Calamus - A TTRPG Map-Maker

TrapStreet Studios

In-app purchases

About this game

The Calamus is a companion for tabletop roleplaying games, such as Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder, that allows you to create huge battlemaps utilizing dozens of hand-drawn tiles, create custom PC, NPC, and FOE tokens, and host games in which players can add and move their own characters in real-time.

The Calamus also features a robust chat, in which you can send messages as yourself or any token you have in play, publicly or privately.

Fog of War and 2x2 Characters have recently been added.

Note: To use the app you will need to make an account, which includes your email address. We only use this for communication such as a lost passcode or rare announcements of new features or bug fixes. We will not sell your email address or spam you. Further, signing up for an account grants you a 7-day free trial in which most of the features of the app are available. After that, you can sign up for a monthly or yearly subscription. You will NOT be automatically charged.

You can find more details on our website: https://trapstreetstudios.com/theCalamus.

Ratings and reviews

Desync is terrible, and as of now, I've lost access to the premium subscription content that I pay for. I thought my subscription ran out, tried to refresh it, but Google Play tells me I already have a subscription. I cancel the preexisting one, start up a new one, only to STILL not have premium. On top of that, your password system is buggier than a roach infestation, and I can no longer sign in. Reset my password multiple times, new password never works.

This is what I need for work/travel! The only downside currently is the lack of tiles, ground tiles such as snow, pine trees, shaded ground tiles etc for all seasons or time of day. You can use different colored maps to simulate different ground tiles but more seasonal and time of day tiles among others would help with the cost of the app. Otherwise, an ok addition to optionally have in a DMs tool box

The UI is terrible, the tools are a pain to find and use, I couldn't even tell what this app was for until I got an email asking me to subscribe (classic scenario where I downloaded it along with a few other apps of it's sort, and forgot a few days later.) Don't waste your time, if you're okay with paying for a mapping tool, get Illwinter's Floorplan Generator on steam. Best mapping software I've tried. For free maps that are roll20 compatible, go to Dungen.app the maps are basic but good.

What's new

BUG FIXES
Some users were having issues with deleting tiles from their map staying deleted. This build should fix the issue moving forward. Also, this build fixes an issue for people trying to resubscribe.

Full patch notes: https://trapstreetstudios.com/theCalamus/patchnotes