Steal This System: Pathfinder’s Discovery Points
For years I’ve been kicking around a...
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Tag: mapping
Megaforest And Mapping Concerns?
As I may have mentioned in the past, I am always...
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Wait… Why Exactly Do We Use Hex Maps?
As usual, rather than actually prep, I find it...
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I Hate Drawing Maps, but Love Construction Games?
Recently I noticed a strange discrepancy in my...
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Building Dungeons with Pathological Monsters
You would have to ask an expert (which I am not)...
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Noteboard Review: A Tiny Wonder for Every GM’s Toolkit
Gnome Stew reader Roxysteve emailed me to...
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Review: Automagic Tiles (Pre-Release Version)
Ralph Clark from Ingression Point asked me if...
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How to Make a Drop Map
Building on the idea of die drop tables and...
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Street Wise Maps – A Great Little Resource For A Modern Game
The other night, my Game Master pulled out a new...
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Random Dungeons from Buckets O’ Dice
Here’s a simple random dungeon generation method...
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More Prep-Lite Maps: Classic Crawls
In Phil’s recent article: Prep-Lite: Maps, he...
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Prep-Lite: Maps
In my continuing Kwai Chang Caine-like quest to...
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Mapping for the Rest of Us
If you’re like me, you love the old-school...
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Johnny’s Five — Five Quick Mapping Options
So you’re running late to game. The only thing...
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