tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91213378321922517822024-03-19T08:28:54.425+09:00The Chattering HordeAn amateur wargamer's blog devoted to the scurrilous, skittering and downright sneaky Skaven race...Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.comBlogger344125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-74498122132725492892024-03-19T08:28:00.000+09:002024-03-19T08:28:09.243+09:00Lands of Galzyr: The best bimble boardgame?<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDJlOfofimzFQT7XEE5pmh0AGHI5uFfFBfPPfXoecNfGbsDNxS7SEdGYmfQ3-UzP0GhMNb4IlISTJ_L-OjWu2bZtE0KhI_5To_nW1fSnvL5HI0wZfUAcz05naEJWZD146rK7S9yfhLyncOwByjKldFrCJKmBrIsONuHYk85uvxhFx4jpTojiBIyWC2ek/s4624/20240315_102611.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDJlOfofimzFQT7XEE5pmh0AGHI5uFfFBfPPfXoecNfGbsDNxS7SEdGYmfQ3-UzP0GhMNb4IlISTJ_L-OjWu2bZtE0KhI_5To_nW1fSnvL5HI0wZfUAcz05naEJWZD146rK7S9yfhLyncOwByjKldFrCJKmBrIsONuHYk85uvxhFx4jpTojiBIyWC2ek/w400-h300/20240315_102611.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mor the frilled lizard makes his way towards <br />the small town of Chabahr, and the two quests available there.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">A slow walk in spring</h2><div>I previously shared <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2022/11/first-steps-intolands-of-galzyr.html" target="_blank">some early thoughts about Lands of Galzyr</a>, a narrative driven open-world adventure game featuring anthropomorphised characters. I've recently been playing the game more (solo) and stumbled across a term that I think perfectly describes the experience:<div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>bimble</b> (verb)</span></p><p>[intransitive] (<i>British English, informal</i>) </p><p>to walk or travel without hurrying</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>We spent the morning bimbling around the market.</i></li><li><i>I bimbled into town.</i></li></ul><div>(<a href="https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bimble_1" target="_blank">Oxford Learners Dictionaries dot com</a>)</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>In L.o.G. your character will 'bimble' around the world and experience small stories. Called 'scenes' in the game and the (webapp) storybook, these are often stand alone, but they may also be small chains as part of a quest. These are available for any character to choose and pick up from a 'noticeboard' of random quests next to the board once they visit the town where the quest is located. Over the course of a single game you'll measure your success on how much prestige you gain by completing scenes.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgShWSemI7A-4L3HQyy-MciqKGC8hI-3KvUmxxHKZJ8OrFuG2sjjFlcLPnTwXcKlW1UZQPpRS8y769kZOZjXfw5lhWgfivVrhIK4EnWq1HQes1PM3WeVArn-SE7IDZ1WqLFk3kMKX5Qifl-yLCp1wdGPdALkqzhWKSognpO78aGgYpRUNk_Hb1xA4Ct0/s4624/20240315_102625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgShWSemI7A-4L3HQyy-MciqKGC8hI-3KvUmxxHKZJ8OrFuG2sjjFlcLPnTwXcKlW1UZQPpRS8y769kZOZjXfw5lhWgfivVrhIK4EnWq1HQes1PM3WeVArn-SE7IDZ1WqLFk3kMKX5Qifl-yLCp1wdGPdALkqzhWKSognpO78aGgYpRUNk_Hb1xA4Ct0/w400-h300/20240315_102625.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Track your prestige over the course of your adventure.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Does this sound like the kind of experience you want? </div><div><br /></div><div>For many boardgamers, the answer is a firm 'no'. </div><div>They want the excitement and motivation of a story driven by a strong and obvious goal, such as discovering (and ultimately fighting) a great evil. In L.o.G the pleasure to be had from the game comes from the world unfolding (and changing over time) before you as you 'bimble around', the characters and situations you encounter, and the ongoing and self-contained nature of the experience. To use another term that is common, it is a very 'cosy' game.</div><div><br /></div><div>Personally, bimbling around in L.o.G is an experience that makes a nice break from many of the other games that I enjoy. I like the well-written scenes, the generally low stakes (although there are some quests dealing with morality), the quick pace (as a solo player, about an hour), and the simplicity of the mechanisms. Compare this with a game like <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2023/06/what-im-playing-more-hexploring-over.html" target="_blank">Hexplore It: Valley of the Dead King,</a> which I also really enjoy! A race against time where the whole focus of the game is levelling up to face a final climactic battle against a deadly foe.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The appventure continues</h3><div>Yes, L.o.G uses a web app. I think it is handled well and is an essential component of the success of the game (the included sountrack really adds to the experience IMHO). If nothing else, the massive amount of text in the game seems unfeasible to have as a printed book. I also noticed after coming back to the game that the downloadable website had been updated - another benefit. </div><div><br /></div><div>For more info about apps in boardgames, Daniel over at the Dungeon Dive on YouTube posted a good comparison of three of his favorites that use apps to great effect:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Lands of Galzyr</li><li>Mansions of Madness 2e</li><li>Freelancers</li></ul><div>Video below and <a href="https://youtu.be/FlGf6zZGtkk?si=JXH3z55Mc1hsEhve" target="_blank">on YouTube</a>. If you are even remotely interested in thoughtful takes on Dungeon crawl and adventure boardgames you should subscribe!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FlGf6zZGtkk" width="320" youtube-src-id="FlGf6zZGtkk"></iframe></div><br /><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><p></p></div></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-38803022393361719622024-02-09T08:18:00.000+09:002024-02-09T08:18:34.291+09:00A skittering in the night: Skaven in Warhammer The Old World <h2 style="text-align: left;">The Clan lives on</h2><div>The Old World has become new. Joining aspiring new generals (welcome!) are former commanders who left after 8th edition (or older). Ranking up with them are players who never stopped and have been carrying the torch with the 9th Age (<a href="https://the-ninth-age.com/" target="_blank">IX Age Fantasy Battles</a>) or other systems. </div><div><br /></div><div>I imagine many former players (like me) reaching deep into their closets, pulling out old biscuit tins or Tupperware boxes, dusting them off, and slowly opening them. What tissue-protected gold (lead?) and other riches lie within?</div><div><br /></div><div>After taking a look at my <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2024/01/dipping-claw-into-warhammer-old-world.html" target="_blank">painted High Elves</a>, I wanted to see if I could coax my old Skaven into skittering out of the darkness and into the light of day. How many points are they worth? To find out, I turned to 'The Old World Builder' (<a href="https://old-world-builder.com">https://old-world-builder.com</a>) and chucked in the names of my models that are on the official <a href="https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/01/22/old-world-almanack-download-the-legacy-pdfs-here/" target="_blank">Skaven Legacy PDF from GW</a>. Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to plan out a viable army (which has various limitations on different unit types) but instead wanted to see what I have to play with. Out of interest, I added in a few magic items, champions, musicians, and banner bearers in units etc.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Characters</h3><div><div><b><u>Grey Seer & Screaming Bell [455 pts]</u></b></div><div>- Hand weapon</div><div>- D3 Warpstone Tokens</div><div>- Level 4</div><div>- Screaming Bell</div><div>- Ruby Ring of Ruin</div><div>- Warpstone Armour</div><div>- Battle Magic</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_6o9LbNG31QSCUP7xWN7dq6KxTSTYjQzyQZrp_6GiG-JIJxNWZ-2L_zuy-pq_GElYzWBk4Rx6A2DzVow52oXFO-pKj62IkHXtC5D0Ild6reqHeqmPqoR1e2Bx9LClLkJHgb34vm6jloc89zypz6HBhmAnwKxtIiqC9bXJvnyP7RhSqX8HwjoQvnDbYI/s1024/Grey%20seer%20and%20screaming%20bell.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_6o9LbNG31QSCUP7xWN7dq6KxTSTYjQzyQZrp_6GiG-JIJxNWZ-2L_zuy-pq_GElYzWBk4Rx6A2DzVow52oXFO-pKj62IkHXtC5D0Ild6reqHeqmPqoR1e2Bx9LClLkJHgb34vm6jloc89zypz6HBhmAnwKxtIiqC9bXJvnyP7RhSqX8HwjoQvnDbYI/s320/Grey%20seer%20and%20screaming%20bell.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Grey Seer [205 pts]</b></div><div><div>- Hand weapon</div><div>- D3 Warpstone Tokens</div><div>- On foot</div><div>- Dispel Scroll</div><div>- Battle Magic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2InXO-gQhha7S8LObSL6NCoJ-AqoZCzpL3BaH1-e0_fzmIdm-_JQnMKfTqVn1ZXvZ_2PaJk0NNAVQu4xbvP7xMXrENe4ROgQr0S2xgES2g0V80DipwqCGyjBCALkX9H0JO6R7U9XMwvQbMB8r85cCbvp-lJLxu_RjOvxZf4I_Xoqxend_UTSG1MpR_Hc/s320/Chieftain%20banner%20bearer.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b><u>Plague Priest & Plague Furnace [296 pts]</u></b></div><div><div>- Hand weapon</div><div>- Plague censer</div><div>- Level 2</div><div>- Plague Furnace</div><div>- Daemonology</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3pXKWVqI1-XILOwE5NIdS0pQuc_Gsjmksmh_0tQ4AFfMz0EVZPaeESTZhNJEeIkd5_Dlj9kgXWwae9JZYbO9T0IsCjWXGaXyGc46Tah46czMHGlGwxC4A__LyOKpeAVlV_7z_gbOraqPrfJ1Wb_R0cv25MbmuquXtCK3sr3da7zNZF089NF7vAHF9po/s1024/Plague%20priest.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3pXKWVqI1-XILOwE5NIdS0pQuc_Gsjmksmh_0tQ4AFfMz0EVZPaeESTZhNJEeIkd5_Dlj9kgXWwae9JZYbO9T0IsCjWXGaXyGc46Tah46czMHGlGwxC4A__LyOKpeAVlV_7z_gbOraqPrfJ1Wb_R0cv25MbmuquXtCK3sr3da7zNZF089NF7vAHF9po/s320/Plague%20priest.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WQgl_PiDK7GDgf1mkIhqB1052fZ6BB0h-T8sifjAh11BkX8QIEXhcS7h1yzz5BU48NGILAfKfKIH6e27rWvWGE0-ycfk_C7baukA95trh7cHflbiRWy_spklnpecbhEjCyys3mrP417kadRqlU6NAMwfIUjndQSuDHcZb0nPGdaWFLKT4mBNSfKer9M/s1024/Plague%20monks%20x30.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WQgl_PiDK7GDgf1mkIhqB1052fZ6BB0h-T8sifjAh11BkX8QIEXhcS7h1yzz5BU48NGILAfKfKIH6e27rWvWGE0-ycfk_C7baukA95trh7cHflbiRWy_spklnpecbhEjCyys3mrP417kadRqlU6NAMwfIUjndQSuDHcZb0nPGdaWFLKT4mBNSfKer9M/s320/Plague%20monks%20x30.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b><u>3 Rat Ogres [149 pts]</u></b></div><div><div>- Hand weapons</div><div>- Mutated hides (counts as Heavy armour)</div><div>- 1 Packmaster (Whip</div><div>- 1 per 2 Rat Ogres)</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwzHLAs8Q4FSIdUE7YyBttCr4eDqsDsKdES8p1F_ciLoS7hv7QBA0FxpD4Hmv257f6639-SPhyokfWyEfFGUyS568P_Nq6OFVF__Bx7TJNXM06DlFCK_fEjZUWOAitk0fi1PWcLaJr5vsJCTA4ILHsWAl4XS28FyIak8F4q33dkZyQsdnaXXqdRVWQWM/s1024/Rat%20ogres_classic.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwzHLAs8Q4FSIdUE7YyBttCr4eDqsDsKdES8p1F_ciLoS7hv7QBA0FxpD4Hmv257f6639-SPhyokfWyEfFGUyS568P_Nq6OFVF__Bx7TJNXM06DlFCK_fEjZUWOAitk0fi1PWcLaJr5vsJCTA4ILHsWAl4XS28FyIak8F4q33dkZyQsdnaXXqdRVWQWM/s320/Rat%20ogres_classic.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two 'Old skool' early rat ogre mutants</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div><b><u>3 Rat Ogres [149 pts]</u></b></div><div>- Hand weapons</div><div>- Mutated hides (counts as Heavy armour)</div><div>- 1 Packmaster (Whip</div><div>- 1 per 2 Rat Ogres)</div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lIxpkYuEjcSX28w934MFbl7ByF78kDP7toMetsxNLl-y2s6Zzal-a-covH-UjmVXgXcI_3NOce4JtUETFcWyiyzbSO9bZsXMzWRihHYeGj1LreVQB8dPIKkYtc65fHjA7u8ONyTscQrGjw5RQqYoiF1eL8ZXsU8RZdGXRvrALMlVDuMxHOrE7Dyg39o/s1024/Rat%20ogres_Isle%20of%20blood.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5lIxpkYuEjcSX28w934MFbl7ByF78kDP7toMetsxNLl-y2s6Zzal-a-covH-UjmVXgXcI_3NOce4JtUETFcWyiyzbSO9bZsXMzWRihHYeGj1LreVQB8dPIKkYtc65fHjA7u8ONyTscQrGjw5RQqYoiF1eL8ZXsU8RZdGXRvrALMlVDuMxHOrE7Dyg39o/s320/Rat%20ogres_Isle%20of%20blood.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four r-ogres...</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rare</h3><div><div><b><u>1 Hell Pit Abomination [210 pts]</u></b></div><div>- Warpstone claws</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgHbyR8otLyytpePJfYnJageEmcX6udaXlywXdGYqzm1DgAK6tnaaPFq-CWDUcpwwrXws5ziLnIu9orsPZ5wHvamZ1gbzQXvYqofuSdogOUuHytNfkaBsnxiShCZwLcGc5GJqrQeoeswHx6MdAxR_IPUemif7-mraTO48dXFtAOyzQzmg6DAqNTYJTt4/s320/Doooooomwheel.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>1 Plagueclaw Catapult [110 pts]</u></b></div><div>- Plagueclaw Catapult</div><div>- hand weapons</div><div>- Light armour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGDD6heSfm2fDXHEh4339qFOOoEyiJnKVf3JgFcZO-ucA2dNxLX3Ytb62DrnnK7MC7X6kVfHx5q3xd1NW36JkUS7495Iv60XjzrhHN_DEy7_vLQKOwPxxdoLEi29ZwZoPNs84e_3I6Ewd6vIMXQUNeVb80pgFTT6Wh-J3ojKQYgE9OBQNU7v7mj2_SXw/s1600/Plague%20catapult.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1600" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGDD6heSfm2fDXHEh4339qFOOoEyiJnKVf3JgFcZO-ucA2dNxLX3Ytb62DrnnK7MC7X6kVfHx5q3xd1NW36JkUS7495Iv60XjzrhHN_DEy7_vLQKOwPxxdoLEi29ZwZoPNs84e_3I6Ewd6vIMXQUNeVb80pgFTT6Wh-J3ojKQYgE9OBQNU7v7mj2_SXw/s320/Plague%20catapult.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>1 Warp Lightning Cannon [110 pts]</u></b></div><div>- Warp Lightning Cannon</div><div>- hand weapons</div><div>- Light armour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOB3ffI2xBQNTqLrMcsjRqcmJJj-Jnvz3BWxz8gtx69X6Q2bBKPjI5pfNlpbxbKpS5ykXa7ZQT5Zkdvqm3RvdymBaYVuW3_4nKeCNP5GHpR98FxlHqwYtkQaL545UmAm8Nc8f5PZJdN7kxPnGdVM4nJE2yTKjyp8rGvjQY3frsF_5cP024LWUfonAdbE/s1024/Warp%20lightning%20cannon_metal%20classic.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOB3ffI2xBQNTqLrMcsjRqcmJJj-Jnvz3BWxz8gtx69X6Q2bBKPjI5pfNlpbxbKpS5ykXa7ZQT5Zkdvqm3RvdymBaYVuW3_4nKeCNP5GHpR98FxlHqwYtkQaL545UmAm8Nc8f5PZJdN7kxPnGdVM4nJE2yTKjyp8rGvjQY3frsF_5cP024LWUfonAdbE/s320/Warp%20lightning%20cannon_metal%20classic.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>So, 'How many points are they worth?' </div><div>The answer is 4,349...</div><div><br /></div><div>...but that is not the whole story.</div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The departed</h2><div>A quick scan of the PDF reveals that there are a whole litter of models that didn't make it into WOTC. Those models still look great though and could easily be used in an Old World Skaven army (Snikch as an assassin, Queek as a warlord etc.) For named models, this makes perfect sense, as the game takes place in a completely different era to that in which the 8th Edition took place. For other units, less so, and IMHO to the detriment of the characterful nature of the army...</div><div>...no Skaven slaves? <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Bah!)</span></div><div>...no Vermin Lord? <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Sacrilege!)</span></div><div>...no <i>Doomrocket</i>? (<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Aggressive</span></b> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>s</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>queek and sniffle!</b></span>)</div><div><br /></div><div>So, raise your drinking skulls and pour out a Skavenbrew for those units assigned to the scroll of remembrance.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Skaven Vermin Lord</b></div><div>(Alternative non-GW model, counts as Skaven Vermin lord)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8E0QA8kbitvXx7inBQ1Km0mKsdk1Kt01EY4dLiJSvFJ4Lp4QptsbXybtP-sLvex2564G3ycHEWrRjvWxztDWuKI8bPAQCGK-rJ6mp6rPvyX9ActO_wJlru02xQbOhrPcSjVz_tfd5nEftJdLEaDEXQSXvn6iiKBczpIbdDlBUiZ6GqXv1bHmgU49DsA/s1600/Scar-Skath.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8E0QA8kbitvXx7inBQ1Km0mKsdk1Kt01EY4dLiJSvFJ4Lp4QptsbXybtP-sLvex2564G3ycHEWrRjvWxztDWuKI8bPAQCGK-rJ6mp6rPvyX9ActO_wJlru02xQbOhrPcSjVz_tfd5nEftJdLEaDEXQSXvn6iiKBczpIbdDlBUiZ6GqXv1bHmgU49DsA/s320/Scar-Skath.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Queek Headtaker of Clan Mors</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5grRr7kSjY9LSF16zH9udgwEl6l185ZZMDoqUBa8rKhoZWkUQ02GrmZThcUiYx3EBafpUJxsAgWobWocIU2tvWKqA0n8fry4kXeVb5UQfjx3scvWF5QoRppOICYIpEBAbUlKAHeo2Xyoutc24s26aHDh4Jqi4yoo2j6q5dzCDhmYzThSW1yHDskboYo/s1600/Queek%20Headtaker.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5grRr7kSjY9LSF16zH9udgwEl6l185ZZMDoqUBa8rKhoZWkUQ02GrmZThcUiYx3EBafpUJxsAgWobWocIU2tvWKqA0n8fry4kXeVb5UQfjx3scvWF5QoRppOICYIpEBAbUlKAHeo2Xyoutc24s26aHDh4Jqi4yoo2j6q5dzCDhmYzThSW1yHDskboYo/s320/Queek%20Headtaker.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Deathmaster Snikch</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvTOFz4TlMo_ks9ZrCTSZNgKXDtZv9Z1qTRqlYMOcxd6-d1CDaygxafnWUlp3itI_4vpZ0S71o1wh6-R9cu24QmSAWmPQxamv03aDCmC3Ockv4YFBYNaDt2YQTOFYrtld8RDWtM6Mt8OAoei9KI1fhNoRvHOzP6kxXYh7ztTel-DABwKPsqv3rCRosig/s1600/Assassin.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvTOFz4TlMo_ks9ZrCTSZNgKXDtZv9Z1qTRqlYMOcxd6-d1CDaygxafnWUlp3itI_4vpZ0S71o1wh6-R9cu24QmSAWmPQxamv03aDCmC3Ockv4YFBYNaDt2YQTOFYrtld8RDWtM6Mt8OAoei9KI1fhNoRvHOzP6kxXYh7ztTel-DABwKPsqv3rCRosig/s320/Assassin.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Skaven Slaves</b></div><div>(Old clanrats, used as Skaven slaves)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCu338lHZqMCPTEEgX-6tJV1ctMVsWMDba3WsFi6Pl6VOkJLO4GmdbQ0EBlKBWkuQf-264KbYKHG0iF7lgSBf7XEQdUHIOHpmRluRlftbpLZ5tB26KHHt8_rtA6SLycHlRZzpZWZvsxeAPJ0jX8yM4aFOXAjg9Zkqw8sFwltR3dXBuQfyAc5uV0VvmO5I/s1024/Skaven%20slaves_rats.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCu338lHZqMCPTEEgX-6tJV1ctMVsWMDba3WsFi6Pl6VOkJLO4GmdbQ0EBlKBWkuQf-264KbYKHG0iF7lgSBf7XEQdUHIOHpmRluRlftbpLZ5tB26KHHt8_rtA6SLycHlRZzpZWZvsxeAPJ0jX8yM4aFOXAjg9Zkqw8sFwltR3dXBuQfyAc5uV0VvmO5I/s320/Skaven%20slaves_rats.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>MORE slaves...Goblins, (count as Skaven slaves)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7A0ITFOZOvOXHtQt0lg85olKeIA1hSXEqMSxBYxoQ-v3W42jekX867pDepkB7n_GCbCBkIIQ20k1d_s29fsqCb99ntZeJqrTY1PjKOBzwOkoUixpyc7AyeEy7Bl7sjskPiuDTo-Drr1Nl36wns2UxYFxl5CRU8AjajlH3CSMXM4L3Emq0qxR3dGscgMQ/s1600/Goblin%20slaves.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7A0ITFOZOvOXHtQt0lg85olKeIA1hSXEqMSxBYxoQ-v3W42jekX867pDepkB7n_GCbCBkIIQ20k1d_s29fsqCb99ntZeJqrTY1PjKOBzwOkoUixpyc7AyeEy7Bl7sjskPiuDTo-Drr1Nl36wns2UxYFxl5CRU8AjajlH3CSMXM4L3Emq0qxR3dGscgMQ/s320/Goblin%20slaves.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Not having the units above brings a sense of nostalgia, tinged with regret, but it is what it is!</div><div><br /></div><div>That list in full:</div></div></div><div><div>===</div><div>Skaven [4349 pts]</div><div>Warhammer: The Old World, Skaven</div><div>===</div><div><br /></div><div>++ Characters [1236 pts] ++</div><div><br /></div><div>Skaven Warlord [93 pts]</div><div>- Halberd</div><div>- Light armor</div><div><br /></div><div>Grey Seer [455 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapon</div><div>- D3 Warpstone Tokens</div><div>- Level 4</div><div>- Screaming Bell</div><div>- Ruby Ring of Ruin</div><div>- Warpstone Armour</div><div>- Battle Magic</div><div><br /></div><div>Grey Seer [205 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapon</div><div>- D3 Warpstone Tokens</div><div>- On foot</div><div>- Dispel Scroll</div><div>- Battle Magic</div><div><br /></div><div>Skaven Chieftain [76 pts]</div><div>- Additional hand weapon</div><div>- Heavy Armor</div><div>- Battle Standard Bearer</div><div><br /></div><div>Plague Priest [296 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapon</div><div>- Plague censer</div><div>- Level 2</div><div>- Plague Furnace</div><div>- Daemonology</div><div><br /></div><div>Warlock Engineer [111 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapon</div><div>- Warplock pistol</div><div>- Level 2</div><div>- D3 Warpstone Tokens (default)</div><div>- Battle Magic</div><div><br /></div><div>++ Core Units [1575 pts] ++</div><div><br /></div><div>40 Clanrats [332 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapon</div><div>- Thrusting spear</div><div>- Light armor</div><div>- Shield</div><div>- Clawleader</div><div>- Standard bearer</div><div>- Musician</div><div>- 1 Weapon Team (Hand weapons + Warpfire Thrower + Light armor)</div><div><br /></div><div>40 Clanrats [332 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapon</div><div>- Thrusting spear</div><div>- Light armor</div><div>- Shield</div><div>- Clawleader</div><div>- Standard bearer</div><div>- Musician</div><div>- 1 Weapon Team (Hand weapons + Warpfire Thrower + Light armor)</div><div><br /></div><div>40 Clanrats [327 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapon</div><div>- Thrusting spear</div><div>- Light armor</div><div>- Shield</div><div>- Clawleader</div><div>- Standard bearer</div><div>- Musician</div><div>- 1 Weapon Team (Hand weapons + Poisoned Wind Mortar + Light armor)</div><div><br /></div><div>3 Rat Swarms [108 pts]</div><div>- Claws and fangs (counts as hand weapons)</div><div><br /></div><div>12 Giant Rats [36 pts]</div><div>- Claws and teeth (counts as hand weapons)</div><div><br /></div><div>20 Stormvermin [220 pts]</div><div>- Handweapon</div><div>- Halberds</div><div>- Heavy Armor</div><div>- Fangleader</div><div>- Standard bearer</div><div>- Musician</div><div><br /></div><div>1 Weapon Team [75 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapons</div><div>- Warpfire Thrower</div><div>- Light armor</div><div><br /></div><div>1 Weapon Team [75 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapons</div><div>- Warpfire Thrower</div><div>- Light armor</div><div><br /></div><div>1 Weapon Team [70 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapons</div><div>- Poisoned Wind Mortar</div><div>- Light armor</div><div><br /></div><div>++ Special Units [963 pts] ++</div><div><br /></div><div>3 Rat Ogres [149 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapons</div><div>- Mutated hides (counts as Heavy armour)</div><div>- 1 Packmaster (Whip</div><div>- 1 per 2 Rat Ogres)</div><div><br /></div><div>3 Rat Ogres [149 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapons</div><div>- Mutated hides (counts as Heavy armour)</div><div>- 1 Packmaster (Whip</div><div>- 1 per 2 Rat Ogres)</div><div><br /></div><div>30 Plague Monks [228 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapon</div><div>- Plague Deacon</div><div>- Standard bearer</div><div>- Musician</div><div><br /></div><div>10 Gutter Runners [190 pts]</div><div>- Two hand weapons</div><div>- Sling</div><div>- Ambushers</div><div>- Poisoned Attacks</div><div><br /></div><div>10 Gutter Runners [190 pts]</div><div>- Two hand weapons</div><div>- Sling</div><div>- Ambushers</div><div>- Poisoned Attacks</div><div><br /></div><div>3 Warplock Jezzails [57 pts]</div><div>- Hand weapons</div><div>- warplock jezzails</div><div>- Pavise</div><div><br /></div><div>++ Rare Units [575 pts] ++</div><div><br /></div><div>1 Hell Pit Abomination [210 pts]</div><div>- Warpstone claws</div><div><br /></div><div>1 Doomwheel [145 pts]</div><div>- Warlock: Hand weapon / Rats: Claws and fangs (counts as a hand weapon)</div><div><br /></div><div>1 Warp Lightning Cannon [110 pts]</div><div>- Warp Lightning Cannon</div><div>- hand weapons</div><div>- Light armour</div><div><br /></div><div>1 Plagueclaw Catapult [110 pts]</div><div>- Plagueclaw Catapult</div><div>- hand weapons</div><div>- Light armour</div><div><br /></div><div>---</div><div>Created with "Old World Builder"</div><div><br /></div><div>[https://old-world-builder.com]</div></div><div><br /></div><div>That's all for now. For the next post, I'm thinking of seeing what unpainted High Elf and Skaven units are still in the closet...</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-5532235507028083302024-01-31T22:58:00.001+09:002024-01-31T22:58:52.466+09:00Dipping a claw into Warhammer The Old World<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back from the closet..</span></h2><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i>Warhammer The Old World</i></b> has landed with a thud on desks around the world (except on mine, as it was sold out before I could get one!). Nevertheless, the excitement prompted me to reach into the darkest corner of my cupboard and see what fantasy forces I could rustle up. I emerged from the darkness with a fistful of High Elves and their war machines.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Without the core rulebook I have no idea how the army composition works, and without the 'Forces of Fantasy' book no idea of army lists either. I still thought it would be fun to line up the units (probably the single most fun you can have with miniatures!) and see what I had. Using Old World Builder (<a href="https://old-world-builder.com/" target="_blank">https://old-world-builder.com/</a>) I <i>was </i>able to get a sense of what these old models might become in an Old-World battle, and how many points they might make up. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The result?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Well over 2,500 points I think - certainly enough to do some damage!</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Painted and ready to party:</span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Lords</span></h4><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Prince [158 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Lance, Full Plate Armor, Barded Elven Steed)</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Noble [75 pts]<br />(Hand weapon, Heavy armour, Shield, On foot)</span></div><h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxDUejXyBVe56YcyWo2PTAY0wimlXmaeo6NHtcrXrQ_LJ20yAZmzpvkvHdfGNsehKMIcfi_0ml-pSMAjuh2wb-cZog-YenBTGkrHQ7Ltbul1Haoh-xwAyq-W9sHAdvsKwxmB6yVn2EOYrJVNoaA9Pc2_GPKwZGSRL3MNvVZa6xKsWQDS2QXFKUWTlJ5U/s2988/20150128_233548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="2842" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxDUejXyBVe56YcyWo2PTAY0wimlXmaeo6NHtcrXrQ_LJ20yAZmzpvkvHdfGNsehKMIcfi_0ml-pSMAjuh2wb-cZog-YenBTGkrHQ7Ltbul1Haoh-xwAyq-W9sHAdvsKwxmB6yVn2EOYrJVNoaA9Pc2_GPKwZGSRL3MNvVZa6xKsWQDS2QXFKUWTlJ5U/w380-h400/20150128_233548.jpg" width="380" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Heroes</span></h4><span style="font-family: arial;">Hero (Selafyn)<br />Noble [72 pts]<br />(Hand weapon, Light armour, Shield, On foot)</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatU702Tlydw-oo1XYAWcnwRwJJZF0VQXgjixL2VlVOQoM-oV9AJLbGgBwS6ARYEqR1Bbd9-6o6StE7ywU0KpCheVcPoYh60ZGVpr0krf3ZwEpw3-ULLi8NgUEUwu2_1aXGLqAauMEpogzVEpMGo4Dwav7N85Ub-qDgSSyqeHeDwf2gcUf-S8q8UjeWtE/s1036/Noble_High_Elf_retouch%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1002" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatU702Tlydw-oo1XYAWcnwRwJJZF0VQXgjixL2VlVOQoM-oV9AJLbGgBwS6ARYEqR1Bbd9-6o6StE7ywU0KpCheVcPoYh60ZGVpr0krf3ZwEpw3-ULLi8NgUEUwu2_1aXGLqAauMEpogzVEpMGo4Dwav7N85Ub-qDgSSyqeHeDwf2gcUf-S8q8UjeWtE/w386-h400/Noble_High_Elf_retouch%20(3).jpg" width="386" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">High Elf Noble (with Battle standard)<br />Noble [160 pts]<br />(Hand weapon, Heavy armour, Shield, Battle Standard Bearer, On foot, Battle Banner)</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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arial;">x2Mages: [220 pts] (110 x2)<br />(Hand weapon, Upgrade to Level 2, On foot, High Magic)</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiur4HCV1LqhFiB8SwCKmipf7nQ3EzxzECVws8EB2_mWatrduJCuzABYM_G90P2CHR113aw0lRJ20YfMTRVdpQBE1957uHjjAgkwuxNBbas7DG8cCBb6KXnIOJI4cC1YGDuebpLLAAS6cxYJOPRWeXcfgSBq3glt0DEfxJaVXAu0by66d35irrMFQXCPf8/s1600/High%20Elf%20archmage_mage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="809" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiur4HCV1LqhFiB8SwCKmipf7nQ3EzxzECVws8EB2_mWatrduJCuzABYM_G90P2CHR113aw0lRJ20YfMTRVdpQBE1957uHjjAgkwuxNBbas7DG8cCBb6KXnIOJI4cC1YGDuebpLLAAS6cxYJOPRWeXcfgSBq3glt0DEfxJaVXAu0by66d35irrMFQXCPf8/w203-h400/High%20Elf%20archmage_mage.jpg" width="203" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br 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arial;">Core</span></h4><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;">Archers x20<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Elven Archers [115 pts]</span></li></ul>(Hand weapons, Longbows, No armour, Sentinel (champion), Standard bearer, Musician)<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Elven Archers [115 pts]</span></li></ul>(Hand weapons, Longbows, No armour, Sentinel (champion), Standard bearer, Musician)</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh09mshjHam3cgvn0s81qQxRoY3y5nHBgZ7_qRw1eWhTArR98ZTQus0vqjvok87mS55Kxk6IBkPQGtT4KKzydMRTmdGyFmnHx2pyzMW5isclVoezb2wDW2tPzJp6qthwU9qkhFgU2N3hEM-tNqvHUlJNopbTAPkhEb0reMorhFsL_YM99vJaourtDHZfU/s1600/High%20elf%20archers%20_10_A.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh09mshjHam3cgvn0s81qQxRoY3y5nHBgZ7_qRw1eWhTArR98ZTQus0vqjvok87mS55Kxk6IBkPQGtT4KKzydMRTmdGyFmnHx2pyzMW5isclVoezb2wDW2tPzJp6qthwU9qkhFgU2N3hEM-tNqvHUlJNopbTAPkhEb0reMorhFsL_YM99vJaourtDHZfU/w400-h300/High%20elf%20archers%20_10_A.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGgJdhREyTtq9BgAu__7SQHXakw6-01HtIyxvm3HYmOT5EDahuyfHhPlLQuSBFDZHVaYnYiYSjbhYIImde98XQhhLqll2c01sCxwtnLyIAIdl4UQy4lRrv0esvjOb-NBp1MYZBHMNOlsOXiybcIDJ2tQ-X0cF9e9BXUJJmIEeHnnowZYi5vlMEh_SQoM/s1600/High%20elf%20archers_10_B.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" 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arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Ellyrian Reavers [200 pts]<br />(Hand weapons, Cavalry Spears, Hooves (counts as a hand weapon), Light armour, Shortbows, Harbinger (champion), Standard bearer, Musician)</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxzM3PvkLyQNm3nj_eqT_RQ4Pz-PoyjuRFYDrtjPQfUQEsKukhMknzQXx6aPwKk25KHYMeIktFFoe9hJVdCmtqXJ3r_PnjMNbYmYNvYRI9uVN2kNx4T-mmktHbhMX0_YmC4tS_o5WYMNZFOF_qWI4GlTVpbXmURtOWW5p254XrLu_6l9e2dPDvftZPDw/s1600/High%20Elf%20reavers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" 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pts]</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Eagle Claw Bolt Thrower [80 pts]</span></li></ul></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92G09ta-_UMDsrl26V8Ye7LYgjVuhW85ext8SX3-QGoiAATF6Esm86APdmpWk5sRvJcyXGtXYuQi1z84kvA30k3KzqITd_SD6z94q45yb-L17HQwtIBezkhQ9knlRQIjSoLum0SXshCNkL98d8XV73MnUAGTswLEpEnAINoXC4kxVB5DY-1lq4l4a1GY/s1600/Bolt%20throwers.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92G09ta-_UMDsrl26V8Ye7LYgjVuhW85ext8SX3-QGoiAATF6Esm86APdmpWk5sRvJcyXGtXYuQi1z84kvA30k3KzqITd_SD6z94q45yb-L17HQwtIBezkhQ9knlRQIjSoLum0SXshCNkL98d8XV73MnUAGTswLEpEnAINoXC4kxVB5DY-1lq4l4a1GY/s320/Bolt%20throwers.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Swordmasters of Hoeth x20 [336]<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Swordmasters [168 pts]</span></li></ul>(Sword of Hoeth, Heavy armour, Drilled, Bladelord, Standard bearer, Musician )<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Swordmasters [168 pts]</span></li></ul>(Sword of Hoeth, Heavy armour, Drilled, Bladelord, Standard bearer, Musician )</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcOGsFoVzrHlrCWuthuFRigjlylzJYUxHRlj_JlA_Otg00NEUK5v85O2uEckf1Ps9D6_Ix0jm4ADy7Sg8FX4czSGZAg0EcXdruV-CyIcIOZaFXLWvVNkMXe9vFUn6nrW5B2ELp9d7Abe15nPMtiBrZEQPM3ZhtesGyKraBKCkIrDV-Sw6Iv-hF2KBzGY/s1600/Swordmasters%20x10_A.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" 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style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1600" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU6p5H8vTKeSox9CxjRzTiann_i4HbDig5GWk9mQroOogSss4x7wANcKF3gH5uZVcQkK_PlGnQ3ZDI3_kowZc6xM7mDY2JhZNP-Wjfl9jxI-hRUuS5V7A72XxhQxFgf85QWbLZseLPk4rM-nVPztWJxCYRCwQzyUGe_QHVjp9fxnqbpJfuoV6ft4aUPM/w400-h249/Lion%20warriors.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Purple Sons of Xereus</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The models above, armed with what I <i>think</i> would be logical equipment (excluding magic items or weapons) would be an army of over 2,500 points on the table.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is that list in full.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">++ Characters [688 pts] ++</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Prince [158 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Lance, Full Plate Armor, Barded Elven Steed)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Noble [75 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Hand weapon, Heavy armour, Shield, On foot)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Noble [160 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Hand weapon, Heavy armour, Shield, Battle Standard Bearer, On foot, Battle Banner)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mage [110 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Hand weapon, Upgrade to Level 2, On foot, High Magic)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mage [110 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Hand weapon, Upgrade to Level 2, On foot, High Magic)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Noble [75 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Hand weapon, Heavy armour, Shield, On foot)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">++ Core Units [1014 pts] ++</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Elven Archers [115 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Hand weapons, Longbows, No armour, Sentinel (champion), Standard bearer, Musician)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Elven Archers [115 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Hand weapons, Longbows, No armour, Sentinel (champion), Standard bearer, Musician)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">18 Elven Spearmen [187 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Hand weapons, Thrusting Spears, Light armour, Shields, Shieldwall, Sentinel (champion), Standard bearer, Musician)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">18 Elven Spearmen [187 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Hand weapons, Thrusting Spears, Light armour, Shields, Shieldwall, Sentinel (champion), Standard bearer, Musician)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Ellyrian Reavers [200 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Hand weapons, Cavalry Spears, Hooves (counts as a hand weapon), Light armour, Shortbows, Harbinger (champion), Standard bearer, Musician)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">8 Silver Helms [210 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Hand weapons, Lances, Hooves (counts as a hand weapon), Heavy armour, Barding, Shields, High Helm (champion), Standard bearer, Musician)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">++ Special Units [634 pts] ++</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">20 White Lions [298 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Chracian Great Blades, Heavy armour, Guardian, Standard bearer, Musician )</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Swordmasters [168 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Sword of Hoeth, Heavy armour, Drilled, Bladelord, Standard bearer, Musician )</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">10 Swordmasters [168 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Sword of Hoeth, Heavy armour, Drilled, Bladelord, Standard bearer, Musician )</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">++ Rare Units [280 pts] ++</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Eagle Claw Bolt Thrower [80 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Eagle Claw Bolt Thrower [80 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Great Eagle [60 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Great Eagle [60 pts]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">---</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Created with "Old World Builder"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">[https://old-world-builder.com]</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Now I'm thinking I should reach back into the cupboard again and see what else I can find!</span></div><p></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-14394800199114940452024-01-25T09:00:00.001+09:002024-01-25T09:00:29.550+09:00Dead Reckoning board game: Mercantile Marauders?<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes;">A pirate's life for you?</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Arrr, the age-old question. Dividing families, friends, and netizens since the early 2000's...</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_versus_Ninjas" target="_blank">Ninjas or pirates</a>?</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMBSxBYuQujCpXKv7q6lOB-Y2cudT7qK0tXnQY-YQuZdLA0wq4hRG7Uw985AxsgwTKeNcID-FKB5d0cBwBskLdjy4hbZK0nCF97uXh6XkbUGnQNvqVxreHViBb7zARfhTyxUeRSYgtdOLNjrxRnKJ_gX-dytLGGsP8epCpJSLDit1_2VLcoazULRZB94/s463/ninja_vs_pirate__who_will_win__by_nagafreak546_d2cv1eg-375w-2x.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="463" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMBSxBYuQujCpXKv7q6lOB-Y2cudT7qK0tXnQY-YQuZdLA0wq4hRG7Uw985AxsgwTKeNcID-FKB5d0cBwBskLdjy4hbZK0nCF97uXh6XkbUGnQNvqVxreHViBb7zARfhTyxUeRSYgtdOLNjrxRnKJ_gX-dytLGGsP8epCpJSLDit1_2VLcoazULRZB94/w400-h281/ninja_vs_pirate__who_will_win__by_nagafreak546_d2cv1eg-375w-2x.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Image credit: ninja vs pirate-who will win? <br />by nagafreak546, via <a href="https://www.deviantart.com/nagafreak546/art/ninja-vs-pirate-who-will-win-142535896" target="_blank">deviantart, CC BY-SA 3.0 </a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />If you answered 'Pirates', then <i>Dead Reckoning</i>, by John D. Clair, may be the board game experience you are looking for.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Published by AEG (2022), <i>Dead Reckoning </i>is a '4X' (Explore, Expand, Exploit, and Exterminate) </span><span style="font-family: arial;">tabletop board game for 1-4 players. Each player takes the role of a ship captain. Over multiple rounds (and a few hours), players will...</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">...travel the high seas, discovering islands (explore)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">...take control of different islands, and wrestle for control of islands owned by others (expand)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">...produce goods on islands they own to fund their activities (exploit)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">...fight other ships, winning plunder and fame (exterminate)</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;">Along the way, you will develop the abilities of your crew and upgrade your ship, moulding both in support of your chosen strategy. More on that below.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In this first (long) look at the game, I overview a few key mechanisms and components in the base game, and share my thoughts after playing a couple of 4-player games. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Are you 'Pirate-curious' about a strategy game with interesting decisions to make each turn, a strong pirate theme, deck building, and a 'sandbox' feel of freedom? Read on.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Play this if you:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...like strategy and planning.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...are looking for a 'sandbox-y' game, with varying viable approaches to play. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...like the satisfaction that comes from upgrading a hand of cards over time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...enjoy resource gathering.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...are happy with light, low-stakes conflict between players.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...don't mind a lot of randomness in combat.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Avoid if you:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...suffer from strong 'analysis paralysis' (there are lots of options to consider).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...live for deterministic combat, where luck plays little or no part.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...prefer short games. (<2 hours)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...dislike any kind of player v. player conflict.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...love pvp, and expect to easily eliminate enemies and for them to suffer heavy consequences for defeat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">+...want a pirate game that delivers a 'swashbuckling story'.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Playing the game.</span></h2><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb4Kuz84l1n-Ydc-h69ZXYZgpu1R6wJE5tjXRXCj_FNeDh4CXT1_1M5vHzJrALjelNWCLvKf7uW_HQYgQA4wQnCpflU6WwlDHc5CZ11kUJL8XTyxcDYt4Z-iYlxp-ZKTCTn3lboEAoYXlarOPtH3oEs4tBKs_25WHyuZz1J7QHkPus7o-P6AacxYdxPo/s2364/DR_Ocean_mid_late%20game.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="2364" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb4Kuz84l1n-Ydc-h69ZXYZgpu1R6wJE5tjXRXCj_FNeDh4CXT1_1M5vHzJrALjelNWCLvKf7uW_HQYgQA4wQnCpflU6WwlDHc5CZ11kUJL8XTyxcDYt4Z-iYlxp-ZKTCTn3lboEAoYXlarOPtH3oEs4tBKs_25WHyuZz1J7QHkPus7o-P6AacxYdxPo/w400-h300/DR_Ocean_mid_late%20game.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearing the end of game.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How you win</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Your objective is to have the most victory points (indicated by coins) at the end of the game. Coins are counted from those you have in your treasure chest (physical coins), resources you control, and upgrades you have purchased (more on those below). Endgame takes the form of a final round, triggered once one player has garnered four 'achievements' (from a varied pool of nine.) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Over the course of the game, which achievements you go for can influence the way you craft and level up your crew. Some focus on aggression (sinking ships and winning battles), others commerce (reaching 30 coins), and yet others territory (exploration, island ownership, buildings etc.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You have time to pursue a mix of strategies based on those achievements. Want the more combat oriented achievements? Upgrade your ship with more cannons, seek out enhancements ('Advancements') for your crew that add combat abilities, and level up those crew that bring more punch to the fight (e.g. the Gunner.) If area control is more your jam - holding islands, building on them and generating resources - you will need to upgrade your purser and buccaneer to help you do this most efficiently!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What you do each round</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Every round, players will be using abilities from their hand of crew cards to put their strategy into action. With the exception of movement and exploring an ocean tile, actions can be taken more than once. These include:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Movement (based on how many sails icons you have on your ship and hand), including exploring an ocean tile.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Playing a card from your hand, or the ability on cards. This can include attacking other ships, developing your islands with buildings, producing gold and barrels, expanding your influence on islands, and more.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Buying an advancement card or resolving an encounter in your space.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Loading, unloading and otherwise managing barrels and money on your ship.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">For example, you could:</span></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Load your ship with barrels in your port (barrels are your currency).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Set sail (giving you a certain amount of movement points).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sail out to sea, for example move one space (1 movement point) to an unexplored ocean tile.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Explore that ocean tile, revealing an island and an 'advancement' card you can buy to upgrade your hand.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Buy that card (paying the cost in barrels from your ship.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sail one further tile out to sea, and stop (you can only explore/ reveal one tile per round.)</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Once your actions are complete in the 'main phase' above, and you have decided whether to go into 'Pirate mode', you'll move into the clean-up phase, where you'll upgrade the cards in your hand using one of the best mechanics in the game.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Card crafting</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This mechanic is probably the biggest U.S.P (unique selling point) for </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Dead Reckoning</i><span style="font-family: arial;">. Designed by John D. Clair and refined over previous games such as </span><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194607/mystic-vale" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Mystic Vale</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> (2016) and </span><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/229491/edge-darkness" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Edge of Darkness</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> (2019), it brings a really enjoyable twist to deckbuilding and levelling up.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3Pz03RGA-aj1O0BCfsIMBDC28IPlRSstRVKELcxihgVlkdBD8OBL3POkOqiyq9DkU9xB2SKIuah4nmTGNsYv9Cqk8UmsFchIQtPwZKcKpiYkDhNesf8KukJ9CfIHnNrUUgw9sH5bX5BKLfMjf0NdMVbJ6OKxQ2TeMM-bzISRldKHcJxXqvA89PX8jsk/s4624/Captain_crew_card.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3Pz03RGA-aj1O0BCfsIMBDC28IPlRSstRVKELcxihgVlkdBD8OBL3POkOqiyq9DkU9xB2SKIuah4nmTGNsYv9Cqk8UmsFchIQtPwZKcKpiYkDhNesf8KukJ9CfIHnNrUUgw9sH5bX5BKLfMjf0NdMVbJ6OKxQ2TeMM-bzISRldKHcJxXqvA89PX8jsk/w400-h300/Captain_crew_card.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A captain, with only a basic action (at bottom)<br />and no advancements sleeved.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Throughout the game, you will have the ability to buy 'Advancements' from the board. Instead of being new cards that you place in your tableau, these are clear plastic cards that slot into the sleeves that make up your crew. Effectively, you are adding new action abilities to each crew member, with every card having space for three advancements (top, middle, and bottom.)</span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVnVnMJFnEf0mvSvJY4uX39OJ3XvjMJ-CWoyhay9Yao6iyEvPMZuFQT11HSEZKtv2JZIf5tHxcgfJfmB4R1p3vpsxmeY6d62hT4X1ZIOA8AhGE36fuFX_E2uvdWOticC2kLUi9FKKjLOGYTG3DOMa7ApkFpT76WAu9geAh3Cc8gampplnYjJIJfWdVno/s900/upgraded%20captain.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVnVnMJFnEf0mvSvJY4uX39OJ3XvjMJ-CWoyhay9Yao6iyEvPMZuFQT11HSEZKtv2JZIf5tHxcgfJfmB4R1p3vpsxmeY6d62hT4X1ZIOA8AhGE36fuFX_E2uvdWOticC2kLUi9FKKjLOGYTG3DOMa7ApkFpT76WAu9geAh3Cc8gampplnYjJIJfWdVno/w300-h400/upgraded%20captain.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Level 4 Captain with 3 advancements, showing<br />a wide variety of abilities.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">At the start of the game, your crew each have basic actions they can take (in the image above, this level 1 captain can 'set 1 sail'). By adding 'advancements', you build the abilities of each. A major part of the game is to keep an eye out for advancements that come into play on explored islands, buying those that might support your strategy, slotting them into the appropriate crew member's sleeve, and building on their abilities or directing them in a new direction. Abilities are indicated using icons and a simple formulae system. So important are advancements that even on another player's turn, we would pay close attention to each reveal, looking to see if the new advancement was a good fit for our hand. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Advancements are organized into 4 levels/ decks and revealed each time a new ocean tile is explored. Each time a player purchases one they are replenished from a thick deck of that same level. Higher level cards (4 being the highest) are revealed on islands furthest away from your home port, requiring more resources to get, and often more barrels to buy.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">If the game <i>only</i> offered these advancements as a way to improve your crew, it would still be interesting, but the icing on the progression cake is the other major card-crafting mechanic at work...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Levelling up cards</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Every turn, you will make a decision about which one crew card from your newly drawn hand of (usually six) cards you will level up to improve their actions. You remove the card from its sleeve and either rotate it or flip it over, giving it a new or improved basic action, in <i>addition </i>to any enhancements that you have sleeved on it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiN4sKw-0VE2ERbKAPfuCtqSC52wCzRbPvT9W-sWoPuucDV1Ui0aj19csows9rosi9XywWx2eus_BP3Mb-9-lwAufFV-OqmehsNMXHaDuu04oo-va9McWGxEpr5J6xebRC3j-oZwiCloOt833xyEqv8xFh_y_L2QPewqOYRHGBYnjZ4SdcYKi2pEcoXsA/s418/card_level_up_example.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="418" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiN4sKw-0VE2ERbKAPfuCtqSC52wCzRbPvT9W-sWoPuucDV1Ui0aj19csows9rosi9XywWx2eus_BP3Mb-9-lwAufFV-OqmehsNMXHaDuu04oo-va9McWGxEpr5J6xebRC3j-oZwiCloOt833xyEqv8xFh_y_L2QPewqOYRHGBYnjZ4SdcYKi2pEcoXsA/w400-h358/card_level_up_example.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Levelling up cards example. Dead Reckoning Rulebook p.12<br />Published by AEG: <a href="https://www.alderac.com/dead-reckoning-rules/">Dead Reckoning Rules - ALDERAC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In the image below, you can see both the level 1 action that this captain can take, and at right, the level 2 action that the captain will have if you level up the card (by rotating it). If you had levelled up to 2, then the info for the level 3 ability would be displayed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFOYWr_SOrWAeSemTCHZ-VDogaf3IIoej_LxpmCJSRbw_9VorREcbOWQEOCbl_bPQWyrFGdrldQsfjGPgx-4YdqenKt96vt9inirjiOqOMq_3sFT6d3UhxFqReOKhgUOf3ZzsKVXWSz-MYdxvdW_iLFPdbLIeFKO6rvnLJF3xxdJCyHgXafU_W09Pfuo/s2444/Captain_crew_card_level_zoom%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2444" data-original-width="1646" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFOYWr_SOrWAeSemTCHZ-VDogaf3IIoej_LxpmCJSRbw_9VorREcbOWQEOCbl_bPQWyrFGdrldQsfjGPgx-4YdqenKt96vt9inirjiOqOMq_3sFT6d3UhxFqReOKhgUOf3ZzsKVXWSz-MYdxvdW_iLFPdbLIeFKO6rvnLJF3xxdJCyHgXafU_W09Pfuo/w270-h400/Captain_crew_card_level_zoom%202.jpg" width="270" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gravity-based battle</span></h3><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNPhqp95kR1ZarUasdqejrhRbOD9mjXYLkTLvUoEd1XpCPW12T6bDeSgqKfggf1ld8fxQleJnoRPieEfwzx2pHZvWWeXGQv1D5lfWMr8hvqMOzCxuNTdlwlVkDbCPMmLaAV2CibBcsZoB0eIrHPr19g0x0A0mCqrXb4tJz2AbQaasBYQYPR7yTcR31cA/s4624/DR_cube%20tower_close.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNPhqp95kR1ZarUasdqejrhRbOD9mjXYLkTLvUoEd1XpCPW12T6bDeSgqKfggf1ld8fxQleJnoRPieEfwzx2pHZvWWeXGQv1D5lfWMr8hvqMOzCxuNTdlwlVkDbCPMmLaAV2CibBcsZoB0eIrHPr19g0x0A0mCqrXb4tJz2AbQaasBYQYPR7yTcR31cA/w400-h300/DR_cube%20tower_close.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battle ship and battle board. Notice the icons!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Naturally player versus player combat plays a part in a game where everyone competes for resources. Opportunities for combat and '<b>exterminating</b>' an enemy come about regularly thanks to some achievements being based around conflict. You also have NPC merchant ships in the game (in the form of enhancement cards) that can be traded with OR attacked (for likely better rewards than the goods the merchant has.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">However, for a pirate game, combat is integrated in a way that makes it possible to avoid combat (or not pursue it as a strategy). To initiate combat with a player on your own turn, you need to play a pirate icon from your hand (and these aren't on every crew card). You can also put your ship into pirate mode at the end of your turn (indicated by a chunky marker). This means that other players who <i>stop</i> (not move through) on your part of the ocean must join battle with you.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In D.R. <i>how</i> combat is conducted and resolved seems to be the part of the game that most splits opinion among players.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">When combat occurs, each side musters cubes based on how many cannon icons they have represented on their ship or cards in their hand (if fighting an NPC merchant, their card will dictate how many cubes they get). Then, the attacking player drops <b>all </b>the cubes (including those of their enemy) into the cube tower. These then spill out onto the dual layer battle board, which is divided into different sections. Each section has different iconography, indicating rewards, damage taken to your ship, or battle strength (which will ultimately decide the victor). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb885NCedQgL5a2dsJeZ139Oji4pGkJe4iLJIrCtreONlqUsIFvSXguKCnDq59g-EuK4TUhQHDX7L6x0Y3vO5oa4QN1hzmtFW36i31exLkOU9P2nevhopdN7aMr7dSzYTwdM3YT0Vcavp1oVJKrdywbN3uvvnGv0srLj0_6wERlrEzC5-iqvClFLwEuI/s1479/do%20the%20drop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1479" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb885NCedQgL5a2dsJeZ139Oji4pGkJe4iLJIrCtreONlqUsIFvSXguKCnDq59g-EuK4TUhQHDX7L6x0Y3vO5oa4QN1hzmtFW36i31exLkOU9P2nevhopdN7aMr7dSzYTwdM3YT0Vcavp1oVJKrdywbN3uvvnGv0srLj0_6wERlrEzC5-iqvClFLwEuI/w400-h300/do%20the%20drop.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The active player drops the cubes for both combatants</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">After the drop, players will redrop any cubes (with extra cubes!) that fall into 'Exploding cube' spaces, and players can use any 'battle abilities' that are on their cards. These might add extra cubes or have another effect.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxpnx-o-joSzcaDLfYCJoRrx8MPMY44r5VV10bCelJYHrLHuHBbvVeI-TBvfsxop4kvICo0Rxqjt-XLMlgYwh5-8CyPqnD1hzlP09HCkIyvm0ueT9-wUkrqh32yTSrJWQXRVd0RtkMfjtNjapwKSjXxTCr9IHa-9xGvIIZJWwEChzI9wHqQgz9GSwn9o/s1479/yellow%20v%20green%20battle%20tower.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1479" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxpnx-o-joSzcaDLfYCJoRrx8MPMY44r5VV10bCelJYHrLHuHBbvVeI-TBvfsxop4kvICo0Rxqjt-XLMlgYwh5-8CyPqnD1hzlP09HCkIyvm0ueT9-wUkrqh32yTSrJWQXRVd0RtkMfjtNjapwKSjXxTCr9IHa-9xGvIIZJWwEChzI9wHqQgz9GSwn9o/w400-h300/yellow%20v%20green%20battle%20tower.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Calculating the victor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The image above shows the aftermath of a battle between green and yellow and is a good illustration of how it might go!</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">An initial drop took place combining all the dice represented by cannon icons on ships.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Along the way, the green player got a cube in the 'exploding cubes' section (in the middle), so they will have dropped that dice and an additional dice. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Both players have reviewed/ played any 'Battle abilities' on their cards. This might be 'drop two more cubes', or 'move any one cube to an adjacent section'.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Many cubes have fallen on spaces offering barrels, gold, or a combination of both. So yellow and green have won lots of plunder which they keep (if it fits on their ship or can be placed on the adjacent island they control.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The green player has done two damage to the yellow player (the 'fire' icons.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">After all drops are done, the winner is determined. The yellow player has won, because they have more 'crowns' from their drop (a total of 6 vs. 4). (Damage does not count towards a win.) </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The winner will take any coins from their opponent's ship, and get a point towards the 'Legendary' and 'Terror of the Sea' achievements.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">By default, the loser (green) takes one damage (it can take 5 before it sinks). If sunk by another player, they get your gold (or 5 gold if you didn't have any on your ship). Your ship then reappears in port (pirate insurance?) on their next turn, with any plunder gained, and you take your next turn as normal.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A few key points:</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">There are </span><i style="font-family: arial;">lots </i><span style="font-family: arial;">of spaces that provide plunder. Even if you lose the combat, your cubes might allow you to pick up barrels and gold.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It isn't easy to sink a ship in one battle. You need to do five damage. (The loser is then valuable to other attacks by other players on their turns though!)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The green player had more cubes than yellow (11 v. 8) and did more damage, but still 'lost' the battle.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Whether this system of combat will appeal is going to be very dependent on what type of gamer you are. It is <i>very </i>random! There will be times when you completely outgun your opponent and have many more cubes and battle abilities than them, but their ONE cube ends up in a 'Battle strength' slot, giving them the victory. You might have similar amounts of cubes, yet theirs give them lots of barrels, gold, and ship damage to inflict on you, and you come off less well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It is all in how the cubes fall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Considering the theme of the game, is this a problem?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Personally, I enjoyed it! I like that it was quite low stakes and there is no player elimination, and I was still excited to see how the cubes would fall. Even if I lose I might come out of the battle with barrels and gold and (unless I'm already damaged) likely sail away. I enjoyed the 'cube dropping' and the battle tower is a nice centrepiece to the game. I also (personally) find it easy to rationalize away that 'Lucky hit' my opponent got to win the battle. Perhaps their single cannonball struck the powder magazine on my ship?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">For players who <b>do </b>want to take a more piratical route, does this make that strategy toothless? I don't think so. Upgrading your ship and enhancing your cards with a focus on combat is still worthwhile, as all those added cubes increase the chance that you will overpower your enemy. Taking the 'Legendary' achievement requires wins in battle, not sunk enemies, and the 'Terror of the Seas' achievement is for sinking just one ship. Even if you don't win, you'll have many more cubes that might give you barrels and/ or gold (if you can carry those barrels in your hold mind you...)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally, the lack of really serious consequences allows less aggressive players to not worry too much about taking on another player or being engaged in combat. You'll always have a <i>chance </i>to win. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In summary, gathering around the tower was a fun experience - where will those cubes end up?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cubes ahoy!</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I've talked a lot about cube combat and card crafting because these two elements were most interesting to me. However, there are other mechanics that play a major part in the game. You'll likely need to integrate several strategies to help you win</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> achievements and victory points. One of these is area control.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yOqEMbH8uoug_gPm1evEizteeKSEH1nFDaWv5uKZ14Llpc3ZgrQxF0x3GtzRjGi-9HwI_o364fsM7LwAeIqWEHWK5UHvMFv_kNBEWlZxGTg84bwr3ADDH8aaYHN1dyRtBQLTiL5kiVqfH-RazlsnmwZ54sZQUN0plkYVWq2PSyG7Ttfw_iQCTxy3yfE/s4624/20231219_090756.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yOqEMbH8uoug_gPm1evEizteeKSEH1nFDaWv5uKZ14Llpc3ZgrQxF0x3GtzRjGi-9HwI_o364fsM7LwAeIqWEHWK5UHvMFv_kNBEWlZxGTg84bwr3ADDH8aaYHN1dyRtBQLTiL5kiVqfH-RazlsnmwZ54sZQUN0plkYVWq2PSyG7Ttfw_iQCTxy3yfE/w400-h300/20231219_090756.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this early part of a game, six ocean tiles (at right) <br />remain unexplored. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As you '<b>explore</b>' the ocean tiles, you'll discover islands that you will need to control in order to '<b>exploit' </b>resources (barrels and gold). These can only be produced by the player who controls the island. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Control is gained by the player who adds enough 'influence' (cubes) to the island by playing abilities on their crew cards. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">A good example would be the buccaneer, who has basic abilities that do this. If you have more cubes on an island than another player and over half of the number of cubes required for control, the island becomes yours. You then add a 'permanent' cube in your colour, which can <i>never </i>be removed by an opponent, and counts towards future control checks. As control moves back and forth, you will add a permanent cube each time you gain (or regain) control.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Once control is gained, you can 'produce' resources using the crew ability of the same name or an advancement (the purser has an ability that does this). The amount of gold and barrels you receive will differ from island to island, modified by 'open ocean' tiles that buff islands next to them. Islands that cost more influence to control may produce more resources, and some have other benefits, such as increasing your hand size. While you control an island, other players can neither produce there, nor they load (steal!) your resources from the island to their own ship, even if at the island. Instead, they'd need to first wrestle control of the island from you but adding their own influence cubes, knocking yours off.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">To prevent this, you can either stay at the island and put your ship in pirate mode - forcing an interloper to fight you first or, build up your defences. Forts (that must be destroyed first) and garrisons (add defensive cannons to the island) both dissuade attacks. Other players will have to fight and destroy these if they want to add their own cubes. Outposts will increase production on the island. All these buildings will count for victory points at the end of the game.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxdC1wWNf8B84wUU8vF1vOJcua-RJWJTPXXNBtMymBc3D26mikNk7An8xFP5lSCA77EDjaLM16VZyL1PepR57jju9mO1EYk9jeMQGuT83Sefs7HEKbq106Vi4tNzSZ2OqgVoPXV0CYu6MQb6ke4_53rLL1JKq9Hkq9rz_2n5Cd9avg-Oga6PV_Y30sdc/s2364/DR_Ocean_mid_late%20game.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="2364" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxdC1wWNf8B84wUU8vF1vOJcua-RJWJTPXXNBtMymBc3D26mikNk7An8xFP5lSCA77EDjaLM16VZyL1PepR57jju9mO1EYk9jeMQGuT83Sefs7HEKbq106Vi4tNzSZ2OqgVoPXV0CYu6MQb6ke4_53rLL1JKq9Hkq9rz_2n5Cd9avg-Oga6PV_Y30sdc/w400-h300/DR_Ocean_mid_late%20game.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each player controls islands here.<br />Yellow, purple, and green have 3, blue has 1.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Through a combination of exploring tiles, gaining and managing your own islands and capturing control of islands from others, you'll '<b>expand</b>' your territories and the resources you need to put towards your plans. There are also achievements that directly reflect these activities, including:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Builder</i>: build 5 or more buildings.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Settler</i>: Have 6 or more permanent cubes across islands.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Capitalist</i>: Have 30 gold.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Master merchant</i>: Separately return 12 barrels to the supply at once.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As players level up their crew and purchase and insert advancements, players who have invested in abilities that focus on influence will move around the board, wrestling control of islands.</span></div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Components and storage</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Everything in its place and a place for everything</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I really like a game where storage has been well thought out, and D.R. does this well. On the inside of the box lid is a visual guide to how everything fits together. Player pieces are all divided and stored in the treasure chests, enhancement cards sit in numbered tuckboxes. The battle ship tower has a box, cards and sleeves too. Great!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Aside from their ship player board, all player components fit into a small (appropriately coloured) treasure chest. This includes cubes, ship miniature, pirate mode marker, and achievement markers, making it easy to dole out player pieces at the start of the game. Once players have their pieces out this box doubles as their treasure chest for gold storage.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The only niggle here is that the treasure chest lid closes <i>inside </i>the box (rather than the lid flap snapping closed via a magnet) and this makes it difficult to get your pieces <i>back </i>into the box <i>and</i> easily close it. I can see the chest lid getting battered and damages over multiple plays without a bit of care.</span></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOutJ4RDmYGc_Hq2s7vKzJxDYErLKMGbxuPuMYH3mzI9cA-XKM3XSZ41QX_PhQGhvx2xzfnrQ7K4xPOL8Pe9pLDlAdh4Vedg6knAmkzze3pyL9u7viyPeESaVrNJhu3EBh6fqM45_tdIDm9yfDXVYLIGiTRzJB6xVIQzlLQR0ZAkZSouOmKI5F5UPPGs/s4624/player%20treasure%20chest%20and%20pieces.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOutJ4RDmYGc_Hq2s7vKzJxDYErLKMGbxuPuMYH3mzI9cA-XKM3XSZ41QX_PhQGhvx2xzfnrQ7K4xPOL8Pe9pLDlAdh4Vedg6knAmkzze3pyL9u7viyPeESaVrNJhu3EBh6fqM45_tdIDm9yfDXVYLIGiTRzJB6xVIQzlLQR0ZAkZSouOmKI5F5UPPGs/w400-h300/player%20treasure%20chest%20and%20pieces.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Player treasure chest/ storage and the pieces it stores.<br />In game, your gold will go in the chest.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Other components also have their own boxes, with treasure, building meeples, and barrels all safely stored without the use of any plastic baggies.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTehTnry7ar3Y1ziI6yPO-8W9DMLpyxxukW82lt1X7sVWZHei6vvu39O2jGMkkOJCM7HlRkPbrS2NK_Ln5zRRYdjL-CSaJeOrYpn_xm1Ufw7_u0dMvPcdZQeJiVJa7XEd837YKDr8x8Vfi5DqAk-jClBJuTxcvv-vUTs6DrH3a8aESn516Tu9H0c2Iz7Q/s2364/Cube%20tower_box_shot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="2364" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTehTnry7ar3Y1ziI6yPO-8W9DMLpyxxukW82lt1X7sVWZHei6vvu39O2jGMkkOJCM7HlRkPbrS2NK_Ln5zRRYdjL-CSaJeOrYpn_xm1Ufw7_u0dMvPcdZQeJiVJa7XEd837YKDr8x8Vfi5DqAk-jClBJuTxcvv-vUTs6DrH3a8aESn516Tu9H0c2Iz7Q/w400-h300/Cube%20tower_box_shot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tower troubles</span></h3>In my limited interaction with the game so far, I've found the components are good quality and support the gameplay and theme well. The centrepiece of attention for most players will be the battle ship cube tower. In use on the table it works well and after assembly feels like it will be usable for some time with very careful care, but there are two annoying issues. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOY03F03aPCisKa0qWc9ZxFY_A_h73rGMaFVmkjoiLfhiGusHfnhJA4Zdy006DILkuQJTemhxnZuAB8IawU6hQnVgRabnGb3aKtj1QiMOvvTvPnW0ho1ewngdPzYbOJ_vQZYq9VAyjZPinsxW3ZPSB5Eh5rB_LROpqrxA6jT3xghiZB8Hwp_-Ws2Urb0/s4624/cube%20tower_ship.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOY03F03aPCisKa0qWc9ZxFY_A_h73rGMaFVmkjoiLfhiGusHfnhJA4Zdy006DILkuQJTemhxnZuAB8IawU6hQnVgRabnGb3aKtj1QiMOvvTvPnW0ho1ewngdPzYbOJ_vQZYq9VAyjZPinsxW3ZPSB5Eh5rB_LROpqrxA6jT3xghiZB8Hwp_-Ws2Urb0/w400-h300/cube%20tower_ship.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The first big pain is putting it together and storing it. You'll find instructions in the box on putting it together, but I had to watch a YouTube video to see the best way to do it. Even then, there were a few tense moments during assembly. It <i>does </i>have its own box that stores it neatly away, but the assembled ship barely fits. I felt much more comfortable snipping off a few millimetres of the prow to better enable putting it away and using it, rather than the prow getting bent and damages over time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Secondly the cardboard tray into which cubes fall feels a bit fragile. The walls can be disassembled for storage (and lie flat) but I'm not sure if the folds will last. Only time will tell.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Player pieces (of eight?)</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLmoQPusObBNFtZkRwGMKk2_UpnT0ku5ajGkbUQIlqShfOUsoEbqF39xP0H_y9lU6-VRgueuygifCNRitxZY6qGmx7G01zRLEW7YKzRef3l60Jg9ZvqndtNWmQHasnuKyMe64DgTiKEagc_ie0zUdPV5iNxmhjwJ8P0LY-eGoxdWz8fUwIv2d79xbzLc/s4624/Ship_widowmaker_start.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLmoQPusObBNFtZkRwGMKk2_UpnT0ku5ajGkbUQIlqShfOUsoEbqF39xP0H_y9lU6-VRgueuygifCNRitxZY6qGmx7G01zRLEW7YKzRef3l60Jg9ZvqndtNWmQHasnuKyMe64DgTiKEagc_ie0zUdPV5iNxmhjwJ8P0LY-eGoxdWz8fUwIv2d79xbzLc/w400-h300/Ship_widowmaker_start.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In play, as well as your treasure chest, you will see the following before you:</span></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Your <b>ship board</b>, divided into different zones that you can upgrade over time with better hold spaces, more sails, more cannons etc. There are cutouts for a cube to indicate how much speed you create each turn by setting your sails.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Your <b>dock tile</b>. This is functionally exactly the same as the port space on the gameboard, but sits next to you so you don't have to constantly reach over to the main board to store your barrels (an <i>excellent</i> idea!)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Your <b>cubes</b> (used to indicate how much control you have of an island, and dropped into the tower in a battle.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Your <b>achievement markers</b>, placed on the game board as the game progresses to show which achievements you have...achieved.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Your <b>pirate marker</b>. In the printing I have this is a weighty disk that will be placed with or under your ship miniature on the board to show that you are in 'pirate mode'.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Your hand of <b>twelve crew cards</b> in their sleeves.</span></li></ol></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I've mentioned the 'card-crafting' system above. I'm happy to report that the cards themselves are of high quality, as are the enhancements that you will put into the sleeves. The game also comes with extra sleeves, which is a nice touch. They might become necessary as you will constantly be inserting and removing cards from the sleeves and some might get damaged or split.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Something to note about the card crafting system is that your cards will need cleaning after a few games and normal use. The clear enhancements easily pick up fingerprints and smudges through handling, and these become noticeable after a couple of games. I felt I had to wipe them down with a microfiber cloth as a courtesy to future players.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCPahe2MGk4oI84xu_qc94YakQjO3TTmjU6OCyWtJDLkMU0y4cK1pieZ3xKY2BxwWVurxPp0wBCbRMRoi5JIIs6z3h2VXAUbUwr4xxDHodoibP-q6r61z5cSAy9LnCchz0cIA-yW-RODmeO43DXsOi_fEr9EIYW7GoX8C3UobHXuAGjT2wGejgYpTQIs/s4624/enhancement%20cleaning.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCPahe2MGk4oI84xu_qc94YakQjO3TTmjU6OCyWtJDLkMU0y4cK1pieZ3xKY2BxwWVurxPp0wBCbRMRoi5JIIs6z3h2VXAUbUwr4xxDHodoibP-q6r61z5cSAy9LnCchz0cIA-yW-RODmeO43DXsOi_fEr9EIYW7GoX8C3UobHXuAGjT2wGejgYpTQIs/w400-h300/enhancement%20cleaning.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning enhancement cards with a microfiber cloth.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Final </span><span style="font-family: arial;">thoughts.</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'll keep it simple...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...I really enjoy <i>Dead Reckoning.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I like the 'card-crafting', enhancements, cube tower combat system, and freedom of choice. The game is long (several hours your first few plays), but your turn is full of decisions and strategic choices to make. I never felt bored on other player's turns (I was watching their moves, scanning the new enhancements, and planning). </span><span style="font-family: arial;">As you level up your crew and add advancements you feel a strong sense of satisfaction and increasingly capable of winning achievements.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As a 'pirate game' it <i>may </i>not stand up if you are looking for a story-based game, or a game that focuses on combat, however you will find that memorable movements still abound. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm very aware that with a game of this type it is difficult to cover all elements in a blog post like this, but I hope I've given you an idea of some of the mechanisms at play! Will I remain as keen on <i>D.R. </i>with a few further plays? Not sure, but I certainly look forward to more plays.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-67075893093020557542024-01-06T19:01:00.000+09:002024-01-06T19:01:07.987+09:00Hexplore It: Valley of the Dead King. Hexcrawl Heaven?<h2 style="text-align: left;">The Valley of the Dead King</h2><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5cWblUMsProgaw7Ui_Wr8dEIbPwfMbeK0AO32C5L1sIxuU1zkWcOgDTM6LsOUOuL3YVCp1AAAmv3F_WyikEg0PJmrlbwNSYO0k5UxkfePzVWU89SS32F0dkqdZMhpkvgIrKpC3-3eRQhDXTYT0QWMSraE8b3bJ9kat9IgY2N7ZlVsvZhSj0DGhvufF8/s4128/20240103_091504.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5cWblUMsProgaw7Ui_Wr8dEIbPwfMbeK0AO32C5L1sIxuU1zkWcOgDTM6LsOUOuL3YVCp1AAAmv3F_WyikEg0PJmrlbwNSYO0k5UxkfePzVWU89SS32F0dkqdZMhpkvgIrKpC3-3eRQhDXTYT0QWMSraE8b3bJ9kat9IgY2N7ZlVsvZhSj0DGhvufF8/w400-h300/20240103_091504.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiles A, B, C, D</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>One of the nice things about a 'Hexcrawl game' or 'overland adventure' is exploring the geography of the land that is laid out if front of you.</div><div><br /></div><div>In <b>Hexplore It: Valley of the Dead King </b>('VODK') the valley lies at your feet, and you can go anywhere. On setup you have 4 main, large quadrant tiles (A, B, C, D) that you can lay out in a standard pattern, <i>or</i> (as noted in the rulebook) 'in any orientation you like'. In the image above I've placed them in a non-standard way. As you play, you'll traverse the map overland from city-to-city or quest-to-quest, encountering enemies and circumstances to deal with along the way. Changing even how those 4 tiles start the game really alters each playthrough. You must consider the lay of the land as you ponder which quests to take on, based in part on their location and accessibility.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Expanding the map</h3><div>Although the map above appears small, in the usual game, you add a new tile (or two) if you reach the edge of the existing world. However, that can be a slow process as you make your way across the map, and once you reach the edge you don't know what tile will be revealed. That <i>sounds </i>cool (true exploration!) but at the same time you may end up not revealing a tile with a quest that you are desperately seeking (although by using a 'luck stone' you can change three of the quests currently on offer in the Quest deck/ row, allowing you to replace quests that aren't on the current map. You can see 5 quests at the bottom of the image below.)</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjZtcyOvelfMVwclu5ZOZguKdUyHzw9Y9odhBBGzpqg6uNXjMT3J2OEe-wTOGkG9q2fbPOZ5r3Y08-O6vVVpxovGybvnPf2xSQgCnpUnaLkqDIcuM9SCsJWap4ZDL8p795YVkVxMnDSBGuIhmKayAmT4GnxFpvb5Fx4LCfNif9eJ0hyV9dvGbEiCyj30/s4128/20240104_083710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjZtcyOvelfMVwclu5ZOZguKdUyHzw9Y9odhBBGzpqg6uNXjMT3J2OEe-wTOGkG9q2fbPOZ5r3Y08-O6vVVpxovGybvnPf2xSQgCnpUnaLkqDIcuM9SCsJWap4ZDL8p795YVkVxMnDSBGuIhmKayAmT4GnxFpvb5Fx4LCfNif9eJ0hyV9dvGbEiCyj30/w400-h300/20240104_083710.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At bottom: Quest deck and 5 quests laid out from left to right.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Adding tiles with Quests</h3><div>I don't personally find adding tiles only when you reach the edge fun, even if it makes sense. In a game where levelling up by completing quests and movement efficiently is key, drawing a tile that doesn't have what you are looking for can really raise the challenge (or frustration)! </div><div><br /></div><div>Instead, if a quest involves being sent outside of the current map, I randomly add that tile to a point on the map instantly. After all, if the quest giver can tell me about the quest then surely they can point me in roughly the right direction?</div><div><br /></div><div>In the image below, at least 4 quests came out that involved additional hextiles (shown with arrows.) The skulls are cities that have already fallen to the Dead King. As I placed each, I felt a sense of excitement as my knowledge of the valley's geography grew, and I could see what each tile offered in addition to the quest. Shrines! Ruins! Each holding the promise of aid or adventure.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoONZTiDQcmWaiij84JG9UDhTjTRTiD1p-U3K9oKFRhhjQOGL7HfXT2TnXFZ3jCyc5RMK2bfB1OM6dPd4C6dP31eqjr42Piks1BVQcF3rjoofm6DnUhnYJJZcpEXusWcUafItK1o8AqTo4jv-IJ-zvkh6ONuGrvvMRKvTyt1O7SXBqJe-A2V0U8QCXEWY/s4128/20240104_111605.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoONZTiDQcmWaiij84JG9UDhTjTRTiD1p-U3K9oKFRhhjQOGL7HfXT2TnXFZ3jCyc5RMK2bfB1OM6dPd4C6dP31eqjr42Piks1BVQcF3rjoofm6DnUhnYJJZcpEXusWcUafItK1o8AqTo4jv-IJ-zvkh6ONuGrvvMRKvTyt1O7SXBqJe-A2V0U8QCXEWY/w400-h300/20240104_111605.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 tiles (indicated by arrows) have been added to the adventure.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Alternative setup options</h3><div>As well as setting the map randomly, the publisher has created an alternative setup guide in the guise of a travel document. Written by a mysterious native of the region, <i>Accalon's Guide to the Valley</i> contains 19 alternative map configurations within its four pages. Rather cleverly, it also offers a special reward to the heroes should they locate an item belonging to the writer in game and deliver it to a particular tile.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although the physical version of the Guide to the Valley was only part of the 1st edition and cannot be found in the 2nd, it is still available to <a href="https://www.hexploreit.com/downloads/" target="_blank">download from the publisher's website.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>As well as this guide, because you can setup the map in any way you want, you could of course lay the whole thing out from the get-go! After all, the valley has been populated for a long time and its geography could be well known. Although this takes more tablespace it looks cool!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5vYBOWyC8omhqx-pK28pV8ko3eZiJ9-FEiUFcGDyseHdr0MCo1vTtxlHGModSbY-YdlueobhkXQVdWd_MGcSWGMj6WYwfkMOLs5e4nmIFvsKgmpNfZ03EeiD7stu8G_K41qam_xyqmY1q8Dwp5qmYwJmL_mBK4hrUCA8OGjgqJRTvpG-Y9x7VtlB5jg/s1200/Modular-Map-Graphic-VotDK-@025x_small.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1200" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5vYBOWyC8omhqx-pK28pV8ko3eZiJ9-FEiUFcGDyseHdr0MCo1vTtxlHGModSbY-YdlueobhkXQVdWd_MGcSWGMj6WYwfkMOLs5e4nmIFvsKgmpNfZ03EeiD7stu8G_K41qam_xyqmY1q8Dwp5qmYwJmL_mBK4hrUCA8OGjgqJRTvpG-Y9x7VtlB5jg/w400-h246/Modular-Map-Graphic-VotDK-@025x_small.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map tiles image from <a href="https://www.hexploreit.com/vol1/">www.hexploreit.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>So, if you an overland 'hexcrawl' sounds interesting to you, it might be worth checking out the Hexplore It system. There are four volumes in the series at the moment, with more to come no doubt!</div><div><br /></div><div>For my other thoughts on the Valley of the Dead King, checkout these posts:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2023/02/hexplore-it-valley-of-dead-king-first.html" target="_blank">Hexplore It: The Valley of the Dead King. First Thoughts.</a></li><li><a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2023/06/what-im-playing-more-hexploring-over.html" target="_blank">What I'm Playing: More Hexploring over and under ground.</a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div>Cheers!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-4656623193939270782024-01-01T12:52:00.002+09:002024-01-01T12:52:37.370+09:00Gaming Days and First Plays: Five-player friendly board games<p><span style="font-family: arial;">At a recent games day with friends, we had the rare opportunity to be a group of five. As usually it is four, we put our thinking caps on for board games that accommodate that number and would allow us to play multiple games in a day. We settled on the following four games:</span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">King of Tokyo. (iello)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Forgotten Waters. (Plaid Hat games)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Cthulhu: Death May Die. (CMON)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Horrified. (Ravensburger)</span></li></ol><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was excited as this would give me a chance to put some cardboard on the table that until this point I'd only played solo (with the exception of King of Tokyo). I've put some thoughts down below.</span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cthulhu: Death May Die</span></h4><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zjHh0nBmJVJozKLPGmsHnmuSsFpuqycAZzOve1hIRIi5Fhydu3RROyoglsa2zT-crFwx51Er-occli8YGkSCo_h4m4J-mnE7jHirEtVzmOQaFaurPZiRIG6cAEhxKr6h1mw5uM-RpesNk8gFMK-9XMA5SC2EngnK5Mcl4RPCIQAEdof_8P4PHIqtru4/s1479/1699143838293.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1479" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zjHh0nBmJVJozKLPGmsHnmuSsFpuqycAZzOve1hIRIi5Fhydu3RROyoglsa2zT-crFwx51Er-occli8YGkSCo_h4m4J-mnE7jHirEtVzmOQaFaurPZiRIG6cAEhxKr6h1mw5uM-RpesNk8gFMK-9XMA5SC2EngnK5Mcl4RPCIQAEdof_8P4PHIqtru4/w400-h300/1699143838293.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Hah! A few cultists? This should be no problem...'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQItCfYLFM280IqCbcl2HAu_32t1IvKuvBH5P7c1pffiTNHD__-Dy2JAvBqrVjh5P0yukbdWooOL3KT7Ts1MlR0t44FkcpldDfimigSWOPbUiMC-34HwYnWZsy6svoLVk3uyjen3YxuqnMLu2bWODnm9Klct1_mAeSH0bxYW2kYvfn6TWA8RMyxOXUqtw/s1479/1699143838059.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1479" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQItCfYLFM280IqCbcl2HAu_32t1IvKuvBH5P7c1pffiTNHD__-Dy2JAvBqrVjh5P0yukbdWooOL3KT7Ts1MlR0t44FkcpldDfimigSWOPbUiMC-34HwYnWZsy6svoLVk3uyjen3YxuqnMLu2bWODnm9Klct1_mAeSH0bxYW2kYvfn6TWA8RMyxOXUqtw/w400-h300/1699143838059.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'...er, the end of the world is nigh!'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...or 'Cthulu: Death Comes Quick'?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd played the opening episode 'Blasphemous Alchemy' a few times solo. It was perfectly possibly to run playing two characters, but I'd never managed to get very far without being overwhelmed...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...annnnnnnd, playing with a group of five characters was no different! We are all experienced board gamers, but in our first run we quickly lost (thanks to my character - Sister Beth - quickly losing her heath due to a Mythos card). The good news is that it is very easy to reset the scenario, pickup a new character and start again, so a couple of minutes later we were trying to disrupt the cultist ceremony once more. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The second time, we did <i>much </i>better as we had a better handle on our character's special abilities, insanity and stress. This also gave us the chance to better appreciate the little touches of humour in the game, character backstories, and varied player powers. Cthulu (AKA the big fella!) appeared on the board before we had finished disrupting the ceremony to make him vulnerable, and we didn't manage to take him down before the end of the world arrived, <i>but </i>we were starting to do him damage with handfuls of dice, which was heartening.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The known issues with the game reared their ugly heads:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6MgXKQghFfwL9eCb2T0H5e4DprU52flxwSTk2SNzDc7hAzNsvbgD0TnVj6N8QsjCWiiUsGJlRObSXTLOjeT37KX4ry4ipmNaCtgomSo3AXPYVeT9VvEZ9O8lxfVZb5M3vhA1-f1yLxLfFWqcyu8equqfXq5AjO1jD3lHgriE0E4_wKJAsHta_YhyJwg/s599/The%20tiles%20are%20too%20damn%20small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig6MgXKQghFfwL9eCb2T0H5e4DprU52flxwSTk2SNzDc7hAzNsvbgD0TnVj6N8QsjCWiiUsGJlRObSXTLOjeT37KX4ry4ipmNaCtgomSo3AXPYVeT9VvEZ9O8lxfVZb5M3vhA1-f1yLxLfFWqcyu8equqfXq5AjO1jD3lHgriE0E4_wKJAsHta_YhyJwg/s320/The%20tiles%20are%20too%20damn%20small.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Map tiles are just too small for the number of characters, monsters and elder gods in game. A <i>single </i>model like Cthulu fills a smaller room! Sure, you can just move models to the side, but it is a pain to manage this.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The game ramps up really quickly and if you are in the wrong frame of mind definitely feels like you are getting beaten down - quick (...but hey, its a Cthulu game!?)</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd like to try this again in a group as we find our feet and the rhythm of the game. Key is finding the balance of managing how quickly you lose your sanity vs. the greater power that increasing insanity gives you. Add to that having more mental space to think about how to support your team mates through trading and tactical management of your psychosis and I think winning is a possibility!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253344/cthulhu-death-may-die" target="_blank">Cthulhu: Death May Die on Boardgamegeek</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Forgotten Waters</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Released in 2020, this light-hearted narrative 'Crossroads' game from Plaidhat games features pirates, adventures on the high seas and (very) light RPG elements. It is all packaged together around a solid web app with a <i>very</i> well-acted and fully voiced story.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKhx6XMbiOVIFflWwNkMrHtF3PInMMPfh46Ot8bjmqyPKmqjM-SFf4EGa0UWxnLBZpk295V9FqJJrGpY3obaG_9AO3eJMWJwE6PVxbwy8cZbX9X69IiQmYDcvBaccpeqmomzvde8VuRStmVNydnDGIkVUAbn5Pa2iaspWD3HOk9JkLQynBl9E5qdcroI/s630/Forgotten%20waters%20box.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="545" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKhx6XMbiOVIFflWwNkMrHtF3PInMMPfh46Ot8bjmqyPKmqjM-SFf4EGa0UWxnLBZpk295V9FqJJrGpY3obaG_9AO3eJMWJwE6PVxbwy8cZbX9X69IiQmYDcvBaccpeqmomzvde8VuRStmVNydnDGIkVUAbn5Pa2iaspWD3HOk9JkLQynBl9E5qdcroI/s320/Forgotten%20waters%20box.png" width="277" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd played the first half of the starting story to get to grips with how the game mechanics work but hadn't played as a group before. This was a great opportunity to play, as the game plays up to 7 players!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzstB4bPPRglBguoZ8B7lT8-U1B-Z7_gz_BTRFA8QSu8ZsajNPJVFf0EofyiG72SrvKC6tFuRC_wjLTnGxoYl1VU4LBkJ5rs8sdVMY6Fq-hX_tnyVQ-4Jo7b9cF3hYQx6twYUVbR1GP_waGIQ9X_PX5RUCb6jtQx1kGoyhABEO9R__ppx66mimNOaKrQ/s1479/1699143838440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1479" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzstB4bPPRglBguoZ8B7lT8-U1B-Z7_gz_BTRFA8QSu8ZsajNPJVFf0EofyiG72SrvKC6tFuRC_wjLTnGxoYl1VU4LBkJ5rs8sdVMY6Fq-hX_tnyVQ-4Jo7b9cF3hYQx6twYUVbR1GP_waGIQ9X_PX5RUCb6jtQx1kGoyhABEO9R__ppx66mimNOaKrQ/w400-h300/1699143838440.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ocean map, gamebook, app and tokens</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFipm3M-v8lYP7y6xcoAcA4heZKGo0A9FuUCSf_6JhQb7VUj-zQ8ikYHpPX0g3vm9LaR5-YVshhab-klhKgfl650LVNRKdMnNUI3JrgvsWcZwfjOQNIS5ZguSnME5-jNqNDRwShFkVwaCGxT-wm0eNmv0Xc1kHVudN-ZQF2Frbt-ZFLoNmrGJybjxdxNo/s1479/1699143838617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1479" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFipm3M-v8lYP7y6xcoAcA4heZKGo0A9FuUCSf_6JhQb7VUj-zQ8ikYHpPX0g3vm9LaR5-YVshhab-klhKgfl650LVNRKdMnNUI3JrgvsWcZwfjOQNIS5ZguSnME5-jNqNDRwShFkVwaCGxT-wm0eNmv0Xc1kHVudN-ZQF2Frbt-ZFLoNmrGJybjxdxNo/w400-h300/1699143838617.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Character sheet, character, and First Mate job board/ tracker</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The app works well, the humour is good, and despite the simplicity of the mechanics exploring the story, traversing the ocean and deciding how to tackle each event is fun. With a full slate of games to get through, we stopped and saved the game at the halfway point. My group enjoyed themselves and I think we will look forward to getting it to the table again soon.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">If you like a 'story', then Forgotten Waters is well worth a look.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302723/forgotten-waters" target="_blank">Forgotten Waters on Boardgamegeek</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Horrified</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Published by Ravensburger in 2019, 'Horrified' is a simple co-operative game for up to 5 players. It looks great, plays quite quickly, and is a beautiful homage to the black and white horror movies of the 20th century. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBO1B41HDMo9v_rzdYUlYG7BrUeluGsmD2Yehz8QpZmRoYJJsxeEJlVi3vdCppvQ7P0FdEqavSUY7SALjS8UtO1rzAlVYrGgyQwrhSvsb0LOp8i4CkU-YT68JQNerQ7sWr_V4q2YMm63EJlvfcMiTjF80Cl6b6RjeM1Eh2j5majw6zVQfQvpv-1nVGjRw/s2400/Horrified_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBO1B41HDMo9v_rzdYUlYG7BrUeluGsmD2Yehz8QpZmRoYJJsxeEJlVi3vdCppvQ7P0FdEqavSUY7SALjS8UtO1rzAlVYrGgyQwrhSvsb0LOp8i4CkU-YT68JQNerQ7sWr_V4q2YMm63EJlvfcMiTjF80Cl6b6RjeM1Eh2j5majw6zVQfQvpv-1nVGjRw/s320/Horrified_image.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You will choose to be one of many townsfolk (each with a different special ability), trying to save your town by defeating some monsters who have descended on your little community to create havoc. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">There are a couple of differently themed boxes, including 'American monsters' and 'Greek monsters', but in the original version here you'll face off against Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and his bride, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Invisible Man, and the wolf man. To defeat them, you'll need to complete different mini-games/ set collection activities (e.g. for Dracula, you will need to destroy his four coffins.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2uG3leEJWePDT9y2SQTeoiEI8GpHvffS0HzJP1SfNoE7u1pOrY5dyuJdCakOn7Chhnvvj6ueEuQJSrk5tQD4xZg0HaKHFJwF1xKhHJBqtCfboIB-JQ2JaHmqNxTt3rwipSXCo9RTPUSLRRXA2wtvfjwCPkgPC1HcZTYxl-M0RGTsp5tjXoDXfZpOeVg/s1000/Horrified%20pack_shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1000" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2uG3leEJWePDT9y2SQTeoiEI8GpHvffS0HzJP1SfNoE7u1pOrY5dyuJdCakOn7Chhnvvj6ueEuQJSrk5tQD4xZg0HaKHFJwF1xKhHJBqtCfboIB-JQ2JaHmqNxTt3rwipSXCo9RTPUSLRRXA2wtvfjwCPkgPC1HcZTYxl-M0RGTsp5tjXoDXfZpOeVg/s320/Horrified%20pack_shot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In terms of co-operation, you can play cards from your hand to support your team mates on their turns, replenishing those by rescuing the hapless townsfolk before they blunder into the arms of a monster!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The production here is lovely and thematic. Also, as monsters don't 'die' and the art and feeling is very friendly, this is highly recommended for family and kids too, not to mention as a gateway game for new gamers. Be warned however - the game becomes very challenging depending on the number of monsters and players you have!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/282524/horrified" target="_blank">Horrified on Boardgamegeek</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">King of Tokyo</span></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEHM0vnA8WeMK0FTGDsFtERpCDsqzkz46HC2AR07nquoInft-4Yt88iJhkCWThVAMCv403NrKtwZOhQRmsmV83maJEuSh_xxr9J3QW1PlMWarg3sqKp-hQVuOaX4jIcErmismaRRWfBeUbF6sRAsZ-NNqEHAebgXkIje0rjb1RMPqbwL_jEjwSDJLpE8/s1500/king-of-tokyo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEHM0vnA8WeMK0FTGDsFtERpCDsqzkz46HC2AR07nquoInft-4Yt88iJhkCWThVAMCv403NrKtwZOhQRmsmV83maJEuSh_xxr9J3QW1PlMWarg3sqKp-hQVuOaX4jIcErmismaRRWfBeUbF6sRAsZ-NNqEHAebgXkIje0rjb1RMPqbwL_jEjwSDJLpE8/s320/king-of-tokyo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ever wanted to be a giant monster and stomp around a city? Happen to have 3-6 players in your group? Godzilla come to mind? Or any other 'Kaiju' movies? </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If so, this 2011 dice game by Richard Garfield and published by iello will be right up your street.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Roll some <i>really, REALLY, </i>chunky dice, and attack any other player who is currently 'King of Tokyo' (they are in the middle of the board). All the while you are purchasing new powers (cards) to help you (and your monster) in your quest to be the biggest, baddest, monster.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Very easy to learn, very satisfying dice-rolling, and a wonderful roster of monsters (Giant space penguin? Giant cyber kitty?) make this a game I'll always be happy to play.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo" target="_blank">King of Tokyo on Boardgamegeek</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Isn't it great that there are so many games that accommodate higher player counts!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">:-)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-77301195687557142752023-07-29T12:17:00.005+09:002023-07-29T12:24:07.214+09:00Heavy Metal: My Painted Coins for Board Games<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Heavy Metal for your games</span></h1><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR2q961xIBNM9LW32aduYPPzhZCBl4uO3go4wi2c65DTqpP1V-rKGe2wz4jo3EPuiqTiJ2nPyKYqifJooTVgh1jeRlj81CQGC3N-_JkUNtAYHA6MShkdx4bO9BKq9J6fEDhwg0C5f6C1Ow3C9UNK3y367DeRpZn3tQVtOp-QV7igmNNTOhx8g62_4LcIQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="696" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR2q961xIBNM9LW32aduYPPzhZCBl4uO3go4wi2c65DTqpP1V-rKGe2wz4jo3EPuiqTiJ2nPyKYqifJooTVgh1jeRlj81CQGC3N-_JkUNtAYHA6MShkdx4bO9BKq9J6fEDhwg0C5f6C1Ow3C9UNK3y367DeRpZn3tQVtOp-QV7igmNNTOhx8g62_4LcIQ=w400-h387" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Image credit: Amazon ( <a href="https://amzn.asia/d/6TUCMOL">https://amzn.asia/d/6TUCMOL</a> )<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A good deal?</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">For once, Amazon Prime Day in Japan showed an item I was actually interested in - a set of metal coins for RPGs and board gaming. Called 'Dragon Gold Coins' in Japanese (ドラゴン金貨), or 'DND coins on Amazon US'. These </span><span style="font-family: arial;">usually cost around 2,700 yen ~3,500 yen, depending on the set and amount (with imported versions going much higher). With the discount, they came in at 1,600 yen for fifty, including a fake leather bag so I thought, 'Why not?' </span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The price was right...</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">I preferred the dragon design here and the obverse to some of the others I had seen...</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">the large amount of coins included...</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">the coins have a rim of sorts on one side and <a href="https://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/rim-of-a-coin-edge-of-a-coin/?expand_article=1" target="_blank">this adds a touch of realism</a> (some don't)</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Reality vs. Expectation</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Take a look at the image above. The coins in both the pile and the close up images look very gold. Unfortunately though the set I received was a much more 'coppery red'. Not quite to the level of actual copper, but a definite red tinge. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I forgot to take a photo, but if you look at some of the review photos on Amazon (US) you can see what I mean (the two coins in the center of the image, just above the copper.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5UY6EQVxKok4NrkGargKPcHyeU0snAaMmbZ7prmctz9XO3Bsk7y_Vl42S3X4BgD1iIlrx7OJG04Amg0GFHancV8CqFSBDZiaaSiIqqzwYmfD2NJCJCHYrB-vAvRbWEl-mcq9G6tBAZh-JSgL_uXinGp8mAKkInXHIpgWm5zf2e8lWVIsBIL_4NyXreA/s1632/Amazon%20metal%20coins_amazon_com%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5UY6EQVxKok4NrkGargKPcHyeU0snAaMmbZ7prmctz9XO3Bsk7y_Vl42S3X4BgD1iIlrx7OJG04Amg0GFHancV8CqFSBDZiaaSiIqqzwYmfD2NJCJCHYrB-vAvRbWEl-mcq9G6tBAZh-JSgL_uXinGp8mAKkInXHIpgWm5zf2e8lWVIsBIL_4NyXreA/w400-h300/Amazon%20metal%20coins_amazon_com%20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Image source: A customer review image<a href="https://a.co/d/5Ffm4xJ" target="_blank"> from Amazon.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Take a closer look using another user review image:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQY7750Nfi_uX5-lqH17InamTJ1_MbWjRDI0GFSmArFramSJDl26Bwkw3OhKJ10N1eyG7QOul1dy8U0oNkuTPrGB9iiORMFEY-IOnAxkAhT0-DF4hFUXnt_lTuRITyx2pqBa74nNOuOxUzcn76Rkf4-BmewJjnrwmzY_Q-a1wl_SU06WJraRkq6UE3jfw/s1600/Copper%20or%20gold.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQY7750Nfi_uX5-lqH17InamTJ1_MbWjRDI0GFSmArFramSJDl26Bwkw3OhKJ10N1eyG7QOul1dy8U0oNkuTPrGB9iiORMFEY-IOnAxkAhT0-DF4hFUXnt_lTuRITyx2pqBa74nNOuOxUzcn76Rkf4-BmewJjnrwmzY_Q-a1wl_SU06WJraRkq6UE3jfw/w400-h300/Copper%20or%20gold.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Image source: <a href="https://a.co/d/7ioq4PQ">Amazon.com</a> review by Warrior Nomad</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Compare those to the gold fantasy coins in the promo image at the top of this post and you get a sense of the colour - and how different it is from 'gold'! Also (and this was to be expected) they looked very 'flat' because there is no wear or tear.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So I thought - maybe I can make these more 'Gold' and add a bit of a used look to them too.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The End Result</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I won't keep you hanging on, here they are after I worked on them:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3YX00xpQ4Nbd7iipr44g-tC0T-J6UQXdO70aaF-wyj8TFpN5EqWrRyLooP1GiNa3VOgN6j2xIrGegEfToPk1YDBUqVkTvJenCp3a756fw1kH7uXr1aovesebcxAVdei032RGtlzcWe0UvS38OYjF8heElOCGvdpXhfvd5shluj7JSAkMXbsIh1YzSj4/s4624/20230729_103557.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3YX00xpQ4Nbd7iipr44g-tC0T-J6UQXdO70aaF-wyj8TFpN5EqWrRyLooP1GiNa3VOgN6j2xIrGegEfToPk1YDBUqVkTvJenCp3a756fw1kH7uXr1aovesebcxAVdei032RGtlzcWe0UvS38OYjF8heElOCGvdpXhfvd5shluj7JSAkMXbsIh1YzSj4/w400-h300/20230729_103557.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Image 1.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45Q2LFwnQNF6iJtnB_2RCdYWW5jRLPLMHdI-9IGag-S5fVYeNX5u1KvD64J-HxrO1LqnVqiGNiZRZNiopdLsPKm1ryPI50aMZQ3f762oVZ69MF2nl-U4CymoSurZ6Uro0fDbOtm0Z6phjKJMuKmNPQhW-Yn0Tfb64E3tzNSdBHpMKqbMWsE1Jihy4j68/s4624/20230729_103614.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45Q2LFwnQNF6iJtnB_2RCdYWW5jRLPLMHdI-9IGag-S5fVYeNX5u1KvD64J-HxrO1LqnVqiGNiZRZNiopdLsPKm1ryPI50aMZQ3f762oVZ69MF2nl-U4CymoSurZ6Uro0fDbOtm0Z6phjKJMuKmNPQhW-Yn0Tfb64E3tzNSdBHpMKqbMWsE1Jihy4j68/w400-h300/20230729_103614.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Image 2</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqXU2FyI5qOxNVR6YDBuzDrLq3YiuvUddwe8bF7GVfqkEA00RSVSaO_36ccO6YZqR3FdXb-AarROScYQtMf47PE6O6oLH8AHVhfRQOpCI7hJ1UDyz9BeSzBLN-4_W7-SnDmCVzdWt43B91az_QuN4R_6kuF7J8X-oQErvbykedhElHKDqcNB8MopOLvA/s4624/20230729_091029.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqXU2FyI5qOxNVR6YDBuzDrLq3YiuvUddwe8bF7GVfqkEA00RSVSaO_36ccO6YZqR3FdXb-AarROScYQtMf47PE6O6oLH8AHVhfRQOpCI7hJ1UDyz9BeSzBLN-4_W7-SnDmCVzdWt43B91az_QuN4R_6kuF7J8X-oQErvbykedhElHKDqcNB8MopOLvA/w400-h300/20230729_091029.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Image 3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">What do you think?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Process</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I used three Games Workshop/ Citadel paints:</span></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Agrax Earthshade (a 'wash')</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Nuln Oil (a 'wash')</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Auric Armour Gold</span></li></ol></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Image 3 shows you three coins.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Top left: I think this was the most successful, so I did about half of them like this.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">a.) Paint on Agrax Earthshade (leave to dry for a day and then do reverse).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">b.) Drybrush with Auric Armour Gold.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">c.) Spot paint specific areas with Nuln Oil.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">e.g. The 'inner-ring' around the dragon, the areas in the wings etc.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The top right and bottom center coins are the result of a simple Agrax Earthshade wash only. I wasn't entirely sure which I preferred, so I've decided to have a mix of both to add visual variety.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm happy with the result. I wanted better definition with a more 'worn and used' look for relatively little time, and I think I achieved that (I guess the whole painting process took a couple of hours and I enjoyed myself.) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Over time, the gold and wash may come off a bit as the coins are handled and moved around in the bag, but that isn't a big deal to me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I feel rich!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-32380713571693974292023-06-20T19:55:00.001+09:002023-06-20T19:55:06.659+09:00Iron Helm<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Caveat;">'Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn...'</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>...at the going down of the sun and in the morning,</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>we will remember them.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(From 'For the Fallen', by Laurence Binyon)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiie35kKIs64jCtfQb6UWKmB8TZY4Say-6HpSdcyK4raOSqkIhCUFExhn_UjXl6jNgy3PkfdtKRLbljBVXL7R94nlPDXEb1j0uaVN9Na68BlUEqVPbmIOqRVVNg2DcOA9LcszKaVVePLhiQcjt5ZhP4exH8-9WlKNMzcnQVKBpwIbjCwhy2fSddc2dTTw/s4624/20230619_085111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiie35kKIs64jCtfQb6UWKmB8TZY4Say-6HpSdcyK4raOSqkIhCUFExhn_UjXl6jNgy3PkfdtKRLbljBVXL7R94nlPDXEb1j0uaVN9Na68BlUEqVPbmIOqRVVNg2DcOA9LcszKaVVePLhiQcjt5ZhP4exH8-9WlKNMzcnQVKBpwIbjCwhy2fSddc2dTTw/w400-h300/20230619_085111.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I've been playing a lot of Iron Helm in the morning before work.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A quick set up, tough dungeon-delving solo game, it is well worth a look if you like a simple-to-play system that involves some interesting resource management decisions. I <i>really </i>like the premise of being an older adventurer who is on the verge of retirement and just needs to pull off one more delve to get the gold to retire (In computer games I'll often design my character as older.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Iron Helm is (to date) the only 'print-and-play' game I have (a quick Google search will point you to sites where you can buy a print-on-demand version, or pay and download the files.) It was <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2022/11/iron-helm-dipping-toe-into-print-and.html" target="_blank">quite an adventure in itself to make it </a> but I'm glad that I did! There is a quite a sense of achievement in seeing a game you have 'made' yourself - even when the game kicks you between the legs and then stomps on your head when you hit the dirt. Despite that, every game feels like a memorable adventure with highs and lows and some thinking as you learn the cards and hone your techniques. It makes me sad when my adventurer meets their doom!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MaTx0vXbuuKLIcPYGcC1sdhbhHoc4hsRfMKAdEkXbuE5MDqBJUcckZLiUzdOcNgLOWkCmqG38olaOqkJcdDB-6xeHFbJxHc31QpuonXHVMoqfeblC46sgO6-rmJLjTtf4ygeAaJY8lpvwGUQFLl9ccNER9UBzlQV5z7XgomX4ntXykyjfz5EEbKLs38/s4128/20230620_081947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MaTx0vXbuuKLIcPYGcC1sdhbhHoc4hsRfMKAdEkXbuE5MDqBJUcckZLiUzdOcNgLOWkCmqG38olaOqkJcdDB-6xeHFbJxHc31QpuonXHVMoqfeblC46sgO6-rmJLjTtf4ygeAaJY8lpvwGUQFLl9ccNER9UBzlQV5z7XgomX4ntXykyjfz5EEbKLs38/w400-h300/20230620_081947.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Moliclan rolls a perfect parry to fend off the terrifying wraith!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I won't talk about <i>how</i> to play here, except to say that for a simple game I come across a lot more rule-checking than I thought I would, mainly to do with timing and specific cards (I'm looking at you mimic...) The rulebook covers the basics, but you soon realize that there is stuff that should be covered but isn't. This is included in a supplementary book/ PDF, and many other questions are answered in online forums and <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/187777/iron-helm-faq-v11" target="_blank">a fan-made FAQ</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMswFwCbuxtIPduc-PFv7UKP6-UzkJAKdivdWxFF5CLqeEO5mVQfX7DM7xJ6ARxdaMZZviMqhlGVYeAFMjT1pR1w-404xNOE1hQSn7utmOtQLZMAhqTgV_fS_wWkaoqQYJheKHyF0cbkCgdcBg9jCYjFNGv181gkuALF0bAkywZtVblpOtVwMB5sA8nnA/s4624/20230616_085531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMswFwCbuxtIPduc-PFv7UKP6-UzkJAKdivdWxFF5CLqeEO5mVQfX7DM7xJ6ARxdaMZZviMqhlGVYeAFMjT1pR1w-404xNOE1hQSn7utmOtQLZMAhqTgV_fS_wWkaoqQYJheKHyF0cbkCgdcBg9jCYjFNGv181gkuALF0bAkywZtVblpOtVwMB5sA8nnA/w300-h400/20230616_085531.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fan-made tracking cards for your stats<br /><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/246211/comprehensive-resource-tracker-cards" target="_blank">'Comprehensive resource tracking cards' by Karsha</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">However, what Jason Glover has achieved here with just a deck of 16 dungeon cards to choose from is really impressive. Every time I turn over a card I feel tense, and the line art is very evocative and gorgeous.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Highly recommended.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLv-9uMesf6cqjHjb3p5gH40WiJqZHmZnJ4xO6Mw5IMAkCeEPMFId6lbuR2nSmc5t-uEKPKu8Se4RcNEv5vXYI2CBZUgPGuuoCYbr1GSJFPE-wZo6xkD6VW3Pr0pY_rw56iXQdxWgU5WIzE-e3jJh9ZLcOXKXkm1lVYJnEYQzIdqQE0kKrF2VxbS9L0Zs/s4624/20230616_085612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLv-9uMesf6cqjHjb3p5gH40WiJqZHmZnJ4xO6Mw5IMAkCeEPMFId6lbuR2nSmc5t-uEKPKu8Se4RcNEv5vXYI2CBZUgPGuuoCYbr1GSJFPE-wZo6xkD6VW3Pr0pY_rw56iXQdxWgU5WIzE-e3jJh9ZLcOXKXkm1lVYJnEYQzIdqQE0kKrF2VxbS9L0Zs/w400-h300/20230616_085612.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I found the 'Cinderblade'! Now we're cooking!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-44612082736208655112023-06-17T11:46:00.004+09:002023-06-18T20:12:08.635+09:00What I'm playing: More Hexploring over and under ground.<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Caveat;"> Necromancy makes death more fun...</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfDQyZoM5r6Ir147SU-EG9B9ev-Ai87hahORJ7HugrV3okkOvxN_S53KIeIrBtZAz4deuYy6Me_-r4fgdm_UvrhALKlPokUJun-v6dczroSqRlas-8MW5zRM7P_-wW44zLc-hBOxJRYIGNt7_RuQJjeNIOSAptJjvt9LC46xl-Ra6ULyYYL8QoJAe/s4624/20230612_092349.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfDQyZoM5r6Ir147SU-EG9B9ev-Ai87hahORJ7HugrV3okkOvxN_S53KIeIrBtZAz4deuYy6Me_-r4fgdm_UvrhALKlPokUJun-v6dczroSqRlas-8MW5zRM7P_-wW44zLc-hBOxJRYIGNt7_RuQJjeNIOSAptJjvt9LC46xl-Ra6ULyYYL8QoJAe/w400-h300/20230612_092349.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The valley stretches out before you</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">While I haven't played as many solo games recently as I'd like, I brought two games back to my kitchen table for solo runs. The first is an overland adventure '</span><b style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.hexploreit.com/vol1/" target="_blank">Hexplore It: Valley of the Dead King</a></b><span style="font-family: arial;">' and the second a made-for-solo classic print-and-play - '</span><b style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.pnparcade.com/products/iron-helm" target="_blank">Iron Helm</a></b><span style="font-family: arial;">'. The former is an overland adventure, and the latter a push-your-luck dungeon delve.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2023/02/hexplore-it-valley-of-dead-king-first.html" target="_blank">I've written before about my initial experience playing Hexplore It</a>: Valley of the Dead King (VoTDK). </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I had another run at the game a week or two ago, this time with some enhancements and added components that I'd tracked down. I went in with a few goals:</span></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Play a faster game and become 'smoother' with the core systems.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Try some different race and role combos.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Try to use the app more to track stats.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Play a 'full map' variant.</span></li></ol></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm happy to say that all the bits I initially thought were fun were more so this time around.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Caveat;">Character Generation</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the most attractive things about the Hexplore It system is character creation. There are lots of roles to choose from, and then mash up - either randomly or intentionally - with one of many races. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I wanted to try something randomly, but still have a good two-handed solo run, so I chose a 'Striker' (fighter) and 'Healer'. Who did I end up with?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Meet my Grey Dwarf Necromancer, and Half Elf Divine One. Just for fun, I spent 5 minutes creating some images in <a href="https://hotpot.ai/" target="_blank">Hotpot. AI</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maladus <i>'Aren't you a bit tall for a dwarf?' </i>Ironside</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytKymOO0r71arwCDof6B88UpbbZIHEyKYWZi3KXa9lQ9O_dn4MMZJAxHliz8GNnB-noxcBPCGElCig5fHzNYP0zRfkIaKUrMB9QNWZJrzSFn7JkHhy1n_opT5Jc19-ndXkzPzLxhGMd_VbY6fQIAhNuDWTbzExlHtPx3_Xcp-t2wbsJl8IB-7001i/s512/Dwarf%20Necromancer.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhytKymOO0r71arwCDof6B88UpbbZIHEyKYWZi3KXa9lQ9O_dn4MMZJAxHliz8GNnB-noxcBPCGElCig5fHzNYP0zRfkIaKUrMB9QNWZJrzSFn7JkHhy1n_opT5Jc19-ndXkzPzLxhGMd_VbY6fQIAhNuDWTbzExlHtPx3_Xcp-t2wbsJl8IB-7001i/w400-h400/Dwarf%20Necromancer.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Maladus Ironside (as imagined by Hotpot AI)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">So his trick is doing damage, but also being able to raise fallen opponents as an undead 'Dark Legion' which he can command to join the battle for a round. Here is his dry erase board:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jASaSfEMWKl_l-ET5bnO6ankjxbgaRW1q31eQW_jNDkcwzRH6xCJPtcD_9tyeti1ySgpiXlCgAoqtgHdNVOEB_TfZFhi-Z24eDlHfv36AzioiQOjlW3Bb9yMDsM9kWfyDh0erynSpiGgVMXneXcwKYEFG4QIuo17shZwAPTXbF1e_hcQLMntC5dS/s4624/20230611_094431.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jASaSfEMWKl_l-ET5bnO6ankjxbgaRW1q31eQW_jNDkcwzRH6xCJPtcD_9tyeti1ySgpiXlCgAoqtgHdNVOEB_TfZFhi-Z24eDlHfv36AzioiQOjlW3Bb9yMDsM9kWfyDh0erynSpiGgVMXneXcwKYEFG4QIuo17shZwAPTXbF1e_hcQLMntC5dS/w400-h300/20230611_094431.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hexplore It Necromancer dry-erase board (front)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1aUtxlkylSMnIMU1ntm5wnymWJE2ynDL4RLYBUnoWQDkdI7t09yI23RZZCnXZDdeJ7IOBqx7hFRpSo16KS46m3qAR68DiQgwqmIjopjNFbilTtbMYM1pz91cSmqbxxQPTOCH_sdkzwdQ5ZGDIdAzhqfo-Usko9BGbzqhyNwVD0wmFhuNCL-kwODc/s4624/20230611_091911.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1aUtxlkylSMnIMU1ntm5wnymWJE2ynDL4RLYBUnoWQDkdI7t09yI23RZZCnXZDdeJ7IOBqx7hFRpSo16KS46m3qAR68DiQgwqmIjopjNFbilTtbMYM1pz91cSmqbxxQPTOCH_sdkzwdQ5ZGDIdAzhqfo-Usko9BGbzqhyNwVD0wmFhuNCL-kwODc/w400-h300/20230611_091911.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hexplore It Necromancer dry-erase board (reverse)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Brimbildor<i> 'Pretty boy'</i> Silverhair</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ0GJHDm250Q3bURNxnuFVNvllXXRbOVrgocawzqX--YFD_LW9otsj4BSFLpC0TDPGcKfuXgObvSsU2gjMX2kpDglmwptcYl4QvuyWTwTqBlqhqwYUWJyPZZVYgpT6DxaFYVvlbGHoLI5yzr5MwceyUr06HYpVDOVAJAwxyPMzMT8RiZ-mmLGUN8g/s512/Male%20High%20Elf%20divine%20one.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ0GJHDm250Q3bURNxnuFVNvllXXRbOVrgocawzqX--YFD_LW9otsj4BSFLpC0TDPGcKfuXgObvSsU2gjMX2kpDglmwptcYl4QvuyWTwTqBlqhqwYUWJyPZZVYgpT6DxaFYVvlbGHoLI5yzr5MwceyUr06HYpVDOVAJAwxyPMzMT8RiZ-mmLGUN8g/w400-h400/Male%20High%20Elf%20divine%20one.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Brimbildor Silverhair (as imagined by Hotpot AI)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The 'Divine One' can use 'Empowered Recovery' to heal health, and also resurrect a fallen comrade in (but not outside) combat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORfYBONzgMVHA8oGG90BqbOGzlt_Mb7IcL1iR6T9EaXGvESVnzZhpFMW4hBBjYSHsNvm0t476ozfs3GuDdG-dDRsFlYyGa5Ta0CiIhLo77vyrWskqNLC1V8RPoEDFFCufNiW6KCMAw4HO4mn5cNpyKHakiUhJFfOs_Y_UA5TPqzseSEAGm8ORPK8K/s4624/20230611_094441.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORfYBONzgMVHA8oGG90BqbOGzlt_Mb7IcL1iR6T9EaXGvESVnzZhpFMW4hBBjYSHsNvm0t476ozfs3GuDdG-dDRsFlYyGa5Ta0CiIhLo77vyrWskqNLC1V8RPoEDFFCufNiW6KCMAw4HO4mn5cNpyKHakiUhJFfOs_Y_UA5TPqzseSEAGm8ORPK8K/w400-h300/20230611_094441.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Divine One dry-erase board (front)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpitEqLnFFkF_fHaq5IGmvf_SJww1EDMS2fvnRzkkgiGtE1uWP_DDQqvEjaG_9BQdln0WPhKtR3F_7fgrHeXP67GbLO3TXZjQh6RzbA-l1pVlORTwTkod8ydju6TtLbCxt1fLYKczr6zKi_DZRj3ipprdKvgM4iUqQmFSKu83pAJg3GuYjj1jrTkCW/s4624/20230611_091948.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpitEqLnFFkF_fHaq5IGmvf_SJww1EDMS2fvnRzkkgiGtE1uWP_DDQqvEjaG_9BQdln0WPhKtR3F_7fgrHeXP67GbLO3TXZjQh6RzbA-l1pVlORTwTkod8ydju6TtLbCxt1fLYKczr6zKi_DZRj3ipprdKvgM4iUqQmFSKu83pAJg3GuYjj1jrTkCW/w400-h300/20230611_091948.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Divine One dry-erase board (reverse) and Race cards</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Caveat;">A little help from the app</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In addition to rolling up the party and updating the dry-erase boards for them I also made a serious effort to use the app this time around, and it did make life pretty easy. For a free app, it works great most of the time and makes tracking most stats hassle free - c</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ombine a role and race and stats populate automagically, tap to increase/ decrease skills and health etc. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As you can see from the images below, it looks quite 'busy', but hats off to the team for providing this. I can see that some people will really dislike the dry-erase system, and the app gives them a viable alternative. There are a few niggles, but overall great!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUL6QHNvW1dcp38yYfx4a8gHGy-hx9VJRe7k0iZTis-vBMNPEtk94iB5c6Ex0i1rK7UBS7e6acjSq3jAoKL317uYIFjKgmUqDoYvBq0HzhaIrJ-kD197WMbknd3ga713ruiNM88pAlUyPaciU_CGu2EwztIzEntepmhXg-Q8tPYTyFUyQCChjUjxvr/s2400/Screenshot_20230611_111905_HEXplorit%20Companion%20App.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUL6QHNvW1dcp38yYfx4a8gHGy-hx9VJRe7k0iZTis-vBMNPEtk94iB5c6Ex0i1rK7UBS7e6acjSq3jAoKL317uYIFjKgmUqDoYvBq0HzhaIrJ-kD197WMbknd3ga713ruiNM88pAlUyPaciU_CGu2EwztIzEntepmhXg-Q8tPYTyFUyQCChjUjxvr/w180-h400/Screenshot_20230611_111905_HEXplorit%20Companion%20App.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Click image to expand</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Sadly, the team came to a quick (and sticky) end! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I ended up starting my adventure far away from some of the best quests, in the Rokk'to encampment. Even when using a luck stone to get some new options, I had a lot of travel to do early on. To compound matters, the Dead King randomly entered the game on round 1 - <b><i>arghhh</i></b>, and <i>THEN </i>kept (randomly) choosing the next closest city to target for conquest, so he didn't have far to travel to consume his next victims. For each city he conquers, his power and speed increase. This meant that the endgame arrived quickly and I was too underpowered to face him. I hadn't completed many quests or grown in my own powers enough! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">On the way though, I...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...visited a dilapidated shrine near the mountains and received a Blessing of Good Fortune...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...travelled to some ancient ruins and had a fantastic adventure yet emerged unscathed (an awesome result by rolling a 1 on a D10 for some cool rewards)...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...defeated a bandit prince and was rewarded with the appearance of Bezzelquark's Black Market (another perfect role of a 1!)...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...explored some locations and solved some quests (not enough though!)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Caveat;">New components - Encounter Deck and Living Card deck</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Despite falling to the Dead King I still had a good time. I got to use the 'Encounter cards' that are sold separately. These add (much requested) art to the different encounters you have, and they really make a difference to the look and feel of the game - very evocative!</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZdGL03Eok1lc3bRa_uYagwP7o3yhRXeZWqWYQEahwKEOZmsChAtrDrAawm3u4TnC8_h8s6hX8NEwqNfi_LZiRw8RvfOQgavvYsnaKs8-tR3qwYM4R0oh_Bp_6PJmztp3fvwFDwFEZu8VgLJUAXmDRflD4cZVD47N8WIDnJSkgbTCCzPmN6mXupTG/s4624/20230609_085031.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZdGL03Eok1lc3bRa_uYagwP7o3yhRXeZWqWYQEahwKEOZmsChAtrDrAawm3u4TnC8_h8s6hX8NEwqNfi_LZiRw8RvfOQgavvYsnaKs8-tR3qwYM4R0oh_Bp_6PJmztp3fvwFDwFEZu8VgLJUAXmDRflD4cZVD47N8WIDnJSkgbTCCzPmN6mXupTG/w400-h300/20230609_085031.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Silk Spiders</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbdYXfEuTvYFSW_O9phtxLGS3ShfUuh_Bf4UoZ_dMTk-pk0Xw-Nb9Y9l12NsWjL1LEA1iXwjlxIPGBHOd6jyREPgt7JtqYBoCDIMWGPIGG-EfgjpBAoP6DGa3DfE4bAKGTABxDX04jODRWWfJgcMwEzkx5-XXq7mRq7BZs8l63qPKuEZYha6yv6MM/s4624/20230609_084826.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbdYXfEuTvYFSW_O9phtxLGS3ShfUuh_Bf4UoZ_dMTk-pk0Xw-Nb9Y9l12NsWjL1LEA1iXwjlxIPGBHOd6jyREPgt7JtqYBoCDIMWGPIGG-EfgjpBAoP6DGa3DfE4bAKGTABxDX04jODRWWfJgcMwEzkx5-XXq7mRq7BZs8l63qPKuEZYha6yv6MM/w400-h300/20230609_084826.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thugs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsvK4zAR_jxWeRbAgFufqggVKdngci6Rpcksdzdu1KAWFNQbBs9MAgk7V0LmFtSSYhXO8weGC2NyW6Z1-asD_9kvD4URJjPugXuDZELihXWSjNyG-H7jyrJnN21RmY9D7N1wZ0bAA0iTC_XNz8IxouLC7SfEkrGu77DU3NnGWn-FyB4h10hxtowdd/s1280/1686267553931.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsvK4zAR_jxWeRbAgFufqggVKdngci6Rpcksdzdu1KAWFNQbBs9MAgk7V0LmFtSSYhXO8weGC2NyW6Z1-asD_9kvD4URJjPugXuDZELihXWSjNyG-H7jyrJnN21RmY9D7N1wZ0bAA0iTC_XNz8IxouLC7SfEkrGu77DU3NnGWn-FyB4h10hxtowdd/w400-h225/1686267553931.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mangy Wolves</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgBGRIrYayiopXpeWh0mRw5p8PU2az5dSF9csaVntPcK3GOlOPsh-NYQo7lnl2ZZtb3PgkKjyYjrS_mCzedS8R0QK5azCqFwKtVvGqsDWOa7Ri351Hai--78fXBhLE_Sat7pIyAzjkYtZfD2b0BilHjQ8KRiWXrQ8Z8iPCJoznvrf53NnURGEOaUz/s4624/20230611_094947.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgBGRIrYayiopXpeWh0mRw5p8PU2az5dSF9csaVntPcK3GOlOPsh-NYQo7lnl2ZZtb3PgkKjyYjrS_mCzedS8R0QK5azCqFwKtVvGqsDWOa7Ri351Hai--78fXBhLE_Sat7pIyAzjkYtZfD2b0BilHjQ8KRiWXrQ8Z8iPCJoznvrf53NnURGEOaUz/w400-h300/20230611_094947.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">'Opponents assemble!'</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The '<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336899/hexplore-it-valley-dead-king-encounter-deck" target="_blank">Encounter Deck</a>' also includes 'peril cards' which add dangerous but rewarding new challenges to choose from. I didn't get to a high enough level (or roll enough sixes) to choose them this time! (You can see them in the image below - the red exclamation cards in the image below at right).</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2b9HJ_pb1SGWX45IgsyHQ0kfM1ctXkbOxuMgApwrUxixbNJ1rCltBj000N-Di7UVNodJUUyCCowBIeB4JF-XCLUCSKLGucmvoztrVgbDKHxVa8MhCBbWOj-FOWxPxHH3vKE11HFl1jC7inXq_FsP9fQFhiALOu195ivx5fr6BiII4rQnmRm0tHjQ/s3892/20230611_101201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3892" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2b9HJ_pb1SGWX45IgsyHQ0kfM1ctXkbOxuMgApwrUxixbNJ1rCltBj000N-Di7UVNodJUUyCCowBIeB4JF-XCLUCSKLGucmvoztrVgbDKHxVa8MhCBbWOj-FOWxPxHH3vKE11HFl1jC7inXq_FsP9fQFhiALOu195ivx5fr6BiII4rQnmRm0tHjQ/w400-h356/20230611_101201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I also used the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336898/hexplore-it-valley-dead-king-living-card-deck" target="_blank">'Living Card Deck</a>', which brings the online QR code-sourced quest lines into the game in card form. In this adventure, I didn't come across them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Caveat;">Every hill and dale in view</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally, inspired by Daniel over at '</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKW6yMwL_aEu83g6DdjVfxw" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">The Dungeon Dive' (a YouTube channel</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> I really enjoy), I played this game with almost all the map tiles out at the beginning. While that meant I didn't need to explore to find new tiles for quests, it was pretty thematic - Maladus and Brimbildor have lived in the valley all their lives - so they roughly know the lay of the land.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A small quality of life improvement for next time would be to use a die on each of the quest markers that get put on the board so I can easily tell <i>which</i> quest is which without hunting around.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Overall, I really enjoyed this overland adventure, and I'm looking forward to my next visit to the Valley. In the meantime, a much shorter underground experience is Iron Helm. I'll share more about <i>that </i>in my next post.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cheers!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-40007345933988956202023-05-27T11:53:00.000+09:002023-05-27T11:53:42.108+09:00Cthulu Death May Die - Hastur joins the party<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The King in Yellow</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I posted some WIP of the Cthulu Death May Die base set models <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2023/05/cthulu-death-may-die-painted-minis-wip.html" target="_blank">in a previous post</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">What you won't see in that post is 'Hastur', one of the two Elder Gods that comes in the base set. The photos you <i>can </i>see there (and below) of the Disciples of Hastur also actually don't show that those are the second attempt on those models, as I really hadn't liked my first attempt!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sLp3_VL5ziAAAsS-ii368InOsUbcSNxq9VQ0P89x25-dL6QpdA1BHF7xtFE6l8Wyg01L7CJ8CYuu-XgtF-d285xpeQ4YogMTK2jn13ewwBkvzBOY1WoM18dvN1mryyz2AYHGYyIoZJMxKBhCSr4UXElTRwnn-JEHPI3zCnhVuW21Ny3TQyQbEso2/s3260/20230520_115851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="3260" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sLp3_VL5ziAAAsS-ii368InOsUbcSNxq9VQ0P89x25-dL6QpdA1BHF7xtFE6l8Wyg01L7CJ8CYuu-XgtF-d285xpeQ4YogMTK2jn13ewwBkvzBOY1WoM18dvN1mryyz2AYHGYyIoZJMxKBhCSr4UXElTRwnn-JEHPI3zCnhVuW21Ny3TQyQbEso2/w400-h350/20230520_115851.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The problem? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd tried Citadel contrast paint 'Iyanden Yellow' over my first 'slapchop' undercoat and grey/white drybrush. To my eyes it hadn't worked at all! Yellow is notoriously difficult to work with, and the contrast yellow looked washed-out, dull, and chalky, especially over the smooth robes. If I added more it looked very orange. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I wanted a more vibrant effect, so I went back to a normal yellow - Flash Gitz Yellow and Iyanden Sunset, along with a Gryphonne Sepia wash. That process took multiple thin coats and a frustratingly long time, but I ended up with a result I much preferred.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">And Hastur? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Having learned from my failure with the Disciples and trying a contrast paint yellow, I now knew that for part of the Hastur model (yellow robes) I'd stick with normal paints and layers. For the tentacles and other parts I would stay with Contrast paints to save time. Here it is!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbINtHNw_AuLW7X9k53PjcmYC4tjaQqURwMX0RT8Rm8yH0JjCH8vFB6o-BH_NUzlyKXa36c79Bn2EkQ7JB0KOGWqsnD1u63QwNMlRbp2-i_AG9RnA4GZ4_i-0DUcOVRrI17n8B3N1m1xisXou0blSgbC9Vfb2FjVptO8eWkd-y58cKFpZL-9L-d0o/s3468/20230524_070717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="2890" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbINtHNw_AuLW7X9k53PjcmYC4tjaQqURwMX0RT8Rm8yH0JjCH8vFB6o-BH_NUzlyKXa36c79Bn2EkQ7JB0KOGWqsnD1u63QwNMlRbp2-i_AG9RnA4GZ4_i-0DUcOVRrI17n8B3N1m1xisXou0blSgbC9Vfb2FjVptO8eWkd-y58cKFpZL-9L-d0o/w334-h400/20230524_070717.jpg" width="334" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hastur & Disciples (front)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GyVd9D8WmCtWRWh6pxZvKGZKa2N8a6rX3wKRerzzzHKRRqzB-xBltTwKdFN_eO1A3r1ECSVWRQ58_Ev1LuZ0uR6OO2Kx2s3Kw3UhnR0kKxx6Iu8JIEk6jyNlzTHSEmhsxHa_reEWrMOthrWoM_3xvxxFuQ5Xhf9LxaN87V6i4UizfcGrk0SJTVUV/s3468/20230524_070820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="2978" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GyVd9D8WmCtWRWh6pxZvKGZKa2N8a6rX3wKRerzzzHKRRqzB-xBltTwKdFN_eO1A3r1ECSVWRQ58_Ev1LuZ0uR6OO2Kx2s3Kw3UhnR0kKxx6Iu8JIEk6jyNlzTHSEmhsxHa_reEWrMOthrWoM_3xvxxFuQ5Xhf9LxaN87V6i4UizfcGrk0SJTVUV/w344-h400/20230524_070820.jpg" width="344" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hastur and Disciples (side)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I kept thing pretty simple, and just stayed with a contrast paint Ork Flesh green. I used a Wraithbone white for the teeth, followed by a wash and then highlights. To add some interest, I then added an 'Ardcoat gloss varnish on the mouthparts and Hastur's red fleshy 'bits'.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Good enough for the board game table I reckon!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cheers.</span></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-41804544867857376022023-05-20T13:03:00.000+09:002023-05-20T13:03:06.515+09:00Cthulu Death May Die Painted Minis (WIP)<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Getting nearer the table...</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...but on the way!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I've been finding time to paint the models in the base box (before work in the morning and at the end of the day) and I feel like I'm nearly there in terms of being ready for a game. The key to that is getting the basic colours down and aiming for speed, rather than lots of detail (or beauty!). I still have 4 more monsters to paint (including Hastur) but this is about 90% of the base box.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">These models have received:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Priming</b>: (Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Basecoats</b>: A mix of Citadel contrast paints for highly textured surfaces, and standard paints for smooth surfaces, some details (with an occasional wash.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Spot varnish</b>: An occasional gloss varnish on eyes, slimy bits.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">They aren't fully finished in many cases (base rims need to be done in black, and bases painted up etc.) but I feel like I'd be happy to use these.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Monsters:</span></h2><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyN3KuZ83-GPAYg8T88jhqggL6EK4HtQ5jbQ58b9SWm9DkY3kzHptgbQ3HPOiSwVN4egF5FWf8mYz6sphehEJIJA4CDoH__Kap6bp7kZRuhx4EAoM28Rpu0fWDEtoF1h0t95uBTc4wYTNMnS2ac5OFaAO3O5dLvAGTvN--8I7zulfKejvQmg6MX2X/s3468/20230520_113933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyN3KuZ83-GPAYg8T88jhqggL6EK4HtQ5jbQ58b9SWm9DkY3kzHptgbQ3HPOiSwVN4egF5FWf8mYz6sphehEJIJA4CDoH__Kap6bp7kZRuhx4EAoM28Rpu0fWDEtoF1h0t95uBTc4wYTNMnS2ac5OFaAO3O5dLvAGTvN--8I7zulfKejvQmg6MX2X/s320/20230520_113933.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cthulu</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZo_UZddBaSShmVRza7xwUyb2LgZcSJJOqIJzDk3fe35V6HkkrGjpMmW_JhMpZWoYx2-u6yYNXSyE1w-a1pyTk4cY97m8CfuYA9aHwUtJLsWXtWoW07rqY-vsVRQbFIeI9iO5EsCMJJX-J0JabEFkpMskgAft3g5p7RT2mq1pE4wA9u9VTEkqmEit/s3468/20230520_113954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="2551" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZo_UZddBaSShmVRza7xwUyb2LgZcSJJOqIJzDk3fe35V6HkkrGjpMmW_JhMpZWoYx2-u6yYNXSyE1w-a1pyTk4cY97m8CfuYA9aHwUtJLsWXtWoW07rqY-vsVRQbFIeI9iO5EsCMJJX-J0JabEFkpMskgAft3g5p7RT2mq1pE4wA9u9VTEkqmEit/s320/20230520_113954.jpg" width="235" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cthulu</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCNvgaMzuaoXWWSlXywY5cXitgtrKQXTBU8aoMXKUAMQfoC3mzvu2_ehWN4jTDITRZCY0IjkV1QHJdhSFpC6UpE7Dpw0167o6ljWOJ6-_IzTOFgRxbD5cqrWdkpwoyyBpY6SK-O4PnPDhirI3WZRBjTh9prkFtZQRXE7No-qtOLzsD1IaQKtcy7s6/s3468/20230520_113943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3010" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCNvgaMzuaoXWWSlXywY5cXitgtrKQXTBU8aoMXKUAMQfoC3mzvu2_ehWN4jTDITRZCY0IjkV1QHJdhSFpC6UpE7Dpw0167o6ljWOJ6-_IzTOFgRxbD5cqrWdkpwoyyBpY6SK-O4PnPDhirI3WZRBjTh9prkFtZQRXE7No-qtOLzsD1IaQKtcy7s6/s320/20230520_113943.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cthulu</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4O9eshEiWay7OvHKtE0MIHekNNfZQSruWplcjDeN9eE1XguGgys4ZjmYuArgIRxoF7mCuNwuMEWSd0BaRrVuFgMVpGK-3JmfUgr4eSovWGE_SfMKOAGESY4NLNXZKSKc29r5tZO9A_7jIVdbND9au3U45WlpgMeMcSeiRPzv9EZDFTMfo71_ZU6E/s3714/20230520_113905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3714" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4O9eshEiWay7OvHKtE0MIHekNNfZQSruWplcjDeN9eE1XguGgys4ZjmYuArgIRxoF7mCuNwuMEWSd0BaRrVuFgMVpGK-3JmfUgr4eSovWGE_SfMKOAGESY4NLNXZKSKc29r5tZO9A_7jIVdbND9au3U45WlpgMeMcSeiRPzv9EZDFTMfo71_ZU6E/s320/20230520_113905.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Byakhee</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BthMzyHsZwYyBaUMa8aJ9ISWmxYXGK6TSdxbMaC9FqWsxYJt-QlPnLuVFcHk_BJ7VMnqdgWwAfp2WxVrQSmAcz49ELL8ljjQzc4DqsTNnRsyBuayEvNGxSweFgtFznidF5uKYaNH8EF8SdAOAmXMNNmmOBF_MLOD8xYPiDb4us_YZXF0xg1jqGwg/s3565/20230520_113915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3565" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BthMzyHsZwYyBaUMa8aJ9ISWmxYXGK6TSdxbMaC9FqWsxYJt-QlPnLuVFcHk_BJ7VMnqdgWwAfp2WxVrQSmAcz49ELL8ljjQzc4DqsTNnRsyBuayEvNGxSweFgtFznidF5uKYaNH8EF8SdAOAmXMNNmmOBF_MLOD8xYPiDb4us_YZXF0xg1jqGwg/s320/20230520_113915.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Byakhee</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGiVZm7JWtXy5x3PSFNDS5078g6xPvvRpfJX3TfWLaerchwoRAUvIGseKUAhNUPf9g8yA6aUjy_Uz-aoN8OW0u0bgbMFn53HAYxDSWZvF5cmwzdlUeMUV2CTCxdZrOsYyHVaTHRV337waA1E6tl-N7kmck2CcueVSotXdYfOhiTf4M24Xx_dfxEFc/s3468/20230520_113832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3036" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGiVZm7JWtXy5x3PSFNDS5078g6xPvvRpfJX3TfWLaerchwoRAUvIGseKUAhNUPf9g8yA6aUjy_Uz-aoN8OW0u0bgbMFn53HAYxDSWZvF5cmwzdlUeMUV2CTCxdZrOsYyHVaTHRV337waA1E6tl-N7kmck2CcueVSotXdYfOhiTf4M24Xx_dfxEFc/s320/20230520_113832.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shoggoth</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyC30d74lEmIj_vgWElimmowCc_R7h4rcPdaoG16JMYBIaRZGo-97CFQUzTk3kifbuwiElBNG36N06SouN7KUIkdDQXfUKOddl1V6B2w48tx8w-Omq4TExq5wef_2B5zajWukfuJCP4Hx-TXEl3dY8uDIKbx4S7lA3xBan3-4W1uABt8efycnKt2TI/s3468/20230520_113816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3172" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyC30d74lEmIj_vgWElimmowCc_R7h4rcPdaoG16JMYBIaRZGo-97CFQUzTk3kifbuwiElBNG36N06SouN7KUIkdDQXfUKOddl1V6B2w48tx8w-Omq4TExq5wef_2B5zajWukfuJCP4Hx-TXEl3dY8uDIKbx4S7lA3xBan3-4W1uABt8efycnKt2TI/s320/20230520_113816.jpg" width="293" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shoggoth</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIJUUnYgUzdWqC7zvHiCNmYMZfemiYwECe9cX-Xaf0TAckD3FR8prvnKco3YBKUxwVu_TDPiDDoBCKsmXSgQGKvlsOmCCAkfdfz-t9rANbP_gNPLtgO9jdUCMmblEIiWlCGbI5qxzzVDhyu3NygUEqNWogqkqmYmfI-aSA-2SWj4tHhkxYJPJ0xQp/s3226/20230520_113758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3226" data-original-width="2944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIJUUnYgUzdWqC7zvHiCNmYMZfemiYwECe9cX-Xaf0TAckD3FR8prvnKco3YBKUxwVu_TDPiDDoBCKsmXSgQGKvlsOmCCAkfdfz-t9rANbP_gNPLtgO9jdUCMmblEIiWlCGbI5qxzzVDhyu3NygUEqNWogqkqmYmfI-aSA-2SWj4tHhkxYJPJ0xQp/s320/20230520_113758.jpg" width="292" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fire Vampire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirbHggL2oghDWhz8nH2luCD_L99M5tlpIJZtQ-Rhen-y9OPksG64GZjfmJga9WpmHH0VwvyD4xBX8of0dRJn7b9j7LySoC0CrLWrZNF-ZinPFuGXIE3c6NQTO5ntGzbc3KAzwvhh0UKa5cnmO27KOl6ZqoinJprBm6hHUDn5e76fuZKFmfmg6jebx/s3906/20230520_113740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3906" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirbHggL2oghDWhz8nH2luCD_L99M5tlpIJZtQ-Rhen-y9OPksG64GZjfmJga9WpmHH0VwvyD4xBX8of0dRJn7b9j7LySoC0CrLWrZNF-ZinPFuGXIE3c6NQTO5ntGzbc3KAzwvhh0UKa5cnmO27KOl6ZqoinJprBm6hHUDn5e76fuZKFmfmg6jebx/s320/20230520_113740.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fire Vampire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIR7H0kQ8D8p8Anl3CGNUh0M75axox4ixqDqs_kUIme68pduPBY3QHgmU70EK1HroBKG2UknBb4bFVCEZnQ0DP6x0eCOXOsRKDWoA5eUlZKXT-5dMPwfilfiwShiH38LuK-STdF3MNuyKt2LwKrpFx7mcIMjOtWpfm75ihfjV92pyxVX_SBVeby29/s3884/20230520_113710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3884" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtIR7H0kQ8D8p8Anl3CGNUh0M75axox4ixqDqs_kUIme68pduPBY3QHgmU70EK1HroBKG2UknBb4bFVCEZnQ0DP6x0eCOXOsRKDWoA5eUlZKXT-5dMPwfilfiwShiH38LuK-STdF3MNuyKt2LwKrpFx7mcIMjOtWpfm75ihfjV92pyxVX_SBVeby29/s320/20230520_113710.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Star Spawn</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Small monsters and cultists</span></h3></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXu4S6Gk7PmGLCDQJHUujXLmJr0fcvi8Elk_sEyDxhRc5GFOcYXziphdYJgHPks_TPfvcVBrvaKFy-zzfZWDLJgfszUZxUn2v-blS0GMCyAyT-C9JS24W175YbwPNsfkL5UX8zpqllhOztH7HVwvItIxAyE6rpZ_K_OSrYh8e-vpPmUeDFc94GdNvY/s4086/20230520_120103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4086" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXu4S6Gk7PmGLCDQJHUujXLmJr0fcvi8Elk_sEyDxhRc5GFOcYXziphdYJgHPks_TPfvcVBrvaKFy-zzfZWDLJgfszUZxUn2v-blS0GMCyAyT-C9JS24W175YbwPNsfkL5UX8zpqllhOztH7HVwvItIxAyE6rpZ_K_OSrYh8e-vpPmUeDFc94GdNvY/s320/20230520_120103.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ghouls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypkl1Z1ChNFm3GsfB1o--l3IOUVEu5Nk1jp2UJ0ylgNeyfBYrHojyAXwZzQZHBtnt9RGWhngLYASRhV4rzS8mNsO6H74EqLAn8C8jh1L2Bo0gq64-T5cgCs-u8ASgl-s4SazTOz6kkp52EHajuy1wxumTqyCXV8554w3j-_B1FnZf5Z1Zd8kARNl2/s3704/20230520_115945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3177" data-original-width="3704" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypkl1Z1ChNFm3GsfB1o--l3IOUVEu5Nk1jp2UJ0ylgNeyfBYrHojyAXwZzQZHBtnt9RGWhngLYASRhV4rzS8mNsO6H74EqLAn8C8jh1L2Bo0gq64-T5cgCs-u8ASgl-s4SazTOz6kkp52EHajuy1wxumTqyCXV8554w3j-_B1FnZf5Z1Zd8kARNl2/s320/20230520_115945.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deep Ones</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYRYHmQAoeq_7VfaUbaQeLfqDuPH7R7RQoXhstP-GimO10N8z4Xev8-vhxwEDauqEQJAyokhDmqk9TMihO9LuqqO33qGVXqHxY2eIAdw1CcAjnOVgVor5HUbdQpvkBze35illKzBfLh2FqGu4qfFuBqhhrQfQszGmHNJ84TgDKnBsUOI2mGgaw1hs/s3906/20230520_120013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3906" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYRYHmQAoeq_7VfaUbaQeLfqDuPH7R7RQoXhstP-GimO10N8z4Xev8-vhxwEDauqEQJAyokhDmqk9TMihO9LuqqO33qGVXqHxY2eIAdw1CcAjnOVgVor5HUbdQpvkBze35illKzBfLh2FqGu4qfFuBqhhrQfQszGmHNJ84TgDKnBsUOI2mGgaw1hs/s320/20230520_120013.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deep Ones</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXP5pRZdfYsQqdGh-eNKgdR8nPLlo44UIvFI_Q3TZfZggP2ONeswGwZ2jDzXwUGkmolGDMIDhzQ92Vkn5YurYZM6r0t4zfuVwF5qKR2eDjmblN_g7SRJkI9Ud8NYbQ8rGJ6s2z68FibqHoYM_VlTbzW9mS59iYE4a8X7eB_RdVBvBKKnXvVufGeGk/s3260/20230520_115851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="3260" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXP5pRZdfYsQqdGh-eNKgdR8nPLlo44UIvFI_Q3TZfZggP2ONeswGwZ2jDzXwUGkmolGDMIDhzQ92Vkn5YurYZM6r0t4zfuVwF5qKR2eDjmblN_g7SRJkI9Ud8NYbQ8rGJ6s2z68FibqHoYM_VlTbzW9mS59iYE4a8X7eB_RdVBvBKKnXvVufGeGk/s320/20230520_115851.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Disciples of Hastur</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZ8v529j9yHh0fGVhSh7IzN5py2yjsCSTAfhqeia64VMaGUx4KIqhNyETzyF81nE2_aRTSFtPbZxIbGbur96Wk0OpusizInjtWmu0IEuD-0HjZVkN7-lnAJ-0qPuO8RLWmU0KAE0RXwUhAEZ5O9PFgvoYdxUYAyXKQUgxG_gBHS9BePdeMUS82tWG/s3937/20230520_115731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3937" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZ8v529j9yHh0fGVhSh7IzN5py2yjsCSTAfhqeia64VMaGUx4KIqhNyETzyF81nE2_aRTSFtPbZxIbGbur96Wk0OpusizInjtWmu0IEuD-0HjZVkN7-lnAJ-0qPuO8RLWmU0KAE0RXwUhAEZ5O9PFgvoYdxUYAyXKQUgxG_gBHS9BePdeMUS82tWG/s320/20230520_115731.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cultists</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYinbFzixp5aW5LLar1k_ebHiAbPMDjNjfKV5peMbjIsZgCfnLfv0YVJkWMQrZj7a175J9xAGMxOMgyQEEIeNuM2Qx24H90yWrR0r3fM9v_PrcrV5QJhsX0dM1TxWBDAaH_k0w9fWiU97_kPmuOg3fgmbKtcfr96tDLysOjTCUaL6Lz4uOCOna0Ka/s4011/20230520_115802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4011" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYinbFzixp5aW5LLar1k_ebHiAbPMDjNjfKV5peMbjIsZgCfnLfv0YVJkWMQrZj7a175J9xAGMxOMgyQEEIeNuM2Qx24H90yWrR0r3fM9v_PrcrV5QJhsX0dM1TxWBDAaH_k0w9fWiU97_kPmuOg3fgmbKtcfr96tDLysOjTCUaL6Lz4uOCOna0Ka/s320/20230520_115802.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cultists</td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Investigators</span></h3><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngrTKHSIC-8PJXFb4PL9_eMca9tIEWPWb3-VB1wbKKTm1vVgr6FmzV-_um2EDoYZXYENAeIrE8aZbBoE7eRKM8qbTovgMAbMIjk8T9Wf-N_PjA6Yqcke2d1AOGLJ52bnAZNWuOWCNzA5W4raXL5-Qk_-GsXlGLkfFh-ZBE9RUAAovJs-PSHIoOPRF/s4177/20230520_115419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4177" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngrTKHSIC-8PJXFb4PL9_eMca9tIEWPWb3-VB1wbKKTm1vVgr6FmzV-_um2EDoYZXYENAeIrE8aZbBoE7eRKM8qbTovgMAbMIjk8T9Wf-N_PjA6Yqcke2d1AOGLJ52bnAZNWuOWCNzA5W4raXL5-Qk_-GsXlGLkfFh-ZBE9RUAAovJs-PSHIoOPRF/s320/20230520_115419.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rasputin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GX13lP6YdEcnVA5Tg5lHgxEiUfZcKvGj8xoz0fjwu31-AUa8_FaLu_hiOZfrqqR1iJLMRKqQnRrqWqO0HjDMPM-iT-CKUkb23P-7kLazEpLpRi_91zOByWDrbERvFy2RXt2uGE-fYi2uUV0MSqsvCeFXwejxr0oJQjgMSTg-6R009m8GGb71GD1G/s3613/20230520_115310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3613" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GX13lP6YdEcnVA5Tg5lHgxEiUfZcKvGj8xoz0fjwu31-AUa8_FaLu_hiOZfrqqR1iJLMRKqQnRrqWqO0HjDMPM-iT-CKUkb23P-7kLazEpLpRi_91zOByWDrbERvFy2RXt2uGE-fYi2uUV0MSqsvCeFXwejxr0oJQjgMSTg-6R009m8GGb71GD1G/s320/20230520_115310.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Borden</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1kTY9HSItYcCdnCs8DB1oRFgB8lieZdzN3DuBg-K9m11qh1lAJbt8-tkyNaykBy5vhRTjmj3rYOkFRNELBFXeNbX6fMIleGZKUMRL265pHRc9UQyGYh-a3kA6sfPYpv60RCxgzYRLriyIOIgsxOziKBtFaPosJgLwxeWSjYtR8e981ZJ4Gn2bA7R/s3468/20230520_115321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1kTY9HSItYcCdnCs8DB1oRFgB8lieZdzN3DuBg-K9m11qh1lAJbt8-tkyNaykBy5vhRTjmj3rYOkFRNELBFXeNbX6fMIleGZKUMRL265pHRc9UQyGYh-a3kA6sfPYpv60RCxgzYRLriyIOIgsxOziKBtFaPosJgLwxeWSjYtR8e981ZJ4Gn2bA7R/s320/20230520_115321.jpg" width="306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Borden</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4uAo9LWdOyNOE-oWbwIy3sL6bghZc5C_6Vb_sa57zboI9_wjT2-fhNDiFTElyJ5KvAvXAswoJoSUrnNACfzMxuZAqpdkVn3TDbKjuoV7ItgomUlhAHbzmfWGeHLuWnA88p3bKjw2EGBzKYciISPVOD4DRdlh2CrGRwMvfaxyYX59Xv_t91qlPwYK/s4624/20230520_115229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4uAo9LWdOyNOE-oWbwIy3sL6bghZc5C_6Vb_sa57zboI9_wjT2-fhNDiFTElyJ5KvAvXAswoJoSUrnNACfzMxuZAqpdkVn3TDbKjuoV7ItgomUlhAHbzmfWGeHLuWnA88p3bKjw2EGBzKYciISPVOD4DRdlh2CrGRwMvfaxyYX59Xv_t91qlPwYK/s320/20230520_115229.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fatima</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVIzZVnLtvfrBlsSTA1WSEOIaLhKXT3CS4LKybhO721Jjaf6JR4Vxdlz2T6TlxKTKIFSMjTDDmjUaU7EN_8oKSTmzGIOVvjskhd0wc-U3wWfrExyjBp106T6L71wDMmWiM0eCmI45PlaXJktVMwNzcpjRrK7fhVRMauxf3BFplMdqlzH2N-dso36l/s4624/20230520_115249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVIzZVnLtvfrBlsSTA1WSEOIaLhKXT3CS4LKybhO721Jjaf6JR4Vxdlz2T6TlxKTKIFSMjTDDmjUaU7EN_8oKSTmzGIOVvjskhd0wc-U3wWfrExyjBp106T6L71wDMmWiM0eCmI45PlaXJktVMwNzcpjRrK7fhVRMauxf3BFplMdqlzH2N-dso36l/s320/20230520_115249.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fatima</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvn2lFfPS423NjmMmnmiBxgmJr2sQO1d0WqcgPPHC_r5MGvtGBme2jancwqQUECyHCV8zhMBP8kRwOaj9tgn2ZSacNrOtMSTm2MpT49_sc-qSS1ejdl8ho1RJXAcZxmRLdVHPxvdrd6WfOS5LNeCQJUpeo7L_r90fa1Hhtj49ahYDObvRXdUBtk_8/s4624/20230520_115205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvn2lFfPS423NjmMmnmiBxgmJr2sQO1d0WqcgPPHC_r5MGvtGBme2jancwqQUECyHCV8zhMBP8kRwOaj9tgn2ZSacNrOtMSTm2MpT49_sc-qSS1ejdl8ho1RJXAcZxmRLdVHPxvdrd6WfOS5LNeCQJUpeo7L_r90fa1Hhtj49ahYDObvRXdUBtk_8/s320/20230520_115205.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Beth</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj1cFQo10sNsPmOhNhlOIrT9TSkY_RFTfYhQ_wnbOjUSeSgqGgyzusgVtTmhpQyi11PHSrrDiPY7UbCulsOa19gF0NehsFrlwrUWlRAZ21I26F23dyJm2Shre1lfpMzCdXCa-10T1lz1JpQuWFoda4UZrU1YOb3OcXeN-k4M3swbNsMrolEqT8Ip5/s4624/20230520_115154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrj1cFQo10sNsPmOhNhlOIrT9TSkY_RFTfYhQ_wnbOjUSeSgqGgyzusgVtTmhpQyi11PHSrrDiPY7UbCulsOa19gF0NehsFrlwrUWlRAZ21I26F23dyJm2Shre1lfpMzCdXCa-10T1lz1JpQuWFoda4UZrU1YOb3OcXeN-k4M3swbNsMrolEqT8Ip5/s320/20230520_115154.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Beth</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5i93mQ3VdKOavhFRK74f9H8Uoc37D6MEJBiHv2zRC-Q1aYyPY4_lBzgMiTAi5ZfQnmfxw0MJAovccXcqCyR2q_Lsto8JoVOFXUp80LFb-x2vhzE3BoWlZhs8epiT-LvDNLmd0EMWpd301oNfvGD7i2AOzFrrVEdqAJ8dire6PPPzlu4j_WBAfeLM/s320/20230520_114710.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adam</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ntxRRgL0Cnvy_IO1nGleRiyHTzS28RfYT8D5Whz7JhR6BfquoLr4BNCJVOP-HCfgUK363K5g2r7Gj66zgXlb7jDXkqqym60K3op9hZK732w7ZbB4iireNjLF8dlldSkDq4mhwbePuXJouZ_i8YQqyBAwnpDRb2hWoSCgxOU5M_Lxg_LjXGLaZOsb/s4624/20230520_114648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ntxRRgL0Cnvy_IO1nGleRiyHTzS28RfYT8D5Whz7JhR6BfquoLr4BNCJVOP-HCfgUK363K5g2r7Gj66zgXlb7jDXkqqym60K3op9hZK732w7ZbB4iireNjLF8dlldSkDq4mhwbePuXJouZ_i8YQqyBAwnpDRb2hWoSCgxOU5M_Lxg_LjXGLaZOsb/s320/20230520_114648.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ian</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdXrw_Y6IOHwPwLBeB9GUGIadU5L6j5_dBxPHMJ0xayS_SIg6N0XZ3U08xl0x4gqrj0zOAIhE4_kpShE5bKm4rk9tL_V8Se8Q4E8IQpUgLYQ_QLTxbagqfxSRzd_vAD6H_F4WsS42LhzdHoB8dS36mJpH7yXD4Ybdb3L_XmiGvTfc7oIYimvsvCsZ/s4624/20230520_114636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdXrw_Y6IOHwPwLBeB9GUGIadU5L6j5_dBxPHMJ0xayS_SIg6N0XZ3U08xl0x4gqrj0zOAIhE4_kpShE5bKm4rk9tL_V8Se8Q4E8IQpUgLYQ_QLTxbagqfxSRzd_vAD6H_F4WsS42LhzdHoB8dS36mJpH7yXD4Ybdb3L_XmiGvTfc7oIYimvsvCsZ/s320/20230520_114636.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ian</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd like to come back to these with proper highlights, maybe drybrushes etc. In the meantime, I can use these to hit the table.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cheers</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-64580003088597631262023-05-05T11:40:00.004+09:002023-05-05T14:36:53.253+09:00What's in the Box? Cthulu Death May Die<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The ritual must be disrupted!</span></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX8yvOM4Dr8VqeSUPKnqq6EJTjiaFBac1QGs7bisrPnNk_3zdcNvb6Ci6iffLd7fTqqtVhtqkUUIpjj7u_AU3d5sSN8_yWPEa1bZyKAZZICVFm5sNjUNZmSiZu49B9Sqy80iEgabHB_duEtiswf9rescq3SUQuCTrXB77s--r3K6htVPI0yG8kX6Q/s4624/20230505_091508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdX8yvOM4Dr8VqeSUPKnqq6EJTjiaFBac1QGs7bisrPnNk_3zdcNvb6Ci6iffLd7fTqqtVhtqkUUIpjj7u_AU3d5sSN8_yWPEa1bZyKAZZICVFm5sNjUNZmSiZu49B9Sqy80iEgabHB_duEtiswf9rescq3SUQuCTrXB77s--r3K6htVPI0yG8kX6Q/w400-h300/20230505_091508.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Welcome! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In my gaming group we have very much enjoyed playing the <i>Arkham Horror</i> living card game (LCG). We've spent many happy hours exploring various scenarios with our characters, picking up clues, fighting (and running!) from various horrors that have sought our untimely end, and saving the world. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I like the world of Cthulu (for gaming, not in terms of the future it conjures up!) and <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2022/10/machina-arcana-descent-into-madness.html" target="_blank">have other games that use the I.P.</a> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd read about </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Cthulu Death May Die</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> on Boardgamegeek, and it sounded like an interesting premise - a Cthulu-themed dungeon crawler that puts you up against the Elder Gods, and actually gives you a chance to bring them to a violent end*</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">(*not an actual possibility in the Cthulu mythos as originally conceived by H.P. Lovecraft - as I understand it.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">My copy of the retail edition arrived the other day, and although I haven't played it yet I've had a chance to look through the box. I'll be painting the minis in due course, but today I'll just document the content in photos.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXXj3TUH8nN_JlszX4YWUxSuYJ5xpotVcWAJBUEz4uD4n_TViLL1su41MtArqDvOR6tbTk9tHSRxmplQ8X6iLwqUyNlw7Hkk5-2Ky1JsTiO5xBm-Cuvh8gVGaNbSHPORCKkk6SbtA2qIAsyonSqefn3hdNNisY9pwBYgq_NOV3-H3rIA1uG8AxCUn/s4624/20230505_091508.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXXj3TUH8nN_JlszX4YWUxSuYJ5xpotVcWAJBUEz4uD4n_TViLL1su41MtArqDvOR6tbTk9tHSRxmplQ8X6iLwqUyNlw7Hkk5-2Ky1JsTiO5xBm-Cuvh8gVGaNbSHPORCKkk6SbtA2qIAsyonSqefn3hdNNisY9pwBYgq_NOV3-H3rIA1uG8AxCUn/w400-h300/20230505_091508.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Box cover image</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykWOVn_qiXK3wGU7k6VLEPaVDAi8ExgAQ7FkX6w0D7FlbTLAiveUDFO3Ybs4V2_Sy_WX2WCltbiXlP8ylME0GEHtWhGXhARm4q-c24MtxcELkHTMQI68a7ZWjZJuYqXP1nKIaqmrIoCHqC8P2qKQJetpXkpFB0feWDqmMVofOtW6fCmULv9w7y8YI/s4624/20230505_091527.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykWOVn_qiXK3wGU7k6VLEPaVDAi8ExgAQ7FkX6w0D7FlbTLAiveUDFO3Ybs4V2_Sy_WX2WCltbiXlP8ylME0GEHtWhGXhARm4q-c24MtxcELkHTMQI68a7ZWjZJuYqXP1nKIaqmrIoCHqC8P2qKQJetpXkpFB0feWDqmMVofOtW6fCmULv9w7y8YI/w400-h300/20230505_091527.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Character boards</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9YECNwN313U6qR75fE0_PYCgSLQHNWVVMBvljmWvYDXOy4bzL0Vd8LzAJ6p5FCYuRZsRjNIQNc0kcv-ibl50f7nqpZEAoho386j5DiyotherNoo-SJr4M6NcMzCdWTqJl5HIGsfWp4t6iDLiwgysYK8GbEgfMxhS_BpTChYydXrt8H9_CMGKkAhI/s4624/20230505_091558.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9YECNwN313U6qR75fE0_PYCgSLQHNWVVMBvljmWvYDXOy4bzL0Vd8LzAJ6p5FCYuRZsRjNIQNc0kcv-ibl50f7nqpZEAoho386j5DiyotherNoo-SJr4M6NcMzCdWTqJl5HIGsfWp4t6iDLiwgysYK8GbEgfMxhS_BpTChYydXrt8H9_CMGKkAhI/w400-h300/20230505_091558.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Character boards: Adam</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwkPTLO1K2Ei5KjCzdzfX4ttwD5IsqY0kKbDFhxCDzgVRFThaNK5gllRWcO8u5Uk7glJGHgHqeg8GfItuKIGQSpOpAh2zSHS6gPIuV259Ht4Z03RxeEPBuAlxuOzFXMFJkUNOIR2M5aMNOugonadIvrP-oRVbEu3EGa1r4owZwaw6bVW_6ZWAMY6_/s4624/20230505_091549.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwkPTLO1K2Ei5KjCzdzfX4ttwD5IsqY0kKbDFhxCDzgVRFThaNK5gllRWcO8u5Uk7glJGHgHqeg8GfItuKIGQSpOpAh2zSHS6gPIuV259Ht4Z03RxeEPBuAlxuOzFXMFJkUNOIR2M5aMNOugonadIvrP-oRVbEu3EGa1r4owZwaw6bVW_6ZWAMY6_/w300-h400/20230505_091549.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Character boards: Adam (closeup)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVGjGm4uNvNvoRFAu3ByZPdR5pdV8om8x1y9ylXRJd8jDnXl_HCimnFIuYu1-C3suEi6Prz4nZuWR6TGfMzDxgkyg8VZQph4tnjdsIQr6HLOiDXwonc5GCSFVYVpGm4agh8lixWVuRl0goVYk2WfnI65vUxH6FCUP-Ep7DurGbgH8N78pVPRRdqYh/s4624/20230505_091617.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVGjGm4uNvNvoRFAu3ByZPdR5pdV8om8x1y9ylXRJd8jDnXl_HCimnFIuYu1-C3suEi6Prz4nZuWR6TGfMzDxgkyg8VZQph4tnjdsIQr6HLOiDXwonc5GCSFVYVpGm4agh8lixWVuRl0goVYk2WfnI65vUxH6FCUP-Ep7DurGbgH8N78pVPRRdqYh/w400-h300/20230505_091617.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Character boards: 10 included (Rasputin)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLCuCwoXf2K1NKdIjGtXrSz_98JZNA7m8CX0B-h-9sICgXVc3tHiimdQKnRpE-nM1bHbKkUJnovRk8KCwKw9UcBP0em8HkF-8FxtEW9FHLR3sZQi5l_bq247cCxtDFm-vsoma_YDBaLPYC9qwsFztnLR20y989S9T9ug3L8LkTikwpQjenfHAGtyA/s4624/20230505_091637.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLCuCwoXf2K1NKdIjGtXrSz_98JZNA7m8CX0B-h-9sICgXVc3tHiimdQKnRpE-nM1bHbKkUJnovRk8KCwKw9UcBP0em8HkF-8FxtEW9FHLR3sZQi5l_bq247cCxtDFm-vsoma_YDBaLPYC9qwsFztnLR20y989S9T9ug3L8LkTikwpQjenfHAGtyA/w400-h300/20230505_091637.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rulebook (cover)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFqp742Kk6BUzD1GFzihmAwTNw3K566lhNxLvtiuitccsRo-phAnAKHRVxUV2O8T2luECeV2wX-VP1KDPBq2NGcmBLz0eVSGjb3hQN8hD_sLdau6otD5pTC45_WahFwj3TaCgkKwxhagMX6xcKDxQIJkDoXlGzLvvkQPnH0L1ZD1DZp0p5_f7GjF1/s4624/20230505_091652.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFqp742Kk6BUzD1GFzihmAwTNw3K566lhNxLvtiuitccsRo-phAnAKHRVxUV2O8T2luECeV2wX-VP1KDPBq2NGcmBLz0eVSGjb3hQN8hD_sLdau6otD5pTC45_WahFwj3TaCgkKwxhagMX6xcKDxQIJkDoXlGzLvvkQPnH0L1ZD1DZp0p5_f7GjF1/w400-h300/20230505_091652.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rulebook (pages)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEHX28okAvPVOLmxrCfiu8PBXNFDGED9lhjFZcqks-J4uuakEPY2d2TXsFKvT1Tx9phu-_4_7DXVREY0DE6iPSP96YWVIAY9TgGV6OoyPGfflI7badSincN8uscRAU9pX6CZzodWMLq48Mz0FOOFXpDarp2-jSrDe1KLiZ_AApw2vRhL9cp8CWQeW/s4624/20230505_091702.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEHX28okAvPVOLmxrCfiu8PBXNFDGED9lhjFZcqks-J4uuakEPY2d2TXsFKvT1Tx9phu-_4_7DXVREY0DE6iPSP96YWVIAY9TgGV6OoyPGfflI7badSincN8uscRAU9pX6CZzodWMLq48Mz0FOOFXpDarp2-jSrDe1KLiZ_AApw2vRhL9cp8CWQeW/w400-h300/20230505_091702.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Storyboard (reverse)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcXC-2QBvQdWRGyZtxlpA8XjBLEdL8YZWHqPepXx96XpXITUqscuFmOzWhXlh8xB2RMv_go46euU7dZ9bprbpVZp9-zmNyEE8GCtmwCBjivT7xu3U1RNHO-kKRMChA50VaabzTRsBUlinxU5wZ0pg2Em77dxnY5ECB2Urqv6rMQjuYTWvvaPVb_sQ/s4624/20230505_091717.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcXC-2QBvQdWRGyZtxlpA8XjBLEdL8YZWHqPepXx96XpXITUqscuFmOzWhXlh8xB2RMv_go46euU7dZ9bprbpVZp9-zmNyEE8GCtmwCBjivT7xu3U1RNHO-kKRMChA50VaabzTRsBUlinxU5wZ0pg2Em77dxnY5ECB2Urqv6rMQjuYTWvvaPVb_sQ/w400-h300/20230505_091717.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Storyboard (front)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtLWMcgKOkVuHUvfbWOuqgKIBhrMzN9wmFykj6FBiitxPr97VRbnanJm8skzmxkNLueQAbxaskcxCDrPUuhbZUDhQdcWHeRSCVoGtZQogipvoct-kF1b38HP9333H_Ms41cSWhptqydfsJzVmMLiL5SU9iddPiYN7C5uCqsCtjiMcupqP5JPoVh2o/s4624/20230505_091740.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtLWMcgKOkVuHUvfbWOuqgKIBhrMzN9wmFykj6FBiitxPr97VRbnanJm8skzmxkNLueQAbxaskcxCDrPUuhbZUDhQdcWHeRSCVoGtZQogipvoct-kF1b38HP9333H_Ms41cSWhptqydfsJzVmMLiL5SU9iddPiYN7C5uCqsCtjiMcupqP5JPoVh2o/w400-h300/20230505_091740.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map tiles and playing pieces</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fBjIu5GKI10zoaigor4XR0HjQVqRNVxTAPa496Ue9E9ES25VVC2p-fM6BhIASYmYgwOZ4mjWRDbmiEUmEVnQFqzCr2UKfDcD5IzWbRjbKsWoolPQktkrxfWuyP9OFc4aocdfoNHJNSmcEeUs0IanL7jdyOLP-PVQEvqWPChvgqv97Qao7Z1oHx0f/s4624/20230505_091756.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fBjIu5GKI10zoaigor4XR0HjQVqRNVxTAPa496Ue9E9ES25VVC2p-fM6BhIASYmYgwOZ4mjWRDbmiEUmEVnQFqzCr2UKfDcD5IzWbRjbKsWoolPQktkrxfWuyP9OFc4aocdfoNHJNSmcEeUs0IanL7jdyOLP-PVQEvqWPChvgqv97Qao7Z1oHx0f/w400-h300/20230505_091756.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miniature storage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIehTJ_L8S96OG2ay4Nvq6h32yow8DunDxyIKtVqSxukiI1_6CGH1H0rosXgkkCqSJLuPoHDJ-dzXgdKDcmd0B3wXbPSEmUj3ZWCQS6DbxoLyROtrca8yIH1GWDnapmMDnItLDk95miZyjRsKKEo6cm1UKKNnqM5oXpfLcdZLJQQmZ6nG9KiqiHZ_/s4624/20230505_091828.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2391" data-original-width="4624" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIehTJ_L8S96OG2ay4Nvq6h32yow8DunDxyIKtVqSxukiI1_6CGH1H0rosXgkkCqSJLuPoHDJ-dzXgdKDcmd0B3wXbPSEmUj3ZWCQS6DbxoLyROtrca8yIH1GWDnapmMDnItLDk95miZyjRsKKEo6cm1UKKNnqM5oXpfLcdZLJQQmZ6nG9KiqiHZ_/w400-h206/20230505_091828.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Characters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTv5-ZzF1-wEqq_gofaNEiLQDHHK1RuORMHOOxYcqksIX4IpiBWxaHSHU4YqYE2ioSlv7v42ZJz1L7CY1E2-0cA8RIbkT4gvH8HhHjdT8Kq0swkEZx9RKBML0bjMXG4M81KcLyaVpDo3YPQR4Tazi4Q-77pwJt74St4fqVP1vLYa7Mq-S_0gXs3ig/s3912/20230505_091914.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3912" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTv5-ZzF1-wEqq_gofaNEiLQDHHK1RuORMHOOxYcqksIX4IpiBWxaHSHU4YqYE2ioSlv7v42ZJz1L7CY1E2-0cA8RIbkT4gvH8HhHjdT8Kq0swkEZx9RKBML0bjMXG4M81KcLyaVpDo3YPQR4Tazi4Q-77pwJt74St4fqVP1vLYa7Mq-S_0gXs3ig/w400-h355/20230505_091914.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Characters, monsters, and minions</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsCJ47LgOVfvE3HpYkzu9bVOPV74ZRJeh1LD7AOkcT_RJr7foGuwvDvau7IbLykU-y-hDxqcafU8rNLkpGbma3QfiDjmGHWNBmdfCYIvyly1jBA5D64f2ACx-g0MlXzamIxeNCe4lpD3aHsYsA4KYuw1bUliwLjcjt7wJPpeX0znOqziLAxxKiZDo/s4268/20230505_091953.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4268" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsCJ47LgOVfvE3HpYkzu9bVOPV74ZRJeh1LD7AOkcT_RJr7foGuwvDvau7IbLykU-y-hDxqcafU8rNLkpGbma3QfiDjmGHWNBmdfCYIvyly1jBA5D64f2ACx-g0MlXzamIxeNCe4lpD3aHsYsA4KYuw1bUliwLjcjt7wJPpeX0znOqziLAxxKiZDo/w400-h325/20230505_091953.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Custom dice</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8tmC-wwa8V7CSN5LzHMll_9sn0KRfcrbwapMvRj9C9ZKPf_gZ3d2_91O0CEDB_CrYQKgh7t5VfNOtkyMxZ0EY2arb4ha0gWQL4Ts1GV-GDVNiOAlGNDjsS7F_g-bfE-h3xIdHBbCsdMQGZBNecCWMpyKsQOKZbbFkWQkvqfyISCFsmemrqDhQERL/s3501/20230505_092043.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3501" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8tmC-wwa8V7CSN5LzHMll_9sn0KRfcrbwapMvRj9C9ZKPf_gZ3d2_91O0CEDB_CrYQKgh7t5VfNOtkyMxZ0EY2arb4ha0gWQL4Ts1GV-GDVNiOAlGNDjsS7F_g-bfE-h3xIdHBbCsdMQGZBNecCWMpyKsQOKZbbFkWQkvqfyISCFsmemrqDhQERL/w400-h396/20230505_092043.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insanity cards</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh13NWkmT_nGtJFGhYLQHkMwRb4X18UTplGwYdZS0j4lMCsnsV48skkniiR_T7F79qVj3M07YbLYMpsL2qF6YPjgdxuOXohRQ5Jl6DcS9ZD5M06nbFZGE8hZtdxsSCTh6SKH43u1S3CeudWerXaFYMusfhrNO5n0OMe-j19OAE9RcCDkd1kDPOL4fV/s4624/20230505_092354.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh13NWkmT_nGtJFGhYLQHkMwRb4X18UTplGwYdZS0j4lMCsnsV48skkniiR_T7F79qVj3M07YbLYMpsL2qF6YPjgdxuOXohRQ5Jl6DcS9ZD5M06nbFZGE8hZtdxsSCTh6SKH43u1S3CeudWerXaFYMusfhrNO5n0OMe-j19OAE9RcCDkd1kDPOL4fV/w400-h300/20230505_092354.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing pieces</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsFOEZnN2IlYXJI_S2R-dHCjc3hLxOpTkTWMNgr83e5coHznIo_1IyZk7y6WOM5ZfHumJtf_JFYOkUaQ9OQX0EVFHxnXhetZ9A0GZeFdvBC-iFWzg69PNnAP3OnO02HGu5nZzj47pUlk-TcTdDDYS7Lxybkxk5O76cE4AmCfJF5DXS7YE55AvX6zV/s4624/20230505_092458.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsFOEZnN2IlYXJI_S2R-dHCjc3hLxOpTkTWMNgr83e5coHznIo_1IyZk7y6WOM5ZfHumJtf_JFYOkUaQ9OQX0EVFHxnXhetZ9A0GZeFdvBC-iFWzg69PNnAP3OnO02HGu5nZzj47pUlk-TcTdDDYS7Lxybkxk5O76cE4AmCfJF5DXS7YE55AvX6zV/w400-h300/20230505_092458.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Characters x10</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq12t635c6sGdl33vs8H_4BVYgEq6NsFfaFtQMi1iJ0R0kQ9WGAWaFBKlBOkUKgvd6NuWV-n7l06DcovxRMbACG-SqUh0v2dgOhBe0rU0MhQZvCGB0EMf09sHP_nK6-K5LR22IJFeOnOj5peBf4SGWfBBLOVgVtqK-nbZ0_pQXWdpdAGIiNpOIQcCv/s4528/20230505_092506.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2957" data-original-width="4528" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq12t635c6sGdl33vs8H_4BVYgEq6NsFfaFtQMi1iJ0R0kQ9WGAWaFBKlBOkUKgvd6NuWV-n7l06DcovxRMbACG-SqUh0v2dgOhBe0rU0MhQZvCGB0EMf09sHP_nK6-K5LR22IJFeOnOj5peBf4SGWfBBLOVgVtqK-nbZ0_pQXWdpdAGIiNpOIQcCv/w400-h261/20230505_092506.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monsters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFboKsm6RhVmG4VXvrY1Vi_ETm949k05hanJjQWyrkTWcpnsZw0RjKZvBd29X8_hlKikKc2oGvawwykqmeJBlfbpo-_pX7lrYt9uXEB4mu5fyX30zsaldYgJ-O2nouDNVZmnNt0eWiUh9W6ys7LHr55ET2iHaJBcwtTu0NzV-_MkdeQl62Wxr4uQx/s4624/20230505_092514.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="4624" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFboKsm6RhVmG4VXvrY1Vi_ETm949k05hanJjQWyrkTWcpnsZw0RjKZvBd29X8_hlKikKc2oGvawwykqmeJBlfbpo-_pX7lrYt9uXEB4mu5fyX30zsaldYgJ-O2nouDNVZmnNt0eWiUh9W6ys7LHr55ET2iHaJBcwtTu0NzV-_MkdeQl62Wxr4uQx/w400-h238/20230505_092514.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cultists and monsters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2Y-dKqH4dkN8yhx9JF_xBvzdDOmuzREe1wCXLQkeyxfUA_hk07BY8lWFZQ8SAD568i6llyHsNnDa45dYmIvX17nfNFFRz9SKDTMMzKQIcto6bAnJ6c4FllpQ0wB3wWSE0lU2EvSqOBHHRjgfJX37O9PvanG0r4l1j-7lltzi-VEkujjMHE7I9D9X/s4624/20230505_092520.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2Y-dKqH4dkN8yhx9JF_xBvzdDOmuzREe1wCXLQkeyxfUA_hk07BY8lWFZQ8SAD568i6llyHsNnDa45dYmIvX17nfNFFRz9SKDTMMzKQIcto6bAnJ6c4FllpQ0wB3wWSE0lU2EvSqOBHHRjgfJX37O9PvanG0r4l1j-7lltzi-VEkujjMHE7I9D9X/w400-h300/20230505_092520.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cultists and monsters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlHAxK4Y3Apj3sqvqm8itnlroqWRhpl9xiOu9odsLFKp0UyIpwQ1ckA8BWw-WuQEyc37aIAogfJkx02PT_O5tWRhg7Yn-vOCGdFDui4A4ynGwYsauhTyoW61TcGbEJ0fPohznwHvl2Yy7RChcJOvetLzNhNzV5tjN-rzxXC644QMP-FmoHULJ-CNV/s4624/20230505_092612.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlHAxK4Y3Apj3sqvqm8itnlroqWRhpl9xiOu9odsLFKp0UyIpwQ1ckA8BWw-WuQEyc37aIAogfJkx02PT_O5tWRhg7Yn-vOCGdFDui4A4ynGwYsauhTyoW61TcGbEJ0fPohznwHvl2Yy7RChcJOvetLzNhNzV5tjN-rzxXC644QMP-FmoHULJ-CNV/w400-h300/20230505_092612.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Character box cover insert</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNvgTdWnbQxt25GFKaPJItx2smuaBzX_SWjTv4bbk3o_oqWtbb_hTSRojqr-zWbaIwt4myI_R83ywWZKRPkGfE1pgtHtC01h2WmvgKWb5BHXX5SHTxxUBUZZ_OwZxt8luqmdtny1tTf8vltxJHFV98TF9h5SQTsS0X08sD7gKxya3nfFegcdDvUjl/s4624/20230505_092631.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNvgTdWnbQxt25GFKaPJItx2smuaBzX_SWjTv4bbk3o_oqWtbb_hTSRojqr-zWbaIwt4myI_R83ywWZKRPkGfE1pgtHtC01h2WmvgKWb5BHXX5SHTxxUBUZZ_OwZxt8luqmdtny1tTf8vltxJHFV98TF9h5SQTsS0X08sD7gKxya3nfFegcdDvUjl/w400-h300/20230505_092631.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Box art</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwScUBJe35yfntBu5xsmh4of533_juIFrYLpU3-qJrJdneT6wBUV5_TONuAbfAAp6WhXVjsqEBCy2E0mNT27f7Gb4MFxaxYlKEMa8QlZtOnKNN0VnppWDVRfezn0-libUYKjdSlSfKxlCAqYGC-Cd73OzOmpZ2DqpKakcJpGww66kGQCbsHXLlicC/s4624/20230505_092716.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwScUBJe35yfntBu5xsmh4of533_juIFrYLpU3-qJrJdneT6wBUV5_TONuAbfAAp6WhXVjsqEBCy2E0mNT27f7Gb4MFxaxYlKEMa8QlZtOnKNN0VnppWDVRfezn0-libUYKjdSlSfKxlCAqYGC-Cd73OzOmpZ2DqpKakcJpGww66kGQCbsHXLlicC/w400-h300/20230505_092716.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monsters</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHPJgUD1HEa00vwb2F7nmvm-m7vNPJLwpJPZcq_gV8bh2so-9pNWPajT4SKQrMKID4WBrMZa1_fYwwJ0NnRtNJWsU24v41McX1vyyZC2rgS8HjiFceTyG5ARpt7dpXn4_6HRrWu-7_NcXlAggEcPa8gQdtOmePAHFxYjcHkM4Tj7oCJ6fVXjjLvnJ/s4222/20230505_092732.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="4222" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHPJgUD1HEa00vwb2F7nmvm-m7vNPJLwpJPZcq_gV8bh2so-9pNWPajT4SKQrMKID4WBrMZa1_fYwwJ0NnRtNJWsU24v41McX1vyyZC2rgS8HjiFceTyG5ARpt7dpXn4_6HRrWu-7_NcXlAggEcPa8gQdtOmePAHFxYjcHkM4Tj7oCJ6fVXjjLvnJ/w400-h271/20230505_092732.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monster storage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i2tbP8OKuC4Ntf4oYKIzP2LUdQc3weIQFvVpkX-OLAtQIVs-s_dKkN7J2gVCF9_SnY79wJsg0GlMtIKFiLJL7ltTeK01u6dGk9c9-6w3kqvIAHrzNtnJ5O_C6qr5-cNQGKBvqxjdzq1ne6weiMDM6MOQ5PhllWYsdBX0R_BE1p6KQvwn_X670gVS/s4624/20230505_092756.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1i2tbP8OKuC4Ntf4oYKIzP2LUdQc3weIQFvVpkX-OLAtQIVs-s_dKkN7J2gVCF9_SnY79wJsg0GlMtIKFiLJL7ltTeK01u6dGk9c9-6w3kqvIAHrzNtnJ5O_C6qr5-cNQGKBvqxjdzq1ne6weiMDM6MOQ5PhllWYsdBX0R_BE1p6KQvwn_X670gVS/w400-h300/20230505_092756.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Episode boxes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2H_PVB8qCE4-ruRYgKdMwcyCK9lXy0MaGzSWT1b_4KqleEt703PHRHaSj0oKOfQMfaLKCIHbiI8m67r4wje5VHfVsC3cIicpKpn1h617iPZixvOmq56U3B5V77WhUoEkTpvjSiWV07Jwx-bPJ_cwvubggsgiP1fuyxetoGhMdlwdhO8gIlo9HrQ2P/s4624/20230505_092833.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2H_PVB8qCE4-ruRYgKdMwcyCK9lXy0MaGzSWT1b_4KqleEt703PHRHaSj0oKOfQMfaLKCIHbiI8m67r4wje5VHfVsC3cIicpKpn1h617iPZixvOmq56U3B5V77WhUoEkTpvjSiWV07Jwx-bPJ_cwvubggsgiP1fuyxetoGhMdlwdhO8gIlo9HrQ2P/w400-h300/20230505_092833.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Episode box cover art</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvxv7Nf5DGpkFihNh-JTaKcHMarSOYnKIJ2n45UWvXXVwqydWeZ2B7rQewJY5UyXHOiRu7mfxGxZ1ODWnlsn42Qt59wPH2c8EFKfCJhhVvQIG-gKeYDqa-6P3CAG6h7mPpiNBVmntR-_j7YLW8_vhV0K7LDLFJjfiuq6Hc4EFvq6JauOlrFYvsE_G/s4624/20230505_092845.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvxv7Nf5DGpkFihNh-JTaKcHMarSOYnKIJ2n45UWvXXVwqydWeZ2B7rQewJY5UyXHOiRu7mfxGxZ1ODWnlsn42Qt59wPH2c8EFKfCJhhVvQIG-gKeYDqa-6P3CAG6h7mPpiNBVmntR-_j7YLW8_vhV0K7LDLFJjfiuq6Hc4EFvq6JauOlrFYvsE_G/w400-h300/20230505_092845.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Season 1: A Blasphemous Alchemy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikT-stoEdtZMWKm2GB1YPvii5Qhpwmnau6Wqg6lzBT9-KreXSwe-tUpjYzaeukN3XgNGI7dDEHRX4JGLOj-9zhDez-D-1bj35v5w2T4xIW86RtIYzS12M1dzguUEDp0ev9zRYO8pIee-xq56BrbBYDZCNdepjFEZhykAhfUBQwft4Xcwnne7POZjPz/s4624/20230505_092915.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikT-stoEdtZMWKm2GB1YPvii5Qhpwmnau6Wqg6lzBT9-KreXSwe-tUpjYzaeukN3XgNGI7dDEHRX4JGLOj-9zhDez-D-1bj35v5w2T4xIW86RtIYzS12M1dzguUEDp0ev9zRYO8pIee-xq56BrbBYDZCNdepjFEZhykAhfUBQwft4Xcwnne7POZjPz/w400-h300/20230505_092915.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Episode 1: Back cover art</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNQDLIvk5ajlYcHyVZS8I_9QIuuv_6fxF5a8UxFnNAwYq9Svp7OgtjL9kKTyGTKpvLobhUF6ZMYsRN6Yi8P_q3yZtavN2l9PbMyRhG5HUI3cDFBdXcGWN2WdJ0rUL816yLiCcRmwFLHzoJCL4gKsRyltrFqCQEGiSI4gGjgg0qNcyXjRw0a25xEic/s4624/20230505_092948.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNQDLIvk5ajlYcHyVZS8I_9QIuuv_6fxF5a8UxFnNAwYq9Svp7OgtjL9kKTyGTKpvLobhUF6ZMYsRN6Yi8P_q3yZtavN2l9PbMyRhG5HUI3cDFBdXcGWN2WdJ0rUL816yLiCcRmwFLHzoJCL4gKsRyltrFqCQEGiSI4gGjgg0qNcyXjRw0a25xEic/w400-h300/20230505_092948.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder God boxes</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgPkkLt9nvJM5SUodnJKmx53Zosal4FAi-7p3lRLi9lwGIFCDwihQIB74CleSHAnEC4dRw8supIWb5K61EeFuFAM-iEXTMbfGkvWZbeOO9EDsVWNBTI1nbCiwtm_F8hiumKhZicMqCRLGwHNmVneyjd1CwDSEluxjLfFXAciOKM5c7N9qB1tsUl0J/s3737/20230505_093137.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3737" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgPkkLt9nvJM5SUodnJKmx53Zosal4FAi-7p3lRLi9lwGIFCDwihQIB74CleSHAnEC4dRw8supIWb5K61EeFuFAM-iEXTMbfGkvWZbeOO9EDsVWNBTI1nbCiwtm_F8hiumKhZicMqCRLGwHNmVneyjd1CwDSEluxjLfFXAciOKM5c7N9qB1tsUl0J/w400-h371/20230505_093137.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cthulu Elder God box content</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFvYhCM3UMeDwBdpmAfgcUn5wgBM8k1IOU4Fl1vcoasWYBVj-6lxbAa4iJ4j0TTUUe7uM0KTupcSlncQRtCuaEs0Hslwo1nuq5mYto8ws4keIi7GrB8sy1z_XTnBlVn2W1HQbFGRazliKfrJxDBQ4oDX4iOGcdtrRekARO_pGZP7sVsJo8n-PVvJX/s4624/20230505_093227.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFvYhCM3UMeDwBdpmAfgcUn5wgBM8k1IOU4Fl1vcoasWYBVj-6lxbAa4iJ4j0TTUUe7uM0KTupcSlncQRtCuaEs0Hslwo1nuq5mYto8ws4keIi7GrB8sy1z_XTnBlVn2W1HQbFGRazliKfrJxDBQ4oDX4iOGcdtrRekARO_pGZP7sVsJo8n-PVvJX/w400-h300/20230505_093227.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cthulu model</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU253wds0CSyPeVWGV85Kg162_WBLtqxJn_B2DqC--rSCzOujDUoeJDlqQ_KPFVcqpDAexRcGaoXV0oj6gx9ndO8lSY_ampC2SyXyM8Znt8lq1ZjI6Kj-cPz94jH-WE8oJPHOyBXQ92XbLj-TTcJHsrcr4-KkfCJ5mOTYnWWXajQ1u_SDMcXCchIMZ/s4624/20230505_093330.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU253wds0CSyPeVWGV85Kg162_WBLtqxJn_B2DqC--rSCzOujDUoeJDlqQ_KPFVcqpDAexRcGaoXV0oj6gx9ndO8lSY_ampC2SyXyM8Znt8lq1ZjI6Kj-cPz94jH-WE8oJPHOyBXQ92XbLj-TTcJHsrcr4-KkfCJ5mOTYnWWXajQ1u_SDMcXCchIMZ/w400-h300/20230505_093330.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cthulu Elder God box, contents</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxeYyNmtgpOpwATyRtyJfR78kc8MRuTI7vLCoRaS-0LNX4wCBI7oLvmmleRKWpbt0whKePlbYpihayfO_2lZRNQK2SkjUnf8ZmTyJF8kNta-WJ3O1S0F8S2RG5vnwZS2dzPh-oAwbej-L25pRCDXqjQjnZcLcSnIJ0cSe2sjr7iuAL-_AX0Bmx_Of/s4624/20230505_093423.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxeYyNmtgpOpwATyRtyJfR78kc8MRuTI7vLCoRaS-0LNX4wCBI7oLvmmleRKWpbt0whKePlbYpihayfO_2lZRNQK2SkjUnf8ZmTyJF8kNta-WJ3O1S0F8S2RG5vnwZS2dzPh-oAwbej-L25pRCDXqjQjnZcLcSnIJ0cSe2sjr7iuAL-_AX0Bmx_Of/w400-h300/20230505_093423.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hastur Elder God box</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHVXRFB_sSD9K3mNuciE3Zh1SDUV-SDWfmsKQIixzs407utXp_eqd-EaFZop0GbDZux35VmaXjqq5Nu2A4hG7ij0GYz8l1wOWfzPHliIzeiCbIvxzaYDHZPmo02QRibZu28sb98rbHtDHvxoSmE2P2LI6D88UuiFGhsa_hCnz4WMYlr4yn_HafgYX/s4624/20230505_093839.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHVXRFB_sSD9K3mNuciE3Zh1SDUV-SDWfmsKQIixzs407utXp_eqd-EaFZop0GbDZux35VmaXjqq5Nu2A4hG7ij0GYz8l1wOWfzPHliIzeiCbIvxzaYDHZPmo02QRibZu28sb98rbHtDHvxoSmE2P2LI6D88UuiFGhsa_hCnz4WMYlr4yn_HafgYX/w400-h300/20230505_093839.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hastur Elder God box content</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16sz_CTf7KnHecZU1d2T_xuwvpvQw4hVJ6LiEIfrqKu5m-CN7oOcS-RlRzMRgB7AIRjMoAXT5uOi0XkS2iR-XkjDQ42uTaMiUq02ZzmIVHrqJedY60hdFN9r4O1ScU6LAfrbUyoXBg14afokwfSGyR3dx2QifG9mvBTIquvl-3qU81pke8NlTtnwT/s4156/20230505_094721.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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First thoughts.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdh94CJa6Z2URARuDX__Zn5uXN4BxxN4bR4eZa1RYQdSX2grc3wnnZRXlTl4x0EJbhyThuSPGU6NZJyC18ejTwKFAbS8Cd3ctVdtFMn5WGM-p2N8yXNaKsUWAcGjlEF8R2mFUurm_CC6LuJ-Voz-V89bt-QYOsHJeZXhCo3Q4L-zZ4UqqRjRzTuHXo/s4624/20230128_200610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdh94CJa6Z2URARuDX__Zn5uXN4BxxN4bR4eZa1RYQdSX2grc3wnnZRXlTl4x0EJbhyThuSPGU6NZJyC18ejTwKFAbS8Cd3ctVdtFMn5WGM-p2N8yXNaKsUWAcGjlEF8R2mFUurm_CC6LuJ-Voz-V89bt-QYOsHJeZXhCo3Q4L-zZ4UqqRjRzTuHXo/w400-h225/20230128_200610.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Dare you face the Dead King?</h2><div>If you crave a fantasy-themed overland adventure, then one game you should take a look at is <i>Hexplore It: The Valley of the Dead King</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Released in 2017, this was the first release in a multi-game series by Mariucci J. Designs. It was followed by <i>The Forests of Adrimon</i>, and then <i>The Sands of Shurax</i>. The latest release is <i>The Domain of Mirza Noctis. </i>Each contains a separate adventure and features a different theme, (although the content can be combined.) </div><div><br /></div><div>As you can see from the map above, the Hexplore It series focuses on (wait for it)...hex crawling. In other words, moving across a map as a single hero or party, solving quests, battling enemies, and desperately trying to level up to face a challenge. In this case, an undead king hell-bent on dominating all life in the valley. </div><div><br /></div><div>As a group of adventurers, you know that sooner or later you must face your nemesis, but how will you prepare yourselves to do so? The valley is strewn with cities for you to visit, ancient ruins to explore, quests, and powerful enemies for you to combat. You will be using these experiences to level your characters and grow rapidly in power, all the while accruing the wealth and means to battle the Dead King. After dominating every city, he will eventually turn his cold, dead eyes on you - a growing threat to his total dominance.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have the 2nd edition of VoTDK. I played my first solo game the other day. Here are my first thoughts.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2>Things I like.</h2><div>I'll put my hands up at this point and say I'm not an experienced overland adventurer. I haven't played <a href="https://www.pnpparadise.com/set-3/barbarian-prince" target="_blank">Barbarian Prince</a>, or Runebound, or any others aside from <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2022/03/painting-mage-knight-miniatures.html" target="_blank">Mage Knight</a>, so I don't have anything to compare to, but I did enjoy the following about my initial playthrough of VoTDK.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>1. Gorgeous map to explore</b> with lots of detail. I found a real sense of excitement when seeing the valley laid out before me on the table - and that was just with the four main hexes, not even including exploring off those.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyNdg6EOMUN-SfKOGiquFt3xDQdzkqvsbU7z1Gmo0FHPUoTNJZc7mmFG0EvYLmiHhXeY1Xy7yvM1u7yBeuOd2N4PGAGY0l_8hAHeJeI4wvpHHjqBb0-_44nvGdjQ81sEGz095lfEGN4Vpvp4Vrl9HZgIXKDf27tHHyp5nz2XDaGUsU4C-Xp3ob5yL/s4624/20230128_200610.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyNdg6EOMUN-SfKOGiquFt3xDQdzkqvsbU7z1Gmo0FHPUoTNJZc7mmFG0EvYLmiHhXeY1Xy7yvM1u7yBeuOd2N4PGAGY0l_8hAHeJeI4wvpHHjqBb0-_44nvGdjQ81sEGz095lfEGN4Vpvp4Vrl9HZgIXKDf27tHHyp5nz2XDaGUsU4C-Xp3ob5yL/w400-h225/20230128_200610.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The valley stretches out before you.</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></div><div><b>2. A tonne of classes and races to mix and match</b>, even just in the base box. More than 20 races and 20 roles to combine. This allows you to explore in just the ways you always wanted to when you were playing your first RPGs as a teenager. Want to be a Pixie Berserker? Go crazy! An automaton cartographer? Sounds cool! If you have an imagination, it is incredibly fun to come up with a simple backstory for each character. Just take those two examples. </div><div><br /></div><div>In my first game, my party consisted of Conrad Bottomhill, Halfling Apothecary, and Kyshk-Ishyk, Lizardman Brute! How did these two meet up? The mind boggles...</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY89Fja_G8_vQvLlCBediJWfwqaKw_FSWaTkJ6YLhQ4ghzM5rjX-nLhR-y_djmdGnRWa5F0KJmrSxSiSJTkskpEtci5j288UJ88t7Bc2CAX9V6OSMUiPcPGNxTqnS2OsYe9tdEV0yNguaOLJ94a603lGUVM6Wlxxcd-X5ekVkmmIJ40ExA81MugllB/s4624/20230128_082050.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY89Fja_G8_vQvLlCBediJWfwqaKw_FSWaTkJ6YLhQ4ghzM5rjX-nLhR-y_djmdGnRWa5F0KJmrSxSiSJTkskpEtci5j288UJ88t7Bc2CAX9V6OSMUiPcPGNxTqnS2OsYe9tdEV0yNguaOLJ94a603lGUVM6Wlxxcd-X5ekVkmmIJ40ExA81MugllB/w400-h225/20230128_082050.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conrad Bottomhill. 'Drink this...it'll only feel bad for a moment...'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyQwEfjsrIZjPjunOhCoxsAKzamndKpk8mIO7nVF2KVqPBsoyT3EOuXkxCb2bJcwsIAgkmwRcSbJB2nFc27u5yKiZPyAWxuzPJtOOZiq57Ky9TYGCUWtDBamVgp_KPk_RNxgm2FMMAqKEryboh3chNQrtsCSUTc3JWwiRohWKBCFBJ8TocIQZ-iZS/s4624/20230128_082056.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyQwEfjsrIZjPjunOhCoxsAKzamndKpk8mIO7nVF2KVqPBsoyT3EOuXkxCb2bJcwsIAgkmwRcSbJB2nFc27u5yKiZPyAWxuzPJtOOZiq57Ky9TYGCUWtDBamVgp_KPk_RNxgm2FMMAqKEryboh3chNQrtsCSUTc3JWwiRohWKBCFBJ8TocIQZ-iZS/w400-h225/20230128_082056.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kyshk -Ishyk. 'Ssss - grrrkuk? MrrrrkBrup?'</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div><b>3. Interesting circumstances and quest </b>decks to explore (and content with). Above and below the map sit two special areas, populated by circumstance and quest cards. The former are events that you will run into as you explore the valley, the latter quests that you can seek out. Both offer rewards for successful completion and play a part in the growth of your characters. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-MCSwenp88xPHt9atsxxWc5i2EykmeNo5izMEoTSzAytcD1EXJ69GJoMXJMGmeu_1zT34G2EVzaJyjpI8yGei1-CIlvV6mQyE0K5WcaVAcUzLY0dRZbydqeYm2Qh6Mdoh15S5v91hKZKb3dAgsLBBvqFOaHOHFvbU7NL8U17E5DOrpXOmpEcdZth/s4624/20230128_200642.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-MCSwenp88xPHt9atsxxWc5i2EykmeNo5izMEoTSzAytcD1EXJ69GJoMXJMGmeu_1zT34G2EVzaJyjpI8yGei1-CIlvV6mQyE0K5WcaVAcUzLY0dRZbydqeYm2Qh6Mdoh15S5v91hKZKb3dAgsLBBvqFOaHOHFvbU7NL8U17E5DOrpXOmpEcdZth/w400-h225/20230128_200642.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circumstance cards (center) and Power Up cards (right)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMmz-a4dqcIQ1LqevsaVC6g2aKvwW3Ht9X5iBbfTPM6N-XTQ_P72Hi-cHJLdianC1vKXKU2KrHmeK4Hnk9NVXGKUtkUesmcTZb7JjQQuE3oqPOWGcrK19MtgBR7e1ZJW4TYUxbSueDZiQ5inSQueqDIGMzprfdefkA2kdZzB7gNIDah5ErQZw61ku/s4624/20230128_200459.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMmz-a4dqcIQ1LqevsaVC6g2aKvwW3Ht9X5iBbfTPM6N-XTQ_P72Hi-cHJLdianC1vKXKU2KrHmeK4Hnk9NVXGKUtkUesmcTZb7JjQQuE3oqPOWGcrK19MtgBR7e1ZJW4TYUxbSueDZiQ5inSQueqDIGMzprfdefkA2kdZzB7gNIDah5ErQZw61ku/w400-h225/20230128_200459.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Five quests to follow - or ignore.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALDhWAPbVfhYP_hT_8OpH8SSp9VJrmp3uz88LXvNaFq4LXAKChzxPURWMHQ-FF5qrc3hVkj0OB2SKTY9o13wGiyKAbLXFKMhqNm03RMTl5klH_GWAtEQBu7M9Dt_C3vgyfyLlXaR4T60KML_UUNk2xQTRywu6Uz7NiDqft3lJOZFn6fSDVzcO20b2/s4624/20230128_200513.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALDhWAPbVfhYP_hT_8OpH8SSp9VJrmp3uz88LXvNaFq4LXAKChzxPURWMHQ-FF5qrc3hVkj0OB2SKTY9o13wGiyKAbLXFKMhqNm03RMTl5klH_GWAtEQBu7M9Dt_C3vgyfyLlXaR4T60KML_UUNk2xQTRywu6Uz7NiDqft3lJOZFn6fSDVzcO20b2/w400-h225/20230128_200513.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two examples of quests. A bounty seems like a fun thing to do!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>What I like about these is that you get lots of them - 54 of each - so you won't run through either in a single runthrough. Five cards of each sit in front of you, and you'll choose which to deal with (quests) or encounter randomly (circumstances). These will be replaced as you do them (or turn them in at cities in the case of quests.)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>4. Dry-erase reduces chits and paper. </b>You can see in the images in this post that Hexplore It makes use of dry-erase boards for bookkeeping. The box includes seven markers with erasers to facilitate this, and the rulebook includes useful info on how to keep your boards clean. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNw6VR5DGMDkTVQ_Y3uAwf9DtNi91RH3rlyBhSvmwgm4BRirj5XwG5UkjdM2uWi5AISxFEZp9nNstDSJEitiXRkOduaR2kHzeP6rxXGGM0fsU_QUd2Oy27wFPKIrKkcqee52ZrTaf7l9HZaCw-OPJ_e-NNGybrdHUf2dXoVsQ0YlU8R_gvf_M4ZIX/s4624/20230129_145957.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNw6VR5DGMDkTVQ_Y3uAwf9DtNi91RH3rlyBhSvmwgm4BRirj5XwG5UkjdM2uWi5AISxFEZp9nNstDSJEitiXRkOduaR2kHzeP6rxXGGM0fsU_QUd2Oy27wFPKIrKkcqee52ZrTaf7l9HZaCw-OPJ_e-NNGybrdHUf2dXoVsQ0YlU8R_gvf_M4ZIX/w400-h225/20230129_145957.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dry erase hero board (included pens are black.)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>In practice, you'll be constantly writing and erasing on these boards throughout the game (and if you are clever, taking care not to erase any text with your sleeves...)</div><div><br /></div><div>The positive is that you don't have to manage lots of carboard tokens in your play area. No more writing notes on pieces on sticky notes that you brush onto the floor, or loose pieces of paper. As you can see in the image above, the stats and key info are pre-printed, and you'll use the included pens to add numbers, block-in sections to show progress and stores.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>5. One box, one adventure. </b>I like the fact that in VoTDK you are not embarking on a grand campaign that will stretch on for multiple day, weeks, or months. There are plenty of games that do that, but it isn't always easy to get together a group to play through them. Also, some players simply aren't big fans of the commitment that campaign games bring with them.</div><div><br /></div><div>In VoTDK, you <i>know</i> what the adventure is going to be, and that the end-game is to face the Dead King. While some may find that limiting and fear it damages replayability because you know the overarching story, I think it offers some groups and players a nicely self-contained session. Once you have the system down, it can be playable in a few hours. If you <i>do</i> want a campaign, that is accommodated by '<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336897/hexplore-it-valley-dead-king-kliks-madness-campaig" target="_blank">Klik's Madness</a>', a campaign for VoTDK that can be <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/395325/Kliks-Madness--A-HEXplore-It-Campaign" target="_blank">downloaded as a PDF</a> or purchased as a huge (gorgeous!) hardback book.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>6. Light on minis - heavy on cardboard. </b>I'm not down on minis (just look at the content on this blog!) but I now prefer standees, or games with very few minis. I don't have to take time to paint lots of minis in order to get a game ready for the table (I'm one of those people who in general won't 'play with gray' plastic). </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuN6pYRHAYyaZe3Ql41Us2OznSyqTenU_3RSSsCxyzdesA-8YspW8oyC4D6Nv_ZeUmlJJ27QujX2aseMezZC2mHsmAMqdAc3pWKrU2gz6EFJHI3I74SSvfRMSMd_I3QqbjWo_1Hs-u5VT0XvwcWQRhMZ2lwhbREJXJHsZhFoInJAALl03Cf3XHL5kM/s4624/20230129_141459.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuN6pYRHAYyaZe3Ql41Us2OznSyqTenU_3RSSsCxyzdesA-8YspW8oyC4D6Nv_ZeUmlJJ27QujX2aseMezZC2mHsmAMqdAc3pWKrU2gz6EFJHI3I74SSvfRMSMd_I3QqbjWo_1Hs-u5VT0XvwcWQRhMZ2lwhbREJXJHsZhFoInJAALl03Cf3XHL5kM/w400-h225/20230129_141459.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dead King runs down the party. How will this end?</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>In VoTDK you'll find just two miniatures. One represents your party, and the other your nemesis, the Dead King. These are pretty nice miniatures by Reaper. They get the job done marking your place in the world. That's it! I for one am happy to get more content out of the price I pay over less content to cram in more plastic.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can see that there is a lot to like, but there are a few negatives to consider.</div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Adventure, but not for everyone.</h2><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs7684YKfMebhtqLPTkUr2miId5xDYtf9JCGJzSr8FIoxwvRAdqpYXKllzgTJ7hixj8kiN_qK-bSESyHdDw6Nko16VEQ8W6IIWncRdJc5v-hFXSyAoxEs7gME-aJT4E6OtmkoeR1x4JwgK6tNLmieaB4EpoKSlewsjmgrU2crGa9WXEKe6qHHwQRN/s4624/20230129_123926.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs7684YKfMebhtqLPTkUr2miId5xDYtf9JCGJzSr8FIoxwvRAdqpYXKllzgTJ7hixj8kiN_qK-bSESyHdDw6Nko16VEQ8W6IIWncRdJc5v-hFXSyAoxEs7gME-aJT4E6OtmkoeR1x4JwgK6tNLmieaB4EpoKSlewsjmgrU2crGa9WXEKe6qHHwQRN/w400-h225/20230129_123926.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Circumstances that your party may face, fail at, or profit from!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />As you can see from the images in this post, there is plenty of land to explore in the valley. Travelling from place to place offers opportunity and adventure at every turn. However, this isn't a game for everyone, and I'll explain a few reasons why that may be the case here:<div><br /><div><div>1. <b>There is a lot of randomness and dice-rolling in some elements of the game</b>, most notably, completing quests. If you are unlucky, that might mean you are stuck on a hex for several turns as you try to pass a roll, or you roll up a circumstance with an enemy way beyond your level. If the dice gods are <i>truly </i>against you, the Dead King will show up at the end of turn 1 of the game, drastically increasing the pressure on the players.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. <b>In the early game (before you can improve your stats), there are elements that can beat you down</b> and leave a sour taste in the mouth. A good example? Managing food and rations. You can only carry so much, and as you travel, each turn you must scavenge for food. As your stats aren't great in the beginning, there is a good chance you will fail these rolls (see no.1 above), using up your supplies and possibly resulting in bad side-effects. To avoid this, you may find yourself managing trips to cities to pick up food - hardly the stuff of grand adventures!</div><div><br /></div><div>3. <b>Combat is deterministic</b>, and can feel more like a maths mini-game than an exciting battle against evil. If you are someone who wants to capture the rpg feel of your youth, smack talking with your buddies and rolling a D20, the combat here isn't for you. Your character's options are limited to a choice of four actions. You know <i>exactly </i>what damage you are going to do from these attacks, and what health your enemy has. To work out the results, you will use a dry erase battle-mat to do some battle-math until your enemy succumbs - or you do!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfJctHzJIhbE127cMFGdpDtSMnS3Q0ky8LnrMm-ulVnawJJMRSTpR5DGML1xBC5kW4IWNHkjpq8_1EyXSZeJrpVh1e5hZlsYoaGM1GUt4ykMmbLz3biTvLLAoCIKZ2mcNeSvuU4EVOSOuZu3Xp502Fe7KM_FRu_OvrfNtKVnjJzgZr_WPaxNMndLE/s681/my%20apothecary%20heals.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="681" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfJctHzJIhbE127cMFGdpDtSMnS3Q0ky8LnrMm-ulVnawJJMRSTpR5DGML1xBC5kW4IWNHkjpq8_1EyXSZeJrpVh1e5hZlsYoaGM1GUt4ykMmbLz3biTvLLAoCIKZ2mcNeSvuU4EVOSOuZu3Xp502Fe7KM_FRu_OvrfNtKVnjJzgZr_WPaxNMndLE/w400-h261/my%20apothecary%20heals.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8OfgvGSrBZU7WWb7GOktbn3wukqpg8tnICwM8M_TZ6vn5x-daC9ahITfiNnjewIMDWT-ZQ1BujrFRc9WtIuG-DgO5m0iQNWGAbbOYS3bYXxA2Ui88_CQKoRqX1ZRM79y0TTi95_N6NMO5LOIYWzopV28y1m_F75MV6irLg5meah8PEppkaDzXRCR/s4624/20230128_200946.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH8OfgvGSrBZU7WWb7GOktbn3wukqpg8tnICwM8M_TZ6vn5x-daC9ahITfiNnjewIMDWT-ZQ1BujrFRc9WtIuG-DgO5m0iQNWGAbbOYS3bYXxA2Ui88_CQKoRqX1ZRM79y0TTi95_N6NMO5LOIYWzopV28y1m_F75MV6irLg5meah8PEppkaDzXRCR/w400-h225/20230128_200946.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friends, let us run towards the battle...mat!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>To be fair, there <i>are </i>ways to mitigate some of these issues, but you'll have to spend (in game) money to do so. For example, you can purchase luck stones. These handy charms are plentiful and cheap in the valley, which is a good thing as they allow you to re-roll a single die (among other things). </div><div><br /></div><div>You can also choose to move more cautiously each turn in the early game, allowing you to discard or avoid a tough circumstance if you draw one from the five on offer.<i> 'Phew, I'm glad we carefully picked our way through this forest, that <insert random high level enemy here> would have been the death of us!'</i></div><div><br /></div><div>To better deal with food issues, make sure you carry the maximum amount of rations, and that you spend some more gold to improve the appropriate stat when you start out, increasing the chance that you will find food on your travels and avoid depleting your stores.</div><div><br /></div><div>To me this feels no different from stocking up on potions in any other game, but it does take the shine off the experience and leave you feeling a little railroaded into how you spend your cash at the beginning.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">More adventures await.</h2><div>Although it took me a good weekend to play through my first game I enjoyed my journey through the valley. Armed with the knowledge I gained I am looking forward to my next game - supplemented by the Living Card Deck for even more adventures!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-89003107449874040132022-11-28T08:55:00.000+09:002022-11-28T08:55:02.324+09:00First steps into...Lands of Galzyr<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">High tension...?</span></h1><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVFV0tcg8ALqNOihj3kiTfA5jMJoq4P8j0C8ofdwgaL8cLTRycH0z_8CbhEeGaEJGgOnLctK2W6Vsbb5XPpkjLaIy0nv2PY5MtilAyboH0nq_OqQnm2GmIGqSMTq4ZisPVNwbG7LWYLzhwNXiaXI_sAkH0d33Sy9NAHFwDppg3IBOxKGcf4rwTH7E/s3264/slaves%20against%20the%20charge.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlVFV0tcg8ALqNOihj3kiTfA5jMJoq4P8j0C8ofdwgaL8cLTRycH0z_8CbhEeGaEJGgOnLctK2W6Vsbb5XPpkjLaIy0nv2PY5MtilAyboH0nq_OqQnm2GmIGqSMTq4ZisPVNwbG7LWYLzhwNXiaXI_sAkH0d33Sy9NAHFwDppg3IBOxKGcf4rwTH7E/w400-h225/slaves%20against%20the%20charge.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Crash, bang, crunch - slaves against the charge!<br />Warhammer Fantasy Battles</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I realised the other day that lots of the games I like (boardgames, computer games, and tabletop) are (in one way or another) focused on tension, excitement and conflict - the picture of Warhammer Fantasy Battles above being a good example. Nothing wrong with that! Many a memorable moment has been had under those circumstances...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">...acts of daring do, skin-of-the-teeth escapes, high-tension searches through warrens and dark tunnels, victory (and calamity!) against overwhelming odds, and more. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">However, <i>sometimes</i>, don't we all want a more relaxing game experience? </span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...or a hot cup of tea?</span></h2><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVeNDZ14aPT1W8hH99nip0JjCiaVTI8MsMq1z3J99WXoDxHBGeZ7aOJIkIMIVCZW_ZMQHWZEfNbqNyt1UOuMX2lkPP2_b4N9-srPJY8jp4_BaqhI2CyI-I8eaGyzDUsKUGcPf9QyMnE8D6Ovk94KDXdjbcHPK9pHoMlVYZUdEwlMBebLD7WAoBmQL/s706/A_cup_of_Tea.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVeNDZ14aPT1W8hH99nip0JjCiaVTI8MsMq1z3J99WXoDxHBGeZ7aOJIkIMIVCZW_ZMQHWZEfNbqNyt1UOuMX2lkPP2_b4N9-srPJY8jp4_BaqhI2CyI-I8eaGyzDUsKUGcPf9QyMnE8D6Ovk94KDXdjbcHPK9pHoMlVYZUdEwlMBebLD7WAoBmQL/s320/A_cup_of_Tea.jpg" width="232" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Credit: Shreya13jain, CC BY-SA 4.0, <br /><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_cup_of_Tea.jpg" target="_blank">via Wikimedia Commons</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Personally, I sometimes want a relaxing experience - a <i>short</i> experience - without conflict, to just enjoy over the course of an hour or so. Almost like a stress-free walk in the countryside.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sound good? Then consider a stroll through the beautiful and engaging <i>Lands of Galzyr, </i>a new adventure board game from Sami Laakso and Seppo Kuukasjarvi at <a href="https://snowdaledesign.fi/" target="_blank">Snowdale Design</a>.</span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Welcome to Galzyr</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I recently managed to get my hands on a copy of <i>Lands of Galzyr</i> via a lucky catch on Mercari in Japan, but what is it? How do you play it? Let me share some first impressions after a few hours of gameplay.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQCDkeeXaaDhLP7BXC9myLUvlkxayJu1T33te2W_mC_yX73gD6hwAPbutbb_5sdcFUgmzvDurUcTCjov5xOkq93mIGRvQmnOduKVN-Xpzg3IWap3FLv8vAKlMu3BjiWpMro7QX-z9_xqwH6zs1wMhjyBNxO4JLTo4Ihfwc14wFAmMkea1cm-gJzTy/s4624/20221126_075249~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="4624" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQCDkeeXaaDhLP7BXC9myLUvlkxayJu1T33te2W_mC_yX73gD6hwAPbutbb_5sdcFUgmzvDurUcTCjov5xOkq93mIGRvQmnOduKVN-Xpzg3IWap3FLv8vAKlMu3BjiWpMro7QX-z9_xqwH6zs1wMhjyBNxO4JLTo4Ihfwc14wFAmMkea1cm-gJzTy/w400-h219/20221126_075249~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lands of Galzyr. Not quite so blurry in real life.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The creators explain:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>'Lands of Galzyr is an adventure board game set in an open, story rich world. Acquire prestige as a cunning and ambitious adventurer by exploring the lands and by taking on challenging quests. Your actions have long-lasting consequences in the evolving and persistent game world. Your decisions affect not only the current game, but the following games as well.'</i></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">What you have then, is an overland adventure for one to four players across the countryside, towns, and cities of a beautifully-realised fantasy world. Almost best of all, this world is inhabited by anthropomorphic animals of every type, whose daily lives you will explore as a wandering animal yourself.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Speaking of adventurers, let's meet Keridai, the intellectual Northern Banded Newt whom I have chosen to explore as:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2rirFlZtUavm8ufSKH7v-H9fz1bQBYyxz5kvN2ykqhgLqh0gE5XJgNFzz3XQJz2IWueoitHE0-34IFPuXxlNKxzMm6bJ3W_we9DBXLmNzSc9p2WdPSta8XyKLfJYLIOTevUOIuWAHAr1cp5Kksbv_LE_xDRWsdtys3wuUIQBvDRAg2cxjKlKwOEg/s4624/20221126_075313.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2rirFlZtUavm8ufSKH7v-H9fz1bQBYyxz5kvN2ykqhgLqh0gE5XJgNFzz3XQJz2IWueoitHE0-34IFPuXxlNKxzMm6bJ3W_we9DBXLmNzSc9p2WdPSta8XyKLfJYLIOTevUOIuWAHAr1cp5Kksbv_LE_xDRWsdtys3wuUIQBvDRAg2cxjKlKwOEg/w400-h225/20221126_075313.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Keridai's player board.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Keridai's player board shows us he has 10 gold, which is adjusted via a wheel, three slots (bottom) for equipment, and 4 skills on his skill wheel (at right). These are indicated by these lovely solid semi-circular 'skill marks' which you slot into the board.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Keridai has skills in:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Knowledge (green x2)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Communication (light blue x1)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Perception (dark blue x1)</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">These skills allow you to adjust your standard dice pool (5 black dice) when you roll for skill checks. You simply swap</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> in dice with higher-probabilities for success if you have a skill mark in the relevant skill.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You can see the custom dice that come with the game in the image below. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">If Keridai had to make a 'Knowledge' skill check with his two skill marks (green markers on the player board), he can swap in the two green dice (and actually an adjacent light blue dice) to replace the black standard dice. This increases your chance for success.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4fyE0ze2ld7O2_iIl25X7NA5yDech7sYGMtqS1fQjZ9CpdzMXi1bREGg0X5kLXJx5SG_0rGw8ueb6MoHW0cytuqEzHZyf5FSDVLfO_cxC3rJ0PHDOU0t2MZdEqXE6mU2UlqiFDqu0FrCwqsgb4E18ZQ7oIw_scKykIJuaPs-7ibp8B6H3M0uRRuY/s4624/20221126_081520.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4fyE0ze2ld7O2_iIl25X7NA5yDech7sYGMtqS1fQjZ9CpdzMXi1bREGg0X5kLXJx5SG_0rGw8ueb6MoHW0cytuqEzHZyf5FSDVLfO_cxC3rJ0PHDOU0t2MZdEqXE6mU2UlqiFDqu0FrCwqsgb4E18ZQ7oIw_scKykIJuaPs-7ibp8B6H3M0uRRuY/w400-h225/20221126_081520.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lands of Galzyr custom dice</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">You might also notice just underneath Keridai's name two blue words - 'Scholar' and 'Swim'. These tags (and others on cards you accrue, including certain verbs) will influence your options as you adventure.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">All of these variables come into play as you explore the world. Each player turn is divided into the Adventure and Calendar phases. In the former you move across the board, and then play out a 'scene'. The scene can come from a variety of situations - a quest you have in your hand, a location on the map, etc. You read and play through the scene by making choices in the <a href="https://stories.daimyria.fi/" target="_blank">'Book of Adventures' web-app</a>, which you can use on any internet connected device, or download to your home screen for offline use.</span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A land of appventure...</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Uh-oh, I think I just heard some of you react (probably negatively) to the very mention of the words 'device' and 'app' (not to mention the terrible pun). </span><i style="font-family: arial;">However</i><span style="font-family: arial;"> although the digital Book of Adventures is required to play don't let that put you off. It brings a lot to the (gaming) table.</span></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A huge amount of content that just couldn't fit into a 'storybook'. Over 600,000 words?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The convenience of searching for any of the numbered scenes by just entering the number. NOT flipping backwards and forwards through a giant spiral-bound tome is a big plus IMHO.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">An immersive soundtrack (really thematic!) built in...</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">...and, once downloaded you don't need to be connected to the internet. You can add the web app to your homescreen. You don't need to install if from an app store.</span></li></ol><span style="font-family: arial;">As you can see below, the interface is clean and easy to follow:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSjnaaW06aFB5Vvy3S1w9qsrgIy6wtvur4U0SPebacHzjt1tyYjvGatSGjvv7zu_tKH3iBcefxgeSA--jL43C3peQTao8l1hwZiPjj6QV_p0vsZgJJla2604ovOV3dIec57ioOU4y0cfScaH2K8Irc-3Cl3fZGmd-fCzu4J99zY4v_OWtqG6Y4JUs/s4624/20221127_203503.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSjnaaW06aFB5Vvy3S1w9qsrgIy6wtvur4U0SPebacHzjt1tyYjvGatSGjvv7zu_tKH3iBcefxgeSA--jL43C3peQTao8l1hwZiPjj6QV_p0vsZgJJla2604ovOV3dIec57ioOU4y0cfScaH2K8Irc-3Cl3fZGmd-fCzu4J99zY4v_OWtqG6Y4JUs/w400-h225/20221127_203503.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The scenes are listed at left, and the game randomizes the day.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROcNyAkk8BkZwQeKbc_HDD0E58B6p9ZWEv3Sgs_9KddKwq_r5zRs5xPPjqpFpwmdSQgxCT5hpYk3AjP0UkE4LyLbuj8c_dYzETzlq9mdzR0nX8q8_gw-XyadiLcLhpHbPbc-_2RmJQ_5vN0LHz6mg-oE5MdvHyXi0gnPWEdrsqriqzh0ms9vBJXWY/s4624/20221127_203532.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhROcNyAkk8BkZwQeKbc_HDD0E58B6p9ZWEv3Sgs_9KddKwq_r5zRs5xPPjqpFpwmdSQgxCT5hpYk3AjP0UkE4LyLbuj8c_dYzETzlq9mdzR0nX8q8_gw-XyadiLcLhpHbPbc-_2RmJQ_5vN0LHz6mg-oE5MdvHyXi0gnPWEdrsqriqzh0ms9vBJXWY/w400-h225/20221127_203532.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No spoilers here! This is from the included demo story.<br />Notice the variety of options at the bottom.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The app is integral to the storytelling experience, and you will spend time in the app. However the quality and feel of the physical components has so far meant that I still feel engaged with the game laid out before me. I think this is due to the tactile, card-based system the game uses to represent the changing and evolving world before you, and the high quality components.</span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...and libraries</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Like some other narrative games (e.g. 7th Continent) you will manage a large 'library' of numbered cards. These include locations, events, quests, statuses, equipment, seasons etc. As you work through the game, you are often drawing cards from the library to read, add to your character or the board, or otherwise interact with. This is not onerous, as the system is well thought out. The illustrations themselves are delightful and make each card fun to discover.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFkzJrume20Gd0-jCCE_OoH_5MV0xCIRx9rpl8f-yC1faGT9Zk2lk7YShU9uaAw3gnL41riIpru4zhe2Ot_zN_NBQv9jTw2sh6WV6L4ZPgUcUxCY33pJzAZ1EX9X1Z1CSkt1BWkuQOxlnFxJmwg738_ovWHRUkuxZ29P-RstWV_-03hlh5DwJHBIc/s4624/20221126_075339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFkzJrume20Gd0-jCCE_OoH_5MV0xCIRx9rpl8f-yC1faGT9Zk2lk7YShU9uaAw3gnL41riIpru4zhe2Ot_zN_NBQv9jTw2sh6WV6L4ZPgUcUxCY33pJzAZ1EX9X1Z1CSkt1BWkuQOxlnFxJmwg738_ovWHRUkuxZ29P-RstWV_-03hlh5DwJHBIc/w225-h400/20221126_075339.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cards: Seasons, quests (public side), <br />and the library.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The cards are stored in two sturdy boxes with numbered dividers, called 'The Library'. This makes it only a matter of moments to find the correct card. You'll also have cards before you on the table to be interacted with. These include public quests that form a 'notice board', an event deck that manages scenes you encounter as you travel, and of course equipment. Your character's status can also be impacted by your adventures, as 'status' cards may force you to be weakened for several days.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxV46HXNuzzvJf4aEMSY6xxcB4d8eVX9208HpBkm2ghvHs8IhTQbLiTaIpEk-3l8PdjGTbBOyME0Bdk2jmZqoSzVHgTZ0JCgGiuV1PJ_2hyaGwNg7ffCX5c5O2XO7FTkYSpnRpKQeLHZCPvnzSl6r1XUvGT3xxorxLKZlSBnWUlwDm2nmzvrvUpdQ/s4624/20221126_081121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxV46HXNuzzvJf4aEMSY6xxcB4d8eVX9208HpBkm2ghvHs8IhTQbLiTaIpEk-3l8PdjGTbBOyME0Bdk2jmZqoSzVHgTZ0JCgGiuV1PJ_2hyaGwNg7ffCX5c5O2XO7FTkYSpnRpKQeLHZCPvnzSl6r1XUvGT3xxorxLKZlSBnWUlwDm2nmzvrvUpdQ/w400-h225/20221126_081121.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A piece of common equipment. Note the blue 'tag' words<br />and verbs (in brown) that can influence your skill checks.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Speaking of being weakened for several days, each game session plays out over the course of a week or more, depending on how many players you have. For solo, it is eight. At the end of each round you move the calendar one day forward in the app and on the board. This concept of advancing time is nicely interwoven into the game by having certain cards with timed effects. This can include the aforementioned statuses, but also companions (NPCs) who will show up in your adventures for a few days and then leave. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6W7whR-b61Lwie2bxKpmh_u6lglv1807d6wn5igA9Pv-tNbsx2OzUiPibtppUnCfZ_MsLUMziDm4V4nKTlG0YV6ZL7dTklhEZJdNEJ0pU_uJ0u8ixQv48ZTdF-3oaFdkkUfLCuqzpbIk9bqD-ZX9AC_dZmMJrqSSRXC5WpuspFII9_UL2vSX4VQj3/s2578/Galzyr%20calendar%20track.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="2578" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6W7whR-b61Lwie2bxKpmh_u6lglv1807d6wn5igA9Pv-tNbsx2OzUiPibtppUnCfZ_MsLUMziDm4V4nKTlG0YV6ZL7dTklhEZJdNEJ0pU_uJ0u8ixQv48ZTdF-3oaFdkkUfLCuqzpbIk9bqD-ZX9AC_dZmMJrqSSRXC5WpuspFII9_UL2vSX4VQj3/w400-h90/Galzyr%20calendar%20track.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Land of Galzyr's in-game calendar. <br />Used in the application and on the gameboard.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">When receiving a timed effect, you simply put a counter on the card itself and a corresponding token further along the calendar track. When the day token advances and meets the token on the calendar, that effect comes to an end. You no longer feel weakened, or the travelling companion who joined you for a few days decides to leave (along with any bonuses they brought to you while travelling together.) It makes the world feel alive yet is simple to track (and also helps reduce the clutter that some games have as you accumulate a mass of cards.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Time - specifically the month of the year - can also affect what is happening in the world before you. Each time you play you enter a new month. On once occasion, I was instructed to replace one of the city cards with a slightly different one, which included a scene for a festival held in that city only in that month. Naturally, I made a beeline for it to join in the fun. Added to that, the board is double-sided with summer and winter designs. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOR0-o7CLOcq68FJrNnSnTIw6-LhXir6jzNS5PqRjkrcWtgtrwuK4LjuA7pEqnxef6qDIATiq1sej-wmbQIUxkgO4kNME24HviHSSyIzy0dB8HGOv80PVOZjUVQhKcS50pvSg-hAf-WeqJkqtxzwpAtZWUxQq51SyiWy3ERZtdP3dKKAC3nX1XcPb/s4624/20221126_075351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOR0-o7CLOcq68FJrNnSnTIw6-LhXir6jzNS5PqRjkrcWtgtrwuK4LjuA7pEqnxef6qDIATiq1sej-wmbQIUxkgO4kNME24HviHSSyIzy0dB8HGOv80PVOZjUVQhKcS50pvSg-hAf-WeqJkqtxzwpAtZWUxQq51SyiWy3ERZtdP3dKKAC3nX1XcPb/w400-h225/20221126_075351.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Lands of Galzyr in summer.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiii-ZYSkcM9AMBJfjmBLv_99eZO5HXhndq75ZkPgREJsFZT78Xu6LqArMgPMs8EDwKejKQ2wmwjbUnKYjy8g67mLR0n5nmEQsnL4AElVKhFXt1ET6Dyve4HdtDg48bcmxWKZjCV96kjFgSdE9AcQGHtqdy-swy2fFs1rP48L_8ISJz_nkkL8HAayFd/s4624/20221126_080823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiii-ZYSkcM9AMBJfjmBLv_99eZO5HXhndq75ZkPgREJsFZT78Xu6LqArMgPMs8EDwKejKQ2wmwjbUnKYjy8g67mLR0n5nmEQsnL4AElVKhFXt1ET6Dyve4HdtDg48bcmxWKZjCV96kjFgSdE9AcQGHtqdy-swy2fFs1rP48L_8ISJz_nkkL8HAayFd/w400-h225/20221126_080823.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Keridai visits Arhin. (Not a spoiler - cities and towns are <br />placed on the board at the start of the game.) Notice the locations<br />with scene numbers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a lot more that could be said, including about the excellent component quality, the simple save system allowing you to carry the world forward seamlessly from game to game, or the beautiful and evocative soundtrack. As you can tell, far too much to include in my initial impressions here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In summary, I'm looking forward to exploring </span><a href="https://snowdaledesign.fi/boardgames/lands-of-galzyr/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Lands of Galzyr</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> further in a leisurely fashion and just enjoying the story and adventures that come before Keridai as he traverses the world. What will he find?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Congratulations to </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Sami Laakso and Seppo Kuukasjarvi at </span><a href="https://snowdaledesign.fi/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Snowdale Design</a>, <span style="font-family: arial;">as well as everyone who has contributed to the game. A special shout out to the composer Joash Kari for the nearly 2 hours of accompanying music, which you can find in the game, on <a href="https://youtu.be/kDqT3axOVJE" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, and <a href="https://joashkarimusic.bandcamp.com/album/lands-of-galzyr-original-soundtrack" target="_blank">available for purchase via the composer</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks for reading.</span></div><div><br /></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-83020358371552580002022-11-24T09:13:00.003+09:002022-11-24T09:13:37.850+09:00Iron Helm - Dipping a toe into Print and Play<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4NZt2ks6hxxtvJrfaYaiNkOan0r7a3eFr9o-Fkjvis0JEjWykAfAI_uq7MfQDAg8VR9obGiQxLP9tJ7XMrHzVnhGN7Tj3WZL9DLLJi1YRR488K5UgSNbdOTEXxZ6p05HWdbnBvztRwklFPOytpPbj2ugKZwhgzDo-WOLIGklaT5oiW4D4nrXE-CO/s4624/20221119_102918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4NZt2ks6hxxtvJrfaYaiNkOan0r7a3eFr9o-Fkjvis0JEjWykAfAI_uq7MfQDAg8VR9obGiQxLP9tJ7XMrHzVnhGN7Tj3WZL9DLLJi1YRR488K5UgSNbdOTEXxZ6p05HWdbnBvztRwklFPOytpPbj2ugKZwhgzDo-WOLIGklaT5oiW4D4nrXE-CO/w400-h225/20221119_102918.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just one more job</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Iron Helm, a solo game by <a href="https://greygnome.com/" target="_blank">Grey Gnome games</a>, has garnered a <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/273264/iron-helm" target="_blank">very good reputation among solo gamers</a> as an enjoyable adventure. It has lovely retro art, a choice of older adventurers looking to pull off 'one more job' (as an older adventurer myself, there is obvious appeal!), and difficult choices to make at every junction...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...<i>but</i> new copies are basically only available from <a href="https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/iron-helm" target="_blank">The Game Crafter</a>, a print-on-demand website for games. Unfortunately, this doesn't work for me right now. I say this <i>not</i> because I have anything against that website or business choice. Put simply, with the current exchange rates and shipping (at of Nov. 2022), the base game (and add in an expansion or two) becomes a bit out of my reach. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A core set of components (base game and 4 add ons) on the Game Crafter would cost $86.95 before shipping of $21.15, for a total of $108.10</span><span style="font-family: arial;">. (Ebay is similar, often with more expensive shipping). Just to be clear, for that price you are getting an </span><i style="font-family: arial;">excellent </i><span style="font-family: arial;">game, with good production values, a very sturdy box, and a huge amount of replayability. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So, what to do?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Enter 'Print and play'. The idea is simple: pay a small amount, unlock and download a PDF file, and print locally, even on your home printer. Then cut out the components, and away you go - theoretically at a huge saving over the full game, while getting the same core experience (even if not professionally-made components.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Fortunately Iron Helm is available in a pnp format. The creator, Jason Glover, has made the game available on the 'PnP Arcade' website: <a href="https://www.pnparcade.com/">https://www.pnparcade.com/</a>. There are 6 different PDF downloads available, each for a very reasonable price.</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Iron Helm (base game.) $5</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Loot & Lore Pack $2</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Adventure Pack 1: Warren of Despair $2</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Adventure Pack 2: Blackened Burrow $2</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Adventure Pack 3: Crystal Caverns $2</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Adventure Pack 4: Galnok's Labyrinth $2</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Total: $15</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Note that while this list does not equal the <i>full </i>amount of components on Gamecrafter (you'll find additional adventure packs there, although perhaps those will also be PnP in the future?). Mr. Glover has also posted some other free downloads on the Grey Gnome website (including the game mat files.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Compare these two options (physical v. PnP), and that is a theoretical saving of about 93 USD, 'not including parts and labour'...read on to hear more about that.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Which door will you choose?</span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOoysxsoKeGShXSuf2pqbcn8O1hJr1bsxdHbAauk7Et_19i19O0wIZER1gxjIhyZrwMUkkWbe1cEkdWIhTDzcLYNn2db6Bm343_67B6povIc55ER73d8iErngPKqDq7Oecs63WIxD029AZv3vCR64TvppzBi83cF6pyXq56ZPAvSXTQi2Ue5rL_DV/s4624/20221119_102903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOoysxsoKeGShXSuf2pqbcn8O1hJr1bsxdHbAauk7Et_19i19O0wIZER1gxjIhyZrwMUkkWbe1cEkdWIhTDzcLYNn2db6Bm343_67B6povIc55ER73d8iErngPKqDq7Oecs63WIxD029AZv3vCR64TvppzBi83cF6pyXq56ZPAvSXTQi2Ue5rL_DV/w400-h225/20221119_102903.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">With this info in hand, I decided to take a first, hesitant step into the world of PnP. Was it really as easy as getting the files (saving a lot of money), busting out a pair of scissors, and enjoying a game?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Well...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...no!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">However, that depends on how far you take the PnP experience. </span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Keep it really simple? Cut out the paper, stick front to back, and play?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A middle-ground? Print in black/ white, cut out the paper, insert into sleeves, with a single loose playing card in the middle to stiffen?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Bling it up a bit to get closer to the printed game experience? Print in colour, cut out, glue onto stiffeners, insert into sleeves.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;">I decided on the final option, and that meant a weekend of gathering materials, (struggling with) printing, cutting, and sticking!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">After watching some videos to get some info (absolutely essential research!), I decided to avoid playing with just bits of paper, and shoot more for an actual playing card experience, with sleeved cards that have a bit of heft.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This involved:</span></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Printing:</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A4 label paper. (Purchased 2 packs, total = 2,240 Yen/ 16 USD today.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Home inkjet printer (owned)</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Cutting:</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Craft knife, or roller-cutter (owned).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Metal ruler - to guide cuts (owned).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Cutting mat - tape cardboard together if you don't have one </span><span style="font-family: arial;">(owned).</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sticking:</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1~2 old decks of old playing cards - which your family won't miss! (owned). </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I stuck a single playing card to each PnP card, sandwiching that between the front and back. Steady hands and patience are a must here...(I have neither.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Optional: Spray glue (aerosol glue.) If not using label paper this is a great way to evenly stick paper together (Purchased x1 = 110 yen)</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Sleeving:</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">I use 'penny sleeves'. You can get packs of 100 of these in most dollar stores ('100 Yen shops') in Japan. Larger stores will often have a wide range of sizes and style: loose fit/ tight fit, soft/ hard, matte on one side, etc. (owned)</span></li></ul></ol><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cost: (approx.)</span></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">PnP purchases: 980 JPY = 7 USD (Core game + Loot & Lore pack)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Colour copying: 750 JPY = 5.36 USD (x15 @ 50 yen each) </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Glue spray: 110 JPY = 0.78 USD (70 ml x1) </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A4 label paper: 2,240 JPY = 16 USD (x2 packs of 20, approx) </span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Total: 4,080 JPY (approx. 29.14 USD)</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Not included:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Printer ink: I didn't finish mine, but a new set for my printer is about 35.00 USD. I'll certainly means I'll have to buy more soon.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">My time: Researching, buying, printing (and experimenting), cutting, sticking, tidying up, collating etc. took multiple hours over a weekend.</span></li></ul></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hints for success</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are some lessons from my first foray into PnP - learned the hard way:</span></div><div><i style="font-family: arial;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="font-family: arial;">1. Planning and gathering materials: </i><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Buy more paper than you think you need</b>. You'll want to print a test page or two for a dry run, and if you are like me, you'll print on the wrong side of the label paper at least once. Also, working out printer settings can be a chore (resulting in more lost paper as you try to get the size right.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Use a 'dry run' to work out your process</b>. With a bit of thought you can streamline the process to do multiple cards at once, or learn the best order in which to make you cuts etc.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Don't buy pre-formatted sticky label paper.</b> This has different sizes/ cuts (e.g. for business cards, labels etc.). Just get the full A4 size sheets without perforations etc.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Cutting mats can be home-made</b>. If you don't have one you can tape layers of cardboard together to make a thick cutting surface. This should survive making one PnP game, and can then be recycled. Make sure you make it really flat though...</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Playing card colours.</b> If you are going to sandwich these into your home-made cards, think about the colours and design of the playing cards. Will they show through? Think about what you are comfortable with and plan accordingly. Your grimdark card game doesn't feel quite so serious with the Little Mermaid peeking through at you...</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Spray glue is your friend.</b> Depending on where you live, this can be expensive and you need to plan for using it in a well-ventilated space. You don't want to get this stuff in your kitchen or office.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Compromise for peace of mind</b>. In some games, tokens are an essential part of gameplay for tracking various statuses. Iron Helm has lots of them. For a print and play they can be really fiddly - small, time-consuming to cut and glue. Do you need them? Can alternatives be used? A trip to the dollar store can provide beads, dice or other items that can be used to track health, gold, encumbrance etc. </span></li></ul></ol><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq7B7b6j_7F_klNMbaz0I35Bgxx167MUnH95t_ggzBl5tkpiFAlA0xcL2N4S8jq_AA0AxU8pDgiYZe1ZvpsFDn01y7juoLyXVHHvxPs84UuRhkKkc46A1pfuhEM3vLwKCK-KH06pi598ZpoBeXfRtp7hP4_rX6UjFbxPIcSwaaPiymk9rRcQWpQWY/s1920/1668821200099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq7B7b6j_7F_klNMbaz0I35Bgxx167MUnH95t_ggzBl5tkpiFAlA0xcL2N4S8jq_AA0AxU8pDgiYZe1ZvpsFDn01y7juoLyXVHHvxPs84UuRhkKkc46A1pfuhEM3vLwKCK-KH06pi598ZpoBeXfRtp7hP4_rX6UjFbxPIcSwaaPiymk9rRcQWpQWY/w225-h400/1668821200099.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For 3 USD, these beads can be used for health, energy,<br />or anything where a cube is needed (use the letter cubes. e.g. 'G' for gold)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><i style="font-family: arial;">2. Printing:</i><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Do a 'dry run' </b>to check how things work before committing to a particular method.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i>Always</i> print test pages</b> and check the sizes. e.g. Many US PDFs are in 'Letter' size, and you may not have this kind of paper where you are. <i>Don't </i>print everything at once until you have this sorted out!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>A home inkjet printer is fine but... </b>don't expect perfectly deep blacks. Be realistic about the results. If you have a cheap inkjet printer, you might get 'banding' and not entirely uniform blacks. Are you OK with that? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i>Do</i> expect to use a lot of ink</b>. Depending on the amount of content in the PnP (in Iron helm, this is at least 30 sheets of cards and tokens.) you could really burn through your ink cartridges. This is one of the main 'hidden' costs of PnP, depending on what level of professionalism you are looking for. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Don't forget the convenience store.</b> If you want a more professional look consider the excellent quality that industrial copy machines have. In Japan, almost every convenience store has one of these. The cost <i>can </i>be worth it for a more professional look, however x1 A4 colour page is 50 JPY. Not cheap! A compromise is to use this for <i>some </i>components or sheets only (e.g. that are <i>mainly</i> black, or that you will use a lot). </span></li></ul></ol><br /><i style="font-family: arial;">3. Cutting:</i><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>A paper cutter with guide rails is ideal </b>for doing high-quality cuts for large numbers of cards. However, if you aren't going to do a lot of PnP it can be a comparatively large additional investment (12 ~30 USD) for one game. But, it is <i>much </i>faster, more convenient, and accurate than a craft knife. (Especially if cutting multiple sheets at once.) You can get really cheap ones, but they often don't have large guide rails to ensure accurate cuts, or lack some other useful feature.</span></li></ul></ol><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">4. <i>Sticking:</i></span><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Playing cards really up the game</b>. I stuck a single playing card to each PnP card, sandwiching that between the front and back. This acts as a stiffener and makes the cards feel much better in the hand and easy to use and play with. Watch out though - steady hands and patience are a must here...(I have neither!) As above, do a 'dry run' to check how things work before committing to a particular method.</span></li></ul></ol><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The adventure begins...</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">After a weekend cutting and sticking, I ended up with a final result that I am really happy with and excited to use. The cards are more than good enough to play with, and with the playing cards as a stiffener and the penny sleeves these should last me a good long time. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope you enjoy the photos below! Thanks for reading.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsytnm6MS3-x0gH_zqcITU5LYskXg0qpAdCCDbP6Fa9TZ1HTzWq4IFmvIb263QU7PNgQLpK4EoL3k6yE1AtTGvvsAw5e7uVGutOEeT3AK2i2S18clotQa913XncKCiiRTIwNtU55waRniSm_XH9IdUoELfLyVRb1Iti6AeR2ON4B1LU-8Q6dF0deQ/s4624/20221114_085142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsytnm6MS3-x0gH_zqcITU5LYskXg0qpAdCCDbP6Fa9TZ1HTzWq4IFmvIb263QU7PNgQLpK4EoL3k6yE1AtTGvvsAw5e7uVGutOEeT3AK2i2S18clotQa913XncKCiiRTIwNtU55waRniSm_XH9IdUoELfLyVRb1Iti6AeR2ON4B1LU-8Q6dF0deQ/w400-h225/20221114_085142.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tracking cards, mini, and components</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgER-f53vxwmfJnWB0f2eHrmIPnAFS4o54mUGxzFBeF5PB0H_FMYEiekRpULkyHZuQpt-6Uqyi_xBDZvuDOYiWjwfVojw3j7AP9CkBZjodhvqmCZ5vAGTz4VPZxvVymqvoUqsLt7i2yiz-CXSO1t5ZcufXVU__1QwsppITEzkL627D2USJLvM4NCUp1/s4624/20221114_085135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgER-f53vxwmfJnWB0f2eHrmIPnAFS4o54mUGxzFBeF5PB0H_FMYEiekRpULkyHZuQpt-6Uqyi_xBDZvuDOYiWjwfVojw3j7AP9CkBZjodhvqmCZ5vAGTz4VPZxvVymqvoUqsLt7i2yiz-CXSO1t5ZcufXVU__1QwsppITEzkL627D2USJLvM4NCUp1/w400-h225/20221114_085135.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dungeon card pile and door options. Which to choose?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtspMEIBW-EQx0WW4jwq1_ZQ7IBJbOUw1grChD5ck6cgkudNo8yxYD_Fw1Xkx8hy3USZxwHu_tOF7MlwjWZMhHixjSnZrWm33880u0RsmSTo7-elJ7FkcKfoCiYZ5qbXWS5lFOBONHnhr0su9nTc3j7dy5MvN_G1jWtaDBsDG0q3fS3MdeOttGL9wM/s4624/20221114_085103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtspMEIBW-EQx0WW4jwq1_ZQ7IBJbOUw1grChD5ck6cgkudNo8yxYD_Fw1Xkx8hy3USZxwHu_tOF7MlwjWZMhHixjSnZrWm33880u0RsmSTo7-elJ7FkcKfoCiYZ5qbXWS5lFOBONHnhr0su9nTc3j7dy5MvN_G1jWtaDBsDG0q3fS3MdeOttGL9wM/w400-h225/20221114_085103.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Character with trappings (equipment) and skills</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4EAksPHfWw1tfWiL_sTX4gNt8w0aCgd34Nku4wgUZ-kvcga4GBj-QsQL5UZctH8eJnCnjX0UHciCu0dyWDjNKK2sle3b1mFyH891xvkSpUC8AqKhYSQSIvwopBceb5UTPXHoyS8rTmUxdeVN7bmXwa6l7g8RZoOx5v4YEq-pZgOMGzRCDcKPP7HY/s4624/20221113_183623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4EAksPHfWw1tfWiL_sTX4gNt8w0aCgd34Nku4wgUZ-kvcga4GBj-QsQL5UZctH8eJnCnjX0UHciCu0dyWDjNKK2sle3b1mFyH891xvkSpUC8AqKhYSQSIvwopBceb5UTPXHoyS8rTmUxdeVN7bmXwa6l7g8RZoOx5v4YEq-pZgOMGzRCDcKPP7HY/w400-h225/20221113_183623.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skills, trappings, and potions cards. Also card dividers (R)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaKbZUhfxRncvIlm0KIlF6jQt72nLP1XJVcexGcHTUqO07TfHQqO_5qWENidnLlMJMrrN2rp3JK1V_NZHsouSTHPIfMUNVj-l_64ORfYNMptiiQEzAAi2ctA6EAxUuNBLue9VoPaz_xMt_5OpiAqX_l7IQ0H_-HUkhJl9CB9u1dkLWcDYKKyNiSMT/s4624/20221113_183601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaKbZUhfxRncvIlm0KIlF6jQt72nLP1XJVcexGcHTUqO07TfHQqO_5qWENidnLlMJMrrN2rp3JK1V_NZHsouSTHPIfMUNVj-l_64ORfYNMptiiQEzAAi2ctA6EAxUuNBLue9VoPaz_xMt_5OpiAqX_l7IQ0H_-HUkhJl9CB9u1dkLWcDYKKyNiSMT/w400-h225/20221113_183601.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four characters, three of which (from left) from Loot & Lore pack</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejuZUX96sqo6eY515FfA44LzPg9Jo9HR2ETq1TAXlWRh6NCDa4c3y2_Q9VNWJXIDoa4jadmb39YEBPwHCN8jLr1o4gdv9hu5hWYoSRgn3pcHNrdanZGLhq3r0Odb_3WrGBjsakeJy2_-8ZHS_CjQaAfICxCDeBdV-_-Zjxar_CZqQDDRrdC3xU_bt/s4624/20221113_183556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejuZUX96sqo6eY515FfA44LzPg9Jo9HR2ETq1TAXlWRh6NCDa4c3y2_Q9VNWJXIDoa4jadmb39YEBPwHCN8jLr1o4gdv9hu5hWYoSRgn3pcHNrdanZGLhq3r0Odb_3WrGBjsakeJy2_-8ZHS_CjQaAfICxCDeBdV-_-Zjxar_CZqQDDRrdC3xU_bt/w400-h225/20221113_183556.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More characters, archer, wizard, fighter etc.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ58I9a7N4gtD7X6C6YuqqFdyH3m-jT98Q0xLf9irG40YQMgnQ-Pi74ftJ5z93zwCxPL1fua_FD4IXuD8u7fM2ha2DV1RIyZx39DgD37IHn27BGbheVwUm379QTA1Xc7cG9Gx06QMp2QN5IQ0Eo8GfgsjzKIBz-GP5HxaJTq78QCEFhyEXlM4lIprF/s4624/20221113_183548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ58I9a7N4gtD7X6C6YuqqFdyH3m-jT98Q0xLf9irG40YQMgnQ-Pi74ftJ5z93zwCxPL1fua_FD4IXuD8u7fM2ha2DV1RIyZx39DgD37IHn27BGbheVwUm379QTA1Xc7cG9Gx06QMp2QN5IQ0Eo8GfgsjzKIBz-GP5HxaJTq78QCEFhyEXlM4lIprF/w400-h225/20221113_183548.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of components</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvO8D3kjD6EojYP8kHnYoMBxF4NIWeTVJgo1cMPEvOuRa7PNoO3f5BRtCmzk0mesLkYrYh1k6qAeeU05l1oOm4ADgTGGqRB7rSDWExyYVRBfUq45B-mpdE3x-8NT53ulOdHjut-9Hj6sHJG0qOrM1H5M1gin2QnXhSd8-_CER0isVVqBoY3LId1Ohi/s4624/20221119_102946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvO8D3kjD6EojYP8kHnYoMBxF4NIWeTVJgo1cMPEvOuRa7PNoO3f5BRtCmzk0mesLkYrYh1k6qAeeU05l1oOm4ADgTGGqRB7rSDWExyYVRBfUq45B-mpdE3x-8NT53ulOdHjut-9Hj6sHJG0qOrM1H5M1gin2QnXhSd8-_CER0isVVqBoY3LId1Ohi/w400-h225/20221119_102946.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tracking cards, maps, and morale.<br />The '<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/246211/comprehensive-resource-tracker-cards" target="_blank">Comprehensive Resource tracking cards are from Boardgame Geek</a>'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s90jQPm1o-M_g2_E0fXUOxj6p499yUaazhjIe9obV7yt0jQRle4lOOwByW5qrdDNRrJOVAOeo81VgpYr8Kh_t_1S-yd-xUncrHqmD50S3XCasAxijt09_i880rVaZkGkNdywnqlGdswOD4IEFb-LqOh9lQvVATqziVQM1xLEzW0xCAvyj8srOxoj/s4624/20221119_102957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s90jQPm1o-M_g2_E0fXUOxj6p499yUaazhjIe9obV7yt0jQRle4lOOwByW5qrdDNRrJOVAOeo81VgpYr8Kh_t_1S-yd-xUncrHqmD50S3XCasAxijt09_i880rVaZkGkNdywnqlGdswOD4IEFb-LqOh9lQvVATqziVQM1xLEzW0xCAvyj8srOxoj/w225-h400/20221119_102957.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These lovely 'Comprehensive Resource Tracking Cards' are <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/246211/comprehensive-resource-tracker-cards" target="_blank">from <br />Boardgame Geek, created by Karsha</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div><p></p>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-3558012012658897772022-10-29T08:29:00.002+09:002022-10-29T08:52:03.413+09:00Machina Arcana - Descent into Madness (part 2)<p style="text-align: left;">Welcome to my continuing look at Machina Arcana. In <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2022/10/machina-arcana-descent-into-madness.html" target="_blank">Descent into Madness part 1</a> I commented on theme, art, atmosphere, variety and replayability, choices and smooth combat. If you want more information on those head over there - here we'll look at production quality, the standees, and publisher support, as well as some quibbles about the game.</p><p>Let's continue our descent...firstly with some <i>more</i> positives!</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Production quality</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;">One thing I really like in a game is that feeling that the money you invested has been well spent. For me (in part) that comes from the components. How do they feel in the hand? Are they durable and fit for purpose both in practical and game terms? Sometimes a first look at the game when you open the box fills you with wonder and excitement, but then, thin, warped player boards that spin around on the table (shedding meeples and cards!) really brings you down to earth.</p><p style="text-align: left;">No worries of that here! All of the key components are high-quality. That includes the card decks, custom dice, maps and player boards. And my goodness, those player boards and the chapter board are a fave of mine. Dual-layered, they hold your stat markers and character cards. Can those markers be knocked out? Sure, but the design stops things slipping around (as well as looking good too.) Take a look at the images below and also note the lovely theme and colours.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyheaNfwpuaXqvuu4HuiqZsUmPP1saMw-a1XwiUEpYfQOD58vUc474Hm60ptRbcI_v8GUAjzHk-uoVnzPx5TxEMRIXriFUfJzJjqdHJojY5mKrzj6NbqqsxfnE5hanTVc1UD7SFaqrZLQa6HGMIomWk-kc3G23L5DJsz3OY5nLzJpVPiZ52wlMvoXq/s4624/20220914_081622.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyheaNfwpuaXqvuu4HuiqZsUmPP1saMw-a1XwiUEpYfQOD58vUc474Hm60ptRbcI_v8GUAjzHk-uoVnzPx5TxEMRIXriFUfJzJjqdHJojY5mKrzj6NbqqsxfnE5hanTVc1UD7SFaqrZLQa6HGMIomWk-kc3G23L5DJsz3OY5nLzJpVPiZ52wlMvoXq/w400-h225/20220914_081622.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two-layered player boards hold character cards and track stats<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuaAqXnbRjHNo8AnryZ3z9RdPmRaBIKL3ebfqRkCp2CsbLGphKc8K6exPYuLdAc6cvtREe6AA_mY-FwTSh1qH3MoPHnwgGGWeHVJEBE-QtrC5mB5fX65TB0M8HBhFecjOH_As20F6NTJAB9QhW-J30l2U9ASv0g9dT9716ZVRSDAJ2_38_OcVm8yd/s4624/20220914_081633.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuaAqXnbRjHNo8AnryZ3z9RdPmRaBIKL3ebfqRkCp2CsbLGphKc8K6exPYuLdAc6cvtREe6AA_mY-FwTSh1qH3MoPHnwgGGWeHVJEBE-QtrC5mB5fX65TB0M8HBhFecjOH_As20F6NTJAB9QhW-J30l2U9ASv0g9dT9716ZVRSDAJ2_38_OcVm8yd/w400-h225/20220914_081633.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two-layered chapter board tracks monster level and<br />the unfolding story as you make your way through each chapter.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The high quality of the components extends through the game. The artwork is fantastic too (as mentioned in part 1.) </p><p>A special shout out to the designer of the component trays and the author/ publisher making this happen. They fit all of the components of the main game <i>and</i> the components from the two current expansion sets. This really helps with setup time and also reduces your overall financial investment in the game - you don't need to invest in a separate organiser or the time necessary to make your own foamboard solution. ALSO, it fits the cards even with sleeves on (although I'm not 100% sure if that is only for the official sleeve set and I don't know the sizes needed.) I haven't sleeved mine yet, but because I usually do, this is <b>great </b>to see.</p><p>For more information about how the trays work and the tray designer, visit Matt Healy and his page here at <a href="https://mess-axp.com/machina-arcana" target="_blank">Mess AXP Game Inserts.</a></p><p>I do have a quibble about the trays, but I'll mention those below when we talk about some of the 'lows' of the game.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Standees</span></h4><div>For me standees are big plus in a game, especially if the artwork is of good quality. I've painted lots of miniatures and I'm one of those people who prefers to start playing a game with the minis painted (no grey plastic!). That is a personal (weird?) choice, but it means that standees are a great option for getting a game to the table quickly with minimal effort. If you have limited painting time, experience, or confidence standees are a great option. When playing the game, I don't notice that I'm using standees and not miniatures - my imagination is in full swing.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfHG5_UcMHQC02jZsyiOvGZGJ2HhK70vJjLSfAtDT5zEq9DjoLLHT2iUMTJDZkqC4wcu4RSJRJtlc21giMgLzIQGDYdgzFBdS6XmvKkoUrYvlVREUZ-7Ibe-UjTZtjovoKSueNWVnAg97_MFD7CaqZL7qG5XSy9-81FxnV1zBczxOKJ8jejCEq2Qr/s4624/Machina%20arcana%20standees.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfHG5_UcMHQC02jZsyiOvGZGJ2HhK70vJjLSfAtDT5zEq9DjoLLHT2iUMTJDZkqC4wcu4RSJRJtlc21giMgLzIQGDYdgzFBdS6XmvKkoUrYvlVREUZ-7Ibe-UjTZtjovoKSueNWVnAg97_MFD7CaqZL7qG5XSy9-81FxnV1zBczxOKJ8jejCEq2Qr/w400-h225/Machina%20arcana%20standees.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hank has left the map, and Kim is forced into a fighting retreat!</td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Publisher support</span></h3><div>A lot of credit must go to the author, Juraj Bilich for not only bringing his vision to the table, but also being active in supporting it. I've seen other author provide great support to their user base of course (Andrew Parks of Dungeon Alliance is a good example), but being able to get authoritative answers is reassuring and positive. Mr. Bilich is active on Facebook (at the Machina Arcana group) and also on the <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299121/machina-arcana-secondthird-edition" target="_blank">Boardgame Geek Forums</a>. This may be becoming more the norm, but it is appreciated none-the-less.</div><div><br /></div><div>So between these positives and my first post, you can see that there is a whole lot to love for Machina Arcana. Of course, there are some quibbles too, so lets now talk about...</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;">...the lows</span></h2><div>Probably better to call these 'dips' rather than lows, as none of these are show stoppers or would prompt me to sell the game or not recommend it. However they are things to consider.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Limited content in the box</span></h3><div>Firstly, there are 'only' three campaigns in the box, composed of a series of chapter cards that are lined up in order. You will come to know the story well as you reveal it. Each offers several hours of gameplay, and more if you decide to play with a reduced deck of chapter cards for a shorter game (as recommended by the rulebook). You will also have seen the final chapter of each story, including the story-ending map tile that is reserved for the ending. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now, there <i>is</i> a lot of replayability, because you never know what map tiles will emerge, and there are plenty of character combinations to try. No two games will feel identical. There are two expansions (<i>To Eternity, </i>and <i>From Beyond</i>) available that add extra mechanics, new characters, and new campaigns (purchased separately).</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickWsiJzeUVHAGo1Y1yssyk9IF5KOcUgZSyCbhc55hR3lTJhEqo5TKSsZPaxefnGkP6Bs1eC7TQW-Be7YUQfsPDiIs7frd2lSTyt-aDcm9fUlmKUtU0vfe8CxtbaZCai2tr6OC9ASqCGsEN2fCN2t-PiSwxyAueIl2rZYLVa2llmLOPVWyMPlRD-kT/s4624/20220527_154141.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickWsiJzeUVHAGo1Y1yssyk9IF5KOcUgZSyCbhc55hR3lTJhEqo5TKSsZPaxefnGkP6Bs1eC7TQW-Be7YUQfsPDiIs7frd2lSTyt-aDcm9fUlmKUtU0vfe8CxtbaZCai2tr6OC9ASqCGsEN2fCN2t-PiSwxyAueIl2rZYLVa2llmLOPVWyMPlRD-kT/w400-h225/20220527_154141.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End game special tiles. Not to be revealed early...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaN80WdLeQ_i5Hu91To6pZtTEnpqAiaqb1g-J6D5W3gevWnYr71Apk9PIRzErWhQd5Eva6911tCZHLQN95oqFPVFkINywyrh-VXmAqpw6YieYuTLm28C7xPJTBE1kK9QA7ZgHjPASe6AX6MJnMgmojNg3qpOWax4g-g0ywVsDyPdCSEDregPuyjAm8/s4624/20220527_154234.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaN80WdLeQ_i5Hu91To6pZtTEnpqAiaqb1g-J6D5W3gevWnYr71Apk9PIRzErWhQd5Eva6911tCZHLQN95oqFPVFkINywyrh-VXmAqpw6YieYuTLm28C7xPJTBE1kK9QA7ZgHjPASe6AX6MJnMgmojNg3qpOWax4g-g0ywVsDyPdCSEDregPuyjAm8/w400-h225/20220527_154234.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Randomly-drawn double-sided map tiles provide replayability</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>I've replayed the opening campaign many times, and the turn-to-turn gameplay still feels fresh. With four different character classes to mix and match you'll also find new challenges to think about when dealing with less robust characters or interesting party compositions.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Story and map disconnect</span></h3><div>When playing, you sometimes feel a story disconnect. In a more traditional dungeon-crawler, you might drop a plastic treasure chest or token on the map as you reveal it (usually at the direction of a story guide or scenario setup), but the tile here has all elements pre-printed on. Remember that the story is revealed by the chapter cards as you play through, and the map tiles are drawn randomly. It can be the case that what is being described in the story has nothing to do with the tiles and what you see before you. In a way, this is a side effect of how successful the game is in drawing you into analysing the map tiles as you consider what is printed on each and how you will make your way across it. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9TEb4ZXKa-eLViuuLawhfwFtf9eOCtbPeb1zlzwGrUWukN9fbmoO-0LM6RymtX3LR6dqtsLDxVCAJ4NroNJr15YXrGoXkvlHpESKYH4AbugkpkUzTihrF5jA3kQIJTzWeW89PJ0NAY176Yf4SphKtPf4mQKDlyfVutdJonfdxH9ye3px6c2VoWWE/s4624/20220916_123110.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9TEb4ZXKa-eLViuuLawhfwFtf9eOCtbPeb1zlzwGrUWukN9fbmoO-0LM6RymtX3LR6dqtsLDxVCAJ4NroNJr15YXrGoXkvlHpESKYH4AbugkpkUzTihrF5jA3kQIJTzWeW89PJ0NAY176Yf4SphKtPf4mQKDlyfVutdJonfdxH9ye3px6c2VoWWE/w400-h225/20220916_123110.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The maps are gorgeous with lots to interact with,<br />but due to the gameplay design they don't match the chapter story.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Is this a deal-breaker? No. In my opinion this simply requires a mental reset for some players, who may be used to having a bookcase, an altar or a treasure chest in front of them as a mini or a map item. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Turn-by-turn repetition</span></h3><div>The game can feel repetitive. This is a side effect of the 4-step turn process. For me <i>personally </i>this stopped being an issue once I realised that mastering the process led to a nice, quick game - when playing solo at least. </div><div>Spawn phase? Roll the dice, take the action based on that, move on. </div><div>Horror phase? Draw the card, do as listed, etc.</div><div>I'm not sure why, but it felt more repetitive than something like 'Mansions of Madness 2e'.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Fiddly rules</span></h3><div>The glossy rulebook is laid out logically, and the sample gameplay walk-through was nicely done, but I still found some of the rules difficult to parse and apply. This held true for some monsters, chapter cards, and events. This can happen in any game, but I found myself resorting to Boardgamegeek and the M.A. Facebook group for help. I was able to quickly find answers (often from the author), but I did get frustrated at times. Sometimes the issue may come down to an interpretation of a gameplay word used, or edge cases caused by the monster A.I. ("Will the Ghast destroy a chapter space and if so, will that flip the chapter?") Upon re-reading the manual closely, I wasn't sure...</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Tactical...but not?</span></h3><div>From everything I've described, you might expect Machina Arcana to be really "Tactical". It has a map, a party and enemies that move around, limited actions to manage, upgrades to consider, and difficult choices to make. However, this game doesn't have some of the <i>standard </i>or traditional "Tactical" elements you might expect. For example...</div><div>...facing doesn't play any part in combat (that I can see). So far I haven't had to think about outflanking enemies.</div><div>...the rules as written don't include melee bonuses (e.g. based on supporting characters.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Remember though that the game bills itself as a "Co-operative horror adventure board game". It doesn't bill itself as tactical. Personally, I find that there are so many important decisions to be made on a turn-by-turn basis that I <i>don't </i>miss the elements mentioned above. These would slow the game down and I don't think they would offer anything to the experience that the game is striving for. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Organiser issues</span></h3><div>As stated earlier, the organiser is a big plus for the game, but one quibble is the flimsy plastic used. I'm not sure how this could have been avoided, but it looks as though it can split or crack really easily. Everything fits together really well, but very snugly. If you don't put the trays back in the right way, you can catch the edges of them, leading to cracks or splits. </div><div>I have other games with trays and I haven't noticed this as much. Roll Player Adventures also has a really good tray system included, but it feels just a bit more durable (although no thin-walled plastic is ever going to stand up well to rough handling!)</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigh_N2Sdd1tDt-bPeXM0jeW6PvluTOntbt7Fh1e6PA8ito6GZ7gAbrT5CDsHh4UpQn0ma6oqRqhsb0f22C37g_WhwLVqxWbnD9O-ZSNNns5_HIQ_16puLYi5CY8f2n-9xz4q8GDwmBhY_H5qOPuN5ZClwyxYyjyaSJwjKaLk8Y7T9RHPzgTgIlT1HS/s4624/20220527_154004.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigh_N2Sdd1tDt-bPeXM0jeW6PvluTOntbt7Fh1e6PA8ito6GZ7gAbrT5CDsHh4UpQn0ma6oqRqhsb0f22C37g_WhwLVqxWbnD9O-ZSNNns5_HIQ_16puLYi5CY8f2n-9xz4q8GDwmBhY_H5qOPuN5ZClwyxYyjyaSJwjKaLk8Y7T9RHPzgTgIlT1HS/w400-h225/20220527_154004.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chit and monster trays. You can see them around the manual.<br />These have thin walls and the bottom lip can catch on other<br />components.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4IbFYjQ9QSMGdPMizMsDUxe9XYGydWWyvdOWDO457l0VtzayRJVDu-s8Ea88XwoTPsWuk3ZwFW895n-Al3_aPN7fzgQ72m3TqOd05Rn-8pCYBSQrQIU3CmC174RbArcBKea8bqR3KeuNrdIyfuWXWjcxsDPGs_veJSwZn-G3x72viCiJwkoPNBn9/s4624/20220527_154404.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4IbFYjQ9QSMGdPMizMsDUxe9XYGydWWyvdOWDO457l0VtzayRJVDu-s8Ea88XwoTPsWuk3ZwFW895n-Al3_aPN7fzgQ72m3TqOd05Rn-8pCYBSQrQIU3CmC174RbArcBKea8bqR3KeuNrdIyfuWXWjcxsDPGs_veJSwZn-G3x72viCiJwkoPNBn9/w400-h225/20220527_154404.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main tray - space for everything! (Try to ignore the <br />horror that is my jumble of monster tokens...)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The trays work great to organise everything, but be aware that they are not very durable. I'd much rather have them included than not though!</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">In summary...</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">...Machina Arcana is an excellent game that standards apart from most 'Dungeon crawl' games because of its theme, attention to detail, and story/ campaign presentation. I'm looking forward to playing more and working my way through everything. If you are looking for a Cthulu-related game of exploration and escape (combining horror and steampunk no less!), then add this one to your list! It will be exciting to see what the author and colleagues have in store for the future.</span></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-44425240919764689432022-10-05T08:32:00.007+09:002022-10-29T08:38:33.870+09:00Machina Arcana - Descent into Madness (Part 1)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0f8HrcoYjOEY2M_6sD6K2NyZwy4-lkbgouLQx4JQCpXji-I7nLn7QgEtI-QhECdbdDWKbJUp5WowrtYIYXVwI6gxu1g1eV-moobs3FOINRQhVDhSzqoWPph-QfasUr254Zuc2WOAk6xmEKtrzywxKRBo7bYknjFRXTfuDWp_WA8a2n_HEwqsoakH/s4624/20220917_102926.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0f8HrcoYjOEY2M_6sD6K2NyZwy4-lkbgouLQx4JQCpXji-I7nLn7QgEtI-QhECdbdDWKbJUp5WowrtYIYXVwI6gxu1g1eV-moobs3FOINRQhVDhSzqoWPph-QfasUr254Zuc2WOAk6xmEKtrzywxKRBo7bYknjFRXTfuDWp_WA8a2n_HEwqsoakH/w400-h225/20220917_102926.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Thrall manages to get close to Kim. Horror is sure to follow!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><h1><span style="font-family: Great Vibes;">Machina Arcana</span></h1></div><div>After playing some horror-themed games recently in the form of <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2022/04/folklore-affliction-cheap-organizer.html" target="_blank">Folklore; The Affliction</a>, and Arkham Horror (Living card game) I've developed a taste for <strike>blood </strike>Cthulu. This has combined with an interest in tactical dungeon crawlers in the form of Machina Arcana, a steampunk exploration and tactical combat game set in a mysterious underground installation.</div><div><br /></div><div>In this game for 1-4 players you will take control of a small party of explorers who head into this installation, exploring the mysteries it contains as you progress through a story in the form of chapters. Along the way you must tool-up with weapons and armour as quickly as possible to give yourself the best chance of surviving the horrors (both physical and mental) that the installation throws at you.</div><div><br /></div><div>The challenges you will face include a variety of increasingly horrific monsters from the Cthulu mythos, and more importantly, decisions!</div><div><i>Should you stay and fight? or run? </i></div><div><i>Should you head over to that chest for equipment or keep moving? </i></div><div><i>When you DO find equipment, what should you keep?</i></div><div><i>Will you strategically try to stem the flow of monsters, or head on?</i></div><div><i>Your physical resources are limited, so how will you spend your stamina?</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Sounds <strike>terrifying</strike> good?</div><div><br /></div><div>Now on its third edition, information on Machina Arcana can be found around the web, including reviews and playthroughs, so in this (lengthy) first post I'll just overview some of the positives of the experience for me so far.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXTwuXiDGsCSZqU7cjb2f8jftC61Ne-wVCf50eIO8Ymmrkb-dWrxLg1PCid69jlJUDIwO1Z-tRNlY2DsNQtNucXIxhhO9sZHsJEP156tvWm7uKShXe9-vfuZkpszGs5iNLiuZwodmPf7QHHT3jqn4CQUp6fIMFP7koVWHFnfWbtG7aKk6qbRosHcz/s4624/spiders%20of%20leng.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXTwuXiDGsCSZqU7cjb2f8jftC61Ne-wVCf50eIO8Ymmrkb-dWrxLg1PCid69jlJUDIwO1Z-tRNlY2DsNQtNucXIxhhO9sZHsJEP156tvWm7uKShXe9-vfuZkpszGs5iNLiuZwodmPf7QHHT3jqn4CQUp6fIMFP7koVWHFnfWbtG7aKk6qbRosHcz/w400-h225/spiders%20of%20leng.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kim faces a spider of Leng that has webbed her equipment.<br />Get it back? Or keep moving? (I'll let your arachnophobia decide...)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;">The highs...</span></h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Theme, art, and atmosphere</span></h3><div>If you want a game that has a lot of 'theme' '...inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft' then this game is for you.</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>'Cthulu' and a growing sense of unease</i> everywhere, from the monster types and artwork to the thematic text.</li><li><i>The 'Steampunk' setting is different and fun</i>. All of the equipment has a suitably 'clockwork' feel and a system of upgrades allowing you to mix and match bits and pieces. (You can learn more about Steampunk by visiting <a href="https://steampunkavenue.com/en/blog/what-is-steampunk/" target="_blank">Steampunk Avenue</a>.)</li><li><i>The art is gorgeous</i> and visual appeal strong in every element of the components. I really enjoy exploring the chapter artwork (it is revealed as you advance). The characters, monsters, and equipment invite the eye to explore each image - congratulations to the artists on their work.</li><li><i>Thematic text is everywhere</i>. Event cards, monster cards, chapter cards etc. all have some text that helps to create and support the theme. Horror and event cards in particular have prose, poems, and rhyme that help to create this dark and dangerous world. Not all players will want to spend the time reading it, but if you like that kind of attention to detail you will find it here. Another example is the monster cards - often you'll find a quote or sentence at the bottom that helps to flesh out the creature.</li><li><i>Official soundtrack </i>provides background music by Mladen Konecky (<a href="https://melodice.org/playlist/machina-arcana-2014/" target="_blank">listen to it on Melodice</a>).</li><li><i>The atmosphere here is 'struggle'</i> and the mechanics promote this. You don't have a lot health or stamina, and it isn't easy to come by healing, prompting some difficult choices.</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRd_1gBTsiboTtrR6S9jvELrEJwOFiryTuAEJT1Mjtd_te2rj7ThstuwO5DOwIU9PGWEVA_SZyoK8sxAOFTxKdbkbsLD0FTrHhSLyNfMv0McN2MXWHdGDvwSzsH93i71XqHcIz2Ombf6dce7ynu1FSOAzv2p1kMuAIjJzHGfeMpCBELqAli_0A4_e/s2604/MA_Horror_card.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="2604" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRd_1gBTsiboTtrR6S9jvELrEJwOFiryTuAEJT1Mjtd_te2rj7ThstuwO5DOwIU9PGWEVA_SZyoK8sxAOFTxKdbkbsLD0FTrHhSLyNfMv0McN2MXWHdGDvwSzsH93i71XqHcIz2Ombf6dce7ynu1FSOAzv2p1kMuAIjJzHGfeMpCBELqAli_0A4_e/w400-h269/MA_Horror_card.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 'Barred' horror event text is one example of the writing.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Variety and replayability</span></h3><div>When playing the game, is there variety within a game and replayability afterwards? If you get it to the table multiple times will you feel that the experience is 'different' enough to remain engaging?</div><div>I say 'yes', with some qualification.</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>10 double-sided map tiles</i> provide different layouts to explore as you play each scenario. However the event spaces are printed directly on (you don't randomly add a token in a different spot each mission), so they won't change.</li><li><i>Extensive monster variety</i>, with individual A.I. driving their actions. There are 29 in the base game, divided into 4 levels. Will you start to learn what they do with multiple playthroughs? Yes, but in some dungeon crawlers you might find 10 or fewer enemy types.</li><li><i>Equipment is plentiful</i>, with an upgrade/ augmentation system allowing you to combine different cards for some cool combinations. The base game has 51 weapons, 40 apparel, 35 artifacts, and 30 consumables.</li><li><i>Huge range of different 'events'</i> that will help and hurt players. This is two decks of cards (a total of 120), so you never know what the next event will be. Flipping the horror cards is an exercise in tension. ('Let's dash for the exit - OH NO, paralysing fog!')</li><li><i>Explorer choice</i>: Do you want to play as a male or female character? Which of the four classes do you want to be - Bruiser, Gunman, Crafter, or Mystic? Each class has different strengths and weaknesses (and variations in their starting abilities) and will need to be managed differently as you explore. Any class can equip any item, but how easily and quickly they can equip it is the challenge.</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmA1bsUR-TtB931WL-SJmoTkGEZ2yNfb6tEqbGILYsRmiE0aGMAbkpGmn5raD-1_JqSE44xRmWkJFCJdLK-e4kF8Upmc_z-Qq22nLVxkEhXUKoz-rK-M0PP61-fwUP2eQUCzL6ky7Ppw-jh1fB9WpTBOp0spxrXUjjGF1XuiSDOBmroNQe3LEKrIJ/s4624/20220918_153339.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmA1bsUR-TtB931WL-SJmoTkGEZ2yNfb6tEqbGILYsRmiE0aGMAbkpGmn5raD-1_JqSE44xRmWkJFCJdLK-e4kF8Upmc_z-Qq22nLVxkEhXUKoz-rK-M0PP61-fwUP2eQUCzL6ky7Ppw-jh1fB9WpTBOp0spxrXUjjGF1XuiSDOBmroNQe3LEKrIJ/w225-h400/20220918_153339.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hank, a 'Bruiser'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv_NzpXQt1cNQq6pmVYDq2A5mxHZ9RuVnnzMhT6Ze4mxuW8U4uNtbc__7EH4HSfuQtgq6_95qZpfsEh8QNofeQEjoNfvV1VNVxn1VJqkeDWTvG9TixbJHMrL5p_qZE5FPq7SiXFAm3t5YQZ0zj0EsVYGOt6r_MUEPr4WKhTgjPLnOq4KmGszNd9gF/s4624/20220918_153407.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRv_NzpXQt1cNQq6pmVYDq2A5mxHZ9RuVnnzMhT6Ze4mxuW8U4uNtbc__7EH4HSfuQtgq6_95qZpfsEh8QNofeQEjoNfvV1VNVxn1VJqkeDWTvG9TixbJHMrL5p_qZE5FPq7SiXFAm3t5YQZ0zj0EsVYGOt6r_MUEPr4WKhTgjPLnOq4KmGszNd9gF/w225-h400/20220918_153407.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lorrai, a 'Mystic'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5Ij3plAwQiIDKPOtWMrY78qbqUXLI5wAOhHyrZn_ZSGz4J6z8tj55CljoDDjs_G-nOjY4dZf_3xN2uufK5bI7dhkBSsNuMm4R9v--zvVGsFAU1xZtF8SN0jGYSo_T00tkr_oM9XdDCCWn6F50vVr6u5sNOBzCmneSLnbDHlzY7naPkjpChJHtrNx/s4624/20220918_153039.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5Ij3plAwQiIDKPOtWMrY78qbqUXLI5wAOhHyrZn_ZSGz4J6z8tj55CljoDDjs_G-nOjY4dZf_3xN2uufK5bI7dhkBSsNuMm4R9v--zvVGsFAU1xZtF8SN0jGYSo_T00tkr_oM9XdDCCWn6F50vVr6u5sNOBzCmneSLnbDHlzY7naPkjpChJHtrNx/w225-h400/20220918_153039.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kim - 'Gunman' (I'd prefer 'Gunslinger')</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDLXF2QHsD34AMPS3W2HTDNktPZWWaMs0XawfDYAvvdPo6hIneLxPKCv6RixwOK8ImFpnLFg2OevETrXfAIRCdYYF5_aWpWbQ-R90bjU0AFVy_Sv3p6S0Lw39Ut7Py5I8yF5m85B8dC-r27Yh-B5Z5zClmk9fwrM8GJ1RWxjXaURyqVC-88tyoPP7/s4624/20220918_153225.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDLXF2QHsD34AMPS3W2HTDNktPZWWaMs0XawfDYAvvdPo6hIneLxPKCv6RixwOK8ImFpnLFg2OevETrXfAIRCdYYF5_aWpWbQ-R90bjU0AFVy_Sv3p6S0Lw39Ut7Py5I8yF5m85B8dC-r27Yh-B5Z5zClmk9fwrM8GJ1RWxjXaURyqVC-88tyoPP7/w225-h400/20220918_153225.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phillip, a 'Crafter'</td></tr></tbody></table></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdTuwNSgIF5T5unWCeUjnzWAavJqjXY0ysxR74JD2xj5erBcKUCtvo8Gyh4yTDPDn6TaI9Ej7bk_iqu8e6SzGsyC-d97b5c3ZgiJELjJaNmQyBVYbrmiSjqyHgkEG65ZjTbxg5cKXDLjgC_wYitM5qJY2NkWrmUUTE80BILsglxhb0GtNqfW568dm/s4624/20220527_154234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdTuwNSgIF5T5unWCeUjnzWAavJqjXY0ysxR74JD2xj5erBcKUCtvo8Gyh4yTDPDn6TaI9Ej7bk_iqu8e6SzGsyC-d97b5c3ZgiJELjJaNmQyBVYbrmiSjqyHgkEG65ZjTbxg5cKXDLjgC_wYitM5qJY2NkWrmUUTE80BILsglxhb0GtNqfW568dm/w400-h225/20220527_154234.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large, double-sided map tiles add replayability</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Choices</span></h3><div>This game is all about making choices, and that is a positive. It does this by having a very tight action economy, imposed by even the hardiest character having a maximum of 6 stamina on their turn. Those stamina are precious! Opening a chest costs 3 stamina, activating a trap costs 2, moving one space costs 1 etc. You <i>can</i> get more stamina by using 'recharge stations' (if you are lucky), but this is occasional. </div><div>Examples of choices you constantly face are:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Fight or flight!</i> Taking out monsters can be essential (killing them gives you 'Essence' - a key currency in the game) but just as often it can be better to keep moving.</li><li><i>What to equip?</i> Finding useful equipment is really important. When you open a chest or use a workbench you get a choice of items. Which will you keep? This is made more interesting by being able to either destroy an item you don't want or put it back on top of the pile - allowing another explorer to pick it up later.</li><li><i>Prioritise exploration or survival?</i> Every map offers opportunities to find new items, but should you split up to hoover up items on the map or stay together and dash towards whatever condition will move the story forward.</li></ul><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcth69AzGKXny-7vyVjRSiKQ6_MU0zr3e13Ch0T2PWej8f_ADpbRHab-SRww0Q8vXl3VMluRIx-wOBhfkfot2Ju6_uL62VM2U5JbHkIBWJTYWs2143jyPCbbA_0T3i38oh1d2AXtnqY-xIQlCNWVxq87et374HR0-PhNRHFnyEdjoTx-7TK5J93Ri3/s4624/20220927_090217.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcth69AzGKXny-7vyVjRSiKQ6_MU0zr3e13Ch0T2PWej8f_ADpbRHab-SRww0Q8vXl3VMluRIx-wOBhfkfot2Ju6_uL62VM2U5JbHkIBWJTYWs2143jyPCbbA_0T3i38oh1d2AXtnqY-xIQlCNWVxq87et374HR0-PhNRHFnyEdjoTx-7TK5J93Ri3/w400-h225/20220927_090217.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An example of choices. Each of these weapons and items<br />came with a difficult choice about what to keep.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Smooth gameplay & simple combat</span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrQbPSi83bJSsNB-R_HM2L6AiU8A51CtGYxwnQSWyK3TswJeywkg_zf8w-E4nHjaXc5p4kJM9UJ3u09cH_BWXGpoyCz0bfcHPjvK6SsM8Wux2tbOG4a0zzRYkz_vON_tpkUXgncCFMjdoVAgfyuxUTRxb-7ndrjpV8mODGlPldw5UOV6EsO_3txNe/s4624/Enter%20the%20installation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrQbPSi83bJSsNB-R_HM2L6AiU8A51CtGYxwnQSWyK3TswJeywkg_zf8w-E4nHjaXc5p4kJM9UJ3u09cH_BWXGpoyCz0bfcHPjvK6SsM8Wux2tbOG4a0zzRYkz_vON_tpkUXgncCFMjdoVAgfyuxUTRxb-7ndrjpV8mODGlPldw5UOV6EsO_3txNe/w400-h225/Enter%20the%20installation.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kim and Hank steel themselves. What lies ahead?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>Once you have a grasp of the rules (not necessarily easy...a word on that in part 2) you'll find that getting the game setup and moving through a game can be very smooth.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unusually, the game box comes with trays for all the bits and pieces. These are flimsy and easily damaged, but they do keep everything together. All card decks have their own area in the bottom of the box, divided by card level <b>and</b> space for all the game expansions is built in. All tokens are kept in a single token tray with a lid. this makes for fast setup. Great!</div><div><br /></div><div>I mentioned earlier that the action spaces are printed onto the maps. These include chests, workbenches, traps etc. To get going you just set down a map tile - no fiddling around in token trays for bits and pieces to add. You can see at a glance where resources and action spaces are.</div><div><br /></div><div>In game, combat itself is simple, at least in terms of damage. You'll roll two sets of custom dice and simply compare your total to the enemy's defense stats (remember that 'meets beats' - equal their defense and you'll do damage). You'll always do a single point of damage too, so no grasping around for tables and charts trying to work out modifiers. It is also easy to add up your defense bonuses when defending as they are all on your character and equipment cards.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, the '4-step' round is easy to follow and you'll soon get into a fast rhythm (especially playing solo):</div><div><i>Explorer phase > Spawn phase > Horror phase > Monster phase.</i></div><div>Each phase has a clear process illustrated by the <a href="https://machinaarcana.com/docs/MA3-EN-PlayerAid.pdf" target="_blank">player aid</a>, four of which are included in the box.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll stop there for now, but in part 2 I'll cover production quality, the standees, publisher support, and more. In this first post I've been very positive, but no game is perfect! In the next installment I'll cover some of the less positive elements to the experience and wrap up.</div><div><br /></div><div>See you there!</div><div><br /></div><br />Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-23024063895439136412022-09-19T15:05:00.003+09:002022-09-19T15:06:39.308+09:00Folklore: The Affliction. Problems and solutions (part 2.)<p> </p><h3>Folklore on the table</h3><div>So what is <i>Folklore </i>like to play?</div><div>For me...</div><div>...fantastic, but with one or two caveats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSjip234zN__9_K4xbUlntdZhgmseLyC_LlrQirCM-3S52x-NP_EWWPe5NtwTGx9EaRS_veKkII_SmeqR2mJmqZgr_wvyek67pCJ9a0fkLyhEfjafB_mrI-OvEJt75CEOBUuEMZHUvcWvQ2qvv5yKH5vD_L8_IFRn9B41Sxj-yJrhbpV3aQl9LwEQ/s4624/On%20the%20road%20to%20trouble.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSjip234zN__9_K4xbUlntdZhgmseLyC_LlrQirCM-3S52x-NP_EWWPe5NtwTGx9EaRS_veKkII_SmeqR2mJmqZgr_wvyek67pCJ9a0fkLyhEfjafB_mrI-OvEJt75CEOBUuEMZHUvcWvQ2qvv5yKH5vD_L8_IFRn9B41Sxj-yJrhbpV3aQl9LwEQ/w400-h225/On%20the%20road%20to%20trouble.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Overall though the game has definitely given me what I wanted:</div><div><ul><li>A game with lots of 'theme'.</li><li>Opportunities for roleplaying.</li><li>Captures the feeling of an 'RPG', with a story you can move through with characters.</li><li>Dice chucking, combat, and character management (lots of stat management on character sheets!)</li><li>No model painting (a second printing comes complete with standees.)</li></ul><div>I've also enjoyed:</div></div><div><ul><li>Overland movement, transitioning to really nice maps for adventures.</li><li>Making decisions in the story, and not knowing how they will play out until later.</li><li>Interesting pre-prepared character types.</li><li>Standees - they really look better than I thought.</li><li>Skirmishes - an alternative combat mode for quick fights when you are on the road.</li></ul><div>No game is perfect though, and the more I played the more some issues other players and reviewers noted did become apparent. However I did find some answers that work for me, giving me a balance between the level of challenge and enjoyment I want. None of the ideas below are mine!</div></div><div><br /></div><h4>Swingy D100 system</h4><div>This game uses D100...a lot! That means that your rolls can be very swingy, and an emotional rollercoaster. I don't think there is an <i>easy</i> answer to this, but levelling up does help, as does having access to equipment bonuses (see 'Tiny market' below.) There are fans who have moved the whole system to D20, which probably would work better if D100 gets you down.</div><div><br /></div><h4>'Dicefest' combat </h4><div>If you play the game with the normal (base game) rules, combat doesn't feel tactical. You'll end up with a big cluster of standees in a one part of the adventure map, simply taking turns rolling D100. At the lower levels, that means you will miss - a lot, so combat can really drag on, and on...and on! Also, turn order can mean that an enemy can go first, rush in, and back you into a corner that you can't get out from. </div><div><br /></div><div>To deal with this, checkout the 'advanced rules' from the expansions, as well as 'Encounter Tactical variants' house rules that you can find <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/173794/folklore-encounter-tactical-variants" target="_blank">on Board Game geek</a>. This made the game <i>much </i>more fun for me. These add rules to allow you to expend power points to push an enemy back or force your way past an enemy. They also add bonuses based on facing, outnumbering the enemy, moving out of an enemy's threat area, and more. This not only gives you a better chance of hitting but brings combat to a much swifter conclusion after you have whittled down your enemies to a last one or two.</div><div><br /></div><div>For additional options, the initiative track mechanism introduced in <i>Fall of the Spire </i>really helped make combat more interesting. It <i>does</i> make combat longer to setup, but for me the pay off was worth it. I liked never knowing who would end up with initiative at the start, and also the little element of tactics introduced by the 'Tactics cards' that provide bonuses. These don't usually make a huge difference, but they an give you (and your enemies) small bonuses that gives you something extra to think about.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can see this system in the image below. The track is at left, with a mix of standees and tokens to represent where combatants are on the track, and tactics cards (the blue and red arrows) being available.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRi1iHcnce4V7wiVBZIYOUsrphV860P6i0_dE2D4BRr3WWAHe-aU_IA7pLgVuVvT0vQqGLmabRBNKdE5WZ1yEqwYDMIcpr8ZBsycF7zZUC25PMC5dnwC0V-h_LtfcuBr_doAgMkss6eU6NIIDTGHy6I5Z4SRstl1ZG0gGNS83r1jXttgFcuLjGpOX7/s4624/Adventuring_initiative%20track.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRi1iHcnce4V7wiVBZIYOUsrphV860P6i0_dE2D4BRr3WWAHe-aU_IA7pLgVuVvT0vQqGLmabRBNKdE5WZ1yEqwYDMIcpr8ZBsycF7zZUC25PMC5dnwC0V-h_LtfcuBr_doAgMkss6eU6NIIDTGHy6I5Z4SRstl1ZG0gGNS83r1jXttgFcuLjGpOX7/w400-h225/Adventuring_initiative%20track.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Folklore: The Affliction combat and initiative track.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><h4><br /></h4><h4>Punishing overland travel</h4><div>The very well-realised world you travel through is a big plus of the game for me. It is dark and dangerous, and so it can also be incredibly punishing. As you travel you will have road or off-road encounters. Many of these lead to 'Skirmishes'. Usually quick to resolve they don't involve any setup or standees - a lovely system. BUT, these can happen way too often, and if you have bad rolls they end up really stomping you. Especially if you play the core rules, you have limited options to rest, making these skirmishes particularly deadly.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyWhPCH2KAOO89_OADGymci6gYykLkDuaqBCoBfuUFkCOw8DIPStDJeHL-K4Usiw0J1jY25CmPkE7ycXpOfM7ftlIs6M_3KoEtgTsqeUhHLySrMpJ2ZwUCpMIeNu7ichCRzpUFT6iXVcvgaFi-BPJlBnOIuoy_E4E5A65BLGj4HVEuUD1UE8uCSge/s2011/overland.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="2011" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyWhPCH2KAOO89_OADGymci6gYykLkDuaqBCoBfuUFkCOw8DIPStDJeHL-K4Usiw0J1jY25CmPkE7ycXpOfM7ftlIs6M_3KoEtgTsqeUhHLySrMpJ2ZwUCpMIeNu7ichCRzpUFT6iXVcvgaFi-BPJlBnOIuoy_E4E5A65BLGj4HVEuUD1UE8uCSge/w400-h341/overland.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>On the road again. The white party marker is at Waylin Point.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>The best way to mitigate this I found was including a 'cautious travel/ fast travel' mechanic. Full credit to William Shaffer, <a href="https://videogamegeek.com/thread/2602487/various-house-rules" target="_blank">who outlined this and other ideas on this thread.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>When traveling on road, the party can travel cautiously or hastily. When traveling cautiously, you only draw an event of a result of 1-5 on a d10. When traveling hastily, you always draw an event, but you add +2 to your movement (+3 with a carriage). This allows the party to better control the flow of travel depending on how prepared they feel. You always draw an event when traveling off-road, and cannot travel hastily. I like this house rule because I don't want to burn through all the road event cards too fast, <i>and</i> it avoids the tedium of getting too many skirmish battles.</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">A detailed world: Just add two drops of depth</h4><div>As you travel the world presented, the theme here really shines through. One example is visiting one of the three towns on the map. Each is of a different size and when you arrive, the game provides you with different locations (market, stables, chapel, alchemist, gypsy encampment, tinker etc.) Depending on the character you have chosen, you may get different bonuses or access to different services or things to buy. This is really great, as it helps you feel that you character is different. One issue however is that in the core game, the marketplace is quite sterile - in fact barren! Very few items are available to purchase by default. William Shaffer (see link above) offers a variant marketplace that makes the market...feel <i>like</i> a market!</div><div><br /></div><div><i>'When shopping at a marketplace, you can draw either 5/10/15 consumables to buy from and 3/5/9 weapons/armor/enhancements per visit to the city (the slashes denote the size of the city).'</i></div><div><br /></div><div>With this simple change (provided you have the money) you have some difficult decisions to make and levelling up feels like a real opportunity to spend your newfound wealth. It may make the game a little easier, by having more items available in town, but if that worries you make the market 'dynamic': Every time you visit shuffle the marketplace cards, and remove 2-3 at random - dwindling supplies are an every day occurrence for the citizenry of Kremel...</div><div><br /></div><div>The change above is easy to make, but the second is part of one of the expansions: the 'Rumor' system. This was introduced in the 'Dark Tales' expansion of 2017. In this, you always have the chance to visit one of the local pubs in town, and once there you can pick up a 'rumor' to follow. Essentially this is a side-quest. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can see an example rumor card here:</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRYY9A17KxD98-tIbFiu9Dl75Z-6oNq4SAcc0yl9PcEicQx82VKZSSFl0R9kOD6q2t557wW794L9_wb115-RQr6UyuiATe_2Zx-8V3JLPNWiFaj_JY0AFCbQBHU8ujgG022Ey2Hyf6XPOn-WhhP3M_nae7tB4oOzcYC-IIzRs0xwpE_45w9Ap4YKi8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="405" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRYY9A17KxD98-tIbFiu9Dl75Z-6oNq4SAcc0yl9PcEicQx82VKZSSFl0R9kOD6q2t557wW794L9_wb115-RQr6UyuiATe_2Zx-8V3JLPNWiFaj_JY0AFCbQBHU8ujgG022Ey2Hyf6XPOn-WhhP3M_nae7tB4oOzcYC-IIzRs0xwpE_45w9Ap4YKi8=w275-h400" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image: <a href="https://boardgamegeekstore.com/products/folklore-the-affliction-dark-tales-expansion-return-to-spice-tower-rumor-card">Boardgamegeekstore.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Each rumor offers you a chance to pick up lore and coins (or other rewards) by completing the side quest. I really have been enjoying these because they help you level up and pick up coin that you can spend at the marketplace. They are also a nice diversion from the main story that can be played separately.</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Busy bookkeeping - Folklore; the <strike>Affliction</strike> Assistant</h4><div>Depending on what you are looking for in a game, the amount of bookkeeping in F:TA can be a plus or a minus. On the positive side it really gives you an old-school RPG feeling. You have a character sheet (or several) with a range of stats that change as you adventure and also contribute to your dice rolls. That pen-and-paper RPG feel is a plus for me, but it can get REALLY busy, even when using a fan-made PDF (see BGG files for more info.) This can be particularly true when playing solo with more than a single character.</div><div><br /></div><div>The answer to this issue for me was to use the fan-made app on my Android phone. <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.givveronline.folkloreassistant&gl=US" target="_blank">'Folklore Assistant</a>' is on Google Play (I don't think it is available for Apple devices but please check.). Kudos to the developer for their work on this. They are responsive to issues and the updates have been really useful to me. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmr9wHKe7wlzgo4yD4-XGo_sfGfOgf2UpZaXHVtPSsNL-LVs78q6KJVzlVucvetT6orPCxo9JiWY_2QG20oUIbuIcCJmBOYIrUla3YUj_xNDwyX980GEI3Ieq_IKDmKwqSwX2B7YbMVatWUoF0KCheYDBUM58CqJ9pE_r-nSuNDiMMDhFc73PB9xYo/s2400/Screenshot_20220919-142229_Folklore%20Assistant.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmr9wHKe7wlzgo4yD4-XGo_sfGfOgf2UpZaXHVtPSsNL-LVs78q6KJVzlVucvetT6orPCxo9JiWY_2QG20oUIbuIcCJmBOYIrUla3YUj_xNDwyX980GEI3Ieq_IKDmKwqSwX2B7YbMVatWUoF0KCheYDBUM58CqJ9pE_r-nSuNDiMMDhFc73PB9xYo/w180-h400/Screenshot_20220919-142229_Folklore%20Assistant.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eryalana, the Druidess</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqkiRzcAJWgBxjUXW3hzKyUGzHnhICAaye8pUHw82A8XwfZ1X77cbpiyHz8zKr9a2BNeaDtElrvudpTeid1XuZQ9it-9uNyxKDx7KgUtT0yRlBN-QSsu_wOlpgJ2IlbIY0m60ya9uNkoF67Oqe_qGiWwKNTj1W3bAwfy1s04E6ztE8QvKQlIfA1Nz/s2400/Screenshot_20220919-142236_Folklore%20Assistant.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqkiRzcAJWgBxjUXW3hzKyUGzHnhICAaye8pUHw82A8XwfZ1X77cbpiyHz8zKr9a2BNeaDtElrvudpTeid1XuZQ9it-9uNyxKDx7KgUtT0yRlBN-QSsu_wOlpgJ2IlbIY0m60ya9uNkoF67Oqe_qGiWwKNTj1W3bAwfy1s04E6ztE8QvKQlIfA1Nz/w180-h400/Screenshot_20220919-142236_Folklore%20Assistant.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All cards and tokens are included</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwNUH6jbxPFAx8daab_BRHiJwUel0warvcIFe6PVCigMYKzsdzicoq8TflZXZOIi-2bt7gZOMz3-bID80QN1j4DRiJ30uDe5mPzQ8g6Crm_HfZ9NNJP_e4AHF_jccl_pyXm3iIdiI_QDGR9kbrMQEOpqlD0Ri_Be8auSq1ogRIABlJmmXBjqAOlUb/s2400/Screenshot_20220919-142243_Folklore%20Assistant.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwNUH6jbxPFAx8daab_BRHiJwUel0warvcIFe6PVCigMYKzsdzicoq8TflZXZOIi-2bt7gZOMz3-bID80QN1j4DRiJ30uDe5mPzQ8g6Crm_HfZ9NNJP_e4AHF_jccl_pyXm3iIdiI_QDGR9kbrMQEOpqlD0Ri_Be8auSq1ogRIABlJmmXBjqAOlUb/w180-h400/Screenshot_20220919-142243_Folklore%20Assistant.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stats are easy to track</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFqJ9JL5D0WF3Vq9sFPLqDvdRP8a_UCnRHfAhyOczQUv3hDRyGZjuoY0kB_nXpVXhJHI0M6kLijRFr2ZTIgFhOjiJ_ZMX3LsfeSJGR5UwsFHcKgNR0xRgzcMViwjqGKGU2WJo6LLhBUmy36MLyYBhiWtORmh2TeN2eVUa8NKxl7kAo-SJfVc9-ny2/s2400/Screenshot_20220919-142252_Folklore%20Assistant.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFqJ9JL5D0WF3Vq9sFPLqDvdRP8a_UCnRHfAhyOczQUv3hDRyGZjuoY0kB_nXpVXhJHI0M6kLijRFr2ZTIgFhOjiJ_ZMX3LsfeSJGR5UwsFHcKgNR0xRgzcMViwjqGKGU2WJo6LLhBUmy36MLyYBhiWtORmh2TeN2eVUa8NKxl7kAo-SJfVc9-ny2/w180-h400/Screenshot_20220919-142252_Folklore%20Assistant.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Combat can be done in app</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The app allows you to do <i>all </i>the bookkeeping that you normally need, just as if you were using a printed character sheet. As you add equipment and level up, your stats automatically adjust. However it ALSO allows you to manage combat in the app, export your characters, and play background music!</div><div><br /></div><div>So that is how I've been enjoying Folklore! The core experience is really solid, but to get the right blend of challenge and fun (for me) it needed a few easy house rules. Adventuring in this world has brought me lots of really enjoyable hours at the kitchen table - with many more to come.</div><div><br /></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-3552635507969614342022-09-13T09:24:00.001+09:002022-09-13T09:24:26.357+09:00Folklore The Affliction. Problems and Solutions (Part 1.)<h2 style="text-align: left;"> Folklore...</h2><h3 style="text-align: left;">...the Affliction' update:</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ap5kXW-4ptcl9XWzF4JiTYUIPHcjkpwq7S_Uu9L26ZQK6D5EPDO3bgUhLvbYs6nWg6xhUJanVoe8TIfsyhquxS6pSh7DTIxr7T9y5BCySEJFwbfUsoHzxrLmO4m7D1c-8vOnGQkzNDmLvMd1znWjXxwJ-BOUSPrgItGg8SDCMvg97tuSbW18h6hz/s3751/20220912_090909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="3751" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ap5kXW-4ptcl9XWzF4JiTYUIPHcjkpwq7S_Uu9L26ZQK6D5EPDO3bgUhLvbYs6nWg6xhUJanVoe8TIfsyhquxS6pSh7DTIxr7T9y5BCySEJFwbfUsoHzxrLmO4m7D1c-8vOnGQkzNDmLvMd1znWjXxwJ-BOUSPrgItGg8SDCMvg97tuSbW18h6hz/w400-h278/20220912_090909.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It's been a long time (months!) between posts. </div><div><br /></div><div>In my <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2022/04/folklore-affliction-cheap-organizer.htm" target="_blank">'cheap organizer solution' post for Folklore the Affliction</a>, I had ended with a cryptic <i>'...while exploring all the boxes and fitting everything together I discovered a BIG PROBLEM (To be continued)'</i> and then never wrote a follow-up!</div><div><br /></div><div><div>However a Gmail notification let me know that an anonymous comment had asked, '...to be continued, when?' and that has spurred me into this post - an update on the problem and then another post on my experience with the game. </div><div><br /></div><div>What was the big problem? In this post I'll address one problem, and in the next some gameplay challenges that I encountered.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">'Affliction' indeed...</h3><div style="text-align: left;">As you can tell in the organizer post, I was really enjoying finding a way to store the game, and I managed to get everything together in one box - the base game box. As is usual for me, as I played through the game I had been checking BGG and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/j1gevg/psa_folklore_fall_of_the_spire_kickstarter_mold/" target="_blank">Reddit posts</a> for information about the game - rules clarifications and such - and I came across posts about a mould issue with the <i>Fall of the Spire</i> expansion. In short, some of the boxes for the expansion were found to have mould, which kicked off a number of issues for the publisher and the Kickstarter. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I checked my boxes, and sure enough, I had been 'afflicted' with mould in both the <i>Fall of the Spire</i> expansion <i>and</i> the core game box. A bit difficult to see in these images, but there it is!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaziysf8Z5jpNg7Fa4u6qDWa7jTGr7-dhseTMw-QpXX77DxQzeagAXOyyLZqwuuKtQpmChae2I5yANNBNwcnWUyPgYViBC-ZbO56akmoEe6rRkfXOCHH8vMvOxBxEKjjDn4x8DkAPZBbupLElwl0UlfdGSpG8BfZOUHCe7Z5MVQKP0wRzfA-sgX8B/s4624/Folklore%20box%20mark_up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaziysf8Z5jpNg7Fa4u6qDWa7jTGr7-dhseTMw-QpXX77DxQzeagAXOyyLZqwuuKtQpmChae2I5yANNBNwcnWUyPgYViBC-ZbO56akmoEe6rRkfXOCHH8vMvOxBxEKjjDn4x8DkAPZBbupLElwl0UlfdGSpG8BfZOUHCe7Z5MVQKP0wRzfA-sgX8B/w400-h225/Folklore%20box%20mark_up.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRR7pWWbFvMG7rVdfTv_xu70TbXumr81_zQ9Z7hjEEDHJHd_nYoOBCaHJhLRfwi6gazwYtA8VMt-PqFO3EB_TdBaGR9H27VQsvlYgM3uJVjcwfcO4Mfwcv8eh2J8JQvc4A5alKHlLVv4BsrZInvr9s0uOs67MWeZqjeK5uz2S3f9avIe_JBrg9Km_/s4624/Folklore%20box%20markup%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRR7pWWbFvMG7rVdfTv_xu70TbXumr81_zQ9Z7hjEEDHJHd_nYoOBCaHJhLRfwi6gazwYtA8VMt-PqFO3EB_TdBaGR9H27VQsvlYgM3uJVjcwfcO4Mfwcv8eh2J8JQvc4A5alKHlLVv4BsrZInvr9s0uOs67MWeZqjeK5uz2S3f9avIe_JBrg9Km_/w400-h225/Folklore%20box%20markup%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> 'No problem!' I thought - this mould is not harmful, and it can be removed. On reflection though I decided they had to go. I live in a country that can get very, VERY humid in summer and all my boxes are stored packed closely together in a cupboard which is not air-conditioned. Was the amount of mould excessive? Maybe, maybe not, but in the end I wasn't comfortable with the situation, so I binned both boxes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I sent a polite email to the publisher asking about a replacement box, but didn't hear anything back. That was a shame - I know they had done the right thing when this issue was discovered by communicating with their backers - so I had hoped for some response. I know they have also had problems with their website over the months and again, there is some concern now that they have gone out of business. (Which I truly hope is not the case! This is an excellent game.) We are now several years past the release, so it also wouldn't be surprising if there were no replacement boxes available.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately, getting the original boxes also proved to be difficult on ebay as well. If you <i>can </i>find an empty box, it can be about 20~30 USD, with another 20 USD for shipping. As much as I like the game, that doesn't make sense for me so (for now) all my <i>Folklore</i> materials are in the <i>Dark Tales </i>box.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll keep an eye out for a cheap box by haunting the usual places, but I'm not getting my hopes up. For now, everything fits into a mould-free box, and that is OK with me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">See you next time, when I provide an update on how the game has been to play, and approaches to house rules that have significantly improved my enjoyment of the excellent title.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bye for now and thanks for reading.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-29804930503345202552022-04-24T18:04:00.002+09:002022-04-24T18:04:57.894+09:00Half-day DIY: Dirt Cheap Game Card Holder<h1 style="text-align: left;"> In Folklore: The Affliction...</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpu_M9G07dVqx9Tc-PtqkBCrPKqiNzOevKa5Y2fMcSARpltv1MaRMYFsIW_8QUhTjtt22k4_HzZ1C4tPGV310gMaubEfA8tfVxsuZ4qqGtNJYi-_-wvSj2NSLLLHYsIixMOD99ZZ8khPqGOBC4Edr2I3es143dasPQsf3JS-mEkcYnE0ZJQ9f-ZJrB/s4624/20220416_083114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpu_M9G07dVqx9Tc-PtqkBCrPKqiNzOevKa5Y2fMcSARpltv1MaRMYFsIW_8QUhTjtt22k4_HzZ1C4tPGV310gMaubEfA8tfVxsuZ4qqGtNJYi-_-wvSj2NSLLLHYsIixMOD99ZZ8khPqGOBC4Edr2I3es143dasPQsf3JS-mEkcYnE0ZJQ9f-ZJrB/w400-h225/20220416_083114.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>...space is at a premium, especially if you are playing solo, and even more so if the only place you can game is a small kitchen table. In the image above I have three characters and their equipment laid out before me (using the sold-separately Equipment Pack). There isn't really any room to write, update my stat sheet, or put a rulebook (or a fourth party member). Also, the more I go through a session, the more cards get messed up. After my last session, I decided I had to get better organized - ideally giving me more table space.</div><div><br /></div><div>A short Amazon search later, I noticed that there are plenty of 'Game Card Holders' for playing cards. Ranging in price from 10$ to 30$ (before shipping) these come in plenty of different sizes and materials - with wood naturally being more expensive.</div><div><br /></div><div>I like the idea, but not the price. With a 100Yen/ Dollar Store near me (Daiso) could I put something together? Sure, it probably won't look as nice, but here is what I came up with.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Materials</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQBuqXLRXnaAI7DjU9hR09U0Cb202hdTq4ijtDFdkxj-vkRcpdAYvmU0gR87VgWHoyN23ddd9qRZLGqncu3wNk5qbNQEuRPxzRAYgaIHxTJHUEtsg1d1IWzzxxoR3xPfF-TXDK_0iKXzNEL5BaHfWFpOVhsOVhCjBT5HbjbgpZGkDMBmqKdXnX2e8/s4624/20220417_083744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQBuqXLRXnaAI7DjU9hR09U0Cb202hdTq4ijtDFdkxj-vkRcpdAYvmU0gR87VgWHoyN23ddd9qRZLGqncu3wNk5qbNQEuRPxzRAYgaIHxTJHUEtsg1d1IWzzxxoR3xPfF-TXDK_0iKXzNEL5BaHfWFpOVhsOVhCjBT5HbjbgpZGkDMBmqKdXnX2e8/w400-h225/20220417_083744.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>MDF board x1 (200mm x 400mm x 6mm/ 7.87in x 15.75in x 0.24 in) - 1~2 USD</li><li>Wooden square rods x4 (910mm x 9mm 35.82in x 0.35in) - 2 USD</li><li>Wood Glue (white glue/ 'Elmer's Glue') - 1 USD</li><li>Saw</li><li>Pencil (for marking out)</li><li>Felt (optional)</li></ul></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Result</h2><div>Here is what we ended up with, including some measurements, and some photos of the card holders in action.</div><div><br /></div><div>I included a small dice tray at the front, and lined that with cheap green felt offcuts.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I like the end result. Due to the plain wood they look cheap - because they are - but they get the job done.</div><div><br /></div><div>:-)</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy gaming</div><div><br /></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-27328384964939229362022-04-04T22:06:00.000+09:002022-04-04T22:06:16.664+09:00Folklore The Affliction: Cheap organizer solution<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4-3kplYVMj5i-JhocWKg2s_2VAxcqSh8TstnRPV_ykEB4vuFwv3zJpW7Xr89LFwppQqZLt4_ZSu2B73_hXi6gTSdbZf7TjWkiEzGuWn77YC_X_uKVw_B0s1V9fMbaZbf5aMH1WqaI0gzWM3pT1pRXFI8ay04Lw24jhScQtdTX0qt1bB0zjaS1ejz/s4624/20220403_094436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4-3kplYVMj5i-JhocWKg2s_2VAxcqSh8TstnRPV_ykEB4vuFwv3zJpW7Xr89LFwppQqZLt4_ZSu2B73_hXi6gTSdbZf7TjWkiEzGuWn77YC_X_uKVw_B0s1V9fMbaZbf5aMH1WqaI0gzWM3pT1pRXFI8ay04Lw24jhScQtdTX0qt1bB0zjaS1ejz/w400-h225/20220403_094436.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Game</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Folklore: The Affliction is a tabletop 'RPG in a box', published by Greenbrier games. According to <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159504/folklore-affliction" target="_blank">Boardgame Geek</a> the core box was published in 2017. Expansions were released in 2017 (Dark Tales) and 2021 (Fall of the Spire). </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">After watching a lot of reviews, I decided to purchase the core set. Despite having some flaws that most reviewers seemed to agree on (what game doesn't?) I felt the game offered me plenty of elements that I am currently looking for:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A game with lots of 'theme'.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Opportunities for roleplaying.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Captures the feeling of an 'RPG', with a story you can move through with characters.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Dice chucking, combat, and character management (lots of stat management on character sheets!)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">No model painting (a second printing comes complete with standees.)</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">After the game arrived, I played a chapter solo (with a party of three characters) and really enjoyed it (despite a hard party wipe at the final battle!) I looked around further and discovered that the expansions offered new stories, rules and systems that would take the world of the game to another level. I invested in both expansions (rather than just use the rules PDFs) and both boxes duly arrived (and the 'Equipment' pack, which includes cards for all the equipment in the game.)</span></div></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Challenge</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I find Folklore to be a gorgeous game with lots of high-quality components. A thick map of the world, tactical maps (on thin card), standees, mini-Euro sized cards for components and abilities etc. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Did I say 'lots'? Let's see how many components we are talking about?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">By my count: 1,615 bits and pieces (I may have made some mistakes, but I totaled publicly available info in <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eonHRMypeg2sMu0W6OxNHTsw6ZJKUAyEIxwSMcm4vD4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">this Google sheet</a>.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Living in an apartment in Japan, I don't have a lot of storage space. Could I fit all of this into a single DIY box organizer? If so, how?</span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Tools</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In the past I've made my own box organizers from <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2021/10/dirt-cheap-descent-2e-box-organizer.html">foam core for Descent 2e</a>, and <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2021/11/dirt-cheap-mansions-of-madness-2e-box.html" target="_blank">Mansions of Madness 2e</a>. I enjoyed the challenge but it can be very time consuming. In my lazier (or more lucid!) moments, I've found the 100 Yen shops here in Japan a great way to get small storage bits and pieces and organize boxes at low cost. I did that with <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2020/03/gloomhaven-and-cheap-organizer-options.html" target="_blank">Gloomhaven</a> and most recently with my <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2022/03/cheap-organizer-solution-for-mage-knight.html" target="_blank">Mage Knight organizer</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So what to do with Folklore, where I want to get the content from three boxes into one? Some creative 100 Yen shopping was in order. After a few shopping trips (including carrying the box in with me for some testing) here is what I ended up with!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">x6 'PU' (Polyurethane) fake Leather' trays. (600 yen, approx 5 USD)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">x3 acrylic token trays (each with 5 sections) (300 yen, approx 2.45 USD)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">x1 'Cube' storage box with drawer (100 yen, approx 0.80 USD)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">x1 foamboard (black). 10mm thickness (100 yen, approx 0.80 USD)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">x1 glue gun (200 yen/ 1.60 USD) with x20 black glue sticks (100 yen/ 0.80 USD)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">x2 sets of three 'Book bands' (200 yen/ 1.60 USD). Basically giant elastic bands.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Total cost: 1,600 Yen or approx 13.05 USD.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">For reference, here are a couple of images of the most important parts. If you can't get these, you may be able to find something of the same size OR create them from foamboard.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WjgVztCEylg9RWZK6mIJulJHFoCm14JY6CH9iWryCeguhRdeF0j9ZsVHcAXg44dF112DeQSfxadR56ICbNeyb5ZpcCkLDDRCp5MvhnRCFNgmw_VJJJaBVfJ9n2sB7I-sBV9VPQdIexgEI7gjTEFUwxKowb6jvcT4pmYnPCkpSbw8_ctRbozbcIOg/s4624/20220403_135659.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WjgVztCEylg9RWZK6mIJulJHFoCm14JY6CH9iWryCeguhRdeF0j9ZsVHcAXg44dF112DeQSfxadR56ICbNeyb5ZpcCkLDDRCp5MvhnRCFNgmw_VJJJaBVfJ9n2sB7I-sBV9VPQdIexgEI7gjTEFUwxKowb6jvcT4pmYnPCkpSbw8_ctRbozbcIOg/w400-h225/20220403_135659.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">'PU leather' tray. (26cm x 10cm x 4cm) I used 6 of these.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdD4BFLx7A4Pn77Hdi2ALLdckjzt11Oz0eH6oRWajkvZaP0nfk7EymsPsOQ1C1Yp6312WNh_Y1Z8Kn31nRfVwyYpqGlNZkIV9S3bOLqJbq_R_SrjbC265gtJbbk-SYT9f_iSE5QqxbP4rL5np6ew0l5xookXn9zfpDF0X2Bowfj8btrASWjAOeNLmo/s4624/20220403_135704.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdD4BFLx7A4Pn77Hdi2ALLdckjzt11Oz0eH6oRWajkvZaP0nfk7EymsPsOQ1C1Yp6312WNh_Y1Z8Kn31nRfVwyYpqGlNZkIV9S3bOLqJbq_R_SrjbC265gtJbbk-SYT9f_iSE5QqxbP4rL5np6ew0l5xookXn9zfpDF0X2Bowfj8btrASWjAOeNLmo/w400-h225/20220403_135704.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">'PU (fake) leather tray details/ dimensions</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKs9ej67OLxV3tAFYqTkfx3Eqh5geZusmUYI8CpTxep7680q11uGFJHNTgJBQ28c5KpAo40SOwZeShy00iTTiA_XwpTIGmkhDZr9MTx5hk1w869J8LpFC0tKZqVhtv4SFFfkGOSZ4Ma6h4DDoMeeMXuoMz16X-kpGFOHQUMnSnuR_TSgUgGpcZHY3-/s4624/20220403_135844.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKs9ej67OLxV3tAFYqTkfx3Eqh5geZusmUYI8CpTxep7680q11uGFJHNTgJBQ28c5KpAo40SOwZeShy00iTTiA_XwpTIGmkhDZr9MTx5hk1w869J8LpFC0tKZqVhtv4SFFfkGOSZ4Ma6h4DDoMeeMXuoMz16X-kpGFOHQUMnSnuR_TSgUgGpcZHY3-/w400-h225/20220403_135844.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">'Multi-connect box'. x1 (8cm x 7.7 x 8)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCG07xLdQ75PaFwjMZnuOy6N-7Dk4RmzkSgJ0m66o22E-NVgpnzrRU1doWp10bBWPOjIIf7Csj1-BMFfeun8yn0ZXu9PNb9HVgxscu6ieH5zB90dYzqGezzAIuyu8qhQCv-kcdfemrtpFa8JNfP9lTC3lLtOxBNCohGmAr-7MaRqnmsSVbfDuelWY/s4624/20220403_135850.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCG07xLdQ75PaFwjMZnuOy6N-7Dk4RmzkSgJ0m66o22E-NVgpnzrRU1doWp10bBWPOjIIf7Csj1-BMFfeun8yn0ZXu9PNb9HVgxscu6ieH5zB90dYzqGezzAIuyu8qhQCv-kcdfemrtpFa8JNfP9lTC3lLtOxBNCohGmAr-7MaRqnmsSVbfDuelWY/w400-h225/20220403_135850.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Multi-connect box dimensions</span>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46UAoF2kxTM7_dnMuCSa9wN8qB4nocEsrSPjDVetC5lNa9uMa3KyG0VMp2n3vK2W-6_1zpRxeIMz4whZdTQVeSnuptsGNDksyBmFgLVBWBMx970lUqrLZ46QPqeK6BRrYb4eHSIX1GysV1mlbjRhxqL4K_20giXYvFS-idwcr8CgqNlLRF0xEL_Wk/s4624/20220403_140726.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46UAoF2kxTM7_dnMuCSa9wN8qB4nocEsrSPjDVetC5lNa9uMa3KyG0VMp2n3vK2W-6_1zpRxeIMz4whZdTQVeSnuptsGNDksyBmFgLVBWBMx970lUqrLZ46QPqeK6BRrYb4eHSIX1GysV1mlbjRhxqL4K_20giXYvFS-idwcr8CgqNlLRF0xEL_Wk/w225-h400/20220403_140726.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Glue gun. This uses 7.5mm glue sticks</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-3_ggxy_tfZKifQ5NNjC02nKKei4gyNpxvKa4LYYCkOKmWKUfd2arHpXsyOs-lQ_vzB30iVd0B3oh1JESxt8R77_NVg-o0xk20pNLI6Ju9rfFtmVVYeLOZWDk5BvGVBJ4ZObs3oqSg1-KbS_1WMw-3eTddwNyZojkXcfUTxR4a-cRQO-esyHzJyl/s4624/20220403_223414.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-3_ggxy_tfZKifQ5NNjC02nKKei4gyNpxvKa4LYYCkOKmWKUfd2arHpXsyOs-lQ_vzB30iVd0B3oh1JESxt8R77_NVg-o0xk20pNLI6Ju9rfFtmVVYeLOZWDk5BvGVBJ4ZObs3oqSg1-KbS_1WMw-3eTddwNyZojkXcfUTxR4a-cRQO-esyHzJyl/w400-h225/20220403_223414.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Clear acrylic tray. x3 (17.8cm x 7.2 x 3.0 )</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Result</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In the photos below, let's open the box and explore layer-by-layer. (Stay with me - lots of photos!)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Top layer: rulebooks, world map, tactical maps</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3s172XQ5U1SvdMLbzAuV7Rdeh3oREsNcwFogYeNu_SPdVykQY3VJZlFo4iFMvBMP5drYFDqx4-ppfU0-AJ1r30U7W2Y_dTQaU2tPqsE2crjnSRPPAYSM-0JH9xtyLumxuyeSmsxA7ZRWOMHgCroozQTD_bvl0nXicBeYrz4MqHyVg8M7ES0QDvZRY/s4624/20220403_093757.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3s172XQ5U1SvdMLbzAuV7Rdeh3oREsNcwFogYeNu_SPdVykQY3VJZlFo4iFMvBMP5drYFDqx4-ppfU0-AJ1r30U7W2Y_dTQaU2tPqsE2crjnSRPPAYSM-0JH9xtyLumxuyeSmsxA7ZRWOMHgCroozQTD_bvl0nXicBeYrz4MqHyVg8M7ES0QDvZRY/w400-h225/20220403_093757.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The box: yes, it doesn't close (a possible deal-breaker for some), <br />but fixable with foamboard 'walls'.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWOp_vgmUGQbDqxJPtv1KTuNyhA83N6neblYw_nK1eDEFM1KKA6pZyle82igUpMeL5uy0z7EsBvc9UbalCMimd3mDkLkX6utwZb9G9uePWJ7PPxBC9IzMGtd_h_-4Wn3lAcjEKyKpsQcind-7ANQctx5wojwpcnnp-fVz0BmxUYJ3QQ_1IZdmUphl/s4624/20220403_093840.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWOp_vgmUGQbDqxJPtv1KTuNyhA83N6neblYw_nK1eDEFM1KKA6pZyle82igUpMeL5uy0z7EsBvc9UbalCMimd3mDkLkX6utwZb9G9uePWJ7PPxBC9IzMGtd_h_-4Wn3lAcjEKyKpsQcind-7ANQctx5wojwpcnnp-fVz0BmxUYJ3QQ_1IZdmUphl/w400-h225/20220403_093840.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Top layer includes the fold-up map...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Qj39c6A8pMYtEkNp0HeX2DhDodHl6euSw7xcY8WYU5f9z1Y5XjrVSnsIoNJv1CpPHGOlbPhwZFQIiuExh51Epz8_-5HhS12iXzlHfQvdAM27jmunqo3RuEeEjnamVwm0luEE2Lt1XaocsFA8_tAKfgzyEe68s48R_1RY-5YQPgtoUu4E9W-E6hYu/s4624/20220403_093917.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Qj39c6A8pMYtEkNp0HeX2DhDodHl6euSw7xcY8WYU5f9z1Y5XjrVSnsIoNJv1CpPHGOlbPhwZFQIiuExh51Epz8_-5HhS12iXzlHfQvdAM27jmunqo3RuEeEjnamVwm0luEE2Lt1XaocsFA8_tAKfgzyEe68s48R_1RY-5YQPgtoUu4E9W-E6hYu/w400-h225/20220403_093917.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...rulebook and all three Story Journals...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKO-jNZOrAqOzKNXU84YxW7iT2WrYdM7hHdBP-Euw04YcvYxJX4qjgBYjsWLpDgRmkqkoa21Oxh4FFMMZeRgs-A8vXaFt3VJos_MG9ixltD9ViufbICCVpkGGcA96-EDVLHIpowcj3muHETnrRObKRnq8Q_6NSqiYTKvFUwb_56OAJlouT9--HCh_/s4624/20220403_093933.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKO-jNZOrAqOzKNXU84YxW7iT2WrYdM7hHdBP-Euw04YcvYxJX4qjgBYjsWLpDgRmkqkoa21Oxh4FFMMZeRgs-A8vXaFt3VJos_MG9ixltD9ViufbICCVpkGGcA96-EDVLHIpowcj3muHETnrRObKRnq8Q_6NSqiYTKvFUwb_56OAJlouT9--HCh_/w400-h225/20220403_093933.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Underneath the journals are all the tactical maps.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9uQTdEW1todXxKlXn-WNR-J4jEyCeSjW1T54J9OPN8VsWCP9TeAbRbNJhd4863ZFzPnF7XTSsoqg48BB7rQb6Tz5KN66iEWfh8K7VUUHEBwE2JDGKhlWaVkatUc3u_cy4s6SRAwhBoXQbEjZpaY3NfuSUxxUSdycTbbLvFAslNUToTQHA-9QRHjP/s4624/20220403_094003.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9uQTdEW1todXxKlXn-WNR-J4jEyCeSjW1T54J9OPN8VsWCP9TeAbRbNJhd4863ZFzPnF7XTSsoqg48BB7rQb6Tz5KN66iEWfh8K7VUUHEBwE2JDGKhlWaVkatUc3u_cy4s6SRAwhBoXQbEjZpaY3NfuSUxxUSdycTbbLvFAslNUToTQHA-9QRHjP/w400-h225/20220403_094003.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lay the maps aside and here is a foam card topper.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bottom layer: standees, cards, and tokens</span></h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6UVa7F1dxPmiNrPQrXpy-bujdLG_vTwDOfhI7d-k5YqCPgNyeouU3MD2AKItMD-cTdSjmPPZ3XKdaeFEnuQyeM3wHWIAPwVbiFcfZwAjbOBG9gjnVPpOKhkf5cB_AicQiJ5rl2E8F8GcXvdfW-6XralVmLvOy3tKKwH7UCQHX-auihs71rLfQrSj/s4624/20220403_094027.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6UVa7F1dxPmiNrPQrXpy-bujdLG_vTwDOfhI7d-k5YqCPgNyeouU3MD2AKItMD-cTdSjmPPZ3XKdaeFEnuQyeM3wHWIAPwVbiFcfZwAjbOBG9gjnVPpOKhkf5cB_AicQiJ5rl2E8F8GcXvdfW-6XralVmLvOy3tKKwH7UCQHX-auihs71rLfQrSj/w400-h225/20220403_094027.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then we reach the core of the box. A PU leather standee tray, a <br />central 'valley' with enemy cards, and a DIY card holder (black, at top).<br />Also made of PU leather trays x2 (one of which is used as a lid)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA79wJwm-ce_886CvNJcIz8mC-Y1CjIvKDijDLZJUYxpNOMAoepAcw63smH-tTqO0vtry8yhlW40oCXb4ZZV_xcBqjeYY6B2C_tkDq4CpjfGTu3JkL7lLrMOr5rLnXTvhaFgl07vlsXzA5a2wBAgyYQNjWI-4tQ74KG2Qcgt6hTb-rrVyBXNU6VLBM/s4624/20220403_094037.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA79wJwm-ce_886CvNJcIz8mC-Y1CjIvKDijDLZJUYxpNOMAoepAcw63smH-tTqO0vtry8yhlW40oCXb4ZZV_xcBqjeYY6B2C_tkDq4CpjfGTu3JkL7lLrMOr5rLnXTvhaFgl07vlsXzA5a2wBAgyYQNjWI-4tQ74KG2Qcgt6hTb-rrVyBXNU6VLBM/w400-h225/20220403_094037.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The standee tray (bottom) holds just over 200 standees. Enemies<br />are sorted alphabetically L-R, with characters at right.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBvQArRwpf3nUIOKhkQ9pP8Rj_cs3qe_tkDq31tMETuu0qdgxHTgVh5ffxADHGU4m6XgxIbwkDmO7bWMf4bBpMrfcdQ-gnxtgWtn4q3a9Ym8qxtUe0e4QRjFoLHgi1TVu6qByATcBhAo8bm_EdfKqG6dPC45oTqXphSd1Fg_vnhSjpmVAoim5Av51/s4624/20220403_094057.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBvQArRwpf3nUIOKhkQ9pP8Rj_cs3qe_tkDq31tMETuu0qdgxHTgVh5ffxADHGU4m6XgxIbwkDmO7bWMf4bBpMrfcdQ-gnxtgWtn4q3a9Ym8qxtUe0e4QRjFoLHgi1TVu6qByATcBhAo8bm_EdfKqG6dPC45oTqXphSd1Fg_vnhSjpmVAoim5Av51/w400-h225/20220403_094057.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Removing the PU box cover at top reveals it to be another PU tray,<br />to which I've added some partitions (glue gun). <br />The bottom half holds all the mini-Euro sized cards.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRAP3JMD0Z93JgBLt_jnZEEX43OkYfotlnCuppAquNRJn9wjNSG4pIt2W3IoFshUuUG3R9VtHI4DsgRkcHg9pWnYKS7LyseviYKn_aWrsVORtIkBmugnTkTrNKrbfwo-qhlEwxILf3QXgLirxD6JaAnMkELxxIlPXxTQ_Xpr-5fLnKrlvl3rG3iNI/s4624/20220403_094103.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRAP3JMD0Z93JgBLt_jnZEEX43OkYfotlnCuppAquNRJn9wjNSG4pIt2W3IoFshUuUG3R9VtHI4DsgRkcHg9pWnYKS7LyseviYKn_aWrsVORtIkBmugnTkTrNKrbfwo-qhlEwxILf3QXgLirxD6JaAnMkELxxIlPXxTQ_Xpr-5fLnKrlvl3rG3iNI/w400-h225/20220403_094103.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is that layer again in full!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsL_IV5zyqSmYRS8kxf9dhHu90KeYCMcGduUUlG8unKTblhkZ7YKke5ttexUP_PWuOyzK5LCCUjB7ECBEYZQ-r5DfoE0kyWub4_TIog7-EkUeWX7jgrrezP_gnlshDPln-Hagao5ZNf5BQTuXwD2c8H96z4TIM7iRU_7VFyYFIVlS0FZ-IhP4WndDv/s4624/20220403_094506.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsL_IV5zyqSmYRS8kxf9dhHu90KeYCMcGduUUlG8unKTblhkZ7YKke5ttexUP_PWuOyzK5LCCUjB7ECBEYZQ-r5DfoE0kyWub4_TIog7-EkUeWX7jgrrezP_gnlshDPln-Hagao5ZNf5BQTuXwD2c8H96z4TIM7iRU_7VFyYFIVlS0FZ-IhP4WndDv/w400-h225/20220403_094506.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Standee tray removed. Underneath is another PU leather tray,<br /><i>within which</i> is our first acrylic token tray <i>and</i> Town events deck.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRxdNxmeu694Yiogy4jh0HEFN39iNFoPTgNreKKUahZMCEs9_62c1tKKzVmTSX_2T4FZRcOAXZhWsjzFqa_6i88USD_00dSJqZt6tzCSs7CuNVOqYZsO2LEKslgv_kTIncO5Ue473nAwO-0JCKMXk5zMrNDJaFAYMKzDyI1WZUxs6evpbXLYONH8a/s4624/20220403_094736.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRxdNxmeu694Yiogy4jh0HEFN39iNFoPTgNreKKUahZMCEs9_62c1tKKzVmTSX_2T4FZRcOAXZhWsjzFqa_6i88USD_00dSJqZt6tzCSs7CuNVOqYZsO2LEKslgv_kTIncO5Ue473nAwO-0JCKMXk5zMrNDJaFAYMKzDyI1WZUxs6evpbXLYONH8a/w400-h225/20220403_094736.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Zooming in, you can also see the initiative track (vertical, at left)<br />and the character cards (vertical, at right.) Top right there are three<br />small grey pouches. What is in them?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAxsOOhE-oTOfGj99-ti9nkFjbCUxy880_Uyx57q9KaMJJcTiyz0rPWUlqZy8z6iBXeM1KvhQWlG-LoI38pjOqMMj-pm1DTseKXmW8Y1a7i9OsJmkMvtXK9KRXB91mY4sP-qU3Hh-vBmGBIPMSXn9SpT-BxecK-lLh8NiCsABxUi1kJMlMz8r6Cu0/s4624/20220403_094950.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAxsOOhE-oTOfGj99-ti9nkFjbCUxy880_Uyx57q9KaMJJcTiyz0rPWUlqZy8z6iBXeM1KvhQWlG-LoI38pjOqMMj-pm1DTseKXmW8Y1a7i9OsJmkMvtXK9KRXB91mY4sP-qU3Hh-vBmGBIPMSXn9SpT-BxecK-lLh8NiCsABxUi1kJMlMz8r6Cu0/w400-h225/20220403_094950.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each pouch contains the equipment and ability cards for<br />one of my party members (I run with three.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpsyrSLdaWTkU22unT7vDC0IR25LXcQfEhrujHStNtCI0EMiUFDRfpgv811rNNGoeIAoZSAYrkgSFTMk03bKn7ItHcefvB0duocBnqqjk5-xO0rJb0paAJz-EpOTgrTY67A41t97C3WzzVGUVGbDSr3B-8N4o2v5U2HjqihuiQTNTpHgOYRDE_sY_/s4624/20220403_095431.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpsyrSLdaWTkU22unT7vDC0IR25LXcQfEhrujHStNtCI0EMiUFDRfpgv811rNNGoeIAoZSAYrkgSFTMk03bKn7ItHcefvB0duocBnqqjk5-xO0rJb0paAJz-EpOTgrTY67A41t97C3WzzVGUVGbDSr3B-8N4o2v5U2HjqihuiQTNTpHgOYRDE_sY_/w400-h225/20220403_095431.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've readied the initiative track (L) and pulled out the PU <br />leather tray and placed it to the right. This has revealed<br />another PU leather tray With Road events deck and <i>another</i> acrylic tray beneath.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8X7IPiq3v5JEsfrrB95OawTq-LvA0Vjr7vbeo0yPs7NjqRTidv1QvVkRzp21Ip0z-YSxseZutH0w24V8c9ZgHdjB7Q1qNqc1MGOvSYQy7WqWjKLF9Ivp04IfFOTfp95Y6DzKFaHZ-NCCnO3IJSFYdg9_al03f2vv2FCpN5HEWYvPCTzWIiA4ZDG_/s4624/20220403_095446.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8X7IPiq3v5JEsfrrB95OawTq-LvA0Vjr7vbeo0yPs7NjqRTidv1QvVkRzp21Ip0z-YSxseZutH0w24V8c9ZgHdjB7Q1qNqc1MGOvSYQy7WqWjKLF9Ivp04IfFOTfp95Y6DzKFaHZ-NCCnO3IJSFYdg9_al03f2vv2FCpN5HEWYvPCTzWIiA4ZDG_/w400-h225/20220403_095446.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the top of the box is a matching PU leather tray, with<br />the Rumor deck and other tokens.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpi_XnMfdUuiyFnYMcZ5geTYDw_u7MFFbq59FF0X6amc5alI9XRBX8jAQ9vmm-i4sj1ApGHIXeF5WYe8gRNLbklCdp0pNBhz_0qOv3t7gGpUzPJ8gznFVSKfppln9BQtCfnn-II2p2Tvk1ROq1ofWm_RGLxbAS_RSVmfxXTPuF5NHl3IO_AC-CrC9/s4624/20220403_095657.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQpi_XnMfdUuiyFnYMcZ5geTYDw_u7MFFbq59FF0X6amc5alI9XRBX8jAQ9vmm-i4sj1ApGHIXeF5WYe8gRNLbklCdp0pNBhz_0qOv3t7gGpUzPJ8gznFVSKfppln9BQtCfnn-II2p2Tvk1ROq1ofWm_RGLxbAS_RSVmfxXTPuF5NHl3IO_AC-CrC9/w400-h225/20220403_095657.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The enemy and character cards from the 'valley' and which<br />are tucked down the side of the box are removed.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxl3_DeynEuQ7vEqMWzy-bxJcQwmgAtrZTt_PuS3MaPEGkW-sIlRuvzoGwmGFCIA53dYQ_1n8wQTpknSXxnT-v44_xM6yhJTHiEu9EEyjTvrkXX9M-TkfgorLnmtyQPUe8wZwGOarXNp2wjXs--tUiyCDYSl7Z1KdmNC_PEcc30p36XheY2Ea94tA/s4624/20220403_095801.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxl3_DeynEuQ7vEqMWzy-bxJcQwmgAtrZTt_PuS3MaPEGkW-sIlRuvzoGwmGFCIA53dYQ_1n8wQTpknSXxnT-v44_xM6yhJTHiEu9EEyjTvrkXX9M-TkfgorLnmtyQPUe8wZwGOarXNp2wjXs--tUiyCDYSl7Z1KdmNC_PEcc30p36XheY2Ea94tA/w400-h225/20220403_095801.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With most of the trays out, we can see the small storage box<br />that contains miscellaneous tokens and other (easily lost!) pieces.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG27nu0cg0W_k8fD2xzPvD9SBxnUr4e8Q_0JapG3dWnNdTWyD11F8akV_8fjHqnoV201ezYpKeovfSl3b9qzX8eziH2HtnhPL9GMaVIqmxxqfOXuxCtGz-ftchckNVbtYfocAWnPjDMDSGGQac0JCrh33SnprMCNBRQD6I6SN1vz6gRbk9wqcfKbv1/s4624/20220403_101609.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG27nu0cg0W_k8fD2xzPvD9SBxnUr4e8Q_0JapG3dWnNdTWyD11F8akV_8fjHqnoV201ezYpKeovfSl3b9qzX8eziH2HtnhPL9GMaVIqmxxqfOXuxCtGz-ftchckNVbtYfocAWnPjDMDSGGQac0JCrh33SnprMCNBRQD6I6SN1vz6gRbk9wqcfKbv1/w400-h225/20220403_101609.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dice are also held in a small pouch. Let's roll!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjyntp9y_FJOCMFVz5ExnT-bW34V3oyKJ5FfEtZkTu7c0V_d1spkpr3Xqid2QyCGb2EUowOilyWULEMl2eznN_nUWcISwXmaj4tu3PEJCFYWGx2jXoyQAROGEM-9UMU0HFXyDc9wNq_0LG-OCF2mx3IVJ-mN9W1dh2-hQfR6pm0SwW6FaJcXskz_W/s4624/20220403_103118.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjyntp9y_FJOCMFVz5ExnT-bW34V3oyKJ5FfEtZkTu7c0V_d1spkpr3Xqid2QyCGb2EUowOilyWULEMl2eznN_nUWcISwXmaj4tu3PEJCFYWGx2jXoyQAROGEM-9UMU0HFXyDc9wNq_0LG-OCF2mx3IVJ-mN9W1dh2-hQfR6pm0SwW6FaJcXskz_W/w400-h225/20220403_103118.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So with most things out, you can see the cards 'ready to play' <br />(at right), so they can be easily drawn.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-oVywcVn2kL9xa4CzNTJknCM1gH_bNZ1wbAgQ61mGO_PtiehsypnceQZdZiwevM21QqmcdzKVKkU2AhlulLMA_62ECPn40KDUHlt2fHzXIHBUJs7k8jz1POX_YTxJVAcxPgRXfKOyIRrwP6x9ey4dUop0Bu189nK1eB9xMJYpwIwl-X66WyPBHij/s4624/20220403_103714.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-oVywcVn2kL9xa4CzNTJknCM1gH_bNZ1wbAgQ61mGO_PtiehsypnceQZdZiwevM21QqmcdzKVKkU2AhlulLMA_62ECPn40KDUHlt2fHzXIHBUJs7k8jz1POX_YTxJVAcxPgRXfKOyIRrwP6x9ey4dUop0Bu189nK1eB9xMJYpwIwl-X66WyPBHij/w225-h400/20220403_103714.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is another view. Note how the small cards are stacked<br />vertically in the space between the acrylic trays and the PU leather trays<br />-ready to be used.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvizDfg3Yz0fl7kh_VfRXvfhR4dTgfaWC4sHqrAy1rwpqbgA21Xt-Zj1DbGmzkciHxdhJGAjP-XFnKLCH_tkhmsEaN85v3XlK3gZ5ni757tvqJwHNtYFErjNbq3cOFdk56APr5OXSuhRSZlqPGXD8S43bRqUzDQizucwQUKORzrHtWJmEVSNS1rbrC/s4624/20220403_103754.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvizDfg3Yz0fl7kh_VfRXvfhR4dTgfaWC4sHqrAy1rwpqbgA21Xt-Zj1DbGmzkciHxdhJGAjP-XFnKLCH_tkhmsEaN85v3XlK3gZ5ni757tvqJwHNtYFErjNbq3cOFdk56APr5OXSuhRSZlqPGXD8S43bRqUzDQizucwQUKORzrHtWJmEVSNS1rbrC/w400-h225/20220403_103754.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is another view.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Phew! There is a lot of stuff. The positive is that I can get everything into 'one box'. The issue is that the lid doesn't close. That annoys me, but I'm thinking of adding in some foam or plastic walls to add some rigidity and hide the insides.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Overall, I'm very happy with getting everything together BUT...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...while exploring all the boxes and fitting everything together I discovered a BIG problem.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(To be continued.)</span></div><div><br /></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-51849891064786877742022-03-19T11:11:00.000+09:002022-03-19T11:11:04.339+09:00Painting Mage Knight Miniatures<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj51BCe-6wVEdohjRcDY010ZBwPXcZISLethA7895aFS7KUQwUP5epp2pqVRxj08qT7ZJhS-etOhOpceHbWoJTNLazq8Jrn3BNKtH385sZi7HivC2yfDwlorjfNHXd0tO5i8CgHkbcFtJ-8z4XdUBW-_XDqqVv5S17Bj-h943br0mPNjeSemDtmVyRK=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj51BCe-6wVEdohjRcDY010ZBwPXcZISLethA7895aFS7KUQwUP5epp2pqVRxj08qT7ZJhS-etOhOpceHbWoJTNLazq8Jrn3BNKtH385sZi7HivC2yfDwlorjfNHXd0tO5i8CgHkbcFtJ-8z4XdUBW-_XDqqVv5S17Bj-h943br0mPNjeSemDtmVyRK=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">EDIT: For some reason all the formatting in Blogger has gone haywire for this post. Sorry for the odd formatting...don't forget to rest your eyes after reading!</span></span></blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">First released in 2011, Mage Knight includes painted miniatures. Although unusual for a tabletop game (which even now don't tend to come with painted minis) this made full use of one of the unique selling points of WizKids HeroClix as the character components, pre-painted stuff.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">HeroClix itself launched in 2000. A collectible miniatures game focused on painted characters, each model has a 'Combat dial' base that moves to indicate damage or special abilities. While Mage Knight doesn't use combat dials for the four hero characters in the base game (instead reserving them for the city models) they do come painted and 'ready to go' on clear plastic bases. Let's take a look at them 'out of the box' first.<br /></span></span></p></h2><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Four against...the unknown</span></span></h4><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The game gives you four heroes and four cities represented in game by one of the models below.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjar1fhdVNK4GGl_QbECdtFC-l9d3x_3X4P7sLT-GbA2kVrLJPCt_2uVEKUSAoLm7zpvc5-A-c_OaRYCb-ycjoLK6UNJMHodPTptW4uhtCoqQaUGTqsGT3KnOvch9E_z05-D0uo4ZRGMTpEWYaa3-flcoYAEBXtp0TqnUYOfTJrInN030aFmzx43ZsC/s4624/20220209_074826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjar1fhdVNK4GGl_QbECdtFC-l9d3x_3X4P7sLT-GbA2kVrLJPCt_2uVEKUSAoLm7zpvc5-A-c_OaRYCb-ycjoLK6UNJMHodPTptW4uhtCoqQaUGTqsGT3KnOvch9E_z05-D0uo4ZRGMTpEWYaa3-flcoYAEBXtp0TqnUYOfTJrInN030aFmzx43ZsC/w400-h300/20220209_074826.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Repainting the set</span></h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I bought the game because there are painted models so I could play immediately, so why repaint them?<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><i>Improve the paint job to match the game quality.</i></span></h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">As you can see above, each model comes essentially with 'base colours' only. In some cases these paints are applied sloppily and with a very limited range of colours, so I wanted to tidy them up. What you can't see here is that the game map tiles are lovely (scroll up to the top image). The models should be up to that standard.<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><i>Add detail</i>.</span></h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">The models look flat because they don't have any shading. This particularly applies to the cities, which are 95% white plastic with a dab of identifying colour on the roof of each city. I felt that I could capitalize on the base painting by simply adding a wash (to bring out the shadows) and a highlight to make things pop a bit.<br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><i>Improved components for little investment.</i></span></h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">This would take much less time that painting from bare plastic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">So what did I do?</span></h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Washes. Agrax Earthshade/ Nuln Oil/ Reikland Fleshshade etc. This is an easy way to add shadows and depth to the models, looks great, and is dead simple.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Highlights. Use lighter shades of the 'from the factory' colours to add more depth.</span></li><ul><li>Edge highlights.</li><li>Drybrushed highlights (to quickly bring out detail on materials like chainmail).</li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Details where necessary:</span></li><ul><li>Strategic spot varnish (crystal ball on Arythea's staff).</li><li>Gems (Tovak's sword).</li></ul></ul></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Results</span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">And here we are! I've included 'before and after' photos with a couple of notes below. (Note that lighting conditions were different, but I hope the point will be made!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Tovak</u></span></h1><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Featured on the box art, Tovak is your basic 'sword and board' mini. I like his weird dynamic 'crouching' pose - he looks hunkered down but ready for action. He comes mainly painted black, which makes it difficult to see any detail on him. Look closely though and there are places you can easily spruce up.<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Nuln Oil wash on the shield, sword, chainmail etc.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Coloured the eyes with a green, light glow.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">'Gemmed' the sword (blue gem).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Details (sword hilt and pommel).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Drybrushed the armour (steel) so that the raised areas have colour.</span></li></ul></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPxApom0BEZwDKGraaKrl2m2uUpstTOGZ3hO9lsHdEFpZ44Mg6a6nv-aP4RZn-tUSu7-GQBCzpzShOduAVknIG0t71nRAHcZq8QpKSlknJ_4lR_1vzAhfTyKx3g2EA2LKGUgaQCDjuKgXPsrxjv6Zr-_VyV-QGaa7V9V2VxVqzEbyfJd62biJak8-X=s3306"><img border="0" data-original-height="3306" data-original-width="3224" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPxApom0BEZwDKGraaKrl2m2uUpstTOGZ3hO9lsHdEFpZ44Mg6a6nv-aP4RZn-tUSu7-GQBCzpzShOduAVknIG0t71nRAHcZq8QpKSlknJ_4lR_1vzAhfTyKx3g2EA2LKGUgaQCDjuKgXPsrxjv6Zr-_VyV-QGaa7V9V2VxVqzEbyfJd62biJak8-X=w390-h400" width="390" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7WhUtAzwLhyHxQ8L6nYXKp3RrxdlkyW-GDNp_pn9-RmsOgMs-Qv6ESeuc56p-4tTpgMzmSKcK5LdOOtgu2d1JbuJwzZcNRETDGd4uggHVLvzV9_FPbjQaIi7Ssi3KhXXGq1cMYxOpE8TRrwncU8WC7Py1l2UQ1jIzBuejIUitUWZEfxwy5fiogyZ1=s2947" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2947" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7WhUtAzwLhyHxQ8L6nYXKp3RrxdlkyW-GDNp_pn9-RmsOgMs-Qv6ESeuc56p-4tTpgMzmSKcK5LdOOtgu2d1JbuJwzZcNRETDGd4uggHVLvzV9_FPbjQaIi7Ssi3KhXXGq1cMYxOpE8TRrwncU8WC7Py1l2UQ1jIzBuejIUitUWZEfxwy5fiogyZ1=w400-h354" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Gem, eyes, painted details (hilt, crossguard), <br />drybrushed edges like gauntlets, gold etc.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg53sbxSkCSi9H27L6DPZeZNh2Lwoi1zXgnxFyiianHF6FYo2AJSJ1IfaV4eqhhOTBeXnjf7ppl-HwjZ_ox9FoPuC36NfvguC_4JhDKrAmlcFgOlWJiGQcjW6fj4MvutHvgwRVtqjZTMBN_GgKeA_WGYRLAKTMaPS29AKET8h_opAXxRkkqSRdWakKh=s3023" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="3023" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg53sbxSkCSi9H27L6DPZeZNh2Lwoi1zXgnxFyiianHF6FYo2AJSJ1IfaV4eqhhOTBeXnjf7ppl-HwjZ_ox9FoPuC36NfvguC_4JhDKrAmlcFgOlWJiGQcjW6fj4MvutHvgwRVtqjZTMBN_GgKeA_WGYRLAKTMaPS29AKET8h_opAXxRkkqSRdWakKh=w400-h365" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Original: No washes, no drybrushing etc</span>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIBFytAP9JHL97bTftRLTd8sg1rAtOS71z25FHxHvhWkIxPY6Ght5yFSWO1WLAwhosNpMHWhDAW3ajl0MBvmL3yC7djdVictfhkGU4Ff7YP2AY8qi1mAdjhnwHXp74HEiNhSSRVMtEUU6XnwtATyJhWrjK0vVE5q92sRQta4Ti28BPI-rUdFASydwq=s2604" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2407" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIBFytAP9JHL97bTftRLTd8sg1rAtOS71z25FHxHvhWkIxPY6Ght5yFSWO1WLAwhosNpMHWhDAW3ajl0MBvmL3yC7djdVictfhkGU4Ff7YP2AY8qi1mAdjhnwHXp74HEiNhSSRVMtEUU6XnwtATyJhWrjK0vVE5q92sRQta4Ti28BPI-rUdFASydwq=w370-h400" width="370" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Enhanced: Drybrushed armour</span>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1JjccKJP9217Vgb9x2c210CBRl9KHqibB_twBFoZNJYYMIZiAZil_XBNr7lXYzvT6gmRuXzlGIya3yUxz1iJXM8GPK2ScYV_ZnNTpDazrbGyHEi50yshl6PLRKXirr-XkYwlAawNBLjbbDAv8nsRVyoERQ8wxkCI3unPKImbfSr3WyuMgLQqEEvbr=s2739" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="2590" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1JjccKJP9217Vgb9x2c210CBRl9KHqibB_twBFoZNJYYMIZiAZil_XBNr7lXYzvT6gmRuXzlGIya3yUxz1iJXM8GPK2ScYV_ZnNTpDazrbGyHEi50yshl6PLRKXirr-XkYwlAawNBLjbbDAv8nsRVyoERQ8wxkCI3unPKImbfSr3WyuMgLQqEEvbr=w379-h400" width="379" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Before: Shield - flat colours</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinZ3ZWfZuXqmnKdGOk4fFshUsTDoQhxy1za_Cz9Lzd95mmS1QRhru8y-XbUIAwxEVwr05PUtJO9YDy_EPqwm_rE9ILmUGNiluh2LVwDgD20I0Fin6brnhObakREHrHJ2icQ07knpbGXmY0r2j9Rc19md2MmbkZvoWeqahQCjZqpCOc252ZCJAkEiLX=s2662" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2662" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinZ3ZWfZuXqmnKdGOk4fFshUsTDoQhxy1za_Cz9Lzd95mmS1QRhru8y-XbUIAwxEVwr05PUtJO9YDy_EPqwm_rE9ILmUGNiluh2LVwDgD20I0Fin6brnhObakREHrHJ2icQ07knpbGXmY0r2j9Rc19md2MmbkZvoWeqahQCjZqpCOc252ZCJAkEiLX=w400-h391" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Nuln Oil wash, silver metallic highlight, <br />gold drybrush</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Goldyx</u></span></span></h1><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The draconoid Mage Knight is probably my favourite sculpt. I like the pose and the simplicity of the model overall, and that he is carrying a book (at least he has something to ready while I spent 15 minutes trying to work out how to win the next combat). The large sweeping areas of skin are perfect for washes to add some depth, and there are opportunities for little details (jewelry, book etc.)</span><br /><br /><ul style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Agrax Earthshade wash (all over) to add depth.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Highlights on the base colours, and/ or drybrushes - especially skin.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Details such as book edges, rings, bracelet, pouch etc. (Jewelry in particular - which comes painted yellow.) </span></span></li></ul></span></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5EaDB5_0fNymbsaUahdLmWQjEWPhWNsdBYbZ7kiKnY2DZ5r9bMbSO7nRSiRJ4M_7NOq_FI7-nrwMxtxi4nHOqsZZdGu2tXi2Uecm0lU1w5rinr93808xkLASwE1Ft2tqpCbmpvXlH9b-p6GzXcnQspkez34WgnK7-rKCdj9cIH8xqJjaAQ0bDNwCo=s2830" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2493" data-original-width="2830" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5EaDB5_0fNymbsaUahdLmWQjEWPhWNsdBYbZ7kiKnY2DZ5r9bMbSO7nRSiRJ4M_7NOq_FI7-nrwMxtxi4nHOqsZZdGu2tXi2Uecm0lU1w5rinr93808xkLASwE1Ft2tqpCbmpvXlH9b-p6GzXcnQspkez34WgnK7-rKCdj9cIH8xqJjaAQ0bDNwCo=w400-h353" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before: notice yellow bracelets, flat colours</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPk1IeTKCA9OBRK2WCfabZE2CP_wzEofFV1k_U5-sOhU1YeGDMsMBU6JkqsSGEh__X6kYd1NTaFQtGTaOdSBaLzN0jrD5VuYz16xtygxP17bohV2ty93-KiLKbmnAA9GaACqfusPwcHjoB9qHVaZY_9qgzc_Wa76EuNM0X9qYQIzk1gtw33HjD8BGd=s2722" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2722" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPk1IeTKCA9OBRK2WCfabZE2CP_wzEofFV1k_U5-sOhU1YeGDMsMBU6JkqsSGEh__X6kYd1NTaFQtGTaOdSBaLzN0jrD5VuYz16xtygxP17bohV2ty93-KiLKbmnAA9GaACqfusPwcHjoB9qHVaZY_9qgzc_Wa76EuNM0X9qYQIzk1gtw33HjD8BGd=w400-h383" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Washes, green highlights, drybrushing. <br />Details: gold ring, bracelets, claws etc.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqF7H1z6elv1e2sWPS85eRi6RP2lobd8bI5anuVrxYGSR1D93yr9_Qr23ZKn3WssZcX6iqWXGaQrO1XJUC3qyveM7n45UuWpDX0f78gXkYcGlbC0gr2SO7c7RCVCVWhBJaPuA9Q76m1YsJzgpMihfQwpupP_Xx1Yb5SbiClFOhxkCDfYdAq1qJ8Qw_=s3172" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3172" data-original-width="3032" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqF7H1z6elv1e2sWPS85eRi6RP2lobd8bI5anuVrxYGSR1D93yr9_Qr23ZKn3WssZcX6iqWXGaQrO1XJUC3qyveM7n45UuWpDX0f78gXkYcGlbC0gr2SO7c7RCVCVWhBJaPuA9Q76m1YsJzgpMihfQwpupP_Xx1Yb5SbiClFOhxkCDfYdAq1qJ8Qw_=w383-h400" width="383" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLOT8RFOIULYjGpIs0LZA5SPiwd3-oxU-MD3owqHZfsYKlVTLS5qDsknetsRGrMESZh1cctqs4Y8eggryOkvXbH8JZWsI7mPU8fI2DDwsM6rmmE5DHoC3xV0R1s1vgFpUxxBuHGVKptPb0Q8MbjVwJUkBNf3YHrxwEZsWxadZlYD4APEaIHycWd6Go=s2916" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2916" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLOT8RFOIULYjGpIs0LZA5SPiwd3-oxU-MD3owqHZfsYKlVTLS5qDsknetsRGrMESZh1cctqs4Y8eggryOkvXbH8JZWsI7mPU8fI2DDwsM6rmmE5DHoC3xV0R1s1vgFpUxxBuHGVKptPb0Q8MbjVwJUkBNf3YHrxwEZsWxadZlYD4APEaIHycWd6Go=w400-h358" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Agrax Earthshade washes, highlights and layers (robes),<br />drybrush wings, and some detail (scabbard fittings), claws/ nails.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTtSzkuHrHX3uhwR1cC7OO9P6dI0Ll4K18DQ_Z4UJBr592w8QSi3Ql7I5-KAZelmS4jqfercAQjv5VUZJYxIRtdEJAhrv4P1K3oEeNQStSbJbGlvLPIxKGsqMn7Le8MztC5W_hZSeY_7buiRC9ZECKg-LzX1F6FMuKLL35ocwN0nL_waanseZGBnof=s3601" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3030" data-original-width="3601" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTtSzkuHrHX3uhwR1cC7OO9P6dI0Ll4K18DQ_Z4UJBr592w8QSi3Ql7I5-KAZelmS4jqfercAQjv5VUZJYxIRtdEJAhrv4P1K3oEeNQStSbJbGlvLPIxKGsqMn7Le8MztC5W_hZSeY_7buiRC9ZECKg-LzX1F6FMuKLL35ocwN0nL_waanseZGBnof=w400-h336" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmChq2sVdEFBcJkOq9NfqGCa1GaCfNYR1YSnIqT1v5T9lPxjiaFphBGxpOcYd7OrpJAQ_END-j_yL3Tskspqe8nGQ08T2l1b2_c0LdxlsD55laEktiyBzASjAICEjO0iTJkiXHFxv7b5LUHKES42iLtCxdPB-LJZh8rSGViHx0dJ1dex8M3jwDS7rU=s2660" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2660" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmChq2sVdEFBcJkOq9NfqGCa1GaCfNYR1YSnIqT1v5T9lPxjiaFphBGxpOcYd7OrpJAQ_END-j_yL3Tskspqe8nGQ08T2l1b2_c0LdxlsD55laEktiyBzASjAICEjO0iTJkiXHFxv7b5LUHKES42iLtCxdPB-LJZh8rSGViHx0dJ1dex8M3jwDS7rU=w400-h391" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Agrax Earthshade wash (see shadows in the wings)<br /> drybrush, details</td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div><div><br /><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Arythea</u></span></h1></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I found this character both the hardest and the easiest to enhance. At first glance you can't see any detail because of the black used, but a simple drybrush brings them out - easy and quick! BUT, what is going on with the face and 'mask'(?) No matter how I look at the face I just can't get what the sculpt is supposed to be. Are there eyes?<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Biggest difference here was drybrushing red the 'web' texture of the cape.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Drybrush hair (grey).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Magical staff 'orb': highlights, and then spot gloss varnish.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Washes: Reikland Fleshshade.</span></li></ul></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRAh8PZRL5kAyO3vAiD-lak6anGarr4Dkf-cMl9Zv3jApGVcBgxYlyzMu8Fn0vUwmJ9qIVvtJHborGYeNJO30cJHNY6nUZWrAPXQyD-dV6SzfiwdXfOJL70i-iKjetlmUqgBTo2COH2nAqY728zDO4XG06yNlCVy4R086l-x8nDLKzXrqZfbksZcLQ=s3316" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3205" data-original-width="3316" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRAh8PZRL5kAyO3vAiD-lak6anGarr4Dkf-cMl9Zv3jApGVcBgxYlyzMu8Fn0vUwmJ9qIVvtJHborGYeNJO30cJHNY6nUZWrAPXQyD-dV6SzfiwdXfOJL70i-iKjetlmUqgBTo2COH2nAqY728zDO4XG06yNlCVy4R086l-x8nDLKzXrqZfbksZcLQ=w400-h386" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRk2hbKUm3FAOpNXa372Egl94myU-WQaekEiD5zJk9FdACxCftDaXmVLjdxq6h4ZlH2aRUYAyvb7zPXuyDRkDD1nhU9jdS_IOtu-FZkpPs15fg8k-FvB8uzEIAGC2yFe9GLN27ykx_6Pp1d5uzdiYSezkZjSYNFHdCAcwJ9HuoBhaEAf4cfZ3JNI2P=s2727" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2727" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRk2hbKUm3FAOpNXa372Egl94myU-WQaekEiD5zJk9FdACxCftDaXmVLjdxq6h4ZlH2aRUYAyvb7zPXuyDRkDD1nhU9jdS_IOtu-FZkpPs15fg8k-FvB8uzEIAGC2yFe9GLN27ykx_6Pp1d5uzdiYSezkZjSYNFHdCAcwJ9HuoBhaEAf4cfZ3JNI2P=w400-h383" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Green magic orb, washes on skin<br />drybrushed web/ cape</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKTDCSteRn06zwdBrq4ohnB344qKxph9AO7-KlmGaqAxdbgNyMNR8QPP_E4KOjT2tbY4dTTTtDvfF3psd-b5ChVWnERPCtOG_DpyKAJUtfXnVyE3tpvNQYTU2neHwpq4o26zJtHrPv9HRoeQFLzmf0EZZ0XLY-IrrUibV8lxGq8ZsL3FIAy6LgZ-Yv=s3134" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3014" data-original-width="3134" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKTDCSteRn06zwdBrq4ohnB344qKxph9AO7-KlmGaqAxdbgNyMNR8QPP_E4KOjT2tbY4dTTTtDvfF3psd-b5ChVWnERPCtOG_DpyKAJUtfXnVyE3tpvNQYTU2neHwpq4o26zJtHrPv9HRoeQFLzmf0EZZ0XLY-IrrUibV8lxGq8ZsL3FIAy6LgZ-Yv=w400-h385" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before: flat black cape, hair.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTquB2RqNjlAGLHfJLtRAFOt8u0E0UZPtZpRpewqKhzgqwdGNcF3eOMcOLmwv9bQs9QrWAzlchDu9q9q7mMDDi8FSikeWYsZTso-0Qfd1BHO-x8dMPaHw8LxwTl51LfvWALwJchFP2acaWb1wYrtdihngHpwiMlmJMpLsRDfGnP1ndf29-kRcAnWB8=s2604" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTquB2RqNjlAGLHfJLtRAFOt8u0E0UZPtZpRpewqKhzgqwdGNcF3eOMcOLmwv9bQs9QrWAzlchDu9q9q7mMDDi8FSikeWYsZTso-0Qfd1BHO-x8dMPaHw8LxwTl51LfvWALwJchFP2acaWb1wYrtdihngHpwiMlmJMpLsRDfGnP1ndf29-kRcAnWB8=w383-h400" width="383" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Red drybrush on cape, green orb,<br />drybrushed grey on hair.</td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Norowas</u></span></span></h1></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">The elf Mage Knight has some great textures to work with. Chainmail, cloth with lots of folds, some platemail, nicely defined facial features (compared to Arythea above...)<br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Nuln Oil wash over metal armour. Lots of armour here so this makes a big difference!</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Reikland Fleshshade wash on skin, then Tallarn Flesh/ Elf flesh highlights.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Drybrush the cloth (trousers).</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Details - blond layers on hair, bronze armour fittings.</span></span></li></ul></span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKzXNHWPmT6Phzk7JFQmPxaF5w87yAWmmAlqfADX-G22l9qgbX3G04R2PFG1MH5HyGjB1Bvtp0qyFoddIElRUfvxFtdQRaoUc2HNJCZXypcAM58YMEibN64B8LP1O7Tb40rdZ8HLDcASjdtt8rIdsES_qdxm1EFtaUxtzCp7uLL22HERBHmmZJtGw/s3468/20220217_091635.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="2935" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKzXNHWPmT6Phzk7JFQmPxaF5w87yAWmmAlqfADX-G22l9qgbX3G04R2PFG1MH5HyGjB1Bvtp0qyFoddIElRUfvxFtdQRaoUc2HNJCZXypcAM58YMEibN64B8LP1O7Tb40rdZ8HLDcASjdtt8rIdsES_qdxm1EFtaUxtzCp7uLL22HERBHmmZJtGw/w339-h400/20220217_091635.jpg" width="339" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3t5uIBhnHA3LCGRKJEX_pGu3LS8atObEGDCpAX8_tQ3oSL8nto8jXMo0KGWNGLf2g3iWIeUKG10QCAq4avl4Mmv5Oo-0Ajq0PVfIQiejvWFcsAl2GUNbRWh6o184xILHtBHfAmF9uqRcvqkcp1Zu1HSGeIrH1KlD20Ser2y3n83TjslQ4dQRm0e9/s2885/20220316_092523.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2885" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3t5uIBhnHA3LCGRKJEX_pGu3LS8atObEGDCpAX8_tQ3oSL8nto8jXMo0KGWNGLf2g3iWIeUKG10QCAq4avl4Mmv5Oo-0Ajq0PVfIQiejvWFcsAl2GUNbRWh6o184xILHtBHfAmF9uqRcvqkcp1Zu1HSGeIrH1KlD20Ser2y3n83TjslQ4dQRm0e9/w400-h361/20220316_092523.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Nuln Oil washes on armour/ chainmail with <br />Runefang Steel drybrush. Skin with layers. <br />Agrax Earthshade on cloth, with blue highlights. <br />Gold details.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZVL_dlyYPFjRDIfc3fm2uSe2KEUtNoTeeotwzqwq_ECXSosCo7P-kKURxlA_bWkO-1vza9V3X51AnGL3uqVWzb2jOfQCNb-S0CxccURS0aeHbwQewH1oyyAXEdTnuwqMuKmi6r3_TraxWPkrJRUU9_3_wuu2kuM4wNlArkyG5hgQgWDLQWwMP0SK/s3478/20220217_091657.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3478" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZVL_dlyYPFjRDIfc3fm2uSe2KEUtNoTeeotwzqwq_ECXSosCo7P-kKURxlA_bWkO-1vza9V3X51AnGL3uqVWzb2jOfQCNb-S0CxccURS0aeHbwQewH1oyyAXEdTnuwqMuKmi6r3_TraxWPkrJRUU9_3_wuu2kuM4wNlArkyG5hgQgWDLQWwMP0SK/w400-h399/20220217_091657.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4PpE_0PDxpjsyg40bTHx7AKR1SNNG1dAcZiUyyOeTlaZHsLzdKq-dG083_ifEHoqhCdoMCWQl8w5KIFmVdzbv9jS0o2RhvwDu-9YHwhNNPRiVtiqi-fyBrC8p32v1TP9CxsO2NZ-FkmmuIceYop-SPFSy5D6ABtvv7be_DvUNlpL_Uy3FiX45Jfj/s2604/20220316_092550.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4PpE_0PDxpjsyg40bTHx7AKR1SNNG1dAcZiUyyOeTlaZHsLzdKq-dG083_ifEHoqhCdoMCWQl8w5KIFmVdzbv9jS0o2RhvwDu-9YHwhNNPRiVtiqi-fyBrC8p32v1TP9CxsO2NZ-FkmmuIceYop-SPFSy5D6ABtvv7be_DvUNlpL_Uy3FiX45Jfj/w400-h400/20220316_092550.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Lighter brown layers on boots. <br />Sword guard in bronze</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Kft5BUuSwqSZwuc0PpFNuzRRaWTHxIg7k5STtV8gIs00He_N4ORsJeRmW1hJLAFOMNHuoDs-O2_RmX4A0hltQQ5HxI5xggN_aKBIm_4HuUSxXtlJa4j1AoZkW_DXABEl3gJil4q5E_MRE2XBRZ_-1KLTITlbniTHZWnTq_VnKx7WLSi-pLlMPMSx/s3468/20220217_091641.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3202" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Kft5BUuSwqSZwuc0PpFNuzRRaWTHxIg7k5STtV8gIs00He_N4ORsJeRmW1hJLAFOMNHuoDs-O2_RmX4A0hltQQ5HxI5xggN_aKBIm_4HuUSxXtlJa4j1AoZkW_DXABEl3gJil4q5E_MRE2XBRZ_-1KLTITlbniTHZWnTq_VnKx7WLSi-pLlMPMSx/w369-h400/20220217_091641.jpg" width="369" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I2Qf10R59luORLLmPSkt8R2JW1lMoz6kcvJlxDee1oY8eZoP0MyrBILt-12O-0DaaNRs2YR5eeMasuBCl2TCWxrEf1oud2RYW4lXXrA5ArEKdLitJB2hNHU55dfgqC9hMNrhaPohd2U500wpWUL5Ljjd7nglGuDsE4Qrq3BWe2sEcppibPddOV9T/s2744/20220316_092542.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="2744" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I2Qf10R59luORLLmPSkt8R2JW1lMoz6kcvJlxDee1oY8eZoP0MyrBILt-12O-0DaaNRs2YR5eeMasuBCl2TCWxrEf1oud2RYW4lXXrA5ArEKdLitJB2hNHU55dfgqC9hMNrhaPohd2U500wpWUL5Ljjd7nglGuDsE4Qrq3BWe2sEcppibPddOV9T/w400-h380/20220316_092542.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Nuln Oil washes on armour, gold details<br />and highlights, different yellow for hair, <br />Tallarn Flesh highlights on arm. </td></tr></tbody></table></span><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Cities</u></span></h1></div></div><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Strangely enough, these are the components that came out the best after a bit of work! I like the look now more than any of the other pieces. The 'enhanced' versions just look better and impactful for little work and they leap off the table (in my eyes).</span><br /><br /><ul style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Agrax Earthshade wash to bring out shadows/ texture. </span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Drybrush white to add more depth/ contrast.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Repainted coloured roofs and highlighted.</span></span></li></ul></span></span><div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLg4lu5CT2s1vjmRvq2eXuwOfFE7iEALaTlbvQCBBoZPuaGC-Id1eR8vGK2zh-ZdhV9uCjL94ZcKxK7G6FgQbH5VQ_ahC6JPsCj4XM7iJFBqj5mEQE0drzGHzYXA_1QwkleX68a601Q62MReW9Y7B6MRR5BnJVy04GmXpPRgjfmLlLQXjZz86CkuW/s4624/20220217_091811.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLg4lu5CT2s1vjmRvq2eXuwOfFE7iEALaTlbvQCBBoZPuaGC-Id1eR8vGK2zh-ZdhV9uCjL94ZcKxK7G6FgQbH5VQ_ahC6JPsCj4XM7iJFBqj5mEQE0drzGHzYXA_1QwkleX68a601Q62MReW9Y7B6MRR5BnJVy04GmXpPRgjfmLlLQXjZz86CkuW/w400-h300/20220217_091811.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6iB1XeGniRDQozderL5n0CJXWcGlrHEVG7Z8fgCzCOMRXCBMIcdXm8Nq5K-nMBPNXIcV1p75F60uSgpmEbP0FVR8pEWYiji5wl4g48NlSEiCGjFbe5cVJkx01DBcROs0PqkjDqvCG0z9CPZQxA4AXOfJewKVUWSykcxyVxFUyd7s3PJ8laOPg6Ia/s4624/20220319_081726.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6iB1XeGniRDQozderL5n0CJXWcGlrHEVG7Z8fgCzCOMRXCBMIcdXm8Nq5K-nMBPNXIcV1p75F60uSgpmEbP0FVR8pEWYiji5wl4g48NlSEiCGjFbe5cVJkx01DBcROs0PqkjDqvCG0z9CPZQxA4AXOfJewKVUWSykcxyVxFUyd7s3PJ8laOPg6Ia/w400-h225/20220319_081726.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Agrax Earthshade wash, white drybrush</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClAh_o05ZRLxqG-xY_AAjexvYDCrHI3mDjwdtyXw3nKVCHydvt_fzNkU00tKO6JEGhlM_FFMTdIkQa-OeuD93hItGEW1Azix7tbkQ3zYQ6qfOeUCsU5-tX2HXFqcG-4bwc9FoVHLC-x4H2WlDGrIGRPj8WSmsBe9mBdfASCP3Kki-jpNjvsFSS5Ev/s4624/20220217_091748.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClAh_o05ZRLxqG-xY_AAjexvYDCrHI3mDjwdtyXw3nKVCHydvt_fzNkU00tKO6JEGhlM_FFMTdIkQa-OeuD93hItGEW1Azix7tbkQ3zYQ6qfOeUCsU5-tX2HXFqcG-4bwc9FoVHLC-x4H2WlDGrIGRPj8WSmsBe9mBdfASCP3Kki-jpNjvsFSS5Ev/w400-h300/20220217_091748.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO11JQTxtI7hP_CiUu1Kb6q_R2TSfZat3B16Ebz1x8u3INpFS19uzWuEZ744CpQ3PakmkzufS2aIJ1E-ec6qhNs8C0AtmjVHzNOs26P7650eOmrspkgVLCpXzsOXaHUa_dnJWGHO9mKRdVmjfkorAR056apgLNdHPJYWzpKR_rbJBdEHs5pAXldCLc/s4624/20220319_081459.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO11JQTxtI7hP_CiUu1Kb6q_R2TSfZat3B16Ebz1x8u3INpFS19uzWuEZ744CpQ3PakmkzufS2aIJ1E-ec6qhNs8C0AtmjVHzNOs26P7650eOmrspkgVLCpXzsOXaHUa_dnJWGHO9mKRdVmjfkorAR056apgLNdHPJYWzpKR_rbJBdEHs5pAXldCLc/w400-h225/20220319_081459.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enhanced: Agrax Earthshade, white drybrush,<br />rock base has an Agrax Earthshade wash, grey drybrushing<br />and light grey edge highlights</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SAAvQD-z1oJ0hiA94IH1HEqzJLCj9YJrHacVGYnLPKRl8csDgp_w6J-GUw3LW08wjyKnQPfHfy5fLWaod7obA-1-wUnjTnhz1JGA1IGQUzePZ7BVM7g1yQ68oAdZcNvbwmvkX2cA-nkjrwQHiNxV__lq_-u6L6lj6UJO-vFIfa5D0Mjkhxqm_H3p/s3064/20220319_081710.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="3064" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SAAvQD-z1oJ0hiA94IH1HEqzJLCj9YJrHacVGYnLPKRl8csDgp_w6J-GUw3LW08wjyKnQPfHfy5fLWaod7obA-1-wUnjTnhz1JGA1IGQUzePZ7BVM7g1yQ68oAdZcNvbwmvkX2cA-nkjrwQHiNxV__lq_-u6L6lj6UJO-vFIfa5D0Mjkhxqm_H3p/w400-h340/20220319_081710.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cities!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">There we go!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br />Although I bought Mage Knight in part because I didn't want to spend a lot of time painting before playing (why am I so obsessive about that?) it was a pleasure to 'add' to these. They look good on the table and have moved from 'playable' to 'enhancing the game' - even if only because I know I put some time into them!<br /><br /><br />Now, when will I get to enhancing the Lost Legion characters...</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3ui13dIxuRW-sn_rnSmYFLxvBevhNo7FY1TF3I1b2WhVlKwgVcVtcVhCIZesmu3WCoDOuzhre6lrDmOEA65Oe5vG7PQcpqBO1FBqTChg3C2PRCKQ6j2kV9CMjH1KAJa3hWraua8ZP_6CDzkFiRVIRjG4MQwSsiqZcJKREDWhSN56B6i62U-FYpUc/s4624/20220316_092826.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3ui13dIxuRW-sn_rnSmYFLxvBevhNo7FY1TF3I1b2WhVlKwgVcVtcVhCIZesmu3WCoDOuzhre6lrDmOEA65Oe5vG7PQcpqBO1FBqTChg3C2PRCKQ6j2kV9CMjH1KAJa3hWraua8ZP_6CDzkFiRVIRjG4MQwSsiqZcJKREDWhSN56B6i62U-FYpUc/w400-h225/20220316_092826.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">General Volkare...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4_nicY7AVCGBVMPjWJVS8dwmQ8HmqPcDZiaHs_y_lKcRlAhzFJ2o9xfrq42MI4rBa7AK-LaikZnb4MFZheIy4xMXI5hhbS8eNh_YNhL-ooLrUhyj7A761YEhq3ZD4konjqipQ7TZSg0cs2NsjZY4fQH724Td-3NGqsy1NLsiDUASCSQ50diMn7Q4/s4624/20220316_092914.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="4624" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4_nicY7AVCGBVMPjWJVS8dwmQ8HmqPcDZiaHs_y_lKcRlAhzFJ2o9xfrq42MI4rBa7AK-LaikZnb4MFZheIy4xMXI5hhbS8eNh_YNhL-ooLrUhyj7A761YEhq3ZD4konjqipQ7TZSg0cs2NsjZY4fQH724Td-3NGqsy1NLsiDUASCSQ50diMn7Q4/w400-h225/20220316_092914.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and Wolfhawk<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Thanks for reading. Take care and happy gaming everyone.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></h2></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-81497944032739705592022-03-03T23:09:00.000+09:002022-03-03T23:09:05.938+09:00Cheap Organizer Solution for Mage Knight<h1 style="text-align: left;"> '<span style="font-family: arial;">All hail the dollar store'</span></h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1Ghtb13DQJzzI0QRsRnCwpfHzxxRh3DmYNJrBu5lQ6V0dQo6oM2u7jyzyz4TD8dQj5WaaRw-YuBADeKo_bmTVTpIzMpR3OCubU9Prybz1vVr-eWd_5TYuQhedSgXXaUvMEsgSAGadzU8sXw0v-TBY9ZON0hzzWqDIYtMuX_K9hSLvqXKX0oJJjp5b=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1Ghtb13DQJzzI0QRsRnCwpfHzxxRh3DmYNJrBu5lQ6V0dQo6oM2u7jyzyz4TD8dQj5WaaRw-YuBADeKo_bmTVTpIzMpR3OCubU9Prybz1vVr-eWd_5TYuQhedSgXXaUvMEsgSAGadzU8sXw0v-TBY9ZON0hzzWqDIYtMuX_K9hSLvqXKX0oJJjp5b=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">After getting a new 'big box' tabletop game one challenge that faces gamers (for most boxes) is finding a way to organize the components after they have been assembled. Very rarely do games come with well integrated organizers that protect, organize <i>and </i>facilitate play. Frankly in this day and age that is a debacle. This is so bad that when a game <i>does</i> do this well (e.g. Dwellings of Eldervale) everyone comments on it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I don't know about you, but I'd pay <i>more</i> for a game if it came with an integrated, bio-degradable organizer system that cleverly kept everything together and ready to play quickly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Now, there are plenty of good commercial options for most major games, but they can be expensive (sometimes as much as the game itself - or more). That is why I experimented with foamboard for my copies of <i><a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2021/10/dirt-cheap-descent-2e-box-organizer.html" target="_blank">Descent 2nd edition</a>, </i>and <i><a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2021/11/dirt-cheap-mansions-of-madness-2e-box.html" target="_blank">Mansions of Madness 2e.</a> </i>I like making stuff, so experimenting with foamboard and glue to organize these was fun and challenging, but it does take a lot of time (and cutting!). After the excitement of unboxing Mage Knight I was getting out a pencil and paper to plan my foamboard solution and I thought 'Why am I doing this? Isn't there a faster way?'</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As it turns out there was a faster way. It cost a little bit more and isn't completely customized, but I think it 'gets the job done'. All it took was a trip to my local 100 yen shop (Daiso - praise be thy name!) and some measuring.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Let's take a look...</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Open up the box and you'll meet the rulebooks on top of the reputation track.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguBtfjQ05qFAluXcbe0aZkTozKvP-0_zbNbmVx3kKit7YpIFp8HWsOa2Wz5I8w3ejNbIghfvzKfnSklteW-Wnv-br2UvYh8_cG0kCl09ZU06pONU3Lpsu44OwFTT7mN6VqJbVSkbZY1ZT8ULXTIiGG4_oZYctOXZAML1oTDQtBjD9ab5w4ovy0-5QN=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguBtfjQ05qFAluXcbe0aZkTozKvP-0_zbNbmVx3kKit7YpIFp8HWsOa2Wz5I8w3ejNbIghfvzKfnSklteW-Wnv-br2UvYh8_cG0kCl09ZU06pONU3Lpsu44OwFTT7mN6VqJbVSkbZY1ZT8ULXTIiGG4_oZYctOXZAML1oTDQtBjD9ab5w4ovy0-5QN=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">2. Take those off and we get to the d</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ay and night cycle card. It lies on a black piece of plasticard.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6Yz0u9baNt9Amw7QUyiemYHm3QaVKkis9_aHjEG9DUZxdeoUadwbibMb-It0O97DSrvS5yN_Ziz4WyrzvNYhVqGjSdoDNMW8DEuweSztFPsiIp2OTpyShfaAez7fxOe8Dt3EYEsorG5vSOpAcyIEfZrSEFrhW62YyKkwM3yB9a8ER5M49l7oaHdxo=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6Yz0u9baNt9Amw7QUyiemYHm3QaVKkis9_aHjEG9DUZxdeoUadwbibMb-It0O97DSrvS5yN_Ziz4WyrzvNYhVqGjSdoDNMW8DEuweSztFPsiIp2OTpyShfaAez7fxOe8Dt3EYEsorG5vSOpAcyIEfZrSEFrhW62YyKkwM3yB9a8ER5M49l7oaHdxo=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHHHCK90Upu_krhC2lAqJrfBPKZ78EiO3tOCo4Jh0p8XcL6F3GqkPnZU9upnnKRo_NYehzDMvvoCD0WrBCmw4KCBP77VY4sSeoKR52zhSOUbyDmpjWVkh7yZjGPn76y-3LOFp7blzIEHwNJZXbdiQK4XMabvyqOp-bA571G745nZeDbdp4DfTlt-An=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHHHCK90Upu_krhC2lAqJrfBPKZ78EiO3tOCo4Jh0p8XcL6F3GqkPnZU9upnnKRo_NYehzDMvvoCD0WrBCmw4KCBP77VY4sSeoKR52zhSOUbyDmpjWVkh7yZjGPn76y-3LOFp7blzIEHwNJZXbdiQK4XMabvyqOp-bA571G745nZeDbdp4DfTlt-An=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">3. As well as supporting the day/ night card the plasticard also serves as the lid for a stack of two boxes underneath. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Remove the day/ night card and you reveal a</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> long box underneath. This has a variety of bags and cards. You can see this in the image below...</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3vRLRHnRlACVtBJZkdvsbAhDPXzcgwhJuMcstmAOknezBUwgNihBzAAhLscSCWBqhGUtm28UHGsSRC2wnfpQEAupdJuOnLVYXNW5IfEVsoWtDgO17ZVJVoI1o7sfdPHmPaefU6yGGbUnszVvR68iVp-UD1kLXLASvj_1MZtGDGijp8bimikjWnrWI=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3vRLRHnRlACVtBJZkdvsbAhDPXzcgwhJuMcstmAOknezBUwgNihBzAAhLscSCWBqhGUtm28UHGsSRC2wnfpQEAupdJuOnLVYXNW5IfEVsoWtDgO17ZVJVoI1o7sfdPHmPaefU6yGGbUnszVvR68iVp-UD1kLXLASvj_1MZtGDGijp8bimikjWnrWI=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">4. Lift up that box, you'll find another one underneath. This identical box has more cards (wound cards etc.) as well as the enemy tokens.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7Xl4Ysi9yCXq8gKsXGFxlqttkletF98cuDMTMm8XbXWE3ctQVcoIFZn-a6QBhaqoMGc_i2iYWBW2nddioyqtdc2Cn8XZ7PpT7XIwK7S10zYzUZ3JMGXiKBCQzfJNVP-tUPRHUOthIvSMKA-6lwDJgMZOWzlv5hEurC3R-CZl_UX6mT0ZunAkahCN_=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7Xl4Ysi9yCXq8gKsXGFxlqttkletF98cuDMTMm8XbXWE3ctQVcoIFZn-a6QBhaqoMGc_i2iYWBW2nddioyqtdc2Cn8XZ7PpT7XIwK7S10zYzUZ3JMGXiKBCQzfJNVP-tUPRHUOthIvSMKA-6lwDJgMZOWzlv5hEurC3R-CZl_UX6mT0ZunAkahCN_=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">5. Remove that second box (see below) and you get to the bottom of the game box. You can see here that I've put a black piece of craft paper underneath. This isn't only thematic, but it looks coordinated with the other pieces and hides the white base of the box. You can also see three small storage boxes at right. (Note how the city models sit nestled between them.)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFDDy1t9dXKAPuhXcPuHeDGMg0b1RdYzS0dJlJnWWEqnNtT8mebnZyJzD4QvVzAgrpcnQs1Kt4LQfYKNjSwwm0uUDXHNU8PYf61FzLvHg--hRLZOgIrSK-ZAR4mO2R193m84iA8hBmuULs1c0XteKQ9OevFoS2WjZ8-qgCaOsEexp_TWOs4RBIJLni=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFDDy1t9dXKAPuhXcPuHeDGMg0b1RdYzS0dJlJnWWEqnNtT8mebnZyJzD4QvVzAgrpcnQs1Kt4LQfYKNjSwwm0uUDXHNU8PYf61FzLvHg--hRLZOgIrSK-ZAR4mO2R193m84iA8hBmuULs1c0XteKQ9OevFoS2WjZ8-qgCaOsEexp_TWOs4RBIJLni=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">6. Now let's look at the two small boxes that hold the Mage Knights themselves and small bits and bobs like mana crystals. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7BwcGyNroqM0yrEuwYjJFk9uulfnEUG99XFv2UJJA43iBs7w-hd5ef9I_6NA3RZkDSpbCMqfQE1hyoUo_rWgK0sBp7XRpawHAnXHzW8w1BGdXwrdQenhycQvjecAC_hRCLVxs6Wn8yAzgklKn0E-OxBypzRJRC0eBiaeoDiqrpxeoLMv7M8wJMMBV=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7BwcGyNroqM0yrEuwYjJFk9uulfnEUG99XFv2UJJA43iBs7w-hd5ef9I_6NA3RZkDSpbCMqfQE1hyoUo_rWgK0sBp7XRpawHAnXHzW8w1BGdXwrdQenhycQvjecAC_hRCLVxs6Wn8yAzgklKn0E-OxBypzRJRC0eBiaeoDiqrpxeoLMv7M8wJMMBV=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">7. Now we come to a third small box. This is identical to the two above, but I use it to keep all the decks for the Mage Knights themselves. You can see it in the lower right corner of the image below...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqC7_Oeh1G-dyV4rcKCJI51XGF0yAuYgID8CLzx1iu3kBbTdddodr4lXod1e_ZR4nqsOnxcWr0Ws6uKbQElL_koCjxoaHDcAz99d5BTd7z1ZEeU-JPuefX8MDl-Ebeo5fcCm8ahmyGPADnoJxwwgzMCaIkS-YkA9hdRPzm38M541MKiSWVTo0KcN_f=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqC7_Oeh1G-dyV4rcKCJI51XGF0yAuYgID8CLzx1iu3kBbTdddodr4lXod1e_ZR4nqsOnxcWr0Ws6uKbQElL_koCjxoaHDcAz99d5BTd7z1ZEeU-JPuefX8MDl-Ebeo5fcCm8ahmyGPADnoJxwwgzMCaIkS-YkA9hdRPzm38M541MKiSWVTo0KcN_f=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">...and here is a close up of that small box and the cards in it. You can also see clearly how I use the space between those boxes for the city models and where they sit.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy_2wHcEMDYDo4kZF25iSnILsgSn78wL-LYfUv7Iv9kzSr-rTyn2aI7D8CUyrvr6S161w6cJBQwjBNbbOHK7lLAD5py2vRahnujcQ3Am6Kds5RGgUlCCWSILJgZgoqRRPCkwnNC3kyIlSUq3q7j5Aq1aFSIEpTZQXvBPcrVbBH07L20n5Ns2X6ePgF=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy_2wHcEMDYDo4kZF25iSnILsgSn78wL-LYfUv7Iv9kzSr-rTyn2aI7D8CUyrvr6S161w6cJBQwjBNbbOHK7lLAD5py2vRahnujcQ3Am6Kds5RGgUlCCWSILJgZgoqRRPCkwnNC3kyIlSUq3q7j5Aq1aFSIEpTZQXvBPcrVbBH07L20n5Ns2X6ePgF=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">8. The biggest piece is actually two separate, identical boxes that I have arranged to lay on top of each other. These are actually letter stands/ pen stands for a desk. Pull them apart...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqqf821V5gVGy0x2-io7EKaJWcqvCslgsTixkV-IrlkNBfIKCmIQpCuqf4sFBv6KSMucj8BewD6-h0R2HKO78afVMLYe45efc1duOelPgWZ3xCBkKpT4jX66gu3yLoCYBSLklvP6NIluhfogpvDjshy_1zTAVGJaDGQ4LukZzwNM4RgwAnxP-q-plE=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqqf821V5gVGy0x2-io7EKaJWcqvCslgsTixkV-IrlkNBfIKCmIQpCuqf4sFBv6KSMucj8BewD6-h0R2HKO78afVMLYe45efc1duOelPgWZ3xCBkKpT4jX66gu3yLoCYBSLklvP6NIluhfogpvDjshy_1zTAVGJaDGQ4LukZzwNM4RgwAnxP-q-plE=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">...and this is where the map tiles are stored.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZt6ONH4TW__rEAkvSYj-CWH2fnGdAKKC47Uf2hGEu5XG9E9zgTJT7YKF_TLcwUhbW13IXUZVD8mLOYTa3g_Y0pPET-Vh3XISix3L94z38MRzH2Aezw879mTUCP4J54j7KKeqjqEFfQFVszxJ7JrCDKjOt8tUQBSefuNMSJf1URN5E-RojBUDeZgDk=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZt6ONH4TW__rEAkvSYj-CWH2fnGdAKKC47Uf2hGEu5XG9E9zgTJT7YKF_TLcwUhbW13IXUZVD8mLOYTa3g_Y0pPET-Vh3XISix3L94z38MRzH2Aezw879mTUCP4J54j7KKeqjqEFfQFVszxJ7JrCDKjOt8tUQBSefuNMSJf1URN5E-RojBUDeZgDk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">They are actually divided into two levels on which sit the sets (brown and green). When you play the game, these can stay horizontally like this and tiles can be drawn as needed, but they could also stand vertically (as below). </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEdeDyqpqON8dVmoqaoPVqJ2TFr0VEK1b02qi_3mBQxZ7_zPUzWa7NA3ZXtgOHZ0XPxBP4QAj_qr-Sdqpogw7CyoJxj8IiKNpLobWlrfMxRR3aWS0MFjZiI2RoWj3vXYGv3hO6ZlE9QGsUsFp-bj9C1OMJB4i5hClETe-jObGrcOH6BXbCHzBISGG9=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEdeDyqpqON8dVmoqaoPVqJ2TFr0VEK1b02qi_3mBQxZ7_zPUzWa7NA3ZXtgOHZ0XPxBP4QAj_qr-Sdqpogw7CyoJxj8IiKNpLobWlrfMxRR3aWS0MFjZiI2RoWj3vXYGv3hO6ZlE9QGsUsFp-bj9C1OMJB4i5hClETe-jObGrcOH6BXbCHzBISGG9=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">You could use the empty twin box to store anything else that you want, but I like to </span><span style="font-family: arial;">store card decks in there to save table space. Below you can see that spell, artefact, advanced action, and wound cards can all be stored. It is tight, but it will serve!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7ceUHT2gDE3shLZcknYGqSnJaLpZjdlcbZrkMyboOaioKT-M-4I5Hxz9gq1zdvqIfQb4RWTIiD1QEiHnVWRbIvxScFAFtRfDUrn-NrXr1U_MSm7A37yBRG2hre953x4S0eoXDlm6-5y5G1-hi66_KCLMrWbNOOT6EI4vKHPfpnQ8jHeagUPOqmwSr=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7ceUHT2gDE3shLZcknYGqSnJaLpZjdlcbZrkMyboOaioKT-M-4I5Hxz9gq1zdvqIfQb4RWTIiD1QEiHnVWRbIvxScFAFtRfDUrn-NrXr1U_MSm7A37yBRG2hre953x4S0eoXDlm6-5y5G1-hi66_KCLMrWbNOOT6EI4vKHPfpnQ8jHeagUPOqmwSr=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Cost?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">About 6-8 USD.</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">x3 small PU leather boxes (3 USD)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">x2 large PU desk boxes (2 USD)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">x2 long PU leather trays (2 USD)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">x1 piece of black plasticard, cut to size (1 USD)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">x1 piece of black paper (0 USD...I already had it.)</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pros and Cons:</b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Pros:</i></span></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Fast to put together.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Cheap.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Convenient - no cutting or gluing.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">'PU leather' looks more professional than foamboard/ foamcore.</span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Cons:</i></span></div></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">More expensive than foamboard (by about 3 dollars!)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Not 'custom' so doesn't fit exactly (there are gaps)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Not custom, so there aren't separate slots for everything (tokens etc.)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Not custom, so lid extends 2 cm higher than normal.</span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Perhaps one day (if I win the lottery) I'll get a nice insert from one of the many companies that make them, but until then this does the job!</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Happy gaming!</span></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-44302380566947509032022-02-24T23:02:00.002+09:002022-02-24T23:02:19.755+09:00Descent- Solo play with the Road to Legend app<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stepping foot on the Road to Legend.</span></h2><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZVg3KsbcCGZMJ8mPzjDASXiNRX1N6gJ-pkyEQW7Fq9BF-QogAT2rMUxvEX0TujWVpXRJ_2FW2YMgO0VTRcdk_qclYGaRLz-W8t3ixil_hhJ78Y9uilGZ_uIARI0eKbJBoT_Zrr4klC2yNtVaz7M1B1aF_8HIHkFyJjCeCSx59NV9Bmu5yV6e3Dn5B=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZVg3KsbcCGZMJ8mPzjDASXiNRX1N6gJ-pkyEQW7Fq9BF-QogAT2rMUxvEX0TujWVpXRJ_2FW2YMgO0VTRcdk_qclYGaRLz-W8t3ixil_hhJ78Y9uilGZ_uIARI0eKbJBoT_Zrr4klC2yNtVaz7M1B1aF_8HIHkFyJjCeCSx59NV9Bmu5yV6e3Dn5B=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Since finishing painting the <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2022/01/descent-2nd-edition-all-painted-monsters.html" target="_blank">monsters</a> and <a href="https://chatteringhorde.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-heroes-of-descent-2e-journeys-in.html" target="_blank">heroes </a>of <i><b>Descent: Journeys in the Dark</b></i> I've been exploring solo games using the free 'Road to Legend' app. This app (for iOS, android, PC) turns the base game into a fully cooperative experience for up to four players. Whereas usually you would play against the Overlord (another player), now the app takes control of the monsters so no-one in your group needs to be the 'bad guy'.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The best part? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The map is hidden. New rooms are only revealed when a member of your party opens a door. Unlike the base game (or some games like Gloomhaven) you never know what is behind the next door. Will it be an abandoned throne room, a long, silent corridor, or a small room with a party of Goblins? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Although some boardgamers have concerns about using an app I really like the convenience they bring. In this case the software instructs you on where to initially place the enemies and instructs you on how they will play their turn. However, although it manages some admin the players usually would (such as gold) it actually <b>doesn't </b>intrude as much as you might think! You move the miniatures around and roll all the dice, track wounds and conditions (stunned, immobilized etc.) and manipulate your cards outside the app. To me, this is the best of both worlds. The app is giving me a world to play in and enemies to battle against, but it feel hands-on as I fight and puzzle my way through a campaign. More dice chucking and less pencil pushing!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For a taste of that, here are some photos. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdEExz1htnTlXriCDg_b1jzekRoJWm8jdrx9EbykgXsBmbgagSsDRnoGfi8fDfx23_q8zeHoUpP5TBQs_M6IZJLY8yCNfSTZK0IBKmgUyoQViYOI6oh4dXT86-n6OlJ4S_q2TS5Vg1FQu2aRfFAhtUlBetH8M0ERQrVuTBGwDOcsyrT_RLD12Toplw=s4624" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdEExz1htnTlXriCDg_b1jzekRoJWm8jdrx9EbykgXsBmbgagSsDRnoGfi8fDfx23_q8zeHoUpP5TBQs_M6IZJLY8yCNfSTZK0IBKmgUyoQViYOI6oh4dXT86-n6OlJ4S_q2TS5Vg1FQu2aRfFAhtUlBetH8M0ERQrVuTBGwDOcsyrT_RLD12Toplw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hounded by a pack of Barghests, our heroes - 'The Friends of the Flame' - have advanced deeper<br />into the Crypt - only to disturb an elemental...<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqpS3p4AOPdrqWSpMkp_t9TwZvFX2Z6Ibu99YzUcR4sDy-cHGXuifTODLEFRJ821scytz1JtkRtO5KVGvzD-VVRh61g_KEyKxkZLMauNF6Eyb7RWDG5u2r7JuslL1lazPvfXqpN2X3xS98onh2vZn5TgUGm2tdgu4jrWnNIDMZpGYLl-keYQwADdOM=s4624" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqpS3p4AOPdrqWSpMkp_t9TwZvFX2Z6Ibu99YzUcR4sDy-cHGXuifTODLEFRJ821scytz1JtkRtO5KVGvzD-VVRh61g_KEyKxkZLMauNF6Eyb7RWDG5u2r7JuslL1lazPvfXqpN2X3xS98onh2vZn5TgUGm2tdgu4jrWnNIDMZpGYLl-keYQwADdOM=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leoric of the Book (R) desperately looses two arcane bolts<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiIL3Y8MYWB3LggGeS-g0iTShta4inMtKm9ENCwMjjEGV9m8pkh1Azx1Cr2-lOsAV453YpWCVtTHADOAxNDO7HWaPQo9HByT0X3wEUE5SNs2faXl_6cSYT_Y_eH8UThIMwNcly6QOuaRvrSCgSv6HeuUpJPwu4Z1S5rUWMSGoRhS3eIm5tRkN9sUbT=s4624" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiIL3Y8MYWB3LggGeS-g0iTShta4inMtKm9ENCwMjjEGV9m8pkh1Azx1Cr2-lOsAV453YpWCVtTHADOAxNDO7HWaPQo9HByT0X3wEUE5SNs2faXl_6cSYT_Y_eH8UThIMwNcly6QOuaRvrSCgSv6HeuUpJPwu4Z1S5rUWMSGoRhS3eIm5tRkN9sUbT=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jayne (foreground) tries to stay away from the Shadow Dragon.<br />Will her arrows fly true?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPHbbV_l_0eraP-5Q4Em_H4__aZOiH5DD8OM_aQLYLbbYWXpvbq3ewm-m0O2kc94eDCOPXshxjkdYMpTGxxhuG7dWUgUyupkELgO7NcR2D72iAtNva00Mx3xgJE5I-rt8rWe1oG8ZxggKfYFX9AGkrPubvg8kGqkc6M1hW141RJlx1uF5BndHQAEKs=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPHbbV_l_0eraP-5Q4Em_H4__aZOiH5DD8OM_aQLYLbbYWXpvbq3ewm-m0O2kc94eDCOPXshxjkdYMpTGxxhuG7dWUgUyupkELgO7NcR2D72iAtNva00Mx3xgJE5I-rt8rWe1oG8ZxggKfYFX9AGkrPubvg8kGqkc6M1hW141RJlx1uF5BndHQAEKs=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back in town, the app provides has a marketplace to buy and <br />sell equipment with treasure accrued from your explorations.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC8jyaUWDnJZZBPvgPtA117PxAgAGWOPR94X2R5GDDh7RCYSpH8B_lH18IOaMIc8iTo9QapRU34nRgAlkpdOEcgavgX0rSaIiHT5_C4ufkP9MKwkuPt-TF4UwbzaaMDcspW2kqecbhMHg8BMIoUJmN34bSxG8ALf3rs3LHtcM4anwE_18ILgrt-KLT=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC8jyaUWDnJZZBPvgPtA117PxAgAGWOPR94X2R5GDDh7RCYSpH8B_lH18IOaMIc8iTo9QapRU34nRgAlkpdOEcgavgX0rSaIiHT5_C4ufkP9MKwkuPt-TF4UwbzaaMDcspW2kqecbhMHg8BMIoUJmN34bSxG8ALf3rs3LHtcM4anwE_18ILgrt-KLT=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As well as providing the A.I. (instructions) for the monsters, <br />it also uses their special abilities and thrown other challenges at you.<br />Here my party has been diseased. Not helpful when under attack!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic0Kq5zn-wOTJ-J7YWgHvdrTwYRyFUPHPhalIEc13IiHCJxLxVKYm-3ZwU9B1C7TaRtk91XVyWeI0ZoqlcSZzcV90tThHsWa_pFCJhEm5H5bu4j_ZLzFCWYpjGb2PkzmB_OV1pHnOY7YAU-H0hveJaMeOfvcDTkjFMgloNOyK15MZQkFYJZR1QFPiy=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic0Kq5zn-wOTJ-J7YWgHvdrTwYRyFUPHPhalIEc13IiHCJxLxVKYm-3ZwU9B1C7TaRtk91XVyWeI0ZoqlcSZzcV90tThHsWa_pFCJhEm5H5bu4j_ZLzFCWYpjGb2PkzmB_OV1pHnOY7YAU-H0hveJaMeOfvcDTkjFMgloNOyK15MZQkFYJZR1QFPiy=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After moving out of their starting zone, another group (Blackjack's Bastards) now face<br />renewed attack from the rear - and an elemental ahead.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ4jOKQgaT6CLC52m2ZBXVKqtfeucHM3Ba-URGW2_GG1mqQ5HSfQruQPMiBauJWHeH_qQx6pBXtjPFVVIkEFrl16T2YqqsQOuNAg31V-HLKzD3FBjBKSqL5_iEQNmjsyqvbPOH_hPanBZ1lNk8XrmrRYkYpUa0GU3FIeDeUPsjsuK9zYM5sdrNLp-a=s4624" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ4jOKQgaT6CLC52m2ZBXVKqtfeucHM3Ba-URGW2_GG1mqQ5HSfQruQPMiBauJWHeH_qQx6pBXtjPFVVIkEFrl16T2YqqsQOuNAg31V-HLKzD3FBjBKSqL5_iEQNmjsyqvbPOH_hPanBZ1lNk8XrmrRYkYpUa0GU3FIeDeUPsjsuK9zYM5sdrNLp-a=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Led by Grisban the Thirsty (in red), the gang rushes on, desperately<br />trying to fight their way past the enemies blocking the narrow tunnels.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyULIX11kuJDdkQpeberWAmSnj6dpcCOp2-n-Ssl780r7VOFZbuFGbd53FKOAPsnS2zskMrgIpN2u1KOqbPNExy7XrjZ15JwXoM93aUqPBXdPr88JNLpZX6bKRgbMVOPDs_Bvfey_lIV8Y3I9EnucSHgqOyOlRfdg3Vgn4c7-F6qLlB4l0rV4EkLXc=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyULIX11kuJDdkQpeberWAmSnj6dpcCOp2-n-Ssl780r7VOFZbuFGbd53FKOAPsnS2zskMrgIpN2u1KOqbPNExy7XrjZ15JwXoM93aUqPBXdPr88JNLpZX6bKRgbMVOPDs_Bvfey_lIV8Y3I9EnucSHgqOyOlRfdg3Vgn4c7-F6qLlB4l0rV4EkLXc=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leoric of the Book and Avric provide backup for Grisban (R),<br />but the enemies keep coming and the arrows are flying thick and fast.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Now imagine this with some <a href="https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KaXXVzGy7Y8&list=RDAMVMKaXXVzGy7Y8" target="_blank">suitably epic music</a> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">playing through my tablet. I have recently really enjoyed</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> '2-Hours Epic Music | THE POWER OF EPIC MUSIC - Best Of Collection - Vol.5 - 2019, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Pandora Journey'</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To sum up, I'm really enjoying the Road to Legend app. I'm just really gutted that the campaigns are very limited in number, and that the best ones require physical expansions that are so expensive and rare now! (I'm looking at you Shadow of Nerekhall...)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Happy dungeon delving everyone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">:-)</span></p>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121337832192251782.post-49644032863117452492022-02-11T16:35:00.001+09:002022-02-11T16:35:05.577+09:00Descent 2nd Edition Heirs of Blood Lieutenants<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">Meet the bad guys - and girls!</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the few things that disappointed me when opening and exploring the <i>Descent 2nd edition Journeys in the Dark</i> box was the lack of enemies...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...not the enemy types (they get the job done.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...not the miniature sculpts (they are pretty good!)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...not the enemy stats...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">No, it is the lack of <b>minis </b>for the enemy lieutenants - the movers and shakers of the Heirs of Blood campaign that comes in the box. What a disappointment to find they are represented by small pieces of card!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This is probably a business decision...including them would increase the price of the box, and (more importantly I'll bet) remove the business opportunity that comes with selling them separately in blister packs. To be fair, if you <i>do</i> purchase them separately you get other stuff with them - tokens, further rules and more - but that doesn't erase the disappointment of them not being in the box (or the sharp intake of breath you may experience when you look at the current prices for lieutenant packs on ebay.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So, in order to have a 'complete' base set, I set out to get hold of the lieutenant packs for each of the six characters in the included 'Heirs of Blood' campaign...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">...and here they are! (with a little bit of text from the <a href="https://descent2e.fandom.com/wiki/Lieutenant" target="_blank">Descent 2e fandom page</a>.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lady Eliza Farrow</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>'Lady Eliza offers salvation with one hand, and doom with the other.'</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRASYMsmJ6_NpVKwqn1e-Xu5YBB_sGlSfFYrQMcnwKgVamAJfmiqyFyECZDlKVkDqM_8VWD0lt3S-O4kDOtR9ijy7jRy0ZfnG2nDe9bDIlLU7H5V8KEg-VP4uOQ8F9gCrSOpxwa_Db-TJY_-5K1P0pRguDKPI6kHn78MWCK6wOrPVLMe8YK0zLjCck=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRASYMsmJ6_NpVKwqn1e-Xu5YBB_sGlSfFYrQMcnwKgVamAJfmiqyFyECZDlKVkDqM_8VWD0lt3S-O4kDOtR9ijy7jRy0ZfnG2nDe9bDIlLU7H5V8KEg-VP4uOQ8F9gCrSOpxwa_Db-TJY_-5K1P0pRguDKPI6kHn78MWCK6wOrPVLMe8YK0zLjCck=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixRrWMS0xLztmRNsvUxpYmKnmMvo4wd6gFdrp1eP84TL7UC9r7LYGbFpNnRiKIojdRADwNXtUmBe_tX7wwHr2tZgW1fgvMKRU3XScmkFlUzeuRdPKBBJ8dlqSiiS7SfwFe8ERCXxLcugIvKHBzP1As3CazFj7T_ihdb1eiv5vy4jD8UHraITFChE8r=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixRrWMS0xLztmRNsvUxpYmKnmMvo4wd6gFdrp1eP84TL7UC9r7LYGbFpNnRiKIojdRADwNXtUmBe_tX7wwHr2tZgW1fgvMKRU3XScmkFlUzeuRdPKBBJ8dlqSiiS7SfwFe8ERCXxLcugIvKHBzP1As3CazFj7T_ihdb1eiv5vy4jD8UHraITFChE8r=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc5EKVkbvGGD_hi64r5yi4a2H6HQAEaKsqN-LsfjE2wZ4B4rfMZyqstHBEjXEV5yszCy2XeIWqvEo5YXtQPtzX1pQnJgJhhU3zgmbFwFGQevm_p17mK4vTe8hIfl88nStgNMbkLAfUQUvwQUy8CYZdADQDfuikG_hVnp_XrHoILx6b7YHGUD6QfdBE=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc5EKVkbvGGD_hi64r5yi4a2H6HQAEaKsqN-LsfjE2wZ4B4rfMZyqstHBEjXEV5yszCy2XeIWqvEo5YXtQPtzX1pQnJgJhhU3zgmbFwFGQevm_p17mK4vTe8hIfl88nStgNMbkLAfUQUvwQUy8CYZdADQDfuikG_hVnp_XrHoILx6b7YHGUD6QfdBE=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Lady Eliza is everything you want in a mini - really simple to paint but looks great on the tabletop. Frankly this was a surprise because when I first saw the plastic it was difficult to pick out any detail and I thought the model would look too plain. In retrospect, this 'plain' simplicity is a strength, as she really stands out.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">To keep things simple, a flowing gown like this can be easily painted with a single coat of Contrast paint. I went with Apothecary White to reflect the character art. If you haven't used it before it leaves a blue/ grey shadow in folds. I've heard it works really well for painting Storm Troopers, and it also works here! A single drybrush of Corax White to make the whole gown appear brighter went on top.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The lace was achieved with a Contrast Aethermatic Blue on the chest and the end of the sleeves. Skin was a Tallarn Flesh with Reikland Fleshshade wash. If you leave it there though Eliza's skin will appear very 'warm' which in her case didn't seem appropriate. An Tallarn Flesh/ Elf Flesh mix made her a bit paler - and made the rivulet of blood on her cheek stand out a bit more.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">One regret with this model was that after I had added the crushed basing material/ sand (before priming) I came across some lovely photos of this model where people had kept the base smooth and painted flagstones. This is <i>much</i> more thematic for this character than the generic mud/ earth base I did, but in the end I decided to stay with what you see here. <br /><i><br /></i></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lord Merick Farrow</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>'Lord Merick will stop at nothing to return his brother from the dead.'</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-0IoJi0VSsBvl_AsI_lU72H_b3chNe6ABiE8my21q9Syl2t34byy3I9qi_X69ykEaGRwc6cD9GNuYVkjWslbxYrrOVwJ-U_o_9SD5eNRRHbn7eg-Fm0otI0u3RFl_DdSlfgaqacL8qYF8VCV37E51Uyxap81jmcANjVR4Z9PYfN4ejsP0N59aEuk5=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-0IoJi0VSsBvl_AsI_lU72H_b3chNe6ABiE8my21q9Syl2t34byy3I9qi_X69ykEaGRwc6cD9GNuYVkjWslbxYrrOVwJ-U_o_9SD5eNRRHbn7eg-Fm0otI0u3RFl_DdSlfgaqacL8qYF8VCV37E51Uyxap81jmcANjVR4Z9PYfN4ejsP0N59aEuk5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVN3DhMwH4Oz9wnIGgfsyC2GsN4iqDjde6mS82ktUfXBprNhthHRgUT-DQmCXnDC8SMphbndBoKSvYXbH3pyj7-k8Ni1-c6hrZprbjRSuBvwz1hzxZAoG-D9X8mVTvfTcQ8iwGFX9otpE6Yrm47u9XarfeB0Z1hK3uGOk6iWz4hsG51QISJ7RARYUp=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVN3DhMwH4Oz9wnIGgfsyC2GsN4iqDjde6mS82ktUfXBprNhthHRgUT-DQmCXnDC8SMphbndBoKSvYXbH3pyj7-k8Ni1-c6hrZprbjRSuBvwz1hzxZAoG-D9X8mVTvfTcQ8iwGFX9otpE6Yrm47u9XarfeB0Z1hK3uGOk6iWz4hsG51QISJ7RARYUp=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR_2k-VqH4ckPENYnGhuhvy1XKN7mJr3vb9550udTVMHtEUrsNyGqc0DUKaHXB8pdM1QUwIW3MByds6-5Aoh0jWPv_lCCwhFTCISCeWY0zhtbnFB0IzTS3UL95Y2oZYu8bdZ9ANctYhBTqCEppyBekpIUW5LwEsLsfBFdLZ_HTojvStr11mjsTi7Fa=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR_2k-VqH4ckPENYnGhuhvy1XKN7mJr3vb9550udTVMHtEUrsNyGqc0DUKaHXB8pdM1QUwIW3MByds6-5Aoh0jWPv_lCCwhFTCISCeWY0zhtbnFB0IzTS3UL95Y2oZYu8bdZ9ANctYhBTqCEppyBekpIUW5LwEsLsfBFdLZ_HTojvStr11mjsTi7Fa=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Merick is quite simple to paint, and you can get away with almost all Contrast paints - even though he is wearing long, flowing robes the Contrast Black Templar paint doesn't pool, and the Contrast Blood Angels red settles nicely into the folds. The flames that he manipulates are Contrast Iyanden Yellow with a little bit of red towards the top (and a super light drybrush of black at the top of the flame.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">If you wanted to do more with this, some object source lighting effects on the upper arms would work well.</span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sir Alric Farrow</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>'A silent specter of death, Sir Alric fears nothing.'</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9o2d5PA_0eZSEikOUWHppWrXnf39igyt0AnEDYtPLMxzRQGgLxupRRmw5-T3iTWKQogYbsf3IEwmmN5wQS9jIYot-A334WWn_jJQWyVQPA6LEvZgABS5hgbaXcpsXzqYYn3UDtzl0cZ65gGPAiAIrGj_VI5nxNSSyCU2MyYOpiHrfhA5vcq0e-QHk=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9o2d5PA_0eZSEikOUWHppWrXnf39igyt0AnEDYtPLMxzRQGgLxupRRmw5-T3iTWKQogYbsf3IEwmmN5wQS9jIYot-A334WWn_jJQWyVQPA6LEvZgABS5hgbaXcpsXzqYYn3UDtzl0cZ65gGPAiAIrGj_VI5nxNSSyCU2MyYOpiHrfhA5vcq0e-QHk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxJpgGw5FTJUSrkh_meThqSLTP-kXn7jQpis-opERR2OvhMK5gjYLhx7lbVNsPmyi4BFGwJpx853hJ56L_hkKpgG85PMgNtOqSalObdciFKfovxO2KbTeG0PKuXmustzTPQTl58pY9Py8zmLixQhfNLhpCndNW2ccA6354y4glmqbm872dFASI3T60=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxJpgGw5FTJUSrkh_meThqSLTP-kXn7jQpis-opERR2OvhMK5gjYLhx7lbVNsPmyi4BFGwJpx853hJ56L_hkKpgG85PMgNtOqSalObdciFKfovxO2KbTeG0PKuXmustzTPQTl58pY9Py8zmLixQhfNLhpCndNW2ccA6354y4glmqbm872dFASI3T60=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNN6bKuYoybNUwVT944kusa5QI18I7ReSnnBnaOMQFByzWjAYbepAEmMAppozhslHAG-4Vfi8yp33advI0d8FRlbfbAlaa21TZGiqjTr9x5pzGpjujYSmFDOApIc4b5_1sWMmXe2urBkPqlca0KzpDABKSkrXHuu5gwp8X4UzBZsokwjA4H0GbGTRY=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNN6bKuYoybNUwVT944kusa5QI18I7ReSnnBnaOMQFByzWjAYbepAEmMAppozhslHAG-4Vfi8yp33advI0d8FRlbfbAlaa21TZGiqjTr9x5pzGpjujYSmFDOApIc4b5_1sWMmXe2urBkPqlca0KzpDABKSkrXHuu5gwp8X4UzBZsokwjA4H0GbGTRY=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSxzAfytAXTZ9exREAUVtiNKuswfTNdEqKx2Bt9VG84FYcFsT-zmSCKBWNYU0g-T8M_wAHr_TByltCUmMAMsaZJRoZBxrTnxn6n34SO6g0L_S0Mifpx2ktJbEtg5_zVqNehXt8gA8b9Ht2nnwX5pgwjy9xVb6mdEBXblBw0fsHliF7Aj08UkUyA36Z=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSxzAfytAXTZ9exREAUVtiNKuswfTNdEqKx2Bt9VG84FYcFsT-zmSCKBWNYU0g-T8M_wAHr_TByltCUmMAMsaZJRoZBxrTnxn6n34SO6g0L_S0Mifpx2ktJbEtg5_zVqNehXt8gA8b9Ht2nnwX5pgwjy9xVb6mdEBXblBw0fsHliF7Aj08UkUyA36Z=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGxGuGNSt-lacQToyRh-SRuJzjq2uSmEduXTwKhtFElfLOHutfvAcaTwK3RAXNjaT2TXtxSLv_bKqJ6WdlB0hSM9X2kN-gcaDE0GbIDzbhjCPuu_s8Bnx1KjVqjX7PnjQAPCL_Gng2chOx8F8mXoU2uhnTdAQL8pJOQkQH_ztwX1x5YFXbgFMyCdv2=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGxGuGNSt-lacQToyRh-SRuJzjq2uSmEduXTwKhtFElfLOHutfvAcaTwK3RAXNjaT2TXtxSLv_bKqJ6WdlB0hSM9X2kN-gcaDE0GbIDzbhjCPuu_s8Bnx1KjVqjX7PnjQAPCL_Gng2chOx8F8mXoU2uhnTdAQL8pJOQkQH_ztwX1x5YFXbgFMyCdv2=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Sir Alric's armour is <strike>quite</strike> very (Dwarf) bronze, with a dark wash, and then a strong drybrush of Auric Armour Gold. Let's move along!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Baron Zachareth</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>'The Baron is a man filled with pride and deceit, and little else.'</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3ea0j36x2QRKlWPCE5XBFMicNZEFzLzkCcc-1hRCQ-ZltmwrkSeGKUDJR11jTeLwto8_9XW5-k4OV5ROJepjvB7lBkbZMElcxa0tFEkJwMqiEaau7vj6BUYyj7ppgBOnZC_u6CklKPNXbKYZ6nm3VaA9dKagFMuJt3BrRc-MjBwUnOdQ9merOrNlz=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3ea0j36x2QRKlWPCE5XBFMicNZEFzLzkCcc-1hRCQ-ZltmwrkSeGKUDJR11jTeLwto8_9XW5-k4OV5ROJepjvB7lBkbZMElcxa0tFEkJwMqiEaau7vj6BUYyj7ppgBOnZC_u6CklKPNXbKYZ6nm3VaA9dKagFMuJt3BrRc-MjBwUnOdQ9merOrNlz=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5rwYXYDPGuKePOOV5CYB838joA_Y8P_2xAkrbUcd6qui3b-tfG362nR7-iB3-5ooYcq0k640dXiYmpbftY07Su9AET0PA0nYAfFI8O9xzSYPnETqs5NOLdKuefaQkCo5ZJYiU7uwEBF-XsavHxBtL5PWZNMDAZIrJ8M0YaaeHjZRqwdmKme4Htpci=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5rwYXYDPGuKePOOV5CYB838joA_Y8P_2xAkrbUcd6qui3b-tfG362nR7-iB3-5ooYcq0k640dXiYmpbftY07Su9AET0PA0nYAfFI8O9xzSYPnETqs5NOLdKuefaQkCo5ZJYiU7uwEBF-XsavHxBtL5PWZNMDAZIrJ8M0YaaeHjZRqwdmKme4Htpci=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9uADq-tE6NZQTs1PcTP45R7Alh8ubCaMbZhnhhkz8Kx-bBJFTNWy0gWDQ0PlysKu6PZ-boqkJXs3iS-3rO03raCrC_2x6zeJ9xJ2IYWOKwsPwchQcT5_JzZSoFpjHlYgqegrVmLXp4ThuxY3KdhJz23NkvKatNoCobRwwzurI3iCCoun8QKnwaol0=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9uADq-tE6NZQTs1PcTP45R7Alh8ubCaMbZhnhhkz8Kx-bBJFTNWy0gWDQ0PlysKu6PZ-boqkJXs3iS-3rO03raCrC_2x6zeJ9xJ2IYWOKwsPwchQcT5_JzZSoFpjHlYgqegrVmLXp4ThuxY3KdhJz23NkvKatNoCobRwwzurI3iCCoun8QKnwaol0=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2k3rI6O4UD_ZEydrC4rNZiSxsVKrybCpg3g2rEe7t3rBR65kb4M7cWhElc42_DJgNkPqS86ChYoPU8BJO7qQOQP_exPOk3mdGNzoRyQcDyINluUaRVyK1FlhmsoClXrCnYhuYU3WaGitweAH-umpquOFOCw6Zb9tFL2KIoy2XqiHdC-aKNLFPCZvQ=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2k3rI6O4UD_ZEydrC4rNZiSxsVKrybCpg3g2rEe7t3rBR65kb4M7cWhElc42_DJgNkPqS86ChYoPU8BJO7qQOQP_exPOk3mdGNzoRyQcDyINluUaRVyK1FlhmsoClXrCnYhuYU3WaGitweAH-umpquOFOCw6Zb9tFL2KIoy2XqiHdC-aKNLFPCZvQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOE2McO3InRvPjzeCD5Noqzeas8a8MYD_eZl0yY9EOfA47xf0Loto1DR76h8C0Gyd7lHW7kHBE8rQVPiHyY2NUjzllWFiwiYy7-bnignoBEMrdpU3yhSGOlAV-sy0LEib4jp9BZOO-bMq6t1frjzaUBAt6UCyS8pAPuFSN49Af_GcFTH1rUQN0uEv3=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOE2McO3InRvPjzeCD5Noqzeas8a8MYD_eZl0yY9EOfA47xf0Loto1DR76h8C0Gyd7lHW7kHBE8rQVPiHyY2NUjzllWFiwiYy7-bnignoBEMrdpU3yhSGOlAV-sy0LEib4jp9BZOO-bMq6t1frjzaUBAt6UCyS8pAPuFSN49Af_GcFTH1rUQN0uEv3=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I had a bit of trouble with Zachareth...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...his sword (a magic artifact) was a chance to try something different, so I had a go at making it a molten sword, but in the end I didn't like my attempt so repainted it more in the fashion shown in game art. If you DO want to try a molten blade effect, I recommend '<a href="https://taleofpainters.com/2020/08/tutorial-how-to-paint-molten-iron-fire/" target="_blank">How to paint molten iron fire blades</a>' over at <a href="https://taleofpainters.com/" target="_blank">Tale of Painters</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I <i>did </i>enjoy recreating the purple tint of his magical tattoos (if that is what they are.) This was done using one coat of Contrast Magos Purple on his arm, with just a single second coat on the swirls of the tattoo. Contrast paints can work as a wash if you like.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As an aside - the Baron hasn't appeared in my games of Descent yet, so I don't know the reason for his amazing hair, but it gives off serious Fabio vibes...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...is it alive?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...or does he just have great volume?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(so many questions.)</span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Splig</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>'Splig is a cowardly fellow, but do not underestimate his strength.'</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I used Ork Flesh for skin, Skeleton Horde for bone ornaments, Snakebite Leather, Gore Grunta Fur for darker brown materials, etc. I did keep to a traditional approach for the metallic elements here like his armour, helmet wings, nails, and belt buckle. (Metallic base coat, Nuln Oil wash, highlights ending in a bright Runefang Steel.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As with the other lieutenants here I used a quick drybrush of Blood Angels/ Wild Rider Red to bring out the cloak a bit more.</span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Belthir</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>'A relic of the Dragon Wars, Belthir has lost none of his fire.'</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-Pxk8AjYB_GOqqPQjsbqS668h571tIcwHhTVqYetkDge2q_t8CN5g7Im4Zj7aebzlVCZeZGQrOQTZf9pILbiGvmddqkI9qgwBuriRt4tyx0MLC3bMMYe8iF87yHFkk46GSBz-0fPQUWbNqE3eKhoePnMXi7uZjM06sZLsrauzXkUN78MMQ_tXOpS9=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-Pxk8AjYB_GOqqPQjsbqS668h571tIcwHhTVqYetkDge2q_t8CN5g7Im4Zj7aebzlVCZeZGQrOQTZf9pILbiGvmddqkI9qgwBuriRt4tyx0MLC3bMMYe8iF87yHFkk46GSBz-0fPQUWbNqE3eKhoePnMXi7uZjM06sZLsrauzXkUN78MMQ_tXOpS9=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5RbbZXhAPdbi26t9HxfP5-OsO-_tRFbdnXrfta9romqn1bMLYHEiw82QbmfSHtf9xf_L-pxjTRctXtd5Emya3pKMtqu-0QGgrQlg_4DAdnViQJizvjPPBMSMwRx5XSLLBEPUys3pbTO0rOZfdp1AsDpulaVb1d45nh9tpzXJ1fkK55Kpj3DVJsb9i=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5RbbZXhAPdbi26t9HxfP5-OsO-_tRFbdnXrfta9romqn1bMLYHEiw82QbmfSHtf9xf_L-pxjTRctXtd5Emya3pKMtqu-0QGgrQlg_4DAdnViQJizvjPPBMSMwRx5XSLLBEPUys3pbTO0rOZfdp1AsDpulaVb1d45nh9tpzXJ1fkK55Kpj3DVJsb9i=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQbmY7F0jFC0VjJpfRpfRoXqMqGw5EaRtf0V3aikOhRPlpmH2A58ECEKUXm6FXAufOjaZb3510Vk5Sbi7ViagRW6Hx0Otfjmeo9KESNgCbyPtPlgMthQ_7x3ibORnk2Dh_nbhJAu-3LPqqDfCVJxkDnNAHigbEyK28tCNb4fSpVE2LVzk4b_qdTkNl=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQbmY7F0jFC0VjJpfRpfRoXqMqGw5EaRtf0V3aikOhRPlpmH2A58ECEKUXm6FXAufOjaZb3510Vk5Sbi7ViagRW6Hx0Otfjmeo9KESNgCbyPtPlgMthQ_7x3ibORnk2Dh_nbhJAu-3LPqqDfCVJxkDnNAHigbEyK28tCNb4fSpVE2LVzk4b_qdTkNl=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia8i5fCsnUSV_sNXR2Uq7Lc5Ra2kwNDwFpkOE5nvIsAD9ePGCBCi7InasS8ixwUKrIDg2fvaPdRgygcthH5dqWvOWeUiyB-ADxMAOnSn0l3b3YHLqtNnrNr149qAsrP1Gczms6c2PwA8rGHfvLSCTXWyXApihY9eJWmlMItuTHdkM39blt0kRKurfe=s4624" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia8i5fCsnUSV_sNXR2Uq7Lc5Ra2kwNDwFpkOE5nvIsAD9ePGCBCi7InasS8ixwUKrIDg2fvaPdRgygcthH5dqWvOWeUiyB-ADxMAOnSn0l3b3YHLqtNnrNr149qAsrP1Gczms6c2PwA8rGHfvLSCTXWyXApihY9eJWmlMItuTHdkM39blt0kRKurfe=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Belthir is a good example of a model where time can be saved with Contrast paints (or Speed paints, if you prefer.) All the skin, wings and tail etc. immediately benefit from the simple shadow effects that a single coat of Contrast paint will give. I did a slightly brighter drybrush with a Blood Angels/ Wild Rider red mix to raise the highlights just a little (although this doesn't come across in the images.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The armour used a classic approach of Leadbelcher as a base coat, then a Nuln Oil wash, then Leadbelcher > Ironbreaker> Runefang Steel. In retrospect it looks a bit clean and shiny, but perhaps Belthir is a conscientious mercenary?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I enjoyed painting these lieutenants, and in game, I'm looking forward to facing off against them. Roll on the finale of my current campaign - <i>Rise of all goblins.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Oddjobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382544182623094584noreply@blogger.com0