Living in a Grognard's Paradise

Our third session into The Keep on the Borderlands- which started with strict Holmes rules and is quickly mutating toward Mentzer/ BECMI.

The current cast:

JJ as Kebick of the Order of the Flame, acolyte errant of Tempus.

KC as Arathon the elf, sole survivor of goblin raiders in his village; and Tyrin the Cloak, street urchin thief who adamantly insists he was robbed of noble birthright.

Tommy as Olorin the Helper, 90 year old human magic user, scholar and academic now seeking meaning and understanding in adventuring beyond his bookstacks; and Brak, the berserker halfling who eschews fortune and words in favor of slang unquenchable lust for carnage.

The third episode quickly escalated into a furious melee with hobgoblins (see Heritage Miniatures below) on my DIY battlemat made from inch grid paper topped with transparent contact paper to create a ginormous dry erase mat.

The party slew seven hobgoblins, then spent a night barricaded into the Ogre's den before returning to the Keep in the light of day.

Bog dwelling Kermite

I am in love with the idea of an antagonist that is a cult of frogmen worshipping a dread god.

This is a prototype/ mockup of a hopping savage cultist.

Rapacious Etheldredia

I want to play a game of Gamma World or Star Frontiers, and obviously a carnivorous plant or two will be necessary.

Here is one from Ral Partha:

And my offering:

Cookie golems

Proof of concept/ prototype:

Blood drinking proboscis four-limbed bird

So, I'd like to find some of these, inexpensively, in 25mm scale.  I think Grenadier or Ral Partha probably produced a blister at some point.

Bubble bubble toil and sculpey firm

With a few minutes of downtime, I used a sharpie, two paperclips, and a mechanical pencil as tools to create this!  Now I need vicious fell creatures to make some adventurer stew!

Crawling Carrion Omnivorous Myriapod

I'm going to try and sculpt a creature in homage to the carrion crawler. The first thing I decided was to examine scale. The D&D Basic book lists carrion crawlers as:

"This scavenger is worm-shaped, 9' long and 3' high with many legs. It can move equally well on a floor, wall, or ceiling like a spider. Its mouth is surrounded by 8 tentacles, each 2' long, which can paralyze on a successful hit..."

Art for inspiration:

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And the result (prototype/ proof of concept):