D&D 5E (2024) Just Because a location is not on the Atlas of Faerun doesn't mean its gone.

Ulorian - Agent of Chaos said:

I'll bet @Henadic Theologian preferred the head canon of your job being drawing Jack Sparrow's treasure maps.

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Paul Farquhar said:

Well, I drew a plan of Seaton Sluice. That sounds like it could be a place on a pirate or fantasy map.

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Paul Farquhar said:

Well, I drew a plan of Seaton Sluice. That sounds like it could be a place on a pirate or fantasy map.

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Henadic Theologian said:

Very detailed, extensive large map, but yes, its not actually an Atlas at all:


"An atlas is a collection of maps, often bound together in a book, which can cover the world, a specific region, or a particular subject. These collections can include general-reference maps showing locations and connections, or more specialized thematic maps about subjects like climate, history, or geology.

• Common contents:
  Atlases frequently contain illustrations, charts, data, and an index to help users navigate the information. They may also include a map key to explain symbols and colors.
  
  
• • Types of atlases:
    Examples include road atlases for travel, historical atlases, and star atlases for astronomy.
  • Origin of the term:
    The name "atlas" was popularized by mapmaker Gerardus Mercator in the 16th century, who used an image of the Greek mythical Titan Atlas holding up the sky on the cover of his map collection. "

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Misanthrope Prime said:

Iirc there's an adventure

Is the atlas of Faerun included in this book not a composite of the various smaller sub regional maps like those of the arcane empires or heartland?

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Henadic Theologian said:

Yes, but those maps aren't in the Atlas chapter and its more like those maps are just chucked out pieces of the bigger map, then those regional maps being stitched together to form the big map.

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FitzTheRuke said:

1) The Sea of Fallen Stars appears to be landlocked. So is it a really big lake, or is it a salty sea? Any story behind that?

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FitzTheRuke said:

2) I thought Thay was an Island. Any idea where I got that impression from? Is it like Chult, which IIRC, was turned into an Island at some point, and then back into a peninsula?

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