tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52206995953542357032024-03-15T17:52:25.513+00:00The Crooked Staff BlogA Tabletop Gaming Blogcsp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.comBlogger687125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-15632091352868806872024-03-15T17:51:00.001+00:002024-03-15T17:51:41.500+00:00Carts, Wagons, and Horses<p> Sometime ago, <a href="https://wargamesatlantic.com/">Wargames Atlantic</a> sent me three boxes of some of their models to take a look at (perhaps to appear in the finished pictures I include at the end of my videos)… one of which was this box of horses:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzN1oiC0VgbO0oum0cWYiOoEtGLYdRpN-Q4NzseICUmUaZBV1QxGEIztakeffbPuLvuP-5fFaAH9Na0mNYG-ypMZblNy5xpGeevIifWq8QlX9NPeGYcg0CSbS2Fkw-9cpvzXgiOLZibdoGsCFQOpWDXU6gnh4Bz0DURI_bZeb7inSzepE9IiAr9_BA5hZ/s1280/horsesA.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzN1oiC0VgbO0oum0cWYiOoEtGLYdRpN-Q4NzseICUmUaZBV1QxGEIztakeffbPuLvuP-5fFaAH9Na0mNYG-ypMZblNy5xpGeevIifWq8QlX9NPeGYcg0CSbS2Fkw-9cpvzXgiOLZibdoGsCFQOpWDXU6gnh4Bz0DURI_bZeb7inSzepE9IiAr9_BA5hZ/s320/horsesA.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p><br />Now, the models from the first two boxes have already featured in a few episodes, but at the time, I didn’t really have anything suitable that I could include the horses in… until now that is. Because, if you have been following my Discord/Community posts, then you’ll know that I’ve been working on some carts and wagons recently… the video for which has just gone live:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2RPO4KL8-LM" width="320" youtube-src-id="2RPO4KL8-LM"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><p>And, as you can see, these horses are the perfect fit for this latest episode.</p><p>So, since I’ve now had time to put a few together, and splash on some paint – I thought I’d share my thoughts. </p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * <br /></p><p>First up, here’s a picture of the sprue (there are 6 of these in the box)…</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTX866dVDc1RaDX8epYUrFwDEs1tfXMbqBORTgZk7thrrgLmLO7q5-5z9cmv8e2BdX0-4qZXcDuA9-tdwFk1grxRsrXK5yx4iWAVkkv3nPnBrhbofd1dCijztY1YUH0Ksdf-YGJqpOzMZcbxTerPWQ6ekH3Wc7zmIijrcUIOkm1h9EpSamLdbnYSe0fTo/s1280/horsesB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTX866dVDc1RaDX8epYUrFwDEs1tfXMbqBORTgZk7thrrgLmLO7q5-5z9cmv8e2BdX0-4qZXcDuA9-tdwFk1grxRsrXK5yx4iWAVkkv3nPnBrhbofd1dCijztY1YUH0Ksdf-YGJqpOzMZcbxTerPWQ6ekH3Wc7zmIijrcUIOkm1h9EpSamLdbnYSe0fTo/s320/horsesB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> ...and while that might seem a bit limiting to begin with, any left half of the torso can be stuck to any right half – making for a nice variety of poses (plus, you can also swap the heads and tails around for even more variation).<p></p><p>And, as for the assembly itself, they go together really well – I really like how the reins around the neck hide that particular join… in fact the only join that’s mildly visible is on the rump – and even then I just gave it a light sanding… and now it’s all but gone (i.e. I didn’t do any greenstuff work on these at all).</p><p>Now, I will admit, that I’ve only ever painted a couple of horses before (as I generally prefer painting human-sized infantry miniatures) – but I have to say, I enjoyed painting these (which was a bit of a surprise to be sure)…</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pugYIN4-nVDL6a-5BXzE4cqDBf8v_Z_CymrUr2YvXlvp4bGsNIaMFaZ5eNm49_CwW6_73iVL0PEcx8Ivj0qoiPvcAIXgvjuzcBEjGYXZ2heCB-7YIp815_n6NldpOvDCcH4MTUHM91fVOr5CjWPNG2qiMR9xzHkGQ33cILZY6cjRzqBVRqdcC8NqsFtI/s1280/horsesC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pugYIN4-nVDL6a-5BXzE4cqDBf8v_Z_CymrUr2YvXlvp4bGsNIaMFaZ5eNm49_CwW6_73iVL0PEcx8Ivj0qoiPvcAIXgvjuzcBEjGYXZ2heCB-7YIp815_n6NldpOvDCcH4MTUHM91fVOr5CjWPNG2qiMR9xzHkGQ33cILZY6cjRzqBVRqdcC8NqsFtI/s320/horsesC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> ...I mean, as you can see, I didn’t attempt anything particularly complicated (i.e. I wasn’t brave enough to try any fancy markings or anything like that) – but I’m pretty pleased with the results (I especially like how the white one has turned out).<p></p><p>However, I should point out that you have to provide your own bases (they do have a small integral base – but I mounted mine on some 2mm mdf ovals that I have, for a more consistent look) – but aside from that, it’s another great set!</p><p>And if you’re wondering about their actual size – then here’s a pic on my cutting matt:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSBjMD2NwxrTN_WXEYGNfkzus8dhcEXZ6-LgvAIxCkb2FH1JtOq39Tr36l4OLvl0YuoUxHIJxwRUcEWB61mZ1-DIi7_868kxUn_6IS3U6azm_Oz2ltrMl59gHFo4hGzTa_eTtON9o_8ADsp-TYHuIKv9aLjJwLk36I88C7REGneXivKHa57UF3ymw7vFK/s1280/horsesD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwSBjMD2NwxrTN_WXEYGNfkzus8dhcEXZ6-LgvAIxCkb2FH1JtOq39Tr36l4OLvl0YuoUxHIJxwRUcEWB61mZ1-DIi7_868kxUn_6IS3U6azm_Oz2ltrMl59gHFo4hGzTa_eTtON9o_8ADsp-TYHuIKv9aLjJwLk36I88C7REGneXivKHa57UF3ymw7vFK/s320/horsesD.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i>(note that the squares are 1cm, but I’ve added a few rulers so you can see the imperial measurements too)</i><p></p><p>So yeah, if you can’t tell, I rather like them – I mean I’m no horse expert, but they look fine to me, they go together easily, and they paint up well – so there’s not much more to say really. </p><p>I suppose if I really wanted to be a bit nit-picky, then I might have preferred it if each sprue ditched the fourth (spare) head, and included some baggage instead (to make a couple of pack horses) – but that’s just me wanting to tailor the sprue to my own specific needs. </p><p>But, like I say, these are nice models, and are a perfect accompaniment to my new <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/474294/Print--Paste-Textures-Carts--Wagons">carts and wagons</a>! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldFozsN5BLN-x3jY2wJ-5a_3OS-SKRHPV8llpnUNwPplQmjIshPdm5UgGYHh39qPkVNB9o4Pogo6ej1vVQ0uW3BS2JoK-HhmkoDS5ohozIR5I0lB9ceEkzb-BGKDGTW1fpxq77R6PTCUS0cHFVrp2cFRONaZv0k5ezqjwBSDCTKhP2hX9Yg6QykAKDZfN/s1280/88_720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldFozsN5BLN-x3jY2wJ-5a_3OS-SKRHPV8llpnUNwPplQmjIshPdm5UgGYHh39qPkVNB9o4Pogo6ej1vVQ0uW3BS2JoK-HhmkoDS5ohozIR5I0lB9ceEkzb-BGKDGTW1fpxq77R6PTCUS0cHFVrp2cFRONaZv0k5ezqjwBSDCTKhP2hX9Yg6QykAKDZfN/s320/88_720.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-15348549809129828592024-03-01T17:06:00.004+00:002024-03-01T17:06:59.975+00:00Miniatures Painted This Year (February)<p>I'm a day late posting this (as it's been a busy/stressful week) - but, as I mentioned in my previous miniatures related post, I am going to try and keep track of how many miniatures I paint this year, and compare that to how many I end up buying (with the aim of trying to paint more than I buy).</p><p>So, with that in mind, here's February's update:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2ylfbl8RU-PE21lknaZuAR0f_BI_UdutYXhIXSYSRSVO-hwIxwKiGIsNSlHNGHzCPJlLxII9J9L90SsmygieJz6zzyYJEE7OcNkN7E_FOrQUOEt1PQRsAoiFbmZVBtONj_CT4XMWMKxUVkWfqeGOgaBNYIu3G4q2mT8xbddR6Go9J9p3DoNKotAO6zTv/s666/0201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2ylfbl8RU-PE21lknaZuAR0f_BI_UdutYXhIXSYSRSVO-hwIxwKiGIsNSlHNGHzCPJlLxII9J9L90SsmygieJz6zzyYJEE7OcNkN7E_FOrQUOEt1PQRsAoiFbmZVBtONj_CT4XMWMKxUVkWfqeGOgaBNYIu3G4q2mT8xbddR6Go9J9p3DoNKotAO6zTv/s320/0201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>OK then, so the first things I splashed some paint on were these Wizkids hyena models - and (as I might have mentioned previously) the main aim for this year is to just get stuff done - so they've just been baescoated and washed - and then had their bases decorated with some 'base ready' stuff from Geek Gaming Scenics.</p><p>I also had some Wizkids gnolls to go with them...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxH2Dm19jvnJTvKrI0O9C_urAlMcMobDg-FKS13wn69eQW7OAmiouUtUkCdKfwXP77f30O-ZAafSx9aVjcdl5P30KQm8GFs042lS6PnkQoB0bX8UKtmxGPH_JD7L31yxIkf0QiMTM83l6Q1cwwWKTtTIytp2HDtmKbiRk9HhsIG0I4UBTI26vbYIBhQ7Q/s666/0202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxH2Dm19jvnJTvKrI0O9C_urAlMcMobDg-FKS13wn69eQW7OAmiouUtUkCdKfwXP77f30O-ZAafSx9aVjcdl5P30KQm8GFs042lS6PnkQoB0bX8UKtmxGPH_JD7L31yxIkf0QiMTM83l6Q1cwwWKTtTIytp2HDtmKbiRk9HhsIG0I4UBTI26vbYIBhQ7Q/s320/0202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...which have received a similar treatment.</p><p>And since I was painting gnolls, I figured it was a good time to get some paint on some Reaper Bones models too...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNRc8XubgjPg23g7Ry76xzpBxNlEEFg8aiLR0g5-XBV3S0_SZRJwVccqTj01L6S2Y0PPKvMBXvGJxXtn6IzRUvz9gsWwMQNOpYwc4G62okyIuJbYk1ulQxeOqEQULIZp6TQW3yXKkqlYhd78n3L0qTX1yY91YxVm4YEZH-BGttYT5f9hnk8h0rrVG4X2t/s666/0203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNRc8XubgjPg23g7Ry76xzpBxNlEEFg8aiLR0g5-XBV3S0_SZRJwVccqTj01L6S2Y0PPKvMBXvGJxXtn6IzRUvz9gsWwMQNOpYwc4G62okyIuJbYk1ulQxeOqEQULIZp6TQW3yXKkqlYhd78n3L0qTX1yY91YxVm4YEZH-BGttYT5f9hnk8h0rrVG4X2t/s320/0203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...which are quite a bit bigger than the wizkids ones - so in D&D they could maybe represent Flinds or something like that maybe.</p><p>In fact, here's a size comparison of one of these, a wizkids model, and a frostgrave gnoll that I painted last year:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UMpNjcpyh7nh705WKXpWdcr1V0m9mJyDpX89_OEb13cI1bx2f-h-ErZ6N7Zg_MkdMW2PN20XtOBHA85Z6O2UUzqwRZVHdO9ycmCLMtba-cojuz3L5FcQ-WdjHFYm8F3zyQsSzEUwkZLSDC5_xA2lp03bYWVKhv3u-r9GuV-Up8fIZNVii2882JjldYzi/s666/0203a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UMpNjcpyh7nh705WKXpWdcr1V0m9mJyDpX89_OEb13cI1bx2f-h-ErZ6N7Zg_MkdMW2PN20XtOBHA85Z6O2UUzqwRZVHdO9ycmCLMtba-cojuz3L5FcQ-WdjHFYm8F3zyQsSzEUwkZLSDC5_xA2lp03bYWVKhv3u-r9GuV-Up8fIZNVii2882JjldYzi/s320/0203a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Anyway, those were the models that I speed painted (not using speedpaint - painting speedily is what I mean), the rest of what I got done I spent a bit more time on - the first of these being this guy:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ku1FvQPSdlTrLLoe3wpoOObrFiOpLb7B5tIaDJ_Bc5qS22bjwtotGWSm7Qc5kifCP6VsLI_S_MVKauDXyP4ZWFqXwPW2K0QlUJi9nFHW3P-zpobrcyDwLJhUVNjv8T23k12zrg5xEnhw38MYbA9-Kwl1PlZrVG-4riEUJ4S54RXC34LrqenDDktt-Kzl/s666/0204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ku1FvQPSdlTrLLoe3wpoOObrFiOpLb7B5tIaDJ_Bc5qS22bjwtotGWSm7Qc5kifCP6VsLI_S_MVKauDXyP4ZWFqXwPW2K0QlUJi9nFHW3P-zpobrcyDwLJhUVNjv8T23k12zrg5xEnhw38MYbA9-Kwl1PlZrVG-4riEUJ4S54RXC34LrqenDDktt-Kzl/s320/0204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>He's another Reaper Bones model (one I got in a kickstarter a few years back), and he'll be used as one of the auxiliary companions in the Blood Moon scenario for Rangers of Shadow Deep (as it's the closest thing I have to an aristocratic swordsman).</p><p>And finally, I've also been painting some horses this week...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCx3LDsXLyGPFTyb31hi_KZz8O-EDqq_htRYpxe5Jc3B-DB-PbZuMp3mwWj6oSJz8oX_vf-crOx7OnK5SvFiCRfKhdnPjBGnOxTBDg1D6xd01soqimIa2flwChyphenhyphenoDvtlkYNl4voDg3nNxBa0KGrxTpYQXv78wgMEvTBT0f8ugJx4hM72GaZLBmLZ8JOP2/s666/0205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCx3LDsXLyGPFTyb31hi_KZz8O-EDqq_htRYpxe5Jc3B-DB-PbZuMp3mwWj6oSJz8oX_vf-crOx7OnK5SvFiCRfKhdnPjBGnOxTBDg1D6xd01soqimIa2flwChyphenhyphenoDvtlkYNl4voDg3nNxBa0KGrxTpYQXv78wgMEvTBT0f8ugJx4hM72GaZLBmLZ8JOP2/s320/0205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>...which is mainly due to the fact that in the next Print & Paste video I'll be making some carts and wagons - and those carts and wagons aren't going to pull themselves :)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3N0nZGRDNt-QNneEWRbxPHKJj0DWuEXIuTeeNADQwsf5qL9Y4A7-Xi5sUWePg8VGqoUhORkCit8MP6tRoCcvK6wr5Ra_NKayLP0QWsNOU-Y-njSTzhxiFnJWThXfm4HVMJHkHU8-jpO1bA98U5tonYUYyaeJp9BtlPQPlsuCPYMGfpMw1LKJ73iSeP51C/s1000/cart13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3N0nZGRDNt-QNneEWRbxPHKJj0DWuEXIuTeeNADQwsf5qL9Y4A7-Xi5sUWePg8VGqoUhORkCit8MP6tRoCcvK6wr5Ra_NKayLP0QWsNOU-Y-njSTzhxiFnJWThXfm4HVMJHkHU8-jpO1bA98U5tonYUYyaeJp9BtlPQPlsuCPYMGfpMw1LKJ73iSeP51C/s320/cart13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />However, despite painting 13 models, I have (coincidentally) 'fallen off the wagon' (so to speak), and bought some new models... 10 in fact.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IMCLyVQpqSjObEY_eB8BYX3PPdUCScDDQ8PdKHg5jlpSeg7oarEh2twfJej70IwJBvhuGYGp8ZCiRj20vZdf0kfGDBnqsSBB4VeFKFy0Dnvfyj9-gZ-H8JJ4ajHBj5wLaqOd8WP11iZ3_ZiE6xvrIeotJp7o9JTrrO55DbWCXup0TAyWzGdFBBpQykgA/s666/necro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IMCLyVQpqSjObEY_eB8BYX3PPdUCScDDQ8PdKHg5jlpSeg7oarEh2twfJej70IwJBvhuGYGp8ZCiRj20vZdf0kfGDBnqsSBB4VeFKFy0Dnvfyj9-gZ-H8JJ4ajHBj5wLaqOd8WP11iZ3_ZiE6xvrIeotJp7o9JTrrO55DbWCXup0TAyWzGdFBBpQykgA/s320/necro.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQg4auxLWCHDSZ37q4NQJ6LC6h7xjo5hqDjo6b8YfiAm_GynzUZ99CgfVLFtDSzvs28KbqH80EDV8Pe3hfXFNZDFykkhOjhL1q8FTIPuN3fLnvti8aDXvhC9RkpZIpqS3tpcb0eenGhgQR4rOKpczj3vZJCtTzb1FYzaSrgM47OXV6tcaWjg7SswysbuK/s666/dead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQg4auxLWCHDSZ37q4NQJ6LC6h7xjo5hqDjo6b8YfiAm_GynzUZ99CgfVLFtDSzvs28KbqH80EDV8Pe3hfXFNZDFykkhOjhL1q8FTIPuN3fLnvti8aDXvhC9RkpZIpqS3tpcb0eenGhgQR4rOKpczj3vZJCtTzb1FYzaSrgM47OXV6tcaWjg7SswysbuK/s320/dead.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>But even so, that's 35 models painted this year, and only 10 bought - so I don't think I'm doing so bad (at least so far :) ).<br /></p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-45540675807245241192024-02-14T17:39:00.001+00:002024-02-14T17:39:08.119+00:002D steps... for the 2.5D dungeon... that look 3D (kinda)<p> Here's the video where I put my <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/470976/Print--Paste-Textures-Stone-Steps">latest set of textures</a> to use:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pj2OPtpBvDY" width="320" youtube-src-id="pj2OPtpBvDY"></iframe></div><br /><p>And, as you'll see, the idea for these is to have a bunch of steps/stairs that are quick to build, easy to store/transport, and that conform to the original 2.5D design/philosophy.</p><p>So, here's hoping you like it! :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcE0y5MuO7FII1kvDAHDQ-ellyFEF-r2z6xN-FgHkiq6mR4BezeoTPRKBY0P9DwKdH4GXXjq2_cEbD37HGYuRkVqDd5XqFXU6zq9fwIto6l2lZqaFatZtyUsMD2Fe3jhvq6aMnp2lQJXgXccV97vzZBrLC5gvE_2s4srnZ4A1WK-0UNJ9RoT_b_pyalHx/s1280/steps720pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcE0y5MuO7FII1kvDAHDQ-ellyFEF-r2z6xN-FgHkiq6mR4BezeoTPRKBY0P9DwKdH4GXXjq2_cEbD37HGYuRkVqDd5XqFXU6zq9fwIto6l2lZqaFatZtyUsMD2Fe3jhvq6aMnp2lQJXgXccV97vzZBrLC5gvE_2s4srnZ4A1WK-0UNJ9RoT_b_pyalHx/s320/steps720pic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-85728892358898988592024-01-31T12:02:00.000+00:002024-01-31T12:02:01.711+00:00Miniatures Painted This Year (January)<p>As some of you know (and others might have guessed), I like to paint and collect miniatures... I have (off and on) since I was a young lad.</p><p>And, like a lot of folks, over the years I have amassed quite a 'pile of shame' (or pile of potential if you prefer)... and I seem to keep adding to it.</p><p>So, this year I have set myself the task of trying to paint more miniatures than I buy (I mean, I could have said that I'm not buying any new miniatures this year at all, and just concentrate on what I've already got - but let's be honest... that's not going to happen :) ).</p><p>In addition, the aim is also to simply 'get stuff done' ...so I'm not planning to paint everything up to a great standard - I'm just looking to get paint onto as many mini's as I can... and try to not fuss over them too much (though, obviously, I still want them to look OK).</p><p>And while, most of the time, I'm going to be concentrating on mini's for specific games/adventures/projects, there'll probably be a few random bits and pieces thrown in here and there... just because I felt like painting them.</p><p>So here's what I've managed to get done in January:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsvTIv1Kh4aViZZxD6AB-URSW8YfoIPaMoOW7F8UpSMi79xjtjq_7Oh89oBzHHCPHvSyVAyJHSAVQV4j6KxPK6cvit41Fjw2RkkX-ksZCgvN1mkj3kP5cTf-K-MtYhU99ksJbpFxiNSO3rP6ToHeSPTM1LqCf6-wOJ8Az3Kvc3q9Yev7dGrZK98m7zbNd/s666/0101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsvTIv1Kh4aViZZxD6AB-URSW8YfoIPaMoOW7F8UpSMi79xjtjq_7Oh89oBzHHCPHvSyVAyJHSAVQV4j6KxPK6cvit41Fjw2RkkX-ksZCgvN1mkj3kP5cTf-K-MtYhU99ksJbpFxiNSO3rP6ToHeSPTM1LqCf6-wOJ8Az3Kvc3q9Yev7dGrZK98m7zbNd/s320/0101.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This first guy (above) is a Reaper Bones mini, and I've converted him slightly so that I can use him as a 40K psyker/astropath or similar (not that I'm playing 40K right now - but I have been playing a bit of <i>Five Parsecs : Bug Hunt</i> ...and given it a 40K spin). This is one of the few models that I've painted up to my normal standard (as I still want some of my heroes to be properly highlighted) - but he'll likely be the exception, not the rule.<p></p><p>Speaking of which, this next model is at the other end of the spectrum...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTIVuRMk37p3BYwPMOlhk5DOGBTHXAT7P15Ww1GxLa3pxxo84kA7h3JLSLytRbPVWv5frbwcWuvPf78_Ap5INA6sG0nRW4pmOd1Hi0MtqOtSDJO9iITXXhKSdDfQ-lY9GE4_6Jg_Ar17JYdGbnkiZ7G0cEBZJx6kgPtXPv5BgLr7CSiK7mWHZ2Xx9p0aj/s666/0105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTIVuRMk37p3BYwPMOlhk5DOGBTHXAT7P15Ww1GxLa3pxxo84kA7h3JLSLytRbPVWv5frbwcWuvPf78_Ap5INA6sG0nRW4pmOd1Hi0MtqOtSDJO9iITXXhKSdDfQ-lY9GE4_6Jg_Ar17JYdGbnkiZ7G0cEBZJx6kgPtXPv5BgLr7CSiK7mWHZ2Xx9p0aj/s320/0105.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...a GW plaguebearer model (this one is going to be used as a 'boss monster' to accompany the poxwalkers I've already painted - again, for <i>Five Parsecs : Bug Hunt). </i>And the paint job on this one is just basecoats and a couple of washes (no highlights) - but I think it gets the job done.</p><p>Next up are some Reaper Bones giant snakes and werewolves...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByMKX4rCpvj0s0t9kOR0WS1pNOs45bkXXSYa2ZNGpeSx_jLTQZ8ZgZHXwsUQmlX1uhXOPLnRLMQco2aLQAUDXJJhJXwF7OS6uRRXc2ZkFag3gamEfvXesQhHNAppBA2-PzDpQ_SXi5TGxGLR1CUGjNggfVjKP0CN8hkzhNjUxmAOdYLcRLM1D7L7WI5Dj/s666/0104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByMKX4rCpvj0s0t9kOR0WS1pNOs45bkXXSYa2ZNGpeSx_jLTQZ8ZgZHXwsUQmlX1uhXOPLnRLMQco2aLQAUDXJJhJXwF7OS6uRRXc2ZkFag3gamEfvXesQhHNAppBA2-PzDpQ_SXi5TGxGLR1CUGjNggfVjKP0CN8hkzhNjUxmAOdYLcRLM1D7L7WI5Dj/s320/0104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqkyP9e1yjxZxq4H-0VGkzKbBVjL5yYjTd4KBUgHX-XLRMkNvzjbuhyphenhyphenOsygnlNCKpBOp2ZqoUcDRHulN6cy9SFiei43RWRlk9Kagmb8joPQcCAOiyUdCftE71xYry07dMCWMETOSEr9mUseP9ugp7KSmG2PV_6kNKI1f5bSSIhUyhP_cz_OWvjvkSDT_T/s666/0103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqkyP9e1yjxZxq4H-0VGkzKbBVjL5yYjTd4KBUgHX-XLRMkNvzjbuhyphenhyphenOsygnlNCKpBOp2ZqoUcDRHulN6cy9SFiei43RWRlk9Kagmb8joPQcCAOiyUdCftE71xYry07dMCWMETOSEr9mUseP9ugp7KSmG2PV_6kNKI1f5bSSIhUyhP_cz_OWvjvkSDT_T/s320/0103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...and some Ral Partha Europe (metal) giant stag beetles and wolves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCowmRchYbrwBhtF9Gcqdq7RlyYvWoFMjDh8B3P6vt_boMpZVxO7cwd1extNVp9sl1dgW1fN2qTqw3FBUytVtaooIzSJJt7l_CapwTN0M8D7m-nfuOzOp5EzEZkYLrDjYH-uCTKvIQim6H_xWQ4-gFS2wkGF5AFXnlesLtBlcMDG_TaeRnQirh2_XW_M4h/s666/0106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCowmRchYbrwBhtF9Gcqdq7RlyYvWoFMjDh8B3P6vt_boMpZVxO7cwd1extNVp9sl1dgW1fN2qTqw3FBUytVtaooIzSJJt7l_CapwTN0M8D7m-nfuOzOp5EzEZkYLrDjYH-uCTKvIQim6H_xWQ4-gFS2wkGF5AFXnlesLtBlcMDG_TaeRnQirh2_XW_M4h/s320/0106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39HpXyvONEu9_vB5CEZNM8Qb0dEMicOoac5h7tVSr4lBX1ugSYDXAnGIHmDbfpvJlRDw-9z3M-jpcitD9HWaAYZbwPSBMRPBAiheW4yWZNC1Q20bXxeftz30AS38g51o92Dls9R0zeykgm5YDbmPxbN05PWlG8YQoJ42JLyTq650KSUZoIf2SF6uHKFVL/s666/0102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39HpXyvONEu9_vB5CEZNM8Qb0dEMicOoac5h7tVSr4lBX1ugSYDXAnGIHmDbfpvJlRDw-9z3M-jpcitD9HWaAYZbwPSBMRPBAiheW4yWZNC1Q20bXxeftz30AS38g51o92Dls9R0zeykgm5YDbmPxbN05PWlG8YQoJ42JLyTq650KSUZoIf2SF6uHKFVL/s320/0102.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And, I've got most of these ready for the Blood Moon Scenario for Rangers of Shadow Deep (which I've been playing co-op with my brother).</p><p>That scenario also requires a young boy and girl model - so I've dug out these (metal) Reaper mini's...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQk-pm0KV2qrMwbgwPN0ebz2k3vLXD0XFkO8IL8qkEn0mN2ZhDMwMNuZkCJQrTziyZZOYvDL5M7IYeVnk8x54fMqLdUhC1oaO4ITthly3LUmTucw_wHrLVQytYF3FfKilFX68vYh_njgsyoym9vN-L_RtUhoduMsdMDClkaYfe5Y8Ctyb8UNYZe8I5Xqk/s666/0107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQk-pm0KV2qrMwbgwPN0ebz2k3vLXD0XFkO8IL8qkEn0mN2ZhDMwMNuZkCJQrTziyZZOYvDL5M7IYeVnk8x54fMqLdUhC1oaO4ITthly3LUmTucw_wHrLVQytYF3FfKilFX68vYh_njgsyoym9vN-L_RtUhoduMsdMDClkaYfe5Y8Ctyb8UNYZe8I5Xqk/s320/0107.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...which, again, have had a quick paint job (i.e. base coated, various washes added over the various colours, and then one highlight layer with the same base coats ...as the washes tend to darken everything).</p><p>And finally there's these models (the first is a Reaper Bones model - which I'll be using as a garghoul, the others are 'vegepygmies' from Wizkids)...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAJAqzfCgqCRk5iE2YPxdbve5irQevutZ3utAF9hDeiOIPHM_FxJLmXPSF-zMYN3MYTptC9yTqcFMZ_2YsbgLGdF3bJguUAIw_L1wnsRXz69DQwcuUnlZ6BbTicvG9_b0e0bgIuTN-xM4WZcqH8y7wNSI7sRHdsyVLtPzPlhMpTKpx1TZFdHUGtMx0XBA/s666/0108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAJAqzfCgqCRk5iE2YPxdbve5irQevutZ3utAF9hDeiOIPHM_FxJLmXPSF-zMYN3MYTptC9yTqcFMZ_2YsbgLGdF3bJguUAIw_L1wnsRXz69DQwcuUnlZ6BbTicvG9_b0e0bgIuTN-xM4WZcqH8y7wNSI7sRHdsyVLtPzPlhMpTKpx1TZFdHUGtMx0XBA/s320/0108.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRObmHg9l5KQL3iOyCGsgwmK671Ggmzcalngok0T3sW7YUyC5KgwmmC3xHdiDQFgwXll6bjSFYkSnMC6duL5L24FYVWdQuHB-TaDL6LVtzFmdowd8KuFxI7T-qtY3ICjLJKaVpT4BagtodBRGeeRbwlQuSv3bltqsUyjPhpXeUWcui3Wty5xLG5M8OnyHY/s666/0109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRObmHg9l5KQL3iOyCGsgwmK671Ggmzcalngok0T3sW7YUyC5KgwmmC3xHdiDQFgwXll6bjSFYkSnMC6duL5L24FYVWdQuHB-TaDL6LVtzFmdowd8KuFxI7T-qtY3ICjLJKaVpT4BagtodBRGeeRbwlQuSv3bltqsUyjPhpXeUWcui3Wty5xLG5M8OnyHY/s320/0109.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...and these have just been sitting on my shelf for a while.. and, again have had similar paint jobs to the children that I just mentioned (i.e. basecoats, washes, and one highlight layer with the same basecoat colours that were already on my wet pallette).<br /></p><p>So, all said and done, that's 22 models painted (yeah - I know the vegepygmies are tiny... but I'm telling myself that they still count :) ) - and I've only bought 10 new models (which haven't actually arrived yet - but they're paid for - so they also count :( ).</p><p>But still - I think I'm off to a good start! <br /></p><p><br /></p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-22015416647200425952024-01-29T16:17:00.001+00:002024-01-29T16:17:06.974+00:00Starting the new year with another level of the 'build along' dungeon...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdLD1t7NQ_unQhka1s9ceDlYew9YqdUE5ObW4JKHUTaYGeD2ZMyblZ0TMorHuxEWuu1BDuN2p6JWet-ZaxXTxaL66RcUZGx5o3N2PmsWD26NudQx3yLy-YbxHAITq6G5x4a7ZI0ou2zAKQ0_D5-PthyIAdTsi6YNwXjGFkdtK4hwgJYR13cpsiVFXfsNV/s1280/ba_level3all.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdLD1t7NQ_unQhka1s9ceDlYew9YqdUE5ObW4JKHUTaYGeD2ZMyblZ0TMorHuxEWuu1BDuN2p6JWet-ZaxXTxaL66RcUZGx5o3N2PmsWD26NudQx3yLy-YbxHAITq6G5x4a7ZI0ou2zAKQ0_D5-PthyIAdTsi6YNwXjGFkdtK4hwgJYR13cpsiVFXfsNV/s320/ba_level3all.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>For the past few years, I've had a bit of a tradition of creating a small dungeon level from scratch (i.e. making the terrain, painting the mini's, and writing the adventure) throughout the month of January, and releasing one video a week over on YouTube to show how I put it all together.</p><p>And, as you've probably guessed, this year has been no different - so, to cut a long story short, here's a list of all the videos that I've made over the course of this month:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-kkDGFh43lI" width="320" youtube-src-id="-kkDGFh43lI"></iframe></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oiVRNaRwEPA" width="320" youtube-src-id="oiVRNaRwEPA"></iframe></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BspO-z6tseA" width="320" youtube-src-id="BspO-z6tseA"></iframe></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xynrmuqapTk" width="320" youtube-src-id="xynrmuqapTk"></iframe></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Eahh7yROpco" width="320" youtube-src-id="Eahh7yROpco"></iframe></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #666666;">- note that you can get the pdf for this level <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/465750/Print--Paste-Dungeon-textures-Build-Along-Season-3">HERE</a> -</i><br /></p><p>And, while these videos usually only deal with the terrain side of things (though I do quickly run through the encounter ideas - but they're fleshed out a bit more in <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s7AcIrzALflGvxSa-rPvQ3RK39S-qeetF4oZEF1T2YI/edit?usp=sharing">THIS</a> document), this time I've also had a go at making some miniatures for one of the encounters...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5AgOuP9_OfKGazlQeGowGm_68XtjlR9aNCNv1k5sL5NpqNLBmuRo-lCoNqQ2BiSJF5qk-Q7pT_FwDN2sMj3arwLIeeryr2JMHDutAZl5czJfqNYW6IaQ0I9-0lxbe5sSMB6BtNWkL74MlhPoeEn4C97ZPQlD6B0u5fG4PFUynYUH0_utuDabx893sRfo/s1280/ba_models3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5AgOuP9_OfKGazlQeGowGm_68XtjlR9aNCNv1k5sL5NpqNLBmuRo-lCoNqQ2BiSJF5qk-Q7pT_FwDN2sMj3arwLIeeryr2JMHDutAZl5czJfqNYW6IaQ0I9-0lxbe5sSMB6BtNWkL74MlhPoeEn4C97ZPQlD6B0u5fG4PFUynYUH0_utuDabx893sRfo/s320/ba_models3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #666666;">- four DIY elementals pictured next to a reaper bones miniature -</i><br /></p><p>...which doesn't really fit with my usual 'print & paste' approach - but I thought I'd include them nonetheless (so here's hoping you like them :) ).</p><p>Anyway, now that level 3 is complete, I think that's going to be it for the Dungeon Build Along series (at least for a while). I'll not go into too much detail - but (generally speaking) multi-part videos don't do very well on YouTube... and it's a ton of work to get one video out a week (I really don't know how other folks manage it :S ) - which, when you think about it, doesn't seem like time well spent (i.e. knowing full well that each 'part' is going to be less popular than the last).</p><p>Now, that kind of thing doesn't usually bother me too much (chasing the algorithm isn't really my thing) - but this time things started to feel a bit like a chore towards the end (the needless pressure I put on myself to get 5 videos out this month was starting to build up). So, when you combine all of those factors, I think it's time to call the Dungeon Build Along done!</p><p>Don't get me wrong though, I'm really happy with it now that it's finished - and I'm looking forward to running level 2 and 3 with my new(ish) IRL group. In fact, I've managed to get the whole thing packed into this one box...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ozdFHJlzzIK8vkzyKMrzjJK0SlAEMhaqTZ1NSAqsukMSmI7Impu0H7R0gy-Zqpi76qruetCLOF5oZ0Jd6sOj1fKEGuy5LP4pJ8SjiHnBbLcHTb5qotMCKEXeNfpQxXZRsisMnvXuzX-mwCjyFar2TJP18kc4dTbSsKtbfOA0QwRKse2DGkhHSmjaQXFE/s1280/ba_closedbox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ozdFHJlzzIK8vkzyKMrzjJK0SlAEMhaqTZ1NSAqsukMSmI7Impu0H7R0gy-Zqpi76qruetCLOF5oZ0Jd6sOj1fKEGuy5LP4pJ8SjiHnBbLcHTb5qotMCKEXeNfpQxXZRsisMnvXuzX-mwCjyFar2TJP18kc4dTbSsKtbfOA0QwRKse2DGkhHSmjaQXFE/s320/ba_closedbox.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmGLWv_dxVAjdoZJ4iUmjH0Yq9UxVtTEJAAAnnfAK3X-U9FlVrdypuudvQOzCfR3mb7QSXtzW9JsSreY63_BFK0_NzWDyFKSnlm-GyERHAQ1f1SlaZE-l3MPPIhOXVNz3cttjp8aTuk3ap7TdAnb7YmFEEl6k-6D69n2T5O7SqBejmFgXt-n_W132NI0Z/s1280/ba_openbox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmGLWv_dxVAjdoZJ4iUmjH0Yq9UxVtTEJAAAnnfAK3X-U9FlVrdypuudvQOzCfR3mb7QSXtzW9JsSreY63_BFK0_NzWDyFKSnlm-GyERHAQ1f1SlaZE-l3MPPIhOXVNz3cttjp8aTuk3ap7TdAnb7YmFEEl6k-6D69n2T5O7SqBejmFgXt-n_W132NI0Z/s320/ba_openbox.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...so it's ready to go if we need a filler game of dungeon crawling one evening :) (we currently play at a friends house - so having something on the shelf that I can just pick up and take with me with little or no warning should be quite handy).<br /></p><p>And speaking of 'the whole thing' - here's a picture off all three levels...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NryXCGwVMUmHQHkoWtmGKLqbUOsRi21wFfZnnPZLYXaA-ij9ANRKm0Mqwor7K0_Eqmu6emxI2gc4aDFgnfKPCOtvO7184m_VroFMV-xSxyImpsfrw0Xq121MJiHn1n2b46ZAP9BLCPOlOFz7R6uvw1XWcacyAXXsU5WIVwHN-NedLg_9dkggJ-xe2zzj/s1280/ba_all_levels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NryXCGwVMUmHQHkoWtmGKLqbUOsRi21wFfZnnPZLYXaA-ij9ANRKm0Mqwor7K0_Eqmu6emxI2gc4aDFgnfKPCOtvO7184m_VroFMV-xSxyImpsfrw0Xq121MJiHn1n2b46ZAP9BLCPOlOFz7R6uvw1XWcacyAXXsU5WIVwHN-NedLg_9dkggJ-xe2zzj/s320/ba_all_levels.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>...and when you think that all of this fits inside that one small box (which doesn't weigh that much at all), that really does show how the 2.5D style of (cardboard) tiles is great for folks that play away from home (or that don't have much room to store all of this stuff).</p><p>But yeah, I hope you've enjoyed the series, and now that it's done I'm looking forward to getting back to the usual kind of content... as there's still a ton of stuff I want to get around to making... and the to-do list keeps on getting longer rather than shorter :D</p><p>So, here's hoping that 2024 is going to be a good year on the gaming front... and in my next post I'll be talking about it being a year of 'getting stuff painted' (as I have a massive pile of shame that I need to do something about - so this year I'm also hoping to put a dent in that).</p><p>Anyway, if you've got this far, thanks for reading to the end - and, like I say in the last video - if you use any of the ideas from the 'build along' in your own games... it would be great to hear how it goes!</p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-89494748438893371682023-12-31T21:26:00.004+00:002023-12-31T21:36:04.576+00:00Out with the old (2023)… and in with the new (2024)! <p>This year I’ve probably produced a similar amount of video tutorials (over on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CrookedStaffTerrain ">YouTube</a>) as I did last year – starting off with the month long ‘build along’ project (featuring 5 videos), then 12 regular episodes (10 fantasy and 2 sci-fi), and one ‘tips’ video.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUa6Xiin9gWNVPOLTF3hVkUDYpFlop1ytXIs2wG-3O-P4knoxMNBEzX-_BJYD_JBGsVrFG5Eth9KFLJ1wEObIwcrcvx7dcsm8-bm8KJDW5P6FKmWTEcIzgG7OxfpODZzFEYQpH5ZEXCNGdKVla-INeLZ3H2PHiJGo1brR1AnyrNjGoCm65fAT-wgdJWIbo/s1920/2023projects.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUa6Xiin9gWNVPOLTF3hVkUDYpFlop1ytXIs2wG-3O-P4knoxMNBEzX-_BJYD_JBGsVrFG5Eth9KFLJ1wEObIwcrcvx7dcsm8-bm8KJDW5P6FKmWTEcIzgG7OxfpODZzFEYQpH5ZEXCNGdKVla-INeLZ3H2PHiJGo1brR1AnyrNjGoCm65fAT-wgdJWIbo/s320/2023projects.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>And, the most popular of these turned out to be the 2D dungeon tiles (with around 9.5K views):</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3hrVeTVgVNg" width="320" youtube-src-id="3hrVeTVgVNg"></iframe></div> <p></p><p>I also experimented with a few more YouTube ‘shorts’ ...and the most popular of these was the magnetic dungeon tiles (with around 12.5K views):</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/djKgqrkSE98" width="320" youtube-src-id="djKgqrkSE98"></iframe></div> <p></p><p>And, generally speaking, it seems that ‘shorts’ seem to bring in more views (on average) than my regular videos – but they also get a lot more ‘dislikes’ (which, I suppose, is to be expected).</p><p><i>As a slight aside, I think it's also worth mentioning that I attempted the Dungeon23 challenge at the beginning of the year
as well - but I only kept at it for one month (it was a challenge to write/map a
dungeon room per day throughout the whole year - to make a
megadungeon... but also as a writing exercise). As I say, I only managed
one month/level - but this is what it looked like... </i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUTQCTk4qmCpyOeUDwgk5yfW2U-OjU7-qQPLB0aluD8YHAaw0pVQ0absIQ3ZkGF7efN9mjTBTz89Rjyo8DMGOg_UyNbHPj2rfx_-gCQfl1owFXEBVehqd-lekXIZycvTylJ8Btl_3XDJf0rMr-uZyuEzHP5V7j71OUvFonQLueoMjrTY_UbsOlIf6GGNF/s3360/eh_labels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3360" data-original-width="2520" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUTQCTk4qmCpyOeUDwgk5yfW2U-OjU7-qQPLB0aluD8YHAaw0pVQ0absIQ3ZkGF7efN9mjTBTz89Rjyo8DMGOg_UyNbHPj2rfx_-gCQfl1owFXEBVehqd-lekXIZycvTylJ8Btl_3XDJf0rMr-uZyuEzHP5V7j71OUvFonQLueoMjrTY_UbsOlIf6GGNF/s320/eh_labels.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><i>...and <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-DPDurQqT4nYqGrekSXcBifIil1mmQAzw1GtQqAN3WY/edit?usp=sharing">HERE'S</a> the notes that go along with it (spoiler: some of these ideas have influenced the next level of the 'dungeon build along' project). </i><br /><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p>Over on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/csp_kris">Patreon</a> I’ve still not crossed the 100 patrons milestone yet (not that it really matters I suppose – but I’ve been close a couple of times)… and I think it’s actually lower now than it was this time last year. But money is tight for a lot of folks at the moment... so, that too, isn’t too surprising.</p><p>On a more positive note, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CrookedStaffTerrain ">the YouTube channel</a> passed 15K subscribers this year :) …and it’s almost at 17.3K right now :D ...and it’s my hope that I’ll get to 20K sometime next year (by the end of the year would be cool… by my birthday in July would be even cooler).</p><p>And, that really is a lot of people when you think about it… and if I ever get to the lofty heights of 25K (the next big milestone) – I think I’ll have to do another giveaway or something like that (though I probably don’t have to worry about that for quite some time yet).</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * </p><p>Gaming wise I’ve managed to squeeze in quite a bit this year.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfThgGgSDwBzrIUFKAo9w_cJYGLujPZnwfiRbwkaHzSOxwxJmfr9Z07FPDvTOYTx0U-XnjBhtiL3kd_9fljW3eL6OO7wtvDYHyVCY8jZHdvS_pjr5tB2IT3yN38IhW5ON17L9UcJn-IslpLrLPfHsWgs8dT4sVJJkcUndocrJOHxoAu-1ftiGQNEq2raF/s1280/finalbattle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfThgGgSDwBzrIUFKAo9w_cJYGLujPZnwfiRbwkaHzSOxwxJmfr9Z07FPDvTOYTx0U-XnjBhtiL3kd_9fljW3eL6OO7wtvDYHyVCY8jZHdvS_pjr5tB2IT3yN38IhW5ON17L9UcJn-IslpLrLPfHsWgs8dT4sVJJkcUndocrJOHxoAu-1ftiGQNEq2raF/s320/finalbattle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>There’s the online group which formed mainly due to Covid… and that’s kept on going ever since (on a near weekly basis no less :) ). And I have to admit that I love playing with these guys, and it’s kinda annoying that (due to the distances involved) it’s highly unlikely that we’ll all get together in person :(</p><p>However, I also managed to get into a new(ish) IRL group at the local games store (I say ‘ish’ as I’ve been friends with one of the guys for years – so it’s not totally new) – and we’ve managed to keep that going at one of the guys’ homes after the store was forced to close a few months back (which was a bit of a blow to be sure).</p><p>And, on top of that, I’ve managed to squeeze in a few co-op games (mostly of Rangers of Shadow Deep) with my brother on a few weekends too.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs55idlAnr7r8lMxbnbO8GwN50OTe95Xd3Yh-zYtNfQmX0TPybfcZqO7DxghP-bvbSqkBqE5iNMQa7_SmoWKbgmw3IIfzR4Mvt01lkIjUG7Vp4gUVhEZ8sbs_3JKnyPcKhKZDNamp6XCLv2gfLL5D5cGNcRV-3V_0NeFq8pXYLRzDQwDWc5ZOM_FFzxb4R/s1600/laststand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs55idlAnr7r8lMxbnbO8GwN50OTe95Xd3Yh-zYtNfQmX0TPybfcZqO7DxghP-bvbSqkBqE5iNMQa7_SmoWKbgmw3IIfzR4Mvt01lkIjUG7Vp4gUVhEZ8sbs_3JKnyPcKhKZDNamp6XCLv2gfLL5D5cGNcRV-3V_0NeFq8pXYLRzDQwDWc5ZOM_FFzxb4R/s320/laststand.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>However, the downside to all of that is that I’ve not run many drop-in games with folks over on the <a href="http://discord.gg/rhDTAAD">discord</a> server of late – which is a bit of a shame… but it can’t really be helped (because even though I’m a bit of a sad git, gaming isn’t my whole life… just most of it lol :) ).</p><p>* * *</p><p>But looking forward, starting tomorrow I’ll begin the new year with another season of the dungeon build along project… and this time we’ll be delving level three.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqAQYE12Rg7Jgk5IeMmw_bfTETSsp5UzvRNAWJV3rZvfGHBzsqFtEXPP2EvmKYzFO5GJtTzzNoXZwroxvE8lSZ0qZclpo_BpuOI3XPWjXUGF2nMJJNoqAb0K8qYRw8199PwIhFMiIdkL7YRvY3Ya7Q8YZDPK5sYxGyc9MhkLVt0LBXIbccwkF0y3uB-td/s650/ba3_cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqAQYE12Rg7Jgk5IeMmw_bfTETSsp5UzvRNAWJV3rZvfGHBzsqFtEXPP2EvmKYzFO5GJtTzzNoXZwroxvE8lSZ0qZclpo_BpuOI3XPWjXUGF2nMJJNoqAb0K8qYRw8199PwIhFMiIdkL7YRvY3Ya7Q8YZDPK5sYxGyc9MhkLVt0LBXIbccwkF0y3uB-td/s320/ba3_cover.jpg" width="246" /></a></div> <p></p><p>And, if you’re not familiar with the project, then I basically provide a pdf file of textures (some new, some old), and over the course of a single month, I use those textures to build a small dungeon level from scratch (along with a few encounters to fill most of the rooms). </p><p>Note that if you’ve not seen the previous two seasons (where I build level 1 and level 2) then you can find the playlist <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkOQEK8e056tyhKGrjipWlFDYr_0M12NY">HERE</a>. </p><p>Other than that I don’t really have many plans going forward. I mean sure, I’ve got a to-do list as long as my arm, and a sketchbook full of ideas – but there’s no real method to my madness – I generally just make whatever I think I’ll need, or what seems like it might be fun to build. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx5IMjhqRD31hAv1hzXowYWRLKCg5LibP_U3IU5f8YAKrad0mazunFHiRRRQ75NW5LGlFCIdogkT6JzlQNUJjlvIY02Z4skzdTYxlkSIvWRsJWIwL7bW7s8u2UTXjlSBKjnYbRHoDaGMnIVE5vdDNZabwwi9kX2xVfw7eNfJr_HiLjyHI-KySMvgb07M4/s1280/books.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx5IMjhqRD31hAv1hzXowYWRLKCg5LibP_U3IU5f8YAKrad0mazunFHiRRRQ75NW5LGlFCIdogkT6JzlQNUJjlvIY02Z4skzdTYxlkSIvWRsJWIwL7bW7s8u2UTXjlSBKjnYbRHoDaGMnIVE5vdDNZabwwi9kX2xVfw7eNfJr_HiLjyHI-KySMvgb07M4/s320/books.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I suppose the one thing I really want to make sure I do next year is get to the UK Games Expo.</p><p>I’ve only been once before (back in 2019) – and only for half a day… and I’d love to go again.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCx2QuUkkjaVf3EOkXP2UJfugEXxE2ZCiyDW4jdwGNOjMKdFAz7CIO-Mdb6Nb14qOO6f8Y4YlGUW8ush1eVVwtPdqwlHDHgajgEzTJWzPWXo33rPAbNseHgnacW1ZXat7TZeuCIy-Nftbx0v9JJNrQBW7Gv5kWTqS7BwQ7Q7Oq9MxVAMxKDzExrCs78Ae/s1900/3pics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1900" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCx2QuUkkjaVf3EOkXP2UJfugEXxE2ZCiyDW4jdwGNOjMKdFAz7CIO-Mdb6Nb14qOO6f8Y4YlGUW8ush1eVVwtPdqwlHDHgajgEzTJWzPWXo33rPAbNseHgnacW1ZXat7TZeuCIy-Nftbx0v9JJNrQBW7Gv5kWTqS7BwQ7Q7Oq9MxVAMxKDzExrCs78Ae/s320/3pics.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>But yeah… I think I’ve rambled on for long enough – so here’s hoping you all had a good 2023… and I hope we all have a better 2024!</p><p><b>Game on! </b><br /><br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GE6t-UInKzOy4keanTiQsaeaNVV5Ho5r9-FGd3PXbNrw3aMZLG6OvX6MLMgkNTSwBb9-NK9NEcC3Z_b7oroXLs7XBvPeo1ju1InGgkbWZ_xrBtrFhpLcJ5UkZak8FrZHltcnhoe5b6q8XbaIwU0aTsDcnPyeZbPAtb-5plXK_YvDz722uNl_y4ugJgCj/s1920/allquick.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GE6t-UInKzOy4keanTiQsaeaNVV5Ho5r9-FGd3PXbNrw3aMZLG6OvX6MLMgkNTSwBb9-NK9NEcC3Z_b7oroXLs7XBvPeo1ju1InGgkbWZ_xrBtrFhpLcJ5UkZak8FrZHltcnhoe5b6q8XbaIwU0aTsDcnPyeZbPAtb-5plXK_YvDz722uNl_y4ugJgCj/s320/allquick.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>-just a few of the models I got painted this year-</i><br /></div>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-80971242640039916602023-11-28T12:05:00.002+00:002023-11-28T12:34:18.468+00:00New sci-fi terrain, plans for the new year, and hobby stuff...<p> At the end of last week I released another new sci-fi video...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QD8Ochy_alA" width="320" youtube-src-id="QD8Ochy_alA"></iframe></div><br /><p>...in which I added some free-standing walls - which could also be used/repurposed to make sci-fi layouts on multiple levels. Here's a better picture of them if you're not interested in watching the video tutorial:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHo86ABug7gv7KRsFAxioOAQQDlgKd3d66TKmORrFVrPcm4uCHmfXwgHfvERK8dGOY2ic6TwZSb8cIRDI8e7cnhHg7FKclbHFEdeUvJQR59ADV9c6mCI6uwd4ChXCiRFhfDAM_ybLvsF_zD-ARxalVAiZ3PExRILkWjHgejU8Bzfr6Is4u127oKgVsajN/s1280/86_720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHo86ABug7gv7KRsFAxioOAQQDlgKd3d66TKmORrFVrPcm4uCHmfXwgHfvERK8dGOY2ic6TwZSb8cIRDI8e7cnhHg7FKclbHFEdeUvJQR59ADV9c6mCI6uwd4ChXCiRFhfDAM_ybLvsF_zD-ARxalVAiZ3PExRILkWjHgejU8Bzfr6Is4u127oKgVsajN/s320/86_720.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And, I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with how they've turned out! (note that you can pick up the pdf file <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/461458/Print--Paste-SciFi-Terrain--Interior-Walls">HERE</a> if you want to have a go at making some yourself).</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p>It's also that time of year where I have to start thinking about whether or not to do another 'dungeon build along series' (if you're not familiar with the previous ones, you can find the playlist <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkOQEK8e056vUUJg2MBRiTSe9byIXcb9I">HERE</a>) - as they are quite a lot of work, and I (obviously) have to get the pdf finished, the encounters written, and at least one video filmed, by the end of the year (so that episode 1, along with all the textures, can be released the first week of January).</p><p>And since I've been umming and arring about whether or not I should do another level of the dungeon, I thought I'd put the question to my Patreon supporters and youtube Members...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJQ6J_cDwYKyigAO7l05bRHv4bEiOI1gKM4IwQ3hDpn8z6smFzbCLm4TlGi5Hwn4tWto8QPUNdj0EV6erugdVLLdy-ihxr0eBhBA3qfELdK1y0GdUfj8fVlzfBiZEby8rN-0vnwxZionpw3sT9itFpt_Mx-44qkh5MagSHOfpR9pLgRLtfx4RZcBmmHlr/s1280/poll_results.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJQ6J_cDwYKyigAO7l05bRHv4bEiOI1gKM4IwQ3hDpn8z6smFzbCLm4TlGi5Hwn4tWto8QPUNdj0EV6erugdVLLdy-ihxr0eBhBA3qfELdK1y0GdUfj8fVlzfBiZEby8rN-0vnwxZionpw3sT9itFpt_Mx-44qkh5MagSHOfpR9pLgRLtfx4RZcBmmHlr/s320/poll_results.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>...and it seems that, out of the two options presented... <i>Dungeon Build Along Season 3</i> is the way to go.</p><p>As such, I'm thinking that maybe I could introduce some 'elemental' themed stuff into this one... maybe even having a ruined tile (i.e. a tile with a hole in the middle) - and we could swap out the bottom piece for various effects... something like this maybe:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpbM-VF-9yxsAnML2osdLS_3dI6ZPhYQTdzVtnoteAPObxqPNpczxF2BToZnF6HIc4SBQ1txisDLfiyiHv_Q83r5s21VijZAIu_45EUzTbWwXQSZqHSYLRsYcNldcyt1nJT_n0H0wasXEb84KcKlKAtUCbUlFHszOBPpWuiGRVYPfYFtdgwV0lP56njXe/s1280/tile_sketch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpbM-VF-9yxsAnML2osdLS_3dI6ZPhYQTdzVtnoteAPObxqPNpczxF2BToZnF6HIc4SBQ1txisDLfiyiHv_Q83r5s21VijZAIu_45EUzTbWwXQSZqHSYLRsYcNldcyt1nJT_n0H0wasXEb84KcKlKAtUCbUlFHszOBPpWuiGRVYPfYFtdgwV0lP56njXe/s320/tile_sketch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>So the bottom 'texture' could be water, or lava, or something like that - and that just slots underneath the main tile for whatever 'elemental effect' is in play for the room in question (if that make sense ;) ).</p><p>In the meantime I could maybe try to squeeze in a 'quick craft' video or two - where I make some small elemental creatures to use in said encounters. Here's a couple of prototypes I put together yesterday (note that the GW model is just shown for scale):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5_dvci34pPJw0eAhAA5c1oGw7ELRBmTMuW9h8q4-QxoJ5ud5_JaQy0CPZJIZbp2y5QbLJg7pYvFsEAnOg14p5OB7f-E68udgAUVU6rf21nokYP8BoQvV9OVwxR-FnvszzWny9ddA5LX3ubpW4XxPureLcv2xU4v9EQ4mIZBayVGVFo1hUeQPJM5lyDDF/s1280/element1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5_dvci34pPJw0eAhAA5c1oGw7ELRBmTMuW9h8q4-QxoJ5ud5_JaQy0CPZJIZbp2y5QbLJg7pYvFsEAnOg14p5OB7f-E68udgAUVU6rf21nokYP8BoQvV9OVwxR-FnvszzWny9ddA5LX3ubpW4XxPureLcv2xU4v9EQ4mIZBayVGVFo1hUeQPJM5lyDDF/s320/element1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>However, there's already a bunch of videos out there (on other channels) showing how to make this kind of thing - so I could just refer to those instead I suppose. But if it's something you'd like to see, then please do let me know <span style="color: #cc0000;">(EDIT: maybe a blog article would be a better fit for this kind of thing - similar to the written tutorials that I used to post here)</span>.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p>In other news, on the hobby front, I've been getting a bunch of stuff ready to play <i>5 Parsecs: Bug Hunt</i> (though I'll be going with a 40K theme rather than the default setting).<br /></p><p>And while I'm still getting all the relevant units together for my various 'teams' - I have been painting up a bunch of poxwalkers (which I picked up pretty cheaply on Ebay) to use as 'shambling re-animations' (I think that's what they're called anyway).</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgXV_XvIjZD_9Jw7o25iyNXUMv1SCL01S2-o4EKxKw3wpN-YS-bDXXm1nop4eRUupth2ciI4aJXNH0Wrax5qUGeEJPWZEjvI4pNetiAJh2zPJqL0uAKG7kzeYPXdNjorgzVcrbgIjN57Ck_LpARLkuUjE3g-tgiv-TdqJ8nyAIAluHJ-RoZHKIdPBWVJ9/s1600/24poxwalkers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgXV_XvIjZD_9Jw7o25iyNXUMv1SCL01S2-o4EKxKw3wpN-YS-bDXXm1nop4eRUupth2ciI4aJXNH0Wrax5qUGeEJPWZEjvI4pNetiAJh2zPJqL0uAKG7kzeYPXdNjorgzVcrbgIjN57Ck_LpARLkuUjE3g-tgiv-TdqJ8nyAIAluHJ-RoZHKIdPBWVJ9/s320/24poxwalkers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Though, to get them to the table ASAP, I've gone with a pretty quick paint scheme on these guys - so just primer, base coats, and then washes...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAjswUdcou6Sv8IDOKxez7edfQ4qu1KeF40Skr3KtNvNv1xp8DmYEMjS6qKWjbkz4VZ9BJ4SYNQXgPXs6Jdk6uUDwmP4QlBqBM_MrLfDpVqZ_ntWfH3FczhI7VZgU17wUVvbL6zilLHPnzXAxmHAvCctq2yM23AlJPXsA5X9NNv5n2QDGX4wrBFPldH4S/s1280/poxprog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAjswUdcou6Sv8IDOKxez7edfQ4qu1KeF40Skr3KtNvNv1xp8DmYEMjS6qKWjbkz4VZ9BJ4SYNQXgPXs6Jdk6uUDwmP4QlBqBM_MrLfDpVqZ_ntWfH3FczhI7VZgU17wUVvbL6zilLHPnzXAxmHAvCctq2yM23AlJPXsA5X9NNv5n2QDGX4wrBFPldH4S/s320/poxprog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>...which works well enough for horde monsters I think.</p><p>And sticking with the undead theme - earlier in the year my brother backed the <i>Dungeon Saga Origins</i> kickstarter (it's a dungeon crawler board game), and he asked if I would like to get in on his pledge, and see if there was anything that I would like to get.</p><p>So, I got one of the miniatures expansions (a set of 18 undead mini's for £18), and since the game has recently fulfilled - he handed these off to me yesterday...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1Ha527KXl4l8MAqxnBWrh3Kg_Wa3F7p9_prQ0kscHUE9tgQdmsUU6huqzrk7-XwynmcnHyvl4lmUlljK4nazYw07z7ktdoR1aNi1vUa6QBE9hRT85WufXRua2szkYdWRqM0fQg8S3TKX1Vyl_ShWPRLNPRplA3FqwMEAMp_QQQdYI-vgn4pZevUbERP_/s1280/ds1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1Ha527KXl4l8MAqxnBWrh3Kg_Wa3F7p9_prQ0kscHUE9tgQdmsUU6huqzrk7-XwynmcnHyvl4lmUlljK4nazYw07z7ktdoR1aNi1vUa6QBE9hRT85WufXRua2szkYdWRqM0fQg8S3TKX1Vyl_ShWPRLNPRplA3FqwMEAMp_QQQdYI-vgn4pZevUbERP_/s320/ds1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>...and although it was advertised as an 18 mini's set - they actually supplied 20 (which was a nice surprise).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNonrwM-hJpMkaNp6gYdXoZEd8wrubrmjh2iQAQncW23Ysmm7FBQpegw9waPV8xLaMYv-ePt7Chg3ow1J71lNCYSopj8HOyvVJf6ReqTfMjKTQ3BqNI9X3f__u4Xe1mVh1Uewehoyec6BpJbWmiQCmych8bfNNfr8Hro4YS5P6QO0e04fwY_WvCtSHEc9/s1280/ds2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNonrwM-hJpMkaNp6gYdXoZEd8wrubrmjh2iQAQncW23Ysmm7FBQpegw9waPV8xLaMYv-ePt7Chg3ow1J71lNCYSopj8HOyvVJf6ReqTfMjKTQ3BqNI9X3f__u4Xe1mVh1Uewehoyec6BpJbWmiQCmych8bfNNfr8Hro4YS5P6QO0e04fwY_WvCtSHEc9/s320/ds2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>And for board game pieces that cost less than £1 per model - they're pretty good I think. I'm certainly looking forward to splashing some paint on them (whenever that may be).</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p>But yeah, I think that's it for this little update (or whatever you want to call it). As I say, it looks as though I'm committing to doing another level of the 'build along' dungeon in January - but that might mean that I'm a little quiet in December - because, as I say, there's a lot that goes into making those.</p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-17347115021762249092023-10-26T17:18:00.003+01:002023-10-26T17:32:06.475+01:00Halloween Nonsense...<p>It seems that, more by luck than judgement, some of the projects that I've been working on this year have kinda culminated in my recent 'Halloween Special' video (which I've just uploaded to Youtube):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mCe3ZjGlP2k" width="320" youtube-src-id="mCe3ZjGlP2k"></iframe></div><br /><p>So, if I go back in time a little bit, back in April I thought it would be a good idea to sort out a bunch of mini's that I have lying around and <b>1)</b> get some paint on them (as I have quite the pile of shame), and<b> 2)</b> use those as the inspiration for a little D&D adventure that I would put together (just as a little personal project - as I like to have a few one-shots up my sleeve for emergencies ;) ).</p><p>Anyway, as I mention in the video, some of these were board game pieces, some were basic kit-bashes, and others were just things that I've had lying around for years: <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdOsxnaYE2bEdF-xpSvfYurtpNY0nw1Ei9tjJcg_ACdansxAcKuNab2z8nLWvs3NT0n65OOtgeztkazE_h_txHWVh85GpUjD1wULh1judcoCOZDXgL3rt1Tx3aiXhx0LVnyxkULiU3wUCaQ7roN8fowgiWSRGtUZQwQBFtl2RGE_kQs8NO5h8beCQBuix/s1280/adv_minis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdOsxnaYE2bEdF-xpSvfYurtpNY0nw1Ei9tjJcg_ACdansxAcKuNab2z8nLWvs3NT0n65OOtgeztkazE_h_txHWVh85GpUjD1wULh1judcoCOZDXgL3rt1Tx3aiXhx0LVnyxkULiU3wUCaQ7roN8fowgiWSRGtUZQwQBFtl2RGE_kQs8NO5h8beCQBuix/s320/adv_minis.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>So, the first job was to get them primed...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuiK8b1MlE9hgv5CmgjXz7QCCK-G77K6qfbW6EFWdhpt1u3tP53VgvMTVoeSJouGUft6RPd8Aa6qyR5mD_23f49DD0POD1Th2S1XD-QQupjI3bv1f0nc8uS8uNAwpco_c1dQnXn_0I3iP9BFNi8XuxZOVS5vSDmOQnEwLJfK53BvAoqYe83vyb9qx1Gmy/s1280/adv_minis1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuiK8b1MlE9hgv5CmgjXz7QCCK-G77K6qfbW6EFWdhpt1u3tP53VgvMTVoeSJouGUft6RPd8Aa6qyR5mD_23f49DD0POD1Th2S1XD-QQupjI3bv1f0nc8uS8uNAwpco_c1dQnXn_0I3iP9BFNi8XuxZOVS5vSDmOQnEwLJfK53BvAoqYe83vyb9qx1Gmy/s320/adv_minis1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...then get the basic colours and the washes applied...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2HfZcPr1U49TlJ2JUVCFwkWMMyMLAmqCBAzgrdzUt0K-xO2VDaYzUiPjXV2VN2VXYO8v3Nj9sDyXthGxaLo4YLFIf_5ruwPYBxuDpkCroum8b9EVabvHmFX0hwT89fPVpzw62MnYk7COrQPWn2cB-Nm0qZ7v3x_I-P9tGkMzGC00Q_9jF9Pv1a-cYP9O/s1280/adv_minis3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2HfZcPr1U49TlJ2JUVCFwkWMMyMLAmqCBAzgrdzUt0K-xO2VDaYzUiPjXV2VN2VXYO8v3Nj9sDyXthGxaLo4YLFIf_5ruwPYBxuDpkCroum8b9EVabvHmFX0hwT89fPVpzw62MnYk7COrQPWn2cB-Nm0qZ7v3x_I-P9tGkMzGC00Q_9jF9Pv1a-cYP9O/s320/adv_minis3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...and finally just tidy/highlight them back up with the same colours that I used for the base-coats (as I didn't want to fuss over them too much with numerous highlight layers):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjornD4rOIkYYUkFX1HjQWIZBmPcdGmEUzwB2O0gRmio2jKe0k0T95uSt1V1mVYJov9mfYZajBpmerfd3CTZttgexQkuUOkA0GtZo3kJ1z1f218fsEg7dK3DBcc97x2eYroUlrOSp8GIYvoK48UUGkOqVAvfGhNGUHfkEQgDCeEnHeNnHGeM5qmy8XItYRb/s1280/adv_minis4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjornD4rOIkYYUkFX1HjQWIZBmPcdGmEUzwB2O0gRmio2jKe0k0T95uSt1V1mVYJov9mfYZajBpmerfd3CTZttgexQkuUOkA0GtZo3kJ1z1f218fsEg7dK3DBcc97x2eYroUlrOSp8GIYvoK48UUGkOqVAvfGhNGUHfkEQgDCeEnHeNnHGeM5qmy8XItYRb/s320/adv_minis4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Though, as you might have spotted, I did swap out the lady (who has someone's heart grasped in her outstretched hand) for this guy...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tTkggflUn6Ycrsa62qQGOb-GBC6Rnm-tBS7KJ18k5kGZi7VUnW_STs5QaqmLg_UxfElWERHMt00JAdjIRDcywIB_j8Aukan16U9ZljU5c2V3J9ALmsSKoxxDhmPnuFIKowmimVsi_ph5bOo2O2Q0aCOov73WQ66HvVstl__pfFBjrqFQOEzWjGsnlhRf/s600/adv_minis6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tTkggflUn6Ycrsa62qQGOb-GBC6Rnm-tBS7KJ18k5kGZi7VUnW_STs5QaqmLg_UxfElWERHMt00JAdjIRDcywIB_j8Aukan16U9ZljU5c2V3J9ALmsSKoxxDhmPnuFIKowmimVsi_ph5bOo2O2Q0aCOov73WQ66HvVstl__pfFBjrqFQOEzWjGsnlhRf/s320/adv_minis6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>...as I thought he'd make for a better 'cult leader' (and because I think the original model would be a better fit for a Vampire Spawn... which would be way too powerful for a 1st level adventure).</p><p>Anyway, armed with the monsters that I would need for most of the encounters, I then set about writing a few notes for the adventure itself - which, of course, needed to be set in a graveyard - just because that was the terrain that I was working on at the time (as you can see in <a href="https://youtu.be/WzIyRQSp_G4">THIS</a> video), and also because most of the models I'd selected were either undead or cultist-looking.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxo35A68xmZZn0j3tmPixbjzlnBTDTsIg67qdwuhB-7SpLU3tnXhtjt09JxK1VqDBgFtISyGH9IjSzFTvxHpGg11j542fPbTuOkaj8NZ77fshYZJlqskngcLGAINme4TDxN_HV3mc2MXSk1DO8gAkQxsV20IBVBhAikxcY8K2v0EbSsYxCF0vUU-QltUU/s1280/80_720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxo35A68xmZZn0j3tmPixbjzlnBTDTsIg67qdwuhB-7SpLU3tnXhtjt09JxK1VqDBgFtISyGH9IjSzFTvxHpGg11j542fPbTuOkaj8NZ77fshYZJlqskngcLGAINme4TDxN_HV3mc2MXSk1DO8gAkQxsV20IBVBhAikxcY8K2v0EbSsYxCF0vUU-QltUU/s320/80_720.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>However, I usually like to throw in some dungeon exploration as well (I do have a lot of dungeon terrain after all) - so I decided that the main location for the adventure would be split into two parts - the first being the graveyard, and the second being the catacombs.</p><p>As such, I would need to transition from the graveyard to the catacombs somehow... and I thought that the ideal way of doing that would be to have some kind of entrance in an old mausoleum - something that would lead down into these underground crypts. And, since I've had an idea for a <a href="https://youtu.be/Fd6yhDlP1Gs">mausoleum video</a> on the to-do list for a while - this seemed like the ideal time!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrM1AftRDFQtVs0dnde3EOteUz72HNa2-vnZzqI8zU7kFZSpeHMpItLKX5rLT3KUCSxTGh7MEWee7jZIVUZoN6H9vk1yWqb0klQ9KQSk4vHPneDFrGInF0E5ed-aHkjrZrAmhSSBLrXIuKURSJ85gTAmq6OhZOW7LM16Kv0OEyo0MfyOT89Vfq8ztgoSvX/s1280/maus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrM1AftRDFQtVs0dnde3EOteUz72HNa2-vnZzqI8zU7kFZSpeHMpItLKX5rLT3KUCSxTGh7MEWee7jZIVUZoN6H9vk1yWqb0klQ9KQSk4vHPneDFrGInF0E5ed-aHkjrZrAmhSSBLrXIuKURSJ85gTAmq6OhZOW7LM16Kv0OEyo0MfyOT89Vfq8ztgoSvX/s320/maus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And, throughout all of this, I was slowly putting a couple of maps together (bit by bit), as I fleshed out each encounter (as you can see in the picture below, I decided to go with the classic 'blue' look for these), and trying to make sure that it could all be made with the 'print & paste' terrain that I've been putting together these past few years. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9xBe9VhSWdutEiNcRdoAaSVSFRJ8dyVOkh3BS-rkm3SW3bO8pT9pGC-RVNcn7E80Qt4VUqQ2FkaN1qSqpFu3zm_C905dpJskd9aoEQ56yI8e54zMxSn4wN_joR2sIcIjR4lDtLx_p8tMpBl3tmE3DR5qcVLhmRUmN3JEtyGN0HxmEFd2i_IWumDB-cvh/s1000/maps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1000" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9xBe9VhSWdutEiNcRdoAaSVSFRJ8dyVOkh3BS-rkm3SW3bO8pT9pGC-RVNcn7E80Qt4VUqQ2FkaN1qSqpFu3zm_C905dpJskd9aoEQ56yI8e54zMxSn4wN_joR2sIcIjR4lDtLx_p8tMpBl3tmE3DR5qcVLhmRUmN3JEtyGN0HxmEFd2i_IWumDB-cvh/s320/maps.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>But, as you know, once you start putting pen to paper (or in my case, fingers to keyboard), things can sometimes take on a life of their own - and you start thinking to yourself ...maybe the characters will try to convince the NPC guardsman to accompany them? ...perhaps there are some other minor annoyances in the catacombs? ...should I have a token or something to represent the cult fanatic's <i>spiritual weapon</i> spell?</p><p>So, as you can imagine, that resulted in me digging around in my bits box yet again, and putting a few more miniatures together...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRVugHTW072tnXGfWJo2D7H2neqcQ9z-Rr9LytkSb1pjWx1wNdlwnMOX10GPk2mv3u5PHa68AJW8cLu4pQ2e8T6aYVUGegxO2-T_JuQcNxTE6TCrnHBylPjKjaCdmnn_NPm_z07thT9DjN10aO4mL95-g2BoMXHVElwkdVNEIfqiWgcL33XtP7tSU_skk/s720/adv_minis7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRVugHTW072tnXGfWJo2D7H2neqcQ9z-Rr9LytkSb1pjWx1wNdlwnMOX10GPk2mv3u5PHa68AJW8cLu4pQ2e8T6aYVUGegxO2-T_JuQcNxTE6TCrnHBylPjKjaCdmnn_NPm_z07thT9DjN10aO4mL95-g2BoMXHVElwkdVNEIfqiWgcL33XtP7tSU_skk/s320/adv_minis7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixC4KkPss17ROVMrYrlaC-3ycWjTpR0sSL1kJenUraRR1Zq_JYudGPOsYCuxZPiqjr3BMj_sqG_h7SzYhYiXRnRhr1Ke7Yi49o0WJG3GPMvD-VBAIKNNuxfbkg9fw1CfWHdCLfZhZrhEZ_41la9oNGL0asVTQK-Y4_4d89ZlmveJD6birrsI9QAy3x_0BG/s720/adv_minis8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixC4KkPss17ROVMrYrlaC-3ycWjTpR0sSL1kJenUraRR1Zq_JYudGPOsYCuxZPiqjr3BMj_sqG_h7SzYhYiXRnRhr1Ke7Yi49o0WJG3GPMvD-VBAIKNNuxfbkg9fw1CfWHdCLfZhZrhEZ_41la9oNGL0asVTQK-Y4_4d89ZlmveJD6birrsI9QAy3x_0BG/s320/adv_minis8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...and since I'd recently made some (very quick) 'giant fly' models for Rangers of Shadow Deep (which is a great game BTW), I thought I would include those as well:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIViAyK_99gxoCOpgY2h1BitjGiSx3TNcldyBuM5Ny3_3xOALvBqfjor6pA-hgXy1HXt7Ym-FNVOaZuk1_kwV6fjrBFRFiCqhA58di0loDBDqg4JZ5EQaH5SCmyOlP5FProoaAm63sYp0_P_EtUIVtd9uBm4FjRlGsJBFfYUnJqsI9AzUENXHxnCOAl6PR/s950/flies.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="950" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIViAyK_99gxoCOpgY2h1BitjGiSx3TNcldyBuM5Ny3_3xOALvBqfjor6pA-hgXy1HXt7Ym-FNVOaZuk1_kwV6fjrBFRFiCqhA58di0loDBDqg4JZ5EQaH5SCmyOlP5FProoaAm63sYp0_P_EtUIVtd9uBm4FjRlGsJBFfYUnJqsI9AzUENXHxnCOAl6PR/s320/flies.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>So, here's all of the models once they had been based (with some Geek Gaming 'scrublands' basing material):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8vCpyY1BqNDvHA2xmOiZG6n-4fSsxoSlDxdbqrkEzJkrECqFyJeduCvbVynECqAG3NjdiL8cixgkhXhCcDdlzp6sI_52nUva61RioV5KP6R2uHup04sHNYTBVI2LsYrQCv5zj65MHSdzoWFi8tdlphHQp0sZjxcwye5JVlYHxvyguc15DCwHKe9k2IXr/s1050/allminis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1050" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8vCpyY1BqNDvHA2xmOiZG6n-4fSsxoSlDxdbqrkEzJkrECqFyJeduCvbVynECqAG3NjdiL8cixgkhXhCcDdlzp6sI_52nUva61RioV5KP6R2uHup04sHNYTBVI2LsYrQCv5zj65MHSdzoWFi8tdlphHQp0sZjxcwye5JVlYHxvyguc15DCwHKe9k2IXr/s320/allminis.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">- I also found a very old GW? snake while I was rummaging around - so that ended up in the adventure too -</span></i></div><p>Anyway, back to the adventure...</p><p>Once I had it all written down (originally in a shorthand form that would probably only make sense to myself), some basic maps drawn, AND most of the terrain I would need if I was to run it in person...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqdWj5RnXjkJTl-u3j90dtuQewDqouAanqhJiftroVviD1J2-Dt9J4yF4zCb2fE5EKdd6NiyHE1f7TFeiO07cww1TMQEv0hIDARDBHwNAxGVZ10Qi684daWXcvMJ5NznMYTAiXQG5kgOxTK0ublgFyzeCJrnFXZsj6ZlgocARWhTfAEx0MaxknKsEA7dM/s2800/cem_pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="2300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqdWj5RnXjkJTl-u3j90dtuQewDqouAanqhJiftroVviD1J2-Dt9J4yF4zCb2fE5EKdd6NiyHE1f7TFeiO07cww1TMQEv0hIDARDBHwNAxGVZ10Qi684daWXcvMJ5NznMYTAiXQG5kgOxTK0ublgFyzeCJrnFXZsj6ZlgocARWhTfAEx0MaxknKsEA7dM/s320/cem_pic.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><p></p><p>...I started to think that perhaps I should turn this into a short 'tips and tricks' video (or something like that) - just in case some of this stuff would be useful for other folks too ...and maybe include a couple of new textures for some of the specific terrain pieces as well (originally just the corpse's head for the statue).<br /></p><p>However, as you've seen, that short 'tips' video evolved into something more akin to a regular episode (and a longer episode at that), and my notes got tidied up into something a bit more presentable - and all of that culminated in the latest pdf file (which is pay-what-you-want, and can be found <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/457822/Print--Paste-Halloween-Special">HERE</a>).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXhlAxOWdJ0NIRv-iuRD2kgbxvzN5oKXrVpz6EwQCWdgT3I-q5aCdhapjmpJoiHHOxkj8iIg15sqQf-6pj2RRC_ZYBXVOY_eVNEBM8HdQYolkFREMmLAuoTIAYYonto6Fhe0zZu0DvKN9bDv4JT3SzMj0DkjGw0QbZ_FTxZzu5016Gc9yFllFQthCvEzW/s1080/pages.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="1080" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXhlAxOWdJ0NIRv-iuRD2kgbxvzN5oKXrVpz6EwQCWdgT3I-q5aCdhapjmpJoiHHOxkj8iIg15sqQf-6pj2RRC_ZYBXVOY_eVNEBM8HdQYolkFREMmLAuoTIAYYonto6Fhe0zZu0DvKN9bDv4JT3SzMj0DkjGw0QbZ_FTxZzu5016Gc9yFllFQthCvEzW/s320/pages.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>That being said, in the video I show how the finished dungeon might look if you are using some of my dungeon tiles - however, I forgot to include a separate image showing how the <b>individual </b>tiles go together (that is, if you are using my suggested arrangement).</p><p>So I'll correct that now with this image...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJO6ZvCqsBOJfPD_AfbbqmBqvqY1qutcPG9MoQSBj6benQBOOSR7fIBRaGJfM5RvzQOjwv94Vk7-ySU96DmzpV_Vb72VmQ0yNSVcvnruJQ9MxvDyC_4iypzVR0nGzQJo5UWBrk3iYgG7JK8QPTXSYZDwE0TM4vtoB0bdUto686xey96pR8FrEaknpnlQ2/s1350/layout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1350" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJO6ZvCqsBOJfPD_AfbbqmBqvqY1qutcPG9MoQSBj6benQBOOSR7fIBRaGJfM5RvzQOjwv94Vk7-ySU96DmzpV_Vb72VmQ0yNSVcvnruJQ9MxvDyC_4iypzVR0nGzQJo5UWBrk3iYgG7JK8QPTXSYZDwE0TM4vtoB0bdUto686xey96pR8FrEaknpnlQ2/s320/layout.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...which, if you look at the example on the right, shows the exact placement of each individual tile!</p><p>And with that I think I'll bring this post to a close. As you can see, it's been a rather lengthy (and somewhat unintentional journey) to get this video released - but I think (or at least hope) that it's been an interesting one (it's been a fun one for me nonetheless... especially when I got to playtest some of the encounters with a couple of friends :D ).</p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-49175984725511424812023-10-02T13:10:00.002+01:002023-10-02T14:14:30.636+01:00More Print & Paste Terrain<p>Last month I forgot to post about some ‘print & paste’ tents that I made…</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vsAbmmFNMiA" width="320" youtube-src-id="vsAbmmFNMiA"></iframe></div><p></p><p>...i.e. the kind of thing that could be used to put together a little campsite for the PCs when they’re out in the wilderness – or maybe (if you make a lot of them) that of an army on the march – or even (if you made some of them look a bit tatty) something more akin to a goblin camp.</p><p>Anyway, that was last month’s project… and this month (since it’s Halloween in a few weeks time) I’ve expanded on the graveyard terrain, and made a simple mausoleum… <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fd6yhDlP1Gs" width="320" youtube-src-id="Fd6yhDlP1Gs"></iframe></div><p></p><p>...which has turned out pretty nice I think :)<br /></p><p>And, as always, you can pick up the pay-what-you-want pdf files for both the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/452477/Print--Paste-Textures-Small-Tents">tents</a> and the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/455071/Print--Paste-Textures-Mausoleum">mausoleum</a> over on DriveThruRPG.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p>Also, since I’ve been playing some Rangers of Shadow Deep every now and again – that will sometimes prompt me to make a few bits of terrain for some of the scenarios featured in the main rule book.</p><p>So, as you can see in the pictures below, one of those scenarios calls for a small farmhouse – one that needs to be playable AND needs to have the positions of all the doors and windows clearly shown.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR_831EO9H-4zE8ZrWzd1WVL07IZVZ1btn6T7PXvU0iUrbmDx6lrWyfCOZlftNspZEs6EDriBhm_oQjydkCXk14L3y302zJcSv9wXxBWt3aYiNVsC8cTmQD2RiSDTmriyO8JsIs-oQtT15q2C4X9wAa9k_5MrkgmP8FLbHmzofn5gYktpCLctyLXqEltZ/s1000/fh1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1000" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR_831EO9H-4zE8ZrWzd1WVL07IZVZ1btn6T7PXvU0iUrbmDx6lrWyfCOZlftNspZEs6EDriBhm_oQjydkCXk14L3y302zJcSv9wXxBWt3aYiNVsC8cTmQD2RiSDTmriyO8JsIs-oQtT15q2C4X9wAa9k_5MrkgmP8FLbHmzofn5gYktpCLctyLXqEltZ/s320/fh1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh3y4Q3VSy-2WSunxcrjzOyCqdg1g7wrKv5SuvZYwjFibbN0HYCDSBPhYc6e5_PNUNA8qVOaGPuSJxN__9e0Ac1u2bo2gIJb0vZLRKSCzo4OMqkuMdWpfzAv8KhzcHlT4BXaxaJthu-VLep9ZrZeWJk2KPULNvPeQcAM0z_LTRxXK3KeYMgGLion2JqGc/s1000/fh2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1000" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh3y4Q3VSy-2WSunxcrjzOyCqdg1g7wrKv5SuvZYwjFibbN0HYCDSBPhYc6e5_PNUNA8qVOaGPuSJxN__9e0Ac1u2bo2gIJb0vZLRKSCzo4OMqkuMdWpfzAv8KhzcHlT4BXaxaJthu-VLep9ZrZeWJk2KPULNvPeQcAM0z_LTRxXK3KeYMgGLion2JqGc/s320/fh2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And so I thought I’d try out something similar to what Wyloch does with his clip-on features… and I think it’s worked pretty well. It might even be worth a quick ‘tips and tricks’ video at some point. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zQSSZvsXFIbrA1gSN1a0ohkLbTejLjseKR9bl2I9JtPWWdlbkClBWjZoR1uM__QodGeX9Ur2jSrhRKCla8j_VlhsRUN41d9zgc_9YpHGfBfCgrEa9yE9ni-kiMAAqnKI0d9RtYs1cEL9_cztAF9XpTJp5vlGmaQ-Vv9PdAUMYXPxei0lOk9z6EXaPd_X/s1600/laststand.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zQSSZvsXFIbrA1gSN1a0ohkLbTejLjseKR9bl2I9JtPWWdlbkClBWjZoR1uM__QodGeX9Ur2jSrhRKCla8j_VlhsRUN41d9zgc_9YpHGfBfCgrEa9yE9ni-kiMAAqnKI0d9RtYs1cEL9_cztAF9XpTJp5vlGmaQ-Vv9PdAUMYXPxei0lOk9z6EXaPd_X/s320/laststand.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;"></span></i></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">-a picture of the set-up before the game began- </span></i><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * </p><p>Another thing I'd like to get finished this month, is a little graveyard-themed adventure of sorts - just something that could be run as a Halloween one-shot (i.e. the kind of thing that would put the mausoleum and tombstone pieces to use - as well as a handful of dungeon tiles).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcmxO6hPEIRTEFKjQ448lt3dOJrmEhfE-T30e2B6h60H6Hk_a-xK5iD4E3beUDsz_zKKDf7s1eOW5qr9x1Zj8icF7bjrlwwpdCPRzS9YPL4dLHQ9ZNbTzL6Of_DfgBU4ShSSaVEgo6C4cjTOk7W3GUr4l7-dW2jSvR8hYMoG1U_uuGmhNlJevrilcC70G/s1100/hadv.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1100" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcmxO6hPEIRTEFKjQ448lt3dOJrmEhfE-T30e2B6h60H6Hk_a-xK5iD4E3beUDsz_zKKDf7s1eOW5qr9x1Zj8icF7bjrlwwpdCPRzS9YPL4dLHQ9ZNbTzL6Of_DfgBU4ShSSaVEgo6C4cjTOk7W3GUr4l7-dW2jSvR8hYMoG1U_uuGmhNlJevrilcC70G/s320/hadv.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Now, I'm not sure if I'll actually manage to get it done (as I don't think I'll be running a Halloween game this year) - but the idea is there... it's just a matter of getting it out of my head and onto paper (in a form that will make sense to folks other than myself :) ).</p><p><span style="color: #990000;">Note that you can get these maps in their current form over on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/vtt-maps-for-90187521">Patreon</a> - and you <b>don't</b> need to be a member to view/grab them.</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * <br /></p><p></p><p>Anyway, I think that’s if for this post – I’m not quite sure what I’ll be working on next with regard to the Print & Paste stuff (I might have to do a poll over on Patreon) – but I have a to-do list as long as my arm, so I have a few things to choose from if I get stuck :) </p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-21315137463672533412023-09-22T17:42:00.001+01:002023-09-22T18:23:35.235+01:00D&D Adventurer Magazine… another look (part 2)<p>OK then, as promised, here’s a quick look at what’s contained in issue two of this new D&D themed ‘partwork’ by Hachette…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh670ly0PjgxpGRwK49MNVenC5amvGyo_GW4sYXJWW0DF8_-5hIQeJ7MIVbFcMg1UbfoQ3_t_ALt6OaKJpsU9ocoz6b7rbwfwG9SLJ8J2E9MSMe3hxKNCDDE9htUpVX0w6fTrmwBVBvU63D8aDCEQHfpKj315qRYSe9aLg5GcU0HVzp9fgRAv5rbFPtO9B-/s1000/2_contents.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1000" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh670ly0PjgxpGRwK49MNVenC5amvGyo_GW4sYXJWW0DF8_-5hIQeJ7MIVbFcMg1UbfoQ3_t_ALt6OaKJpsU9ocoz6b7rbwfwG9SLJ8J2E9MSMe3hxKNCDDE9htUpVX0w6fTrmwBVBvU63D8aDCEQHfpKj315qRYSe9aLg5GcU0HVzp9fgRAv5rbFPtO9B-/s320/2_contents.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>So, as you can see in the picture above, this second installment contains another set of dice, and a large map (in addition to the magazine).</p><p>And if I start things off by taking a quick look at the dice…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBRiBh__Va4YcFEJAki6316ywGh20AwpPpcms7V7U76H6Au_N_3RbQuNsutehV3VAdd9zRi67_WJ7BvB7m8mizCtWAsHg-OBLoZt3i1Ms9UyiMR1-fFPs5OO9zqqIwoKBHEWNjGWFjfW0UhMGNkSLvnR8HiIHbkrj4AkB6trph06qQcA4YSAD0hAo_-Oo/s1000/2_dice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1000" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBRiBh__Va4YcFEJAki6316ywGh20AwpPpcms7V7U76H6Au_N_3RbQuNsutehV3VAdd9zRi67_WJ7BvB7m8mizCtWAsHg-OBLoZt3i1Ms9UyiMR1-fFPs5OO9zqqIwoKBHEWNjGWFjfW0UhMGNkSLvnR8HiIHbkrj4AkB6trph06qQcA4YSAD0hAo_-Oo/s320/2_dice.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>...they’re pretty much what you’d expect them to be – they’re a standard set of seven dice in the clear ‘gem’ style – but they also have little flecks of micro-glitter (or some-such) within them – which gives them a bit of a pearlescent sheen when the light catches them.</p><p>And, as for the map…</p><p>It’s the same overland map that you can find in the D&D Essentials Kit – but this time it’s much larger (the original was roughly A2 in size – this one is more like A1), plus it’s also printed on thicker paper/card (think of it being similar to one of the Paizo flip-mats – but without the wipe clean surface).</p><p>Here it is pictured alongside the 'essentials' map – just so that you can get a better idea of how big it actually is:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Dy4UkkAbf6Mo_OhWoAfrdsbdMDJ05YeBbIrxoLkAi9Q4Fg5zyZugYtpklOMkqdocLS7-fYODIbbSdfhlaHkCp6SiGHD0SrFGqprC_jUDnbXOhhzrpQW15zWDUzslV0QG6Twp8vCBAT3pZBnA8PsAPomZyZhnyhPO_dhEEukNgdghhmsuEIf_1CZxj3rp/s1000/2_maps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1000" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Dy4UkkAbf6Mo_OhWoAfrdsbdMDJ05YeBbIrxoLkAi9Q4Fg5zyZugYtpklOMkqdocLS7-fYODIbbSdfhlaHkCp6SiGHD0SrFGqprC_jUDnbXOhhzrpQW15zWDUzslV0QG6Twp8vCBAT3pZBnA8PsAPomZyZhnyhPO_dhEEukNgdghhmsuEIf_1CZxj3rp/s320/2_maps.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>So, if you plan on running the ongoing campaign featured in these magazines (or would like to add it to your original starter set, or the new Phandelver book that’s just come out), then it will probably be a very useful thing to have. However, unlike the one in the Essentials Kit – it is only single sided.</p><p>Now, onto the booklet itself…</p><p>Much like the last issue, I don’t have any issues reading through it (as it’s basically just going over things that I’m already familiar with) – but I’m still not quite sure if jumping around from one subject to another will be helpful or confusing to someone who is totally new (hopefully someone who <b>is</b> new will be able to clarify that).<br /></p><p>For example, this issue jumps from inspiration, to resting, and then to spellcasting in short order... and then muddies the waters a little by stating that you shouldn’t confuse regular inspiration with bardic inspiration… but also not to worry about that… because they’re not covering bards yet (which begs the question - why bring it up then?*)</p><p><i>*note that the reason I think they bring stuff like this up, is because of the repeated reference to ‘making your own characters on D&D beyond’ – rather than just sticking with the pre-gens for these first few introductory scenarios.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzay6lKVPKuxbVHAwh7GY9jlFgr8DRxwvCWKIeQxsiAM3NsMranBcI_rR822DViDOcE4eIwBokbn2hKN1tjqA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>And speaking of the scenario featured in this one…</p><p>...it doesn’t really carry on from the encounter in the first issue (other than mentioning the same fallen elven kingdom) – so it’s yet to be seen what direction they’ll be going with for the overall campaign (i.e. will it be more like the Phandelver boxed set? or more akin to the notice board quests of the Essentials Kit? or something else entirely?)</p><p>Either way, it’s a fairly simple dungeon ‘fetch quest’ - with a couple of things to fight, and a couple of skill checks to be made.</p><p>It’s not anything to write home about – but if you’re new to RPGs, you don’t really want to start things off with anything too complicated I suppose.</p><p>One of the nice things about this one though, is that you get a player handout to give to the players… however, the downside of this is that on the reverse side are the stats for one of the monsters… one that’s meant to be a bit of a surprise. So that could have been thought out a bit better I think.</p><p>But yeah, on the whole, £4.99 is not too bad of a deal if you’re in the market for another set of dice and a poster map of the Phandelver region of the Sword Coast.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p>I’ll now move on to the ‘free gift’ that you get as a subscriber bonus…</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjFZ6eT2lEaskK9Paf-UYauJy6Zt_n-u5agejpWPyu5ZxZFmVD4DQ4_WDJH_OwQGZNUnnvA9shNF2pUAKhrHqtpCdK_CsFkoFNbMF0r3UOvZgHKJ9yGEH5qKpNIB_I_L4O2JJKtcOit-I1cHAGfYSzXKZ_NHCoB1t5Gr5xB2vnQ1wmB6CnnhTtz5lM4A8/s1000/2_tray.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1000" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjFZ6eT2lEaskK9Paf-UYauJy6Zt_n-u5agejpWPyu5ZxZFmVD4DQ4_WDJH_OwQGZNUnnvA9shNF2pUAKhrHqtpCdK_CsFkoFNbMF0r3UOvZgHKJ9yGEH5qKpNIB_I_L4O2JJKtcOit-I1cHAGfYSzXKZ_NHCoB1t5Gr5xB2vnQ1wmB6CnnhTtz5lM4A8/s320/2_tray.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> ...and, as you can see, it’s a nice faux-leather style dice tray with neat stitching. It’s the kind of thing where you can un-pop the press-studs and fold flat – which makes it easy to store and transport.<p></p><p>So, much like the dice, there’s not much more to say about it. It’s the kind of thing that does a job, and does it well IMO. It’s a nice thing to have.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p>So, to sum up, what do I think overall.</p><p>So far, these first two issues seem like a pretty good deal – even though for me personally, I don’t have much use for the booklets (but I’m not really the target audience now am I). And while I have been sent this first delivery packet for free (as I said, this is because I took part in the previous trial), I <u>would</u> have still bought these first couple of issues anyway.</p><p>And if you’re a new player (or part of a new group) I think these first two issues are probably a good purchase... even if you’ve already got one of the starter boxes - as a couple of extra dice, more pre-gens, plus a nice overland map – all of these aren’t bad things to have.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1M7lglN9vae8likIdi2PxGFiyOlBWsCgKPDqlgHF5BQDAvpsZl-k9T9CjHXcc3LXeKREfXlkonrRkviH3orXvNqs7TLGAeigK9W0fKhefNDkm8AT9GguZKZLxdzxYr2wizqUE3ATKEhNJ9hFDFotC6VOo1FVK48UblfVzqxHTJdJpOXbg6vEpcozy4ld/s1000/2_all.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1000" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1M7lglN9vae8likIdi2PxGFiyOlBWsCgKPDqlgHF5BQDAvpsZl-k9T9CjHXcc3LXeKREfXlkonrRkviH3orXvNqs7TLGAeigK9W0fKhefNDkm8AT9GguZKZLxdzxYr2wizqUE3ATKEhNJ9hFDFotC6VOo1FVK48UblfVzqxHTJdJpOXbg6vEpcozy4ld/s320/2_all.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>However, these ‘partwork’ subscriptions, they do tend to be quite expensive over time – so it remains to be seen if they’ll be worth it in the long run. For me, this will largely depend on the kind of things that accompany each issue.</p><p>If, for example, each issue ends up having an encounter/adventure that can be run with minimal fuss, that’s not too bad. However, for £8.99 per issue (as that’s the price from issue 3 onwards), I would expect a lot more – miniatures/standees/tokens for PCs and monsters, maps and tiles and/or postermap encounter areas to help run the adventures, handouts and props that aren’t just a page torn out of the booklet… basically everything that I would need to run a game in a premium ‘beadle & grimm’ fashion (as this subscription is going to cost hundreds and hundreds of pounds in the long run – so it really needs to be something special to draw me in).</p><p>However, unlike other partworks, this one is a little bit vague on what you’ll actually be getting. I mean, I’m assuming that there will be ‘something’ packaged alongside each booklet (as that’s how these things usually work) – but until we know what those ‘somethings’ are, it’s going to be hard to judge its value.</p><p>As a quick example, when a ‘warhammer’ partwork is released by the same company – it usually contains something like this in the first issue…</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYarXQXEVdrodRg_N9Cc4ghH9PF3oSUs-PDJr7ErqVozmF1DkYpBV5PRUmV3O2stNtDDr86WhXMYPMorhXtlG8AXn9LVsiiKr_RU6k4YMz_kmVpmeVEMvnFiX-M2OzAGUAqPoQONQLPScblaB_GmRwrVA3BRmsyFTvd2m6ShYejlAWp0q_NecsqLGecCZ/s1000/2_wh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYarXQXEVdrodRg_N9Cc4ghH9PF3oSUs-PDJr7ErqVozmF1DkYpBV5PRUmV3O2stNtDDr86WhXMYPMorhXtlG8AXn9LVsiiKr_RU6k4YMz_kmVpmeVEMvnFiX-M2OzAGUAqPoQONQLPScblaB_GmRwrVA3BRmsyFTvd2m6ShYejlAWp0q_NecsqLGecCZ/s320/2_wh.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /> ...so that you can see everything you’ll be getting up front (which usually works out to being a reasonable saving compared to if you had bought the same items at a GW store). With this new D&D Adventurer partwork there is nothing like that so far (other than the fact that we know that there’ll be some 2D acrylic PC mini’s in #3, and a large d20 & dice bag in #4 ...plus the various ‘free gifts’ for subscribing online).<p></p><p>So, what am I going to do? </p><p>Since I got this first delivery for free, I’m going to pay for the subscription for next month’s four issues… and then report back to see if I think it’s going to be worth it in the long run.</p><p>And, while I have my doubts that it will be the kind of thing I’m hoping for (something akin to the ‘dungeon in a box’ type of subscriptions that you can get elsewhere) – I’m still hopeful that I’ll be proven wrong :) </p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-63598606486313503342023-09-22T11:35:00.007+01:002023-09-22T11:59:07.188+01:00 D&D Adventurer Magazine… another look (part 1) <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAk4Fd7Qbr7pISzrr5t7O3IPrkyHpXSDFRhzCJU1ChSoPdoguKtLdHKZ_Azr2iDsbGgsNvj9ENCM9Q0Q5XzX-I6tXsI71-R9nMpYWJepOblnUAfuZmxBgl20XAS_L1YtYtDuecHESLBwTlL6JVvboZhnpIhoheaKsGe4PzBZubPlRpVnX5ppcwn5kgMDK/s720/tin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAk4Fd7Qbr7pISzrr5t7O3IPrkyHpXSDFRhzCJU1ChSoPdoguKtLdHKZ_Azr2iDsbGgsNvj9ENCM9Q0Q5XzX-I6tXsI71-R9nMpYWJepOblnUAfuZmxBgl20XAS_L1YtYtDuecHESLBwTlL6JVvboZhnpIhoheaKsGe4PzBZubPlRpVnX5ppcwn5kgMDK/s320/tin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Around this time last year, Hachette Partworks did a trial (4 issue) release of a new D&D magazine.</p><p>At the time, they didn’t make it clear that it was only a trial (I have since found out that this is a common practice), and so I subscribed – as I thought it was an interesting idea.</p><p>However, because it was only a trial (i.e. it went on sale in a very limited area) – they didn’t actually charge you any money if you did take the time to subscribe online… but instead sent you a free (random) issue when the trial concluded (as a way of saying thank you for being part of their market research I guess). </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Q7H9dkyYfO_m2RWwGXtZlNCTb24Hww63ur8z-ymnZK6bCIWVkIeCjQJAgEIKXzi97sWcHb8_DfvsO_LYv7Tx9M2iHXxw3bOuoBlv64DC_L9je25XtM39zoZjpWK_szmQ6xKbVEJcZC4tyVAgRmRbMyQ-VYovUyYF3NmYnr-NOnq-n085qksGQvAJwbp-/s600/email1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="600" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Q7H9dkyYfO_m2RWwGXtZlNCTb24Hww63ur8z-ymnZK6bCIWVkIeCjQJAgEIKXzi97sWcHb8_DfvsO_LYv7Tx9M2iHXxw3bOuoBlv64DC_L9je25XtM39zoZjpWK_szmQ6xKbVEJcZC4tyVAgRmRbMyQ-VYovUyYF3NmYnr-NOnq-n085qksGQvAJwbp-/s320/email1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> So, that was nice… the issue I got sent was #1… and if you want to see what I thought about it back then, I have a separate blog post <a href="https://www.crookedstaff.co.uk/2022/10/new-d-magazine-review-kinda.html">HERE</a> which I wrote at the time.<p></p><p>Anyway, I assume the trial went well – as they’re now going ahead with a full release… and because I subscribed previously, they automatically renewed my subscription for the actual release.</p><p>And while that in itself was mildly annoying – the sweetener was that they would be sending out the first delivery for free – once again, as a thank you for taking part in the trial (so I can’t really complain). </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInCvyC-GboKa_qQQnn7Www8dItaVse18bmiek2yyFgq_l89QT5XXHStdEVCmA6lPpkcyjuC5eQsjYeV95dLps6vfS7JA-TN8CiCAcr6hwWOMtyzhKlDY3T51ShNxoqXpUPJIjcAgwjsvotUTo0qPW2f6NOfhVpHRsNK3x3NPuqtffvEeY2HWZfujnu2no/s581/email2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="581" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInCvyC-GboKa_qQQnn7Www8dItaVse18bmiek2yyFgq_l89QT5XXHStdEVCmA6lPpkcyjuC5eQsjYeV95dLps6vfS7JA-TN8CiCAcr6hwWOMtyzhKlDY3T51ShNxoqXpUPJIjcAgwjsvotUTo0qPW2f6NOfhVpHRsNK3x3NPuqtffvEeY2HWZfujnu2no/s320/email2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />And, true to their word, this is what turned up the other day:<p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLMW_UG5itFXxL00W2PosCALVQPABpZXLHSwqJYmGkOoEZQ8teoNump2pGI9-NDCJVxl7jeNytxQE7r8NlAPoiqvXSOZqWBtzpssaimP0cpVmJQmTVDzGr8vg5NFYt3qK16CdYLteUWT3JqR9VNkqoO24Csa_dWMDHXZFZ2Agph5_F49nRFJD_U-bqm0Q/s720/delivery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLMW_UG5itFXxL00W2PosCALVQPABpZXLHSwqJYmGkOoEZQ8teoNump2pGI9-NDCJVxl7jeNytxQE7r8NlAPoiqvXSOZqWBtzpssaimP0cpVmJQmTVDzGr8vg5NFYt3qK16CdYLteUWT3JqR9VNkqoO24Csa_dWMDHXZFZ2Agph5_F49nRFJD_U-bqm0Q/s320/delivery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>...and so I thought I’d see what’s changed, and share some of my thoughts here on the blog!</p><p></p><p>So first off, it looks like issue one has been reworked somewhat. I think it still contains most of the same information, but the art and photos are different, the sections have been moved around, and stuff like that.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEc8JFZ7pAXgoMXE4ulgqs_GGYLuZEn62OXSnMoe3Tj7I_7cfyIw4bZYcwQ23nDpWUPbFpYMzZNgpzsJewQt0SIGgvdxCUKpVQrGjTw_rVWGjHPZ7iee2ktHxu9JfPRLyHl0VP93wI-7rNgn_ITL9A6neKUvv_FR4ipW2YOH2pYZM5HQAFV94agdyz2s94/s720/contents.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEc8JFZ7pAXgoMXE4ulgqs_GGYLuZEn62OXSnMoe3Tj7I_7cfyIw4bZYcwQ23nDpWUPbFpYMzZNgpzsJewQt0SIGgvdxCUKpVQrGjTw_rVWGjHPZ7iee2ktHxu9JfPRLyHl0VP93wI-7rNgn_ITL9A6neKUvv_FR4ipW2YOH2pYZM5HQAFV94agdyz2s94/s320/contents.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Noticeable changes are things like, including a reference to Gygax and Arneson this time, changing ‘races’ to ‘species’ (to be more inline with current thinking) and <b>lots</b> of references to D&D Beyond (there also seems to me more ‘DM tips’ sidebars in the adventure section - which is a nice addition). </p><p>And, once again, to someone like me, the contents makes perfect sense (as I’m already familiar with the system and RPGs in general) – but, just like I said last time, it’s hard to know if that will be the case for someone coming into this completely new (as it does jump around a lot). So, it would be interesting to know if anyone that’s completely new to D&D/RPGs picks this up, and is able to actually run the encounter at the end (just using this issue) without any problems (i.e. if that sound like you, then please do let me know how you get on).<br /></p><p>A few minor quibbles from me is when they explain that 1d8 means that you roll one eight sided die, and then go on to say that 4d8 means you roll four (I think it would have been useful to clarify that you total that result, because in issue two they describe advantage/disadvantage as being 2d20). There's also the fact that they state that you can sketch-out/photocopy the map of the inn (for the encounter at the end of the magazine) instead of just providing it as a separate handout (I mean #1 of the similar Warhammer ‘partworks’ usually come with a small battlemat to play on – so it’s not like it's something they don’t already do in similar products). </p><p>They’ve also partially fixed the position of a trapdoor in the encounter text… so it’s now in the correct room – but they forgot to change the wording. </p><p>But yeah, one the whole it’s the same kind of thing with the ancillary booklets (i.e. their content is similar to the trial material – just switched around a bit). However they seem to have (thankfully) taken a step back with the dice you’ll be receiving… as it seems like the old plan was going to be dice, dice and more dice… </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pS0he6n1T6YpQVxaLZjvUIZUa5elMH1C0JJnvwYuLnbT4sO_r_yY6qq4E5KJWY_VwvDXTsHTsWEKV5xdJvNaaLOs_cWNWrZ8UzD5dViNmzLKp4JKGsz547KbM0mmqrJf7ovGh5X0bwiU-MVkkgc-nfQWBeG6mcH1rbQV6OtSwDZFj-qd7CTJ_L0nIbpI/s720/old.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pS0he6n1T6YpQVxaLZjvUIZUa5elMH1C0JJnvwYuLnbT4sO_r_yY6qq4E5KJWY_VwvDXTsHTsWEKV5xdJvNaaLOs_cWNWrZ8UzD5dViNmzLKp4JKGsz547KbM0mmqrJf7ovGh5X0bwiU-MVkkgc-nfQWBeG6mcH1rbQV6OtSwDZFj-qd7CTJ_L0nIbpI/s320/old.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>-pictured above: the trial blurb-</i><br /> </p><p>...whereas now they’ve broadened their horizons a little… </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHSkT6yZvb4uAX1TbSbkEiOM25olYn_gT-EjsozV-fdLNn529uxIXLxYOpFKN-aqkdUU9A_0uZap8HQ5UIm8aXaNkpoqsb_q70_YVF63tsi3z38RWWOm6rTBxSKdhrBZU-D-aoNFXgxW3F0Q6q-lGULMDIbiLVpRpKGE1VWNM8u0K6nvwm41pJmRwdyPc/s720/new.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHSkT6yZvb4uAX1TbSbkEiOM25olYn_gT-EjsozV-fdLNn529uxIXLxYOpFKN-aqkdUU9A_0uZap8HQ5UIm8aXaNkpoqsb_q70_YVF63tsi3z38RWWOm6rTBxSKdhrBZU-D-aoNFXgxW3F0Q6q-lGULMDIbiLVpRpKGE1VWNM8u0K6nvwm41pJmRwdyPc/s320/new.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>-pictured above: the new blurb-</i> <br /></p><p>...though I do fear that it’s still going to be heavily dice focused – I mean they openly state that each adventure will have it’s own colour coded dice – which seems a bit odd to me. Sure, we gamers like dice, and we sometimes buy a new set for a new campaign or a new character or a new system… but for each individual adventure? ...I can’t say I’ve ever done (or heard anyone do) something like that.</p><p>So, while I understand that front loading the subscription with dice is probably a good idea (so a group of players has enough to get started), if it ends up being dice every two or three issues – that’s a bit excessive I think.</p><p>Anyway, on the whole, my opinion has stayed the same – for £1.99, issue one is a good deal. You get a set of dice in a little tin, a little starter encounter, four pre-generated characters and enough information to pique your interest if you’re new to all of this. So you can't really go wrong!<br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin97HMPi9817l_NOyfPpoUyJlBJhCOFl6WlFtVcZ1BefFqwA4Dj9DyuLiRGt6Jrz83M2BhHmjq_HV3zyZQFYicHEP54fn2lAKTWGl0UysfGaExiRS1AFxWor82joJuyZOmiGRw8CjSgqWqCxZi1uz4RjflpK9YF0ys-BgzK5S990DQ_3DeujMO3p-5mndY/s720/one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin97HMPi9817l_NOyfPpoUyJlBJhCOFl6WlFtVcZ1BefFqwA4Dj9DyuLiRGt6Jrz83M2BhHmjq_HV3zyZQFYicHEP54fn2lAKTWGl0UysfGaExiRS1AFxWor82joJuyZOmiGRw8CjSgqWqCxZi1uz4RjflpK9YF0ys-BgzK5S990DQ_3DeujMO3p-5mndY/s320/one.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>-what you get with #1-</i><br /></div><div><p>However, as a slight aside, those similar Warhammer partworks that I
mentioned earlier – they usually have an insert that shows you exactly
what you’ll be getting over the course of all 80 issues. There is
nothing like that with this one – which is rather disappointing to be
honest (as I'm still not sure what I'll be getting if I decide to continue the subscription).<br /></p><p>But yeah, that’s my thoughts about issue 1 (i.e. nothing
has really changed)... and I’ll take a look at what’s in issue two (and
also one of the ‘free’ gifts you get for subscribing) in my next post.</p><p></p></div>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-63641477726393763072023-09-09T15:36:00.001+01:002023-09-09T15:41:05.550+01:00Painting some ghouls<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUCGRsTyvMzxwknOcbNjv6MYQ9WO6kGCGux5nTX5MNblqSP8_E6YUJFu7eyP-Xg6Nu-cfpkRVAOGRGS_kIz3fEyr8ghX7PdZheA45p-iU9lSsBp7caYTsZ9DvmffoGqv0YacBiFw0yw-hEaREA6GqPE75QwPt4HDg-r1U4jQ3n4mkSUEGHwWY9AE2z12C/s666/scrap3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUCGRsTyvMzxwknOcbNjv6MYQ9WO6kGCGux5nTX5MNblqSP8_E6YUJFu7eyP-Xg6Nu-cfpkRVAOGRGS_kIz3fEyr8ghX7PdZheA45p-iU9lSsBp7caYTsZ9DvmffoGqv0YacBiFw0yw-hEaREA6GqPE75QwPt4HDg-r1U4jQ3n4mkSUEGHwWY9AE2z12C/s320/scrap3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>As some of you will know, I've been playing some Rangers of Shadow Deep (RoSD) lately... and that has meant building specific terrain pieces, and buying/painting certain models. And, as you've probably guessed, in this blog post I'll be talking about ghouls... lots of ghouls... :)</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p>So, first off, a while back I picked up this fellow for £1 (from the bargain bin of Too Fat Goblinz - a store in Stafford), and I figured that would be a good mini to practice my colour scheme on (as I wanted to do something pretty quick - basically just letting 'washes' do most of the work).</p><p>Anyway, here it is with just the basic colours added:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgwvGqdKDuuNmA8GNhwH8MRfxhKK5lSn8CsIgAiq2NVV6zVnzpKOUx38g6H70L4daD4ZBH9Lr2xvKu33tPgT9ZLBENwt9V9XGTeFcuuxRRhvNjz7BHFy6_mLfSACUOzmG9eUjcTpXxGrvLV1JWqW2ZthTQIT1-bqQGDa1wSiIQFSHnsPuQQpRen59z4RT/s666/ghouls_test.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgwvGqdKDuuNmA8GNhwH8MRfxhKK5lSn8CsIgAiq2NVV6zVnzpKOUx38g6H70L4daD4ZBH9Lr2xvKu33tPgT9ZLBENwt9V9XGTeFcuuxRRhvNjz7BHFy6_mLfSACUOzmG9eUjcTpXxGrvLV1JWqW2ZthTQIT1-bqQGDa1wSiIQFSHnsPuQQpRen59z4RT/s320/ghouls_test.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And here it is with a few tactical washes (i.e. I've <b>not</b> put one dark wash over the entire thing - rather a different wash over each of the colours):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJCEy3Og9Er3gZxKpVzkQyZf34nei5E68ORwF5W6p8JjEzYR4VJyxUn-CmuO-VR1aJwOJBRccQhTn2FuCv5Sa97nBZ7YbUHGB-_Rw5GXAf0LC57J9NyM8h23xsRkpGvgpdM9hYdaNLiLbBjHvfbWMIGiFmP-tBwnCKSsUX5TD7ykGA3-kYneeAHZLiAib/s666/ghouls_wash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJCEy3Og9Er3gZxKpVzkQyZf34nei5E68ORwF5W6p8JjEzYR4VJyxUn-CmuO-VR1aJwOJBRccQhTn2FuCv5Sa97nBZ7YbUHGB-_Rw5GXAf0LC57J9NyM8h23xsRkpGvgpdM9hYdaNLiLbBjHvfbWMIGiFmP-tBwnCKSsUX5TD7ykGA3-kYneeAHZLiAib/s320/ghouls_wash.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>...which doesn't look too bad. However, after being varnished and properly based (and held at arms length ;) ), it looked a whole lot better:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTXz--LLifNYqi4Zhb651nQtxwktnatet5IsPxbURxMyFC4OuHH2v635b3XtbSqUaqpCKwVyPNXvyLfet3HLfFZ-Gw7JrrxHKuN_U0-MzEdhB43B9MaFPsMAA384271nS6cBOXnnmKtSGuxgNWxogqpQJkkNI_vOKhAyCS0jB1Plrc5wAslyY6DfO2rz2/s666/test.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTXz--LLifNYqi4Zhb651nQtxwktnatet5IsPxbURxMyFC4OuHH2v635b3XtbSqUaqpCKwVyPNXvyLfet3HLfFZ-Gw7JrrxHKuN_U0-MzEdhB43B9MaFPsMAA384271nS6cBOXnnmKtSGuxgNWxogqpQJkkNI_vOKhAyCS0jB1Plrc5wAslyY6DfO2rz2/s320/test.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>So, armed with this basic colour scheme (note that I'll list all the colours I used at the end of this article), I made a start on putting some Mantic ghouls together... eight of them in fact... and undercoated them with (brush on) Army Painter Grey primer:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhCVBkiTGXgVEDlAn-wagBemZWN6biyeRa0ez2-bFRJrGNd0yh266gcoznZAfA0sew2D9HHF4MB7feIU5foNwKU93HXCADRuS9CsdsQuglt5DOFCrqFH37ZYKoZfKp2Iy2st_YLD_lmklfztBcjF9Q707LY4tNAQBy9v4jAaENyJy_H8-PwZmTSQ9OB4s/s1280/ghouls1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhCVBkiTGXgVEDlAn-wagBemZWN6biyeRa0ez2-bFRJrGNd0yh266gcoznZAfA0sew2D9HHF4MB7feIU5foNwKU93HXCADRuS9CsdsQuglt5DOFCrqFH37ZYKoZfKp2Iy2st_YLD_lmklfztBcjF9Q707LY4tNAQBy9v4jAaENyJy_H8-PwZmTSQ9OB4s/s320/ghouls1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Next I applied all the basecoats...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1mHPeJsXJNNSZb6VaIuOxxJ_-_UA9zuf4gypfEKOjp3ilwhCnZzFJH4aX40KsSIRTMOh0J7NiqXPe0PWqDS4oY3388pzmJnHyPklDlIMjtyKI4_T8mzeCARCm2312Gt4JCzLMTUg6BJ3pxldoyfVvacc-cHdM9v-EN1afqQHPENTaEyYYEdPhloDKKpb/s1280/ghouls2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1mHPeJsXJNNSZb6VaIuOxxJ_-_UA9zuf4gypfEKOjp3ilwhCnZzFJH4aX40KsSIRTMOh0J7NiqXPe0PWqDS4oY3388pzmJnHyPklDlIMjtyKI4_T8mzeCARCm2312Gt4JCzLMTUg6BJ3pxldoyfVvacc-cHdM9v-EN1afqQHPENTaEyYYEdPhloDKKpb/s320/ghouls2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>...then the various washes...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5S07wftJPvqguK8sba7PjKPcVxXlyypOLBwZu6NRsso9vjafXb-HkBvxPHhxJi388PVKxdk95WvJlWXCJ-PRMJNL7JLXmoTeiAPtwss5GmVEnyikFJrAh8GvTfceBuElwtJXKIU9GYxoKtea2z6YEuL9jGwiOzhrgDljT6mz05bzWJNL85KGHBKwPLo_c/s1280/ghouls3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5S07wftJPvqguK8sba7PjKPcVxXlyypOLBwZu6NRsso9vjafXb-HkBvxPHhxJi388PVKxdk95WvJlWXCJ-PRMJNL7JLXmoTeiAPtwss5GmVEnyikFJrAh8GvTfceBuElwtJXKIU9GYxoKtea2z6YEuL9jGwiOzhrgDljT6mz05bzWJNL85KGHBKwPLo_c/s320/ghouls3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...and finally, based them with some Geek Gaming 'scrublands' (though I did kinda smooth out the step between the integral base and the mdf base with some AK texture paste first). And, just like the test model, once all that was done, they didn't look too bad!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6qArfDZDa_QQrz66966t3rRAgHNQApzcjsMC7F0Wsk26KFSQkx4J2zk6AjQT-K9VAYZQPx7EveckfUBjRYsdf0U_HZ-uNS9E3MS_ub3AmueTSzt1RyaF7ycDZ6Peh4rTH_kItlZs195c35Ta97CJwYRUxGmlAu4sZCavWvSeCOVDZ6yfTgpCd85eTgCh/s1280/ghouls4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6qArfDZDa_QQrz66966t3rRAgHNQApzcjsMC7F0Wsk26KFSQkx4J2zk6AjQT-K9VAYZQPx7EveckfUBjRYsdf0U_HZ-uNS9E3MS_ub3AmueTSzt1RyaF7ycDZ6Peh4rTH_kItlZs195c35Ta97CJwYRUxGmlAu4sZCavWvSeCOVDZ6yfTgpCd85eTgCh/s320/ghouls4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">* * * <br /></p><p>Anyway, for some of the missions/scenarios in the RoSD core book, there's a couple of different ghoul variants - the first of these being Ghoul Fiends (essentially more powerful ghouls... perhaps akin to D&D ghasts)...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvX4TpcbQw31ntKxrucSajAY-Dbt5NPVAdcJNI6Vb1i94VhErnoPBC36qOWXfg-cbZb8Cx7mgE482-n8yPNtKJ7gNX82GPFd1i74Xb8lbBw6tShrsxE1w47nfmmHdEDpxwuJTpTrgTU9dn2iJxIqKzysykiorlj2yPheaPxERIMzukYPyhixj0AMTlD8Hw/s1280/fiends.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvX4TpcbQw31ntKxrucSajAY-Dbt5NPVAdcJNI6Vb1i94VhErnoPBC36qOWXfg-cbZb8Cx7mgE482-n8yPNtKJ7gNX82GPFd1i74Xb8lbBw6tShrsxE1w47nfmmHdEDpxwuJTpTrgTU9dn2iJxIqKzysykiorlj2yPheaPxERIMzukYPyhixj0AMTlD8Hw/s320/fiends.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>...and for these, I simply did a few hand swaps (you get some weapon holding hands on the Mantic sprues - so that's what I used), and I also used the heads with hair to distinguish them further. However, you only get one 'hair head' on each sprue - so to add a tiny bit more variety I added a second head from the Frostgrave cultists that I've also purchased recently (again, for RoSD).</p><p>And, while I did have to dremmel out the neck area, it's a pretty good match I think!</p><p>Furthermore, the keen eyed among you might also have noticed that I added some spare pouches and stuff from the Frostgrave gnolls that I painted up previously - again, just to make them stand out from the regular ghouls.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * <br /></p><p>Anyway, next on the list was some ghoul 'rotters' (disease carrying ghouls that have continued to decompose) - and for these I just opted to use some Mantic zombies straight out of the box...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbeOPfyAmZKF5WUGYeO4QHf3NKfnJmc4KeAciTwpEjDHCu68FTbAcaSl93X3tJ72VjWkHe4b8xHiRKmYG7lYN3XR7Hjsws5wYf2amqDibWS6Kk0YrraTXp3oyEwE0cSO3A7XwBgZaC6e8wsR6ywzcdjazi5jkGgc9FbbUZJihrHjVERcXH3XqF44DNZVz/s1280/rotters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRbeOPfyAmZKF5WUGYeO4QHf3NKfnJmc4KeAciTwpEjDHCu68FTbAcaSl93X3tJ72VjWkHe4b8xHiRKmYG7lYN3XR7Hjsws5wYf2amqDibWS6Kk0YrraTXp3oyEwE0cSO3A7XwBgZaC6e8wsR6ywzcdjazi5jkGgc9FbbUZJihrHjVERcXH3XqF44DNZVz/s320/rotters.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...and, since they've been painted in the same scheme as the rest of the ghouls - that should (hopefully) differentiate them from actual zombies on the tabletop (that's the plan at least).</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * <br /></p><p>Now, for the final type of ghoul (the 'flingers' - creatures that throw bits of bone etc. at their prey) - that proved to be a bit trickier. But what I settled on was a few hand swaps (using some of the Mantic zombie arms that are clutching a severed arm)... and also drilled out some hands and put some bones into them (again, from the Frostgrave gnoll accessories I think).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNnLCfVkCmQbSmrMgc1qPYQ5dipLi4h2OV1vaJUyE39_Z5zBhe0cLs_inFWBv7QZs-it2J_sxRozCPKUQnfNBGfn4gvNq3AkpRd_SHSsv0k5rF6aE37nVR4rs355ru7GK5VDAbfonO2tql4i2oyWYFzW2Aojz-4Zn0PEHnNBD1BfLZlylMCBTa1r2C1c-/s1280/ghoulsf1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNnLCfVkCmQbSmrMgc1qPYQ5dipLi4h2OV1vaJUyE39_Z5zBhe0cLs_inFWBv7QZs-it2J_sxRozCPKUQnfNBGfn4gvNq3AkpRd_SHSsv0k5rF6aE37nVR4rs355ru7GK5VDAbfonO2tql4i2oyWYFzW2Aojz-4Zn0PEHnNBD1BfLZlylMCBTa1r2C1c-/s320/ghoulsf1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I also added a whole bunch of accessories from most of the kits I've mentioned thus far (ghouls, gnolls, and cultists) - just to make it look like they are carrying around a ton of stuff that can be thrown at their enemies:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHg-I2KHb4h7nezqTbprABJAXS0_XmwbA7N1_OYs-BCdZrk9LWZbWgTbUF0O9ErMHvhOJI28gwQj-zA_JVy2YFKKPVIHQvXDj4gFtvOjKUUgX5xaz-0L-2DiiAeJLeqNu6pHWalLI39NuvSH-ESDHznFPzE0yR7hIZj95dE3E16En5e970_VbDD3Wetpm/s1280/ghoulsf2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHg-I2KHb4h7nezqTbprABJAXS0_XmwbA7N1_OYs-BCdZrk9LWZbWgTbUF0O9ErMHvhOJI28gwQj-zA_JVy2YFKKPVIHQvXDj4gFtvOjKUUgX5xaz-0L-2DiiAeJLeqNu6pHWalLI39NuvSH-ESDHznFPzE0yR7hIZj95dE3E16En5e970_VbDD3Wetpm/s320/ghoulsf2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And, while I'm not 100% happy with the colour that I went for on the dismembered body parts (I think a slight greenish hint would have been a better option), they too haven't turned out too bad:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR96YTx5yjiwtfgFdtRRG-_V6Xen9KGklF2IEDveMESuQ9pJGn4Fi6RcGKXdpoZnt8aLtRQrPo1edCsk8ORBDCp7DzJUAbaNeHDjUkEg3DUcXfb9OC8mgOsxiIRaqGcdEKyhJmp8fHKlRIrUGzmS0WgOlLGEkUeSGgFOT0C7_xYIW2Py4kHsMqsyJG-CT5/s1280/flingers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR96YTx5yjiwtfgFdtRRG-_V6Xen9KGklF2IEDveMESuQ9pJGn4Fi6RcGKXdpoZnt8aLtRQrPo1edCsk8ORBDCp7DzJUAbaNeHDjUkEg3DUcXfb9OC8mgOsxiIRaqGcdEKyhJmp8fHKlRIrUGzmS0WgOlLGEkUeSGgFOT0C7_xYIW2Py4kHsMqsyJG-CT5/s320/flingers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>So, with that, I <i>think</i> I've got all the ghouls I'll need (at least for a while)... and while the main plan was to get them done for RoSD, they'll be useful for RPGs... and I also made sure that I have 20 of them in total... just so that I can use them as a unit in Oathmark (or similar) too:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJPVCuRViFGmJtpVk9ANb0_1D-Q5pWQtCT00o7MDP_X70D-4yOrWdS4QZvdhI68uYf9VtcDJq5qfmmpJcBhAlGYLZBZOKgbgWKETK7KgUoFsWA3j-HAaDi_JlDuSN94C_o6qhTN5rfaAKBFkBU7yjF4LkvRILUCuZxzQy_ML3_ng8KShpf8oWslXKj0rX/s1280/allghouls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJPVCuRViFGmJtpVk9ANb0_1D-Q5pWQtCT00o7MDP_X70D-4yOrWdS4QZvdhI68uYf9VtcDJq5qfmmpJcBhAlGYLZBZOKgbgWKETK7KgUoFsWA3j-HAaDi_JlDuSN94C_o6qhTN5rfaAKBFkBU7yjF4LkvRILUCuZxzQy_ML3_ng8KShpf8oWslXKj0rX/s320/allghouls.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p>Anyway, as I mentioned earlier, if you're interested in knowing what colours I used, here's the list (note that they're all from Army Painter):</p><p>BASECOATS <br /></p><p></p><p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Flesh:</span></b><span style="font-size: small;">
1 part </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Mutant Hue</span></i><span style="font-size: small;">
/ 1 part </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Filthy
Cape</span></i><span style="font-size: small;"> / 2 parts
</span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Corpse Pale</span></i></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Bones:</span></b><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Skeleton Bone</span></i></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Rags:</span></b><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Monster Brown</span></i></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Rocks & H</span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;">air</span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;">:</span></b><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Field Grey</span></i><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
</p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Wood & Leather:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><span style="font-size: small;">1 part<i> Dark Stone / </i>1 part <i>Leather Brown<br /></i></span></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>M</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>etal:</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>
Gunmetal</i></span></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Severed Body Parts:</b>
1 part<i> Barbarian flesh / </i>1 part<i> Kobold Skin<br /></i></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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</p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
WASHES (in this order)<br />
</p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Bones:</span></b><span style="font-size: small;">
1 part </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Soft Tone</span></i><span style="font-size: small;">
/ 1 part </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Wash
Mixing Medium</span></i></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>*Severed </b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Body
Parts:</b></span></i><i><span style="font-style: normal;"> </span></i><i><i>Light
Tone<br /></i></i></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">*Flesh:</span></b><span style="font-size: small;">
1 part </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Light Tone</span></i><span style="font-size: small;">
/ 1 part </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Red Tone</span></i><span style="font-size: small;">
/ 1 part </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Purple
Tone</span></i><span style="font-size: small;"> / 3 parts
</span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Wash Mixing Medium</span></i></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Rocks & Hair</span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;">:</span></b><i><span style="font-size: small;">
1 part Strong Tone / 1 part Military Shader / 1 part Wash Mixing
Medium </span></i></span>
</p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">**Rags:</span></b><span style="font-size: small;">
1 part </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Strong Tone</span></i><span style="font-size: small;">
/ 1 part </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Wash
Mixing Medium</span></i></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>*</b></span></span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>*M</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>etal:</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>
</i></span><span style="font-size: small;">1 part </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Strong
Tone</span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><i> / </i>1 part<i>
</i></span><i><span style="font-size: small;">Wash Mixing
Medium</span></i></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>**Wood & Leather:</b></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;"><i>1 part
</i></span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;">Strong
Tone</span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;"><i> / 1
part </i></span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;">Wash
Medium </span></i><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">(add an extra wash: </span></i><i><span style="font-size: small;">2 strong tone / 1 mixing medium, over the top to darken it further)</span></i></b></span></p>
<p></p><p><br /></p><p><i>*an extra red wash was applied to any open wounds on the 'rotters' and to the severed arms.<br /></i></p><p><i>**these are all applied at the same time.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-81211498149131164042023-08-21T15:14:00.001+01:002023-08-21T15:14:43.941+01:00Catching up...<p>It's been a while since my last post - so I thought I'd take the time to run through a few things that I've managed to get done over the last month or so.</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * <br /></p><p>OK then - the first thing I want to mention is two new 'print & paste' videos...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nvl1_CGd_QM" width="320" youtube-src-id="Nvl1_CGd_QM"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9wzg-sz5fM4" width="320" youtube-src-id="9wzg-sz5fM4"></iframe></div><p></p><p>...in which, I make a bunch of ruins that end up looking something like this:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUbwpQUKfNXTydHj_9LB_023NKqS-wb5yPN8x5FGj68O9WOjlvXlthoyVQK0B1dmi0KT8D1Pff7Hyh77pbToyjNmsHHCNuSVwA7krQri4cCmOvy-r5pgAm5_kwauhTSA_czshiMim8zpEgDU-jvaL6Pv5sxaTyhy2gGrTQONyY5AFl-2jMf-1Jr1GCLyM/s1280/83all.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUbwpQUKfNXTydHj_9LB_023NKqS-wb5yPN8x5FGj68O9WOjlvXlthoyVQK0B1dmi0KT8D1Pff7Hyh77pbToyjNmsHHCNuSVwA7krQri4cCmOvy-r5pgAm5_kwauhTSA_czshiMim8zpEgDU-jvaL6Pv5sxaTyhy2gGrTQONyY5AFl-2jMf-1Jr1GCLyM/s320/83all.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>And, I have to say that, I'm quite pleased with how they've turned out - though I did resist the urge to try and draw vegetation growing up the sides - as I want them to be as versatile as possible. For example, while I'll likely be using them in fantasy settings for the most part (I could probably use them as Osgiliath ruins too... if I ever manage to paint up some of my LotR models) - I also wanted to have them be capable of maybe representing a bombed out World War II building... or possibly even 40K ruins (though for the latter, I might need to make a few sci-fi accent pieces to make them look a bit more suitable for that particular setting).</p><p>And while I'm talking about terrain... I've also been putting a few bits and pieces together for the Rangers of Shadow Deep game that I've been playing with my brother.</p><p>However - these are bits and pieces that have usually been cobbled together in a bit of a hurry (just to get something to the table) - and have included things like...</p><p>1) Making some clue markers from my existing crate textures:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdSy8MrKG_qOsAluTVsGdp2lma7atMBWnjQeNVX3hesNgKRVJ76j8U5mNkfjw9MgVj7-W61pH1EfXajjfDEPeX7vb4xx9-_XnPHSLQBj7sy4e6TwqhtxFFWdn-SATY7584AZVN__-Fi0uKwNI-pk-uV_wfwVW4UsB_uzySqGnrwaKXXJbYT94nQqlrK5J/s800/clue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdSy8MrKG_qOsAluTVsGdp2lma7atMBWnjQeNVX3hesNgKRVJ76j8U5mNkfjw9MgVj7-W61pH1EfXajjfDEPeX7vb4xx9-_XnPHSLQBj7sy4e6TwqhtxFFWdn-SATY7584AZVN__-Fi0uKwNI-pk-uV_wfwVW4UsB_uzySqGnrwaKXXJbYT94nQqlrK5J/s320/clue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />2) Creating some house interiors for some of the small buildings that I've made (these go under the building itself, and I just remove the building to reveal the tile beneath when they are entered):<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkIcWhNOCCNmOkEmY83KMaXMT23Q2lzyy87PIHjnyVAhTgeVijB35KvRSTBIWr4aDA4-C78ExIhFR78sxs1kydX5jzEA8oFqmDLq0RlT0fBN5K2_bQ3dxkGfdZbWWAI7g5sm2EAInx5mp2WCLdZgRoRxj1meMosFSMsmVe7eAQRYagpD3egnfsO1pugaY/s1280/hovel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkIcWhNOCCNmOkEmY83KMaXMT23Q2lzyy87PIHjnyVAhTgeVijB35KvRSTBIWr4aDA4-C78ExIhFR78sxs1kydX5jzEA8oFqmDLq0RlT0fBN5K2_bQ3dxkGfdZbWWAI7g5sm2EAInx5mp2WCLdZgRoRxj1meMosFSMsmVe7eAQRYagpD3egnfsO1pugaY/s320/hovel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>3) I've also dabbled with making a few different kinds of trees (you might have seen these at the end of the first 'ruins' video):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMRBd3FswqXnJljLyFb30MkqZfEpwKgMLrKYdOBl4-GNWSNoMLomYlXg592VgLEKOodtRQee39JXmIo_S3JrpEm6Eqq_JkIdhYbferdGfHiKDfyxCcke_vXyuPzr_KlTZ9F3R_eEx2lUDAINtNPoI03QHGs66dzr9W1zlUcAPsE85vaBXAWXMxx1sHTMY/s800/motrees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMRBd3FswqXnJljLyFb30MkqZfEpwKgMLrKYdOBl4-GNWSNoMLomYlXg592VgLEKOodtRQee39JXmIo_S3JrpEm6Eqq_JkIdhYbferdGfHiKDfyxCcke_vXyuPzr_KlTZ9F3R_eEx2lUDAINtNPoI03QHGs66dzr9W1zlUcAPsE85vaBXAWXMxx1sHTMY/s320/motrees.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>4) For one of the missions/scenarios I also needed some 'nest trees' - so I converted some trees I made several years ago here on the blog - just by using some of that cheap Halloween cobweb stuff to give them a suitable look (I also made a few flame markers to show which ones have been set ablaze).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGoRRRHhpOHQnYdjKqzxN_Mlp7uDPBTG6A4M___8i7qAsDy4FdIatcFkWioUsSjeLVyyiIMEdDjkk2Dl06bkJaXekNb8zg8A04LXXVpRWYYEc0Dm1P8oWy2cS7upcMu_qOtCyarpDo4uA6hPOJqoBbaEYSyBqNYdKB3tX3LKSFYe2z54lGBod80iV6LJr/s1280/burn_trees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGoRRRHhpOHQnYdjKqzxN_Mlp7uDPBTG6A4M___8i7qAsDy4FdIatcFkWioUsSjeLVyyiIMEdDjkk2Dl06bkJaXekNb8zg8A04LXXVpRWYYEc0Dm1P8oWy2cS7upcMu_qOtCyarpDo4uA6hPOJqoBbaEYSyBqNYdKB3tX3LKSFYe2z54lGBod80iV6LJr/s320/burn_trees.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />5) These next pieces were very rushed - but by using a similar technique to that of the marsh video, I was able to put together a couple of passable river tiles...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAkoJQgixVX3xoI0uxUHLQDm0Uev1H-S-RJgM4XwHNxX-x46qNnXfPxbFdH8aGMIuARj3kBcfjatKE-ENKlTq87nr4E8ans8B4GWfY6WpWlqefsUnAnLLnwZLEPL2cn9HkyK2W6anaOh3E7TTl6vz9tzn8ajOELz3gr-lIRyNVgE1RZkaovyB0WubeH6v/s1280/river_test.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAkoJQgixVX3xoI0uxUHLQDm0Uev1H-S-RJgM4XwHNxX-x46qNnXfPxbFdH8aGMIuARj3kBcfjatKE-ENKlTq87nr4E8ans8B4GWfY6WpWlqefsUnAnLLnwZLEPL2cn9HkyK2W6anaOh3E7TTl6vz9tzn8ajOELz3gr-lIRyNVgE1RZkaovyB0WubeH6v/s320/river_test.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...which worked well enough for the 'bridge guards' scenario pictured below:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPR9xOlEyfeejzQ46bgfHbSUNdRc5WNiEgNziyvtu92UHC4RLdeWze4_Iv131xpHtsuCbngQ3mYDhdwImiEaIM046ntX24mOLqTbYu0EMhcLCPWyN79sB9wlRsm95ZLeTapvNigL13PR6gXThQstqoedH6y3-uK6FAR4fYuwfohpavDokk6hI3dxMsejKs/s1280/m3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPR9xOlEyfeejzQ46bgfHbSUNdRc5WNiEgNziyvtu92UHC4RLdeWze4_Iv131xpHtsuCbngQ3mYDhdwImiEaIM046ntX24mOLqTbYu0EMhcLCPWyN79sB9wlRsm95ZLeTapvNigL13PR6gXThQstqoedH6y3-uK6FAR4fYuwfohpavDokk6hI3dxMsejKs/s320/m3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>6) For that same scenario I also needed to put together a small camp of sorts (I think the crude tent has some potential, and it might be worth seeing if I can do something more with it - like a little 'adventurers camp' video maybe) : <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnkV42JM-wLaO23smc_X7jjsPew8xkklyAy4p6HrSFvhy6pvYFkiZfc6p2_qgDwCErkJG1UiCJ_3sc_q0gbAN6vRzJ2TXgX_XAlVPPWZm1ysnQBb7VVup89CT9QhJNpyMFglQ8l6ijVoW5rlLwHR-NpgMa2ZsHGqmInrDOQ4wfmEfiM9gPxFix08abnEU/s1280/camp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnkV42JM-wLaO23smc_X7jjsPew8xkklyAy4p6HrSFvhy6pvYFkiZfc6p2_qgDwCErkJG1UiCJ_3sc_q0gbAN6vRzJ2TXgX_XAlVPPWZm1ysnQBb7VVup89CT9QhJNpyMFglQ8l6ijVoW5rlLwHR-NpgMa2ZsHGqmInrDOQ4wfmEfiM9gPxFix08abnEU/s320/camp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>7) Now, when I was making the ruin textures, I was thinking ahead a little bit, and made them so that the plain wall can also be cut into 3 parts... essentially making three separate 1" high wall sections. And, the reason for this was so that I could also use them to make some 'half-high' dungeon walls - if that makes sense. Basically, something that's still not quite 3D - but taller than the usual 2.5D stuff - here's a picture that explains it a bit better...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBuOGPOIsO2Wka0tZM820aJzMHsTm5eP6GcGSISqONKJEzT6CM98_Z7TQ0YQ1G4WcsciG_IusCq6lM9k-a_eG2T_YtV-0NWhLlDxBqg2oZ4rdRS6fqupm6YanfBv8oDfvMrAvPWrS8LmFMtDgS2kxJG-AV9QY9tbVAxz5n13U0E3u5kHme0g-AOVTIUBa/s1280/low_wall_dungeon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBuOGPOIsO2Wka0tZM820aJzMHsTm5eP6GcGSISqONKJEzT6CM98_Z7TQ0YQ1G4WcsciG_IusCq6lM9k-a_eG2T_YtV-0NWhLlDxBqg2oZ4rdRS6fqupm6YanfBv8oDfvMrAvPWrS8LmFMtDgS2kxJG-AV9QY9tbVAxz5n13U0E3u5kHme0g-AOVTIUBa/s320/low_wall_dungeon.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and using those, I was able to put together a quick map to represent the tower of Tor Varden (upper and lower levels):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD18PuWjfc3J1H5dXQR4wYtYlFiOd2JaPCRwZcSSloxmXqvM9ENH0piG_euv0bk0jT7W7tjb7zt1zj8YLGaXXEfPt70XXAHLSgokH4BAjykW6Y_yQjrLKLp3Wmgoyn_X5D1I0WTH8Dir9AKEyjgVMzehfBb4v32fTJGWX4qHnVSNQYTLzS43Rpzm6niRrA/s1280/sd22a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD18PuWjfc3J1H5dXQR4wYtYlFiOd2JaPCRwZcSSloxmXqvM9ENH0piG_euv0bk0jT7W7tjb7zt1zj8YLGaXXEfPt70XXAHLSgokH4BAjykW6Y_yQjrLKLp3Wmgoyn_X5D1I0WTH8Dir9AKEyjgVMzehfBb4v32fTJGWX4qHnVSNQYTLzS43Rpzm6niRrA/s320/sd22a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKaTKDFg4kJsfoFfxB-LWb43mwu7N4P0uf257K7Bi23QjXkWI5QEwFo2DhdH44pDeIGe3ZbkP_LCZawykLLUfKb78pcVjdVtEtgiH10A94nMaiXC_dB3i3ZPzeHoAXdLVbqsHVY8ZPZr50Ptf1uv9EW-iX2v8KTAuJwoByHdecgUh4w28pUqW_pZgHVlZ/s1280/tower_top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKaTKDFg4kJsfoFfxB-LWb43mwu7N4P0uf257K7Bi23QjXkWI5QEwFo2DhdH44pDeIGe3ZbkP_LCZawykLLUfKb78pcVjdVtEtgiH10A94nMaiXC_dB3i3ZPzeHoAXdLVbqsHVY8ZPZr50Ptf1uv9EW-iX2v8KTAuJwoByHdecgUh4w28pUqW_pZgHVlZ/s320/tower_top.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8) And, for the keen eyed among you, I did (again, very quickly) put together something to represent the huge pile of wood for the beacon fire...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitm0yPTdfl1tqSiXth2ZdtFR8mnwYHrz4wMuF4rHTdUJnt4h0NG9yA_za9_-kcaPpEWg5qys35zC8cOMjpqT47Izi8EU6qBhfPvq5H6IONKXPjBDfoYW-VUglbqz1fPM5AilF7sKgRp4yZerTOM2jEKm3TRP2-5-ByR87lqKd6rw2Zv7_VWjwPP4_9HG1/s666/beacon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="666" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitm0yPTdfl1tqSiXth2ZdtFR8mnwYHrz4wMuF4rHTdUJnt4h0NG9yA_za9_-kcaPpEWg5qys35zC8cOMjpqT47Izi8EU6qBhfPvq5H6IONKXPjBDfoYW-VUglbqz1fPM5AilF7sKgRp4yZerTOM2jEKm3TRP2-5-ByR87lqKd6rw2Zv7_VWjwPP4_9HG1/s320/beacon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and while I'm not very happy with how it turned out (I think if I am to revisit it for a video, I'll make it smaller, and more cube shaped), it did the job, and allowed us to play the scenario :)<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9) Miniatures... I've also been painting a lot of mini's for 'Rangers' ...but since this post is getting quite long, I'll save that for another time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* * * <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, I don't know if any of this has been of interest, but I thought I'd share what I've been up to - because some of this stuff might make it into future videos at some point (for example, with a bit of tweaking, the textures I made for the wood pile might actually make for a nice little raft) - plus it's nice to collect all these pictures into one place (rather than have them being scattered here and there on the various social media sites).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But yeah - that's it for this entry... with any luck I'll have some pictures of the mini's I've got painted up later this week (and I'll maybe list some of the paint recipes I used to get them done quickly - that is, if anyone would be interested in that kind of thing :) ).<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-16852326644131429132023-07-02T17:23:00.000+01:002023-07-02T17:23:25.468+01:00Travelling Terrain Kit (for fantasy RPGs)<p> As I’ve mentioned in a few other places, I’ve recently started playing at the FLGS again (<a href="https://www.asgardgamesuk.co.uk">Asgard Games</a> in Walsall) ...and even though I’m just a player in a game at the moment, it’s inevitable that I’ll start running a few sessions there at some point.</p><p>Furthermore, in a recent interview-type-thing I did over on AJ Pickett’s channel (<a href="https://youtu.be/fi-fn6vBopY">HERE</a> is the link if you want to check it out), I was asked if I have some sort of ‘game night kit’ that I take with me when gaming away from home (and/or what do I consider ‘essential items’ to have in such a kit). </p><p>So, in answer to AJs question (and also because it’s something I might need in the near future) – here is a little travelling GM’s kit that I’ve put together:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q-08Uy2gcVk" width="320" youtube-src-id="q-08Uy2gcVk"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>And, as you can see, it really isn’t that large… it’s just something I can keep at the bottom of my backpack/rucksack (alongside a simple one-page-dungeon) – so that I’m ready to run a game at a moment’s notice (should the need arise :) ). </p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-40630423718820863622023-06-20T18:37:00.004+01:002023-06-20T18:37:52.476+01:00Giant Spider Accessories / Scatter-terrain<p> Just a quick post to say that I've got another video out...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yr5oJ2yO4o0" width="320" youtube-src-id="yr5oJ2yO4o0"></iframe></div><br /><p>...and that the pdf file can be found <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/442042/Print--Paste-Textures-Giant-Spider-Accessories">HERE</a>.</p><p>Hope you like it!<br /></p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-70657532754020111502023-06-02T17:11:00.003+01:002023-06-02T17:11:30.737+01:00Gravestones (print & paste terrain)<p>If you follow the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CrookedStaffTerrain">YouTube channel</a>, you'll have seen that I've just released a new episode in my terrain building series...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WzIyRQSp_G4" width="320" youtube-src-id="WzIyRQSp_G4"></iframe></div><p></p><p>...and (like it says in the title) in this one, I've been making some gravestones.</p><p>Anyway, like most of the things I make, I've been meaning to have a go at something like this for a while now (the to-do list seems to get longer rather than shorter) - and in an attempt to make this blog post a bit more interesting than 'here is a new video and and new pdf' ...I thought I'd share some of my early sketches and prototypes again.<br /></p><p>So, as is often the case, the process usually starts with a few basic sketches (just to kinda 'record' the idea - as I sometimes have periods where I'm coming up with idea after idea, and I can't possibly make them all at once - so it's good to get something sketched out so that I can remind myself about it later :) ).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7FOHrwrRLoYOBlMVEaWMNGCj7XNfXgahOVBYhtpD-wvQgEVr-WyTYE4qKfRP_QdHBU4m9FtvUo2r10l_2jaLFy2BKjGjZ2u6SY9vUsDv_56PMWCeoP_hFVJOdYtO5GfUSYrZLHM6U9yrQk_LZ3Js4PBp3FJI_nSHNtHTupNfFoFzWmtNWFVNqVc63Yg/s720/graves1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7FOHrwrRLoYOBlMVEaWMNGCj7XNfXgahOVBYhtpD-wvQgEVr-WyTYE4qKfRP_QdHBU4m9FtvUo2r10l_2jaLFy2BKjGjZ2u6SY9vUsDv_56PMWCeoP_hFVJOdYtO5GfUSYrZLHM6U9yrQk_LZ3Js4PBp3FJI_nSHNtHTupNfFoFzWmtNWFVNqVc63Yg/s320/graves1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tcxALaEukACtwnv5snTxwprqpe6Om3Y8H9kL6XmmhKIfNYMseCOwC0FfQsjJh7J2uklUY7Q9da1aJPcR0adUI1CG2hun7lifxoLXfvXntT6R_H_8RR_P0P0zIdKWL8-j796PYAQn1MN-l-ANUwMy-LKRfASdGCfRyp8uEembfZ87jyXGMtJMdlxsLQ/s720/graves2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tcxALaEukACtwnv5snTxwprqpe6Om3Y8H9kL6XmmhKIfNYMseCOwC0FfQsjJh7J2uklUY7Q9da1aJPcR0adUI1CG2hun7lifxoLXfvXntT6R_H_8RR_P0P0zIdKWL8-j796PYAQn1MN-l-ANUwMy-LKRfASdGCfRyp8uEembfZ87jyXGMtJMdlxsLQ/s320/graves2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Then I'll normally make a few prototypes with some scrap card and the like... just to test out the idea, and make sure that the size of everything looks about right.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShonqPlX8ylo8WmmT_jHGF76MgeZUPz5_02gaMSdlIpUwTv1aBOFGFR4vGa_k7m7wPfCaxPcVzyvSKSR0AuYvO1rpRAc0l5KpslVwb3L27Rgsa_OR8GsbVUjlysidm7_jhB3pUb6s12A_9QdD1TYYMnMvpoTL5q-lnfJIAHT7qoRC8ROXrHMwr4o7Lg/s1280/graves3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShonqPlX8ylo8WmmT_jHGF76MgeZUPz5_02gaMSdlIpUwTv1aBOFGFR4vGa_k7m7wPfCaxPcVzyvSKSR0AuYvO1rpRAc0l5KpslVwb3L27Rgsa_OR8GsbVUjlysidm7_jhB3pUb6s12A_9QdD1TYYMnMvpoTL5q-lnfJIAHT7qoRC8ROXrHMwr4o7Lg/s320/graves3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Once I'm happy with that, I'll usually get the basic shapes drawn in inkscape...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOLmWULw-sdvUa5BP08JLFggjNKwWapsdAV5Iv16KOLl9vUy_p1yuC-edULADAgdxfI5lciW6PwjNS5_M3AjWL-_923fckvcQcOZBOiz-M77WmdeTfTJnA7-b7fvRseIklzftR9oG4pKmUBa64qx4geKfX74xhIznIpzRWHE40cXpsDHAh1u6tHsdDQ/s1044/graves5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOLmWULw-sdvUa5BP08JLFggjNKwWapsdAV5Iv16KOLl9vUy_p1yuC-edULADAgdxfI5lciW6PwjNS5_M3AjWL-_923fckvcQcOZBOiz-M77WmdeTfTJnA7-b7fvRseIklzftR9oG4pKmUBa64qx4geKfX74xhIznIpzRWHE40cXpsDHAh1u6tHsdDQ/s320/graves5.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><p> ...and then I'll start adding all the details in photoshop...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPAQrAJ-pEFPpoZigbRXv2DYnQXhsfIGCVboHi3aYNdAqfH989aQOctZtShMB40er0h3NGAg7IazHujibGzaVH3_xloZJPrY9gWkJT_sXmnpiwoa-4_1FIEvwWC3hhXIru0UQkBA4MkEhHCnNb5va5n1oqwXuKEQ91bqveqexa9EO48-L739aiFkD7w/s763/graves6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="653" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPAQrAJ-pEFPpoZigbRXv2DYnQXhsfIGCVboHi3aYNdAqfH989aQOctZtShMB40er0h3NGAg7IazHujibGzaVH3_xloZJPrY9gWkJT_sXmnpiwoa-4_1FIEvwWC3hhXIru0UQkBA4MkEhHCnNb5va5n1oqwXuKEQ91bqveqexa9EO48-L739aiFkD7w/s320/graves6.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br />...which eventually leads to the finished 'product' (for want of a better word):<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD373WYdmPqnTVBnpq5EowuLwVHiVOBD-MNvhzjfkgks42sJYWMhe3xtVQWP9IxcGRIiybEgR3s4nKOm_1nDMIzLPCBdqyLgeC4TO-uONI8UTVoRSXpHW6PTPdMWmXYLyPv-6r0Nj780IQVxULkFTW7tdpBcq9lAds_UjZzvngs_IRlrFpOIWTc8kgQ/s1280/80_720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD373WYdmPqnTVBnpq5EowuLwVHiVOBD-MNvhzjfkgks42sJYWMhe3xtVQWP9IxcGRIiybEgR3s4nKOm_1nDMIzLPCBdqyLgeC4TO-uONI8UTVoRSXpHW6PTPdMWmXYLyPv-6r0Nj780IQVxULkFTW7tdpBcq9lAds_UjZzvngs_IRlrFpOIWTc8kgQ/s320/80_720.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And, like I say in the video, I think these work really well with the trees that I made in the swamp/marsh video (Ep.73).</p><p>Anyway, as always, you can get the pdf file for these over on <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/439708/Print--Paste-Village-Textures-Gravestones&affiliate_id=8343">DriveThruRPG</a>, and (as I also say in the video) if you're a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/csp_kris">Patreon supporter</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CrookedStaffTerrain/membership">YouTube member</a>, then look out for the relevant post if you want me to make a custom gravestone with one of your character's/NPC's name on it :)<br /></p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-16861668886503628962023-05-06T15:54:00.000+01:002023-05-06T15:54:30.314+01:00A new Sci-Fi episode AND a quick look at some ‘War On Terra’ miniatures<p>As you might have seen, I’ve just released a new sci-fi episode over on YouTube (if you’re new here, then I make ‘print & paste’ terrain tutorials for use in various miniatures games)…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/19ZzQEawxb0" width="320" youtube-src-id="19ZzQEawxb0"></iframe></div><p>...and in this latest episode I’ve been making some more stuff for the sci-fi range - i.e. bunks & lockers (note that you can get the pdf file <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/436700/Print--Paste-SciFi-Terrain--Bunks--Lockers?affiliate_id=8343 ">HERE</a> if you want to make some yourself – just put a zero in the little ‘pay-what-you-want’ box if you want to grab it for free ;) ).<br /><br />Anyway, at the end of that video you’ll see some miniatures that were sent to me (for free) from AWA Game Design.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYtHjhc-UcjbftMC3RxOt5soShMqou7kWUuXYFZMxR3fwMKqkYGxwc57pIINQaGdPsyPrDbEkAstsGQs7sfh0bTPzKJvc009A9tXZlqLUegES5_XqTqH0y6crdOGOjxChvkut0kNFW_G6KdmX_1MAfYVo4GPdyEoOm2XnakKOxV6wWXIYY3NEASZGzQ/s1280/79.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYtHjhc-UcjbftMC3RxOt5soShMqou7kWUuXYFZMxR3fwMKqkYGxwc57pIINQaGdPsyPrDbEkAstsGQs7sfh0bTPzKJvc009A9tXZlqLUegES5_XqTqH0y6crdOGOjxChvkut0kNFW_G6KdmX_1MAfYVo4GPdyEoOm2XnakKOxV6wWXIYY3NEASZGzQ/s320/79.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Now, these mini’s are from their <a href="https://www.war-on-terra.com/">War on Terra</a> game (they have a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/awagamedesign/war-on-terra">kickstarter</a> running for it at the moment), and they arrived in this rather nice looking box...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjP2riVRNEa2s07XdQ-dF0_B3Z3XGOIuLKilcUSBXKHPt7DTYptFOB5t2FF08QhlvYstzOE3AUoA9Gj7OSng-C20ksVCuWQUMTfPqeY5Py6IRDuPa363r9sKzbVTiUMcxzAY1jFH9PtqWeM8lnfop-yGshVNzy8OgiYAnK6_7g_kUqB-s75uOS96VxA/s1280/wot01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjP2riVRNEa2s07XdQ-dF0_B3Z3XGOIuLKilcUSBXKHPt7DTYptFOB5t2FF08QhlvYstzOE3AUoA9Gj7OSng-C20ksVCuWQUMTfPqeY5Py6IRDuPa363r9sKzbVTiUMcxzAY1jFH9PtqWeM8lnfop-yGshVNzy8OgiYAnK6_7g_kUqB-s75uOS96VxA/s320/wot01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>...which contained a whole host of goodies.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUZef_8q73hAduFyZl74Jm8cs8hSKtIOSU4BAMtEGxhQ-b8o5Wn4ul3Bfp7ObDp4-QSu5cm4KSAA7iVyo80JJqU7EciFSE_21OEbdvYrFYnVmxGpixtPR0ntxhZplV4RpWlFJ_rIielVnvLYNDGbug33Lih18z1lt1Y-HC19pUXICPs0cN16SHKhTiQ/s1280/wot02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUZef_8q73hAduFyZl74Jm8cs8hSKtIOSU4BAMtEGxhQ-b8o5Wn4ul3Bfp7ObDp4-QSu5cm4KSAA7iVyo80JJqU7EciFSE_21OEbdvYrFYnVmxGpixtPR0ntxhZplV4RpWlFJ_rIielVnvLYNDGbug33Lih18z1lt1Y-HC19pUXICPs0cN16SHKhTiQ/s320/wot02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>And one of the first things I noticed is that they have some left-handed models – which is a nice touch.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfbVpEiytqW573WXnKQNgRJRNOhyVtTKrvTGXQ1WgQI-D4Cp-TpbOoC_YUjmNFSl-O69QgjoKkENlLD9K-95CLbEi0IHMi2UKn3m0yCEs77uLqJNWBGGSr55uXDiKBUoU5SC_-HqbhaBJ2rwEYDWMQAgT_dMdaSXp2fsRSVUYcr_xPyxiVlyElrbFjA/s1280/wot03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfbVpEiytqW573WXnKQNgRJRNOhyVtTKrvTGXQ1WgQI-D4Cp-TpbOoC_YUjmNFSl-O69QgjoKkENlLD9K-95CLbEi0IHMi2UKn3m0yCEs77uLqJNWBGGSr55uXDiKBUoU5SC_-HqbhaBJ2rwEYDWMQAgT_dMdaSXp2fsRSVUYcr_xPyxiVlyElrbFjA/s320/wot03.jpg" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><p>And, as you can see, the assembly of the models is pretty straight forward – and while their isn’t a great deal of poseability, there is enough... as some of the models come with multiple arm options, and the arms themselves can be swapped around between models to change things up a bit (i.e. they all appear to be interchangeable - which is nice). <br /></p><p></p><p>Now, the miniatures that I received look to be 3D resin prints (I’m not sure if the mini’s you get with the kickstarter will be cast, or printed, or something else entirely) – but this was my first time working with 3D prints… and I didn’t have any issues assembling or painting them…</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK1I5XCnPxHTqJsKlntUSAZO3_j3YajZLjxHeKR861RyzrvE71aadKmtwo7-amU1Dbg5f87dJX0pdPcyZe0-JiM17VpUjPXmcf-Ov1q72tBB-giPvaOXB1sY4nemH_Px4fb5-VfQ_Z0UdZeKZQF1lUqevF9IkkoFSZgcT5QGoO63WP2L56OivCZrLNw/s1280/wot04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK1I5XCnPxHTqJsKlntUSAZO3_j3YajZLjxHeKR861RyzrvE71aadKmtwo7-amU1Dbg5f87dJX0pdPcyZe0-JiM17VpUjPXmcf-Ov1q72tBB-giPvaOXB1sY4nemH_Px4fb5-VfQ_Z0UdZeKZQF1lUqevF9IkkoFSZgcT5QGoO63WP2L56OivCZrLNw/s320/wot04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...though I will say that there were some visible print lines on a couple of the models – the most noticeable being on the chest circle of the guy second from the left - though if I were a smarter person I could have just run a file over that, and that would have got rid of it (and I’m not really sure why I didn’t do that to be honest… oh well :) ).<br /><br />And as far as scale goes… they are on the larger end of the spectrum – and to illustrate that, here’s a picture of one of their tesla marines standing next to a GW primaris marine...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNSPBUQeuPVBQbW0ECvbffdFm72Sllyl_pGNx-TzRf5WfaRlCpEJAlo1SpbivPZEG2X-gboQUe5SCNLuFBUvrVBXsOp7l7RY1nwv0X41pqWA4tcMm0IOS-ccfZjauRkVXo8Yn_kGKAOeqIKsERU8gzR3DtKBW7qX03xWQ9rJOpTHEkNlbzuknv0uZuQ/s1280/wot_sbs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNSPBUQeuPVBQbW0ECvbffdFm72Sllyl_pGNx-TzRf5WfaRlCpEJAlo1SpbivPZEG2X-gboQUe5SCNLuFBUvrVBXsOp7l7RY1nwv0X41pqWA4tcMm0IOS-ccfZjauRkVXo8Yn_kGKAOeqIKsERU8gzR3DtKBW7qX03xWQ9rJOpTHEkNlbzuknv0uZuQ/s320/wot_sbs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>...and while I personally would have liked them to be a bit smaller (so I can use them in other games – alongside some of the other sci-fi mini’s I already own), I expect that will be a non-issue for most folks (doubly so if you’re only using them as intended – i.e. for the War on Terra game).<br /><br />But yeah, I’m happy with how they’ve turned out. I mean, I’ve gone with a pretty basic colour scheme, and they still look pretty good I think (as I’ve said before, I do prefer painting miniatures that are not overburdened with too much unnecessary clutter – and these fit that bill).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Cwf3N8c5LjEkkU9Cam-TOVaCfn6qT4h8vM-J47VZep6KN-1pmBtVDGz_b6fGJY7M_b6_kahMQfg_KvkOl7Usv0_H06aT3eFWbzKX1amnnjr8z-y4Muu4Hk2Vyw3zTl0HU-dCy8JbjEO9nl-go5wRWPJ2GbIvHkYdHhewqzsJIEER9u0T8J7muY9ffg/s1080/stairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Cwf3N8c5LjEkkU9Cam-TOVaCfn6qT4h8vM-J47VZep6KN-1pmBtVDGz_b6fGJY7M_b6_kahMQfg_KvkOl7Usv0_H06aT3eFWbzKX1amnnjr8z-y4Muu4Hk2Vyw3zTl0HU-dCy8JbjEO9nl-go5wRWPJ2GbIvHkYdHhewqzsJIEER9u0T8J7muY9ffg/s320/stairs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I’m also wondering if, since all of the <a href="https://www.war-on-terra.com/human-factions">human sub-factions</a> have their own circular emblem/iconography, I wonder if they have plans to release some of those as little pieces that can be glued into the circle of the chest plate (as I think that would be rather cool).</p><p>Oh... and, as a slight aside, I also want to point out that the box itself (which I’ve already said, is rather nice)… with a little bit of padding, it can easily accommodate the half-size trays that you can get from places like KR Multicase (because once you’ve got all this assembled and painted – you’re gonna want to keep your models safe… right?).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIM9rIGSSsmF9r7BL04LwxrcxS5C113PevMiMbcqm9QEWEWGTdTQjwnyY1cgExn1j-ahNqlqG-FV0JBdpDFjPb82fC-iMytc328i0QIoGXZtfeVx7Jdp158R6Fd3SfVvCXD0eL3SOnf4y7euuqrlOvnHKTkCDYu9_EcgN0LLGUElWKSWR2VLxB6a-ww/s1280/case.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIM9rIGSSsmF9r7BL04LwxrcxS5C113PevMiMbcqm9QEWEWGTdTQjwnyY1cgExn1j-ahNqlqG-FV0JBdpDFjPb82fC-iMytc328i0QIoGXZtfeVx7Jdp158R6Fd3SfVvCXD0eL3SOnf4y7euuqrlOvnHKTkCDYu9_EcgN0LLGUElWKSWR2VLxB6a-ww/s320/case.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br />Anyway, if you’re interested, the War in Terra guys did an interview over on The Painting Phase channel if you want to learn a bit more about them and the game they’re producing (which is well worth a watch):</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/99OS8IIXqxw" width="320" youtube-src-id="99OS8IIXqxw"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">...plus the painting phase chats are always entertaining :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">So yeah, thanks for making it to the end of this article. I hope you can get some use out of the new (bunks & lockers) terrain, and feel free to check out the War on Terra* kickstarter if it looks like your kind of thing!</div><p><br /><i>*note that I am not affiliated with AWA Game Design in any way, and I have not been paid to write this article (I just agreed to take a look at some of their mini’s, as I thought they looked like rather cool models :) ). </i></p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-68103871748204412212023-03-14T12:54:00.001+00:002023-03-23T17:43:37.055+00:00 Random Dungeons (solo/co-op dungeon crawling) <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMklPSl0n28l9PudBacMKhqaPd4GwSi_CJNQt0Gp0pabQY6rumgH8SGesdFBCc6hAVHyJOvWOg9AGJgmVJTus-pej8eggUTMWyKPy5Sq8tZ4qGDeNBAz6vNc9zeRge4trzTE4piv0t-AhZjQkLAYqnsb3UHkHFxVERWkZyUQRaaLoc7QEty2LPw6Ogxg/s1280/d121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMklPSl0n28l9PudBacMKhqaPd4GwSi_CJNQt0Gp0pabQY6rumgH8SGesdFBCc6hAVHyJOvWOg9AGJgmVJTus-pej8eggUTMWyKPy5Sq8tZ4qGDeNBAz6vNc9zeRge4trzTE4piv0t-AhZjQkLAYqnsb3UHkHFxVERWkZyUQRaaLoc7QEty2LPw6Ogxg/s320/d121.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p></p><p>I’ve already mentioned this in a few different places – but I thought I’d take a moment to explain an idea I’m messing around with for the (really) simple method of generating random dungeons (mainly for solo/co-op play).</p><p>Now, at the moment, I’m trying to have it be a system neutral kind of thing – though I might end up making my own basic dungeon crawler in the future… but that’s a post for another time :)<br /></p><p>Anyway, as I say, in this article I’m going to have a go at explaining how the ‘dungeon generation’ works – just in case that is of interest to anyone (plus, it'll be something I can refer to when I release the video where I make some of the different components).</p><p>So, to begin with, you’ll need to think of a reason for your character (or group of characters) to enter the dungeon (or roll on a random table - if something like that is available to you - as I say, this system is purely for generating the dungeon). In this example Sir Karlandos has been tasked with exploring a series of ancient catacombs to retrieve an ancient artefact (note that I’m using 5E as the rule set for combat and the like in this example, and that my level 1 Paladin is being accompanied by two loyal men-at-arms – which are using the CR 1/8 ‘guard’ statblock).</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_jEZySXeDiFqID0d4TBx5hBrEWvLDSkd7mOg-cF9eHac3Ndi-Ia9ntPQVYOVHXaV0IZdX44E5if-uig4L4AB_j7fONCpVnsHQz52LnN8Oc6iAcNLJOUXiVK5ZUEBcuJzrbhRQ1FGiu-ouY1kRHSH6O4lqDspzM_-vNce3E-j9wtE-Ilnz-fm6Pvizw/s1280/d100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_jEZySXeDiFqID0d4TBx5hBrEWvLDSkd7mOg-cF9eHac3Ndi-Ia9ntPQVYOVHXaV0IZdX44E5if-uig4L4AB_j7fONCpVnsHQz52LnN8Oc6iAcNLJOUXiVK5ZUEBcuJzrbhRQ1FGiu-ouY1kRHSH6O4lqDspzM_-vNce3E-j9wtE-Ilnz-fm6Pvizw/s320/d100.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #999999;"> (Note that I still need to add some grass tufts to these guys)</span></i></div><p></p><p>Next, you’ll need to fill out a few charts. Basically you’ll need to decide what kind of creatures will be appearing as ‘wandering monsters,’ what kind will be found in ‘lairs’ and what types will be found in the main quest room (if you’ve played Advanced HeroQuest, a lot of this will sound very similar ;) ). Plus there’s a few other things that’ll need filling out – if you’re interested in seeing what I put together for this particular quest, you can find it <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FoL-b1tk0D6Wo1cYtQ6YBw7kIJvGYk1i/view?usp=sharing">HERE</a>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzagyC5A1KV_-epOyoDubsHs7gIj0NTW7pXf8v5DHKlo5HPhiReFbmrJtXo9JYIUpTAzpF1awECYaQ-mTvjvUlNV8kvOh3-xWmqS_paOXgsK9OyUnNnixj2YkqrAu02VHxaBrq7R3anahh20-xYfShIRdijdyhXN6B_YGKz1YJ1nGFcgeWRbWeU_E7A/s1280/d101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzagyC5A1KV_-epOyoDubsHs7gIj0NTW7pXf8v5DHKlo5HPhiReFbmrJtXo9JYIUpTAzpF1awECYaQ-mTvjvUlNV8kvOh3-xWmqS_paOXgsK9OyUnNnixj2YkqrAu02VHxaBrq7R3anahh20-xYfShIRdijdyhXN6B_YGKz1YJ1nGFcgeWRbWeU_E7A/s320/d101.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Anyway, before our brave party enter the dungeon, I’ll first need to shuffle the ‘passage’ deck – but before I do the same with the ‘room’ deck, I’ll need to remove the ‘Quest Room’ card. Then I’ll shuffle the remaining cards, and deal out three cards from the top. I’ll then shuffle the quest room into these three – and then place them at the bottom of the main deck. This means that the ‘Quest Room’ will be one of the last four rooms to be encountered (i.e. we don’t know exactly when it will appear – but it will be towards the end of the adventure).</p><p>And with that out of the way, I can place the stairway tile and the crossroads…</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSfE8tyCPdvBMRKC-zqshQ5tdqqcVmDkzxgq1xXmye8svdPuUrMG-C9tLf5nDLCzFR4KVBXzE7tstjU6EdrmGLp3tB3LtfQOGPVmGPOe3za5RbiGaXfgwxxtHBh3OablaIKe6dRl4XUWpYm0uhotoBjv-j4yF_XMbj2xy6lSfkaOb6qG-54kLi4hXog/s1280/d102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSfE8tyCPdvBMRKC-zqshQ5tdqqcVmDkzxgq1xXmye8svdPuUrMG-C9tLf5nDLCzFR4KVBXzE7tstjU6EdrmGLp3tB3LtfQOGPVmGPOe3za5RbiGaXfgwxxtHBh3OablaIKe6dRl4XUWpYm0uhotoBjv-j4yF_XMbj2xy6lSfkaOb6qG-54kLi4hXog/s320/d102.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />...and because the party can see past the junction to the north (we’ll assume north is the top of all the photographs in this example) I’ll draw a card from the passage deck and lay out the dungeon as pictured on the card... roll a d6… and place any doors (you can randomise the door placement, or just place them where it seems the most logical).<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdgWgwqe4xyXawPqZr-QMaNiqd7_LH8reLDjefke6_kbK5R3Ot0ABJtFlKLJs2GK2tTpVLORiQkmrySxtoRMJJB-P49NmVu2fFzjm_8KzTagJ38FKtx_ilvH41ZmgH_Xdoi7pMiv3__6Ccd-tkke8YvYwxp-FOukIxejGqboFgYHpWnDQjQ-wf3L6gQ/s1280/d103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdgWgwqe4xyXawPqZr-QMaNiqd7_LH8reLDjefke6_kbK5R3Ot0ABJtFlKLJs2GK2tTpVLORiQkmrySxtoRMJJB-P49NmVu2fFzjm_8KzTagJ38FKtx_ilvH41ZmgH_Xdoi7pMiv3__6Ccd-tkke8YvYwxp-FOukIxejGqboFgYHpWnDQjQ-wf3L6gQ/s320/d103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Turn 1:</span></b> Karlandos advances to the crossroads – but doesn’t want to get too far ahead, so he waits for the men-at-arms to catch up.</p><p></p><p>I then draw a card to see what lies down the east passage and roll a d6 - resulting in a dead end with no doors. However we also need to draw a token – getting a ‘wandering monster token’...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ElegoooGr9sImS7tISlXREr8XViFwKgGM4pYvjCCpTOKlT4weMKfLOSfieOfDjvQCWrEDQkgiZN8KKcNwtZcQPpDnJKarLk8zJKaJL5GQVK7m34yJkUCBR9Ppi6989oKOIvMo4hqqE7paLjVEm9a2PCVXHoM9wQTImoyCJ7l9LY94WVDIzYRBbDP4A/s1280/d104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ElegoooGr9sImS7tISlXREr8XViFwKgGM4pYvjCCpTOKlT4weMKfLOSfieOfDjvQCWrEDQkgiZN8KKcNwtZcQPpDnJKarLk8zJKaJL5GQVK7m34yJkUCBR9Ppi6989oKOIvMo4hqqE7paLjVEm9a2PCVXHoM9wQTImoyCJ7l9LY94WVDIzYRBbDP4A/s320/d104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>...but in this adventure I have decided beforehand that I’ll need to have three of the same tokens in play to trigger that effect (so we’re safe for now).</p><p>Then I’ll draw another card and roll a d6 to generate the west passage... and I get a short passage with a left turn... and in that passage is a single doorway.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9XVvI04WnqAGPqWg9SMUX_g3bE8VL8E6cgfHW8ZpB7SOflCt_U9vBkjzDBTIFwEbiFbjasWkpB6VqxqWrmsLqxzLT6C6qerInf96KF9pRZ8sWd6H-g2nQhpWSntY-T04DMj2Wpvvt440k2h8egLs3-nyvHAThJyXcmzLrr1XxphRQYF6N4Ujm1MqQw/s1280/d105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9XVvI04WnqAGPqWg9SMUX_g3bE8VL8E6cgfHW8ZpB7SOflCt_U9vBkjzDBTIFwEbiFbjasWkpB6VqxqWrmsLqxzLT6C6qerInf96KF9pRZ8sWd6H-g2nQhpWSntY-T04DMj2Wpvvt440k2h8egLs3-nyvHAThJyXcmzLrr1XxphRQYF6N4Ujm1MqQw/s320/d105.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>That ends the turn… and at the end of each turn the standard procedure is to draw a token... <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ohdo9r4J89dyBaJs2u0U2P93cMbmzRXSiiExJ15SNLbNtiNae9Xlgo-xfaGxtAoArg2E0OOmFaiTKb1wTvIEPciLp-XF93y-x8r-j-ZNt7nUB1QMoAXXZex26FuNQE8IugHosOcBFUUrp6SiBGIDEFvluba2KHRptfM_lgqRPFeCpfS-Ul4wGBzuhQ/s1280/d106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ohdo9r4J89dyBaJs2u0U2P93cMbmzRXSiiExJ15SNLbNtiNae9Xlgo-xfaGxtAoArg2E0OOmFaiTKb1wTvIEPciLp-XF93y-x8r-j-ZNt7nUB1QMoAXXZex26FuNQE8IugHosOcBFUUrp6SiBGIDEFvluba2KHRptfM_lgqRPFeCpfS-Ul4wGBzuhQ/s320/d106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...and this time I get a ‘blank/nothing’ result.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Turn 2:</span></b> Karlandos and his men advance down the west passage and congregate outside the doorway before opening it. So, this time I draw from the room deck, and roll a d6 – which reveals a ‘special room’ with two more exits.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntyN5dJReeVNIkhJMXbxuN0BtDr3QDlqOFqErB4ohcwvxnM9WtDDmaP4A4-EjlusgFwWaebopUBWt9_7P4o6E4lgiaaV0_NdmAYUTWvGLI7NOuqWw1Ax-nkUS1REnU8SgZnzdjGYRKNvsSDRScM7xe9WXhNzu9pieoPU1z5yaj5FDeyMkiCKSGtbtiw/s1280/d107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntyN5dJReeVNIkhJMXbxuN0BtDr3QDlqOFqErB4ohcwvxnM9WtDDmaP4A4-EjlusgFwWaebopUBWt9_7P4o6E4lgiaaV0_NdmAYUTWvGLI7NOuqWw1Ax-nkUS1REnU8SgZnzdjGYRKNvsSDRScM7xe9WXhNzu9pieoPU1z5yaj5FDeyMkiCKSGtbtiw/s320/d107.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><br /><i>(Mistake number one – this card also states that I must immediately draw a token – but I didn’t spot that… oops).</i></b><p></p><p>Now in this example quest, I’ve kept the ‘special rooms’ rather simple (as you could probably devise a chart for all sorts of things) – and in this instance I’ve rolled a 2...<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRC4PmCTUbBsmD01T87EG5rVaU1cB5GAJn_fhPNao-prw__wf4KGusF_I_7ohsbV5dyRW7GtSgx1otNfSeXRN72VbJLWRcfBIkEpatv-9CuKQViwb1ebS-Qv_tOOyz3djjkmrSB2d3kg5wdIt6aT_Vh0Yp8O7XTI88OijZfuM09UQr3KNX1RUIZTY0jg/s1280/d108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRC4PmCTUbBsmD01T87EG5rVaU1cB5GAJn_fhPNao-prw__wf4KGusF_I_7ohsbV5dyRW7GtSgx1otNfSeXRN72VbJLWRcfBIkEpatv-9CuKQViwb1ebS-Qv_tOOyz3djjkmrSB2d3kg5wdIt6aT_Vh0Yp8O7XTI88OijZfuM09UQr3KNX1RUIZTY0jg/s320/d108.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p> ...which means I then roll on the ‘features’ table… another 2...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4Wa4M6Vv1rne5LRWru1VotSL0svORz4h7r3j2hq_BQxLXUEQ9kzbeQOkL-zzerCB-EblGxA8CNYGMvNa9ce_xZM7PxBaBSLsbiZgpCKgcDojOZjwMRk3PnYCpvNIAdkT3vcaqrxylGRL71YmiOuNvvbl8ezJTwg705lfBVq3PReCNqTWDa0tNQaTiw/s4608/d109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4Wa4M6Vv1rne5LRWru1VotSL0svORz4h7r3j2hq_BQxLXUEQ9kzbeQOkL-zzerCB-EblGxA8CNYGMvNa9ce_xZM7PxBaBSLsbiZgpCKgcDojOZjwMRk3PnYCpvNIAdkT3vcaqrxylGRL71YmiOuNvvbl8ezJTwg705lfBVq3PReCNqTWDa0tNQaTiw/s320/d109.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>...which indicates that there are some shelves or cupboards in this room – which a character may search!</p><p>However, that’s the end of the turn – so I draw another counter (this time getting a trap token ...but as I said earlier, I’m safe at the moment, as I need to draw three of the same kind to trigger that particular event).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZgyl5HSGV0u85nU5AYF7tJ-KEDal8gk4E0ibrYj7BsGR8W_lqdwzchLWJkfNE6gz7DRVVvS_85JmtjJgHK5P2WeMdTz3B5Dm_MF_CCVBfWDpjocgFHJLOPFvRzUKLo7SwlcE_mAWUGzjhW0ERep1vWw6Y--jdgt5yINfLpAizbhRAnhX3I6c6T7M1g/s1280/d110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZgyl5HSGV0u85nU5AYF7tJ-KEDal8gk4E0ibrYj7BsGR8W_lqdwzchLWJkfNE6gz7DRVVvS_85JmtjJgHK5P2WeMdTz3B5Dm_MF_CCVBfWDpjocgFHJLOPFvRzUKLo7SwlcE_mAWUGzjhW0ERep1vWw6Y--jdgt5yINfLpAizbhRAnhX3I6c6T7M1g/s320/d110.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Turn 3:</span></b> Karlandos enters the room – instructing is men to keep watch near the door. Searching the shelves he rolls as instructed on the chart, and discovers 70gp worth of gems. Not bad for the first room!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFrHWO7gHwbiwL-XpvTknSGHTRLtBvyQZ2GkNP10TPLb402nLdplkxsEKZzSWItSmsVgn0-jOG2yA56iwmbEIio2vsI5dCTkNETalu8eeEwaW7eOIe_Jugej0iBbNuEmwa1hM_KdHl6pLVNNOaYF_hRq7gN-mdsCh39mGxkeEtouDB08gZTwKQpDfhA/s1280/d111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFrHWO7gHwbiwL-XpvTknSGHTRLtBvyQZ2GkNP10TPLb402nLdplkxsEKZzSWItSmsVgn0-jOG2yA56iwmbEIio2vsI5dCTkNETalu8eeEwaW7eOIe_Jugej0iBbNuEmwa1hM_KdHl6pLVNNOaYF_hRq7gN-mdsCh39mGxkeEtouDB08gZTwKQpDfhA/s320/d111.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>However, that’s all he does this turn – so we draw another counter. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOWrStJ2cqS71tS8DFIfgnFt2EHbmQGGcXMVuugvzsyJaQbtZgYVQU_aVWDTA9GYhQATP1zs9ngtZHNlvsNLcuTQQazZAuUS30jPQQGny33SSbonDX7zQDAJl3HBiGYM-TKrXDPBYp_o1bMGEwryAEJZaCO1bCtwORKSLntQdy1DiMWgAzlclTtGZnw/s1280/d112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOWrStJ2cqS71tS8DFIfgnFt2EHbmQGGcXMVuugvzsyJaQbtZgYVQU_aVWDTA9GYhQATP1zs9ngtZHNlvsNLcuTQQazZAuUS30jPQQGny33SSbonDX7zQDAJl3HBiGYM-TKrXDPBYp_o1bMGEwryAEJZaCO1bCtwORKSLntQdy1DiMWgAzlclTtGZnw/s320/d112.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Turn 4:</span></b> Our group of brave adventurers ‘double move' to get to the door that they saw earlier in the north passage. That’s the end of the turn… so another counter is drawn… </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREs7kz2r9qpx5WLQkzW9DJI4B282M5ZwxTeEvvpZbrYFprYXHWajx03FOz92wJQG41QxBqgmoKx_JO1rprLceOVgnAQ0ubyNQCX-6sxBgstaJNA94_A54TV_iYT0lBF4sikeoQnsg84c8muSJA9bkyVFeHmL5kdWPzhTWGCoDldYGnStQVohfhLKW2g/s1280/d113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREs7kz2r9qpx5WLQkzW9DJI4B282M5ZwxTeEvvpZbrYFprYXHWajx03FOz92wJQG41QxBqgmoKx_JO1rprLceOVgnAQ0ubyNQCX-6sxBgstaJNA94_A54TV_iYT0lBF4sikeoQnsg84c8muSJA9bkyVFeHmL5kdWPzhTWGCoDldYGnStQVohfhLKW2g/s320/d113.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...another trap counter (one more of either of the 'M' or the 'T' and I might be in trouble).</p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Turn 5:</span></b> The paladin opens the door to reveal a ‘Monster Lair’</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRtvpSh3YkP3GZDPAyTxTTzQgtbEm7AhLjY23bP_LHA-7tlaTDUvAKPhbfHBwM_rsrVH5QvczHK3JaEYS3guumzfWuYYwGXC32oO2nZLUAy61O0IkEXpRDkETvlOPRvaOYb_aTDQine5tRy99riTdvBZN2RSC--vhXh6I7LltRtMUkN1jrnqRImYOug/s1280/d114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRtvpSh3YkP3GZDPAyTxTTzQgtbEm7AhLjY23bP_LHA-7tlaTDUvAKPhbfHBwM_rsrVH5QvczHK3JaEYS3guumzfWuYYwGXC32oO2nZLUAy61O0IkEXpRDkETvlOPRvaOYb_aTDQine5tRy99riTdvBZN2RSC--vhXh6I7LltRtMUkN1jrnqRImYOug/s320/d114.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>So I roll on the lair table to find out what’s inside (a skeleton and a giant rat in this instance), and I roll a d6 for each of them – to see how many squares away from the door they are.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipX-i3lhmFvH9MZTlhGrTqW5XN6wlsWPjxF56A96-ALUNpp0OfmRydqi-TWB8woyMUGliIwkUZHfaGPIULk27WIt4JQYvsAyFXVvxdogiO8FNcqK-Y7q6Mx34TOawd3M9hMXQLTCzP75VZlHdO_sIwz0IAhE-bioQHBiBY39K63KeLazK3QCy6mS9LXw/s1280/d115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipX-i3lhmFvH9MZTlhGrTqW5XN6wlsWPjxF56A96-ALUNpp0OfmRydqi-TWB8woyMUGliIwkUZHfaGPIULk27WIt4JQYvsAyFXVvxdogiO8FNcqK-Y7q6Mx34TOawd3M9hMXQLTCzP75VZlHdO_sIwz0IAhE-bioQHBiBY39K63KeLazK3QCy6mS9LXw/s320/d115.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b><i>(mistake number two – monster lairs always contain at least one ‘feature’ – but I forgot to roll for one here… double oops).</i></b></p><p>I roll initiative and one of the guards heads off towards the rat, while Karlandos and the other guard take on the skeleton (and in this round of combat every character/monster hits, and deals damage).</p><p>At the end of the turn I draw a token... and it’s a trap!</p><p>That means there are now 3 trap tokens in play – so I roll on the trap table and get a result of ‘poison gas’ ...so one of our characters has triggered a trap that fills the room with noxious fumes. All of the living creatures make a saving throw – and only one guard passes – leaving everyone else (except the skeleton) with the ‘poisoned’ condition.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4A7tUcb_3kmHLEPnrzVmyPgkVAs7vXdVqxIPyO9nN8JAfq4vKHs6PEYlHeOmYrp27EOT5JpspJRt-p5Z3f0RK3yhG-sQY3o50ccw6W3n7E3b4BS8kOv2-w4SdOtsaj26AF2fqm4k7r5juI8_RJqN3wKeE-JMF4lNHGm4bzvCsJtfnYi_hPuFKND1qUQ/s1280/d116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4A7tUcb_3kmHLEPnrzVmyPgkVAs7vXdVqxIPyO9nN8JAfq4vKHs6PEYlHeOmYrp27EOT5JpspJRt-p5Z3f0RK3yhG-sQY3o50ccw6W3n7E3b4BS8kOv2-w4SdOtsaj26AF2fqm4k7r5juI8_RJqN3wKeE-JMF4lNHGm4bzvCsJtfnYi_hPuFKND1qUQ/s320/d116.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>However, because an event was just triggered, all of the counters go back into the bag/cup (i.e. we start again from scratch each time an event is triggered - or when a ‘restock / R’ token is drawn).</p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Turn 6:</span></b> First the giant rat is dealt with, and then the skeleton falls – though both characters fail their saving throw again, and are still poisoned.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the round we draw a counter. This time a ‘wandering monster’ again (but luckily the counters have been reset – so it’s the only one in play at the moment – phew!) <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwD6u1nuctD356X8tWEITuoHf4FAFPaJFO3qZv4WQmW2vankPBZdShyuAHCoy9E7aak1jE6h-USGgrMIwKpBmyc1nSNSyokVBKQ8C90walLFeiuMCXr9zHIw0t6sYBSWO6Fcm-c5Gy2mLHuI52LcNNrRVnAnbJ_PdBOw_mri_POVAyhFXLP6EGfEUTQ/s1280/d117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwD6u1nuctD356X8tWEITuoHf4FAFPaJFO3qZv4WQmW2vankPBZdShyuAHCoy9E7aak1jE6h-USGgrMIwKpBmyc1nSNSyokVBKQ8C90walLFeiuMCXr9zHIw0t6sYBSWO6Fcm-c5Gy2mLHuI52LcNNrRVnAnbJ_PdBOw_mri_POVAyhFXLP6EGfEUTQ/s320/d117.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Turn 7:</span></b> Deciding that it would be unwise to venture farther while two members of the group are still coughing and spluttering from the gas, they wait it out for a round (both passing their saves this turn), and Sir Karlandos heals himself for 3 points of damage.<p></p><p>And, at the end of the turn, another counter is drawn...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IdAMO3q72a9g71EPrKZ4k3zVW5SBD3YIs-9kQBiwDwKSmpNvMNFLnFXv_KRUPohl_F6QtK6aSUyNAY-ZEmZ4vUFiFL2n3ixuFZj6ADgYYgUz73-uQUz0n906jS325GEtEMblXoi4FaUHLphTAuL_uT3bj7yZVkh1rIPc-_gJAe0CzwNtRAp-_x_DKg/s1280/d118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IdAMO3q72a9g71EPrKZ4k3zVW5SBD3YIs-9kQBiwDwKSmpNvMNFLnFXv_KRUPohl_F6QtK6aSUyNAY-ZEmZ4vUFiFL2n3ixuFZj6ADgYYgUz73-uQUz0n906jS325GEtEMblXoi4FaUHLphTAuL_uT3bj7yZVkh1rIPc-_gJAe0CzwNtRAp-_x_DKg/s320/d118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...and now there are two 'wandering monster' counters in play.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Turn 8:</span></b> The door is opened – and while you would normally roll randomly to determine whether a room leads into a passage or another room, in this instance it makes sense for it to lead into another room (due to the way the passage below it has already been generated). </p><p>This room is another lair – this time with no extra exits, two giant rats, and a coffin (as I remembered to roll on the ‘features’ table this time ;) ).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK25WGBj_WH8O7jFBFWATHsOtuJ4-r_wNVvQLBmgy8EliFFK9ltepzK3VrPAkxMwdJ_OFrkI7wkuH-brXLP6quvGzpXZ3sey1BG2npBXJgzPbwAM42YhzcoEuAtU3uXV7m2sWiFEoSj7NI3i2_26GQXlOTvcdu8YuD9FR-daWnO5d9Ejgi5CXEpiX-A/s1280/d119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK25WGBj_WH8O7jFBFWATHsOtuJ4-r_wNVvQLBmgy8EliFFK9ltepzK3VrPAkxMwdJ_OFrkI7wkuH-brXLP6quvGzpXZ3sey1BG2npBXJgzPbwAM42YhzcoEuAtU3uXV7m2sWiFEoSj7NI3i2_26GQXlOTvcdu8YuD9FR-daWnO5d9Ejgi5CXEpiX-A/s320/d119.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The rats win initiative, and attack the party (injuring the second guard) – but one of the rats is slain in return. </p><p>At the end of the round we draw a token – and unfortunately it’s another ‘wandering monster’ token… and after rolling on the ‘wandering monster’ chart, we discover that a zombie has been drawn towards all the noise – and it is placed as far away from the party as possible – but within their line of sight.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOKrKvHSRwDbBKLSA1m-xAiQQwwjD8pcfehInfM0drGBZlEYlldZbG-l9OO4yGyubSQDlu9E8eHLmLBKgrUxLpGuUDOa5ouDytZ9Tfz9ZI8RnFf7sWMGVaKAaS_bUVMd0PTt3oF59FFQOE9uVhIiVJs9VEYH-HaFOM3c6u7zfLfDtJV51FT94AsheuQ/s1280/d120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOKrKvHSRwDbBKLSA1m-xAiQQwwjD8pcfehInfM0drGBZlEYlldZbG-l9OO4yGyubSQDlu9E8eHLmLBKgrUxLpGuUDOa5ouDytZ9Tfz9ZI8RnFf7sWMGVaKAaS_bUVMd0PTt3oF59FFQOE9uVhIiVJs9VEYH-HaFOM3c6u7zfLfDtJV51FT94AsheuQ/s320/d120.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>“Sir!” exclaims one of the guards. “Sir… we have a corpse at our rear… and he’s awfully spry for a dead fellow!” </p><p>So things are not looking too good for the party at this point – but seeing as how we just triggered another event, all the tokens are returned to the cup/bag… so at least there’s nothing to worry about for a few more round yet!</p><p style="text-align: center;">* * * </p><p>And that’s the gist of things. Obviously, you can make the tables as complicated as you like (I’ve just used fairly basic ones here, as I wanted to keep it contained to a single page), and you can decide for yourself how many counters need to be in play to trigger a particular event (for example, in another dungeon you might need 6 tokens to trigger a trap, but only two tokens to activate a wandering monster) - but hopefully this example shows the basics of how the dungeon itself is generated.</p><p>There’s still a lot of work to do yet (and I hope to test it out in a co-op game of HeroQuest with my brother at some point) – but I think the idea itself is fairly sound, and the new tiles & doors that I’ve made are perfect for this kind of thing.</p><p>So yeah, I don’t think any of these ideas are particularly new or revolutionary – they’re just something I wanted to have a go at making myself (so that I can base it around all of the scatter terrain that I've been making these past few years) ...and so that’s exactly what I’ve been doing :)</p><p></p><p>And, if it's something that you'd like to hear more about, then please do let me know :) </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">* * *</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #cc0000;">EDIT: A few things have changed since this playtest - but the basic idea is still pretty much the same. </span><br /></p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-43303401494005256442023-03-03T20:34:00.004+00:002023-03-03T20:34:18.419+00:00Modular Bridges (print & paste terrain)<p> So, probably around a year ago, I had the idea to make a modular bridge for the 'print & paste' terrain line...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3V0zSVrQmjPy_Eq-fQwwMV0MpXecsxciDNTYvroWVDYK6cwWWPnig7wNckFqCh5xYYgcA6S6XG1Z0qjjKdcDKByBKUIPDwHKHJXqZIXml9-T9Krmzui8D3-bqHZoMu20hc_JjdT9oEr8bKgvQitAJnh7fYPELhZpOvRPRAYsJCuUvQZZqr-xZxESBQ/s800/bridge0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3V0zSVrQmjPy_Eq-fQwwMV0MpXecsxciDNTYvroWVDYK6cwWWPnig7wNckFqCh5xYYgcA6S6XG1Z0qjjKdcDKByBKUIPDwHKHJXqZIXml9-T9Krmzui8D3-bqHZoMu20hc_JjdT9oEr8bKgvQitAJnh7fYPELhZpOvRPRAYsJCuUvQZZqr-xZxESBQ/s320/bridge0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>...but, like a lot of my ideas, it got added to the to-do list and almost forgotten about (that's the main reason I make sketches nowadays - so I don't forget :) ).</p><p>Anyway, I had an idea for an encounter recently that would require a bridge - so now seemed like a good time to sit down and get it done.</p><p>So, as you can see, the initial prototypes looked promising...</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ybD_DEn60U-o1bcR9g3OwOTHUZ-G8ZZh3jr-i_AXDTgivDTzb5JvBceCb-auScc5z0OYawG3AY3FWFDBykbYOkbJSshvjYhMIJ_QTGX80tM6rfzfg3bquIXEajazLajKBjO4OHzIIs5rqDwmgDl-KCBv6MgoBqGFP7o669J9tuMqGaxd6USlJ-EXGQ/s720/bridge1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ybD_DEn60U-o1bcR9g3OwOTHUZ-G8ZZh3jr-i_AXDTgivDTzb5JvBceCb-auScc5z0OYawG3AY3FWFDBykbYOkbJSshvjYhMIJ_QTGX80tM6rfzfg3bquIXEajazLajKBjO4OHzIIs5rqDwmgDl-KCBv6MgoBqGFP7o669J9tuMqGaxd6USlJ-EXGQ/s320/bridge1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>...and with a little bit of tinkering, the idea took shape:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwssQEuTR5ctHUsgdpHZcU9jTSfz14Hh1Zj6hMg2Q7iJYBCp6cIfr9tQKzbcWdp-7VdcX4W0un_yMgHciM3ww' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p></p><p>So, without further ado <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/428960/Print--Paste-Dungeon-Textures-Modular-Bridge">HERE</a> is the link to the pay-what-you-want pdf file (if you want to have a go at making one or two yourself) and <a href="https://youtu.be/BteFKl7q-8U">HERE</a> is the YouTube video that shows you how to put them together.</p><p>Hope you like them!<br /></p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-16718234700366722212023-02-09T17:30:00.000+00:002023-02-09T17:30:23.747+00:00Obelisks (print & paste terrain)<p> Seeing as how I usually post a few WIP images over on discord (and/or the YouTube community page) – I thought that I would try something a bit different with this latest project… and also share my progress in a YouTube ‘short’ (as can be seen <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/7yf1FvO42e8?feature=share">HERE</a>).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyUwimU3gwvXE7vf2H6AOSHujmRwLivI5aHKXIY5SFSYpmk5WvyvtFB1HzwZkh3VCaOUdTda_pYxZf0HIzt8l9NawVYanYtzZyN5Dwhpus-9M09sT7Er-qa34hM9_bIokPf95n9khisfZ96kcH0GW916WdA_1D-511knRGgbR1etWiIvCb59D1clt0Q/s720/obelisk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyUwimU3gwvXE7vf2H6AOSHujmRwLivI5aHKXIY5SFSYpmk5WvyvtFB1HzwZkh3VCaOUdTda_pYxZf0HIzt8l9NawVYanYtzZyN5Dwhpus-9M09sT7Er-qa34hM9_bIokPf95n9khisfZ96kcH0GW916WdA_1D-511knRGgbR1etWiIvCb59D1clt0Q/s320/obelisk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Now, I’m not sure if that kind of thing (i.e. a ‘short’ teaser video) would be of interest to people for all of my future projects – but if it is/isn’t, then it would be good to get your thoughts.<p></p><p>Anyway, enough of all that – the main reason I’m posting today is to say that the next video (the obelisks video) is live…</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CYysG8QoWY8" width="320" youtube-src-id="CYysG8QoWY8"></iframe></div>...and, as usual, you can find the (pay-what-you-want) pdf file over on <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/426252/Print--Paste-Dungeon-Textures-Obelisks">DriveThruRPG</a>. <p></p><p>Hope you like ‘em!</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mFnHctOBHLnT1x6KvNRZqLxmbKLTLprKii16fLnZUyqqy1J0OH1WtKo3-PFt3mYCa4Wur-GSe5hpvYlCMpt2oSy648Bhr8X06byCFhAKbZz7nNsPh1CinSojjtWJZR3j5-ppd3gtFEs0L4Uphh0WWep--UTqoF-WL4xo21gTZg3rgjaGmPdyaZtOXw/s1280/76.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mFnHctOBHLnT1x6KvNRZqLxmbKLTLprKii16fLnZUyqqy1J0OH1WtKo3-PFt3mYCa4Wur-GSe5hpvYlCMpt2oSy648Bhr8X06byCFhAKbZz7nNsPh1CinSojjtWJZR3j5-ppd3gtFEs0L4Uphh0WWep--UTqoF-WL4xo21gTZg3rgjaGmPdyaZtOXw/s320/76.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-27508548996314972002023-01-31T13:36:00.004+00:002023-01-31T13:36:21.532+00:00Dungeon Build Along - SEASON 2 - complete!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_AYUa9E7-5Hf4kigSQBjpGZpwfzgU5e1G0D5JyPuvRbcai4v9UlC9SoX9pnVdjf96X4Et3bFvTY1TwhOGG2TYhMyhlj7nhjQHtNE0rq9HhdfJwSqY7oVtyGKOKW7tTahNBacd0bQy5b0Qlion2Dj1dOUoNRlnfbxGR99YHtNusPG57IiW3TaK6I7DA/s1680/balvl2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1680" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_AYUa9E7-5Hf4kigSQBjpGZpwfzgU5e1G0D5JyPuvRbcai4v9UlC9SoX9pnVdjf96X4Et3bFvTY1TwhOGG2TYhMyhlj7nhjQHtNE0rq9HhdfJwSqY7oVtyGKOKW7tTahNBacd0bQy5b0Qlion2Dj1dOUoNRlnfbxGR99YHtNusPG57IiW3TaK6I7DA/s320/balvl2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I've refrained from posting weekly updates about this year's build along project (i.e. a project where I show how to build all the terrain and handouts for a little dungeon level - one room/encounter at a time) for fear of it getting mixed up with the #dungeon23 project (as they're both similar in nature - but very much different dungeons).<p></p><p>So, while today saw my last #dungeon23 entry for a while, yesterday also saw the completion of this year's 'build along' (so yeah, it's been a busy month).</p><p>Anyway, since I haven't been talking much about this years project here on the blog, I thought I would do a quick post today that features all of January's videos - just to get caught up... so here goes!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZUL6HXwYdHo" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZUL6HXwYdHo"></iframe></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kw8SSgQ0gvo" width="320" youtube-src-id="kw8SSgQ0gvo"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vbmacoYbx4g" width="320" youtube-src-id="vbmacoYbx4g"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GH_zHPeZgeQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="GH_zHPeZgeQ"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hmXVQsKXjnM" width="320" youtube-src-id="hmXVQsKXjnM"></iframe></div><br /><p>So yeah, that's another level of the 'build along' dungeon done - and if you've been making it yourself, then feel free to post your progress over on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/crookedstaffcommunity">Facebook community page</a> or <a href="https://discord.com/invite/rhDTAAD">Discord</a> server if you like.</p><p>Furthermore, I've been keeping track of the encounters in <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s7AcIrzALflGvxSa-rPvQ3RK39S-qeetF4oZEF1T2YI/edit?usp=sharing">THIS</a> google doc if you're interested in printing out a written copy of the dungeon (though be warned - it's very rough :) ).</p><p>Anyway, if you have been following along, I hope you've enjoyed it - and if not - well... next month I'll be getting back to my normal kind of videos ;)</p>csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-66987846723173667752023-01-31T11:39:00.001+00:002023-01-31T11:42:16.097+00:00#dungeon23 - January - Area 31<p style="text-align: center;"> NOTE: the write-up for this entire level can be found <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-DPDurQqT4nYqGrekSXcBifIil1mmQAzw1GtQqAN3WY/edit?usp=sharing">HERE</a>.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuScR5gFtxhgGB7XUBLILNqBGmf8qqVW4Dm-qXWkxaDy_1rZSnZ7PYPgOKgACsg4E2Ktr7cArq6zLV34X0iIVYAQ6O-CVDBksKKMA4LRR9-ifBE-Vm2M1I3sh4Nhs8TUWr84Zx9U8LoAWIkvRov2TLl6FmMYO08Eq0gwzvqvmEzRwmAToQJ10ah5Lytw/s1610/0131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1610" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuScR5gFtxhgGB7XUBLILNqBGmf8qqVW4Dm-qXWkxaDy_1rZSnZ7PYPgOKgACsg4E2Ktr7cArq6zLV34X0iIVYAQ6O-CVDBksKKMA4LRR9-ifBE-Vm2M1I3sh4Nhs8TUWr84Zx9U8LoAWIkvRov2TLl6FmMYO08Eq0gwzvqvmEzRwmAToQJ10ah5Lytw/s320/0131.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<b>31. SEAT OF ELEMENTAL EARTH</b></p>
<ul><li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Like the
passage leading into it, the floor here is made of packed earth –
but it is uneven and cracked.</p>
</li><li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Opposite the
entrance, and near to the far wall, is a simple throne that appears
to have been carved from a solid block of stone.</p>
</li><li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Slumped upon
the throne is the skeletal figure of a large warrior (with scraps of
rusted armour still strapped to it in places, and a notched blade
resting upon its lap).</p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">ENCOUNTER: Anyone
approaching the throne will cause the skeleton to sit upright and
initiate combat (treat it as a normal skeleton with twice as many HP,
and an additional +1 to hit and to damage). Furthermore, at the
beginning of each round roll a d6 and consult the table below:</p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Nothing happens</li><li>Nothing happens</li><li>The ground trembles as the broken earth rises up in places and slopes
down in others. Choose one PC at random and have them make a suitable
saving throw to avoid falling prone.</li><li>The ground trembles as the broken earth rises up in places and slopes
down in others. Choose two PCs at random and have them make a
suitable saving throw to avoid falling prone.</li><li>1 skeleton claws its way out from underneath one of the slabs in area
30 (it cannot act properly until the next combat round – though it
can still defend itself).*</li><li>2 skeletons claw their way out from underneath some of the slabs in
area 30 (they cannot act properly until the next combat round –
though they can still defend themselves).* </li></ol><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" valign="top" width="100%"><p style="text-align: right;"><i> *note that once all 5 ‘graves’ have been exhausted, roll a
d4 instead.</i></p>
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</tr>
</tbody></table>
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</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">REVELATION: Upon the
finger of the skeleton warrior is the ring of elemental earth (a
golden ring bearing the shield-like emblem pictured below). Anyone
wearing this ring may invoke its power (once per day) and gain a +1
bonus to AC for one hour (due to their skin taking on a stone-like
quality).</p><p align="center" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbn5FdXKSVhzWurgbGGaDRPJ2t4I9BSI1uj_-twJRWyUiWHv9dlz-Eq5S4J2ihqmOYa9wXt-BYfOKTulkLDT7yUIrB0iw3KsWtCyBycfBa9NpDm84E0Z58b149xCz_12WLtL6pfwArc6AzF7elB74p8Vmih3bsSkV9NcOkN65oPOoIV9mfzse53ipHw/s315/earth_ring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="280" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbn5FdXKSVhzWurgbGGaDRPJ2t4I9BSI1uj_-twJRWyUiWHv9dlz-Eq5S4J2ihqmOYa9wXt-BYfOKTulkLDT7yUIrB0iw3KsWtCyBycfBa9NpDm84E0Z58b149xCz_12WLtL6pfwArc6AzF7elB74p8Vmih3bsSkV9NcOkN65oPOoIV9mfzse53ipHw/s1600/earth_ring.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> -
emblem depicted on the elemental ring of earth -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p> <br /><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <b>END OF LEVEL NOTES</b></p><p>And that’s it for the first level of the dungeon!</p><p>And while it’s been a (mostly) fun exercise, I do think that I’m going to take a break from the whole #dungeon23 thing for a while – and maybe come back to it later in the year. </p><p>The main reason for this is largely time related. I have so much stuff that I want to do this year, that taking on another project is a bit unwise – plus, I have to admit that the whole OGL drama that’s been happening this month has sucked a bit of fun out of the hobby (for me at least). </p><p>But yeah, on the whole I’m pretty happy with my progress - and while the dungeon isn’t anything particularly original, I do think that it wouldn’t be a terrible experience to play through it sometime :)</p><p>Plus, it’s also given me a couple of ideas for some new terrain for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/CrookedStaffTerrain">the YouTube channel</a> (as I’m kinda tempted to make a couple of obelisks now – one that looks kinda ‘good’ and the other that’s more sinister in appearance). </p><p>Anyway, I’ll end this post by saying thank you for following along, and here’s a little gif that I’ve put together that tracks each day’s progress. Enjoy… <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHdm0Vj150cesQ7-Iy1m39N_PO7yd3Ir4A6dkOaUtkBCuCTOKBXhg7ia00RH7MT8vR1efbcdUcwlJSTsnIlaT0lg91fKQar4Uvox7KoFU81k5tlX3BafTTeouzUvcPLcAys_ni6dIZgJz5WE3XtZ1UXSHmPfuMWO79gnjwllU6zj8ZsPrjSPtsBwWbg/s403/all_maps.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHdm0Vj150cesQ7-Iy1m39N_PO7yd3Ir4A6dkOaUtkBCuCTOKBXhg7ia00RH7MT8vR1efbcdUcwlJSTsnIlaT0lg91fKQar4Uvox7KoFU81k5tlX3BafTTeouzUvcPLcAys_ni6dIZgJz5WE3XtZ1UXSHmPfuMWO79gnjwllU6zj8ZsPrjSPtsBwWbg/s320/all_maps.gif" width="237" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-66028433140046058322023-01-30T16:42:00.000+00:002023-01-30T16:42:58.092+00:00MINIATURES REVIEW – Boxers (Wargames Atlantic)<p>As some of you might know, last year, <a href="https://wargamesatlantic.com">Wargames Atlantic</a> sent me a couple of sets of their miniatures to check out... <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwksMtafgApUWAGFicBVPVHutCc0H0woftMfMaXJ-afg4ui6D8UeFLC5xVzldRRDKZWz2e5RwtnzMSmgnSbcbzeMjCNIjZmRJNJjtApg8TyhzNSyJfAVZoGOXDCj8apzGlS68iqVwqyUo09lSCzhluYH3FdhoMjvz-KQ3s1vL2YmrPOtWl1hhVwqjBQQ/s800/1boxes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwksMtafgApUWAGFicBVPVHutCc0H0woftMfMaXJ-afg4ui6D8UeFLC5xVzldRRDKZWz2e5RwtnzMSmgnSbcbzeMjCNIjZmRJNJjtApg8TyhzNSyJfAVZoGOXDCj8apzGlS68iqVwqyUo09lSCzhluYH3FdhoMjvz-KQ3s1vL2YmrPOtWl1hhVwqjBQQ/s320/1boxes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> (the three boxes that I received) </p><p style="text-align: left;">...and, if you missed my previous review, you can see some of the ‘bulldogs’ at the end of <a href="https://youtu.be/67XWIz12KvQ?t=688">THIS</a> video (and a follow up review <a href="https://www.crookedstaff.co.uk/2022/08/miniatures-review-bulldogs-wargames.html">HERE</a> on the blog).</p><p style="text-align: left;">However, being mainly a sci-fi and fantasy gamer, I wasn’t quite sure how I could use a set of historical figures from the late 1800s/early 1900s in my games (i.e. the ‘<a href="https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/imperial-conquests/products/boxers">boxers</a>’) – though doubtlessly, if that is a time period that you are interested in, then these mini’s might be exactly the kind of thing that you’re looking for!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwo5ygjrY0ZOsGyUnM1q_ZYXLo44mqA3V1SL0LVXHQSH0RaPikIPkMPyHXsuCW7olxykVKAiVWZZi5cn-Glt9Exq7CBDks25JgR39OqwHnVkSZcWbH5fPJ1ywTcEzCbQurOsmQGHoQz3laM1AKzdzDVlDklDLUCyS9-HGPTLyfHnfDMqdwdpCyy165hQ/s1080/2boxer_sprue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwo5ygjrY0ZOsGyUnM1q_ZYXLo44mqA3V1SL0LVXHQSH0RaPikIPkMPyHXsuCW7olxykVKAiVWZZi5cn-Glt9Exq7CBDks25JgR39OqwHnVkSZcWbH5fPJ1ywTcEzCbQurOsmQGHoQz3laM1AKzdzDVlDklDLUCyS9-HGPTLyfHnfDMqdwdpCyy165hQ/s320/2boxer_sprue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">(there are 6 sprues in the box – for a total of 30 miniatures) <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">That being said, seeing as how a lot of fantasy settings can be fairly anachronistic at times, I thought that if I only used the spears and swords (i.e. if I ignore all of the rifles) – then they’d work perfectly well in the kind of games that I normally like to run.</p><p style="text-align: left;">As such, here’s a ‘monk’ miniature that I’ve assembled and painted up… and I have to say that I’m pretty pleased with how he’s turned out.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexUgtjIUImld0f3htsHg5nPC0SSNdpQpyrOsE_2rDGjo0-ZisMUuBLwDh-5i1701ho7vs_f-43TlWIs9hju-ZqFadiUyaqGDQQZxzk18qogUsYif5ohEDWHaueWVh4VRTx19WQMbjZ40Vm0AqrUpkgvtiomUtInMONYVOCyvzsqlo46PSWVyqRc1HYA/s462/3monk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="462" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexUgtjIUImld0f3htsHg5nPC0SSNdpQpyrOsE_2rDGjo0-ZisMUuBLwDh-5i1701ho7vs_f-43TlWIs9hju-ZqFadiUyaqGDQQZxzk18qogUsYif5ohEDWHaueWVh4VRTx19WQMbjZ40Vm0AqrUpkgvtiomUtInMONYVOCyvzsqlo46PSWVyqRc1HYA/s320/3monk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I mean, he went together easily enough (I used Humbrol poly cement), and there’s plenty of details for washes to do their thing – while at the same time, not being overburdened with too many of the bits and bobs that sometimes plague ‘fantasy’ models.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Furthermore, I also needed to make some spirit models and some statures for an adventure I’ve been writing (it’s the one featured in season two of the dungeon <a href="https://youtu.be/GH_zHPeZgeQ?t=358">BUILD ALONG</a> series) – and these seemed like the perfect models for that.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Mainly because, as I say, that’s something I needed to get painted up for the adventure – but also, to show what these models look like with the most basic of paint jobs (which you can see in the following pic’s).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSTyIRGY4Lg2dd-1R8kqdqgEKv_bEvT4KjgzD5dUujKx8OWboQgGvHdeSQYecEq2a6kgTrwlXh4c8J9eeEpQzoC5t5mBY0AMuWbjs5RawuA42Z413BAGfhynH2dQUdRx5_665tWI4ptubqfYAJrjj2mv2ij35-bUVu1cf4zvrwwutZJYyOrrS73W-zA/s462/4ghosts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="462" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSTyIRGY4Lg2dd-1R8kqdqgEKv_bEvT4KjgzD5dUujKx8OWboQgGvHdeSQYecEq2a6kgTrwlXh4c8J9eeEpQzoC5t5mBY0AMuWbjs5RawuA42Z413BAGfhynH2dQUdRx5_665tWI4ptubqfYAJrjj2mv2ij35-bUVu1cf4zvrwwutZJYyOrrS73W-zA/s320/4ghosts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSpT1hNrlrTJYiOpi2qcaKSIf0gK2kFJMsUxBaD2ogZNbYuVqaEnBs_0P3nALF5uK-OlGQhQ9I3XJakNlKbstj7jBbGDdklaLkZ6iwKa5cPOcDJVa1p3j5-OhuzBU72MgIaxKxaHlOjeQBWwwBV0RTBdNTKLY74robYHueCJKZUzcT7gXaRILo_giZw/s848/5terra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="848" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvSpT1hNrlrTJYiOpi2qcaKSIf0gK2kFJMsUxBaD2ogZNbYuVqaEnBs_0P3nALF5uK-OlGQhQ9I3XJakNlKbstj7jBbGDdklaLkZ6iwKa5cPOcDJVa1p3j5-OhuzBU72MgIaxKxaHlOjeQBWwwBV0RTBdNTKLY74robYHueCJKZUzcT7gXaRILo_giZw/s320/5terra.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">And, I hope you’ll agree, they’ll do the job nicely. The only drawback I can see is that, like all of the other sets, you’re expected to supply your own bases.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Now, for me, that’s not really an issue – as I like to use various size (2mm thick) mdf bases for most of my models – just to maintain a consistent look. But I can see how that might be slightly annoying for some folks.</p><p style="text-align: left;">But yeah, one the whole, they’re another nice set of models – doubly so if the boxer rebellion conflict is something that you are interested in. But like I’ve (hopefully) shown in this article, they can just as easily be put to use in our fantasy games – and they’ve definitely been a good way of adding some more variety to my own model collection.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpxu376EyGNNcxN5axd6XKs2hDCzGcw9_Szpe_R9O1WoxLZ1fx80RJNHzFIJv67-epTguEcEli1_sLuS8sGz6KC0e-rcTjiVzSBlM86xgVfLTj64evEVXJkOpgYJyhEnJWEvG1x9tsGER__3Qkk1t6SuQRiKIg5WSfcnkPCDFkoAH6DhYktIGK2nDFg/s1000/6br_all.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="1000" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpxu376EyGNNcxN5axd6XKs2hDCzGcw9_Szpe_R9O1WoxLZ1fx80RJNHzFIJv67-epTguEcEli1_sLuS8sGz6KC0e-rcTjiVzSBlM86xgVfLTj64evEVXJkOpgYJyhEnJWEvG1x9tsGER__3Qkk1t6SuQRiKIg5WSfcnkPCDFkoAH6DhYktIGK2nDFg/s320/6br_all.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">(a group shot – including another statue that I put together) <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> </p><br /><br />csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-15743080252132054042023-01-30T11:40:00.005+00:002023-01-30T11:40:48.459+00:00#dungeon23 - January - Area 30<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDW-tcKbI5vvSYhuKc6RqrTSxKnUGhaB40QBMoSVtU9Rj9z1qenVHHCFSTgB0lno2o6-NesOMpXmg6YpKAg-bRAaQsaetPFk5pEBsBYEZpKsk3JHLzgylEJlIkR6tCTjSXwRqjxyjPjtu1SKc56Gdhpynb-ZYCvBMVfXK9qGnLie58uFn0BNv7FdSrXA/s1610/0130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1610" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDW-tcKbI5vvSYhuKc6RqrTSxKnUGhaB40QBMoSVtU9Rj9z1qenVHHCFSTgB0lno2o6-NesOMpXmg6YpKAg-bRAaQsaetPFk5pEBsBYEZpKsk3JHLzgylEJlIkR6tCTjSXwRqjxyjPjtu1SKc56Gdhpynb-ZYCvBMVfXK9qGnLie58uFn0BNv7FdSrXA/s320/0130.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<b>30. CURVED PASSAGE</b></p>
<ul><li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">The floor here
is made of packed earth for the most part – save for six burial
slabs (roughly 5ft. square) running down the centre of the passage.</p>
</li><li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Each of these
slabs bears a line or two of text in a long forgotten tongue.</p>
</li></ul>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">REVELATION: Should
any of the stones be lifted up, and the ground beneath them
excavated, a single skeletal figure will be found – buried a few
inches down, and curled up in a fetal position. Buried alongside each
of them is a rusty blade and a tattered shield.</p>
csp_krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429063060868165933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220699595354235703.post-39299150408583511492023-01-29T10:14:00.001+00:002023-01-29T10:14:33.851+00:00#dungeon23 - January - Area 29<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK21L9S9I8okMAJnpWYi0i2e9ADQjaDYfpcZcG-GUIrnFvNjQfvtXshhN67u_k3u4KwTwIVwhcdtXU_BnEQvn8Ylt0KsuiZEFvR0PoqfMBXrvdtU2UTZWNxTFUNNRG88EIK_jGckjwGqXcvh7AaIUpkGV0D5vHlUHnov-3vHnJe8aI5K1MF_fs9PcyQ/s1610/0129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1610" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJK21L9S9I8okMAJnpWYi0i2e9ADQjaDYfpcZcG-GUIrnFvNjQfvtXshhN67u_k3u4KwTwIVwhcdtXU_BnEQvn8Ylt0KsuiZEFvR0PoqfMBXrvdtU2UTZWNxTFUNNRG88EIK_jGckjwGqXcvh7AaIUpkGV0D5vHlUHnov-3vHnJe8aI5K1MF_fs9PcyQ/s320/0129.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<b>29. FORGE OF ELEMENTAL FIRE</b></p>
<ul><li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">The floor of
this chamber is made from obsidian, and against the far wall is a
large forge with its fire lit.</p>
</li><li><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">In each corner
of the room is a small niche – inside of which is set a burning
brazier.</p>
</li></ul>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">REVELATION: None of
the flames in this room give off any heat (they are simply a
realistic version of a continual flame spell). However, further
investigation of the braziers will reveal that, not only has a golden
ring been set in the heart of the flames, but there are also a series
of numbers inscribed upon the floor in front of each. These are as
follows (i.e. the first five number sequence is at the base of the
Northwest brazier, the second four number sequence is in the
Northeast, and so on):</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuA_65Hr37gkT_nxjLqBuYVOHueiNuECdW6x8SL-YyWs4hByotGwKx10RG4LiUAVxsEX7mWdaoLSCPXKt-TfKG19ZYlvjDMu0B8xyeVygZjGQfhjZFG34KaDr3nDyB3REWn0ALGbeh3u_lrxH4hhB5Vz7D8hWfOPDO4YJVmpjeo0fT658TeMxkIphZQ/s867/numbers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="79" data-original-width="867" height="29" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuA_65Hr37gkT_nxjLqBuYVOHueiNuECdW6x8SL-YyWs4hByotGwKx10RG4LiUAVxsEX7mWdaoLSCPXKt-TfKG19ZYlvjDMu0B8xyeVygZjGQfhjZFG34KaDr3nDyB3REWn0ALGbeh3u_lrxH4hhB5Vz7D8hWfOPDO4YJVmpjeo0fT658TeMxkIphZQ/s320/numbers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>To
solve this puzzle a player/character need only replace each of the
numbers with the corresponding letter of the alphabet (i.e. 1=A, 2=B,
3=C, and so on) – and that will reveal that sequence 6·9·18·5
spells out the word FIRE. As such, picking up that ring has no
adverse effect – however, each time an incorrect ring is removed, a
serpentine gout of flame issues from the forge and attacks (treat as
a Fire Snake).</p>
<p><i>(note that the correct ring allows the wearer to cast ‘light’
once per day, whereas an incorrect ring has no special power, and
will be slightly too small to fit upon the finger of the statue in
room 23)</i></p><p align="center" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJTsiZjfZwsOkPg2VoykQ1JvCEZLtwqGBKJM8P1MmlMCPnocBG7EcWLOetwV-A9YzUOMX6l94NCo8anCAB90lgklEMUBa4GAWiE-cNTKD29g6080vTom11pCm9t-L1_bahrU4bOHjeju1_-VsC5gzDi5FZWiDpzMTKiPXiZs4keziXElhAVDtrMnUpg/s315/fire_ring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="280" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJTsiZjfZwsOkPg2VoykQ1JvCEZLtwqGBKJM8P1MmlMCPnocBG7EcWLOetwV-A9YzUOMX6l94NCo8anCAB90lgklEMUBa4GAWiE-cNTKD29g6080vTom11pCm9t-L1_bahrU4bOHjeju1_-VsC5gzDi5FZWiDpzMTKiPXiZs4keziXElhAVDtrMnUpg/s1600/fire_ring.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> - emblem depicted on the elemental ring of fire -</div><p></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"> </p>
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