Poor Wizard’s Almanac Diagram
The first Poor Wizard’s Almanac included a stylised and slightly simplified redraw of the Hollow World Set’s Hollow World Diagram. The style, set on a starfield-like background, more closely matched the original Hollow World Set poster maps, although this one was not produced in colour.
The new drawing style was quite attractive, with a more illustrative quality than the rather flat design of the original. This version also missed out a few labels. All of these changes were likely an attempt to make it clearer and more relatable.
Each successive Almanac reproduced this diagram with minor changes. The basic map and style remained the same throughout.
Replica Map (July 2025)
Sources
- Poor Wizard’s Almanac (1992) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Page 3 map, Cartography by Dennis Kauth
Chronological Analysis
This is Map 215. It was published in November 1992. The updated version of this map is World Diagram. See also Appendix C for annual chronological snapshots of the area. For the full context of this map in Mystara’s publication history, see Let’s Map Mystara 1992.
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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Additions
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Revisions
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Hex Art & Fonts
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Textual Additions (Poor Wizard’s Almanac, November 1992)
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Hollow World Diagrams
