Vaarn is, of course, synonymous with the pointcrawl, generated via a dice drop map. But what if you want something different? What if you want to fill a hexcrawl instead?
Don’t worry, I have you covered. This is adapted from Luke Gearing’s procedure from Wolves upon the Coast. If it’s good enough for one of the best hexcrawls out there it’s certainly good enough for me.
You’ll need to draw up a hexmap first. If you needed help filling in the basic terrain types, I would use the generator found here.
Once the map is sketched out, it’s time to start filling the content in. Per hex, roll a d6.
| d6 | Hex Contents |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | Nothing |
| 4 | Inhabited |
| 5 | Hazardous |
| 6 | Special |
Inhabited Hex
| d10 | Type |
|---|---|
| 1 | Archive |
| 2 | Arcology |
| 3 | Bounty Hunter’s Camp |
| 4 | Faa Nomad Camp |
| 5 | Hegemony Camp |
| 6 | Holy Place |
| 7 | Oasis |
| 8 | Science-Mystic’s Abode |
| 9 | Settlement |
| 10 | Trade Post |
Hazardous Hex
| d8 | Type |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bandit Camp |
| 2 | Cacklemaw Den |
| 3 | Irradiated Area |
| 4 | Monster Lair (Use generator table or regional encounter table) |
| 5 | Ruin |
| 6 | Source of Disease |
| 7 | Source of Toxins |
| 8 | Vault |
Special Hex
| d10 | Type |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anomaly |
| 2 | Cybernetic Implant Available |
| 3 | Exotica Available |
| 4 | Grave |
| 5 | Landmark |
| 6 | Source of Mystic Gift |
| 7 | Wreck |
| 8 | Clue/Signpost to Nearby Inhabited Hex |
| 9 | Clue/Signpost to Nearby Hazardous Hex |
| 10 | Roll Twice and Combine |
VAULTS OF VAARN 