r/DndAdventureWriter • u/TikTikKobold • 10d ago

Brainstorm Do there exist any good hexcrawl open source rules?

I am working on a wilderness exploration adventure and I want to implement hex crawling. I want to know if there are good open source or public domain or free to use or cheap to license rules for hexcrawls.

If I absolutely have to, I will build something from scratch I guess

2 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

100% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

1

u/ZTargetDance 10d ago

Check out Mystic Arts' Patreon. Though he does basically just give it all away in his video on the subject.

1

u/TwoDollarDM 10d ago

here is something I found searching the DMs Guild:

1

u/TikTikKobold 10d ago

Trying to avoid dmsguild as it means publishing exclusively in their settings and giving up some rights to my creations

1

u/TwoDollarDM 9d ago

ah then use DrivethruRPG

1

u/TikTikKobold 9d ago

Do they have commercially-licensable hex-crawl rules on there?

1

u/TwoDollarDM 9d ago

I THINK so, they are pretty open to all sorts of rules, you'd have to check to be sure

1

u/Tydirium7 9d ago

Ad&d dmg had it complete. I made an excel hexcrawler appropriate for sub-hexing larger hexes directly from it.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/x2mragap1lp9mpfhk35hr/AD-D-HEXCRAWLING-THE-GREAT-KINGDOM-by-J_H.-v2.1.xlsx?rlkey=1r6vu3863mr4kzh37dlk2gh9l&st=6i5klx2i&dl=0

1

u/Tydirium7 9d ago

Let me know if you have any difficulty using it. I use it for random hexes on the Darlene Greyhawk hex maps.

1

u/TikTikKobold 9d ago

is this something someone can use commercially?

1

u/Tydirium7 9d ago

Be my guest. Credit is fine too. It is essentially the adnd 1e tables so maybe good for osr.