How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox!
Starting in 2009, I wrote a series of 24 posts on the Bat in the Attic Blog covering the different aspects of creating a hexcrawl formatted setting. Now that the blog posts are completed, I combined and rewrote these posts into a single book. In addition to advice about creating your setting, the post fleshs out the Isle of Pyade into a small setting that... [click here for more]
A thousand years ago, this island emerged from the Cataclysm as a bare expanse of rock and soil. Whatever existed here prior was obliterated in the chaos. It took a hundred years for it to transform from a barren expanse to a weed-choked landscape and finally back to its original wooded condition. During that time, survivors, both humans and animals, found themselves washed up on its shores. They established... [click here for more]
Game Design Secrets You Need to Know! The practical side of success as a game designer is revealed in these dozen essays by two professionals, including
How to pitch your work
How to survive a killer deadline,
How to make an impression with magic items
How to set up a mystery.
Learn what makes a good playtest,
What makes a design matter to a wide audience,
And many more!
With insights won... [click here for more]
Previous Editions to Fifth Edition
Are you a fan of older edition materials? Are you a writer, developer, or publisher with a need to convert older edition monsters to Fifth Edition? This conversion guide will walk you through the process of creating a simple, first-pass conversion. Mastering this process can save you hours in the long run, letting you focus on thematics, not basic... [click here for more]
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