The Basic Set contains 12 rubber stamps that measure 1″ by 1″. All of the designs are compatible with 1″ hex paper.
- Mountains
- Hills
- Forest, Deciduous
- Forest, Conifer
- Swamp
- Grassland
- Desert or Shore
- Sea
- Village
- Tower
- Castle or Walled City
- Megalith or Dungeon Entrance
The set also includes 5 smaller stamps, which can be used to add variety to forests or add other details to hexes.
- Tree, Deciduous (1/2″)
- Tree, Conifer (1/2″)
- Tree, Barren (1/2″)
- Skull (1/2″)
- Campfire (1/2″)
The Perilous Shores expansion adds more stamps, to help you explore islands and archipelagoes:
- Sea (Deep)
- Sea Serpent
- Longship
- City
- Palisade
- Farmland
- Compass (2″)
- Shoreline (3/4″)
- Palm Grove
- Palm Tree (1/2″)
- Cave (1/2″)
- House (1/2″)
- Field (1/2″)
Rivers, Roads, and Shores
The basic set doesn’t include any stamps depicting rivers or roads. You can create these with stencils (see below), or draw them with pens.
When using hex paper, I draw rivers and roads that wind along the lines between hexes.
- River = Solid line
- Road = Dashed line
- Coast = Solid line, with parallel dotted line for shoals or beaches.
For best results, use a pen with a 3mm nib. If the line is too thick, it will seem out of place next to the stamped artwork.
If you’re drawing the shoreline, try to vary the coastline according to the terrain adjacent to it. For example, the coastline near a swamp will have lots of little inlets, whereas the coastline near a mountain might be more angular.
The Perilous Shores expansion includes a 3/4″ stamp which depicts a rocky shoreline. This can be used to stamp out a coast, or to create other types of terrain (such as ridgelines or even caves).
Stencils
You can use stencils to create homemade hex paper, adding colored backgrounds to your maps!
If you’re using water-based inks to create colored backgrounds, you can dip a brush in water and draw it across the paper to create rivers, roads, and trails. This takes some practice, but once you’ve learned the technique, it’s very satisfying to paint rivers using actual water.
If you’re using stencils to make colored hex maps, you can use a separate stencil to create rivers. The stencil preserves the gap between hexes, which makes the river appear as though it is part of the underlying map.
Expansions
I’ll be adding more designs over time! Here are a few of the possibilities…
Adventure Sites:
- Standing Stones
- Dungeon Entrance or Mine
- Tomb
- Temple
- Portal
Ruins:
- Ruined Village
- Ruined Town
- Ruined City
- Ruined Tower
- Ruined Castle
- Battlefield
- Burned Forest
- Shipwrecks
Commerce & Industry (1/2″):
- Anchor (port)
- Pick-axe (mine)
- Hammer (smith)
- Axe (wood-cutters)
- Horses (stables)
- Scythe (farm)
- Cattle (farm)
- Windmill (industry)
- Chimney (industry)
- Merchant scales (commerce)
- Crown (government)
Root and Branch:
The basic set includes deciduous and conifer trees, but there are many other varieties.
- Jungle
- Palm
- Willow
- Orchards
- Dead Forest
- Mushroom Forest
- Crystalline Forest
Field and Flower:
The basic set includes grassland, but wildflowers.
- Prairie wildflowers
- Wooded meadows
- Wetlands
- Tangled vines
- Vineyards
- Cultivated cropland
- Fenced pasture
- Desolate Moors
Broken Lands:
Badlands and canyons…
- Cliff, Straight
- Cliff, 60″ Corner
- Cliff, 120″ Corner
- Rock Formations, Small
- Rock Formations, Large
- Cactus
- Steppes
- Cave Entrance
- Broken Mountain (or Volcano)
Heraldry:
- Shields
- Crests
- Scrolls
- Heraldic devices
I’m also working on entirely new editions, which depict other types of maps. For example…
Villages
The Trailblazer set depicts the region around towns. This set would depict individual structures, so you can map an entire town or city!
- Cottage
- Farmhouse
- Inn or Tavern
- Manor or Estate
- Market
- Temple
- Watchtower
- Garden
- Field
- Orchard
- Tents
Dungeons
This set would depict dungeon terrain, and could be used with water-soluble ink on battle mats. It would consist of a combination of stamps and stencils.
Star Charts
This set would depict suns and planets, and could be used to map sub-sectors in games like Classic Traveller.