14 January 2022

Sea of Dread Parchment (1984)

I’ve rebuilt this map from the ground up, using the coastlines, settlements, and so on from the full Brun, 24 miles per hex (1984) map. Since it’s a player handout, it never needed to be entirely accurate, but it’s nice to have a more accurate version anyway — and the original is, of course, still available if you would like a less precise version.

New additions from other 1984 maps include the Isle of Dawn, Teki-nura-ria and its neighbours, and Ochalea, all on the eastern edge of the map. I have also added many more labels to the coastal realms and settlements than the original included.

Finally, there is a bonus version of the map with added texture.

Chronological Map (August 2021)

*Sea of Dread Parchment Map 1984 (Grunge Variant)*

This map is part of the Mystara 1984 series of chronological maps. It is an updated map, incorporating all available sources and made internally consistent with other maps in its series. But it only uses sources published in or before 1984.

For more information, see Appendix C: Cartographic Chronology.

Sources

Mystara 1983
Companion Rules Set (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Brun
B6 The Veiled Society (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Specularum, 0.5 miles per hex
X7 The War Rafts of Kron (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Sea of Dread, 24 miles per hex
X8 Drums on Fire Mountain (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Sea of Dread, 24 miles per hex
- Teki-nura-ria, 0.5 miles per hex
CM1 Test of the Warlords (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Brun
XSOLO Lathan’s Gold (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Sea of Dread

Revisions

For detailed notes, see the posts for each individual source map at the links above.

Coasts — All coasts come from the Brun, 24 miles per hex (1984) map.
Islands — As noted in related posts, the shapes of the islands come from XSOLO, while the scale has been adjusted to fit X1’s original sizes. Exact positions on the map also match X1’s locations.