Yaarh! Another gaming project that'll never even begin. Wargaming in da world of visionary comix artiste Vaugn Bodē. Gets youse educated ya slug! I ain't 'splainin it!
Dungeon23: 052-082
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I'm trying something different with this #Dungeon23 update, fewer but more
meaty entries, so I'm not spamming you with a handful of rooms. I'm not
sure if ...
Hex Crawl 23 #79: Lightning Strikes the Desert
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Three hexes south, two southwest of Alakran.
Even those who believe devoutly in Mitra and other latter-day gods refer
superstitiously to storm lightn...
Arkham House Congratulates Weird Tales
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As I noted in my earlier post, "The Master of the Crabs" first appeared in
the 25th anniversary issue of *Weird Tales*. You can take a look at the
conten...
Tomb Kings Necropolis Knights.
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Another regiment to join the ranks of Settra's army, this a Special Unit
choice, Necropolis Knights.
When I first saw the Necropolis Knights in the 2011...
Voting for Lindenbaum!
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Hello all!
This is just a quick reminder that the Lindenbaum entries are out
The voting period lasts until 11:59:59pm (GMT) on April 18th 2023.
In or...
Lair of the Sand Stalkers (part II)
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*Preparation Chamber (#16/31; #75/365)*
*"You have entered some sort of plant-harvesting chamber. A large crack in
the ceiling illuminates a vast array ...
World Eaters : Khornate Legionnaries
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Hey boyz !! 3 months without updating… What’s going on there? It’s because
the current project is rather long and posting too much WIP articles on the
bl...
What is the Moon Good For?
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So, I recently discovered that the world upon which The City State of the
Invincible Overlord (CSIO) is situated has two moons, according to the
Necroma...
Dalek City
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So here's a blast from the distant past, one of the game design concepts I
was spitballing with and/or pitching back in the mid-'90s at Eidos
Interactiv...
Back to Wargaming?
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Hi!
I've been a bit quiet here over the last six months as my new job has been
exhausting but hugely rewarding but has severely cut down on my hobby tim...
The Morecambe & Wise Show (1970)
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Well I always knew there were more appearances of this space suit and
helmet out there, I just wasn't expecting one of them to be in something as
high p...
Outlaws and Villages
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This project has been simmering away for years now, but I found time
yesterday to get out the buildings I have finished and take stock of what I
still n...
The Adventures of Otzi the Ice Jerk
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*A Player Character*
I'm not sure how common it is in the OSR/Post-OSR/NSR/[whatever you want to
call the remnants of the blogosphere that exists] spaces,...
FANTASY BATTLES by Gary Gygax
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Today (March 4th, 2023) marks the sad 15th anniversary since Gary went to
DM somewhere in the beyond... pretty sure he's still outfoxing everyone he
mee...
Attilan Rough Rider
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Traditional rough rider units ride the Terran horse. That is fine and
everything but what about sticking them on some traditional space lizards
instead. To...
On the Final 48 hours
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Sinless has just been amazing guys.
If you haven't checked it out, you should back now. Campaign ends Friday.
It's around 700 people, which is enough fo...
Three Skaven
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Here are three skittering Skaven for our upcoming forays into Mordheim. The
slinger is from the second generation of Jez Goodwin Skaven; the other two ...
Troll by Maraud Miniatures
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Hey all, following the dark Goblins I last showed, I thought I ought to
show you the troll I painted from the same range by Maraud Miniatures. This
guy ...
Patrol Enforcers and Dystopian Militia
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I decided that I needed some “beat cops”, some “thin blue line” for my
upcoming games. I wanted a more familiar, more relatable type of cop than
the Mega C...
The Talented Mr. Carroll
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Issue #39 of White Dwarf saw the introduction of Dave Langford’s Critical
Mass book review column. While other columns came and went over the years,
Critic...
Russian Amazons.
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These are the last of the Russian made figures I was able to buy off of
ebay before the war started and all the Russian sellers got kicked off. A
few Ru...
Illustrators – beware the Donald Livingston SCAM
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(sorry this is cut and pasted from elsewhere but I wrote it and wanted to
make sure the rest of you saw it) Illustrators — please beware of someone
calling...
Class Wargames leads the Slave Rebellion
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“Classical society had reached a very high cultural and administrative
level by the first century BC, probably as high a level, in general, as was
reached ...
Staring into the Void - Navigator
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I wanted something relatively quick and easy to paint up as my first figure
of 2023, so I decided to pick something from my boxes that was long
overdue. ...
A Merry Christmas Comic Report!
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The Masters of the Monolith met up at an undisclosed bunker for Violence
in the Valley 2. We enjoyed two amazing days of Warhammer 3rd Ed. Enjoy
the C...
Autoborg Robot Warrior
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[image: Autoborg Robot Warrior]Back when I was a kid, you could broadly
divide robots into two types – the Transformers toys you wanted,
The Sorcerers' Enclave
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The Sorcerers' Enclave Kickstarter is now live. It funded in the first
hour. It's a combination of art book and RPG source book featuring the
intricate p...
Shadow of the Giants
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*taps microphone*
This thing on? Hello? Is there anybody out there?
It's been a while since the last post on Ye Olde Fighting Dantasy.
How olde? Olde...
Player’s Camp Scenery Tokens
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7 scenery tokens for player or encounter camp sites. This is a print and
cut-out product with PNG graphics files included for importing into virtual
tablet...
The Battle of Thráya
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I recently succeeded in luring Michael Lung over to the house for a
miniatures battle and discussion of Tékumel. If you haven’t heard of
Michael, he is on...
History of the List
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I've been meaning to make this post for a while now. I did a couple
interviews over the past few years where I discussed the history of the
blog, how I c...
It's been a decade, now...
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This is a tough time of year for me. So, with your indulgence, here's this
link to a post I did a decade ago... EDIT: I have no idea why it didn't
take. S...
Der Verlorene Haufen: All Aboard the Arquebus!
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*Kurt Todeswunch was awake before his adjutant burst in to the tent -
perhaps he had never actually slept. How was one to know where the border
between d...
The Power of “No!”
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I finally reviewed the contract Justin LaNasa (JL) wants me to sign. That’s
when I took a stand and gave my answer: “I prefer not to be directly
involved i...
Battle Report: The Vampyr of the Riding: Turn 4
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*GAME NAVIGATOR*
Narrative & Army Lists
Deployment
Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
Turn 4
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Turn 4: Undead
As you no doubt know, the common skeleton can muster ...
Happy Orctober once more.
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Evening all. Just a quick one as it's BOYL tomorrow and I have to get to
bed but wanted to make this a proper Orctober this year so here is a couple
of ...
WANDERING BUT NOT LOST
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“When your Daemon is in charge, do not try to think consciously. Drift,
wait, and obey.” — Rudyard Kipling[1] Late last year, I was asked if I
would consi...
Oakfell Vale Out Now
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My long-awaited adventure for old-school D&D and NGR is available now at
DriveThru RPG. Here is the link!
Available Here Oakfell Vale is a secluded, heavily...
O.G.R.E. RPG
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A rough collection of notes, lists and scribbles of ideas is slowly taking
some sort of shape. O.G.R.E. stands for Occultists, Grunts, Rogues and
Eccl...
eBay: THE Citadel Giant, 2021 edition
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Holy Deep Pockets, Batman! Someone shelled out $1,600 GBP ($2,270.64 USD)
for this complete in box copy of THE Citadel Giant. I mean, just look at
it. A...
The Spine of Night Premiering at SXSW Tonight!
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*The Spine of Night* will be premiering tonight at *SXSW*. I am extremely
excited about this one! If the past output from Morgan King/Gorgonaut has
been ...
The Best of the Journal: The Pettigrew Selections
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Mark Pettigrew wrote the delightful swashbuckling role-playing game,
Flashing Blades. He also wrote two Tekumel adventures, A Jakallan Intrigue
and The Tom...
While the Toys Were Out
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Straying from the orc theme, but in the spirit of Halloween, here's my
Undead army...
Currently they weigh in around 1750 points. I've got enough zombie...
Oldhammer Fun: My "Citadel Colour" Paints
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*My private little collection of Citadel Colour paints is all I need. Well,
that and a few good brushes.*
Warning: This is another frothy Oldhammer Blog p...
Gardens of Hecate Studio
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*D*ear readers,
You are looking at the final post of this blog. It's been going for more
than eight years, and time has come for it to shut down... Because...
Citadel Ad&d Gnolls Part I
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Here’s my taken on the Citadel Ad&d Gnolls, c.1985 I did the Halberders
first in honour of Gary Gygax. Next up, the battle-axers.
Blood Sundown Review
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I've actually been running games recently! Bully for me. I decided that I'd
start reviewing the products I actually use - this was my first review on
Drive...
Gen Con 2019 - Pictures and Brief Recap
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Last August me and my local gaming pals, Steve Ellis and Matt Ryan, made a
road trip to Gen Con. Steve is an artist who does the excellent Only Living
Boy ...
Trial by Dice – Crush the Demoniac
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Has your life felt empty and worthless since last years Trial By Dice
tournament? Have things not been quite the same since you last heard the
ring of batt...
We've Moved
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Hey all, just to update you guys The Duke has officially moved to be part
of my other site Unboxed the Board Game Blog. You can continue to follow me
over ...
[chapter 2]
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The children’s names were Abdan and Mershi. Preteens, traumatized. Everyone
helped, but Mazi turned out to be surprisingly good with them. Jase started
tea...
Bestiary of the Fabled Occident
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A long time ago I started to put together a bestiary. I've pursued various
other projects in the time since but I still have a fair bit of material
I'd lik...
Dernier article
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Hé oui, c'est le fin de Chaotica Cloaquis, sur Canalblog.
En effet, après dix ans de bons et loyaux services, je vais quitter cette
plateforme pour Blogg...
Game Testing a Simple 40k Ruleset for Epic
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I've got a nice little set of Epic sized space marines. They're basically
painted up as Space Wolves and Emperor's Children. Since my last post on
the to...
Iain Lovecraft, 3D Sculptor
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Nope, it's got nothing to do with Cthulhu. I just did a video conversation
with Iain Lovecraft, who designs 3D miniatures and terrain. If you're not
doin...
Blink Dogs
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AD&D Blink DogsThis month I have been entirely focused on sorting through
my storage and rebasing all my figures to Renedra 25mm bases. Boring
stuff. So...
Averaigne royal family
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Every kingdom has a royal family. In the case of my campaign setting of
Averaigne, it's a fairly young kingdom but they are still on their eleventh
king in...
TV remote Landspeeder
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It has been a long while since I updated, as I've had my hands full with
work. However, I took a few hours off last weekend to participate in
July's "Tr...
Long Time No Blog: Purchases At Carronade
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It's been a long time since I posted, I know, but the following video about
my purchases at the Carronade show in Falkirk will hopefully assure you all
tha...
The Orchid Club
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Bral caters to almost every vice, from grand scale corruption, via most
types of imaginable gambling, to lotus addiction, with each sin having its
own v...
Citadel Spectres and Skeletons
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I - III [remastered] by Spectral Kingdom
FEAR not loyal reader, the prolonged absence since my last post is not
indicative of a weakening resolve regarding ...
Citadel Spectres and Skeletons
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I - III [remastered] by Spectral Kingdom
FEAR not loyal reader, the prolonged absence since my last post is not
indicative of a weakening resolve regarding ...
Can I have too much stuff, I don't need?
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Well, today has turned into a day of not doing particularly anything due to
snow which fell over night and continues to fall. So, I find myself with
time t...
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This is the entry for Harry Scott (age 10) for the Monster Man monster
design contest...
*WERETIGER-SHARK*
Frequency: Very Rare
No. Appearing: 1
Armour ...
Empire of the Petal Throne!
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The new hardcover and softcover editions of Empire of the Petal Throne
arrived and are available now at DriveThruRPG.com! Here’s a link:
http://www.driveth...
Portfolio Images from an old CD from a while ago
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This one contains some game art, a few 3d images I created from 3d CAD
models, some 2d line art drawings etc. Again, fun work!
Air Warrior pilot wing...
Interesting, Extended Review of WFRP1e
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So, I'm not on this blog much. Or blogging much at all, neither here or on
my main blog. I've been running some Advanced Fighting Fantasy 2e - The
Warlock...
A solitary Heroquest fimir
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The handsome fellows over on the Scale Creep blog invited me to join their
Heroquest Hero Quest and I could hardly turn them down. After all, I
had already...
long awaited Aequatherium scenario.
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I must admit that I've had this one sitting around for a while but have had
other distractions to contend with. The rules for the figures can be found
on t...
Our bags are packed for the Pacific Northwest
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The summer seems to be rushing by. I think it feels like that because we
haven’t really had any summer yet. I know, I know, some of you have been
having RE...
Paper Experiments
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I tried playing with a limited color palatte and a reduced number of images
today. Everything else was open to whatever I wanted to do; I just couldn't
use...
Challenger and IT Terrain.
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Odd how things coalesced, and one day can define years to come...
Occasionally in this Life in Miniature, I 'be been around successful
protects, at GW lat...
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Prohibition has ended and so has the shortage of AFS back issues! While
supplies last all 6 issues are available as I recently did a re-print run,
had thes...
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Not going to be maintaining the FF blog on Google anymore. Mainly because
of this which seems to be the thin end of the wedge.
http://www.theguardian.co...
ECHOLALIACS
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*Number Appearing:* 2-8
*Size:* 10' to peak of cone
*Armor:* Rolls of thick, dense hide as plate armor
*Resilience:* As 8 human warriors
*Intelligence:* St...
What Happened to VHS Archive?!
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Some of you may have been wondering, and some of you may not have even
noticed, but VHS Archive has pretty much ceased to operate. I live in
Seattle where ...
I'M BACK!!!
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Hello everyone I'm back, I am actually still alive and able to paint. Sorry
for the huge absence, last year was fairly shitty and since then I've
completel...
¡Otro dragón en Birmingham!
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El 5 de Septiembre de 1981 Ian será el encargado de oficiar como maestro de
ceremonias en la apertura de la tercera tienda oficial de Games Workshop...
DIY Paint Station/Hobby Board.
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Yay! Finally got something done to post about. My old board that I use to
paint and construct my miniatures on started life as a sort of temporary
coffee t...
A Ruined Castle of Aventurien
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Another map courtesy of *Das Schwarze Auge*, in this case, a ruined keep on
the water. I imagine the keep above plagued by skeletons and the ghosts,
rat...
Interesting Places: Tomb of Yekelil
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Today's map is dedicated to all my Internet friends who hate blue maps.
This map revisits last year's map of the Tomb of Yekelil, one of the many
levels w...
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