Boyd Catsman

  • The Breccan Isles

    The Breccan Isles

    As part of personal studies to improve my technical skills and worldbuilding depth, I developed an interactive map for another continent as part of the world I created for my players in D&D. The goal for this project was to create an easy-to-use tool for any Dungeon Master to navigate the areas of a map,… Read more

  • The Road

    The Road

    Roads… They are all over the place! A network of them connect the world in real life AND in video games. This article dives into the differences between a road in the real world and in the digital world, how we use them differently, and what we can do with them to gather information. Can… Read more

  • Fauhilm

    Fauhilm

    Fauhilm is the continent East of Lifgard, inhabited by anthropomorphic humanoids. From world sketch to city mapping, here is how I gave my players a stylized map. Read more

  • Ordinary “Open” World

    If you have ever looked into writing stories and their structure, you will quickly learn about “The Ordinary World”. Which, as is well known, only lasts until the “Inciting Incident” presents itself and shakes things up. Otherwise, the The Ordinary World is incredibly boring if not challenged or questioned. Therefore, I’m going to shatter my… Read more