[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. …

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Inkwell Ideas’s new Kickstarter to make four new Sidequest Decks and four new NPC Portraits Decks has launched! The Kickstarter intends to make one new Sidequest Deck and one new NPC Portraits Deck for each of four themes: Tavern Quests/Staff …

Fantasy Sidequests & NPC Portraits Decks Kickstarter Now Live! Read more »

As we posted about a week ago, we’re about to launch a new Kickstarter in soon for at least three new NPC Portraits Decks: Adventurers, Coastal Townsfolk, and Henchmen & Hirelings. This post previews a few more NPCs from the …

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A year or so ago, Inkwell Ideas released a mini-deck of 23 5e NPCs.  Now, we’ve more than doubled the number of cards in 5e Creature Decks: Nonplayer Characters.  We’ve also redone some of the prior artwork as well and created a printed …

5e Creature Decks: Nonplayer Characters Expanded & Released! Read more »

Along with our primary work on Worldographer, we’ve been working up a few new card decks over the past few months.  Now a couple are ready! Sidequest Decks: High Seas, Pirates, & Ports Need sea-faring, pirate, or port adventure ideas …

Two New Card Decks Released: NPC Portraits Deck: Science Fiction and Sidequest Decks: High Seas, Pirates, & Ports Read more »

One of our best-selling products is “NPC Portraits Deck: Fantasy”.  Each card is an NPC with a portrait on the front and system neutral stats, personality, background, and more on the back. Now we’ve just launched NPC Portaits Deck: Monsters.  …

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Looking for an easy to use tool to make pictures of your characters or those of your game world?  Look no further than Epic Generator. This tool has been on my radar since its release and we’ve used it here …

Useful, High-Quality Character Art Tool Read more »

We’ve recently released two very useful new card decks that make running your games easier/better. The links go to DriveThru/RPGNow, but we’ll also have them at booth 555 at GenCon! NPC Portraits Deck: Fantasy 2 This card deck continues the …

Encounter Decks Science Fiction & NPC Portraits Deck Fantasy 2 Released on DriveThru/RPGNow & at GenCon Read more »

Last month, Newbie DM reviewed our Encounter Decks 3 card deck:  “…in essence you are getting a solid framework for a night’s worth of gaming in each card … I feel comfortable recommending the product.” And last week Master of …

More Reviews for Inkwell Ideas RPG Card Decks products & Podcast Interview! Read more »

(Get samples on the linked pages below!) Inkwell Ideas is pleased to announce the release of its “NPC Portraits Deck: Fantasy” cards.  These were soft-launched a couple of weeks ago, but now we’re sure they are correct and we are …

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