From publisher blurb:
I've been interested in Franz Josef Land for a while, this selection of rocks in the Arctic Circle, mainly because it seems so worthless but is enough of an issue for the Russians to get pretty angry in their claim over these far off islands. Little did I know that there was a Nazi base there...
This is a collection of maps, free for you to use personally or commercially with attribution, for your interest, fiction, or roleplaying games.
There are a number of settings depicted:
1- Mythic Norseland
- An old Norse map showing a channel, a small hamlet, and a possible location for Thule, the lost land of antiquity. What horrors or saga await the intrepid adventurer at the Thulhu site? (Inspired by Patrick Barrett)
2- Modern Conspiracies
- A shady government department in th 80s needs access to a down craft that made Earthfall in Franz Josef Land. The Investigators need to verify its extraterrestrial origin, but their mission is hampered by the presence of a Soviet base... (Inspired by Delta Green and the boys at Pagan Publishing)
3- Who goes there?
-While working at an outpost in Franz Josef Land the player characters see a bright green light illuminate the sky and then a flash and an rumble. Was the explosion an alien visitor crashing to Earth? A visitor intent on assimilating all it comes into contact with? (inspired by The Thing and everyone on the RPG Brain Trust Facebook page)
4- These Sunken Realms
-After a near apocalypse, the people of Earth have recovered to a point equivalent to the Age of Sail. Norland is a vibrant centre of adventure and commerce. Mysterious denizens, pirates, and noble power struggles test the player's characters. (Inspired by the author Tom Lynch).
5- An old map
surfaces in a bookshop in Arkham, Massachussetts. It depicts an expedition and the map has notations for a base camp and strange formations in the rock. Could these be buildings? And who built them? (Inspired by Chaosium and their great games)