Joy of Hex Maps

Devlog

• There's no such thing as an empty hex!
  March 28, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #video, #how-to

  Happy Friday! I posted a video in hopes of convincing or assuring or reassuring game masters that a hex with no key isn’t empty so much as potential yet to be realized. I think too many people get f... Continue reading
• Working up a hex map from scratch
  March 26, 2025 by Hexed Press#video, #work-in-progress

  This past weekend, and into this week, I’ve been going through and populating a hex region, from scratch. I’m at the part of the process at which I’m fleshing out the sites and habitations that... Continue reading

  
• Expanding communities from hubs to extents
  March 17, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #update, #video

  I've been working through, as well as trying to figure out how to communicate, seeding a region with a hub community (ala a settlement) and then determining how that community spreads out from there:... Continue reading

  
• Can the Steading of the Hill Giant work within the hex stocking rules?
  March 13, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #development, #video

  Today I went through the classic adventure, Steading of the Hill Giant Chief , and went down the roster of inhabitants to figure out their point totals in my hex stocking system ( 4,590 , by my count)... Continue reading

  
• Tweaked "To the Manor Born"
  March 12, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #update

  I just made a quick update to "In the Manor Born"-- fixed a couple of typos and added a bit more context. Game on!... Continue reading

  
• To the manor born!
  March 11, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #update

  I've been working my way through the currently beta hex stocking procedures for the book. Over the past couple of days, this has meant figuring out some guidelines for populating settlements (what I c... Continue reading

  
• Beta Hex Stocking Update Plus Price Increase Coming!
  March 07, 2025 by Hexed Press#update

  Happy Friday! I've updated the beta hex stocking rules with more procedures for generating habitations, including procedures for "buying" strongholds and defenses as well as adding supernatural effect... Continue reading
• Beta Hex Stocking Update!
  March 06, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #update

  Nothing major to report but I did flesh out a bit more on sites and habitations . I hope to add some examples in soon. Next up is probably features ... Continue reading
• Hex Stocking (beta)
  March 03, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #update, #work-in-progress

  Happy Monday! I've been working on some hex stocking procedures. They're not near final but I decided to share what I had-- throw it into the wild and let folks play around with it! If you use it, let... Continue reading
• Livestream: working in regions
  January 16, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #video, #livestream

  Recorded yesterday, on this livestream , I manage to do a little work on regions... Continue reading
• Adding hazards to my example hex map!
  January 08, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #video, #development

  I'm going to stream my work on the example hex map that I use in the book. Today, I test drove some hazard tables (coming soon to the published version of the book!)... Continue reading
• Now in Spreads!
  January 07, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #update

  In response to some feedback from Chaoclypse , I've uploaded a version of the booklet in spreads! I also used the occasion to tweak a couple of things and add a small bit. Enjoy!... Continue reading

  
• Fixed a misprint, added a couple of examples
  January 06, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #update

  Hey all, Just a quick update to fix a misprint and add a couple of examples... Continue reading
• Happy hex-mapping!
  January 06, 2025 by Hexed Press

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  #update

  Happy Monday! I published the first version of the Joy of Hex Maps late last night. I've made the first of what will be many updates to the document this morning-- mostly adding some intro text. I hop... Continue reading