The Reclusive Cartographer

Happy first of the month team! I just wanted to take a quick moment to look back on the month that we just had and all of the awesome maps we made together. As many of you will know, in September we were revisiting the region of Havarrlan from our community setting: the Fallen Kingdom. This region i

Hi all! There’s lots to cover, so let’s jump right in! The Plan for October — A Community Written Spooky Adventure You may have noticed that there was no map poll for October. And while we here at RC value democracy as much as the next cartographer, there’s a very good reason for it… We’re making an

Hi everyone! As many of you I’m sure have heard, Patreon is discontinuing the Pay Per Creation model on November 5th 2026, which means all creators need to switch over the Per Month Billing before then. You can read more about why here. I wanted to take a moment to explain clearly what this means, p

Hi all! I’m super excited to offer you this free bundle for our fantasy sandbox region, The Barony of Estania! Earlier this year, as part of our regular patron releases, we started work on a fully mapped fantasy sandbox region built for any and all TTRPGs. What we ended up with was The Barony of Est

Happy Friday, folks! I wanted to give a shout-out to some longtime friends of The Reclusive Cartographer: The Mad Looter. They were among the very first people to support my map-making journey and were one of the biggest reasons I had the confidence to turn fantasy cartography into a full-time caree

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