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The Friday Five is a weekly series of interviews with d20 publishers. Each publisher responds to five "ready-made" questions about their products or product lines.
For the first instalment, we have Anna Dobritt from Cartography Unlimited.
1. Give us an overview of your product line(s).
Cartography Unlimited for RPGs started as a freelance cartographer company and now has branched out. First product was the RPG Freelancers Guide, which is sort of like the Writer's Guide that's published for fiction and non-fiction riders. Next up was the SRD in pdf format, the SRD 3.5 pdf and the SRD 3.5 Monsters pdf. Yes, I still do freelance cartography work.
2. Tell us at length about your most recent project (upcoming or just released).
Upcoming project to be released is The Town of Umberham pdf. This product can be used in any fantasy campaign. There are brief write ups for the region surrounding Umberham with maps, floorplans for a number of businesses and residences in Umberham itself. A map of the sewers and 151 npcs each with a brief description. There's a total of 73 color maps in this product and 73 black and white ones. A new demo of the product will be available in a couple of days, once I get the layout completed and finish typing the npc descriptions.
3. What is your main target audience and how much of a spread beyond that do you feel is likely, first for your line(s), then for your most recent?
Main target audience is those who use d20 since that's what I'm most familiar with. I should be more specific, Fantasy d20. I'm not that keen on Modern and futuristic rpgs, so I doubt any of my future products will go in that direction, except for another pdf that will have maps usable in a d20 modern campaign.
4. What is the main thing about your company that makes you most proud?
That I'm able to publish. Before the internet, I would never have thought I could get into rpg publishing or become a freelance cartographer for rpgs. I'm also proud of the maps that I make, which is always a lot of fun.
5. Where do you see your company one year from now?
Hmm, one year from now maybe I'll have a product or two in print. That would definitely be the icing on the cake.
RPG Freelancers Guide
http://www.cartogunlimited.com/rpgfreelancersguide.html
Freelance Cartographer
http://www.cartogunlimited.com
For the first instalment, we have Anna Dobritt from Cartography Unlimited.
1. Give us an overview of your product line(s).
Cartography Unlimited for RPGs started as a freelance cartographer company and now has branched out. First product was the RPG Freelancers Guide, which is sort of like the Writer's Guide that's published for fiction and non-fiction riders. Next up was the SRD in pdf format, the SRD 3.5 pdf and the SRD 3.5 Monsters pdf. Yes, I still do freelance cartography work.
2. Tell us at length about your most recent project (upcoming or just released).
Upcoming project to be released is The Town of Umberham pdf. This product can be used in any fantasy campaign. There are brief write ups for the region surrounding Umberham with maps, floorplans for a number of businesses and residences in Umberham itself. A map of the sewers and 151 npcs each with a brief description. There's a total of 73 color maps in this product and 73 black and white ones. A new demo of the product will be available in a couple of days, once I get the layout completed and finish typing the npc descriptions.
3. What is your main target audience and how much of a spread beyond that do you feel is likely, first for your line(s), then for your most recent?
Main target audience is those who use d20 since that's what I'm most familiar with. I should be more specific, Fantasy d20. I'm not that keen on Modern and futuristic rpgs, so I doubt any of my future products will go in that direction, except for another pdf that will have maps usable in a d20 modern campaign.
4. What is the main thing about your company that makes you most proud?
That I'm able to publish. Before the internet, I would never have thought I could get into rpg publishing or become a freelance cartographer for rpgs. I'm also proud of the maps that I make, which is always a lot of fun.
5. Where do you see your company one year from now?
Hmm, one year from now maybe I'll have a product or two in print. That would definitely be the icing on the cake.
RPG Freelancers Guide
http://www.cartogunlimited.com/rpgfreelancersguide.html
Freelance Cartographer
http://www.cartogunlimited.com
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