Tim Bannock (AKA DnD Loremaster) kindly made an unsolicited video review of our 5e Magic Item Card Catalog.  Short version: They’re great! Get the PDF too for making extras. Use post-its to add notes to the cards as needed. You …

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Well, as we’ve done the past couple of years, here is our year end wrap up.  This gives you the scoop on everything we’re doing and some explanations as well as an idea of things behind the scenes. I think …

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Yesterday Newbie DM posted a review of Inkwell Ideas’ Encounter Decks 3. Here are a couple of snippets: “…they cram a lot into a regular poker sized card, perhaps too much, but in essence you are getting a solid framework …

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The too long, didn’t read version: Even though in 2014 we did well in sales, our expenses were about equal to our sales.  However, a good portion of the expenses are due to things that shouldn’t come up next year. …

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M Harold Page put together a detailed review of Hexographer for Black Gate magazine.  Here is a snippet: Assuming that the resulting maps look good enough to be inspiring, the basic requirement of a cartographical creativity aid is that it …

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I found this great (and long/detailed) review of Hexographer posted on youtube by nerosfiddle.  It is over 45 minutes long: the first half reviews some features while the second half goes into detail creating a map.  It is cool to …

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Sometimes you just need to feel loved. 🙂  Or at least know that you’re making a product people like and find useful. Old Guy Gaming has a review of Hexographer which includes this quote, “After looking at Hexographer, I heartily …

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Gold is an illustration of how obsessive we (gamers) can be, especially in a slightly different reality where there are professional RPG leagues with championships.  It is a well-acted, strongly written, authentic and earnest work that deserves the many accolades …

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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 …

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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 …

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