Commercial Use Licence (Patreon)

Runebear Cartography Commercial Use Licence

The commercial licence is available to active patrons of the Commercial Tier. Head to www.patreon.com/runebearcartography to sign up.

‘Battlemaps' are defined as any top-down tactical map images released on Runebear Cartography’s patreon to our patrons.

Watermarks:

To use Runebear battlemaps for commercial use or distribution having to do with adventures, supplements, modules, or other published materials, the provided watermark must be included on the map itself. The watermark should be placed in the bottom right corner, sized to be clearly legible, and at no less than 60% Opacity.

Any non-watermarked battlemaps are not to be used for distribution unless specifically granted permission by Runebear Cartography. See below for an example of a watermarked battlemap:

Link to watermarks available here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PLMMhe81XVkrZuAyIGvud84LjS9K48L3?usp=sharing

Attribution

If any Runebear battlemaps are used for any commercial reason, it is required that the following is included on the product:

Runebear Cartography named in the credits as a cartographer (“Maps by Runebear Cartography” or "Battlemaps by Runebear Cartography") and a link to "www.patreon.com/runebearcartography" 

If the commercial content is being posted online in a digital marketplace, this attribution must be in the description section.

Applicable Artwork

All battlemaps provided on the Runebear Cartography Patreon at the Commercial Tier are available for commercial use.

NFTs and AI Art

No Runebear Battlemaps whatsoever are to be used in the minting of NFTs or training of AI art. Nor can it be used in any product or by any company that also uses NFTs or AI art in any of their other products or actively supports their use in any way.

Restrictions on Use

Runebear battlemaps are available only for use within other publications, for example, adventures, modules, world-building, character supplements, etc. The battlemaps themselves are not available for rehosting or resale as standalone items.

In addition:

The battlemaps may not be recoloured or resized to alter proportions, and they may not be modified, disassembled, or cropped in any way that distorts the original map; with the exception of desaturating the battlemaps for greyscale/black and white publications.

Use of the battlemaps in such a way that it appears Runebear Cartography endorses your product is strictly prohibited.

You cannot use the battlemaps (in whole or in part) as a trademark, service mark, logo, or other indication of origin, or as part thereof, or to otherwise endorse or imply the endorsement of any goods and/or services.

Runebear battlemaps are not to be used as the basis for any other physical or digital merchandise or promotional items, such as but not limited to t-shirts, greeting cards, mugs, posters, prints, etc.

Sub-licensing, selling, or leasing the battlemaps is not authorized, nor is temporarily or permanently transferring your rights under this agreement to a third party. This includes displaying the battlemaps in any format for download on a website, offering the battlemaps for sale, or otherwise for distribution and/or sale to third parties.

Use of the battlemaps in a way that can be considered generally offensive, obscene, or immoral is strictly prohibited. This means the battlemaps are not available within any material that promotes racism, homophobia, transphobia, or bigotry of any kind.

Exceptions for Streaming

If you plan to use our battlemaps in a video, stream, or podcast on Twitch, Youtube, or similar video platforms, you do not need to obtain this license, and you may use the non-watermarked versions of the battlemaps on your streams. Furthermore, you do not need to notify us of your stream, but you may do so via Patreon or any Social Media platform.

If you are using our battlemaps for streaming purposes, we expect the rules under Attribution to still be adhered to (a link to our Patreon and credit in the video description section).

We also expect you to be a patron of the tier of battlemaps you're using whilst streaming the battlemaps. For example, if you are using our $5 tier battlemaps on your stream, we expect you to be a $5 patron whilst your video content is online.

Further Use Requests

If you would like to use the non-watermarked versions of the battlemaps in your commercial products or to print the full-resolution battlemaps alongside your commercial products (for instance, for a Kickstarter project), you must contact us directly and seek explicit permission.

We will only offer this on a case-by-case basis and expect either a flat sum offer or a profit share offer in the email.

We will not provide the battlemaps for exclusive use, with the exception of maps privately commissioned.

Contact

If you have any questions, please address them to: runebeardesignstudio@gmail.com or send us a direct message through Patreon.