LoZompatore’s Adri Varma, 24 miles per hex with B3

The second of a pair of maps showing the Adri Varma Plateau, this one incorporated the original B3’s Gulluvia. This was the first time anyone had done this, although it would not be the last.

Michele’s approach was to interpret the map as an old map of the area, and not necessarily a completely accurate one. He explained his conversion in detail in his thread at the MMB (archived in Appendix A):

• I considered B3 map as an old map showing this region in a period of wetter climate, before the E/SE area of the plateau became a desert. I also assumed that N direction in B3 map should be a little rotated counterwise, in order to better match the maps;
• I considered the swamp showed in the official Adri Varma as the western remnant of the Misty Swamp; I added all the other locations referring to this feature;
• I placed B3 cities and towns considering roads intersections and trade roads showed in the official Adri Varma map. So, for example, I put the village of Velders along the road going NW from Ylourgne, and Gulluvia at the intersection of the two major roads on the plateau;
• Mountains are transformed to hills. Most of them do not correspond to the old B3 map, but, with some assumptions (such has hilly terrain where the eastern part of Misty Swamp once lay) it is possible to have at least a partial match; the region around B3 castle of Argenta does not match at all; I didn’t care much about this, considering that this palace should be transported to Karameikos anyway;
• Forested areas are gone, substituted by desert/wastelands. There is only a small wood in the NW corner of the official Adri Varma, which I populated with the elves cited in B3 map.
• I added the river showed in B3 map, considering its eastern branch as a seasonal river. I also added B3 road network, adapting it to the official Adri Varma roads.

For more details, see Michele’s posts in that thread, or archived at the Vaults of Pandius.

Fan-made Map by Michele Carpita (February 2006)

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

• B3 Palace of the Silver Princess (1981) (PDF at Vaults of Pandius)
  • Gulluvia
• Wrath of the Immortals (1992) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
  • Known World 1010 AC, 24 miles per hex
• Champions of Mystara (1993) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
  • Great Waste, 24 miles per hex
• X11 Saga of the Shadow Lord (1986) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
  • Wendar & Denagoth, 24 miles per hex
• GAZ10 The Orcs of Thar (1989) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
  • The World According to Orcs
• Poor Wizard’s Almanac (1992) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
  • Wendar

Fan Sources

• Adri Varma plateau archived discussion thread from the MMB (February 2006)
• Adri Varma plateau with and without B3 by Michele Carpita at the Vaults of Pandius (February 2006)

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 February 2006. 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 2006.

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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