Role playing game software and accessories
We here at Inkwell Ideas have been doing a lot with Labyrinth Lord lately. But it was cool to see someone else did the work of creating the Labyrinth Lord Known World map (as well as another Labyrinth Lord product’s …
The Known Lands of Labyrinth Lord Using Hexographer Read more »
Just released an update to Cityographer to make a few key improvements/fixes. (There are free and pro versions, look for the “Downloads” page.) Here is the list of changes: You can now set a city center that doesn’t match where …
Thanks to artist/cartographer Robert Altbauer, we have just released a new set of battlemat icons that addresses the needs of Science Fiction settings. These were made for the map software Dungeonographer, but they are any tool that imports transparent PNGs …
M Harold Page put together a detailed review of Hexographer for Black Gate magazine. Here is a snippet: Assuming that the resulting maps look good enough to be inspiring, the basic requirement of a cartographical creativity aid is that it …
Antony Brotherton, David Winterbottom, Matt Jackson, Keith Curtis, Tim Ballew, Shane Knysh, Brutus Motor, AJ Stone and I collaborated on two decks of Random Encounter Generation cards last year. Antony posted a retrospective/review of the finished cards and raves about …
Just yesterday we posted a new Cityographer add-on (but good for any mapping tool or image editor that accepts PNG images) featuring 150 new fantasy buildings plus a bunch of other graphics. Whether you’re creating an elegant city of elves, …
Cityographer Fantasy Buildings/Graphics Icon Pack Released Read more »
The Coat of Arms Design Studio by Inkwell Ideas has received a few recent updates: 20 new symbols have been added. These were added in two sets of 10 each. The graphics library has been replaced with something much smaller. …
Yesterday we linked to a great list of ways to make your villain stand out. #8 on that list mentioned the villain using “calling cards” aka objects or actions that let everyone know this particular villain did the deed. To …
This is from a couple of years back, but it is still good advice. Via Logan Bonner the excellent blog/website Dungeon Mastering: 10. Has Boundaries. Your villain will be more well-rounded if there are some things he or she won’t …
Dyson Logos has many great projects, especially maps. Here he shows us his map drawing process via a step-by-step animated image.