Sun Mar 30, 2025 8:12 am  
Five Shall Be One Map Error

Been a while since I've checked in here. Sorry folks!

Anyway, I just decided to finally run my own version of The Five Shall Be One. I think there is a lot that is cool in it, especially the orc city of Garel Enkdal. But I just wanted to point out something that I didn't notice, probably because I never actually ran this since I bought it 30 years ago. OMG, I am so old....

There is a map in the module which I thought was basically reprinting a zoomed area of the Darlene map. I mean, it obviously is doing that, but I just realized that the scale is totally wrong. One hex on this map claims to be 30 miles according to the legend. Well, so is the Darlene map. However, a quick glance at zoomed in parts of both will show this isn't the case.

Five Shall Be One map: https://www.reddit.com/r/dndmaps/comments/11yi2ym/fold_out_map_for_wgs_1_five_shall_be_one_carl/#lightbox

Darlene map: https://scruffygrognard.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/576cymap_th.jpg

I used the link to the digital one, but we probably all know them pretty well anyway. Just check the hexes from Calbut to Nevond Nevnend. They are 5 in number on the Darlene Map, while they are 9 in Five Shall Be One Map.

I Just thought I'd point this mistake out. If you want to use the map from this module, which is otherwise a cool map, realize that the scales are off by about 50%.[/img]