Our Patreon (something like a monthly subscription) continues this month with wizard location themed map icon mini-sets for use with our software programs.  This post has the Worldographer/Hexographer classic style map icons in an in-use map preview below.  See our prior post …

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Magiocracy of Ulm Generations ago the Archmage Ulm foresaw a time when wizards would be persecuted for the evil acts of a few. Through powerful divination spells, he determined the best way to keep magic alive in the land was …

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Our second “hexploration” (charts for details of things you may encounter in a hex crawl or simply developing your world) focuses on shipwrecks. While researching this, I found an article that details causes for shipwrecks including some strange but real …

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We’re continuing to shake out the bugs in the recently released settlement building functionality of Worldographer.  You can always get the latest version at http://worldographer.com/download/ The latest fixes centered on the configuration the data used to generate a new city …

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In a fantasy world, monsters don’t have to be just foes.  A city or town can make agreements with a nearby tribe of goblins, send adventurers out to make a mutually beneficial contract with a Medusa, or summon an elemental …

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Tags: Wilderness, Combat Unlikely, Traders, Deception Setup: The PCs have finished a campfire dinner and are about to start the first character’s watch when they spot a new campfire several hundred yards away. From this distance, the PCs can make …

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Here is the first of a series of articles/charts to augment a hex crawl game.  This chart gives you some interesting ideas for an unusual building found in a hex. To use it, roll a d6 for each column, adjust …

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Just like 2017, 2018 was another year Inkwell Ideas grew by focusing on making tools that help you make your games better! And as 2017’s biggest achievement was getting Worldographer (Hexographer 2) released, 2018’s biggest achievement was getting the City/Village …

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This post has a preview of our city High Seas themed Patreon icons for December 2018 by artist/cartographer Keith Curtis. The set has a number of dock pieces, a marina, warehouses, ships, etc., plus an airship port & airship icon.  …

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This is the next to last preview of our Patreon (an opt-in monthly subscription) of map icon mini-sets for use with our software programs.  This month’s theme is High Seas, and this post has the Dungeonographer map icons.  These icons are perfect …

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