JG 37 "The First Fantasy Campaign" features a redrawn map of The Town of Blackmoor, including references to notable locations in the immediate area.
Buildings in the town are numbered, to designate which are owned or lived in by Minions of the Merchant of Blackmoor, which are held by followers of the Great Svenny and the secret society set up by Mello the Hobbit and "Bill" (the Blue Rider), and which are in ruins.
The Town of Blackmoor map, from JG 37 "The First Fantasy Campaign". Note the location of Mello's Hobbit House just off Temple Ruins Road. Gertrude the Dragon dwelt in a cave on Dragon Rock in Blackmoor Bay.
Where in the World is Blackmoor?
The Ruined Temple of the Id Monster:
Off the map one mile to the northwest is the ruined Temple of the Id Monster. This contains a single great Jewel guarded by several Undead Superheroes. The one who grabs the Jewel and escapes is then pursued by the Id monster that only he can see. This creature will attack and eat the Jewel, and its carrier if any. The creature and the Jewel will then vanish while the carrier will reappear under the Troll Bridge, quite naked, upon the town garbage heap having suffered the torment of being eaten alive.
Dave Arneson, The First Fantasy Campaign
The Wizard of the Wood:
The Wizard's hut has three giant Ents in front of its single entrance and a Fire Elemental in the fireplace inside. There are also a number of lesser booby traps. Pete got wiped out after about two years when he went to the City of the Gods, but the icky woods lived on. Each new Magic User gets a chance to take over Pete's old position but all have failed, mostly because of Super Berries.
Dave Arneson, The First Fantasy Campaign
The Super Berry Woods:
Due east on the road to Bramwald lies the Super Berry Woods wherein the Berrium Maximus is found...which are as large as big pumpkins (the whole creation was a result of using some HO/00 scale trees which had great orange fruit on them; since these things were always infesting the board by dropping off, they became Super Berries and were saved...and are endowed with Magical properties (the exact nature of which changes with the season of the year, phase of the moon, maturity of the berry, if it is cooked, boiled, dehydrated, sliced, diced, made into juice, wine, soup, mush or eaten raw).
Dave Arneson, The First Fantasy Campaign
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