Cityographer is seeing more and more use, so I’ve put together some information on customizing the data files it uses to specify which graphics it is using as well as the cities it generates.  (How many of each building type, …

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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 …

Adventures Dark & Deep (1.5E-ish) Bestiary Kickstarter Read more »

[I just posted this to the project’s Kickstarter updates page and am posting it here in case you backed it but don’t subscribe to those updates or if you missed it and are interested.  It will be available to people …

Cityographer Alpha Version Coming Soon! Read more »

Sometimes in a hex crawl/exploration game or of course when exploring a dungeon you want to reveal the area in small sections. Perhaps a single hex or a few in a wilderness map; or a room or corridor at a …

Less Known Hexographer/Dungeonographer Features: Fog of War/GM-Only Read more »

Dave worked with me on the DungeonMorph Dice/Cards/Font/Battlemats project last year. Now he’s got his own project which taps his passion: puzzles.  And who doesn’t need some good puzzles for their RPGs from time to time?  

Yet another Kickstarter project, but I hope you’ll love it as much as I do!  From the description: About a year and a half ago Inkwell Ideas posted a Tabletop RPG selection chart. A few took it too seriously, but …

Tabletop RPG Selection & Computer RPG Timeline Poster Maps (Yet Another Kickstarter) Read more »

The Cityographer Kickstarter project (short overview below) has reached its goal and announced a couple of stretch goals.  But even better, every person who backs at the $45 level or higher (or upgrades an existing pledge) will help increase the …

Cityographer Kickstater Emphasizes “Crowdfunding”; Pledging Ends June 14th, 11pm US eastern time Read more »

The Coat of Arms Design Studio was recently updated with two new major Pro version features. If you’re not familiar with the program, it is another tool from Inkwell Ideas that allows you to create a coat of arms in …

Coat of Arms Design Studio Updated Read more »

My Coat of Arms Design Studio software (which has a free version, naturally) has gained about 50 new charges. Charges are creatures or symbols placed on the shield in a coat of arms.  The paid/pro version has also been given …

Mantling, Helms, and Supporters Added to the Coat of Arms Design Studio Read more »

While searching for new and different styles of map icons, I came across a bunch at the open clip art web site. One set that really stood out (especially because there were many in the same style) were created by …

136 Public Domain Region or City Map Icons Read more »