2 September 2025

LoZompatore’s Blackmoor Explosion 3000 BC, 24 miles per hex

This was the last in the set of Michele’s maps that Marco Dalmonte shared to Wizards’ MMB back in October 2005. While the majority of the maps were non-hex world-level maps, such as his Mystara and Precataclysmic Mystara, this one was a hex map. It is the earliest-dated hex map that Michele has shared, although of course it may not have been the first he made.

The map is a 24 mile per hex representation of Blackmoor at the time of the Great Rain of Fire, with an overlay showing the extent and detailing the likely damage of its explosion. This fascinating analysis was likely the first of its kind to be presented in cartographic form, although it would not be the last. For Michele, it was the first of its kind, and he would go on to do similar work for other disasters, most notably the sinking of Alphatia.

Fan-made Map by Michele Carpita (August 2005)

*Blackmoor Explosion 3000 BC, 24 miles per hex by Michele Carpita, August 2005*

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

DA1 Adventures in Blackmoor (1986) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)

Fan Sources

Blackmoor and the Broken Lands thread at the MMB, preserved at the Vaults of Pandius (October 2005)
Blackmoor and Pre-Cataclysmic Mystara at the Vaults of Pandius (October 2005)

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 August 2005. 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 2005.

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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