D&D 5E (2024) Atlas of Faerun (with some pictures from the internet)

[Parmandur]

Interesting that the map becomes significantly denser with locations around the Dalelands, I wonder if this combines the poster map with the more focused regional maps we will likely see in the Adventjres Guide?

 

[Gorck]

It's the Atlas of Faerun, a D&D Beyond product which will be bundled with either of the two new books.

So not a physical foldout map, then. Booooooo!

 

[humble minion]

Interesting that the map becomes significantly denser with locations around the Dalelands, I wonder if this combines the poster map with the more focused regional maps we will likely see in the Adventjres Guide?

Maybe, or maybe it's just reflective of the fact that the Dales have been exhaustively covered in lore and other setting products (the 3e FRCS for example) in the past, so are more filled out than further-flung lands.

Very happy to see the Shaar back, it was a travesty what happened to that place in 4th edition. I wonder how far the map will stretch? Kara-Tur? Maztica? Zakhara? Osse?

 

[Parmandur]

So not a physical foldout map, then. Booooooo!

There is a holdout map, Virginia rgw physical book.

 

[Parmandur]

Maybe, or maybe it's just reflective of the fact that the Dales have been exhaustively covered in lore and other setting products (the 3e FRCS for example) in the past, so are more filled out than further-flung lands.

Very happy to see the Shaar back, it was a travesty what happened to that place in 4th edition. I wonder how far the map will stretch? Kara-Tur? Maztica? Zakhara? Osse?

I would wager it will be either about tge same area as tge 1E OG map, or maybe as much as the 2E map. Nothing beyond Faerûn seems likely given that it is called "The Atlas of Daerûn".

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Good observations. I can't imagine he started from scratch, though. He'll have many layers on his working file, one of which is probably an outline of the land masses and islands. (I bet that working file is ginormous!)

It looks painted to me, not CGI, but I could be wrong.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

I would wager it will be either about tge same area as tge 1E OG map, or maybe as much as the 2E map. Nothing beyond Faerûn seems likely given that it is called "The Atlas of Daerûn".

If they are feeling generous they may include some of the boundary space such as the Hoardlands (probably won't call it that), the Utter East, etc...

 

[humble minion]

If they are feeling generous they may include some of the boundary space such as the Hoardlands (probably won't call it that), the Utter East, etc...

Yeah, ‘Hordelands’ is pretty easily interpreted as a term used for the steppe by outsiders. Presumably the Tuigan and other nomads have their own name for it, although it’s probably been 35 years since I read those novels so I don’t remember what that might be.

(Damn they did Yamun Khahan dirty in the last book though. Such a weak ending!)

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Yeah, ‘Hordelands’ is pretty easily interpreted as a term used for the steppe by outsiders. Presumably the Tuigan and other nomads have their own name for it, although it’s probably been 35 years since I read those novels so I don’t remember what that might be.

(Damn they did Yamun Khahan dirty in the last book though. Such a weak ending!)

Looked at a map, if they include all of Sempur in the map and they go right past the most southernly spot on the Shining Coast, they will have to include the North Western corner of Zakhara, including the Corsair Islands and some coastal cities. This is because the southern most latitude of Faerun is to the south of Zakhara's most northern latitude, and Zakhara's northern coast actually is diagonal with part of the Shining Sea coast.

 

[JConstantine]

I think black upside down triangles are underground cities. Only example of one I see on the maps is Ironfang Deep and that is an underground Dwarf City State/Kingdom. Up pointing white triangles are important mountains. X seems to be miscellaneous important locations.

This is definitely Mike Schley's work.
Unfortunately, none of the maps that have upside down black triangles have a key, and the ones that have a key don't contain that symbol, so it's hard to know for sure. However, the map of Vaasa uses that symbol for Delhalls, Talagba (both Dwarven mines) and Hillsafar Halls (a Dwarfhold), but also Sorath-Nu-Sum (a former Kua-toa city in the underdark), so it seems likely that it's used for underground settlements. On the other hand, it's not used for the likes of Mithral Hall on the SCAG map.
Upwards black triangle tends to be used for temples.
White triangle is used for mountain peaks, specifically.
Black circle is cities, while white circle is towns, and black star for capital cities.
Slightly frustratingly, Schley is not fully consistent in his use of symbols, where a black X is sometimes used for ruins, and other times for points of interest. In the latter case, either a black square or black rhombus is used for ruins. In the case of the first map, X is used for points of interest (The Dancing Place and The Five Lions) while a black square is used for ruins (Gildenglade was destroyed), as you note.