Ralf Schemmann

Hand-drawn dungeon symbols on a piece of paper

Hand-drawn dungeon symbols translated to the screen and assembled into a map.

From paper to the screen: my own hand-drawn dungeon symbols. #map-making #campaigncartographer

November Annual Issue – Hand-drawn Dungeons The Cartographer’s Annual November issue is now available. Seeing the popularity of the Hand-drawn Fantasy style from May and June, we decided to expand this kind of symbols to the Floorplans…

The November issue of the Cartographer's Annual is available! Explore a new hand-drawn dungeon style in this latest edition. rpgmaps.profantasy.com/november-ann...

The Cartographer’s Travels – Sines and Vasco da Gama Earlier this year I was in Portugal, hiking on the Rota Vicentina or the Fishermen’s Trail. It’s a great coastal hike with beautiful towns, stunning cliffs and amazing beaches, but it i…

Sines - the birthplace of Vasco da Gama - was a stop on my trip to Portugal earlier this year. Here are some of the photos I took plus a few thoughts on how he relates to our hobby.
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Free monthly symbols – Halfling Settlements and Ancient Ruins (September 2025) From lofty elven towers we turn our attention to the humble, earthy dwellings of the halfling people. Burrowing into the hillsides their bucolic settlements are neither fortified nor exceedingly we…

The new free monthly symbols add halfling settlements and ancient ruins to the Hand-drawn Fantasy style.
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Enjoy the Maps of the Month from August. Many thanks to all our users who share their wonderful work!
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Broke out the good camera setup for this Al Fasid heavy infantry for Infinity. #miniaturepainting #infinity #corvusbelli

First time in almost twenty years, that a transatlantic flight from Europe got cancelled on me. Well, there's a first time for everything. 😖

Starting the travel day with a 1:15h delay. Makes for a relaxed coffee (on the airline). #gencontravel

Walk along the Sieg with a heron, hornets nest and the first blackberries off the summer.

Battle-scarred orc warrior of the Northern Tribes. #Warcrow #miniaturepainting #corvusbelli

Maps of the Month – June 2025 Welcome dear Cartographers for another great selection of user maps from our community! All of these were posted on the Profantasy forum our the CC3+ group on Facebook. Now, I’m quite smug to…

Check out some of the wonderful Campaign Cartographer maps the community shared last month in the latest iteration of Maps of the Month.
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Heat map color-shifted to blue.

... but I have the perfect method to instantly cool down.

Heat map of Siegen area.

31° now, we're heading towards 35° today...

Two views of a painted game miniature: Chernobog TAG for Infinity by Corvus Belli.

Painted up Ariadna's lowtech version of a TAG: The Chernobog. #infinitythegame #miniaturepainting

Let's see what maps the community showed off last month, shall we? There are some excellent maps again, thank you very much for sharing!
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It's been a while since I create a mapping style for Campaign Cartographer 3+ myself, so I'm doubly happy that my recent "Hand-drawn Fantasy" style seems to find approval among our users. rpgmaps.profantasy.com/may-annual-i...

Schlösserweg 4 - Rothemühle to Bergneustadt 19 new items added to shared album

I was out hiking today, doing another 21km on the Schlösserweg, my current long-distance project. Also, getting in shape for the Fishermen's Way.
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There is no travel warning in Germany afaik, only an updated travel advisory.

Painted three old minis from Infinity's Haqqislam faction one the last two evenings. #infinitytheuniverse #corvusbelli #miniaturepainting

Minas Tirith falls despite being defended by Gandalf the White, and the Shadow wins the #WarOfTheRing, catapulting me into the 4th round of the big annual online tournament.

Sometimes, just sometimes, I get this weird tingling feeling when I reread a bit of the LotR or read something really fresh and new, and it feels like a memory of the time when I first read the book. I get taken back for a (very) fleeting moment and that's awesome.

Damn you, @kennethhite.bsky.social and @mytholder.bsky.social for sending me down a rabbit hole to find out who the "kid from Massachusetts" is, when I should be prepping Operation ALONSO instead. #funwiththeborellusconnection #TheBorellusConnection #FallOfDeltaGreen

Terraforming Mars - the official TTRPG Based on the award-winning board game Terraforming Mars and officially licensed by FryxGames, Terraforming Mars the tabletop role-playing game takes the board game experience to the next level.

Embark on #TerraformingMarsRPG, a game by @kennethhite.bsky.social and @mytholder.bsky.social.
Pledge now and don't miss out on the #EarlyBird discount on #Backerkit! 🛰️🔴 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

After 2 years and 43 game sessions we brought our Mirkwood campaign to a conclusion yesterday. The heroes slew the Werewolf of Mirkwood in a truly epic battle.

Many thanks to my awesome players, @mytholder.bsky.social for the campaign, and Francesco Nepitello and Marco Maggi for the rule system.

We are basically on our way to Nairobi and stopped in Alexandria because it was on the way. :D

Harvey Walters and Mark Harrigan successfully defend the Light of Pharos in Alexandria. Third scenario in the Scarlet Keys campaign of Arkham Horror LCG.

Live Mapping: Mike Schley Regional YouTube video by ProFantasy Software

Join me tomorrow on YouTube for an introductory mapping session as I create a regional overland map, using Mike Schley's overland style. youtube.com/live/Aq2Vh5o...

I spent the weekend with friends at Wasserschloss Unsleben, gaming, hiking, eating, drinking and talking ... simply having a wonderful time.

Map of the "Blautann" - a forest famous for its witches and mythical beasts, from the German rpg "Das Schwarze Auge".

Yes, they are little flying gemstones. :D