Author Archives: Tolrendordm

Maps for Players

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Tolrendordm

One of the things I always like to do in a campaign is have a map of the region that I can use as a handout for the players. I believe this helps them visualise the area and encourages them … Continue reading →

Posted in Area Map B4: The Havenscoast, Cartography, The Havenscoast Project | 2 Comments

Well …

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Tolrendordm

… that went well, didn’t it – NOT! There was me in my second to last post, looking forward to the Havencoast project i.e. converting one of the best detailed areas of Tolrendor from its AD&D 2E days into 4E. … Continue reading →

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Area Hex Maps – A Guide…

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Tolrendordm

  Before moving on with more detailed maps, or indeed the first written content, I thought it would be interesting to talk (ramble?) a little bit about my hex mapping techniques.   As I’ve posted before, I use Campaign Cartographer … Continue reading →

Posted in Area Map B4: The Havenscoast, Cartography, RPG Technology, Self-publishing, The Havenscoast Project, World Building | 3 Comments

Old School Notes, 4E Style

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Tolrendordm

The Havenscoast Project! Recently, as part of the RPG Bloggers Carnival for April, I posted about the maps I used to create by hand many years ago, and the complex organisation system I developed. Most of the maps I shared were … Continue reading →

Posted in 4E D&D, Cartography, D&D Nostalgia, Self-publishing, The Havenscoast Project, Tolrendor Gazetter, World Building | 11 Comments

Waiting for Shadow …

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Tolrendordm

May 17th, 2011. The release of the Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond boxed set. I’ve had this on pre-order from pretty much the same day Amazon (at least in the UK) had it on their site! Lots of pre-release reviews are … Continue reading →

Posted in 4E D&D | 1 Comment

The End of a Great Carnival!!

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Tolrendordm

The April RPG Blog Carnival, featuring RPG Cartography, has just finished over at ‘A Character for Every Game’. It’s been a great month, with 100s of superb posts, and I’m really pleased that I managed to contribute a couple of … Continue reading →

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RPG Cartography – Another RPG Blog Carnival entry!

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Tolrendordm

  Well, it’s almost the end of the April RPG Blog Carnival on RPG Cartography, so I definitely wanted to contribute another entry. So far, I’ve blogged about my enjoyment of creating my own cool battlemaps, and also linked to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartography, D&D Nostalgia, RPG Blog Carnival, World Building | 6 Comments

Player’s Options – Why Worry?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Tolrendordm

The interweb has been aflame recently with the Essentials vs. Non-Essentials debate. This is largely driven by the release (today?) of Heroes of Shadow, which presents a number of new Player Character options. I must admit that I am totally … Continue reading →

Posted in 4E D&D, D&D Nostalgia | 10 Comments

RPG Cartography – RPG Blog Carnival Entry!!

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Tolrendordm

Tolrendor DM’s Blog is pretty brand new, and one of its key themes, as in fact I’d already posted here, is the subject of Maps and RPGs. So this seems like a great place to start my entry! Hope you … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartography, RPG Blog Carnival | 3 Comments

Its Annual week! :)

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Tolrendordm

  As mentioned last month, I was really looking forward to the 1st of March, as the Profantasy Cartographer Annual issue for the month was to be a ‘Jon Roberts’ overland style. I don’t think there can be many people … Continue reading →

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