{"product_id":"hexcrawl-worldbuilding-design-guidebook","title":"Hexcrawl - Worldbuilding Design Guidebook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes your world explain itself, or does it only make sense in your notes?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hexcrawl Worldbuilding Design Guidebook is a system-agnostic GM guide for building hexcrawl regions, hex maps, settlements, and factions that connect to each other. Every hex points to at least one other: what caused it, or what it causes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of treating worldbuilding as backstory you write and players never see, this book shows you how to build a region in one evening and put its history on the map where the party can find it, investigate it, and loot it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you run Shadowdark, OSR, 5e, Pathfinder 2e, or another fantasy RPG, these GM tools adapt to your system while strengthening the foundation of your hexcrawl: the world your encounters sit in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside you'll find:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe six-step build procedure: a playable region in about ninety minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree facts and a twist: the setup that makes players lean forward at session zero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerrain profiles, barriers, and chokepoints that turn travel into a decision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCulture derived from terrain, plus four outsider stances for settlements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaction traces, so players discover territory through physical evidence rather than exposition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fact\/clue\/mystery structure for ruins, and ruin ecology for what lives there now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrintable cards for terrain, settlements, factions, ruins, history, and growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA five-minute review for GMs who already have a region and want to patch the gaps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Greymire: a full worked example from blank page to session one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for GMs who want a world that runs itself, decisions with consequences, and a map that rewards exploration session after session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritten\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Matthijs Holter (check out more of his stuff at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/en\/publisher\/34153\/hyperfictive\" title=\"Hyperfictive\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHyperfictive\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Karl Otto Kristoffersen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLayout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Michael Sollien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Nicolai Strøm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby KR1 Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThis title is marked as \"Contains AI-Generated Content\" in accordance with DriveThruRPG policy. AI-assisted tools were used during the early drafting and development workflow, while the final text, layout, art, and editing were all completed by human work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr clear=\"all\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Video\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P3CIC-D08kk?is=BxpIAxAOZynUyzpH\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KR1 Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59225206554955,"sku":null,"price":21.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2605\/0776\/files\/hexcrawlworldbuildingdesignguidebook.png?v=1794406120","url":"https:\/\/pelikrypta.fi\/products\/hexcrawl-worldbuilding-design-guidebook","provider":"Pelikrypta Ikamaa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}