Trail Map (Dungeons & Dragons)

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Trail Map series
TM1 TSR9403 The Western Countries.jpg
Genre Role-playing game
Publisher TSR
Publication date
1989

The Trail Map series consists of several accessories for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

Contents

Publication history

The TSR staff produced five Trail Map releases, each one published in 1989 as a very large color map (nearly 3' x 5') in an outer folder. [1] :114,147

TM1 The Western Countries Trail Map detailed the travel routes found in the Western countries of the world of the Dungeons & Dragons series of Gazetteers, while TM2 The Eastern Countries Trail Map details the travel routes found in the Eastern countries of that world. [1] :147

TM3 Krynn Trail Map detailed the travel routes found in the continent of Ansalon of the Dragonlance world. [1] :114

TM4 Waterdeep Trail Map detailed the travel routes found near the city of Waterdeep, for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. [1] :114

TM5 Kara-Tur Trail Map detailed the travel routes found in the Kara-Tur area of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. [1] :114

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