9 October 2026

Zendrolion’s Rakasta 3,000 to 2,000 BC

The sixth of eight maps in Simone’s Rakasta of Mystara series heralded the change to the modern world map. As the subtitle said, this was the Aftermaths of the Great Rain of Fire. Simone credited the original Master Set map, with adaptations by Michele Carpita in addition to his own changes and additions.

The note at the bottom of the map is fascinating reading, as it reveals Simone’s (and indeed the community’s) thinking at the time: we didn’t know the world map’s projection at all. Simone correctly labelled the polar openings as torus-shaped — something that it took me a lot longer to realise, but it’s absolutely true.

Fan-made Map by Simone Neri (August 2008)

Rakasta of Mystara 3,000 to 2,000 BC, by Simone Neri, August 2008

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

Master Rules Set (1985) (PDF at DriveThruRPG)
- Outer World

Fan Sources

LoZompatore’s Precataclysmic Mystara (Evergrun) (August 2005)
History and Evolution of Rakastas discussion thread at The Piazza (August 2008)
History and Evolution of Rakastas at the Vaults of Pandius (August 2008)
Zendrolion’s Mystara Precataclysmic (August 2008)
Zendrolion’s Rakasta 150,000 to 78,000 BC (August 2008)
Zendrolion’s Rakasta 78,000 to 48,000 BC (August 2008)
Zendrolion’s Rakasta 48,000 to 40,000 BC (August 2008)
Zendrolion’s Rakasta 40,000 to 35,000 BC (August 2008)

References

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

Chronological Analysis

This is a fan-made map. It was published in August 2008. 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 2008.

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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