Studio Ronin
Independent · Self-directed
N0 E0 · The light of creation

Worlds, discovered
one panel at a time.

A solo studio building worldbuilding and map-making tools, where chance proposes the chaos, and the maker authors the meaning.

See the tools → The idea →
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N1 E0 The throughline

The deck proposes the chaos. You author the meaning.

Studio Ronin makes software for worldbuilders, mapmakers, and tabletop hobbyists: people who'd rather grow a world by hand than have one handed to them. Everything here is built around a single idea. A world is best assembled when the deciding, the directing, and the organizing are taken out of your hands, freeing you to just create, discovering the world as you make it.

It's analog-meets-digital, and deliberately even-handed about it: equally at home for someone gluing paper to a wall and someone laying tiles on a screen. Lean tools, no bloat, the work of a ronin: masterless, self-directed, building only what the craft needs.

"Ronin": a masterless craftsman. One maker, a few sharp tools, worlds that grow without permission.

N2 E0 What's live

Two tools, one obsession

Worldbuilding enginePlate I

The Sortis Vellum

sortis-vellum.studioronin.app

A self-contained engine where a randomized card deck drives creation. Draw to found panels, shape terrain, raise settlements, birth heroes, trigger events, and write lore.

  • Coordinate panel atlas and print-ready template generator
  • Card rarity, Common to Universal, with "volatile" cards that evolve or self-destruct
  • A World Rules tome and running chronicle of every draw
  • One-click Obsidian vault export and cross-device cloud sync

"The deck proposes the chaos. You author the meaning."

Enter the Vellum →
Panel map viewerPlate II

Generations

generationsmap.studioronin.app

A standalone viewer for anyone assembling a Jerry's-Map-style panel map, physical or digital. Add panels by coordinate, upload art, and bump each panel's generation over time.

  • Signature generation slider: see the whole map "as of" any point in its history
  • Pan and zoom, full-res lightbox, print-ready blank templates
  • Public read-only share links and high-res PNG or JPEG export
  • Local-first and offline; optional cloud sync with Google or email

"Watch a world grow, generation by generation."

Open Generations →