This is the 8th post in a series of map icons. Because each icon is just a 250×250 pixel transparent PNG you should be able to use them with many map software programs or with general image editors. As mentioned …

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This is the 7th post in a series of map icons. Because each icon is just a 250×250 pixel transparent PNG you should be able to use them with many map software programs or with general image editors. As mentioned …

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Despite going off on tangents like the Random Dungeon Generator project or writing here, progress on Dungeonographer (dungeon mapping software) continues.  A video clip demo has been posted to the Dungeonographer site.  Keep in mind the software is still pre-alpha, …

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If you’ve determined that a given hex has some “Ruins” the following chart will give you some ideas of what those ruins may have in store. You may want to roll/pick multiple options from the last column: Roll The Ruins …

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Despite going off on tangents like the Random Dungeon Generator project or writing here, progress on Dungeonographer (dungeon mapping software) continues.  A video clip demo has been posted to the Dungeonographer site.  Keep in mind the software is still pre-alpha, …

Dungeonographer Preview: Update and a Video Clip Read more »

Mordor Pale Ale Presents: Real Men of Genius (Real Men of Genius) Today we salute you Mr. Game Rules Lawyer (Mr. Game Rules Lawyer) Armed with a few rulebooks by your side, you can single-handedly make combat grind to a …

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This is the 6th post in a series of map icons.  Because each icon is just a 250×250 pixel transparent PNG you should be able to use them with many map software programs or with general image editors.  As mentioned …

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About a week ago I unveiled my own tile-based random dungeon generator.  Now one of the promised improvements is ready: cavern tiles.  They are still a little simplistic (I’ll be adding more variety) but one of the nice things about …

Random Dungeon Generator Update Read more »

Back in college where I was a computer science major there was a brutal class called “Survey of programming languages” (or something like that–it was 10 years ago or so) where you had to learn 8 computer languages (and actually …

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This is the 5th post in a series of map icons.  Because each is just a 250×250 pixel transparent PNG you may be able to use them with many map software programs  or with general image editors.  As mentioned in …

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