Yeah, I found that thread but found it not very helpful. I think that making the d20 book faithful to the FFC was a bad decision because there are some errors in the FFC that seem like they were clearly introduced in the process of making those maps from Arneson's original notes. Going back to those notes, or reconciling some of the obvious discrepancies (e.g. changing the compass rose if a level has to be rotated in order to line up; correctly labeling which directions stairs go), would have made a more valuable product.
Here's what I know so far:
- Levels 1 and 2 line up with one another pretty well; they don't have to be rotated, although the maps could be redrawn to provide better superimposition (sometimes the stairs are close enough to guess they're the same, but not exactly).
- Not counting the Orchian Way and the main entry stairs from the basement, I've labeled the stairs on the first level with a letter followed by numbers for which levels they provide access to. Running roughly clockwise, these are A1?, B12, C12, D12, E12, F012, G12, H01, I12, J012, K01, L12. (In other words, stairway J goes from the surface or basement level, to level 1, to level 2: stairway H goes only from level 1 to the surface, stairway G goes only from level 1 to level 2; and stairway A goes from level 1 to some level I haven't figured out yet).
- On the second level some new stairs appear: M02, N02, O02, P2?, Q2?, R2?, S2?, T2?, U2?, V2?, W2?, X2?, and Y2?.
One way of presenting this, I think, will be to make a chart showing each staircase and what levels it goes to. I've thought of naming each one to make them easier to track than just letters. However, it looks like there's a lot of stairs just on the two levels I've started with!
Another way would be to make a map (perhaps isometric) that shows the stairs and levels together. However, I don't want to infringe on the copyright of the maps (esp. since at least the d20 book is commercially available). Maybe I'll draw the cross-section with very little detail on how things connect on each level, just focusing on the stairs and where they go?
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