GAZ1 Legend
1987’s GAZ1 heralded a new era for Mystaran cartography, bringing in the 8 mile Gazetteer series standard for hex maps, along with a new set of hex art, the distinctive castle border, and the change of font to Feinen Bold. These hexes were largely based on those previewed but unused in 1981’s Expert Rulebook, but with many additions and refinements.
However, not all of the symbols included in this legend were used immediately. For example, despite the fact that Karameikos was described as being mostly forested, the forested hex symbol was not actually implemented in its maps until 1994’s Karameikos: Kingdom of Adventure.
Replica Legend (June 2019)
Sources
- GAZ1 The Grand Duchy of Karameikos (1987) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Poster map
Chronological Analysis
This was the legend for Map 54. It was published in 1987. See also Appendix C for more information on the hex art in circulation at that time. For the full context of this legend in Mystara’s publication history, see Let’s Map Mystara 1987.
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; and 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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