Author Archives: Tolrendordm

RPG Tech Talk: ORP and the Die (or Dice…)

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Tolrendordm

In the July RPG Tech Talk column, I talked about the concept of the Open Roleplaying Platform, or ORP. Briefly, this is the concept of a suite of software tools that together form a viable platform for computer assisted table-top … Continue reading →

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Map of the Month: Earlsdale Interactive Map

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Tolrendordm

This month’s Map of the Month column is another call-out to one of the awesome maps that are available out there on the internet. Grimur Fjeldsted is a cartographer that may be known to CC3 users, as his site MapVentures is linked … Continue reading →

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RPG Tech Talk: An e-Module Kickstarter

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Tolrendordm

A few months back I talked about the potential of the new iBooks format for RPG publications – and in fact how I was a little underwhelmed by the iBooks Author software. Well, now it seems that there is an interesting … Continue reading →

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Content Corner: Havenscoast Locales

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Tolrendordm

It’s been a slow couple of months on the blog front – a combination of work and summer holidays to blame – things just haven’t been progressing as I’d like! The ‘Havenscoast Project‘ is one such example; the last time … Continue reading →

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DM for Kids: Holiday Packing

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Tolrendordm

Yay, its the summer holidays, and the kids are now off school. We’re off on holiday at the end this week, and obviously we hope the weather is going to be such that beaches and swimming are the main order of … Continue reading →

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Wizards Watch: Summer lull; Storm clouds gather…

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Tolrendordm

There seems to be a strange eerie calm around the RPG space right now. It’s not necessarily the sort of calm that makes you feel calm … its more the oppressive lull before the thunder booms and the lightning strikes … Continue reading →

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RPG Tech Talk: The Tech Gametable

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Tolrendordm

Well, last week Wizards of the Coast announced via a DDI broadcast email that they would not be moving forward with their Virtual Table product past the Beta stage. The official line is that there is not enough interest in it … Continue reading →

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DM for Kids: DnD Next

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Tolrendordm

Unfortunately, I just haven’t yet managed to start some DnD Next play testing with the kids, due to end-of-term school commitment, exams and work stuff. Definitely want to have a go as it does look like a ruleset well suited … Continue reading →

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Map of the Month: Mount Arghuangeusk

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Tolrendordm

I love maps with a hard-drawn/painted feel, probably not least because such maps are waaaay beyond my own artistic ability. Recently I came across a tutorial in Digital Artist Magazine (a print magazine that is also available in the iTunes … Continue reading →

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June Update

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Tolrendordm

Well in May I managed to get mainly back on track with 7 posts! Of course, the big news of the month was the start of the DnD Next play test. Unfortunately I haven’t yet managed to get a Kid’s … Continue reading →

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