My paper mini basing project is done for now, and after some minor modifications to the trial ones and the creation of a bunch more, I’m pronouncing it a success! The initial set of four I made last time were a little too dark and a little too shiny for my tastes, so I ended […]
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For lack of a large collection of real miniatures for D&D, I’ve been using paper minis and mounting them on binder clips. This works fairly well for a gameplay, but the binder clips have one annoying disadvantage: it’s kind of a pain to remove those little arms after inserting a mini, then to re-install them
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I don’t think I ever explicitly spelled it out, but when I started this blog about getting back into gaming, my intention was to keep things simple and straightforward – using basic tools like gridded mats and printed character images to represent the physical aspects of the game rather than spending a bunch of money
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My original intention was to just leave my paper minis more or less rectangular, not trimming them down to the shape of whatever creature they depicted. I planned this mainly because I felt it would make them more durable and easier to store – no narrow strips to be easily torn, bent, or tangled in
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In my post yesterday about paper minis, I held off on talking about how I was thinking of mounting my minis onto bases – partly because the post had been pretty long already, but mostly because I didn’t yet have all the parts I was planning to use to work toward a good solution. I
So far in this journey back into tabletop gaming, I’ve relied on mapping out tactical combat using paper-glued-to-washers tokens as described in one of my early posts. These have worked out well for the most part, but I’m considering going with an alternative for a while to see how that works out. Some of my
Trying out paper miniatures Read More »
I’ve become mildly fascinated lately with watching videos of folks crafting extensive custom gaming environments – dungeon tiles, landscapes, fancy gaming tables, and the like. I see a lot that I’d really like to try, but for every single project I look at I also see limitations in layout, re-use, practicality, and visibility. It’s all
Up, up , and away! Read More »
My campaign updates here lag my actual campaign by a few weeks, and as of this writing we’ve played through Chapter 9. Chapter 10 will will be large, complex, and multi-faceted, and will include a number of scenarios that take place on a fantasy landscape. So when I visited Days of Knights for their annual
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In my first DIY article about how I’m creating tokens for my campaign, I mentioned a row of small weapon icons printed on my token sheet and promised to explain them later: In Chapter 1, my players faced groups of semi-zombified humans who carried a smattering of weapons among them. I wanted them to be
Armed and… er… Changerous? Read More »
With the basics in hand, it was time to plan our first gaming session. Characters were created, NPCs were rolled up, and some henchmen were hired (or, in this case, brainwashed) to participate in the first adventure of a series that I’d decided to organize in chapter form. Now we needed a way to represent