Category Archives: World Building

RPG Blog Carnival: Playing in Established Settings

This month’s RPG Blog Carnival is over at Dice Monkey, and takes on the topic of RPG play in established settings! So what do we get out of established settings that make them appealing, or not!? Well the first answer … Continue reading

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Wizards Watch: Summer lull; Storm clouds gather…

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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Map of the Month: In the beginning…

A few weeks ago I was browsing the Profantasy forums, and I came across a post by someone looking for advice on creating a style reminiscent of the maps in the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. That got … Continue reading

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Content Corner: Havenscoast Overview

Back in the day, the D&D products I used to like more than any other were ‘Gazetteer’ style guides, like the original Greyhawk and Forgotten Realms products. I used to peruse these voraciously. Strangely, I seldom ran adventures using these products, … Continue reading

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Beautiful Greyhawk Maps

For all Greyhawk fans out there, I came across this wonderful site recently – a project looking to map the entire Flanaess in a wonderful style, with a textured look reminiscent of satellite imagery. All the research and cartography is … Continue reading

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Area Hex Maps – A Guide…

  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

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Old School Notes, 4E Style

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

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RPG Cartography – Another RPG Blog Carnival entry!

  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

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Maps and RPGs

This is the first of a series of posts discussing the the intended themes of the blog. To me, a significant part of the inspiration and enjoyment of role-playing, especially from the DM’s side of the screen, is the maps! … Continue reading

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Goals!

Since I got back on the role-playing bandwagon (see  About Me…), I’ve been following many of the blogs that are out there, especially via the RPG Bloggers Network . Finally I decided I needed to get in on the act! Why? … Continue reading

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