Les Inkwell is a gamer and designer from Oslo in Norway. On his Google+ profile he says; I am quite content doing my mundane muggle day job to pay the bills. The time left i spend doing the artsy stuff that i really care about, things like: World Building, Table Top Game Design, Illustration, Comix, […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Tabletop chests, rugs and dungeon features
Do you use miniatures in your RPGs? Do you use them to help make sense of melee? Or perhaps to assist the imagination? Over on Etsy, CicadaCrafts has a collection of tabletop terrain that does both. I’m not a huge fan of models in my gaming. I prefer to let imagination have almost total control […]
Middle-Earth remade 1:1 in impressive Outerra
Outerra is very impressive 3D planetary engine. It uses fractals, algorithms and a whole lot of maths to let you create everything from an orbital view of a virtual planet down to a blade of grass. It has an integrated vehicle physics engine too. So, what would happen is someone used it to recreate Middle-Earth? […]
Dungeons done right: The rotating labyrinth
Over Christmas James Eck, a games designer and fantasy novelist, put together a dungeon with an interesting spin. The labyrinth actually spins. The map rotates in different places and in different ways. Writing in his blog James describes how the map was built. She might not look like much, but that’s partly that its an […]
RPG Ideas: Noteboards are perfect for maps
You can see where I’m going wit this suggestion; I hope. Noteboards (US, CA | UK) would be perfect for any gamer group who likes to mock up maps for models to help visualise combat. The noteboards fold away to almost nothing so they will not take up space. Space is so often the reason […]
Triple Ace Games’ fantastic Hellfrost maps
Last year we examined whether you could could make giant maps from commercial banners and it turned out that you could. This year Triple Ace Games shows us what you can get by buying professional maps. Hellfrost Al-Shirkuh canvas map This is a special collectors map made with archival quality canvas and eco-solvent ink. It’s […]
BlackWyrm’s erasable tabletop gaming maps
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackwyrm/erasable-gaming-maps/ [Back this Campaign] I found this pitch for a set of erasable tabletop gaming maps from a post on Hero Games’ Facebook page. It was described simply as “Hero System veterans Blackwyrm Publishing have an interesting and useful Kickstarter going on for Erasable Gaming Maps!”. I think it’s a good idea. If you’re using […]
A YouTube channel to watch: The DM’s Craft
The DM’s Craft is a YouTube channel from DM Scotty that, as the name suggests, interest DMs, GMs, STs and moderators of all shapes and sizes. It’s been on YouTube since early 2012 and at the time of posting has over 6,000 subscribers. The channel shares craft tips for DMs. Here’s the five most popular […]
LEGO war map
This is an usual LEGO build but the quality is clear. This is the sort of map you might expect to see on the wooden table in a field General’s tent headquarters. I can see why it reminds some of the start of a Game of Thrones, the TV version that is, too. The LEGO […]
A dungeon maze for your bathroom sink?
How hardcore is your gaming? Do you have maps of fantasy worlds on your wall? Do you have spaceship designs as blinds? Yes? Gosh. That’s impressive! Do you have a dungeon maze for your bathroom basin? Thanks to designer Julia Kononenko – you could. Via Yanko Design.
