How to use the RC Patreon: Start Here 🗺️
Added 2026-02-02 14:00:26 +0000 UTCNew to The Reclusive Cartographer? Read this first.
Welcome, and thank you for supporting The Reclusive Cartographer!
If you’ve just joined, the amount of content here can feel a little overwhelming at first. This post is here to help you get started fast!
Below is a simple way to get started and a few recommended downloads that work in almost any campaign.
It's a bit of a long post so if you are looking for a specific answer use Ctrl/Command+F to jump to:
What is this Patreon is best for?
What should I download first?
How do I find the map I want?
How do I download Foundry scenes?
How Can I Suggest Future Content?
Once you have read this post I recommend heading over to our Cartographer's Archive as there is a lot more to see :D.
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Step 1: What This Patreon Is Best For
The RC Patreon is built to help you:
Drop locations straight into a session
Save prep time
Have maps that inspire stories, not just look pretty
Our releases are designed to be system agnostic, so we can cover all bases, regardless of what system you play, everything here is plug-and-play.
Step 2: What should I Download First? (Recommended Starter Set)
If you only grab a few things today, start with these, its a curated collection of maps just to wet your whistle so to speak!
Download the RC Starter Pack - 2026
⭐ 1. Ismouth Town - Settlement Map
Perfect for:
Session 1 locations
Safe hubs between adventures
Reusable towns you’ll come back to
⭐ 2. The Jolly Otter - Tavern Map
(The name alone sparks joy :D)
Perfect for:
Player introductions
A pint
The resulting brawl from drinking too many pints!
⭐ 3. The Old Barrow
Ideal for:
One-shots
Side quests
Dropping into an ongoing campaign
👉 Look for: ruins, crypts, keeps, caves or lairs
⭐ 4. Pasture Road
Great for:
Overland encounters
Ambushes
Camps, crossings, or landmarks
If any of these spark ideas, you’re using this Patreon correctly 😉
Step 3: How Do I Find A Map I Want?
We are currently in the process of upgrading our archive to allow for easier browsing and download. We hope to have this live by March 2026.
In the meantime here are a few tips for navigating the archive:
Use tags to jump to specific biomes or map types
Check collection posts when available, they group older content by theme
Don’t feel like you need to download everything at once, we are well into the thousands of maps stage now so take your time!
This Patreon is a toolbox, not homework.
Step 4: Downloading What You Want
Once you know what map you are after, jump over to the Master Downloads page where you will find all of the files for your tier.
Initiate Mapmaker ($1) / Journeyman Surveyors ($3) / Master Cartographers ($5)
Similarly to step 3, we are working on a '1 click download' for our maps to streamline this whole process, also to be rolled out in March 2026.
After downloading the map files you'll find the following folders labelled like this:
72dpi files - perfect for digital games and for online platforms such as Roll20
300dpi files - high res files that are great for printing
WebP files - optimised files for Foundry VTT - Note: these are not the prebuilt files, for those look at Step 5!
Note: Folders for older maps will be labelled: Roll20, HighRes and Foundry respectively. Rest assured the files are the same.
Step 5: How do I download Foundry scenes? - Master Cartographers and Above
For those of you that use Foundry VTT, we have over 100 scenes, prebuilt with walls and lights etc, ready to drop straight into your games.
If you jump over to the Foundry Archive page you'll find all of the Manifest URLs, all you need to do from there is to copy and paste the URL you want into the Install Module section of Foundry and it will download ready for you to use!
Step 6: How Can I Suggest Future Content?
Patron feedback matters here.
You’ll regularly see polls asking about:
Upcoming themes
What we can do better
What new content you want to see
If you ever think:
“I wish there was a map for....”
There’s a good chance other patrons do too.
Dropping a comment on our Patreon posts is a good way but the best way is to join our Discord Community, we are always lurking our there so come and say hi! :D
One Last Thing ❤️
If you ever feel lost, overwhelmed, or unsure where to start that’s on me, not you.
This post exists so you can jump in confidently and start using the maps right away.
Thanks again for being here, and I hope these maps make your next session easier (and more memorable).
– R
