Ramelin’s Yalu Sea, 8 miles per hex

This was a bit of a strange one, as it simultaneously added features from newer maps, updating some regions of the map, while also leaving in older versions scattered throughout. For example, it has the latest version of the Seven Duchies, but with certain features using old versions. The same is true of the Kingdom of the Dead and the Borean Valley, with the map seemingly poised between the old Central Brun version and the newer Borean Valley map — but not quite including everything on the latter.

In intent, it appears to be a wider context version of the Seven Duchies, showing all the surrounding lands. But perhaps its real reason for existence may be that this map belongs to Jose’s higher resolution set. I haven’t touched on this in previous posts, but in fact Ramelin Mystara has multiple different resolutions. The larger trail maps tend to be scaled down to three quarters of the usual full resolution. This is not a big surprise, given the vast maps and their equally massive pixel counts; it was likely necessary to keep maps of that size viable.

Fan-made Map by Jose Ignacio Ramos Lomelin (March 2018)

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

• X4 Master of the Desert Nomads (1983) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
  • Great Waste, 24 miles per hex
• X5 Temple of Death (1983) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
  • Hule, 24 miles per hex
• Companion Rules Set (1984) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
  • Brun
• Master Rules Set (1985) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
  • Outer World
• Hollow World Campaign Set (1990) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
  • Outer World Planetary Map
• Champions of Mystara (1993) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
  • Great Waste, 24 miles per hex

Fan Sources

• Ramelin’s Central Brun, 8 miles per hex (July 2017)
• Ramelin’s Borean Valley, 8 miles per hex (September 2017)

References

• All of Jose’s maps at the Atlas of Mystara
• Jose’s entry in Appendix M: Mappers of Mystara (upcoming)
• Jose’s author page at the Vaults of Pandius

Chronological Analysis

This is a fan-made map. It was published in March 2018. 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 2018.

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.

Under Construction! Please check back again soon for updates.

Additions

• Settlements —

Revisions

• Settlements —

Hex Art & Fonts

• Hex Art — Ramelin Mystara standard.
• Fonts — Bell MT (major geographic and all water labels), Bell Centennial (all other labels), Feinen (titling).