Hexographer 1.71 was just released.  It includes a few new features as well as some changes behind the scenes that make it a bit easier to maintain.  Below is a quick summary: The Map Key can now be saved! (Finally.)  …

Hexographer Updated: New Building Icons & Map Key Wizard Overhaul Read more »

The Welsh Piper just posted a very well-timed article with advice for creating hex crawl encounters.  I think it is well-timed because last week we kicked off a hex crawl location “contest.” I put contest in quotes because all you …

Hex-Crawl Tips & Contest Update Read more »

Only a little over a day left to pledge as I write this!  (Ends March 14th at 11pm US eastern time.) Get 400+ minis for $25.  And/or get publishable stock art for a very good price. Link: Monster Stock Art …

One Day Left! Monster Stock Art & Minis Kickstarter – 400+ Laminated Card Minis – $25 Read more »

Only 5 days left as I write this!  Get 400+ minis for $25.  And/or get publishable stock art for a very good price. I’ve posted two updates to the the project recently: Art Keeps Rolling In; Sample Minis Sheet – …

5 Days left! Monster Stock Art & Minis Kickstarter – 400+ Laminated Card Minis – $25 Read more »

We’re planning to make Hexographer even better, but we want your help! Get a free copy of Hexographer for writing up 8 “hex crawl” locations!  (If you’ve already got a copy of Hexographer, feel free to request a copy of …

Inkwell Ideas/Hexographer Hex-Crawl Contest Read more »

I’ve done several worldbuilding articles here over the past few years.  They are based on The Worldbuilder’s Guidbook, a number of Dragon magazine articles, a few other miscellaneous sources and of course my own take on things. The religion guide …

Updated Worldbuilding Article Series Read more »

Earlier today I was checking one of the RPG advertisement message boards and I saw an interesting post about Raging Swan Press’s latest release: Random Hill Encounters Based on the sample encounter (linked from the page linked above) the product …

Remember the Book of Lairs? Want Some Hexcrawl Encounters? Raging Swan Press Can Help Read more »

A major update with several new features was recently made to Dungeonographer.  Here’s a video tutorial running through the changes: Dungeon Dressing, Drawing Rooms/Corridors as Shapes, Tokens, Hide/Show, File Upload When you combine all the features (except “dungeon dressing”, which …

Significant New Features Added to Dungeonographer; Becomes a Simple Virtual Table Top Read more »

I have a few projects in mind that require monster art.  One of them is my current “Monster Stand-Ins” Kickstarter project. But then I thought there are probably a bunch of other small publishers, blog writers, electronic game publishers, etc., …

Creating a Qualtiy Color Art Library of Every 3.5 SRD Monster Read more »