Matt Benner

Going to have a new hex out today but in the meantime here's something else I've been working on. My take on a knight class for Shadowdark RPG check it out at my newly revamped website www.mbmakesthings.com

Finally addressing the centerpiece of the desert area. Hex 0913 - The spearpoints. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark Check out my new website at www.mbmakesthings.com where you'll find my free class for Shadowdark, The Knight

I return at last with another hex, apologies for the long break. Today is all about illusion and the ethics of seeking help from secret cults. Hex 1113 - The Arch Hiding Gold. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

In today's we find a place where advanced technology has been repurposed for the most base and selfish actions. Hex 0915 - Dead End Canyon. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Back with another Hex continuing to fill out the desert area. This time we reach right down to where the desert meets the sea, Hex 0815 - The Dry Coast. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

New hex, we continue to explore the desert with 1013 - The Attended Watchpost. A haven in the desert often found by travellers sheltering from the heat. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

New hex today, continuing to flesh out the desert we have a strange obelisk with unintelligible writing that somehow everyone reads as a name. Hex 0812 - Obelisk Of Ygsilogoth. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

New Hex today and we're filling out more of the desert area with Hex 0912 - Landshark Territory. #dnd #shadowdark #ahexaday

Apologies that the Hexs have been a bit thin on the ground recently, I had a bit of a mental health low that kept me from posting for a bit. Anyway let's start back up with Hex 1109 - The Throat Of The Abraxa. A busy section of river with a criminal problem. #dnd #shadowdark #ahexaday

Today we learn that illusions in the desert may not just be disappointing, they can also be deadly. Hex 1012 - The False Oasis. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Today we travel to the south eastern shores where a unique group of lizardfolk make their home. Hex 1211 - The Scalefin Camp #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

For today's hex we return to the desert and visit a set of foreboding ruins. Hex 0814 - The Scarlet Ruins. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Today we explore a hex where it always rains, the reason for this provides questions about the nature of magic and of the ancient ancestors. Hex 1108 - The Rain Caller. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

New hex today and we're travelling as far south and west as the jungle stretches. Hex 0117 - The Southern Spit. And with it we meet one of the final Jungle Spirits Idramia of the southern sea. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Time for another hex, this time we travel to the blasted desert where sand dunes turn to mud flats as they descend towards the river, and a buried tomb holds ancient knowledge and dark secrets. Hex 0714 - Dead Beneath The Sands #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

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For today's hex we travel back to the storm break mountains where an old dwarven ruin has a strange new ruler. Hex 0511 - Green Ruin. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Apologies for the drought of hexes over the last month or so, a mixture of life, work and seasonal depression really affected my output, I'm working on some ideas for the next batch of hexes and will hopefully be restarting things next week. #ahexaday

Back to the jungle for another hex this time featuring something that's almost entirely out of place. Hex 0610 - Twilight Of Another Realm. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

For today's hex we travel to the blasted desert that punches a hole in the south east of the jungle, to a village half buried in the sand. Hex 1014 - Buried and Cursed. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

First hex of the new year and we're back in the central jungle to see the ruins of a temple built during the reign of the dragons, or rather the vast tunnel complex that lies beneath it. Hex 0811 - The Tlanexli Complex. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

For today's hex we travel south to a strange tower strangled by thorned creepers that seems more eager for blood than sunlight. Hex 0614 - Tangled Tower. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

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Today we meet some shady characters with a poor knowledge of jungle flora. Hex 0608 - Spies Beneath The Canopy. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Today we travel to the south west corner of the jungle and find a place that doesn't belong. Hex 0515 - The Outside Inside. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Today in the Jungle of fallen stars there is a fortress in the mists and no matter how far you run towards it, it's still so far away. Hex 0507 - the fortress of vapour. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

First correction for #ahexaday project ever today. The previously listed hex 0410 was actually hex 0409, I'm almost surprised it's taken this long for a mistake to happen, anyhow I now present the actual hex 0410 - Watcher from beyond. #dnd #shadowdark

At the border between jungle and wasteland an ominous sinkhole drops down into vast and unrelenting darkness. Hex 1112 - The Dark Beneath. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Today we visit the centre of the jungle where a strange grove provides quiet contemplation by day and a deadly challenge at night. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Today our travels take us just a single hex north to the small village of Ushtlzan a fishing and minor trade port that holds secrets and dangers beneath. Hex 0307 - Ushtlzan. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Today we find ourselves on western shore of the jungle and visiting a very strange landmark. Hex 0308 - The Little Keep. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Sorry for the lack of hex explorations over the past month, life has been hectic and my mental health has been low, can't promise that's going to change any time soon but I'll keep trying to put out at least a couple each week. Today is a settlement gone wrong. Hex 0516 Ogre Wreck #ahexaday #dnd

Today we travel to the south western tip of the jungle to visit some surprisingly new construction for such an isolated spot. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Leaving long city descriptions for a while today we visit an old man with a lot of stories, some of them he can even prove are true. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Finishing off our look at the Port Of Knives today with a look at its hex and an outline of the city. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Continuing our look at the Port Of Knives districts we now visit the residential districts, removed from each other by both compass points and social class. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Continuing our guide to The Port of Knives. We now have a look at the city's districts, starting with the two that visitors are most likely to encounter first. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

The last of the major factions within the city of Knives is the city watch, and their leader the lord magistrate Tuun Ukit. Next we'll be looking at the city districts and places of interest within the city. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Continuing our look at the Port Of Knives let's have a look at the group who arguably cooperates best within the city and outside it, the fearsome pirate princes who rule the city's underworld. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Continuing with our look at the port of knives today we examine what are arguably the most important of the city's organisations, its merchant houses. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

No Hex today instead the rest of the week we'll be looking at the jungle for fallen stars' smaller city, the always exciting and often dangerous Port of Knives. #dnd #shadowdark #ahexaday

Travelling far to the south east of the map we find a strange coastal phenomenon. The hexagonal columns of hex 1215 - the geometric shore. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark #oldschoolessentials

Good evening all, today we're heading all the way down to the southern jungle to visit a completely normal tree grove, absolutely nothing to see here, don't know why we even visited. Hex 0316 - Beneath the trees. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark #oldschoolessentials

Today we head east to a strange hilltop where peace is not just encouraged but impossible to break. Hex 1009 - The Calm. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark #oldschoolessentials

Today we find a place where a chaotic ritual long ago has left a festering wound upon the world. Hex 1010 - The Mocking Trees. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark #dungeonsanddragons *Encounter type should read "central jungle", this is corrected in the alt text.

Hi all, sorry I've been sick most of the week I'm finally feeling a bit better so here's a HEX for you. This time its a combination inn and wizards tower that is literally ready to launch. Hex 0508 - the crooked star. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark #ttrpg

Sorry this is a little late but here's one last hex for this week, a strange gateway that leads to realms unknown Hex 0510 - The Inverted Arch. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Today we brave the dangers of the desert. Hex 0914 - Dust Devils #ahexaday #shadowdark #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #oldschoolessentials

Today we meet a rival party of adventurers currently camping out at Hex 0607 - River Village Ruin. Will they end up as friends or foes. #ahexaday #dnd #shadowdark

Heading deep into the jungle we find a ruined fort repurposed as a home. Hex 0909 - A Giant Refuge. #ahexaday #dnd #dungeonanddragons #shadowdark #oldschoolessentials