Map Key

Cartography standards for ODD Earth

Herein are described mapping conventions and standards used for ODDEarth cartography.

Map Scales

There are six outdoor (and one indoor map) scales used throughout, as follows:

Map Orientation and Key

Unless otherwise noted, the top of all maps is North (West is to the left, East to the right, and South toward the bottom). All maps use the key below. Most symbols are congruent with the OD&D mapping canon; hex symbols are for use with HexMapper software:

Non-natural
Hex Symbol	Description	Hex Symbol	Description
	Battlefield		Lighthouse, beacon
	Battlefield, naval		Manor
	Battlefield, submerged		Mine
	Camp, encampment		Palace
	Capital (symbol in red)		Point of Interest
	City		Port (overland spokes)
	Clan moot		Post House, waystation
	Fortress, wood		Ruins
	Fortress, stone		Tower
	Hamlet, thorp		Town
	Lair, monster		Village
Terrain
Hex Symbol	Description	Hex Symbol	Description
	Badlands		Jungle, deep
	Badlands, submerged		Jungle, light
	Badlands, volcanic		Kelp forest, deep
	Beach		Kelp forest, light
	Broken lands		Lava
	Cactus scrub		Moss
	Conifer forest, deep		Mountainous, blank
	Conifer forest, light		Mountainous, heavy
	Desert		Mountainous, light
	Desert, rocky		Mountainous, submerged
	Desert, sandy		Mud
	Farmland, clear		Oasis
	Fungal forest, deep		Petrified forest, deep
	Fungal forest, light		Petrified forest, light
	Forest, deep		Reef, deep
	Forest, light		Reef, light
	Geyser		Seagrass
	Glacier		Sinkhole
	Grassland		Snow field
	Grassland, hilly		Solid rock
	Heath, Moor		Swamp, marsh
	Hills, blank		Underdark broken land
	Hills, conifer		Volcano
	Hills, forest		Volcano, submerged
	Hills, jungle		Water, deep
	Hills, rocky		Water, shallow
	Hills, submerged		Whirlpool
	Ice floe		Whirlpool, deep
	Jungle		Whirlpool, shallow