Sunday, October 16, 2016

Have at you!

Our fourth session into The Keep on the Borderlands- and the first session for three new players!

The current cast:

John 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.

Tommy as Olorin the Helper, 90 year old human magic user, scholar and academic now seeking meaning and understanding in adventuring beyond his bookstacks.

Rachel as Nix the elvish thief, if that really is her name. Laying low with a bounty on her head.

Sammy as Arnett, the centaur cleric with a birth defect- he's bipedal with a horse head. A misfit with his hooved relatives, he seeks meaning in his life through adventure.

Matt as Brodur, the dwarf. Surly, burly, and twirly with his flail- with a body count the envy of the most blood thirsty adventurers in his debut session!

The fourth episode saw a return to the hobgoblins' cave. The party braved the hobgoblins' barricade and succeeded in butchering many- while take a prisoner and charming another!

The party then barricaded themselves into the storage chamber in the hobgoblin's lair and plotted their next move!

Terrific session, everyone!

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

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.

Friday, August 12, 2016

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.

Sunday, July 31, 2016

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:

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

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.


Friday, October 31, 2014

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!