(Yes, I went for that pun. Boldly and fearlessly, with reckless disregard for any injuries it may cause!) One of my earlier crafting projects was to make a small collection of doors to lay out on battle mats and dungeon tiles. They were serviceable, but lacked detail, and probably should have been scaled a little […]
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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
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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
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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
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If you were born in the material plane and are not currently undead, you probably need sources of light and warmth. Not wanting my NPCs to suffer needlessly while waiting around for attention from the players, I made some of those. Let there be light! I made a handful of candles by starting with a
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I wanted to make some little tables and chairs to dress up the inhabited parts of encounter areas. I watched a half-dozen or so videos by the usual suspects… and then ended up just kind of winging it based on an assortment of techniques and the bits and pieces of craft woods (and a little
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I want to have an assortment of barrels, casks, sacks, crates, chests, etc. available as dungeon dressing, so I’ve started working on some simple basic pieces. I’m hoping to join the ranks of 3D printer owners later this year, so some of the more detailed items will mostly wait until then, but I wanted to
Bits and Pieces: Storage Read More »
My crafting “things to try” list at this point far exceeds the amount of time I can reasonably dedicate to it. For the big projects – towers, terrain pieces, tile sets, and the like – I tend to pause for a while when I finish one or two significant steps and get back to them
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