Karameikos - Vaults of Pandius

Thorn s Mystarais a columnoutlining the community’s changesto the D&D Known World. In eachinstallment, a different take onMystara will be explored by adifferent member of the community.First outlined by David Cook in the 1981Expert Set and adventure module X1: Isleof Dread, the Known World wasexpanded by Frank Mentzer in the 1984Expert Set’s revision. Bruce Heard becamethe setting’s shepherd throughout the late80s and 90s, overseeing development(and writing a couple) of the Gazetteerline, giving readers in-depth view ofcountries of the Known World. Thesewere followed by the Dawn of theEmperors and Hollow World boxed sets,expanding from a single continent to theentire planet, inside and out. Bruce alsodeveloped Mystara through the Voyage ofthe Princess Ark and Known WorldGrimoire articles published in DragonMagazine between 1990 and 1993. Muchof that work was compiled into 1993’sChampions of Mystara boxed set. Thesetting was further revised and broughtover to AD&D 2nd Edition as the“Mystara” line in 1994. Official TSRsupport in-print of the setting ended in1995.by Robert Nuttman (RobJN)MY MYSTARA— known on the web and the Piazza forumsas “Thorn’s Mystara,” is a spin on theKnown World incorporating elements fromseveral d20 products. Thorn’s Mystara maynot be for everyone. Many of the more“whimsical” features have been ignored(rather, they have yet to be addressed), andthe picture that has been developing overthe past five years has been one of a muchdarker world, haunted by the long shadowcast by Blackmoor’s ruin. Sorry, no gnomishbiplanes, and no tropical resorts on Ierendi.It began with rethinking the cause of theGreat Rain of Fire. Rather than the canonical“Blackmoor devices” exploding, myMystara’s Great Rain of Fire was started byBlackmoor devices — one device, inparticular, the Planar Disjunction Device,dubbed by the developers as Andahar’sEngine.74THRESHOLD: The Mystara Magazine Issue #1