Here’s a good idea. These RPG gaming tiles from Fat Dragon Games are now available on print-on-demand but they print two-sided and are coated so you can write on them with dry-erase marker and then wipe clean. The covering also means you can use clear tape to stick the tiles together to ensure your dungeon […]
Cartography: Maps of the Unknowne Lands
This stunning map was created by Ramah, an established and popular member of the Cartographer’s Guild. It depicts a magical land, similar to Shangri-la or Brigadoon. Time and death have no meaning on this land. It is an land that will float through the seas until the remaining three warrior kings cast down their differences, […]
The Drummond dungeon
Alex Drummond is a professional concept artist and illustrator. He produces work of this impressive quality. He has worked for Marvel, Games Workshop, AEG, Square Enix and many other big names. Recently, Alex popped up on reddit wishing he could draw more dungeons professionally. He shared a sample dungeon that he had created and it’s […]
Giant map of roleplaying games
This poster from Inkwell Ideas is a large map of roleplaying games. The RPG poster comes complete with a small set of monster stickers. The idea is to use to stickers to mark the games you’ve played and, therefore, your progress through the RPG dungeon. The games are divided by genre, so you pick an […]
Star Wars as incredible maps
These maps are designed and drawn by the talented Andrew DeGraff. They should the original Star Wars trilogy: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. They don’t just show the film, they tell the film and in map form. Via Slasfilm.
Bring Forgotten Realms to Google Earth
The cartography page on the Forgotten Realms Wikia page suggests that the circumference of Abeir-Toril is about 40,007 km. That compares to Earth with about 40,075 km. That’s not the same but it’s a pretty good match. Redditor McCourt spent “Countless total hours, just messing around, fixing little things… a labour of love, though, so […]
Post-Apocalyptic Blues – free player’s guide with the GM’s edition
Bards and Sages have released Post-Apocalyptic Blues. Designed for use with Modern OGL RPGs, Post-Apocalyptic Blues puts characters right at the heart of New Orleans as mankind begins to rebuild civilization after a nuclear war. This is 50 years after World War III. The GM Edition costs about $15 and comes with four free copies […]
Inspiration for the dark Roman Britain RPG: 43AD
43AD is a roleplaying game set in Roman-controlled Britain, a game of dark horror and gritty military action. This week Geek Native published a look inside the game and in this post, we explore some sources of inspiration that author, Paul Elliott of Zozer Games, draws and recommends. Inspirational Music for 43AD Inspirational Books Simon […]
Can you really make giant maps from commerical banners?
About a month ago, a company called Banners on the Cheap got in touch with me. One customer used their service to make a giant RPG map. The banner company makes those large vinyl banners that shops sometimes use to display sales or business-as-usual messages. I thought it was an interesting idea but didn’t need […]
Animated cartography: the Perpetual Ocean
Using NASA/JPL’s computation model called Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean, DJX Atlanta have created a visualisation that shows surface currents of the oceans. The ECCO2 model actually simulates ocean flows at many depths but this visualisation only shows the surface. Dark patterns are used to represent the undersea bathymetry.
