tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.comments2018-07-29T06:44:46.060+01:00Brush of Fumbling (Cursed)smilerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-83266005150773182352014-05-11T22:04:02.202+01:002014-05-11T22:04:02.202+01:00No problem - I know your issue with the sun too we...No problem - I know your issue with the sun too well - were I used to live it pretty much never appeared. Where I'm at now it shines almost everyday- however I'm so busy I have nothing to take pictures of!<br /><br />I found taking a different approach to painting really helps, and I've been trying to do that lately (though at times it can be tough), and you are exactly on point with what you said. I've just been trying to relax about painting and not fuss too much on it - it is much more enjoyable than having a painting queue and scheduled times that I am always fretting about. What else has helped my painting a lot was getting rid of that stupid armory spray matte sealant. I can't believe I batched a bunch of my models with it last year (it pretty much ruined any definition in the paint scheme). I'm using a Testors dullcote now and it gets much better results.Sabotage!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00982850972822323951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-61568097939749073852014-05-07T20:11:51.775+01:002014-05-07T20:11:51.775+01:00I can imagine it's hard to get anything done w...I can imagine it's hard to get anything done when you're that busy!<br /><br />Thanks for the compliments on the goblin, I was hoping to get some better photos but the sun only shines when I'm at work :/<br /><br />I've got quite a few bits finished to show as I've been making an effort to just enjoy painting without worrying about the end result too much. None of it will be winning any prizes but I'm happy with the variety and reducing lead/plastic pile!smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-66446774869114869032014-05-02T04:48:55.011+01:002014-05-02T04:48:55.011+01:00Sorry to hear about last year sucking, and that th...Sorry to hear about last year sucking, and that this year hasn't been off to a great start, but it's definitely good to see you back. I wouldn't say the last year has been awful for me, as I've been making progress towards a career I really enjoy, but it has been very stressful and busted my bank. I've not been doing much blogging myself (mostly due to being super busy with clinicals- which pretty much consumed my life for the past nine months), but I really like the goblin and look forward to more stuff from you! Glad that you are still kicking and welcome back. Sabotage!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00982850972822323951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-69847877926494642922013-05-09T20:42:35.493+01:002013-05-09T20:42:35.493+01:00Maybe not elegant but someone trying to get enough...Maybe not elegant but someone trying to get enough blood to fill a bucket so they can soak an axe in it is pretty metal.<br /><br />Viriconium is highly recommended, a collection of short stories set in the same city but the city is never quite the same, you need to get a copy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110549453927697205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-10461643626249230012013-05-09T16:51:19.615+01:002013-05-09T16:51:19.615+01:00Glad you like it, I was happy with the blood soaki...Glad you like it, I was happy with the blood soaking idea as well, though I don't know if it's the most elegant, mechanically.<br /><br />I've not heard of Viriconium, I take it it's worth checking out?<br /><br />I will be using the double roll to break, just missed it out. Post edited.smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-19312825260359048522013-05-09T03:12:52.188+01:002013-05-09T03:12:52.188+01:00Uuuuughh yeah that's what I'm talking abou...Uuuuughh yeah that's what I'm talking about.<br />The way you've laid out the quality levels is gorgeous and leaving Bloodiron in a bucket is genius. The Ceramic Sword and Glass Dagger give me happy Viriconium vibes.<br /><br />Are you going to be using the 'roll double damage die after every attack' rule for the chance of breaking during combat due to poor maintenance, or only have them break when they reach the limit?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110549453927697205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-51774962559144503732013-05-05T11:27:28.800+01:002013-05-05T11:27:28.800+01:00I love PCs having pets, my problem with animal com...I love PCs having pets, my problem with animal companions is that they shouldn't be handed out because you're a certain class, they should be earned in the game. That way when Sparky, your PCs beloved terrier, is torn apart by giant fungal rats it means something. I've even written up some rules for dogs levelling up (http://brushoffumbling.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/dogs-for-labyrinth-lord.html), I might write something a little more generic for other animals.<br /><br />Do it! There's so much flexibility in the OSR rulesets that you can twist them to be whatever you want. If you want some inspiration check out the play reports on Dreams in the Lich House (Gothic Greyhawk for traditional D&D, Black City for sci fantasy with vikings), Wampus Country (fairytaleish, though better than that sounds), Dungeon of Signs (ASE for weird gonzo with awesome location based adventures, HMS Appollyon for gothic steampunk on a giant boat) and Last Gasp (a few one shots, each with more good ideas than most 80 page published modules). All the links are in my blog roll, let me know how it goes. smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-30757625243498545102013-05-05T00:13:31.678+01:002013-05-05T00:13:31.678+01:00These are really well done Smiler, definitely some...These are really well done Smiler, definitely some cool ideas. I love where you went with the Orc. I also thought it was bizarre a Ranger would be able to cast spells, and while I thought it was a neat idea to have an animal companion, I don't think there is a way they can be done without make the game clunky mechanically. Every game I've played with them they are just awkward and either way too useful or next to useless. Regardless of their usefulness, they were always a pain in the ass to manage.<br /><br />I'm moving across the State here pretty soon to finish up my school, and have been talking to some of my Role-playing buddies about doing some kind of role-playing online once a week, and I've been really considering giving one of the OSR rulesets a shot.Sabotage!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00982850972822323951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-28287519005860850872013-04-22T00:03:59.457+01:002013-04-22T00:03:59.457+01:00Those are cool, definitely have an Eldar feel. Cha...Those are cool, definitely have an Eldar feel. Chapterhouse do produce a couple of Eldar models and they look pretty good but are pretty much carbon copy GW Eldar in terms of the look, I'd like to find something that has the Eldar feel but expands the 40k universe with a different look.<br /><br />For Tau I just assume there are plenty of Gundam style models that could be re-purposed, although infantry might be more difficult. There are Infinity models that could work if not for the scale and I suspect that the scale would cause problems with a lot of alternatives.<br /><br />One of the things that I don't like about the evolution of GW and the game is how every aspect of the universe has become pinned down thanks to the sheer quantity of books and other materials produced. The amount of times I've read thread on forums where people are saying "You can't do it like that, read page 83 of Angels of teh Emporers Death", makes me long for the days of 2nd edition more than anything. I feel like using models that retain the feel of GWs armies but with a different aesthetic helps to remind people that there is more to the 40k universe than GWs "official" fluff.smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-7733670271615555562013-04-21T20:01:16.740+01:002013-04-21T20:01:16.740+01:00You're right. There are more and more good Ork...You're right. There are more and more good Orky miniatures though, and maybe some Tau-likes out there, but the Eldar especially are unusual still. Chapterhouse do have that bike rider. Once Puppetswar and the like get round to that kind of look though, things could turn right around.<br /><br />Relic found these, but only really for Epic:<br /><br />http://www.lead-space.net/?p=834Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-71647767566633905992013-04-21T00:02:23.218+01:002013-04-21T00:02:23.218+01:00My pleasure.
I've been thinking of how to do ...My pleasure.<br /><br />I've been thinking of how to do a master list, I think a wiki would work. If you could get people from places like DakkaDakka and Bolter & Chainsword involved it would probably grow pretty quickly and the constant flux of links changing as websites are changed and companies die could be kept up with.<br /><br />I think the main issue with moving away from the GW aesthetic is the xenos races, finding minis that would fit for the Eldar for example would be pretty hard, any ideas?smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-60774094351245492002013-04-20T20:30:35.830+01:002013-04-20T20:30:35.830+01:00Some of these I've never even seen before - go...Some of these I've never even seen before - good job finding them, and thanks for taking the time to collect the links up in one place like this. I can see it being a very useful resource, not to mention inspirational.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-85165080135881517732013-04-12T00:45:46.808+01:002013-04-12T00:45:46.808+01:00Haha no, in the adventure there are a number of sp...Haha no, in the adventure there are a number of spots where there are phrases carved into the walls or wherever. The GM hands the translation to the player and if the player reads it out then bad things happen to the whole party. In this case the phrase would have forced the PCs to save or be forced to tattoo themselves with a symbol that would stop them ever receiving magical healing again and could only be removed by a remove curse (if I remember right).<br /><br />The player wisely realised it was a trap but thought that the tattoo would be useful, so voluntarily tattooed it on himself. He later revealed it to an altar expecting something to happen, it was seriously hard to keep a straight face! I chuckled about that for weeks after.<br /><br />The funny thing is that in the 2nd session the same player got his PCs in trouble again, he seems to have a knack for it.smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-6507418343241905452013-04-11T21:51:40.241+01:002013-04-11T21:51:40.241+01:00Whoa, was Renic against magic healing and it was p...Whoa, was Renic against magic healing and it was part of his character's personality? Reading the paragraph just made it seem like he found the symbol, thought it was cool, and tattooed on himself being totally ignorant to it's meaning....I know that's probably not the case, but it's the scenario that first appeared in my mind. I couldn't stop laughing (I also imagined it was tattooed on his forehead). Sabotage!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00982850972822323951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-47490735810798784822013-03-23T17:11:08.028+00:002013-03-23T17:11:08.028+00:00Thanks on the beastmen! I found a company that sel...Thanks on the beastmen! I found a company that sells lots of different animalman models, it's very tempting (http://ironwindmetals.com/store/index.php?cPath=265_301).<br /><br />Oh yes, I'm expecting deaths to be frequent early on, until some levels have been gained and my players have learnt when to run. They have very little gaming experience currently and, like me, know most of their roleplaying from computer games where there is always a quicksave to let you try again.<br /><br />In our first session there was one death as the party faced down a mummy and started to get badly beaten. Only after one character went down and most others were close to death did they get some lucky rolls and finally take it out. Death Frost Doom is a very low combat adventure so I think the novelty of a hard fight made them more foolhardy than they might otherwise have been but until they learn to fight smarter they'll have to expect deaths.<br /><br />I'm being strict with when death occurs (at -3hp or -level if over level 3), so no soft padding of 10 negative hp, and resurrection will only be available in very few places, simply being far too high a level for most NPC clerics. On top of that starting characters get a very small amount of money, so no chance of heavy armour or carrying 10 flasks of oil each. I'm hoping that this encourages them to play well and when characters do survive it will (hopefully!) feel like the well earned reward that it is.smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-63113890940164098552013-03-23T11:13:23.955+00:002013-03-23T11:13:23.955+00:00Yeah it's really amazing to observe how much l...Yeah it's really amazing to observe how much longer it takes to create race & class characters vs race-as-class. Of course it's only relevant occasionally -- depending how often players need to create characters (i.e. how deadly the campaign is).<br /><br />As the time concerns you, it sounds like you feel there may be a lot more chargen as the campaign goes along...?<br /><br />Btw, beastmen sound great :)Gavin Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362875699031245377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-2596227759121856112013-02-07T19:56:58.289+00:002013-02-07T19:56:58.289+00:00Thanks man. He's getting better but it's g...Thanks man. He's getting better but it's going to be slow progress, we'll be spending a lot of time staying with family so we can visit the hospital regularly.<br /><br />Wow that's a lot of models! Full armies are a nightmare, and I find armour particularly time consuming to paint because it's so much less forgiving. Because we're going to be playing 2nd edition I only need small forces allowing me to mess around more with what I paint. I've already been distracted from my Crimson Fists by ideas for some Slaaneshi CSM in dayglow colours. smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-73018640949008148902013-02-05T06:59:04.513+00:002013-02-05T06:59:04.513+00:00I'm sorry to hear about your girlfriend's ...I'm sorry to hear about your girlfriend's father man, I hope he does as well as possible. I look forward to your further updates, and I will agree with you painting a full Warhammer army is nuts (I painted a roughly 4k point IG army with about 150-175 infantry and 12 vehicles and it was a nightmare).Sabotage!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00982850972822323951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-79952461498603463272012-12-12T17:16:55.799+00:002012-12-12T17:16:55.799+00:00Thanks! I've never really painted animals or f...Thanks! I've never really painted animals or fur before and I'm not completely happy with the owlbear,it feels like it should have more detail or something. I have to pick up one of those liches, it's one of their best minis, get some pics up once its painted! <br /><br />The wizard is very pulpy, I love how the sculptor has just ran with the concept, I'm looking forward to painting him. The pirate dwarf was a bit of a gamble, I picked him up because he was cheap as much as anything, but it paid off. And the pin striping was much less painful than I expected!<br /><br />smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-76386910061171906102012-12-11T23:14:46.459+00:002012-12-11T23:14:46.459+00:00Looking good Smiler! I like these older miniatures...Looking good Smiler! I like these older miniatures you are painting, they are loaded with character. The wizard with a monkey (yes, a monkey!) familiar is very cool and has a nice pulpy feel to him!<br /><br />I love your paint job on the Owlbear, that is a fantastic miniatures and you have painted him up really well. I need to paint my OW Lich/Mummies/ Hobgoblins one of these days, they are just too cool.<br /><br />That pirate dwarf is really an odd miniature, but he has lots of character that is for sure. You did a great job with pin-striping the pants. Very solid line work!Sabotage!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00982850972822323951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-13002546067827870102012-12-07T21:15:06.750+00:002012-12-07T21:15:06.750+00:00Thanks! Gruesome definitely seems to be my go to c...Thanks! Gruesome definitely seems to be my go to choice when coming up with monsters :)smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-81485838582073303222012-12-07T08:23:09.296+00:002012-12-07T08:23:09.296+00:00Nice! Very gruesome :)Nice! Very gruesome :)Gavin Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362875699031245377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-50227071843144976172012-11-29T21:19:06.355+00:002012-11-29T21:19:06.355+00:00Liches are the best undead by a long, long way, pu...Liches are the best undead by a long, long way, pure malevolent evil. Thinking of a really good use for one is on my to do list for my (still not started campaign), especially as both my current players have seen the lich in Adventure Time in action and there will be some understanding of what they're up against!<br /><br />That's interesting about mummies, do you know if that is part of the Egyptian mythology?<br /><br />Glad you like the zombies, hope you get to use them!smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-75201859546009777382012-11-28T21:58:59.311+00:002012-11-28T21:58:59.311+00:00Mummies are definitely some of my favorite Undead ...Mummies are definitely some of my favorite Undead (probably number two, right behind Liches). I think taking away the Egyptian theme would be better suited to fantasy campaigns, as in a different world I can't imagine such similar cultures existing. I'm not sure if I remember my lore correctly, but I believe mummies were able to cling to their physical bodies out of spite/negatively associated willpower, so greed isn't too far of a step, but different enough to make things interesting. On a side note, I really liked your zombie article, and want to give the "zombie curse" a try the next time I get around to GMing (hopefully I will...). Sabotage!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00982850972822323951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010031279550296405.post-86154943288981307712012-09-20T22:13:02.165+01:002012-09-20T22:13:02.165+01:00The Lich is amazing, it's next on my list, it ...The Lich is amazing, it's next on my list, it helps that they're one of my favourite undead. The bone devil mini is in three parts, the right arm and spear are a separate part with tiny connections. The tail is very thin, I'm going to have to be very careful.<br /><br />It's cool that you've finished up your rules, any plans on posting them?<br /><br />Shame your campaign didn't go the distance but I guess if he didn't like the rules there’s not much you can do once you've started. What exactly didn't he like about them?<br /><br />Thanks! Yeah, I thought it'd act as a nice basis for some simple background if you were in a hurry mid-game and as a springboard for fleshing out an adventure in the planning stages, though I've yet to actually use it. The item descriptions in games like Fallout 1 & 2 were one of my favourite parts, it's such a shame Obsidian didn't put them in to New Vegas.smilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257833553674093590noreply@blogger.com