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Category: Articles

Writing Your GMs’ Guide

June 6, 2018April 10, 2020 Erin D. Smale

Creating a game moderator reference in your gazetteer

Articles, Settingsgazetteers, hex maps2 Comments

Writing Your Players’ Guide

May 21, 2018April 10, 2020 Erin D. Smale

Introducing your players to your setting

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Mapping Your Setting

May 11, 2018April 10, 2020 Erin D. Smale

Tips for presenting your gazetteer’s geography

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Introducing Your Setting

May 4, 2018December 15, 2019 Erin D. Smale

A “show-don’t-tell” guide to setting descriptions

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Gazetteer Template

April 13, 2018September 8, 2025 Erin D. Smale

Outline for game setting write-ups

Articles, Settingscampaign design, gazetteers4 Comments

Minocra Recap

April 6, 2018December 15, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Let’s wrap this one up already!

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Natural Earth Rasters

December 15, 2012December 15, 2019 Erin D. Smale
Natural Earth Rasters

Here’s a lump of WeoGeo for your Christmas stocking

Articles, Mapping, Softwareearth, real-world, terrainLeave a comment

Natural Phenomena

December 7, 2012December 14, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Strange terrain indeed

Articles, Encountershex crawl, natural phenomena, terrain1 Comment

Monster Lairs

October 16, 2012December 14, 2019 Erin D. Smale

They gotta live somewhere

Articles, Encountershex crawl, lairs6 Comments

Greenfish Relief Map Tutorial

September 26, 2012December 14, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Another episode of How To Do Things…

Articles, Mapping, Tutorialsgreenfish relief mapLeave a comment

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