Role playing game software and accessories
The Hexographer software (a free web-based hex mapping program) has received a couple of updates: The user can change the color of the cosmic icons (planets, asteroids, etc.) as they are placed. (So for example not all the planets have …
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The popularity of the “retro-clone” RPG games (those that attempt to emulate the orginal D&D game or the Basic/Expert/Master/etc. D&D boxed sets or even 1st edition AD&D) makes me think that the RPG hobby isn’t dieing, but instead it is …
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I’ve updated my reviews of the random dungeon generators available on the internet because two of them were updated since I reviewed them. The full review (including links to the generators) is Random Dungeon Generators Reviewed. First, “The Demonweb” random …
Background The first gem of seeing was created several hundred years ago by Vizier Montlebahn of Barvonia when Barvonia’s nobility was infiltrated by a group of Rakshasas. The gem of seeing allowed the king of Barvonia to sort out the …
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Background The first efficient quivers were a gift of a nature god to her followers and the magical quivers once bore her name. However, the name of the god may no longer be spoken and now these quivers are known …
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The “Random Dungeon Generators Reviewed” article I wrote almost a weekend ago received some great feedback. I’ve updated the article with the changes. Below is a summary of the differences: Another impressive dungeon generator (the one from Wizards of the …
Random dungeon generators go way back to the early days of computer games. Text-based dungeon crawls like Hack and Moria randomly created their dungeon levels using ASCII characters, but even they have since been given graphics front-ends. A dungeon generator …
The coat of arms visual designer has moved to a new website at http://www.inkwellideas.com/coat_of_arms/ The new website allows for more interaction and other features. A new version of the Coat of Arms Visual Designer has also just been released. The …
The Coat of Arms Visual Designer Gets a New Home, Updated Read more »
A day has already passed into the new year so before it gets too much further allow me to highlight a few of my favorite essays here from the past year. One of my most popular essays (and in this …
The Coat of Arms Visual Designer has gained many new features lately. If you are not familiar with the designer, it allows anyone to quickly create a free coat of arms in minutes. You may want a coat of arms …