It will still be a couple of weeks before we do the Wild Sheep Chase session, and while waiting I ended up doing some more crafting on my “finished” project. Two of the three large tree platforms in the adventure are described as enclosed in the trees’ own wood, magically shaped around each platform and […]
Preparing for Sheep, Part V – I Just Can’t Stop Read More »
A couple of weeks ago I started playing around with making some standing stone sorts of monuments as scatter terrain, having watched some videos like this one and this one and deciding that such terrain would be handy to have around. I didn’t actively plan for my symbols of ancient pagan worship to be finished
Menhirs and Henges Read More »
In addition to the poo-er plant I built, my next Mighty Protectors session will feature a fair number of eggs laid by an insectoid alien queen, so I wanted to make some eerie-creepy egg piles to help set the scene. I started out by just making a few simple bases and a couple of corner
Making Alien Insect Eggs Read More »
Most of my crafting is targeted primarily at D&D, in part because so many examples and tutorials are based around items created for a medieval-ish, fantasy-ish universe. But I’ve been trying to add a little scenery for my Mighty Protectors campaign as well. In an upcoming session my players will find themselves aboard a reported-missing
An Alien Poo-er Plant? Read More »
With my outbuildings… outbuilt? … and platforms made and the giant tree stumps created to mount them on, I still needed some finishing structural pieces for the Wild Sheep Chase build. The platforms are connected to the ground and each other by walkways, and the largest platform has interior walls dividing it into several rooms.
Preparing for Sheep, Part 4 – Er, All the Other Stuff Read More »
The final section of the Lost Mines took us a number of sessions spread out over a month or so to complete, due in part to illnesses and interruptions. But last night we finished it up with what should have been a mopping-up operation against a few ghouls in the only remaining unexplored area whose
Phandelver, Part 4 – Wave Echo Cave Read More »
File this one under “I wish I’d thought of this before I made a giant pile of dungeon tiles with wood floors on one side”: I mentioned in a previous post that I’d used a comb-like brush cleaning tool to draw parallel lines in foam to demarcate the slats of a wooden door. I also
Quick Tip: Wood Planks Made Easy Read More »
Most of my “Bits and Pieces” posts so far have led up to this one. It’s where I put together my potions and tankards, candles, furniture, and books and scrolls. I now have an assortment of ready-to-go parts to throw together a wizard’s study, an eating area, an office, etc. I’ll gradually add more so
Bits and Pieces: Putting it all Together Read More »
Taverns need tankards, and wizards’ towers need alchemy supplies. I wanted some of each on hand for encounters where they’re appropriate. The scaling on these will be less than ideal – who can chug down a half-gallon potion of healing in a single six-second combat round? – but they’ll add flavor to the settings they’re
Bits and Pieces: Drinkables Read More »
When it’s time for those NPCs to blow out their candles for the night, they’ll need someplace to lay down and rest! It’s time to make beds. Because even goblins need to sleep This part of the project was born more out of a desire to play with some dollar-store coconut husk baskets I’d picked
Bits and Pieces: Sleeping Arrangements Read More »