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Author: Erin D. Smale

Arr-Kelaan Hexmapper

October 10, 2009November 5, 2019 Erin D. Smale

A fast and easy tool for making old-school hex maps

Articles, Softwarehex maps3 Comments

May the Hex Be With You

October 7, 2009November 5, 2019 Erin D. Smale

What hex maps are, and why they’re Good

Articles, Mappinghex maps4 Comments

NBOS’ The Keep

September 30, 2009November 5, 2019 Erin D. Smale

A review of NBOS’ Campaign Management Software

Articles, SoftwareNBOS2 Comments

Old School Gets Old

September 23, 2009November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Same as the Old Boss or, Am I Completely Missing the Point?

Smale's Talesold school, osr, retro-clone12 Comments

Adventure Hooks

September 2, 2009November 5, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Setting the stage for adventure

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Mid-size Campaigns (Part 3)

August 26, 2009December 16, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Localising your Campaign Concepts

Articles, Settingscampaign design3 Comments

Mid-size Campaigns (Part 2)

August 19, 2009November 6, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Building the Campaign Framework

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Mid-size Campaigns (Part 1)

August 12, 2009November 6, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Right-sizing your campaign to save time and effort

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World-builder’s Toolkit

July 30, 2009November 5, 2019 Erin D. Smale

A broad view of the essential tools for building a world

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Who Builds a World?

July 16, 2009November 5, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Not every game master builds his own world. Actually, not every game master needs to.

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    If you'd like to add high-level spells to your campaign...

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    Hey Erin! Is there a chance you could send that to me a...

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