Converting Creatures to Labyrinth Lord
For the creature cards I’m creating (which are set to have Labyrinth Lord (LL) versions), I need to convert a bunch of creatures into LL. I chose LL because the license made it easy to work with, it is one …
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Editing a Random Map in Dungeonographer
Recently there have been a few questions about how to edit a map created with Dungeonographer’s built-in random map generator. So this article describes the reason and process. To allow rooms to be shown or hidden, rooms and even corridor …
Adventures Dark & Deep (1.5E-ish) Bestiary Kickstarter
Joseph Bloch is back with his latest volume in a series of books that imagines–based on Gary Gygax’s public comments and articles–what AD&D 2E might have been like. (So I personally like to think of it as 1.5E.) The new …
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Excellent Climate/Biome Diagram for Worldbuilders
A few weeks back on reddit I stumbled across several diagrams from an AP Environmental Sciences textbook by user Apomonomenos. All of these diagrams do a great job of illustrating various earth science concepts useful to world builders. The illustration …
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Modern Map Icons/Symbols Pack Released (PNG Images)
Cityographer (city map generator/editor) is still in an alpha testing status, but meanwhile we’ve released the first of several map icon packs. The first icon/symbol pack is focused on modern cities and it includes over 125 buildings plus a bunch …
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Petty Gods PDF Released
This is a cool project I had nothing to do with… 100 Petty Gods for use in your campaign. They can’t all be gods of war, healing, or even weather. This PDF has a slew of fun gods to add …
GenCon Coupon Advice Wanted
I posted this on the GenCon forums, but I wanted to open it up to another audience, so I’ll post it here too… I’m looking for GenCon coupon ideas. I’ve got a couple of specific ideas, but I don’t want …
Gnome Stew’s How to Make a Drop Map
A couple of days ago Martin Rayla at the wonderful Gnome Stew Site posted “How to Make a Drop Map.” The process uses Hexographer, so of course I need to mention it. In short, you make an 8×11 hex grid …
Wonders & Mysteries of Your World Brainstorm Ideas/Random Chart
The blog posts here have been light lately, mostly due to diving into work on Cityographer and the Creature and Encounter Cards projects. Taxes and some family stuff (planning a trip) are also taking some time. But I don’t want …
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Inkwell Ideas March 4th 30% Off Anything & Everything Sale
March 4th has evolved in the RPG world into a GM’s Day thank you/celebration. As part of that, we’re offering a 30% off sale on anything and everything made by Inkwell Ideas. Just use the code “March4” in your shopping …
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