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Every creator knows the feeling of staring at a blank page. The instinct is to start with the gods, the creation myth, and the massive continents. That approach usually leads to pages of unused lore that players and read...

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War is bad. I hope we can all agree on that. And I want to say up front that obviously there are way more important effects of the war in Iran. But because we are nerds who care deeply about this hobby I think it's worth...

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The medical establishment has finally caught up to what we nerds have known for decades: sitting around a dining room table pretending to be a half-orc barbarian is incredibly good for your brain. Therapists and clinical...

","url":"https://mountainandmyth.com/cartography-journal/f/how-dd-tables-can-fight-scotuss-conversion-therapy-ruling","title":"How D&D Tables Can Fight SCOTUS's Conversion Therapy Ruling","summary":"The medical establishment has finally caught up to what we nerds have known for decades: sitting around a dining room table pretending to be a half-orc barbarian is incredibly good for your brain. Therapists and clinical...","date_modified":"2026-04-03T22:37:43Z"},{"id":"https://mountainandmyth.com/cartography-journal/f/why-your-world-needs-a-hand-drawn-map-how-to-commission-it","html_content":"

Late last month, I was elbows-deep in a two-page spread for an indie author's upcoming fantasy epic. The 01 micron pen was scratching against the Bristol board and I was staring down the most terrifying beast in the publ...

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The Screen Fatigue of the Modern Table

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Staring at a blank page in your worldbuilding notebook or sketchbook is a paralyzing experience. The instinct is usually to plop a massive, capital city right in the center of a region and call it a day.

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For a long time, we’ve sold our hobby as \"escapism.\" We tell people we play D&D to leave the real world behind. To forget the news, the noise, and the rising tide of ugliness outside our windows.

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The momentum is high, the stakes are massive, and the party needs to get from the Capital to the Spire of Bad Omen on the other side of the continent. Everyone is ready to roll initiative.

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You have spent months, maybe years, agonizing over your manuscript. You’ve crafted a magic system that defies the usual tropes. You’ve built cultures from the ground up, designed economies, and written dialogue that snap...

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Welcome back to Mountain & Myth’s Cartography Journal where we’re walking you through how to make your own fantays maps. Our first series helped you create a world map, now we’re zooming in to build out one of your conti...

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Hello again, fellow map-makers, and welcome back to the Cartography Journal here at Mountain & Myth!\nIn our last entry, we talked about the grand vision for this new series: taking the world map we built together and div...

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Welcome back to the Cartography Journal! It’s great to have you here again at Mountain & Myth.

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Hello again, intrepid cartographers and world-builders!

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Hello fellow world-weavers and map-makers! Welcome back to the Mountain & Myth Cartography Journal, where we transform blank pages into breathtaking worlds! Last time, we sculpted our coastlines and raised majestic mount...

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Hello again, intrepid cartographers and world-weavers! Welcome back to the Mountain & Myth Cartography Journal. Last time, we took our first major plunge, establishing a border for our map and sketching out the initial s...

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Hey there, fellow travelers on the path of creative cartography! Welcome back to the Mountain & Myth Cartography Journal. If you're just joining us, buckle up! We're on a grand adventure to build a complete fantasy map f...

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Welcome to the Mountain & Myth Cartography Journal: Crafting Your Own Fantasy Map One Step at a Time\n\nHey fellow worldbuilders, fantasy fanatics, and lovers of all things cartographic! We're thrilled to launch the Mounta...

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