Fungal Forest Hex Map Icons
This is another post in a series of hex map icons. However, these icons could be used for any map style and any map tool because each is just a 250×250 pixel transparent PNG. As mentioned previously, I’ll be adding …
Ryzom MMORPG Releases Source Code, Artistic Assets
I had never heard of the MMORPG Ryzom before but yesterday I saw an article noting that the game’s source code and artistic assets were “open sourced.” The source code was released under the Free Software Foundation’s GNU Affero General …
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Not Every Rumor Should Relate to the Adventure; Not Every Detail Should Lead to an Encounter
A few days ago I saw a great article on the Kobold Quarterly website that listed 50 rumors that have nothing to do with whatever adventure the PCs are pursuing. Roleplaying Tips had a similar article a while back. When …
Random Inn Generator (w/floorplans) Gets Random Menus
I’ve made a pretty significant upgrade to my random inn generator project. It now offers randomly generated menus! About two weeks ago here I asked for suggestions based on the medieval themed menus I was able to find on-line. A …
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Dungeon Map Software Survey Results
A couple of weeks ago, I invited anyone to answer a dungeon mapping software survey as I continue work on “Dungeonographer.” I wanted feedback (in an open-ended way) on what people like in similar tools and what they would like …
Two More Map Icons: Oil Well and Factory
Below are two more map icons (this time fitting a modern setting) that I’ll be adding to Hexographer in the next release. But they are just transparent PNG images, so you can use them in many other tools and general …
A Couple of New Hex Map Icons
I’ve been periodically drawing a couple of new hex map icons that have the “classic” RPG look. They are just transparent 250×250 pixel PNG images, so you should be able to use them in many different mapping tools (such as …
Magic Item Shop Random Inventory Generator Moved & Improved
Several months back I put together a Javascript based Magic Item Shop Random Inventory Generator (for Fantasy OGL) because I hadn’t seen anything exactly like that and I thought it would be useful. As I moved on to other projects …
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Hex Map Glossary: Scale (Part II)
(Read Part I.) Larger Scale Maps A hex map in the shape of a D20. (This was a very simple example without labels or lines for roads, rivers, boundaries, etc.) As you move up to larger scale maps, the practicalities …
Hex Map Glossary: Scale (Part I)
A map’s scale is a key point to consider when creating a hex map, or any map for that matter. Three driving factors behind that decision are: Are you creating a local area map, a country/region map, a map of …