Let’s welcome a new contributor to the Cartographer’s Annual: C.C. Charon has been sharing wonderful maps on the Profantasy forum for a while, and we were especially intrigued by his “Sumerian City” maps. Now you can create cities in the same wonderful style, as the June Annual adds his creation as the new “Ancient Cities” drawing style to CC3+.

New symbols, bnew drawing tools and a fresh application of bitmap fills in conjunction with detailed sheet effects make up this new style. Two big example maps and a four-page mapping guide give you plenty of guidance to create your own maps in C.C. Charon’s style.

The June issue is now available for all subscribers from their registration page. If you haven’t subscribed to the Annual 2024 yet, you can do so here.

News

• The May issue of the Cartographer’s Annual 2024 is available, presenting a tool pack for drawing extendable and variable stairs on dungeons and floorplans.
• Mike Schley has a new set of free symbols expanding his overland style: Far Eastern Cities and Villages.

Resources

• Watch or re-watch the recent live mapping video from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for April and wonder at the amazing skill of the community mappers.

Articles

• Christina looks at the Dark Realms by TJ Vandel style in her All the Annuals series.
• Remy starts a series on creating connecting map tilesin his latets article.

Reminders

• CC3+’s current version is 3.98. Check in Help > About and if your version is older, run Update 28 for CC3+ available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.

The May issue of the Annual 2024 is now available and presents a tool pack for drawing extendable and variable stairs on dungeons and floorplans. No longer limited by symbols of fixed length and direction, the included drawing tools greatly expand your options.

More than a hundred new drawing tools add functionality to popular dungeons styles (DD3 Dungeon, Jon Roberts Dungeon and Dungeons of Schley), but can also be added and used in any other dungeon style. The accompanying mapping guides teaches you how to use and edit the tools, as well a how to set up your own.

The May issue is now available for all subscribers from their registration page. If you haven’t subscribed to the Annual 2024 yet, you can do so here.

We are offering a new bundle on Bundle of Holding, collecting CC3+ and various add-ons in two different tiers that you can choose. Ten percent of the proceeds go Water.org, a charity non-profit organization working to provide safe and water and sanitation world-wide.

The base level contains Campaign Cartographer 3+, Symbol Set 1 to 3, and the Tome of Ultimate Mapping. With the level up you add Dungeon Designer 3, City Designer 3, Fractal Terrains 3+, the Cartographer’s Annual 2022 and the two Token Treasuries to the set, all at a great price.

If you know someone who is interested in our products, let them know of this great offer. Or it can be a great way to expand into various add-ons if you’ve only gotten the base Campaign Cartographer 3+ so far.

We are very happy to have another beautiful style by Pär Lindström in this year’s Cartographer’s Annual, with this month’s Parchment City style. Based on Pär’s work on a 19th century map of Stockholm, the style is very easy and quick to use thanks to to whole city blocks and symbols. You can hen dive in and add special landmarks and individual pieces at your leisure. Of course the accompanying mapping guide tells you how to do all that.

The April issue is now available for all subscribers from their registration page. If you haven’t subscribed to the Annual 2024 yet, you can do so here.

Freelance RPG Crowdfunding Marketing Manager

ProFantasy Software Ltd, a leading producer of map-making software for table-top RPGs, based in the UK, is seeking an experienced marketing manager to oversee the crowdfunding campaign for the latest version of our flagship software, Campaign Cartographer.

Start Date: mid-April – mid-May 2024 (exact dates to be confirmed)

Location: Remote, anywhere

Payment: $30 an hour, with a post-crowdfunding bonus depending on the campaign’s success.

Hours: 15 hours a week (flexible) with more hours during the campaign

Purpose of job

• Gather data about our existing and potential customer base and market.
• Devise and implement a marketing strategy to maximize net revenue from our crowdfunding campaign across multiple platforms, both in the lead up to the campaign and when it is underway.
• Manage and implement advertising on social media within budgets agreed with management, analyze their effectiveness and adapt the campaign accordingly.
• Work with management on creating suitable backer levels and messaging for the campaign.
• Identify new marketing opportunities and analyze the efficacy of existing ones.
• Create marketing graphics and social media images and videos using our existing art resources, commission new ones and maintain and cultivate our email list with targeted emails.
• Enhance our existing ecommerce newsletter, promotion and content.
• Work with journalists and bloggers to promote the campaign.
• During the crowdfunding, proactively adapt the campaign to increase revenue and backer satisfaction.

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of previous large, successful crowdfunding campaigns.
• Knowledge and experience in the TTRPG industry.
• Experience of writing for digital platforms (optimizing SEO), in particular websites and e-communications.
• Knowledge of creating content for digital purposes including graphic and audio-visual assets.
• Knowledge of digital marketing and key trends in crowdfunding.
• Significant marketing experience across all channels.
• Good writing style and ability to adopt different tones.

Attributes

• Able to work independently and without supervision.
• Able to manage time, effort and resources between short-term tactical opportunities versus medium/long-term strategic opportunities.
• Deadline-driven and adept at balancing competing priorities and managing complexity.
• Good eye for design and detail.
• Experience of using data to provide insights, using analytics to assess success or suggested changes.

Skills

• A good working knowledge of Google analytics.
• Familiarity with Meta advertising.
• Solid Excel skills.
• Knowledge of Backerkit.
• Familiarity with adding content to WordPress.
• This is a temporary freelance position, with the possibility of extension.

How to apply: Please email an expression of interest with your CV / resume as a PDF to Simon Rogers at profantasy@gmail.com by 12th April, including details of the crowdfunding campaigns in which you’ve been involved.

 Direct any enquiries prior to your application to the same email address.

Deadline: Interviews to take place. Role will commence at the end of April, exact dates to be confirmed.

The March Annual issue is available, and subscribers can now start delving into the new Sinister Sewers style by Sue Daniel.

Prepare to get your feet and hands dirty in thick sewage and sludge, as you navigate drains and pipes, and contend with carnivorous plants (those rats must be tasty) and tentacled monstrosities that creep up from the depth below. But at least the streets above are clean and people can blissfully ignore the horrors beneath their feet!

The March issue is now available for all subscribers from their registration page. If you haven’t subscribed to the Annual 2024 yet, you can do so here.

The second Annual issue of the year is ready for your mapping needs! We have another overland style for you, but this one is aimed at larger overview maps of a continent or even a whole world, rather than the regional or local maps of the January style. One of the main draws of the style is the range of beautiful mountain symbols by Robert Altbauer, originally featured in an Annual issue on Photoshop brushes in 2010. They have been redone for this issue and integrated into a new style. The accompanying mapping guide takes a closer look at some of the more unique features of this style.

The February issue is now available for all subscribers from their registration page. If you haven’t subscribed to the Annual 2024 yet, you can do so here.

News

• The January issue of the Cartographer’s Annual 2023 is available, bringing you a new version of the regional Fantasy Realms style.
• The full Volume for last year’s Cartographer’s Annual is now available as a single setup.

Resources

• The latest free monthly symbols by Mike Schley add more volcanic features to your overland maps.
• Watch or re-watch the recent live mapping videos from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for December, providing more ideas and inspiration for your own mapping projects.

Articles

• Remy continues his series on mapping out Rails & Trains in Campaign Cartographer 3 Plus.
• Christina showcases the September issue of the Cartographer’s Annual 2016 with the “City Streets” style by Alyssa Faden in her latest iteration of the All the Annuals series.

Reminders

• CC3+’s current version is 3.98. Check in Help > About and if your version is older, run Update 28 for CC3+ available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.

The monthly symbols by Mike Schley have been very popular and of course we continue this tradition into the new year. From the isometric city symbols we return to artwork for overland maps for a while, with a fiery first collection of volcanic symbols.

20 new symbols depict active and dormant volcanoes both for land-bound mountain ranges and volcanic peaks rising directly out of the sea, as well as lava pools and fiery chasms leading down into the bosom of the earth.

To download the free content go to your registration page and on the Downloads tab, click the download button for Campaign Cartographer 3 Plus. Mike’s new symbols are the last link in the list. All the content of the current year (only January 2024 so far) is included in the one download.

You can always check the available monthly content on our dedicated page.