arsheesh
Hello everyone!
Been away for a while so some of you may not know me, but I used to be quite active in the forums here some years ago. At some point I plan to return and "fix my site":http://forums.obsidianportal.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=3523&page=1#Item_1 which sadly has been adversely affected by the reforge. At the moment though I just wanted to let people know that I am starting a new wordpress blog on the topics of fantasy map creation and RPG game design.
I've been creating maps for several years now and have done some professional commissions and have authored several tutorials on the topic (you can check out my portfolio "here":http://arsphantasia.wordpress.com/portfolio/). I'll be re-posting these up at my blog and going more into depth about the process of creating fantasy world, regional and town maps using freely available software.
I'm also in the process of creating a sort of "rules light" version of the D&D 3.5e rules intended to foster a more fast paced, grim and gritty mode of game-play (think swords and sorcery). I'm nearly finished with the Players Handbook beta rules and will be hosting those at my site. I'll be throwing up information on this system and all sorts of content related to it in the weeks ahead.
If any of this sounds interesting to you, please come check out what I'm doing over at "ars phantasia":http://arsphantasia.wordpress.com/ and let me know what you think.
Cheers,
-Arsheesh (aka Tad Davis)
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CURRENT CAMPAIGN: "Mysteria":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/mysteria - set in Wolfgang Baur’s MIDGARD.
Previous CotM Aug 2012: "Shimring":http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/shimring
"I met a traveller from an antique land....."
CotM May 2016: Mysteria: set in Wolfgang Baur’s MIDGARD.
Previous CotM Aug 2012: Shimring: High Level Multiplanar Campaign
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Cheers,
-Arsheesh
Just trying to help out.
Looking forward to reading the new blog.
Signs & Portends, Dwarves of Lost Koldukar, In a certain realm
"Theophagie":https://theophagie.obsidianportal.com/ - Houseruled D&D 3.5 in Alternate History Earth
"Zeroed":https://zeroed.obsidianportal.com/ - GURPS Cyberpunk-Sci-Fantasy
Age of the Dragons - Homebrew Fantasy | Edurance of Hope - Age of Rebellion
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Welcome back, friend!
@ Gaaran, yup, still kicking. I'm hoping to update the blog on a regular basis. The blog is not only about map-making, but also about RPG design and theory. As I work out the quirks of my revised D20 system I'll be posting content related to various game mechanics. For instance, today's topic was all about the best way to determine and track initiative, and the difference it makes to game-play.
-Pils
Dark Sun ● La Décade des Héros : Face the Fire of the Dark Sun... a World ravaged by Sorcery! (CotM - Dec 2012)
Les Royaumes Oubliés : A D&D 5e old school style Forgotten Realms campaign!
(And I'm so soooorry for my poor english...)
Cheers,
-Arsheesh