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Cartographers' Guild

Welcome to the Cartographers' Guild.

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    Generalized Forums

    1. News

      News posted by site admins, and cartography industry pros.

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    2. Member Introductions

      New here? Say hi and tell us about yourself!

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    3. General Discussion

      General discussion on and off topic.

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    4. Technical Support and Notices

      Please post any bugs, issues, complaints, congrats, feedback, etc. about the website here. Admins will drop any notes or updates about changes and problems here as well.

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      • Threads: 312
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  2. Gallery Threads / Posts  Last Post

    Forums dedicated to the sharing of mapmaking endeavours.

    1. Cartographers Choice

      Map showcase as featured by the staff. These maps are shining examples of cartography.

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      • Threads: 103
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    2. Finished Maps

      Showcase your finished maps and projects here.

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  3. Community Participation Threads / Posts  Last Post

    This sub forum is where all of the community participation projects such as mapping challenges and community world building exercises are contained.

    1. Bookmarks

      Bookmark designs in the style of maps

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    2. The Atlas Awards

      The Atlas Awards: The Guild's annual recognition of the year's best maps. Nominate and vote for your favorites!

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    3. Current Mapping Challenge

      An opportunity for you to test your mapping skills, given a set of guidelines with a little bit of competition. Usually Occurs Monthly.

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    4. Current Lite Mapping Challenge

      An opportunity for you to test your mapping skills, given a set of guidelines in a less competitive environment. Usually starts mid-month.

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    5. Mapping Challenge Archive

      Archive Forum for past mapping challenges.

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    6. Mapping Challenge Suggestions

      Use this forum to suggest ideas for future Mapping Challenges.

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    7. Community World Building Projects

      Currently Active Community World Building Projects.

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  4. Mapmaking Discussion & Philosophy (WIP/Critique) Threads / Posts  Last Post

    Forums dedicated to the discussion and philosophy of different types and styles of maps. Post your maps in here for critique and discussion.

    1. General and Miscellaneous Mapping

      Forum for general maps such as encounter maps, concept maps, and other uncategorized maps and map elements and map related artwork.

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    2. Regional/World Mapping

      General overland, outdoors, region, and world mapping discussion.

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    3. Town/City Mapping

      General city/urban mapping discussion.

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    4. Building/Structure Mapping

      General indoor, floorplan, and building mapping discussion.

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      • Threads: 564
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    5. Dungeon/Subterranean Mapping

      Underground and dungeon crawl map discussion.

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    6. Sci-fi/Modern Mapping

      Science Fiction, Modern and futuristic mapping discussion.

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      • Threads: 515
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    7. Virtual Tabletop/Battlemap Mapping

      Forum for maps designed specifically for use as battlemaps, map tiles or for use in any Virtual Tabletop (VTT) software.

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    8. Board Game Mapping

      Board games and other tabletop style mapping discussion.

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      • Threads: 133
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    9. Writing, Stories, Linguistics, Toponymy and other wordy stuff !

      Discussion on the subject of toponymy and linguistics in relation to cartography.

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    10. Pen and Paper / Traditional Methods

      Mapping using non digital techniques. For those of the old school, and hand crafted look.

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    11. Software Discussion

      Discussion on various software applications ranging from Campaign Cartographer and Dundjinni to Photoshop and The Gimp

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      • Threads: 1,333
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    12. 3D modeling (map elements and height maps)

      Discussion on the subject of 3D modeling map elements and other 3d modeling such as terrains and height maps.

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      • Threads: 137
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  5. Mapping Resources Threads / Posts  Last Post

    Forums dedicated to resources you can use in your mapmaking endeavours.

    1. Tutorials/How-To

      Post your tutorials and how-to's, as well as link to tutorials already made.

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    2. Mapping Elements

      Share and discuss the artwork bits and pieces used for mapping such as textures, tiles, brushes and symbols.

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    3. Reference Material

      Post and share or link to reference material online that can help other mappers with inspiration or stylization.

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    4. Mapmaking Requests

      If you need something made for a map or a complete map altogether, post here, someone may do it for you!

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    5. How Do I ???

      Wondering how to do something? Lost and confused with your software? Curious how a certain map was made? This is the place to ask.

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