Getting Started
Create your first tactical battlemap in under 5 minutes. Projects, grid zone painting, and 4K VTT exports.
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Documentation
Everything you need to build, style, and export maps for your tabletop campaign.
Gemini API Key Setup
How to get a paid Google Gemini API key and connect it to Cartographer. Includes enabling Pay As You Go billing and estimated generation costs.
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Battle Maps Guide
Build tactical encounter maps with the Location editor. Zone painting, map versions, and VTT export.
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Campaign Control Deck
Stage battlemaps, layer weather soundboards, and broadcast live screens to players with zero spoilers.
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Auto-Stylizing Maps
How to write effective style prompts. Example prompts for fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and historical maps.
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Map Versions
Save named snapshots of your map as your campaign evolves. Track how encounter areas change across sessions.
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Resolution & 4K Upscaling
Draft cheaply at 1K, test style prompts, and upscale to full 4K with zero credit penalty compared to generating upfront.
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Exporting Maps
Download maps as high-res PNG images. Resolution tiers, Foundry VTT and Roll20 import, and print sizing.
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