Man this is a long video but I started it last night and keep bouncing around inside my head. I woke at 4 am this morning and finished it. Yeah, I didn’t sleep that well but I kept thinking about it. So here it is.
I encourage folks to share and make this one go viral. Sure there’s stuff that I don’t 100% agree with but that’s OK. There’s too many words of wisdom need to be spread.
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I realized that I didn’t have a single Beholder miniature in my entire collection. So I grabbed a first generation Reaper Bones one for dirt cheap.
Yeah, sure it didn’t come out that great. And it doesn’t matter. It’s the sort of thing that I’d rather encourage folks to paint a mini or two and not think that they have to some master painter. So share those not so perfect paint jobs.
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More on the second edition of Forgotten Tales of Sword & Sorcery, 2nd Edition. I already did a quick walk thru video of character generation and well the rules have already changed a bit. So if you want the details of what this all means go ahead and check out the video. But for this preview, I’ll show of a couple of iconic characters from the original edition, Cain the Slayer and Anya the Red. And remember, there’s already been changes from the video.
Cain the Slayer
Savage Swordsman
Level 1
Physique +1 (3 in 6)
Avoidance 3 in 6
HP 7
Fortitude +1 (3 in 6)
Resistance 4 in 6
Def 14
Instinct +1 (3 in 6)
Luck 2 in 6
Knowledge 0 (2 in 6)
Careers: Athlete
Charm -1 (1 in 6)
Vice: Vengeful
Big Assed Sword +2 To Hit (2d6)
Anya the Red
Skilled Swordswoman
Level 1
Physique +1 (3 in 6)
Avoidance 3 in 6
HP 5
Fortitude 0 (2 in 6)
Resistance 3 in 6
Def 15
Instinct +1 (3 in 6)
Luck 2 in 6
Knowledge 0 (2 in 6)
Careers: Noble, Nomad, World Traveler
Charm 0 (2 in 6)
Vice: Pride
Nice Axe +2 To Hit (1d6+2)
And yes, I know I played around with some AI art. It’s what all the weird kids are doing. So there it is. Another quick preview and more will on the way. Stay tuned for that stuff, ask questions, and you know the drill.
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That last whole kerfuffle with Lamentations of the Flame Princess really fed my urge to run a campaign. And now it looks that there just may be a chance that it might happen in a couple of months so that means putting on the old thinking cap.
First, let me do a little rant about rules. I do feel guilty if I house rule and hack the original TSR era texts. I get over it but I feel a little guilty about. But for any retro-clone. I want to hack the hell out of it. And there’s not much really to do because there’s already so much cool stuff. First and most obvious to most are those 2nd Edition play test rules in Vaginas Are Magical and Eldritch Cock. There’s some gems in there like rolling to case, more skills, and some tweaks on the Ability scores are used. The second neat thing is an oldie but a goodie. That’s Green Devil Face No 5. What does that one have? Random character progression. You may not get more HP every level. Ouch. And pretty grim. Then there’s my own warped imagination. I’ve really gotten inspired the last couple of weeks and started scribbling all sorts of ideas down. Stayed tuned for more on that but the previews of stuff will show up over on the Locals community. And finally, there’s a few OSR style supplements that have given me some ideas but more on that later.
Now for setting. Let’s be honest. If you look at the whole line of Lamentations Adventures, they are all over the place but most center around historical eras and locations and put a weird twist into the mix. But for me, I just can’t leave well enough alone and I brought up my original memories when I read through the Grindhouse rules. A setting that’s an odd mix of Warhammer Fantasy+Evil Dead+Hammer Horror. You know grim dark gothic weird fantasy with a dark sense of humor. So got to put some notes down on that.
The best I can say is stay tuned. More stuff will here and my other hangouts on the Internet. It going to get interesting.
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Door are something that you just need in your scatter terrain box. Listening at the door. Checking for traps. You know the drill. I a few more done from my Terrain Crate collection.
I admit that the single doors do look a little small compared to the mini. But here’s the double door with the same adventurer.
Just like the mini’s. There’s no industry standard scaling. Here’s a size comparison with Wizkids, Terrain Crate, and a 3D Print that I got from Griffinco.
And I know that I need to repaint that Wizkids one. Hey, I was experimenting.
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They Might Be Gazebos! 