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[–] roflo1@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This is an almost-everything bundle. For those unaware, every month they release a style, tool or guide and the 12 months make up each Annual Volume.

This page showcases everything in the latest of the included annuals:

https://www.profantasy.com/annual/2023/2023-cartographers-annual.asp

Feel free to ask if you want the opinion of a happy customer.

[–] INeedMana@piefed.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's mostly for fantasy settings, right?

[–] roflo1@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 week ago

That’s the main way it’s used, but there’s no limitation to use it in another way.

There are some styles suited for modern day maps. Or historical maps, such as the April issue of this annual:

https://www.profantasy.com/annual/2022/2022-cartographers-annual.asp

And with Cosmographer and a few annual issues included, there’s plenty of SciFi styles to choose.

They have a YouTube channel where they stream a mapmaking session, you get to see quite a few styles:

https://youtube.com/@profantasysoftware

[–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I play a lot of sci fi themed sessions, would you still recommend for this use case?

[–] roflo1@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I do use it myself for SciFi (mostly for Traveller) and I like it. Of course, the number of available styles is not as overwhelming as the ones available for fantasy, but there are some good options.

One thing worth noting: for Sci-Fi you definitely want the highest tier, which includes Cosmographer and all the annuals.

The page for Cosmographer shows a few styles: https://www.profantasy.com/products/cos3_examples.asp

And here's a few deckplan exampless on a classic Traveller style: https://www.profantasy.com/products/cos3_deckplans.asp

As for the annuals, there's this post on the forum with a small screenshot/thumbnail for each issue in most annuals: https://forum.profantasy.com/discussion/10366/cartographers-annual-all-the-issues-linked-in-one-place

Finally, there's this Youtube Playlist with a few of the mapping sessions that focused on Sci-Fi styles: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrFvDl9qgYgsCVt58a41H3rcDjsAc4P4h

[–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thank you for taking the time to go in detail and provide resources! I'll probably get it based on your advice :)

[–] roflo1@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 week ago

Glad I could help.

One more thing: The official forum is a place full of very nice and helpful people.