Category Archives: Maps & Mapping

Digital Mapping: Norgaard Region

Posted on May 20, 2011 by The Action Point

This is a “Child Map”– meaning a piece of a bigger map blown up– of the Britannis map I posted a while back. It’s done with the same style (obviously), but intended more as a “working map” as opposed to … Continue reading →

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The Bagram Campaign—Characters, House Tremayne, and the Beginning

Posted on May 18, 2011 by The Action Point

The Bagram Gaming Community, so generously supported by so many of you reading this right now, is back in full swing and several sessions into what is turning out to be an awesome campaign—and one that is going to end … Continue reading →

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More Digital Mapping…

Posted on January 27, 2011 by The Action Point

So when you’re overseas, and the internets hate your existence… sometimes you get creative when filling your free time. And let me tell you, on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) that allows no white light after the sun goes down, … Continue reading →

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The Rotting Hole, Part I

Posted on December 3, 2010 by The Action Point

Well here it is. My first ever written down attempt at adventure design. It sound strange saying that, because I’ve been GMing quite successfully since somewhere around 1990. But even just these couple of encounters were… not difficult, but definitely … Continue reading →

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Applying Theory: GIMP-y Professional Maps

Posted on August 30, 2010 by The Action Point

Real quick post. In a previous post, I mentioned how incredibly awesome the Cartographer’s Guild is. Well, on their site they have an entire forum dedicated to people writing up tutorials for guys like me (read: clueless with image editing … Continue reading →

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Cartographer’s Guild = Made of Awesome

Posted on July 25, 2010 by The Action Point

I’m working hard currently to get an online Google Wave game off the ground, and I have brought several new players in to get things running. we’re going to be using a bastardized version of the FATE 3 rules, using … Continue reading →

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