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Author Topic: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery  (Read 14481 times)

Offline Daniel36

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2018, 08:36:33 AM »
You might be right, actually. I have misread it. Thanks for the clarification!

Offline Tungdil

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2018, 08:37:04 AM »
I interpreted this differently, I thought the height should at least be 10" I'm not a native speaker so maybe the 10" refers to the diameter - this is the exact phrasing in the rulebook.
I'm no native speaker and have misunderdstood it at first, too.

Offline Daniel36

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2018, 08:38:05 AM »
Yeah, I am editing it right now. And of course it is okay Tungdil, you don't have to do anything you don't have the energy or time for.

Thanks for all the help anyways, and Gnomehome, those are some excellent huts!! I love them!

Offline Tungdil

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2018, 08:44:48 AM »
I read it again and try to shorten the Text. Because i can't write down the whole book here.

Offline Daniel36

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #19 on: October 21, 2018, 08:49:04 AM »
Yeah, you don't have to type over the entire book, just the basics of the scenery requirements.

Now, I did look at Malcor in a Youtube book review, and I do know that the scenery requirements are a lot more detailed than they were in the other books, so I won't hold it against you if you have to take your time.

Actually, I remember having written down some of the scenery requirements as I paused the video. I might already have some of them ready. I will have to take a look where I wrote those down.

Edit: Found them. I have the scenery requirements for Scenarios 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10.

I will make a headstart, but if you see something that is wrong, let me know.
« Last Edit: October 21, 2018, 08:51:53 AM by Daniel36 »

Offline Tungdil

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #20 on: October 21, 2018, 08:56:44 AM »
It's more text, that's true. But it's good that you have the Video. You can check up what i write down here, later. Because i don't wan't to spread rubbish.

Edit: Ok i look at scenarios 1,5,7,11 and 12 first.
« Last Edit: October 21, 2018, 09:01:42 AM by Tungdil »

Offline jp1885

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #21 on: October 21, 2018, 09:07:29 AM »

Offline Daniel36

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #22 on: October 21, 2018, 09:15:57 AM »
Thanks, I will add the link to the list!

Update: Added several of the scenarios found in The Maze of Macor (not all of them yet)

Offline Tungdil

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #23 on: October 21, 2018, 11:38:57 AM »
Daniel you have 3 pm's. With scenario Set-ups. The last 2 follows tommorrow.
« Last Edit: October 21, 2018, 06:20:02 PM by Tungdil »

Offline Daniel36

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #24 on: October 22, 2018, 08:15:35 AM »
Thanks! Receiving it this way was very helpful! Added to the list!

Offline Daniel36

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #25 on: October 22, 2018, 09:44:58 AM »
I figured I might as well use this thread to show off my Frostgrave scenery as well!

This here is how I built a standard scenery piece. It was a test piece, but I think it turned out well.


I started with a basic outline of the floor. It was going to be raised a bit.


Next I made the outlines for the walls. Now, I don't like foamcore for stone ruins, but this was going to be the middle part of three pieces, the other two were going to be of the handy foam I also used in my dungeon build.


As you can see here. One thing I ALWAYS dislike about otherwise good looking commercial ruined buildings is that they are too thin. I wanted my walls to actually look like thick walls. These are roughly 1,5 cm thick this way.


It also makes it easy to "dryfit" your scenery as it won't fall over, plus the foamcore... core... makes it very sturdy.


Looks about right for a standard piece of scenery.


Time to draw in the wall. This stuff is perfect for it, as it doesn't damage very quickly but is still easy to apply effects to. An aluminium ball will give me the rocky texture I want.


In hindsight, I could've made the lines a bit more straight, as up close it looks kind of fake, but hey, it was a test piece so there you have it, lesson learned.


It is starting to take shape. Sure, the edges are a bit wonky, but whatever...


At first I was going to cut out the middle and replace it with the grey stuff, but it turned out removing the paper would give me what I was after as well. It ended up looking good enough.


Almost there!


Here you can see how I used additional pieces of foamcore to raise the building up and also give the illusion of snow building up against the sides.


Some bark pieces for exposed rock pieces, lots of PVA glue and simple sand. This part took a while.


Dirt cheap, simple black and white acrylic paint for the ruins, and just the white paint for the snow. It cost nothing and it looks absolutely fantastic, if I may say so myself.


My only gripe right now is that the snow doesn't go high enough against the walls, so I need a solution for that which won't require 400 layers of PVA glue.

Offline Tungdil

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #26 on: October 22, 2018, 11:24:48 AM »
It's a cool looking ruined house. It turns out very well and the snow adds the Frostgrave feeling realy good.

Question about the Alu Ball. You rub it over the Wall?

Offline Daniel36

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #27 on: October 22, 2018, 03:03:09 PM »
Yes, I press pretty hard. Works even better on bluefoam, but then bluefoam also damages more easily.

Offline NormanThayer

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #28 on: October 24, 2018, 01:55:22 AM »
This is a great idea! I have been thinking about something like this myself. I will get some pics together and share what I have created too. Thank you.

Offline Daniel36

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Re: The Completionist's Guide to Frostgrave Scenery
« Reply #29 on: October 24, 2018, 09:15:19 AM »
Yes, please do! If you like, add them in this thread. That way people can get inspiration from different people all in one thread.

 

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