Category Archives: Tolrendor Gazetter

Reimagining the Age of Strife for NorðrlÇ«nd

When I reviewed Kobold Press’s Northlands setting recently, Northlands has Landed â€¦ and Northlands — Playable Flavour Done Right, I mentioned that my intention is to use the setting and it’s companion Northlands Sagas as the foundation for my first Tales of the Valiant … Continue reading

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Content Corner: Icon of the Week

Today I hit 10,000 words out my 50k target, yay!! In celebration I thought I’d share another Icon write-up. In fact, I’m going to try and share one every week, hence the post title 🙂 This time it’s the Circle … Continue reading

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Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: April 2014

Once again I’ve got a bit behind here, so I’m just posting my effort for the April Annual issue, which I highlighted here. Going along with the ‘Volcanic Island’ vibe, this map depicts the Isle of Heldan (first shown in … Continue reading

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RPG Blog Carnival: Campaign Creation

It’s a while since I participated in a Carnival, but this looked like a fun topic! Creating a new campaign is one of the most exciting things you can take on as a GM. All those ideas, all that potential: … Continue reading

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Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: May 2013

The May 2013 Annual issue was somewhat different than many, presenting a library of symbols intended for adding information and markers to your maps. For this month’s Challenge entry, I decided to create a marked-up map showing the key travel … Continue reading

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The Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: April 2013

Just in time for the April entry!! This month’s Annual Issue was a welcome return for one of my favourite cartography, Jonathan Roberts, who drew the beautiful overland maps in the Midgard Campaign Guide. In fact, this issue was a … Continue reading

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The Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: March 2013

Ok, so I’ve now got caught up in the Challenge (just) after a late February entry! The March Annual issue returned to a more normal type of style, after a couple of months of quite different offerings. It is an overland … Continue reading

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The Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: February 2013

Yes, I’m aware it’s March! 🙂 This is my (late) entry for the February Annual in my own challenge, in which I attempt to create a meaningful map for Tolrendor using the Cartographer’s Annual issue for the month. I have to … Continue reading

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The Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: January 2013

I think it’s obvious from this blog that I love the awesome Cartographer’s Annual from Profantasy Software! However, too often I download and admire the new style, but don’t get round to actually using it in my mapping! So, a few weeks … Continue reading

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Map of the Month: A(nother) view of the Havenscoast

It’s been a while since Map of the Month was some of my own work, rather than someone else’s! It’s a good feeling 🙂 This month’s map is yet another view of the Havenscoast. You can find my previous maps … Continue reading

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