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14 May 2022 • 2 min read

Changes to the LK Team

Last summer, Adam (creator of Here Be Taverns!) and I found we shared a common vision: we wanted to unleash the creative potential of every worldbuilder. He, Justin, and I hit it off and decided to join forces: Adam joined Team LK to work on growth and marketing. The mission

LK Weekly

13 May 2022 • 12 min read

Confessions of a micromanaging Game Master

An emotional confession describing the many ways one game master suffered from overpreparation. But there's a revelation: deeper games can happen with less prep. A better approach is shared in detail.

Map making software review by LegendKeeper.

10 May 2022 • 13 min read

Which map-making software is best for you? 10 tools reviewed

A round-up of the 10 best map-making programs in 2022. Screenshots, prices, pros, and cons help make the best decision for your fantasy world.

7 May 2022 • 3 min read

LK Weekly: Sneak Peek

Hey folks! Time for another weekly! I've worked through over 60 to-do items generated from last Saturday's design review meeting. LK 0.12's UI is looking much more polished! Changes ComingWe plan to do a more targeted announcement before the LK 0.12 update, but it's time to start socializing

LK Weekly

29 Apr 2022 • 2 min read

The Quiet Week

A game recommendation from Team LK.

LK Weekly

23 Apr 2022 • 3 min read

The Discord Shake-Up

Bestiary launch, Discord shakeup, Community highlight, Short week for Team LK.

LK Weekly

22 Apr 2022 • 2 min read

Ravings from Skarhuld: A Bestiary for Mörk Borg

The cursed bestiary from LegendKeeper is now available on DriveThruRPG!

16 Apr 2022 • 4 min read

Ravings from Skarhuld

Icarus updates, Ravings from Skarhuld, Discord changes, Brandon Sanderson's Worldbuilding.

LK Weekly

Brandon Sanderson's Worldbuilding Tips for Game Masters.

11 Apr 2022 • 8 min read

Brandon Sanderson's Worldbuilding Masterclass

Game Masters can learn a lot about worldbuilding from expert authors like Brandon Sanderson. This in-depth article summarizes Sanderson's worldbuilding approach based on his BYU lecture series from January 2020.

9 Apr 2022 • 2 min read

LK Weekly: Polishing up

Hey folks! Braden here with another Weekly. This one will be short; been super heads-down this week and don't have a ton of visuals for you. Unified UX UpdateThe Unified UX update, codenamed "Icarus," is functionally complete. All the core features are there. Now, Justin and I will run through

LK Weekly

Sanderson's Three Laws of Magic: Worldbuilding Advice for Game Master by LegendKeeper

6 Apr 2022 • 5 min read

Sanderson's Three Laws of Magic: Worldbuilding Advice for Game Masters

Design better magic systems by learning from the best. In the eighth edition of the LegendKeeper worldbuilding newsletter, we look at Sanderson's Three Laws of Magic.

1 Apr 2022 • 4 min read

The Labyrinth

Changing our minds on the unified UX of LegendKeeper, Blog Writing Frenzy, Outsourcing, Copywriting, Making our own maps, Gen Con.

LK Weekly

26 Mar 2022 • 4 min read

LK Weekly: The Phantom Telescope

Let's explore an upcoming major update to LegendKeeper that aims to make worldbuilding even easier.

LK Weekly

19 Mar 2022 • 3 min read

LK Weekly: The Elden Lords of dev and marketing

Hey folks, Braden here with another weekly. Unified UXI'm still heads-down on the massive to-do list we generated for ourselves during the LK Winter Meetup. Justin and I are making progress on the unified UX initiative. The core functionality is nearly finished, and now there are many little things to

LK Weekly

Elden Ring Boss Name Generator by LegendKeeper.

18 Mar 2022 • 1 min read

Design your own BBEG with our Elden Ring Boss Name Generator

Our obsession with Elden Ring continues, so we decided to put together this simple boss name generator for fun!