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Etrian Odyssey 3 -- Look at these heroes, ready and eager to map!

One of the standout features of the Etrian Odyssey series is its map-making system.  In the olden days, RPG gamers used pencils and graph paper to painstakingly map their way through grid-based dungeon crawler RPGs.  The Etrian Odyssey games give the player the freedom to experience this style of gameplay in the modern world by mapping dungeons on the DS’s lower screen using the stylus.

Problem is, as far as I can tell, unlike the first two games, Etrian Odyssey 3 never provides the player with a key to the map icons.  See the arcane symbols below (after the jump)?  Well, there is no guide to what these symbols mean!  At least none that I could find.  Not in the game itself.  Not in the manual.  Not even a Google search found a complete key.

In the spirit of helping intrepid adventurers everywhere (as well as bloggers like me), I have decided to post a guide to the Etrian Odyssey 3 map icons.  But I am going to need your help figuring some of these out!

Update: The Final Dungeon’s Key to Etrian Odyssey 3’s Ocean Map Icons is now up as well!