Our Hexploration Decks Kickstarter ends in a little less than 24 hours from the time I’m posting this… so if you’re interested in cards of ideas to help make your campaign setting more vibrant/ununsual/interesting, please give them a look. Plus …

HexLands Free Hex Map Web App Update & Hexploration Decks Kickstarter Ending Soon Read more »

We’ve now sent our Hexploration Decks & Minimap Tiles out to all* the backers for our  crowdfunding campaign.  Which means we’re happy to post them for sale on our web store and our DriveThruRPG store. Now that they are out …

Hexploration Decks & Tiles Available–Plus Video Reviews & More Decks! Read more »

If you’re still on the fence about backing our Kickstarter or you’ve been waiting to get around to it, here’s your “round tuit”: Yesterday we did an update with a bunch of NPC Portrait thumbnails, so today I wanted to …

Fantasy Sidequest & NPC Decks Kickstarter Ending Today 10/5, 11pm US Eastern Read more »

As of this post, there are about 30 hours left! Here are some of the NPC portraits our artists (no AI) have created so far: We’ve hit our first stretch goal to add a bonus card to all 8 decks, …

30 Hours Left in the Fantasy Sidequest & NPC Decks Kickstarter; Sample Portraits Read more »

Thanks to our amazing backers, we’ve hit our goal and we’ll be making our eight new decks–four Sidequests & four NPC Portraits Decks! Don’t miss out: Click here to pledge now! Because we want to ensure we deliver on time, …

Fantasy Sidequest & NPC Decks Stretch Goals! Read more »

Inkwell Ideas is presently running a Kickstarter campaign featuring four distinct Sidequest Decks and four accompanying NPC Portraits Decks, each tied to a unique theme. Here we’re diving into the details of what to expect and how to use a …

Anatomy of a Sidequest Deck Card Read more »

As you may be aware, Inkwell Ideas is presently running a Kickstarter campaign featuring four distinct Sidequest Decks and four accompanying NPC Portraits Decks, each tied to a unique theme. For this discussion, we’ll delve into the structure of the …

Anatomy of an NPC Portraits Deck Card Read more »

Yesterday we shared a video tutorial on utilizing Sidequest Decks for a Hex Crawl specifically focusing on our Desert Outpost Sidequest Deck, a part of our newly launched Fantasy & NPC Sidequest Decks Kickstarter campaign. For those who prefer written …

Using Sidequest Decks for a Hex Crawl Read more »

[Editor’s note: This post comes from Andrew Shields, the writer of most of our NPC Portraits Deck cards for our current Fantasy Sidequest & NPC Decks Kickstarter.  Thanks Andrew!] Useful NPCs are a collaboration between the GM and the players. …

What Makes an Effective NPC? Read more »

For our new Sidequest Decks (part of our Fantasy Sidequest & NPC Decks Kickstarter–now underway!) we’re creating over 200 new fantasy maps.  We’re making one new Sidequest Deck and one new NPC Portraits Deck for each of four themes. One …

Sample Sidequest Maps! Read more »