Legend (1985)
There were very few new symbols in 1985; CM4’s Ford icon is the only difference between this legend and 1984’s. This surely indicates the maturation of the hex mapping system, with the basics now largely fixed, and only the odd extra to be added as required.
On the other hand, it’s worth noting that at this point most of the maps were still using the smaller scale set, which is to say the small icon versions. These are great for hand-drawn maps, and indeed quite a few of the maps of this period were indeed hand-drawn. Although I have been using many of the larger scale symbols already, since after all they were introduced way back in 1981’s Expert Rulebook, the published maps were still not using these. That would not happen for another two years.
Chronological Map (January 2022)
This map is part of the Mystara 1985 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 1985.
For more information, see Appendix C: Cartographic Chronology.
Sources
- Mystara 1984
- CM4 Earthshaker! (1985) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
Revisions
For detailed notes, see the posts for each individual source map at the links above.
References
- Let’s Map Mystara 1985 — the original project thread for this map
- Let’s Map Mystara Together discussion thread at The Piazza
Past and Future Versions of this Map
