The Sunken Courts and the Pits of Istar

The official Dragons of Faith game map.

This relatively sparse reference map was published by TSR, Inc. in 1986 to illustrate the Dragons of Faith campaign setting from the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. The image outlines the sunken city of Istar, noting main avenues, small streets, and areas inundated by algae and sand (all of which affect gameplay). The verso of the sheet offers several larger-scale dungeon maps, cutaways, and top-down plans.

Tactical Studies Rules (TSR) was founded in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in 1973 by Gary Gygax and Don Kaye to publish their wargames, quickly pivoting to focus on their groundbreaking tabletop role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. The immense success of D&D in the late 1970s transformed the small company into a major force in the hobby game industry, leading to rapid expansion, a wide range of new products, and the launch of iconic campaign settings like Dragonlance, Ravenloft, and Forgotten Realms.