Cover Design Nostalgia

Old School AD&D aesthetics over a D20 ruleset

I got a kick out of seeing this brand spanking new module wrapped up in a very AD&D cover. They got the look down pat - the yellow ribbon at the top left, the fonts, the layout and the panel picture too. Notice the cover says D20 at the top corner and instead of the TSR logo you have Goodman Games. Kudos to the publishers for giving a little joy to the old fogies like yours truly. Looks like I'll be writing this up for my Christmas list.

DIY Dungeon: Dungeon Crafter 3 Tile Mod

Experimenting with mapping programs


In preparation for the coming adventures, I've decided to create some battle maps with Dungeon Crafter 3. It's a relatively easy-to-use tile-based mapping program. Although it's not suitable for complex maps it does admirably well for battle maps.

I've chosen the blue cornerstone tile for the current dungeon. However, the floor and the wall elements tend to blend together. To prevent eyestrain, not to mention positioning errors, I've lightened the floor tile to heighten the contrast with the dark wall tiles and the shadows.

This is the modified

Blue Cornerstone Floor tile.

If you'd like to use the tile, simply copy it to the "Floor" folder in Dungeon Crafter 3. Note that it may not work on earlier versions of Dungeon Crafter. I did not test the image on those programs.

Redux

This blog needs a restart

I've fallen into the pitfall of all adult gamers - Real Life. After a tumultuous year, things have now settled enough for me to continue whatever I've left behind.

Unfortunately for me, it looks as if I won't be writing or gaming as much as I had hoped. Even the initial target of one RPG session a month was difficult to reach.

I remain cautiously optimistic this time. Let's see what the future holds.

Maxima Plaga!

Discovering unusual references to the hobby always brings a smile to my day. I came across this interesting gem while shopping for dice.

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/06/what-version-of/

The thought that ancient romans were chucking twenty sided dice made me very happy.

Geek Dad is definiitely one of my favorite sites right now.