Day 13: Dwarves #inktober

For the 13th drawing of our #Inktober map, we find our weary way south from the Shrine. As you pass through another thick blue curtain, the walls turn back to natural stone. Before you a vast cavern like room has been carved from what was probably a natural opening. Large, thick but ornately carved pillars … Read more

Day 11: Potions #inktober

Man was I dreading this day. Potions!? How do you draw a POTIONS themed room from a lofty position high above a dungeon. What can you add to a Dungeons and Dragons map to make people think, potions?! Surely my penmanship isn’t good enough to draw individual potions I was dreading this #inktober day, especially … Read more

The 12 Most Useful Monster Miniatures for D&D and Fantasy RPGs

Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), Pathfinder and many other Table Top Role Playing Games (TTRPGs) can see whole tables stuffed with gloriously painted monster miniatures. Ranging from green orcs to glittering gold dragons and shadow monsters. But what are the BEST monster miniatures you can buy? Importantly for starter or new Dungeon Masters, table top role-playing … Read more

Day 10: The Tower #inktober

Stretching forth from the barren ground, a dark glimmering Mage’s tower dominates the landscape. That would have worked for 10th October’s #inktober, however I built my dungeon map entirely underground… so that makes tower building troublesome. I decided I’d make the entrance of the dungeon map, not a shrine as specified in Day 1 of … Read more

Day 8: Fire! #inktober

Damn I got behind in my #Inktober drawing! This D&D map doesn’t draw itself. Thankfully a lot of people on Twitter encouraged me not to feel down and to just carry on when I got a chance. Therefore I present the fire room: Even though I’m 3 days behind with this, I’m really pleased with … Read more

Day 7: Training Room #Inktober

Day 7 of #Inktober finds us stumbling upon a small training room, just south of the armoury. Several hay targets are setup at the far end of the room, with various arrows fired down range. It seems the shooters varied considerably in skill! 3 melee combat dummies hang front the ceiling, sporting old dented bits … Read more

Map: Lindenbrook’s Book and Scroll Shop

Lindenbrooks Map

Long before Cora Lindenbrook acquired the deeds to what became her legendary Book & Scroll store, it was the humble abode of the stone half-giant Frumalog. Everyone in the realm knows of the superb wares of the Lindenbrook store, although that’s at least what Cora the halfling would have you believe. Rows of heavy old … Read more

Should RPG Adventures Start in a Tavern

D&D plot hook starting adventure in a tavern

When I started playing D&D decades ago, it was already seen as tradition to have adventures starting in a tavern. Now, it can be seen as both tradition and a trope to have players starting in a tavern. (Whether your world calls them microbrewery’s, speakeasy’s, inns or drinking dens – RPG Systems often have players … Read more