The original version of module B3 "Palace of the Silver Princess" is notable for the mini-gazetteer of "the surrounding lands near the Palace of the Silver Princess in the land of the Princes of Glantri."
Cartography by Jean Wells, depicting the lands to the northwest of the Principalities of Glantri in the B/X continental setting
Thorfinn Tait produced replica maps with 8- and 6-mile hexes, also lining up the map with module X1 "The Isle of Dread" in "Placing B3's Gullavia Map".
The plateau was designated as "wastelands" in GAZ 3 "The Principalities of Glantri" (1987), although much of the area was covered by the map legend.
The region was referred to as "The Great Northern Wildlands" in "Wrath of the Immortals" (1992) and labeled the "Adri Varma Plateau" in "Champions of Mystara" (1993).
Michele Carpita (LoZompatore) did his usual excellent work mapping the plateau with and without the original B3 module in 2006, reconciling the various sources.
Cover to the English version of the unofficial Adri Varma Plateau fan gazetteer (2016), compiled and expanded by Omnibus
The maps and related fan material were compiled and expanded by Omnibus into an unofficial fan gazetteer (Italian) in 2016, which was translated by Gary Davies into English (downloadable here).
When you did your B3 mini campaign with your family, did you also use the setting? I'm thinking of using this setting for my kids' campaign. There are some nice wee details and quirks in it. Misty Swamp magic effects! There's not enough of that sort of D&D about.
ReplyDeleteI didn't, sad to say - these were impromptu games during the holidays, and so I jumped right into the action.
DeleteI would love to flesh this setting out, further. I like the Adri Varma gazetteer, but would prefer a more B/X style expansion, maybe 8 pages or so in length.