CM1/M2 Norwold, 24 miles per hex
Since there are a plethora of Norwold maps, all depicting the same area but each expanding on the terrain in slightly different ways, I created a combined replica from relevant sources in addition to separate replicas of each.
Although the original maps were rather devoid of detail, in fact the text of CM1 provided extensive notes on the terrain in each area of the map, from which it was possible to develop a far more complete map. Some fans of course have done just that.
Combined Replica Map (February 2021)
Note: This map dates back to the early days of the Atlas of Mystara project, before the idea of replica and updated maps had fully crystallised. It is now obsolete; for a more fully realised execution of the idea, please refer to the chronological snapshots in Appendix C, from Mystara 1984 onwards.
Sources
- CM1 Test of the Warlords (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Player’s Map: Norwold, 24 mile per map on the inside cover
- DM Map 2: Norwold, 24 mile per map on page 5
- M2 Vengeance of Alphaks (1986) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- MAP V: Norwold, 24 mile per hex map on the inside cover
- MAP I: Players’ Map: Norwold, 24 mile per hex map on the cover’s gatefold
Map Types
The Atlas of Mystara includes a few fundamentally different types of maps. The colour of the castle wall border on each map shows which category it belongs to.
- Replica maps (white castle border) are exact replicas of primary source maps. They present the world of Mystara as the original source materials depict it, warts and all. No attempt has been made to fix errors of any kind — even typos. As far as possible, replica maps use the same art as the original maps, though in many cases they are colourised. These maps are the main source material of the Atlas of Mystara, forming the base of all of the updated maps.
- Updated maps (green castle border) present the Atlas of Mystara’s consistent view of the world, with all errors, alignment issues, and so on fixed. They use standardised hex art and fonts. Anything not marked as a replica map is an updated map.
- Chronological maps (yellow castle border) provide snapshots of Mystara at the end of a certain year in its publication history. In effect, they are updated maps created from a limited list of sources. The years in question appear in the title of each map.
- Fan-made maps are unofficial maps created by other fan cartographers. As such, they do not follow the Atlas’s castle border colour scheme. The Atlas presents these maps in their original form, with the permission of the cartographers. The Atlas considers these maps secondary sources, and updated maps of areas not covered by official maps make extensive use of them. In a few cases, the Atlas also presents Replica fan-made maps (red castle border).
Lining Up Mystara VII – Thorfinn Tait Cartography
19 January 2016 @ 2:55 am
[…] Warlords. The same map was presented again in 1986, in M2 Vengeance of Alphaks. You can see my combined replica of these maps over at the Atlas of […]
Metatone
17 February 2016 @ 4:28 am
Excellent work, both here and in the rest of the site.
Do you plan to build an updated map for Norwold?
Thorfinn Tait
17 February 2016 @ 10:12 pm
I do indeed! I’m currently working on the Lining Up Mystara project over on my cartography site:
http://www.thorfmaps.com
When that’s done, I have to work on other projects for a while, but then I will be back working on updated maps for the Atlas again.
Scott Jones
27 June 2018 @ 1:40 am
Hi, great map. I have a question though – what is the unnamed city on the coast to the north-east of Oceansend?
Thorfinn Tait
12 September 2018 @ 3:59 pm
Sorry, I’ve had replying to your comment on my list for months now.
It looks like I mistook the landing site in M2 for a settlement. This error likely stems from the first version of this map, way back in 2005. I’ll revise this in a future update, although before that I’m going to post the M2 map as a separate entity, as I’ve already done with the CM1 parts of the map.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention! This kind of error from years ago can be hard for me to spot.