Cartographer's Annual 2023 Content

January

For the January issue of the Cartographer's Annual 2023 we start with a redo and expansion of the 13th Age overland style, tentatively dubbed 14th Age Overland.

The iconic style by Lee Moyer is expanded significantly with more than double the number of symbols and and more bitmap fills than it previously had. It will also be updated with the latest sheet effects and symbol placement drawing tools.

The style pack 13th Age Revisited includes

• 1 expanded and recreated drawing style "13th Age Revisited" by Lee Moyer
• 68 new drawing tools
• 2 new templates (imperial and metric)
• 38 bitmap fills
• 139 bitmap and vector symbols in 8 catalogs
• 1 6-page mapping guide
• 1 example map (FCW and JPG format)
• 1 effects setting

February

Pär Lindström has created a new town and village style for the February issue. It lets you draw beautiful oasis settlements with serene palm trees lining refreshing pools of water in Pär's iconic handdrawn style.

The style's symbols buildings, tents, trees, wells and pools, along with ancient and mysterious ruins of civilizations long vanished under the sands of the desert.

The style pack Desert Oasis includes:

• 1 new city drawing style "Desert Oasis" by Pär Lindström
• 73 new drawing tools
• 2 new templates (imperial and metric)
• 17 new bitmap fills
• 150 bitmap symbols in 6 catalogs
• 1 5-page mapping guide
• 1 example map (FCW and JPG format)
• 2 effect settings
• 2 new city street settings
• 2 new city house setting

March

For the March issue of the Annual 2023 Sue Daniel is back with a glorious new battle map style for those wintry excursions. See how her forest paths of 2022 turns into new winter trails.

Compatible with Sue's Forest Trail style form last year's Annual, Winter Trails contains everything you need to draw snow-covered outdoor maps for those encounters in the woods.

The style pack Winter Trail includes

• 1 new drawing style "Winter Trail" by Sue Daniel
• 25 new drawing tools
• 2 new templates (imperial and metric)
• 6 new bitmap fills
• 153 bitmap symbols in 7 catalogs
• 1 4-page mapping guide
• 3 example maps (FCW and JPG format)
• 2 effect settings

April

In the April issue of the Annual 2023 we present the work of a new artist contributing to the Cartographer's Annual: E. Prybylski. Their hand-drawn, watercolour-based artwork has been converted into digital assets and allows you to produce maps in this unique and beautiful style.

The style "E Prybylski Watercolour" is easy and fast to use, but doesn't compromise on the beauty of the results. Beginning mappers will find it just as rewarding as the veterans.

You can find more of E. Prybylski's work on their page here.

The style pack E Prybylski Watercolour includes

• 1 new Overland drawing style by E. Prybylski
• 36 new drawing tools
• 2 new templates (imperial and metric)
• 11 new bitmap fills
• 234 bitmap symbols in 7 catalogs
• 1 5-page mapping guide
• 2 example maps (FCW and JPG format)
• 9 new Symbols In Area settings

May

The May issue of the Annual 2023 presents a map pack by new contributor Jimmy Medina, showing floorplans for a whole city block of buildings mapped in high detail.

The map pack "City Block" contains floorplans for 8 different buildings with four levels each and a 10-page mapping guide including adventure ideas for their use.

The map pack City Block includes

• 1 new floorplan map pack "City Block" by Jimmy Medina
• 4 new floorplan maps, depicting 8 buildings with 4 levels each
• 8 PNG exports (with labels and no labels)
• 1 10-page mapping guide

June

The June issue of the Annual 2023 contains a new set of Steampunk symbols by Jon C Munson, including trains, tracks, vehicles and lots of strange machinery.

Designed to match Mike's Dungeons of Schley style from Symbol Set 4, the "Steampunk Streets" symbols can also be used in any other floorplan style to add a spice of weird science and steam technology to any map.

The symbols pack Steampunk Streets includes

• 198 new steampunk-themed symbols by Jon C Munson II in 5 catalogs
• 1 new drawing style "Steampunk Streets" based on SS4 Dungeons of Schley
• 2 new dungeon templates "Steampunk Streets" (imperial and metric)
• 8 new drawing tools
• 2 new effect settings
• 1 example map (FCW and JPG format)
• 1 5-page mapping guide

Further ahead

To be announced.

This is our 17th annual and many of our customers have repeatedly subscribed from the beginning. Every year we balance the content so that the Cartographer's Annual is excellent value no matter how you use CC3+.