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Shadowdark versions of magic items: Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Rolling Stones, Thundersteel, and Toy Soldiers.

Shadowdark versions of magic items: Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Rolling Stones, Thundersteel, and Toy Soldiers.

Another Shadowdark Rock & Roar preview--magic items this time! The project has two books--same 54+ creatures, but one with stats for Old School Essentials and the other Shadowdark. Via stretch goals, the project is already 30% bigger than planned at no extra cost!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

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Iron Maiden sample with DM Tales

Iron Maiden sample with DM Tales

We'll be on YouTube Live with Wes Allen of DM Tales talking Rock & Roar and other Inkwell projects at 8:30 US eastern time!
www.youtube.com/live/pop9g4B...

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Back to Shadowdark for today's Rock & Roar preview. The project has two books--same creatures in each, but one with stats for Old School Essentials and the other Shadowdark.
Via stretch goals, the project is already 25% bigger than planned--at no extra cost!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

1 month ago 4 1 0 0

We always try to Conduct ourselves properly!

1 month ago 1 0 0 0
An electrified monkey leaping between trees!

An electrified monkey leaping between trees!

Continuing creature previews of our Rock & Roar Kickstarter: Shocker Monkey for OSE (from Shock the Monkey). The project has two books--all the same creatures in each, but one with stats for Old School Essentials and the other for Shadowdark.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

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Master of puppets looks like a flattened roper with several tentacles attached to a cave ceiling.

Master of puppets looks like a flattened roper with several tentacles attached to a cave ceiling.

Master of Puppets for OSE is the next preview of out Rock & Roar project! Pick one of two books--same creatures in each, but one w/stats for Old School Essentials and the other for Shadowdark. The next stretch goal is to make two mini-adventures for the setting.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

2 months ago 3 0 0 0
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Rock & Roar! - OSR Monsters Of Riffs & Ruin Bestiary of creatures born from the neon haze and thunderous riffs of classic rock/pop/metal/more. Shadowdark & Old-School Essentials.

Another day, another monster! Can we keep this up? 'Mechanix' for Shadowdark from our Kickstarting-now Rock & Roar project. The project has two books--all the same creatures in each, but one with stats for Old School Essentials and the other for Shadowdark.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

2 months ago 2 0 0 0
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What if a Bard's passion for music burns so deep and becomes twisted? 'Burning Heart' for OSE from our Kickstarting-now Rock & Roar project. The project has two books--all the same creatures, but one with stats for Old School Essentials, the other for Shadowdark.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

2 months ago 3 1 0 0
Art showing a hand-like spider biting a person's shoulder. Plus the sample page of that creature, "Invisible Touch".

Art showing a hand-like spider biting a person's shoulder. Plus the sample page of that creature, "Invisible Touch".

Here's the creature from our Rock & Roar Kickstarter that we leaned into the lyrics the most so far: Invisible Touch for OSE The project has two books--all the same creatures in each, but one with stats for Old School Essentials and the other for Shadowdark.
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2 months ago 5 1 0 0
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Switching our Rock & Roar project previews to Shadowdark this time... The project has two books--all the same creatures in each, but one with stats for Old School Essentials and the other for Shadowdark.
We've hit one no-extra-cost stretch goal, and hope for more!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

2 months ago 4 1 0 0
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Hope your Valentine's didn't turn you into a King of Pain... This is for OSE from our Kickstarting-now Rock & Roar project. The project has two books--all the same creatures in each, but one with stats for Old School Essentials and the other for Shadowdark.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

2 months ago 7 1 0 0
Iron Maiden with stats for Old School Essentials!

Iron Maiden with stats for Old School Essentials!

'Iron Maiden' for OSE from our Kickstarting-now Rock & Roar project. How could we not do this creature?!? The project has two books--all the same creatures in each, but one with stats for Old School Essentials and the other for Shadowdark.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

2 months ago 4 0 0 0
'Bricks in the wall' makes the page background look like a brick wall with the creature integrated into it and the stats and other info on the fronts of the bricks.

'Bricks in the wall' makes the page background look like a brick wall with the creature integrated into it and the stats and other info on the fronts of the bricks.

Another preview from our Kickstarting-now Rock & Roar project. I really love the way this creature art is integrated into the page! This is the Shadowdark version of 'Bricks in the Wall'.
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Rock & Roar! - OSR Monsters Of Riffs & Ruin Bestiary of creatures born from the neon haze and thunderous riffs of classic rock/pop/metal/more. Shadowdark & Old-School Essentials.

Just Launched! Rock and Roar: OSR bestiary with creatures based on classic rock/pop/metal/more songs & bands. For Shadowdark and Old-School Essentials(B/X D&D Clone).

Each book has 50+ monsters, & appendices for magic Items, NPCs, & alternate spell name lists.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

2 months ago 1 0 0 0
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What if Classic Magic User Spell Names Were Rock Song Titles? As you’ve hopefully seen, we’re launching our next Kickstarter soon for two books of monsters based on classic rock/pop/metal/etc song titles and band names.  One book will have stats f…

For our upcoming Kickstarter of monsters based on classic rock/pop/etc song titles/band names, we have an appendix renaming spells with song titles. Linked is our new names of Old School Essentials Magic User spells list.

Other class spell lists & Shadowdark soon.

inkwellideas.com/2026/02/what...

2 months ago 0 0 0 1
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Hexploration Decks: Into the Wilderness - Inkwell Ideas | Hexploration Decks | DriveThruRPG Explore untamed regions with the Into the Wilderness Hexploration Deck! Packed with system‑neutral locations and traits, this deck helps you quickly generate dynamic wilderness points of interest for ...

Today's #DriveThru #DotD deal is our Hexploration Decks: Into the Wilderness.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Most cards have imaginative art and charts of location ideas. Several give more options/advice.

Plus, we have a deal on the bundle of all 5 Hexploration Decks! (2 more soon!)

2 months ago 2 1 0 0
Map of a flipped Australia & New Zealand with The Great Wide Open, Fields of Gold, Northern Town, Small Town, Jungle Love, Wonderwall (Mountains) and much more.

Map of a flipped Australia & New Zealand with The Great Wide Open, Fields of Gold, Northern Town, Small Town, Jungle Love, Wonderwall (Mountains) and much more.

Here's a setting map for our classic rock/pop OSR bestiary books! (1 Shadowdark book, 1 for OSE (BX D&D)) This is likely just an appendix, but fun!

As a nod to a fantasy map trope it is Australia. Still playing with font & more locations--post ideas!

More here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

2 months ago 3 1 2 0
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Sometimes our work is weird--like making a list of things Fish Heads do and don't do based on the Barnes & Barnes song...

Not sure this will see print (needs work), but it was fun!

Part of a book of OSR monsters based on classic rock songs & band names.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

2 months ago 1 0 0 0
New map icons in our Ring Lord style.

New map icons in our Ring Lord style.

#mapmaking Here is a sample/preview of this month's new map icons that we'll be releasing in a few days. Various settlement types for high/sea/wild elves; surface/underground dwarves; forest/rock gnomes; floating settlements, special locations (Asgard Gate) and much more! As PNGs, use w/most tools!

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Rock & Roar OSR Classic Rock Monsters Bestiary Coming Soon! In the next few weeks we’re launching a new Kickstarter project with a gnarly concept:  An old school RPG bestiary where each creature is inspired by a rock song title or band name! To be rem…

A couple of new previews for our upcoming Rock & Roar #Kickstarter-- #OSR monsters for the #Shadowdark and #OSE #TTRPGs based on classic rock song titles & band names: inkwellideas.com/2026/01/rock...

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Fantasy NPC Generator Bookmark Last month we participated in a fun TTRPG Bookmark game jam.  Through it we made a Holiday Romance Movie Generator Bookmark. The experience and result proved that the bookmark format is very useful…

Another new TTRPG related bookmark! A few weeks ago we made a holiday romance movie generator. This time we have a free Fantasy NPC Generator--a few different types of names, personalities, traits, jobs, and more!
inkwellideas.com/2026/01/fant...

3 months ago 2 1 0 0
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10 Puzzle Ideas for your Tabletop Role-playing Game Creating puzzles or riddles for a tabletop RPG is a tricky balancing act. You need something challenging enough to feel rewarding, but not so difficult that the group spends an entire session stuck…

10 Puzzle ideas for your TTRPG game: two new twists on beaming a light on a model map, two ideas for a room that must be balanced, an unusual door lock, a false riddle, and more:
inkwellideas.com/2026/01/10-p...

3 months ago 5 2 0 0
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Tropes: Holiday Romance Solo/Co-op Story Writing Bookmark Game And now for something completely different… I’ve been secretly enjoying holiday romance movies.  Yes, they are formulaic, which means a set of generator tables are a great fit as a gami…

We made a solo/co-op rpg on a bookmark to create 'Holiday Romance' stories (aka Hallmark holiday movie).
inkwellideas.com/2025/12/trop...

4 months ago 4 2 0 1
Setup is complete. Jerod, Joe, & Keith at the Inkwell Ideas booth.

Setup is complete. Jerod, Joe, & Keith at the Inkwell Ideas booth.

#PAXU Find us this weekend at #PAXUnplugged booth #4118! We've got our Sidequests, Hexploration Decks, NPCs, and more. Get a free sample 30-card deck with several cards from each of our product types, plus a prototype version or our two page solo-co-op DungeonMorph framework to use with any #TTRPG!

5 months ago 8 1 0 0
Art of giant bone-like spikes sticking out of a wasteland.  Plus the card's back with several random idea lists related to the art.

Art of giant bone-like spikes sticking out of a wasteland. Plus the card's back with several random idea lists related to the art.

#Hexploration Decks Kickstarter ENDS IN A FEW HOURS! (10:30pm US eastern)! They help you make a more vibrant #DnD / #TTRPG game setting.
Along the Way: roads & curiosities
Strongholds: castles & towers
Plus past decks + Hex Map Tiles!
Samples & free hex map tool:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

5 months ago 1 0 0 0
Inkwell Ideas booth at Gamehole Con (#72) with Lazy DM books on the front right side, and Hexploration Decks on the left.

Inkwell Ideas booth at Gamehole Con (#72) with Lazy DM books on the front right side, and Hexploration Decks on the left.

Ready to see you at #GameHoleCon!!! Booth #72.

Learn all about our #TTRPG accessories like our new Hexploration Decks, plus Sidequest Decks, NPC Decks, DungeonMorph Dice & Cards plus a free solo/co-op mini game. Also get signed copies of Sly Flourish/Lazy DM books!

6 months ago 0 1 0 0
Art of an estate/manor/vineyard on the card front, charts of details for things like the business that happens there or what benefits come from the vineyard on the back.

Art of an estate/manor/vineyard on the card front, charts of details for things like the business that happens there or what benefits come from the vineyard on the back.

New preview from our #Hexploration Decks, on Kickstarter now! Cards that help you make a more immersive #Dnd #TTRPG setting.
Along the Way: roads & curiosities
Strongholds: castles & towers
Plus past decks + Hex Map Tiles!
Samples & free map tool. Details here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

6 months ago 3 0 0 0
Sample card: art of a makeshift fort on one the card front, ideas about it (Who are the raiders? How did it get a fire moat?  Etc) on the back.

Sample card: art of a makeshift fort on one the card front, ideas about it (Who are the raiders? How did it get a fire moat? Etc) on the back.

New #Hexploration Decks are on Kickstarter! They help you make a more vibrant #DnD / #TTRPG campaign setting.
Along the Way: roads & curiosities
Strongholds: castles & towers
Plus past decks + Hex Minimap Tiles!
Samples & free hex map tool at the link:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

6 months ago 3 0 0 0
Card with art of a fortress/shrine built into a mountainside on one side, and ideas for more more details about it on the back!

Card with art of a fortress/shrine built into a mountainside on one side, and ideas for more more details about it on the back!

Another preview of our #Hexploration Decks Kickstarter.
How will you choose to develop "The Warrior's Shrine" in your #DnD / #TTRPG campaign?
Two new decks—Along the Way & Strongholds—plus past decks and Hex Map Tiles.
Free samples + a web hex map tool included!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

6 months ago 2 0 0 0
Art of a large manor on one side and charts of related ideas on the back: What do people think of the duke, what's the hospitality like, etc.

Art of a large manor on one side and charts of related ideas on the back: What do people think of the duke, what's the hospitality like, etc.

New #Hexploration Decks are on Kickstarter!
Along the Way: roads & curiosities
Strongholds: castles & towers
Plus past decks + Hex Minimap Tiles!
Tools to help you build a better #DnD #TTRPG game.
Samples & free map tool. Details here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

6 months ago 2 0 0 0