right|thumb|280px|Example of a fantasy map generated using Campaign Cartographer.

Campaign Cartographer is a Windows map creation program created by ProFantasy Software originally in 1993.

Description

The program was designed to draw maps for role playing and miniature war games. Le Temple Des Eaux-Mortes by Eric Ferris and Johannes Cabal the Detective by Jonathan L. Howard. The Forgotten Realms Interactive Atlas, published by TSR, Inc. in 1999, was likewise constructed using Campaign Cartographer.

In the December 1995 edition of Arcane (Issue 1), Andy Butcher reviewed both Campaign Cartographer and its add-on Dungeon Designer:

  • Butcher admired Campaign Cartographer, giving it an above average rating of 8 out of 10 and saying, "Campaign Cartographer is an incredible program. It really does make it easy to create highly detailed maps of anything from a planet to a small forest."
  • He was even more enthusiastic about Dungeon Designer, giving it an excellent rating of 9 out of 10 and commenting, "Considering how often these kind of maps are needed in most games, this makes Dungeon Designer even more useful than Campaign Cartographer for most gamers, which is high praise indeed."

Andy Butcher reviewed Campaign Cartographer Pro for Arcane magazine, rating it an 8 out of 10 overall, and stated that "Campaign Cartographer Pro makes an already powerful program not only more flexible, but more importantly a whole lot easier to use. It's still not instantly accessible, but it is a lot quicker. Even if you only rarely use Campaign Cartographer, this comes highly recommended." Butcher reviewed Campaign Cartographer Perspectives in the same issue of Arcane magazine, rating it a 7 out of 10 overall, and stated that "There [...] comes a point when you begin to think that ProFantasy should just release a new version of Campaign Cartographer, with the features of the expansions built in. At the moment, if you bought the basic program and all the add-ons, you'd be looking at spending [a lot]. Still, yet another neat little addition to the program."

Michael Tresca writing for AllGame called Campaign Cartographer 2 "the best in its class." He also reviewed, Character Artist, an add-on for Campaign Cartographer 2, it was called essential for those who can't recruit an artist.

In a review of Campaign Cartographer 3 in Black Gate, M Harold Page said "Ultimately, Campaign Cartographer does require putting in some effort, but for map design, the results are rewarding and learning the software is not a bad way of spending a rainy Scottish afternoon."

Reviews

  • Shadis #14
  • Shadis #24 (Feb., 1996)
  • Rollespilsmagasinet Fønix (Danish) (Issue 11 - Dec/Jan 1995)
  • ' #2
  • Australian Realms #25
  • Realms of Fantasy

See also

  • AutoREALM
  • List of role-playing game software

References

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  • ProFantasy website
  • Video Tutorials on using Campaign Cartographer
  • Review of Campaign Cartographer at RPG.net
  • Free Maps of Fantasy Worlds created with CC3