As the concept of a battle at an oil refinery was percolating in the back of my mind, coincidentally quite a few videos came out from YouTube crafters I follow that dealt with sci-fi or post-apocalyptic builds with components which would lend themselves well to my plans. In particular, the piping and miniature walkways from […]
Modern Build Part 3: Poles, Pipes, and Walkways Read More »
The real world produces trash, and lots of it. The back alleys and industrial areas where some encounters might take place in my modern-era supers campaign would likely be less than pristine in that regard, so it seemed like some mini-garbage scatter would add to the atmosphere there, as well as providing visual cues to
Modern Build Part 2: This One is Garbage *On Purpose* Read More »
The most loosely-defined item on my crafting to-do list amounts to, essentially, “make some modern stuff to use in the (slowly-progressing) Mighty Protectors campaign“. I wanted to make some scatter, such as dumpsters, pallets, and the like, but beyond that I wasn’t entirely sure where I wanted to go with it. Recently, though, while trying
Modern Build Part 1: We’re on the Hiiighwaay to… er… Delaware Read More »
My players are terrible about keeping track of who is carrying what. They’ll take note of items they collect as they go along, but decisions about distribution tend to not get made and inventory lists on character sheets don’t get updated. This is a particular problem for healing potions, where they know the group as
“You find a vial filled with a strange, colorful swirl of liquids.” Read More »
If only I could think of one This Christmas I finally replaced my 5-generation-old mobile phone, whose screen-protector sticker had become a critical structural support over a year ago. After migrating its data over to the new, only-one-generation-out-of-date phone, I decided to weed through the old photos to clean out what I don’t want to
There must be a way to use the word “flock” in a pun Read More »
The crafting posts have slowed to a trickle lately for a number of reasons: madness at work, prepping for the holidays, colder weather making glue and paint in the garage slow to dry… and just that fact that I have something like five projects going simultaneously and getting in each other’s way. Sooner or later
Non Mini Painter Painting More Minis Read More »
I like running big, sprawling outdoor ranged encounters in my campaigns, so I’ve built up a collection of trees as detailed in posts like this one, and this one, and (sort of) this one. I hadn’t done any pine trees yet, though, mainly because I liked the results that Jeremy of Black Magic Craft got
One of the most prolific creators of free downloadable mini designs is Miguel Zavala. He’s the guy who’s famous for 3d modeling every single creature in the 5th Edition Monster Manual, along with many of the entries in Volo’s guide, individual adventures, and more. He makes all his work available for free via his Thingiverse
In the Black Dragon’s Lair Read More »
I’m struggling a little with how to proceed with these posts about miniatures I’ve worked on. I feel that I lack the experience to offer meaningful tutorial-esque information and the patience to chronicle and catalog the colors I’ve used and techniques I’ve tried on a regular basis. At the same time, I want to keep
Non Mini Painter Painting Minis, Episode 4 Read More »
Having recently completed an ocean battle mat, I’ve been aware of the need to actually build something to use in conjunction with it. Some shore terrain, some little islets, a ship and boats, that sort of thing. Armed with a bag of coffee stirrers and some other bits of wood, some dock/pier structures seemed like
A Long Walk Off a Short Pier Read More »