Roleplayer's Atlas
by Glam_Ardor
Roleplayer's Atlas lets players draw and annotate a hand-held map, with territories, roads and written inscriptions that other players can read on roleplay servers.
What it does
The mod is a client-side fork of Antique Atlas 4 that turns the map into a drawable document rather than a HUD overlay. A player opens the atlas from the book and quill, sketches areas and roads, and writes labels and dated marks on the page. Drawn maps can be handed to other players, so the atlas works as a prop in roleplay play.
Roleplayer's Atlas depends on Surveyor Map Framework, which is bundled inside the jar, so no separate install is needed for it. Most roleplay servers run plugin cores that cannot load mods, and the author notes that this is the reason the mod needs only the client. Files are published for Fabric and Quilt, and the 1.5.2 build covers 1.21.8 and 1.21.11.
Key features
Hand-drawn territories
Paint an area and name each cell, and the label is written in an old cartographic style across the painted land.
Roads and paths
A drawn path is shown as a dashed track that curves, with its name set along the bend, and a road can be picked up again at its far end.
Inscriptions and dated marks
Free text can be written anywhere on the page, with a quill for inscriptions and a date on each mark.
Walking and page controls
The map tilts as the player turns, pans by dragging, zooms with tools on the right edge, and redraws bounds without starting over.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Roleplay servers
Atlases let a character draw a map of a town or region that another player can receive and read in character.
Handing maps to other players
A map drawn by one player can be passed to another, so only the person who holds it learns the place.
Who it’s for: Roleplay server players and owners who want a drawn, in-world map instead of a minimap. Players on servers that cannot load mods can still use it on a client.
How it compares
Surveyalot is a Fabric and Quilt mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 that runs on the client or server as an optional install, and is open source under the European Union Public License 1.2. SettleCraft is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 that is required on the server, with the client optional, under the MIT License, and is not open source. Hoofprint covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, is client-side only, and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roleplayer's Atlas | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-10-14 |
| Surveyalot | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client or server, optional | 2026-01-10 |
| SettleCraft | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-17 |
| Hoofprint | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-03-30 |
Questions
Does Roleplayer's Atlas need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Roleplayer's Atlas support?
Is any other mod required with Roleplayer's Atlas?
In the catalog
Roleplayer's Atlas is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A hand-drawn atlas for roleplay servers. Territories, roads, quill inscriptions, dated marks, and maps you sign and hand to another player. A fork of Antique Atlas 4 by Sisby folk, rebuilt around one idea: on a roleplay server a map isn't a HUD, it's a document. You draw it, you sign it, you date it, and you give it…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/roleplayers-atlas
- Owner
- Glam_Ardor
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15