In a cleft near the back of Norhead Canyon lies the empty grave of an unknown person. The cleft was once bricked, though these were...

Well, I'm doing a weird thing that I hope is as fun for everyone as it has been for me. I'm writing a serial fiction piece based on the...

This continues the series on making a fantasy sandbox in five easy steps. 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I always start with a map. Either one that I've made or a compelling one I've found. In fact, if I'm ever stumped on where to go next in a game -- regardless of genre -- I start looking at maps. In the old days, that meant flipping through game modules, encyclopedias, National Geographic, and even my dad's glove compartment. These days, we have an embarrassment of mapping riches.