Madrid-based design studio Stimp Stamp has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Kingdoms of Ink, a collection of tactile rubber stamp kits engineered to build overland territory for tabletop roleplaying games. Created by husband-and-wife duo Guillermo Castilla and MarÃa, the project targets map-making beyond the dungeon grid, offering modular landmark stamps across high fantasy, irradiated wastelands, and eighties suburban neighbourhoods.
The campaign went live on 20 October 2026 seeking £3,350 in initial funding, securing £1,814 from 40 backers within its opening days. Operating without generative artificial intelligence at any stage of production, the studio traces, laser-cuts, and mounts every hand-hatched design directly onto bevelled wood blocks to supply physical cartography tools directly to the game table.
Physical fog of war at the table
While tabletop roleplaying games have seen an influx of digital cartography software and dungeon-tile systems, overland exploration tools remain sparse. Kingdoms of Ink approaches world mapping as an active gameplay mechanic rather than static prep work. During exploratory sessions, game masters can start with blank parchment and stamp settlements, terrain, or points of interest as the party advances, creating an immediate, physical fog of war without screens or projection hardware.
The physical specifications reflect frequent use at the table. Every stamp measures 3 × 3 × 2 cm, cut from 2–3 mm deep-cut rubber mounted on solid, bevelled wood blocks coated in protective varnish. To ensure rapid identification behind the screen, each mount features its corresponding design screen-printed across the top surface. The linework scales to fit neatly inside standard hex grids, accommodating traditional hexcrawl procedures as comfortably as freehand sketches and watercolour washes.
A good map isn’t decoration. It’s the moment the table leans in and starts asking questions. But when we went looking for the tools to make those maps, we found plenty of stamps for dungeon interiors and almost nothing for what lies outside them.”
Three settings from High Fantasy to Suburbia
Rather than confining the system to generic pseudo-medieval fantasy, Stimp Stamp has developed three distinct thematic collections, each containing 16 specific stamps:
- High Fantasy: Built for feudal domains and frontier expeditions, including the High Citadel, Lone Peak, Wizard’s Tower, Great Tree, Barrow, and a customisable Banner Scroll.
- The Wasteland: Geared towards post-apocalyptic survival games, featuring the Broken Overpass, Fallen Pylon, Raider Camp, Underground Vault, Nuclear Reactor, and Skrapville.
- Eighties Suburbia: Tailored for investigative, small-town horror adventures, providing icons for the Treehouse, Video Store, Police Station, Water Tower, Drive-In, and Abandoned Funfair.
Each complete boxed kit supplies 16 themed stamps, a black ink pad, a hand-printed storage pouch, two pre-printed starter maps, and a printed guide covering stamping techniques and care instructions. High fantasy boxes also contain a pouch for rice-drop coastlines.
Analogue resistance and campaign deadlines
This campaign arrives alongside a broader pushback within tabletop roleplaying games against automated design tools, matching backer demand for durable, physical artefacts that outlast virtual platforms. Because the team hand-draws and laser-cuts each design in-house before small-batch production in Spain, the project avoids digital subscription traps and app dependencies entirely.
Pledges start at €40 (approximately £34) for a single complete kit, including 16 themed stamps, ink, and accessories. Backers seeking broader geographical scope can select two-box combinations across any paired genres for €75 (approximately £63), while the complete three-set collection, dubbed The Worldmonger, bundles all 48 stamps for €110 (approximately £93).
Kingdoms of Ink operates under an all-or-nothing funding model that closes on Thursday, 19 November 2026 at 2:01 PM UTC. Physical rewards will ship worldwide from Spain in February 2027.
