How to Select an RPG (A Chart)
Updated (3.1.2011): The chart has been updated again (added Dragon Age, A Song of Ice and Fire, 7th Sea, Marvel Saga, as well as a few other changes.) The chart has also been elevated to a page on the site …
Creating Traveller Style Sub-Sector Maps in Hexographer
Last month’s Hexographer update (and yesterday’s) included some features to make it easier to create Traveller style sub-sector maps in Hexographer. Specifically the updates made it easy to add “feature decorations” (small icons or text) placed at different clock locations …
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Random Superhero Generator Updated
I took some time to update my free, web-based, Icons-based random superhero generator. The major change was to add a step dedicated to making adjustments (adding a power, adding points to an ability, etc.) to the character based on the …
Random Village Map Generator Update
Thanks all for the wonderful feedback on this project! I’ve updated it with a second village template that is quite a bit different from the original. In addition, both map templates have one extra road that is added to the …
New Random Village Map Generator
Last night I finished a first cut of a new random village map generator. It uses SVG graphics, so some browsers (Internet Explorer, of course) don’t support it. I’ve tested it in the current version of Firefox (on a PC …
Debuting a New, Free Superhero Sketch Tool
For a while I’ve had an idea of making a simple superhero sketch tool where you pick one of 5 or 8 heads, torsos and legs, set a few colors and have a completed superhero sketch. This was to be …
Making 1st Edition World of Greyhawk Style Maps in Hexographer
A new release of Hexographer went out a few days ago, and it adds (or refines) a few interesting new features that allow the user to create maps in the style of the classic World Of Greyhawk poster map. One …
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New Giant Continent Hex-Map: Africa
As part of testing the latest release of Hexographer (now available; see this post for some details) I’ve put together a giant hex map of Africa. This represents about 2-3 hours of work in Hexographer. I wasn’t worrying about being …
136 Public Domain Region or City Map Icons
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 …
Preview of New Art/Features Coming Soon to Hexographer
Here is a sample image showing new art & features coming soon to Hexographer: line art for terrain map items (mountains, hill, forests, etc.), Perspective icons for villages, fortresses, cities, ruins, etc., and the ability to draw polygons and ovals.