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Category: Articles

Ruinous Ruins

August 1, 2012December 18, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Quite possibly what it’s all about

Articles, Encounters, Settingshex crawl, ruins10 Comments

Imploding Dice

July 29, 2012December 13, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Because I can’t just be satisfied..

Articles, Game Mechanicsdice, probability13 Comments

Religious Orders

July 24, 2012December 12, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Worship this

Articles, Encounters, Settingsgods, hex crawl, religion7 Comments

Mighty Fortresses

April 29, 2012December 12, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Yet another “Who’s in that castle” bit…

Articles, Encounters, Settingshex crawl, strongholds4 Comments

Cities and Settlements

April 8, 2012December 12, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Hex crawl towns and cities

Articles, Encounters, Settingshex crawl, settlementsLeave a comment

More Major Encounters

April 7, 2012December 18, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Beefing up fixed locations

Articles, Encountershex crawlLeave a comment

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

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