10 October 2025

LoZompatore’s Brun and Alphatia

This map, dated September 2009, was the latest revision of Michele’s base map of the central part of Mystara. He labelled it Version 5.0, illustrating that there had been many different updates and changes to the map since he started it some years previously. This is to be expected, because his first map using a version of this base map dates as far back as November 2005.

Nonetheless, this is the earliest dated version of the blank base map remaining to us.

In terms of content, as I have noted in previous posts using parts of this map, it was an adaptation of the Master Set world map, but using the more detailed style of the Companion Set/CM1 continental map. In doing so, Michele added in all sorts of details, including not only rivers and more detailed mountains, but also deserts and other major geographical features.

All in all, it was a major improvement to the continental map, providing a much-needed update that reflects later developments.

Fan-made Map by Michele Carpita (September 2009)

*Brun and Alphatia by Michele Carpita, September 2009*

This is an original map created by one of Mystara’s excellent fan cartographers. For more information on the cartographer, including a gallery of all their maps, see also Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara.

Sources

Companion Rules Set (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Brun
Master Rules Set (1985) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Outer World

Fan Sources

Michele’s previous maps (various)

References

All of Michele’s maps at the Atlas of Mystara
Michele’s entry in Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara (upcoming)
Michele’s author page at the Vaults of Pandius

Chronological Analysis

This is a fan-made map. It was published in September 2009. The updated Atlas version of this map is not yet available. See also Appendix C for annual chronological snapshots of the area. For the full context of this map in Mystara’s publication history, see the upcoming Let’s Map Mystara 2009.

The following lists are from the Let’s Map Mystara project. Additions are new features, introduced in this map. Revisions are changes to previously-introduced features. Hex Art & Fonts track design elements. Finally, Textual Additions are potential features found in the related text. In most cases, the Atlas adopts these textual additions into updated and chronological maps.

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