Friday 16 November 2018

Garadur's Plateau Megadungeon Poster Map

I've just received a very limited print run of this giant megadungeon map by Charley Phipps. The prints are B1 sized (1000 x 707mm 39.4 x 27.8 inches) and printed on matt white paper. I've added some of them to my site (see link below) and I'll be taking the rest with me to Dragonmeet in December.

https://squarehex.myshopify.com/collections/posters



Sunday 21 October 2018

The Black Hack Second Edition

We've just updated the PDF for The Black Hack Second Edition. It now includes PDF bookmarks and we've corrected lots of typos. Since it's launch last week, it's been sat firmly at Numder 1 in the RPGNow.com chart. We've also had a great response from our backers who've helped refine the rules during our beta release and spot typos. We're very close to going to press with the main book now.

The PDF is available here:
https://www.rpgnow.com/product/255088/The-Black-Hack-Second-Edition

And if you missed the Kickstarter you can still bag a preorder that gets you a deal that's almost as good here:
https://squarehex.myshopify.com/collections/all/black-hack


Monday 1 October 2018

Black Pudding 5 Print Edition Out Now!

Printed editions of Black Pudding 5 are now available to order from the Squarehex site using the following links:

https://squarehex.myshopify.com/products/black-pudding-issue-5




Black Pudding Issue 5





















Wednesday 26 September 2018

Caves of Chaos Poster Prints On Sale Now

I've now added the Caves of Chaos poster-sized maps by Dyson Logos to the Squarehex site. There are two versions of the map, one with numbers, and one without. There is also a set of mapping sheets that simply have a grid and the cave entrances marked on them. Finally, there is special-priced set that includes both posters and a set of mapping sheets. All the sheets measure 707mm wide by 500mm high and are printed on matt white 115gsm paper. If you need a frame I got mine from Ikea for £5 or £6 in the UK and Amazon have a wide range in the £15-20 price range. All the frames I found were 700mm wide so to make the print fit nicely you need to trim 3-4mm off each side.

Here's a link to all 4 products:

https://squarehex.myshopify.com/collections/all/caves-of-chaos

The Caves of Chaos No Numbers

The Caves of Chaos With Numbers
The Caves of Chaos Mapping Sheet


Framed Example (frame from Ikea)


Monday 24 September 2018

The Caves of Chaos Poster Print Teaser

Dyson Logos has kindly given me permission to print some poster-sized versions of his superb Caves of Chaos maps. The image below shows the version with no numbers, but there will also be a numbered version and a blank mapping sheet with 10mm grid lines and just the cave entrances.

The maps are printed on 115gsm matt white paper and they measure 707mm wide by 500mm high.

I hope to release them for sale later this week, but I was so pleased with how the fist one turned out I just had to share it.


Tuesday 21 August 2018

Sample 2.5D Dungeon

I've been making a few 2.5D Dungeon tiles over the last few evenings. Below is an example of the size of dungeon that may be created using one set of pre-printed 2.5D Dungeon Sheets.



















I've not made any of the columns, altars, tables or other items yet. If you'd like to try making your own set. You can get PDF of the textures here:
https://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/3785/Crooked-Staff-Publishing?term=crooked+staff&test_epoch=0

Or you can buy pre-printed sheets here:
https://squarehex.myshopify.com/collections/all/2-5d-dungeon



Tuesday 14 August 2018

2.5D Dungeon Terrain Launch

I've just released a new pack of professionally terrain sheets for creating 2.5D dungeons. The sheets in the pack were created by Kristian Richards of Crooked Staff Publishing. The first pack in the range contains 24 A4-sized sheets of terrain printed on 170gsm silk art paper. There are 12 sheets of flooring texture and 12 sheets for creating wall, doors, columns, alters, tables and other stone/wooden items.

All you need to add to the kit to make your dungeon is some thick card or foam board, a sharp knife (please take care when making cuts) and metal ruler, and a glue stick. As a launch offer you can buy a special triple pack of the terrain and receive a free aluminium ruler and a large glue stick.

Get them here: https://squarehex.myshopify.com/collections/all/2-5d-dungeon

Also check out Kristian's helpful video tutorials here: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrookedStaffTerrain



Tuesday 24 July 2018

A5 Gamers' Notebook MKII

The first print run of my A5 Gamers' Notebooks sold out at the end of lest year. I'm ready to order a reprint, but want to tweak the design. The original version looked like this although I think this image is based on the smaller (same format) A6 version:

Here's what I have in mind for the new version:



















It has the same 6mm square as the original design, but I've now added a page of 7mm hexes on the facing pages, which are scaled to match my existing A5 hex pads. To keep the Notebook utility I've included some lines under the mapping area.

I plan to print them on higher quality 120gsm paper instead of the 100gsm used previously. They will have 50 pages and I expect to sell them for £4.50 each. I don't need a Kickstarter for these, but they'll still be some sort of preorder offer with special pricing.

I'm interested to get some feedback on them, particularly from previous/existing Gamers' Notebook users.

Thursday 12 July 2018

Black Hack Late Pledges

We've had a quite a few requests from people wanting to join the campaign as late backers. We also have around 20 backers whose payments have not been successfully collected by Kickstarter who have been automatically dropped by the system.
In the past, to deal with these issues I've been happy to collect manual Paypal payments from people. However, given the scale of this project, it is not really workable and would probably lead to problems when it comes to the fulfilment stage.
To solve this I've set up 3 preorder products that essentially duplicate the Level 3, 4 and 5 rewards. The only differences being that they cost 10% more, and do not include access to the beta document. These preorder products will available until the project survey deadline (surveys haven't gone out yet), which will be in early August. Preorders will be posted after the Kickstarter rewards, but before the Second Edition products go on general sale. Any preorders that also include general stock products will be held until the preorder items are ready for dispatch. There are no add-on options for these preorders.
Here's the link to the product page:


Friday 29 June 2018

Last Chance to Jump on The Black Hack Kickstarter

We've got just over 2 days left to run on The Black Hack Kickstarter. The project has smashed its initial goal by over 800% and we've been able to add some nice extras and upgrades to the rewards.

You may find the project here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1730454032/the-black-hack-rpg-second-edition

The project ends at 8pm BST on Sunday 1st July.






Tuesday 5 June 2018

The Black Hack II Kickstarter is Live!

The Kickcstarter for the Second Edition of The Black Hack is now live. This time along with an updated 20 page rulebook there's a 124 hardback with loads of extra content and a special black box with extra goodies.

Check the project page out here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1730454032/the-black-hack-rpg-second-edition
















Monday 30 April 2018

FOSSIL Booklets and new Mapping Pads

Hot on the heels of Black Pudding Issue 4, which landed last week. I now have the print copies of the FOSSIL B/X Character Generation booklets. They cost £1 each, or you can buy 3 for £2, or 10 for £5. This makes them cheap enough to buy in bulk and give one to each player to keep.

You may find them here:
https://squarehex.myshopify.com/search?q=fossil
























Also new to the site are 3 new DL sized (210mm x 99mm) paper pads:

Double Grid Pad
https://squarehex.myshopify.com/collections/square-hex-pads/products/dl-double-grid-pad












Dot Grid Pad
https://squarehex.myshopify.com/collections/square-hex-pads/products/dl-dot-grid-pad












Tri List Pad
https://squarehex.myshopify.com/collections/square-hex-pads/products/dl-tri-list-pad



Wednesday 25 April 2018

Black Pudding 4 Print Edition Out Now!

Printed editions of Black Pudding 4 are now available to order.

Black Pudding Issue 4

























Copies may also be ordered from the Squarehex site using the following link:

https://squarehex.myshopify.com/products/black-pudding-issue-4


Friday 16 March 2018

FOSSIL B/X Character Generation Booklet

FOSSIL (Fantasy Old School System Index Lite) is a bare bones OSR system that is roughly compatible with B/X rules and retroclones (the rules have parity with Labyrinth Lord). This first booklet covers character generation and advancement.

The booklet is just 12 small pages (landscape DL 210x105mm) yet includes everything needed to generate and equip a B/X character. It also includes advancement rules to tenth level, combat and damage tables, full descriptions for first level cleric and magic-user spells, and a blank character sheet.

There are two versions of the PDF. The first one gives clerics a spell at first level. Whereas the second one gives clerics their first spell at second level and follows strict B/X spell progression for clerics thereafter. Otherwise they are identical.

Professionally printed copies of this booklet will be available from Squarehex.co.uk in April 2018. I hope to include a sticker with each printed copy that will allow the alternate cleric spell advancement to added as an option. My aim with the printed edition is to make it very low cost so that a GM can give out a copy to each player at the table for minimum outlay.

Work on the second booklet with Game Mastering rules is underway. Following that there will be a Spells booklet and possibly a Monsters booklet. In addition there is also my B/X Monster Reference Index which is already available in print and PDF.

The PDF cost $1 from RPGNOW.com: http://www.rpgnow.com/product/237131/FOSSIL-B-X-Character-Generation