As you likely know, each month Inkwell Ideas makes 100+ total icons in 4 styles: isometric world/kingdom, classic world/kingdom, settlement, & battlemat based on a theme picked by our patrons. Support us/get them via Patreon! (On the last day of …

Classic & Isometric World/Region Map Temple Icons Read more »

Each month we make 100+ total map icons in 4 styles: isometric world/kingdom, classic world/kingdom, settlement, & battlemat based on a theme picked by our patrons. Support us/get them via Patreon! (On the last day of the month we make …

More Temples & Shrines Settlement Map Icons Preview Read more »

Inkwell Ideas is presently running a Kickstarter campaign featuring four distinct Sidequest Decks and four accompanying NPC Portraits Decks, each tied to a unique theme. Here we’re diving into the details of what to expect and how to use a …

Anatomy of a Sidequest Deck Card Read more »

As you may be aware, Inkwell Ideas is presently running a Kickstarter campaign featuring four distinct Sidequest Decks and four accompanying NPC Portraits Decks, each tied to a unique theme. For this discussion, we’ll delve into the structure of the …

Anatomy of an NPC Portraits Deck Card Read more »

Yesterday we shared a video tutorial on utilizing Sidequest Decks for a Hex Crawl specifically focusing on our Desert Outpost Sidequest Deck, a part of our newly launched Fantasy & NPC Sidequest Decks Kickstarter campaign. For those who prefer written …

Using Sidequest Decks for a Hex Crawl Read more »

[Editor’s note: This post comes from Andrew Shields, the writer of most of our NPC Portraits Deck cards for our current Fantasy Sidequest & NPC Decks Kickstarter.  Thanks Andrew!] Useful NPCs are a collaboration between the GM and the players. …

What Makes an Effective NPC? Read more »

For our new Sidequest Decks (part of our Fantasy Sidequest & NPC Decks Kickstarter–now underway!) we’re creating over 200 new fantasy maps.  We’re making one new Sidequest Deck and one new NPC Portraits Deck for each of four themes. One …

Sample Sidequest Maps! Read more »

Thanks to our successful Sidequest Decks, I’m often asked what makes a good sidequest? There are six key ingredients for sidequests in general and three that are more specific for our purposes—a product that many GMs can quickly use. First, …

What Makes a Good Sidequest? Read more »

Inkwell Ideas’s new Kickstarter to make four new Sidequest Decks and four new NPC Portraits Decks has launched! The Kickstarter intends to make one new Sidequest Deck and one new NPC Portraits Deck for each of four themes: Tavern Quests/Staff …

Fantasy Sidequests & NPC Portraits Decks Kickstarter Now Live! Read more »

Our villages Patreon continues where we’re making a new set of 100+ village building icons spanning several different village types (shingled buildings, thatch buildings, elf forest buildings, dwarven buildings, etc.). Each subset will have 15+ buildings each.  All will have …

Gnome & Orc Village Sample Maps Read more »