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 …

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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 »

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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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 …

Modern Map Icons/Symbols Pack Released (PNG Images) Read more »

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

Wonders & Mysteries of Your World Brainstorm Ideas/Random Chart Read more »

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 …

Inkwell Ideas March 4th 30% Off Anything & Everything Sale Read more »

A week or so ago I received a copy of Matt Jackson’s Moleskin Maps volume 3 PDF.  In short it is an excellent collection of hand drawn maps perfect for side treks, mini-quests or hex-crawl stocking. Each map is shown …

Moleskin Maps Review Read more »