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Spellarena We create hand-drawn RPG maps & assets . We are open for commissions!

Hello everyone!  😊We're back with our March update, and we have some exciting news to share with you! We apologize for t...
31/03/2023

Hello everyone! 😊

We're back with our March update, and we have some exciting news to share with you! We apologize for the delay, as our team faced some challenges during the sickness season. However, we're now back in full force, eager to bring you as much fresh content as possible.

As mentioned in our previous update, we've welcomed three new team members: Krzysztof, a Unity Developer; Andrzej, our VFX specialist; and Marek, a Junior Designer who will be assisting Anna, our Lead Designer. Their expertise has already begun to shine through in our work, and we're excited for what's to come. 🌟

Read more on Indiegogo ▶️https://t.co/OBIRBbNCnF

Assets of the week: which one is your favorite? 🏆👍 - Coral Wall❤️️ - Bat Hand Mirror
09/03/2023

Assets of the week: which one is your favorite? 🏆
👍 - Coral Wall
❤️️ - Bat Hand Mirror

23/02/2023

Hello everyone!

There has been a longer than usual break in between updates as we are amidst the creative chaos of recruiting new promising NED team members (soon our team will expand to 17 people!). We know you are all looking forward to the road map, but the process of recruiting new team members for NED resulted in some time constraints. While we are working diligently to release the road map as soon as possible, we are also prioritizing the swift onboarding of new members.

However, we’d like to assure you that our work is still going strong, and we've made significant progress over the last month and a half.

We've been working on Virtual Tabletop (VTT), which allows you to establish sessions, control Game Master roles, perform dice rolls, chat with participants, whisper and whisper roll and move minis right from your PC.

We took your feedback from Tech Alpha to the heart and introduced a completely new camera system. Instead of the three cameras, we now have two:
📷 Top Down View, which allows you to view the NED in 2D;
📷 Free Cam View, which allows you to view the NED from different angles.

They are also far more intuitive and easier to control thanks to overhauled key bindings.

We are about to finish dungeon planning from both design and graphical standpoints. We’ve spent a lot of time making blockouts, to test out how our system performs both in action and style. Thanks to that, we are able to easily root out potential issues and make sure that we are heading in the right direction. Now that we are reaching the conclusion of the design phase, we will focus on improving the dungeon as much as possible and add even more features and assets to make it a complete and enjoyable experience.

In the meantime, we are starting to work on a new iteration of the map generation system. Additionally, we are simultaneously working on teaching our AI model even more things, specifically content processing.

We've also designed The Fog of War, which is based on the standards of other VTTs. Moving into full 3D view gave us some considerable challenges, yet we are managing to pull all of this through.

To finish this update, we have gathered the most frequently asked questions in the comments and the answers to them.

❓ Will we be able to import custom miniature models, like the ones we create on Hero Forge?
✅ We will have the ability to create our own characters (similar to Hero Forge) and export them.This feature will appear after the release as an update - it is not a key feature, but we want to have it in NED.

❓ How is NED different from Talespire?
✅ In NED, you don't have to build a map or create an adventure scenario, and our VTT is prepared for the option of exporting graphics to other platforms such as Roll20 or Foundry. And from the similarities - you will be able to roll the dice and move the figures of the characters :)

❓ Will there be an option to disable/enable Fog of War?
✅ Great idea. That's our plan for the future.

❓ What system do you plan to implement in NED?
✅ At the start, there will be an open source system. After release, we will also add the ability to mod and add other systems. We want to introduce official licenses for the largest and most popular systems, but this depends on negotiations with our partners.

Cheers!

~ Spellarena Team ✨

Greetings folks! New Foundry VVT map pack for our Mage and Archmage tier Patrons. 🥰This time, we prepared for you:📚 Febr...
08/02/2023

Greetings folks! New Foundry VVT map pack for our Mage and Archmage tier Patrons. 🥰

This time, we prepared for you:

📚 February Map Bundle

It includes the following maps:

📍 Baba Yaga's Hut
📍 The Giant Tree with Walkways
📍 Haunted Forest
📍 Dwarven Dungeon
📍 A Robbed Wagon

These map sets are available for download on our MyAirBridge until mid March.

Don't hesitate. Download them now and venture into your epic adventure ✨

Tide’s End may seem like a quaint, peaceful city with a robust port for trading exotic goods, but today it’s the epicent...
07/02/2023

Tide’s End may seem like a quaint, peaceful city with a robust port for trading exotic goods, but today it’s the epicenter of a crisis. A powerful wizard out at sea is chanting a dangerous spell meant to create a giant wave to wash away Tide’s End. The mayor begs you, a group of adventurers, to protect the settlement from the impending doom. In exchange he offers you a bag of gold coins. 🪙

Your mage has decided that he would like to learn more about alchemy, and so he has applied to the University of Magic i...
01/02/2023

Your mage has decided that he would like to learn more about alchemy, and so he has applied to the University of Magic in the capital. You accompany him to a rounded Mage Tower to register for an alchemy class. While your friend takes the lesson on the ground floor, you venture to the second floor to browse the books in the library. The collection of tomes is vast, but most of them are incomprehensible to you. The texts are too advanced for your average adventurer who is not a wizard. 🪄

“The scarecrows on my field have become animated. Please do something about them!” Peter, the owner of the farm, begs yo...
27/01/2023

“The scarecrows on my field have become animated. Please do something about them!” Peter, the owner of the farm, begs you to help him out. While the money he offers isn’t much, you can’t find it in yourself to refuse his desperate request. 🌾

On your last adventure you gained a glorious artifact – the Crown of the Fallen King. Tonight you’ve been sitting by the...
17/01/2023

On your last adventure you gained a glorious artifact – the Crown of the Fallen King. Tonight you’ve been sitting by the fire, talking about how successful you were in the fight. After assigning who will be on watch at what hours, those of you not on duty yet lie down inside your tents. Somehow your sleep tonight is heavier, and in the morning you realize you didn’t rise for your watch. Your party’s rogue, who had first watch, wakes up in pain from a night spent in a sitting position while likewise sleeping deeply. The party’s mage determines a spell must have been cast on you. 🌅

One of your adventures takes you underwater in search of a shipwreck which houses a powerful artifact. Getting distracte...
11/01/2023

One of your adventures takes you underwater in search of a shipwreck which houses a powerful artifact. Getting distracted from your quest isn’t easy though when you come across the area’s dazzlingly colorful coral reef. The beautiful structure teems with life as fishes and sea creatures swim around, hiding in the corals and foraging for food. You stop your adventure for a moment, taking in the gorgeous sight. 🪸

Hey everyone! ☺️Over the last few days, we've been getting inquiries from you guys about the Open Gaming License - how a...
10/01/2023

Hey everyone! ☺️

Over the last few days, we've been getting inquiries from you guys about the Open Gaming License - how and if it will affect NED.

Let's start with this - What is the Open Gaming License?

The Dungeons & Dragons Open Gaming License (OGL) is a legal instrument that allows third parties to use certain intellectual property owned by Wizards of the Coast with the intention of creating new works based on that IP. Wizards of the Coast first published the OGL in 2000 as a way to support the publication of third-party materials for their Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.

A few days ago, OGL 1.1 was leaked, and it (rightfully) caused some stir in the DnD community. You can read more about it here.

What is in the new OGL 1.1?

Let's highlight some of the points:

📍 The old OGL (OGL 1.0) will no longer be valid.
📍 Any content that is not printed or PDF cannot be created under the new license (so no VTT, games, apps, or videos)
📍 All creators earning over $750,000 will have to pay a very high percentage of revenue after $750,000. This also includes Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms.
📍 Any use within the OGL must be registered with Wizards of the Coast (WotC). Regardless of the revenue generated.
📍 WotC has the right to all content published under the OGL. Forever. And they can use them however they want.

What does it mean to Never Ending Dungeon?

We will not be implementing a specific system in NED. Never Ending Dungeon won’t be a product using WotC intellectual property. We will allow each person to add their own stats and play the system that suits them. We will rely on open-source and community support. Never Ending Dungeon is created for players and Game Masters - and we don't want to limit you in any way, and we want to offer you total freedom.

We hope this will clear all your doubts. One thing you certainly don't have to worry about - Never Ending Dungeon will definitely be released.

Never Ending Dungeon was created by the community and can only grow with the community's support so that we will implement open-source ideas as widely as possible in our products.

We believe that being fair to creators and giving them the opportunity to create their products with NED is the only way and the key to success.

We are also disgusted and upset with how WoTC has changed its approach to players and developers. If the OGL changes are true, it's a massive hit to the entire RPG community because 5e is the most popular system in the world, and it sets the standard.

Let's get back to more pleasant things. Over the past couple of weeks, we have been working on the following:
🔥designing NPC description generation
🔥 working on the networking aspect of VTT (creating and joining rooms, displaying the list of players, and sending data and information about the changes they have made)
🔥 working on a new camera system (the ability to move slowly around the map with the camera using the mouse and keyboard. Added more buttons that work with the camera and the ability to change camera settings)
🔥 fine-tuning various fog variants for the scene

Thanks for reading!

Cheers,
Spellarena Team ✨

You find a good camping spot by a lake. Little do you know that the waters are home to a fearsome monster. While you’re ...
04/01/2023

You find a good camping spot by a lake. Little do you know that the waters are home to a fearsome monster. While you’re cooking dinner, the creature springs out of the lake! The monster’s body is shaped like a giant whale, with silver scales glistening in the light of the setting sun. The sight makes you both fearful and amazed. ⛺️

Dear backers,We have some amazing news to share with you today! The Never Ending Dungeon project has received approval f...
02/01/2023

Dear backers,

We have some amazing news to share with you today! The Never Ending Dungeon project has received approval for a grant from the Polish National Centre for Research and Development for the development of AI. This grant is worth 1,000,000$, which means that our team will be expanding to over 20 people and the product will be greatly improved as a result.

We are currently focused on finalizing the grant agreement, recruiting new team members, and creating a new roadmap for the project. Please stay tuned for further updates as we have a lot to look forward to!

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for the Never Ending Dungeon project. We couldn't have gotten to this point without you and we can't wait to share more with you in the future.

Best regards,
Artur & Darek

Fey Mushroom PortalStep into the fey mushroom portal and be transported into the land of tricks!You’re traveling through...
23/12/2022

Fey Mushroom Portal
Step into the fey mushroom portal and be transported into the land of tricks!
You’re traveling through the woods when you stumble upon a clearing with mushrooms in a circle. You’ve heard stories about the lands of fey where tricks and strange bargains are commonplace. You discuss amongst yourselves if you’d like to venture into those lands. The curiosity is too strong to ignore. You know the adventure may be dangerous. However, when have you been ever afraid of danger?
Holding hands you step inside the circle of mushrooms. A flash of white light momentarily blinds you and you feel a vortex pulling at you. Nausea hits you, but before the feeling becomes too strong to handle you reappear into a clearing. The place looks much the same as the one in your world, only that the trees are blue, pink and purple, and seem to shine brightly with inner light.
You step out of the circle, and look around, unsure of what to do. Just then a dozen pixies appear, sparkling glittering dust on you before they fly away. Strange. You leave the clearing wondering what you will find beyond it.

Today your task is to catch the group of thieves who have stolen the Goblet of Kings from King Lucius’ Royal Treasury. Y...
07/12/2022

Today your task is to catch the group of thieves who have stolen the Goblet of Kings from King Lucius’ Royal Treasury. Your search takes you to Blissborne’s commoner district. You walk through the alleyways, looking left and right, trying to spot the person you were pursuing in the crowd a moment ago. They were covered head to toe in grey cloaks; a common sight in this city. 🏘️

The most famous deity of the land is the Angel of Peace, a being said to have ended the conflict between two warring kin...
02/12/2022

The most famous deity of the land is the Angel of Peace, a being said to have ended the conflict between two warring kingdoms by descending from the sky and turning away both armies. After the miraculous event, called the Peaceful Battle at Mosdame, the Angel returned to the sky. In the place where he cast his Spell of Peace, a shrine was erected. That temple is now the destination of many pilgrimages. ⛩️

The dark of night has fallen over the land when you approach the Royal Treasury, shrouded in shadows. Your party’s rogue...
28/11/2022

The dark of night has fallen over the land when you approach the Royal Treasury, shrouded in shadows. Your party’s rogue opens the door with his lockpick. The lock is complicated, but after a few attempts the path before you finally stands clear. 🪙

Hey everyone! 🙂We are back with another update. After the Tech Alpha was released, your response exceeded our wildest ex...
23/11/2022

Hey everyone! 🙂

We are back with another update. After the Tech Alpha was released, your response exceeded our wildest expectations. Thanks to everyone who shared their feelings and thoughts with us on Discord! We took your feedback and the bugs you reported to heart and started working on the first update to the Tech Alpha. We plan to release the update to the Tech Alpha next week. We also plan to release the roadmap at the beginning of next year.

The bug fixes we are working on include but are not limited to the following:
📍​ repairing the save system,
📍​ fixing the lighting in the Top Down view export,
📍​ making sure that the grid for Roll20 aligns better with the NED grid,
📍​ fixing the bug with truncated walls (in top-down view) in the export to Roll20,
📍​ fixing the banners that could not be aligned correctly,
📍​ fixing the objects protruding outside the dungeon,
📍​ making sure that the menu with text scrolls correctly, that the text fits, and that the scrolling text does not cause simultaneous camera scrolling in the dungeon,
📍​ repairing other minor bugs.

We are working on a Tech Alpha version for Mac and are currently in the testing phase.

Now it’s time for us to talk about features that will not be included in the Tech Alpha, but we’re working on them for future releases.

In addition to fixing bugs, we are working on new logic for cameras. We know the current camera may seem hard to use, so we plan to make it more user-friendly.

Anna has also joined our team as our Designer. Anna is a DM with many years of experience and will make sure that NED becomes the best possible tool for DMs and that NED-generated adventures become more immersive.

Anna's recent activities included:
📍​ working on more interesting text for the adventure: more quests, more variety in the story that can be generated,
📍​ a first draft of a quest-giver/NPC generation system,
📍​ a first draft of a new map generation system which will make the dungeon more interesting, more elaborate, and give the assets more sensible placement.

Maciek has also joined our party as a Senior Producer! He will organize the workflow and ensure that everything is in order. He’s also been a DM for about 24 years now, most Friday nights are tabletop RPG nights!

Aga is also continuing to improve the quality of lighting, fog, and post-processing. Our goals are:
📍​ nicer lighting within the dungeon,
📍​ we want the fog and lighting to look the same, regardless of the size of the generated map,
📍 additional fog for areas below level 0 (i.e., terrain elevation) on the map.

You can check out the first results below, but we're still working on improving them.

Thanks for reading! 💖​

Cheers,
Spellarena Team ✨

“My chickens have gone missing,” an elderly villager calls out to your party as you enter Everton, a quaint village by t...
23/11/2022

“My chickens have gone missing,” an elderly villager calls out to your party as you enter Everton, a quaint village by the road to Blackwoode. There’s an inn to your left and a temple to your right. In front of the temple stands a priest along with the elderly lady who has now successfully gained your attention. You had planned to stay the night at the inn and not do anything important for the rest of the day. However, the woman runs up to you and takes your party leader’s arm in her hand. “Please help me!” She cries out. “The priest doesn’t want to aid me! Please, dear adventurers, help a woman in need!” 🐣

Pray in the Shrine of the Three Animal Gods!A strange wizard who goes by the name of Alexander has asked you to visit th...
16/11/2022

Pray in the Shrine of the Three Animal Gods!

A strange wizard who goes by the name of Alexander has asked you to visit the Sanctuary of the Three Animal Protectors and read out loud the words he has written down on a piece of paper. The quest is a strange one, but well-paid, so you take the mission without much thought. 🐇

Being an adventurer isn’t far off from being a sell-sword at times. When a new opportunity to earn a lot of gold comes a...
09/11/2022

Being an adventurer isn’t far off from being a sell-sword at times. When a new opportunity to earn a lot of gold comes along, you decide it’s not beneath you to accept and help King Grumil the Third in his siege of Omerta – an impenetrable fort in the neighboring Kingdom of Letitia. ⚔️

You always thought of yourself as adventurers with your feet firmly planted on the ground, but one day you find yourselv...
03/11/2022

You always thought of yourself as adventurers with your feet firmly planted on the ground, but one day you find yourselves having to board an airship. You ascend far into the sky until you arrive at what is known as the Flying Lands of Halulil. Navigating between the small airborne islands is difficult, but you must journey deep into the heart of this close-knit archipelago. ☁️

Whiteve is an unusual town built right next to a steep cliff wall of the Bloodstone Mountain. The town was designed by b...
27/10/2022

Whiteve is an unusual town built right next to a steep cliff wall of the Bloodstone Mountain. The town was designed by both dwarves and humans, and is located in the middle of the Ferlon Desert. The buildings are erected from sandstone and clay.🌄

Near Blackwoode is a silver mine operated by dwarves. The foreman asks you to investigate the sudden disappearance of on...
20/10/2022

Near Blackwoode is a silver mine operated by dwarves. The foreman asks you to investigate the sudden disappearance of one of his workers. The mine is small; there’s only one chamber where six dwarves sleep and a room for supplies. ⛏️

The miller from the watermill by Alderly has asked you to help him with a critical problem. A portal to Hell has opened ...
13/10/2022

The miller from the watermill by Alderly has asked you to help him with a critical problem. A portal to Hell has opened in his orchard, and his mill has been overrun by demonic creatures. Last he saw, a bunch of imps were jumping around on his sacks of flour. If nothing is done about the terrible fiends, the miller will lose his livelihood. 🌼

The bridge near Whiteve is guarded by a brigade of bandits. To pass, they want you to pay a toll of 20 gold coins. If yo...
10/10/2022

The bridge near Whiteve is guarded by a brigade of bandits. To pass, they want you to pay a toll of 20 gold coins. If you refuse, you will have to fight them – but isn’t that option the better one? You will stop their criminal activity. ⚔️

You’ve been exploring the ruins of Trenese when you come across a library. When you look inside, you find nothing of any...
07/10/2022

You’ve been exploring the ruins of Trenese when you come across a library. When you look inside, you find nothing of any value – all the tomes have already been destroyed beyond repair. However, one book at the back of the building catches your attention. It’s in pristine condition. What kind of artifact could this book be? 📖

The king has tasked you with venturing to the abandoned town of Balberry to determine if the black miasma which covered ...
05/10/2022

The king has tasked you with venturing to the abandoned town of Balberry to determine if the black miasma which covered the area has disappeared with the passage of years. It’s your job to determine if the town is ready to be resettled. 🕸️

Eleanora Redwood, an old mage who’s a professor at the Magical Academy in the capital, has been engaged in a bitter riva...
30/09/2022

Eleanora Redwood, an old mage who’s a professor at the Magical Academy in the capital, has been engaged in a bitter rivalry for years with Hegvilda Starfire, an old alchemist who now lives in the Haunted Forest. The two women don’t wish to inflict severe harm on each other, but they do delight in committing small pranks. The quest you accepted from Eleanora Redwood is to go to Hegvilda’s cottage and put a potion into her cauldron. The potion is only supposed to change the color of the concoction brewing inside, but you have your doubts. However, Eleanora has paid good money, and the quest is simple enough. 🧙🏽‍♀️

You’re traveling to the capital in hopes of finding better paying work there. At one point you find an overturned wagon....
28/09/2022

You’re traveling to the capital in hopes of finding better paying work there. At one point you find an overturned wagon. You examine the remains of what must have been a small, one-person caravan. The former owner, a merchant, is lying in the bushes – dead. The horse must have escaped. But the realization that the wagon has not been robbed of all goods makes you wonder – who or what attacked this man, and why? 🍎

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