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Author: Erin D. Smale

Hex Crawl Encounters

March 14, 2012December 12, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Creating hex content

Articles, Encountershex crawl, hex maps9 Comments

Minocra Map Tutorial

March 6, 2012December 11, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Fairly quick but not that dirty

Articles, Mapping, Tutorialsmap symbols, Minocra8 Comments

Minocra Campaign Map

February 28, 2012December 10, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Stocking the Island of Minocra

Articles, SettingsMinocra, terrain10 Comments

Encounter Populations

February 19, 2012December 10, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Settling the wee beasties

Articles, Encounters, Settingsencounter tables, monsters4 Comments

Dynamic Encounter Tables

February 4, 2012December 10, 2019 Erin D. Smale

More than just what you find…

Articles, Encountersencounter tables4 Comments

Stupid Dice Tricks

January 18, 2012December 10, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Mastering the polyhedrals

Articles, Game Mechanicsdice, probability8 Comments

Encounter Table Bell Curve

January 16, 2012December 10, 2019 Erin D. Smale
bell curve

OK, I admit it.

Articles, Encountersencounter tables5 Comments

Encounter Table Basics

January 7, 2012December 10, 2019 Erin D. Smale
giant spider

A guide to creating encounter tables

Articles, Encountersencounter tables16 Comments

Nerd Therapy

December 28, 2011December 10, 2019 Erin D. Smale
Isle of Minocra campaign map

The healing power of encounter tables

Articles, Encountersencounter tables4 Comments

Yet More Name Day Musings

December 8, 2011March 6, 2020 Erin D. Smale

Volume 40

Smale's Talesrandom thoughts2 Comments

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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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