So, in my current Castle & Crusades campaign our young adventurers are thousands of miles away from home in the continents great desert, the ANZAR. They have been lead hear by an ancient relic, that is guiding the young cleric of the party on a crazy adventure thru the hot desert. This mini, when finished, will be the first representation of the little known desert elves. A race most people believe died out centuries ago. more to come….
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RPGCON V – Part 1
Coming to a small work place office next weekend, I will be hosting the fifth annual RPGCON. I put this event together in the hopes of expanding our player pool, try out new games and introduce new players to role playing games in general. Back in 2012 on a random day in March RPGCON 1 was born. This free, invite only convention brought gamers from other groups together for a 10 hour day of role playing! I came up with this crazy idea to have the day split in half. Three games in the morning, then three other GM’s would take over new games for the afternoon.
Needless to say this went horribly wrong, games ran late, one game group merged with another game, Total chaos! At the end of the day each GM got to pick a reward from a selection of graphic novels that I had brought to the event. Then each GM picked the best player in his group to pick a prize. Everyone had a great time but I know I had to make changes if I was going to continue my little convention the following year.
Now the con had to be stream lined since I realized the mistakes I had made the previous year. First up games would be played all day with a short break for lunch (We do a potluck signup each year). To make it feel more like an actual convention I started making badges for all the attendees. Its become a tradition that I am very proud of and I really enjoy designing the badges. Not much has changed over the last couple years, the average amount of attendees is around 20 people which allows us to keep the games at a reasonable 4 players per game. Plus we have had a great group of GM’s that volunteer each year. Here is a list of the games we have played thus far:
AD&D – 1st & 2nd & 5th editions
Shadowrun
A Song of Fire & Ice
Robotech / Robotech RPG Tactics
Harn – Zombie Apocalypse
Marvel Super Heroes
Savage Worlds – Gas Light
D6 Space adventure
Legend of the Five Rings
G.U.R.P.
- to be continued with this years 5th anniversary special
The Necromancer
A couple months ago I started planning my Castles & Crusades Campaign and I needed a boss for the end of the adventure. I found this figure at my LCS and knew I had found my villain! The pictures didnt turn out as well as I had hoped, lighting wasnt right ect. So I edited them a bit. Let me know what you think and if you would like an evil wizard of your own here are the details:
Availability: In stock
$9.99
Raistlin Majere – Painted
s I showed in a previous post, I have a few members of the Heroes of the lance and I finally started painting Raistlin. I always loved him in the red robes. As you can see by the picture he is wearing a cloak, Now I know some might say that it is supposed to be a hooded cloak but after looking at the back of the mini, it looks like it would work under his robes hood.
I really like how the paint came out on the cloak, rustic, aged almost like leather.
So there you have it, leave me comments.
SKU: DSM7439
Sculptor: Jeff Grace
Materials: Pewter
Sculptor: Jeff Grace
Materials: Pewter
My Way Miniatures – Weapon Team Collectors Pack
“The bundle offer, containing the whole weapon team of Ninjato, Bo, Sai and Nunchaku along with a scenic display specially crafted to house and show off those miniatures in a cool and convenient way. The scenic display is made from resin and has slots for mini bases for each character. This display base is only available as a part of Collectors Pack bundle and cannot be purchased separately.”
HD resin cast, 1/64 scale, comes in 27 pieces total.
Sculpted by Alexander Zigle and Tarasov Roman.
$65.93 us
I found My way Miniatures a few months ago and I have been waiting for this fall to order these Mutant Turtle miniatures. I have been looking to replace my old Darkhorse Miniature line of Turtles for a long time now and these sculpts are amazing!
Now obviously they dont want to get sued by Disney for using the trademark names for these iconic characters and I am fine with that. The turtles have all the correct weapons that any would be TMNT character would want to go into combat with. If you aren’t interested in the Weapon Team Collectors Pack, you can order each turtle separately for $17.86 us
Darksword Miniatures – Dragonlance update 1
So yesterday I was at my local comics shop(the Source comics & games) and I decided to look through the Darksword miniatures for anything new that might catch my eye. Well apparently I havent looked at them in a while because I was shocked to see the mini’s that lay be fore me in the display case.
I had rediscovered the Heroes of the Lance! Now I have to tell you that I own the original Ral Partha Dragonlance Heroes box set and lets face it they arent great sculpts to say the least.
But they where great for when they came out and I used them in many a game. So lets get into my picks for a DarkSword version of the Heroes:
First up we have Tanis half-Elven (DSM-7434)
Sturm Brightblade (DSM-7440)
Laurana (Knight of Solamnia) (DSM-4114)
Fizban/Paladine (DSM-4111) Raistlin Majere (DSM-7439)
Caramon Majere (DSM-7524) Flint Fireforge (DSM-1184)
Goldmoon (DSM- 4110) Tika Waylan (DSM-1103)
I would add a staff to Goldmoon so she looks closer to the original Partha mini.
Kitiara Early years version Dragon Highlord Kitiara
Note: The names listed are character names, not the names of the miniatures. The DSM # is the product sku, this way you can find them on the Darksword site or at your local Hobby/Comic shop
There you have it, my picks for the updated Heroes of the lance miniatures. I know what your thinking ” You didnt pick Riverwind or Tasslehoff Burfoot!” and your right, I havent found a mini for Tas yet but I did see one that would work well for Riverwind but I cant find the mini on their site. when I do i’ll add it to the list. Let me know what you think!
Left to Right: Fizban, Sturm, Flint, Raistlin
Raistlin, Flint, Tanis in primer
Episode 22 – RPG Corner – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
On this episode of RPG Corner we head back to Palladium Books to talk Turtles and other mutated animals! Between AD&D games we found this sweet rpg which I instantly had to play! Turtles man! If anyone has played this, we would love to hear from you! Leave us a message and tell us what animal you played and what you liked or didnt like about the system. I also added a list of all the supplements that came out for TMNT.
TMNT Books and Supplements:
TMNT and other Strangeness
Price: $9.95
Page Count:110
Date Published:1985
Publisher: Palladium Books
TMNT – After the Bomb
Price: $5.95
Page Count: 49
Date Published: 1986
Publisher:Palladium Books
Road Hogs – Supplement
Price: $7.95
Page Count: 48
Date Published:1986
Publisher: Palladium Books
Mutants Down Under (heroes unlimited and TMNT Supplement)
Price: $7.95
Page Count: 48
Date Published:1988
Publisher: Palladium Books
TMNT _ Guide to the Universe (TMNT Supplement)
Price: $7.95
Page Count: 48
Date Published:1987
Publisher: Palladium Books
Truckin’ Turtles
Price: $7.95
Page Count: 48
Date Published:1989
Publisher: Palladium Books
Transdimensional – TMNT (compatible w/ Heroes Unlimited, Beyond the Supernatural and TMNT)
Price: $11.95
Page Count: 112
Date Published:1989
Publisher: Palladium Books
Turtles go Hollywood (heroes unlimited and TMNT Supplement)
Price: $7.95
Page Count: 48
Date Published:1990
Publisher: Palladium Books
Mutants of the Yucatan (Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, TMNT and Rifts)
Price: $7.95
Page Count: 48
Date Published:1990
Publisher: Palladium Books
TMNT RPG accessory Pack (TMNT and Heroes Unlimited Supplement)
Price: $11.95
Page Count: 25 adventure + 2 GM Screens (after the bomb & TMNT)
Date Published:1990
Publisher: Palladium Books
Mutants in Avalon (adventure and source book for After the bomb & Rifts)
Price: $7.95
Page Count: 80
Date Published:1991
Publisher: Palladium Books
Mutants in Orbit (adventure and source book for After the bomd & Rifts)
Price: $7.95
Page Count: 112
Date Published:1992
Publisher: Palladium Books
Early on you could purchase TMNT miniatures to go along with your game. You can find them on ebay from time to time but they arent cheap.
Dont forget about all the toys that are available, most of which are based off the animated tv series.
Kensei (War Gaming miniature) Army Update – 2
As requested, here is an update on my progress.
I decided to change up the arrow placement.
Hello everyone, I have been working (in my spare time) to assemble my Army Box and Indiegogo Perks. I started with the exclusives / Heroes and here are the first minis to be assembled and primed.
Here are a few more pics of the pre-assembled figures
After the figures are glued to their bases, I used a silicone adhesive to fill in the gaps in the base. It came in a couple colors, but I chose clear and it is fully printable.
Constructing a Game Table
So every summer I plan a wood working project and this year I went big with this 7′ X 5′ six person gaming table. I had been thinking about a gaming table for a couple years when I came across this youtube video. Now I will say that a table of this size takes a decent budget and a lot of tools to complete. I wont go into specific costs as prices very by material and region. After finding a set of designs another person made based on this table I went to work. (By the way, verify all dimensions before building… I found a few discrepancies that I had to modify during pre-construction)
After reconsidering using Hickory due to cost and staining issues I decided to use a combination of quality and select Pine boards. If you have a home depot, menards or Lowes in your area you can find a good selection of select pine boards at a affordable price, but you will have to spend some time searching through warped planks. I recommend finding a lumber yard that deals exclusively with lumber, pricing will vary but you’ll be happier with what you find.
The first thing I started with where the legs and lower frame, and look! Its level!!
At this stage I laid out some of the surface frame work.
Now all of the main pieces have been cut and partially assembled. Note all of the hinge pieces routed for the hinges.
Boy that looks pretty doesn’t it? well it was a pain in the but to get it to fit that nicely.
As with most things in this world, the hinges came from China and of course they where not a half inch wide. Luckily for me my dad is a machinist and has a milling machine in his shop, so he shaved both sides down to make the hinge actually .50 ” wide.
Here is a shot of the center joint, note the two different plywood sheets. Unhappy with the crap home depot had on hand they gave me a cabinet grade sheet for the same price. Now I wish I had just bought cabinet grade plywood for both ends of the table, but it isnt an issue. Also the board to the back is removable for disassemble of the table.
Assembly of the top section and the fold down desk.
The table completely assembled and nearly ready for stain. Time to sand!
First coat of stain
Too finish the look of the table I decided against doing a poker felt lined insert for the center. Instead I chose a 1/2″ Black Foamboard cut down to fit the 4 X 6′ center playing surface. I hope you enjoyed my project, let me know what you think.
Kensei (Miniature Wargame) – Indiegogo update
As some of you know I contributed to the Kensei (Miniature Wargame) Indiegogo a few months ago and I just found out that my Perk will be shipped to me sometime this week! Here is a run down of what I will receive for my contribution:
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60€Starter Set
One Starter Pack (28 miniatures) + Extra miniature rewards + Free world-wide shipping cost.
101 out of 150 claimed
Kuge – The Courtiers
The Kuge consider themselves the head of government. Together with the emperor, whom they were related to, they made the great decisions on the fate of the Empire. They have dominated the trade routes and the diplomatic relations with distant places for years. Most of the larger cities were under the Kuge families rule also.
The Kuge clan claims that they are direct descendants of the Emperor and, while he was alive, they went with him around the Court in the Imperial City spending most of their time with court intrigues. They were served and maintained by the taxes payed by the Buke and the Sohei from rural areas. Thus, they got rich because of the labours of others.
After the Emperor’s death, their excessive ambition and the arrogance due to their believing themselves superior prevented them from reaching an agreement. Step by step the trail of death and betrayal in the Imperial City forced them to trust nobody. They went back to their respective hometowns and to the lands they ruled from a distance to isolate and protect themselves from the intrigues of the rest of their caste. They built their own palaces at those rural redoubts, where they imitated life in court, and surrounded themselves with vassals who know how captivate them with their praises. There they lived, each of them believing themselves to be the chosen one to succeed to the golden throne.
The Kuge consider themselves to be honorable simply because they say divine blood flows through their veins and they are certain of they do not have to prove their honor. Thus, they will not hesitate to use the most dishonorable methods to reach their goals.
They are experts on intrigue and on the use of ninjas, who seek protection behind darkness to carry out their plans. Moreover, to obtain foreign weapons, they have started to to let Gaijin preachers in the islands, and these bring with them a strange religion based on sacrifice, and weapons from the distant Nishi.
Above is the image of the Kuge starter pack which includes: (5) Katana Samurai, (10) Yari Ashigaru, (5) Yumi Ashigaru, (5) Teppo, (1) Kuge Clan Hero, (1) Shinobi, (1) Samurai Daisho
Along with the starter pack everyone who contributed to the Indiegogo also receive the following 8 miniatures:
I plan on doing an un boxing video when these arrive so every one can take a look at them. So look for it next month! Be sure to check out all the new Creatures and Heroes available over at their website and be sure and stop by their FaceBook page:
Here are a few more Close up pics of these amazing Miniature Warriors and let us know what you think about these Miniatures. Till next time Greenloontern signing off
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