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The Cartographer's Oracles - Print Outs ๐Ÿ“

The Cartographer's Oracles - Print Outs ๐Ÿ“

Greetings Order of Shieldice! I Hope you're well. Just a quick post today to send you some simple little dice rolling oracles to keep by your side whilst world-building. ๐Ÿงญ โœ๏ธ ๐ŸŽฒ

I've been using them for solo play, but they can just as easily be used to generate map-making ideas by quick...

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Mรถrk Borg Map Pack! (System Neutral Abstract Maps) ๐Ÿ—ก ๐Ÿ’€

Mรถrk Borg Map Pack! (System Neutral Abstract Maps) ๐Ÿ—ก ๐Ÿ’€

Hark! Order of Shieldice! ๐Ÿ”ฎ

Today you have early access to these maps! x4 abstract dungeons (used for Mรถrk Borg, but entirely system neutral in their design). The pack contains blank maps, maps with prominent locations depicted, and maps with markers so you can write up any story elements and location names you w...

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Scenario Builder: City Streets! - The New 28 Page Generator

Scenario Builder: City Streets! - The New 28 Page Generator

Greetings, Order of Shieldice! ๐Ÿ›ก Today, we have a new 28 page book. A sequel of sorts to the much loved 'Scenario Builder'! In this generator tool, you can draw playing cards and roll dice to create city districts and the sections within them, and add events that all connect to an overarching plot. ๐Ÿฐ

Explor...

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Wayward Worlds - Issue One: BLACK RAIN

Wayward Worlds - Issue One: BLACK RAIN

Greetings Order of Shieldice! ๐Ÿ›ก I hope you're well. Today's post is something new... Welcome, to the Wayward Worlds! This is the first issue in a series of 24 page digital magazines, each covering a new and exciting location or sub-genre. The first issue, Black Rain, is very much inspired by ...

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World-Building Planner!

World-Building Planner!

๐Ÿ“’ Hi all, just a quick post for the Order of Shieldice! I hope you're well. This is a printable, 340 page World-Building Diary/Planner for 2024. It came as a free addition for our latest, completed Kickstarter, so I thought I'd post it here for all you avid forgers of realms!

It's A5, and probably best ...

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DRONE WORLDS - Using Drone Footage for Maps!?

DRONE WORLDS - Using Drone Footage for Maps!?

Order of Shieldice assemble! ๐Ÿ›ก ๐ŸŽฒ ๐ŸงŠ 

Hi all! I hope you're well. Today's post is a fun concept I recently played around with. I needed a quick map for a session, so came up with the idea of using top-down Drone Photos of landscapes within hexes to create an abstract, textured map layout. I designed three locat...

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D6 Worlds! Generate your Nine Realms Hex Crawl!

D6 Worlds! Generate your Nine Realms Hex Crawl!

Hark, Order of Shieldice! ๐Ÿ›ก๐ŸงŠ 

I hope you are all well. It's getting cold here in the UK, so staying indoors to world-build is all the more tempting. โœ๏ธ ๐Ÿ“’ 

Today's post is the D6 Worlds booklet! Use the provided, printable hex maps, location icons and tables to create nine conne...

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The Digital Dungeon Diary of Daedalus comes to Patreon!

The Digital Dungeon Diary of Daedalus comes to Patreon!

๐Ÿ›ก ๐ŸŽฒ  The Diary of Dungeon Design...

...is a visual playground used to randomly generate, draw and document your own collection of unique crypts, castles, caves and chambers! Create a backlog of dungeons for use in future games, or simply roll on individual tables for quick features, themes, objects and locatio...

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Roadside Events, Playing Cards, Discount codes, and LOOM news!

Roadside Events, Playing Cards, Discount codes, and LOOM news!

Greetings Order of Shieldice! How is everyone doing? We've got a Realm Fables tool, tips and news today! ๐ŸŽฒ 

TIP - USE 'THE GREAT OUTDOORS PLAYING CARDS' (Pictured Above):

I found these awesome playing cards on Amazon, and have been using them to generate maps for solo play! Spades View Post

Timeline of the World... + World Generator Volume 1!

Timeline of the World... + World Generator Volume 1!

Greetings Order of the Shieldice! ๐Ÿ›ก ๐ŸŽฒ ๐ŸงŠ 

How is everyone doing? Hope you're all well! Today we have a 'Timeline Generator Tool'! Quickly create an in-depth timeline for your world, and use the rolled prompts to take notes on the different eras and happenings. Create a broad history of events to draw from! โœ...

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The New Worlds: Coastal Exploration

The New Worlds: Coastal Exploration

Greetings Order of Shieldice! I hope you're all well. 

We have a book of tables today, aimed at quickly generating ideas for Coastal Exploration. ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ’€ ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ 

'The New Worlds' contains roll tables, helpful map print outs, and ship imagery to get you started on y...

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Villain Generator

Villain Generator

Greetings Order of Shieldice! I hope you're all well! ๐ŸŽฒ 

Some of you will already have the 'Villain Generator' from the Kickstarters, but for those of you who haven't, here it is! ๐Ÿ’€ 

Roll on the tables to swiftly generate a unique and fleshed out villain!

Hope this comes in handy. I'll be droppi...

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LOOM: World Map - Kickstarter Now Live!

LOOM: World Map - Kickstarter Now Live!

Welcome, Order of Shieldice! ๐Ÿ›ก๐ŸงŠ How is everyone? I hope you're all doing great! 

So today's post is the World Map for my new project. I've attached two high res files. You're all the first to receive these. Just a little taster of what's to come in the 'Book of Lore' over on the Kickstarter.

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The Quiet Road - Atmospheric Travel Generation

The Quiet Road - Atmospheric Travel Generation

Welcome, Order of Shieldice! I hope you're all doing great!

Today's post is 'The Quiet Road', expanding on the Point-Crawl Print Outs. A collection of tables and abstract maps for your gaming sessions. ๐Ÿ—บ ๐Ÿ“ 

Use the tables within to generate atmosphere and story prompts when travelling betw...

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LOOM: Portent of the Vale - Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page & Trailer First Look!

Welcome, Order of Shieldice! I hope you're all well and building worlds!

You are the very first people to see the trailer for Shieldice Studio's next Kickstarter, a somewhat different project to the previous three. This was my first time ever using After Effects, so let me know what you think of the traile...

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QUILLS: A System Neutral Solo Supplement

QUILLS: A System Neutral Solo Supplement

Welcome, mighty Patrons! How are you? I hope you're all doing great!

Today's post is very different to the usual, but I thought the solo rpg hobby enthusiasts among you might get some use out of it (or a GM could use the maps to plan a session!).

This came about because I've been testing my own solo rpg system (that has been in the w...

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Preformed Settings Map & Despoiler of the Dead Dungeon!

Hi everyone! Just a quick post for those who have told me they don't use DriveThruRPG. I'm attaching two of the free files from over there. Hope they come in handy!

You'll find a larger map file for the areas within the 'Preformed Settings' book that was previously posted here on Patreon, and a system neutral dunge...

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Sanctuary! - Fantasy Player Bases

Sanctuary! - Fantasy Player Bases

Greetings, Order of Shieldice! How is everyone? I hope you all had a nice Easter break, and managed to get some world-building done. โœ๏ธ ๐ŸŽฒ  

Today's Post: I thought I'd pop one of Shieldice Studio's older files on here for you all to experiment with. Some of you may have this already if you back...

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The Wheels of World-Building [NOTEBOOK] ๐Ÿ““

The Wheels of World-Building [NOTEBOOK] ๐Ÿ““

Evening Order of Shieldice! I hope you are all doing well. Thank you so much for your support. Today we have a generative note taking tool! โœ๏ธ 

Today's Post: 'The Wheels of World-Building' - The attached file is a notebook for you to print out and place in a binder. I was thinking...

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The World Oracle - Test the New Project!

The World Oracle - Test the New Project!

Greetings Order of Shieldice! I hope you're all doing well. With today's post, I need your help! ๐Ÿ›ก This project will most likely end up being a Kickstarter or Game Crafter product, so I wanted to give you all access to the digital file super early!

'The World Oracle' is a deck of Tarot ...

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Desert Duel - Day & Night Map

Desert Duel - Day & Night Map

Evening Patrons! I hope you're all well. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your continued support!

A quick post today with a map attached. I created 'The Desert Duelling Club' map in Photoshop for use in a future session of ours (I'm trying to steer our campaign towards a desert setting, once it ...

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Questions for You!

Questions for You!

[What's on your table, and what worlds are you playing in?] - Please leave comments below! ๐Ÿ˜Š 

Welcome Order of Shieldice! ๐Ÿ›ก Today's post is a little different. I thought I'd show you what gaming books I'm currently reading/using, and ask what games you have all been playing. 

Rather t...

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SWIFT: NPC Builder - 24 Page Booklet!

SWIFT: NPC Builder - 24 Page Booklet!

Greetings Order of Shieldice! I hope you are all well. Today's post is 'SWIFT', an NPC generator full of useful tables.

This 24 page booklet contains tables for attire, armour, traits, spells, backgrounds and lots more!

From page one: 'Swift is an NPC Builder that can quickl...

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Blank Map Prints

Blank Map Prints

Hey all! I hope you're doing well. 

Just a quick post today with some 'Blank Map' pages. You can print them off and draw in islands, icons and location names. 

I've been using them for players to create their own domains, where their characters hail from or control. They then bring them to sessions and piec...

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Galeron's Grimoire Update - A deck made possible by you!

Galeron's Grimoire Update - A deck made possible by you!

Greetings Order of Shieldice! Just a quick post today. I hope you're all well. I just wanted to thank you for allowing me to spend more time creating RPG tools and products. I am truly humbled by the continued support each month. I'm very excited for 2023 and the world-building tools I have planned for you all! ๐Ÿงญ  

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Law Tables! - For Fantasy Cities

Law Tables! - For Fantasy Cities

Greetings mighty Patrons! Thank you to all of you, the Order of Shieldice, for your continued support! ๐Ÿ›ก ๐ŸŽฒ ๐ŸงŠ 

Today's Post: I've put together some tables to quickly generate adventure prompts surrounding 'The Law' within cities. Simply roll on a few of the tables and see what...

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Preformed Settings: Salt & Rime, Shadow & Ash...

Preformed Settings: Salt & Rime, Shadow & Ash...

Greeting Order of Shieldice! 

So today's post is a 56 page book called 'Preformed Settings'. A lot of you may already have this file in your collection, but I wanted to post it here for any Patrons who haven't. The attached file is a system-neutral book from Shieldice Studio's first K...

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Point-Crawl Print-Outs

Point-Crawl Print-Outs

Hi everyone! I hope you're all well. Just a quick post today with some black and white printouts for running point-crawl sessions. I've been using them when testing a little solo system i'm creating, so I thought I'd drop them on here. ๐Ÿ˜Š 

Maps on the left, and helpful tables to the right to spark some ideas when playing solo or pla...

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Project Update: The Fantasy World Oracle

Project Update: The Fantasy World Oracle

Greetings Mighty Patrons! Thank you for your continued support. This is just a quick post to let you know about a project I am currently designing. 

So, for starters, INK RPG has been put on the back-burner for a while. I was hoping to have it done before Christmas, but it evolved into a somewhat larg...

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D6 Adversary Generator!

D6 Adversary Generator!

Welcome, Order of Shieldice! How is everyone doing? I hope the new year is going well for you so far. We've got some exciting posts coming this month: More generative files, world-building tables, project updates, and Galeron's Grimoire will also be available in a printed deck format via DriveThruRPG very soon!<...

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