Dwarven Forge Kickstarter 3, City System

DF has launched an ambitious Kickstarter to expand their game tile system. This one is a modular City building system. With this 3d terrain system, you can now fight above, on or below the streets of your fantasy cities. It was fully funded in the first 20 minutes, and hit a million dollars in the first week.

Here's the intro Video


But that is not all. They have add on Street, door, roof and Sewer packs, that will allow an almost infinite configurations on the table top.

This one is more complicated than their first two KS campaigns but it is not easy building cities. What they have shown us so far is amazing with more freebies and add-ons to unlock as we go along.

Here some images of the prototype setups they have

If you want the best playable and modular terrain that you can buy, this is it. Join this Kickstarter as once this goes retail, the deals won't be nearly as good.

Xin

Cold Wars, and its COLD

Live from fabulous Lancaster PA, it's Cold Wars. Or I should say Snow and Ice Wars. 8 to 10 inches of snow fell yesterday and overnight the temperature plunged to 0°. It is a frozen hell.

Easily 1/3rd of the parking lot is unusable. Bring a snowmobile.

RPG Digital Management Tools

As I've started to write out my D&D campaign, I've decided to go digital. I have been looking at several Campaign management software solutions and so far have not found what I want. At a minimum I'm looking for online access so as I get some free time on the go or at work I can putter around with the campaign. I'd also like a wiki like database with links between items/spells/NPCS/Locations.

This is a list of options so I can cross them off as I go through them.

Realm Works by Lone Wolf Development.
     - Installed Software
     - Online version is subscription based

City of Brass is the new kid on the block, so new that it is still in development.
     -Subscription model is the deal breaker

Evernote is a digital life management tool that some have used for campaign management
     - Not the organizational level of control I want
    + Online tools for all platforms

OneNote is a Microsoft tool for managing information and Office documents
     + Online tools for all platforms
     - Not the organizational level of control I want

Obsidian Portal is an online management tool.
    + Online tools for all platforms
    - Missing GM only NPC section
    - Missing GM adventure section

Some others I know of but not a lot about:
MasterPlan - Installed Software
MyDnDgame - Online!
EpicWords - Online Campaign Manager

Those are what I've found so far. Did I miss any?

Cheers, Xin

Painting update from January

Here's a few things I finished in January, but didn't get around to posting. First up some items to spruce up my Dungeon. One of these days I'll get around to actually playing a game instead of just blogging about it. For me having all the little details really brings a table to life. You can't have enough accessories or scenic items. The more you have the more life like it becomes.

So this is a mix of stuff I've been collecting over the years.

I have a lot more to paint but this is a good start.

WS is Windsword Accessories. I think some of their stuff is Hirst Arts
RB is Reaper Bones
MM is Mega Miniatures, sadly now out of production.

Next up is Otherworld Stirges

 A Stirge is a mosquito-like monster from the 1st edition of AD&D.

Picture from the AD&D Monster Manual

Monster Manual artwork, Stirges attacking.

At Fall In I picked up a Swarm Pack for 1/2 off since Architects of War was dumping their line of Otherworld Mini's. Too bad as I would pick some up at every convention. I hate paying for shipping.

 I got half of them painted up.

Otherworld nailed them spot on as they look in the Monster Manual

Mean little bastards.

Good thing they only have 1 hit die.

Hopefully real life will ease up some so I can get back to painting and terrain building. Until then, thanks for looking, Xin

Building The Lonely Mountain, Part 1

My Friends and are putting on the Battle of Five Armies at Cold Wars. We have started a new blog for the build and the rules we are writing, Blood of Heroes.

Check the build here: Building The Lonely Mountain Part 1

Xin

Big update, Reaper, Otherworld and GW

I've been on a painting tear lately. I'm painting as much as I can. So here is the latest offerings. Some just finished and some finished back in Dec but never got around to posting.

First up is a GW or Marauder Ogre from 1989.  I've used him many times back when the Empire could have Ogre Units. I never was found of the wife beater tee-shirt, so it's been on my painting table for a repaint for the last 5 years. I finally asked my Friend Lou, if he could sculpt on some armor. As you can see below, he did a fantastic job. I also cut off the sword and used a weapon from a Ral Partha Giant.

Next up we have a Reaper Bones Figure, Labella DeMornay, Banshee. It's a great sculpt. The best part is I didn't have to paint it, I just did a light green wash. I mounted it on a 40mm GW base. On the base I added some skeleton bits I had left over from a GW skellie box. I added some static grass, some grass tufts, and flowerd tufts.

Here is another translucent Reaper Bones figure, Ghostly Summons. Another great sculpt of rising spirits. Again I did a light green wash, but this time I added a light white dry brush on the "smokey" parts of the sculpt. Again mounted on a 40mm gw base, The figure has an integral base, which looks like a summoning circle. So I attempted to paint the runes a glowing blue. Not sure how well it comes out in pictures though.

Here is the 2nd of the Otherworld Trolls. I painted the first one up back in June(Link). I picked up the 2nd one off ebay for good price. I forgot the method and paints I used the first time so it took some experimenting to get it to match the first one. Mounted on a GW 40mm base, with some decorative elements.

And last up we go back to Reaper Bones, Vermin Spiders. I've been painting with a dungeon crawl in mind, but I picked up pack of scenic elements from Windsword Accessories with this cool tree stump and log so I wanted to use it for a base. Mounted on 1 inch Fender Washers.

The Windsword tree stump is on the right. The dead tree on the left is a real branch. The large stones are bits of sea glass.

Painted Reaper Monsters

Here are a few more Reaper figures I banged out over the Holidays. Since we had nothing to do on New Years Day, I manged to get a lot of painting done. These are more monsters intended for D&D this year.

First up, Reaper Bones Scorpins. Mounted on metal fender washers and textured with medium gel.

Some adventurers find out how deadly scorpions can be.


Next up are 2 Stone Golems. One is a Reaper Metal and the other is a Reaper Bones. The Bones line really shines with the larger creatures. Very hard to tell them apart.

 Here we have some very old figures facing off. Except for the golems, they are all old GW figures. Some from the mid-80s.

More figures to come, Xin