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@kensanata @randomwizard @lkh @FrankBlack78 I'm not sure how much OSM etc. pre-render into their tiles and/or how easy it is to render your own without that.

I do know that some people are using the (quite complex, IMHO) GIS tools like QGIS for mapping, e.g. this one https://idraluna-archives.bearblog.dev/a-tutorial-for-making-hexcrawl-maps-in-qgis/

(They also made a few real-world maps including a high-res version of Antarctica: https://idraluna-archives.itch.io )

A Tutorial for Making Hexcrawl Maps in QGIS

Note from 10-2-2025: Parts of this tutorial are a bit outdated, due both to QGIS updates and an improve understanding of what people want out of their hexmap...

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Alex Schroeder 2d ago

Jonne Arjoranta 📚2d ago

If you study role-playing games, larp, board games or other forms of analog games, you should submit your work to the Ropecon 2026 Academic Seminar!

The theme is "Dreams", but we welcome also work on other aspects of analog games.

https://ropecon.fi/academic-seminar-cfp/

#TTRPG #GameStudies #Ropecon #Ropecon2026

Academic Seminar Call for Papers « Ropecon 2026

24.–26.7.2026

Alex Schroeder Mar 11

mneme Mar 11

If you've ever wanted a more relaxed, contemplative place to talk about TTRPGs, Alarums & Excursions' legacy continues with https://everanon.org/ _Ever and Anon_ -- a free collective/collated fanzine (also known as an APA), compiled once a month! We've been getting a lot of OSR new contributors over the last month, but APA hacking isn't really about nostalgia; it's a different flow and approach to conversation and creation, and I'd love to see more people trying it! #ttrpg #apa #rpg

Ever & Anon APA

Ever & Anon is a digital monthly Amateur Press Association (APA) about roleplaying games.

Alex Schroeder Mar 9

And my Japanese troops have taken Cibik's Ridge! I got a few lucky breaks and so I won without us having to resolve the close combat in the middle of that hill.
#AdvancedSquadLeader

Alex Schroeder Mar 9

I should use "click to read spoilers" more often.

<details>
<summary>Spoilers!</summary>
Frodo keeps the ring!
</details>

See details element.

<details>: The Details disclosure element - HTML | MDN

The <details> HTML element creates a disclosure widget in which information is visible only when the widget is toggled into an open state. A summary or label must be provided using the <summary> element.

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Alex Schroeder Mar 8

YUMDM Mar 8

This is really interesting. A poll from the Different Worlds magazine from May 1986. #ADnD ranks 27th & #DnD ranks 37th in a list of top 40 #TTRPG.

#DungeonsAndDragons

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Alex Schroeder Mar 7

I am using a Pathfinder dungeon for my AD&D game and the introduction of story elements like kidnapped children about to get sacrificed is at odds with old school dungeon exploration.

Alex Schroeder Mar 6

I want to deposit that in the more than eighty sessions of Arden Vul I ran, very, very few player characters died. Maybe two or three. Occasionally, retainers have died.

OK, sometimes – rarely! – somebody has died while their soul was cursed to serve an evil demon lord for ever and ever. But that was maybe one or two characters.

In fact I would describe myself as a super nice and lenient referee. 😇

Alex Schroeder Mar 2

Matthieu Mar 1

Le discord "C'est Pas du JDR" va fermer ses portes prochainement. Le move de Discord de passer à la déclaration d'âge via Persona/Palentir a permis d'enclencher une migration discutée depuis de nombreux mois.

Migrer vers un web plus modeste mais qui nous appartient.

J'ai installé Flarum, un forum open source moderne avec un tchat multi-canal intégré.

Le cap reste le même : de l'entraide, de l'imaginaire et des jeux. Avec des convictions et des valeurs.

https://entraide.cestpasdujdr.fr

#JDR

Entraide & Jeux d'imaginaire

Un lieu pour créer, partager et s'entraider autour de jeux d'imaginaires

Alex Schroeder Mar 1

Reading an interview with Neal Sofge and realizing that I don't know any of the games mentioned. Not a single one.
https://spotlightongames.com/interview/sofge.html

Neal Sofge: Life Is a Long Game

Interview with board game designer/publisher Neal Sofge

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