the fun" - nah not at all. @bell.emma i actually had the opposite experience. stumbling into that pit trap in the old forest dungeon was funny the first time, but after i lost a full set of gear to it, i was just annoyed. knowing where it is now makes me feel smart walking around it. plus i still get wrecked by other stuff i forgot about.