The Code of the Cartographers

1. All art and lore must be original.
2. No AI-generated artwork or AI-generated writing — ever.
3. No copyrighted characters, locations, maps, or settings.
4. The first map is medieval fantasy / mythic wilderness only.
5. No sci-fi, modern cities, spaceships, guns, meme tiles, or joke submissions for the first map.
6. No hateful, discriminatory, explicit, or intentionally offensive content.
7. Horror and violence should stay within normal fantasy TTRPG limits.
8. Do not intentionally troll or sabotage the map.
9. Contributors must respect the boundaries of their assigned hex.
10. Do not draw beyond the allowed border area.
11. Tall objects should follow the perspective guide and should not visually block neighboring hexes.
12. Admins may request revisions before approval.
13. Admins may remove submissions that violate the rules.

Removal & Refund Policy

Submissions that clearly violate the rules, use stolen work, contain AI-generated content, or are made in bad faith may be removed from the project. Refund eligibility, if payments are added in the future, will be reviewed case by case.