A map of the dread domains

[BastiColler]

So I have been looking into the other dread domains, as I am about to run Curse of Strahd for the first time with some fairly new players. Only a handfull one shots played by each of them or for some DnD is fully new.

While I was looking into the dread domaina I found that there seems to be no official map of the regions and I am Not even sure that wheater some places are more South or North Matter for the dread domains, as they all have their unique biosphere anyway, protected and caged by the borders of the individual dread domains.

So my question generally is if there is some general rules about putting some places next to eachother? Or should I freestyle it. Its mostly backround stuff for my Curse of Strahd campgain,might influence the flavour or some monsters that arent in the setting but do fit in well.

[onmyoji]

It depends on how you're running it. As of 5E, canonically, every domain is separate. But if you want to still have them combined (as in 2E/3E), there are several useful maps on the FoS site: http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/MapAlcove.html

If you're running CoS in its canonical date of 735 BC and want to stick to the old canon on how things looked then, you'll want the Pre-Grand Conjunction maps (without the Shadow Rift). If you're running it in 740 or later and want to stick to the old canon, you'll want the Post-Grand Conjunction maps. Of course, that's all depending on what exactly you want to do with the campaign.

— onmyoji

[Rock of the Fraternity]

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