A Dungeon Master’s Intro to Running a Hexcrawl in a D&D, OSR, or Fantasy TTRPG Campaign

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Hey Dungeon Masters, let’s talk about hexcrawling in Dungeons and Dragons or another fantasy RPG. This will be part one of a longer series. In this first part, I go over the basics of setting up a hexcrawl. How do you hexcrawl? Any tools or mechanics that you love to use?
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Hexmapping Primer: • DM Tips: Hex-Mapping f...
Hexcrawling, Part 1, the blog post: hexed.press/2018/08/14/hexcraw...
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@HexedPress 5 лет назад

Just posted a related video, talking about haxmapping. Check it out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XloPH6_ZlnM.html

@kevinm3428 3 года назад

Judges Guild 'Wilderlands of High Fantasy' is an excellent example of a hex crawl world with the City State of the Invincible Overlord, settlements, lairs and numerous dungeons keyed to the hex maps. They use a 5-mile to-the-hex scale, which scales down to 352 yards or 1,056 feet to-the-hex and scales again down to 42.24 feet to-the-hex, easily. I've been using it since the 1970's and their tables for keen sighting, flora, fauna, terrain, water features and lairs is outstanding. This is a great video; I hope you expand on the theme more!

@tzjoey 3 года назад

Cliff Notes: -Hex maps are an approximation, no reason calculate distance down to the decimal “Is it within half a day, a day, or more away” -Keep scale consistent and meaningful -You don’t need to fill each hex with description if there is nothing of note there -The main key of a Hex Crawl is open world exploration where the journey's difficulty is balanced by the terrain and randomness of encounters If anyone feels like I missed something please add on

@HexedPress 3 года назад

Re filling each hex, it’s fine, and even somewhat of a design principal for hexcrawl modules and products, to have some kind of point of interest in every hex but if the party is not persuaded to investigate said point and there’s no other encounters of note or other decision points, don’t artificially stretch out the play time, move along to the next things. The keys- it’s all about resources (including time). Encounters, be they social, combat, or exploration, are all invitations to spend resources. Navigation affects resource spending as well. From a player perspective, interesting content makes these decision points meaningful. Choices have to be tempting and worthwhile or obstacles must be imposing and require attention. Time can and should be a ticking clock (we need to get to the Lonely Mountain by the New Moon; we only have supplies for thirty days; the mountain passes become impassable by winter; etc.).

@ishythetaffer 5 лет назад

That Outdoor Survival map gives the video a 1974 feel

@HexedPress 5 лет назад

Indeed! I will probably break it out for some more videos. I love it. I made a digital version in Hex Kit awhile back and I know there are some other digital versions floating around.

@rolanejo8512 3 года назад

Kudos for using the black box. I also really like the "how exactly do you get lost" mechanic in the blue expert box. Although that means handling two different maps, one for the players (where you think you are) and another for the DM (where you really are).

@HexedPress 3 года назад

I firmly put the player maps on the players. They might find, purchase, or otherwise get ahold of various rough maps but, ultimately, I put it on them to track where they’re going, where they’ve been, and where they are.

@VhaidraSaga 2 года назад

Good stuff! 👍🏽

@HexedPress 2 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@nosaurian Год назад

hexes? more like a turtle shell. I'm shellshocked

@DaDunge 2 года назад

What book are the encounters from?

@alfredobelloni3258 4 года назад

Should i give my characters a drawn map? Edit: i mean, if they are supoused to plan their movement, they have to have the map done. But i was thinking that an hex crawl involved an element of "hex to hex discovery". But when i began to think how that would play out, it felt like it bould become a slog for all players, exept me and the mapper. And in the next session im gonna have one of them map the dungeon and i dont know how they wil react to that. Maybe having to map the wilderness too would be too much.

@HexedPress 4 года назад

Good question. I think it’s a good tool for both you and the players for the party to get ahold of the map. You din;t have to just give it to them though. You can offer them for sale or as payment for tasks. I like player maps that aren’t particularly precise or detailed but that show points of interest that might encourage exploration. They might be incomplete or fragmentary, incorrect in some ways, but with hints towards adventures that can spur the party on.

@ManuelSilva-uv7gx 5 лет назад

Forbidden Lands?!, Anyone?

@HexedPress 5 лет назад

Haven’t read it or played it, have you? How is it?

@matthewpahnke2613 4 года назад

Just backed the reprint. Can't wait to get it.

@SenhorAntuneZ Год назад

maybe they´re in Hells, they need to go through HELLS ! through the Hixes yeeeeeeeh ???? ... Sorry can´t take it, laughing so hard xD im just commenting cause i can´t see the rest of the video because your voice makes it sound sooooo boring it seems like your don´t want to be talking about this somehow... Again.sorrryyyyy bro x)

@robmatheny2412 2 года назад

The host seems really bored. You should have some energy and excitement about the topic.

@HexedPress 2 года назад

Thanks for the feedback! This is one of my older but still really popular videos. I was in the early days of getting comfortable doing all this stuff. If you check my much more recent hexcrawl videos, you might find them more energetic.