Author Archives: cabalsandcantrips

Garden of Morr / Graveyard Map

Posted on February 7, 2014 by cabalsandcantrips

Morr’s Garden (click to enlarge)

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Awesome random geomorph dungeon/caver/city/sideview generator

Posted on September 26, 2012 by cabalsandcantrips

Just used THIS random generator, to generate the dungeon below. Check it out!

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Some handwritten/drawn material

Posted on September 24, 2012 by cabalsandcantrips

An ancient ruined ziggurat (and the tunnels beneath) A (Vornheim inspired) D% table of random NPCs. The table’s top row of text (the titles of the various columns) reads; from left to right, Description, Demeanor, 1st name, 2nd name, and … Continue reading →

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Warhammer in the Cinema

Posted on July 3, 2012 by cabalsandcantrips

Been planning the next leg of my Warhammer Fantasy campaign. Some films I’ve used as inspiration: The Last Valley – set during the 30 Years War, follows a German captain and a man of faith who both come to a … Continue reading →

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OD&D Archives

Posted on May 17, 2012 by cabalsandcantrips

You may not know this, but my day job (or night job as it were) is at a local university library. This of course gives me access to all sorts of wonderful resources, both historical and technical. Yesterday, on a … Continue reading →

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Magical Ruin

Posted on April 26, 2012 by cabalsandcantrips

Another of my hand drawn maps. This was originally used in my most recent Warhammer Fantasy RPG campaign as a randomly generated ruin that the PCs stumbled across while tracking a greenskin (anything of the goblinoid race for you D&Ders) … Continue reading →

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Sewer Trap Map

Posted on April 23, 2012 by cabalsandcantrips

Just the first in a series of hand drawn maps I’ll be posting to here from time to time. This particular map can be used in a specific encounter or as part of a larger random sewer dungeon. I’ve included … Continue reading →

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The Return of the Sixth World

Posted on April 16, 2012 by cabalsandcantrips

If you haven’t noticed, for some reason the old FASA Corporation game Shadowrun has been having something of a renaissance of late. The pen and paper rights are still with the folks over at Catalyst Game Labs, who are about … Continue reading →

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Old School Dungeon Mapping

Posted on April 13, 2012 by cabalsandcantrips

Below is the first snippet of the first level of the dungeon called Grimrock. If you’re unfamiliar with the newly released game Legend of Grimrock, then head on over to http://www.grimrock.net/blog/ for official details. I’m gonna need a lot more … Continue reading →

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DIY gaming tables vs. high-end boutique tables.

Posted on March 28, 2012 by cabalsandcantrips

I’ve had a hankering to build and/or purchase a proper gaming table of late. What with my Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay game currently on hiatus (we’ve wrapped up the recent story-arch and the current player characters no longer have any reason … Continue reading →

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