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Category Archives: World Building
Midgard: Campaign Setting Review – Part 3
And so onto Part 3 of my review of the Midgard Campaign Setting. (You can find the previous posts here and here). This time, we cover Chapters 5 and 6. These are, at least to my reading so far, possibly … Continue reading
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Midgard: Campaign Setting Review – Part 2
As I said in the first part of this review, this setting book is big! 300 pages of fairly small font text, 7 major regions, 2 RPG rulesets! My first time through was really just a quick flick, which was … Continue reading
Posted in Midgard Campaign Setting, Reviews, World Building
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RPG Blog Carnival: Game Writing…
This month’s RPG Blog Carnival is hosted by a blog I hadn’t come across, before, Triple Crit. The subject is Writing in RPGs, a really interesting topic and one that really suits the blog, which is packed with articles and tips … Continue reading
Midgard: The World is Ready …
As many of you will know, Kobold Press (formerly Open Design/Kobold Quarterly) recently launched a new major product: Midgard Campaign Setting. This is a full fantasy world based on Wolfgang Baur’s personal campaign, which we’ve been lucky enough to share … Continue reading
Posted in Midgard Campaign Setting, Reviews, World Building
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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
Posted in D&D Nostalgia, RPG Blog Carnival, World Building
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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
Posted in 4E D&D, Columns, DnD Next, Monsters, Wizards Watch, World Building
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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
Posted in Cartography, Columns, D&D Nostalgia, Map of the Month, World Building
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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
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
Posted in Cartography, World Building
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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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