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Inkwell Ideas
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Makers of TTRPG software Worldographer as well as TTRPG accessories Dungeonmorphs, Sidequest Decks, NPC Portrait Decks, & more.
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#Hexploration Decks Kickstarter ENDS IN A FEW HOURS! (10:30pm US eastern)! They help you make a more vibrant #DnD / #TTRPG game setting.
Along the Way: roads & curiosities
Strongholds: castles & towers
Plus past decks + Hex Map Tiles!
Samples & free hex map tool:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
Art of giant bone-like spikes sticking out of a wasteland. Plus the card's back with several random idea lists related to the art.
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Ready to see you at #GameHoleCon!!! Booth #72.

Learn all about our #TTRPG accessories like our new Hexploration Decks, plus Sidequest Decks, NPC Decks, DungeonMorph Dice & Cards plus a free solo/co-op mini game. Also get signed copies of Sly Flourish/Lazy DM books!
Inkwell Ideas booth at Gamehole Con (#72) with Lazy DM books on the front right side, and Hexploration Decks on the left.
October 16, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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New preview from our #Hexploration Decks, on Kickstarter now! Cards that help you make a more immersive #Dnd #TTRPG setting.
Along the Way: roads & curiosities
Strongholds: castles & towers
Plus past decks + Hex Map Tiles!
Samples & free map tool. Details here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
Art of an estate/manor/vineyard on the card front, charts of details for things like the business that happens there or what benefits come from the vineyard on the back.
October 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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New #Hexploration Decks are on Kickstarter! They help you make a more vibrant #DnD / #TTRPG campaign setting.
Along the Way: roads & curiosities
Strongholds: castles & towers
Plus past decks + Hex Minimap Tiles!
Samples & free hex map tool at the link:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
Sample card: art of a makeshift fort on one the card front, ideas about it (Who are the raiders? How did it get a fire moat? Etc) on the back.
October 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Another preview of our #Hexploration Decks Kickstarter.
How will you choose to develop "The Warrior's Shrine" in your #DnD / #TTRPG campaign?
Two new decks—Along the Way & Strongholds—plus past decks and Hex Map Tiles.
Free samples + a web hex map tool included!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
Card with art of a fortress/shrine built into a mountainside on one side, and ideas for more more details about it on the back!
October 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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New #Hexploration Decks are on Kickstarter!
Along the Way: roads & curiosities
Strongholds: castles & towers
Plus past decks + Hex Minimap Tiles!
Tools to help you build a better #DnD #TTRPG game.
Samples & free map tool. Details here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
Art of a large manor on one side and charts of related ideas on the back: What do people think of the duke, what's the hospitality like, etc.
October 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Our new #Hexploration Decks #Kickstarter is on day 5!
Two new decks of campaign setting ideas for your #DnD or #TTRPG game: Along the Way & Strongholds—plus past decks and Hex Minimap Tiles by Dyson Logos.
Free samples + a web hex tool included!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
Art of a gothic keep atop a cliff with a giant cave on the card front; ideas for the house's history, bats, and curses on the back!
October 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Here is a new video showing off our #Hexploration Deck samples for making a more vibrant #dnd5e or any #ttrpg setting and the new version of the HexLands free hex map web app:
youtu.be/Ooa2oSI6kDc
Hexploration Decks and HexLands
YouTube video by Inkwell Ideas
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October 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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New #Hexploration Decks are on Kickstarter!
Along the Way: roads & curiosities
Strongholds: castles & towers
Make your #DnD or #TTRPG campaign more vivid!
Plus past decks + Hex Minimap Tiles!
Samples & free map tool inside:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
Art of a damaged tower on the front of this Hexploration card, and charts of ideas of what broke it, what squats within, rumors about any wealth remaining, and more!
October 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Another idea-generator for your next #DnD or #TTRPG campaign setting! Form our new #Hexploration Decks Kickstarting now!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
Two new decks—Along the Way & Strongholds—plus past decks and Hex Minimap Tiles.
Free samples + web hex map tool!
Art of a border fort/exchange post on the front of a card; ideas for who runs it, why trade there, and settlement threads on the back.
October 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Our new #Hexploration Decks Kickstarter is live!
Two new decks—Along the Way & Strongholds—plus past decks and Hex Minimap Tiles by @dysonlogos.bsky.social
Bring more intriguing ideas into your campaign setting.
Free samples + web hex map tool!
#DnD #TTRPG
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
Sample card with a Desert Citadel (with copper domes showing signs of verdigris) on the front and charts of ideas on the back to answer questions like: What Madness? (because, of course) What defenses does it have? Why does it use so much copper?
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Big update to our free HexLands web app using art from our friend @dysonlogos.bsky.social to let you generate and edit (& now load/save) hex maps:
inkwellideas.com/roleplaying_...
Caveats: Still a prototype, using a mobile browser isn't ideal (moving objects often pans map instead, etc.)
Map created by the app using art for tiles, coasts, & icons from Dyson's recent Autumn Lands maps.
September 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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New article walking through setting up a starting campaign area (whether it is a hex crawl or not): inkwellideas.com/2025/09/how-...
A completed initial campaign area wist a starting coastal town and several locations nearby, then expanded (mostly to the east).
September 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Our Hexploration Decks & Map Tiles have been sent to all* backers! Missed them? They're now in our store:
store.inkwellideas.com/collections/...
Five 56 card decks with art & idea prompts plus a set of 80 laminated hex tiles with art by @dysonlogos.bsky.social

*Link has a scoop for 2 new decks!*
Hexploration Decks & Map Tiles
Create new realms with our Hexploration Decks & Tiles! Use the 3″ laminated hex tiles and 100+ reusable static clings to create maps on the fly, then draw inspiration from our decks packed with id...
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August 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Enlightenment map icons preview! Each month we make 100+ icons split up among a few styles. These are our settlement (top-down buildings) map icons. We release them at the end of the month. Supporters get these, the prior 2 month's sets, and vote in our theme poll.
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Enlightenment Settlement Map Icons Preview | Inkwell Ideas
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July 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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We'll be back for Gen Con 2025! We've got booth 150, beside the exhibit hall's left side entrance. New for Gen Con are our Hexploration Decks & Map Tiles: evocative, system-neutral tools packed with ideas and beautiful art to help you bring your fantasy game world to life!
Image shows one card's front & back on top of several map tiles with static clings of towns/towers/coasts/rivers/etc.
July 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Our monthly map icon Patreon continues with 'Elemental Ice'. Here are previews of the settlement icons for making a town and the battlemat icons for a building/dungeon. Back it to get these (release on the 30th) and the prior two sets as a bonus & vote in our poll!
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Elemental Ice Settlement & Battlemat Previews! And Theme Suggestions Wanted | Inkwell Ideas
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June 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Continuing our “Magicpunk” map icon Patreon previews.

This subset has around 25 buildings plus train cars, 'magerail' segments, a few platforms and bridges, plus other odds and ends. It adds up to over 50 graphics which you can use to make a city like the one here.

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Magicpunk Buildings | Inkwell Ideas
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May 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Free preview about running a #hexcrawl or #sandbox or #pointcrawl from our upcoming (full drafts just released to backers) Hexploration Decks:
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Hexploration Guidance from the Hexploration Decks
[Note: These rules/guidance/ideas come from our Hexploration Decks, currently out to backers to review before printing. These are most of the final 5 Reference cards from the ‘Into the Wilder…
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May 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Our Map Icons Patreon continues with May's theme: Magic-Punk. See samples here:
www.patreon.com/posts/129531865
Each month we make 100+ icons for the theme usually in 4 styles (classic & isometric region , battlemat, and settlement). Supporting gets you the most recent sets, older sets DriveThru.
Magic-Punk World/Kingdom Previews | Inkwell Ideas
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May 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Check out our upcoming 'Underrealms' map icons:
www.patreon.com/posts/127296...
Get 100 map icons for just a few dollars per month. This (for batlemats) is just one of 4 subsets we make--we also do top-down buildings for city/village maps & world/kingdom icons in 2 styles.
Underrealms Expanded Battlemat Icons Preview | Inkwell Ideas
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April 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Sitiada, lineart. Marked Cities.

#ttrpg #sketchbook #hexcrawl #art
sketchbook page photo with the drawing of a fort on a hill inside a hexagonal frame
March 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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A final sample before crowdfunding ends for our "Underrealms" Hexploration Deck. What is that giant purple structure?

Most cards in the deck are locations--art on one side, charts packed with ideas on the back! Crowdfunding ends tonight (Wed, 11pm US eastern)! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/i...
Artwork of a giant purple brain-like structure & chart of ideas about it!
March 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Another sample card from our "Underrealms" Hexploration Deck. Who will enter and/or plans to leave through the Last Gate!

Most cards in the deck are locations--art on one side, charts packed with ideas on the back! Crowdfunding ends tonight (Wed, 11pm US eastern)! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/i...
The Last Gate Hexploration Deck card. Art of a portal area between two advanced looking pillars. The card back has charts about the gate like "what will enter here" and "who expects to leave through this?"
March 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Underrealms Hexploration Deck sample trait card. Populate a #dungeoncrawl/#hexcrawl.
Not all of our cards are 'locations' (art & related charts). 10 cards/deck are 'traits'. Related tables that can apply to any location. Crowdfunding ends tonight 11pm US eastern. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/i...
A trait card has a set of related charts on each side. One one side, this card has charts of ideas for wildlife that can smash-and-grad from the PCs. The other side has ideas for creature mutations.
March 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM