We’ve recently added a couple of new icons to Hexographer and tweaked a couple of features which now make the program perfect to create maps for Settlers of Catan.  There is a new video clip walking through the process on …

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We’re well into finishing our work on the DungeonMorphs 2 Kickstarter.  A few files need to be converted and samples ordered and a few freelancers are doing their parts.  And of course, Q-Workshop is working on the dice.  (They have …

New Survey on Inkwell Ideas Next Possible Projects Read more »

About a week ago as I was falling asleep I somehow thought up a mini-game centered on how to start your next RPG campaign. Short description: A player declares a genre and each player gets six cards (two verbs and …

Adventure Hooks: Mini-game to Create your Next Adventure Beginning Read more »

Occasionally (between answering questions here and our support email and working on other projects) I check the web for mentions of Hexographer.  Below are links to cool uses, reviews, sample maps, etc., from the past month or so: Breeyark has …

Hexographer in the News, January 2015 Read more »

Mythoard is a new (January will be the second edition) monthly subscription box for RPG enthusiasts.  What is a subscription box?  It is sort of a collated, quality grab-bag centered around a specific interest–in this case role-playing games.  The subscription …

Mythoard RPG Subscription Box taking January Orders Read more »

First of all, Happy New Year! Over the past couple of days we’ve been doing a survey on system choice (still open for votes!) about an expansion of our Creature & Encounter Decks.  Because it may help others to see …

Small Survey Results on System Preference Read more »

As mentioned in yesterday’s year end wrap up post, we are looking at expanding our existing Creature & Encounter Decks.  To make the new decks as interesting as possible, we’d like your feedback to a survey we’re conducting. Thank You …

New Creature & Encounter Decks Survey Read more »

The too long, didn’t read version: Even though in 2014 we did well in sales, our expenses were about equal to our sales.  However, a good portion of the expenses are due to things that shouldn’t come up next year. …

2014 Inkwell Ideas Year In Review and Future Plans Read more »

As you probably know, we at Inkwell Ideas love random charts.  (Some prior examples: Spicing Up the Empty/Mundane Room, Random Charts for “Spell Accents”, Coin Description Generator (Random Table), Random Unusual Weather Table, Random Magic Fountain/Pool Effects Chart, Hexmap Alphabetical …

Describing the Door Read more »

If you’re looking for some new monster inspiration, CNN has a new story (slideshow, sorry) up today that details several new creatures from African myth.  Most seem to not have made their way into many RPGs yet.  Here is the …

Mythical Creatures of Africa Read more »