This is my third article on SARN-FU, a system I created to allow people to play D&D without a battlemat, if they so choose. The previous articles in this series are: 

SARN-FU 1: How to SARN-FU
SARN-FU 2: When to SARN-FU

This article introduces an optional mechanic that makes combat a little more manageable from a narrative standpoint, but also makes it a bit more imprecise. I call this mechanic “knots”.  Credit for this idea has to go to AlexandraErin who, in her blog, devised a similar concept for her ACME system, with clusters

When many characters are engaged in melee combat with one another, everybody seems to be essentially adjacent to one another. With a battlemat, it is easy to determine who is actually adjacent, who reachable, and who is only near. But without

Here is the dungeon tile for level 2 of the keep on the shadowfell. Im planning to make more. If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions on how I might improve them, it would be much appreciated.

I've recently gotten interested in online games, and decided to look into creating some of my own maps. Here are the results of my first attempt. The building is a church, and this being D&D I tried to design it with potential combat encounters in mind.

The worship area is empty to allow congregants to kneel on the plush carpets, and coincidentally makes a wide-open area for combat to develop ;). The columns provide some cover for sneaky types or crafty belligerents looking to turn the enemies' flanks. 

The upstairs area looks down on the first floor, providing ample opportunity for the truly ranged fighters to cover their allies. Three points of access allow the upstairs area to be assaulted if you want to sieze the high ground.

I'd love to hear what you think! I've also got gridless

It is Friday the 13th and the Ides of August.  Let us do some history:

Through the Lens of History: Vision 14: “You can’t get there from here”
Maps in the West from the Ancient World to the Middle Ages