The Ravensridge Press
Brandon Lee
2024-04-01
All Ages
A solo / GM-less ttrpg of map making and discovery The brass of the sextant pushes against your eye. These stars are unfamiliar. You pivot your calipers across the parchment, walking and measuring this alien land. What lies beyond those distant bluffs? Who occupies that structure in the valley? You are an interloper here; so tread with respect, observe, and most importantly, finish your map. Cartograph is a solo / multiplayer map-making RPG about journaling, exploration, worldbuilding, and resource management. The core rules are easy to learn, and facilitate the creation of a world map through a variety of prompts and tables. By the end of a game, you will have produced a map of an unknown world, complete with a journal that details those places. This is a great artefact to use as a homebrew setting for your DnD 5e campaign, or other fantasy systems. A pencil and eraser. Paper to draw your map. A place to journal. A deck of standard playing cards. A collection of six-sided dice. Cartograph is played over a series of turns. Each turn, you will roll your pool of dice onto your map page. Then, you will fill in the details your cartographer can survey about the area based on these rolls. You'll pick your next destination, travel there, and draw a playing card to generate a prompt which will give you a a few questions to answer in your journal and some context for the location. Then, you'll manage your resources, before starting the cycle again! Cartograph is designed to be super flexible, and super modular. If you don't like journalling games, no problem! The Atlas Edition includes a ruleset to play Cartographmore akin to traditional roleplaying. You want a more chill and relaxed experience? Easy! Follow the peaceful mode rules for casual play. You can order physical hardcover copies of Cartograph Atlas Edition here!