Campaign Map Updates – New Markers and More

The campaign maps have been needing a bit of an overhaul for a while, and I finally got a chance to make a few of the changes I’ve been wanting to do. Over the weekend, I whipped up a couple great additions to the maps, and I think you’ll like them.

General Purpose Markers

Up to now, the only markers you could add to your wiki were for wiki pages. The idea was that you would make a location in your wiki, then link to it from your map. However, as many of you have told us, that’s a little too restrictive. So, we’ve backed off that restriction and made the markers much more general purpose. You can put whatever wiki text you want in there and it will wiki-link to other pages, characters, items, you-name-it. Imagine each marker as a mini wiki page and you get the idea.

Haste – Episode 14: Drama Cards, Unhallowed Metropolis, Dungeon Painter.

[powerpress]Intro: “Testament” ~ VNV Nation
Outro: “Carry You” ~ VNV Nation

Announcements

New forum features for your campaigns are out, go check them out. Also be sure to stop by the d20Monkey caption contest and get your funny on, deadline for the comic is Friday Sept 16th!

Haste – Episode 13: Co-hosted with Carl Bussler of Flagons & Dragons. Cthulhu, D&D Rubbish and GM Merit Badges!

[powerpress]Intro: “Prelude” ~ LukHash
Outro: “Stand ALone” ~ LukHash

Announcements

In this episode I give Micah a well deserved day off and hang out with the very cool Carl Bussler, of the exquisite (and ENnie nominated) Flagons & Dragons podcast. After listening to Haste, immediately go listen to one of their shows – these guys know gaming and they know beer too! Carl tells us what’s coming up on their podcast, including Zombie Month: wherein misadventures in hacking up pumpkins with ZombieTools and much more shall ensue all month long! In other news I should remind you that the Fiasco contest ends TOMORROW (8/30)!

Forum Updates: Subforums and Stickies

Over the past week we’ve quietly launched two new forum features: Subforums and Stickies. You can probably guess what they do, but here’s a quick rundown anyway

Haste – Episode 12: Disruptive players, Converting Spouses and ‘Game Night’ Bloggers

[powerpress]Intro/Outro: N/A

Announcements

The Fiasco contest still has about a week left, so go check it out and earn your chance to win an awesome game and talk directly with the guys from Bully Pulpit who are regularly checking the comments and responding!

d20Monkey Caption Comic: Talking Heads

Okay gals and guys, you know the rules by now! Submit your best captions, word bubbles, thought bubbles or whatever suits your fancy in the comments below. When judging time comes you could be the one to win 3 months of Ascendant membership time, get your comic posted on d20Monkey.com and an Obsidian Portal T-shirt!

Just to sweeten the deal I might even send a few bits of leftover OP schwag from gencon with the T-shirt!

This caption will run into early-mid September so you’ve got a few weeks at the least, get wise crackin’!