R'lyeh Terrain?

[JMGraham]

Has anyone had a go at trying to reproduce any R'lyeh-esque terrain?  Given Lovecraft's descriptions, it's of course impossible to create, but I'm curious about what miniature approximations folks may have come up with.

Jim

[Smokeyrone]

You mean like Cyclopean blocks, massive statues, coming up out of the ground kinda terrain?

[JMGraham]

You mean like Cyclopean blocks, massive statues, coming up out of the ground kinda terrain?

That'd be it!  I have an inkling to make a homebrew version of the old Parker Brother's game Survive! themed after an escape from R'lyeh and am looking for some ideas to steal inspire me.

[keeper]

Have you looked at some of the weird things that are intended to go in the bottom of fishtanks? Always good for strange terrain inspiration!

[Smokeyrone]

Yeah, I would think that said terrain would be fairly easy.  Out of scale brickwork, like Doll House 1/12 stuff!  That would be Cyclopean in 28mm, no?

I'm surprised no one here has done it already?

[D@rth J@ymZ]

I'm hoping to have some small pieces done for one of my later LPL entries...

[JollyBob]

Fenris Games and Monolith do some Cthulhu style scenery pieces too. Although apparently Monolith are hard to get hold of these days...

[richarDISNEY]

What exactly does "Cyclopean" mean anyway?  I never understood that description...

[JMGraham]

What exactly does "Cyclopean" mean anyway?  I never understood that description...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclopean_masonry

Basically, dry masonry with enormous blocks.  Thanks for the ideas, all. 

@ D@rth - looking forward to seeing it!

Jim

[JMGraham]

Lovecraft mentions the Giant's Causeway in Mountains of Madness.  While the real thing is impressive and otherworldly enough, what would happen if we increased the scale to cyclopean proportions?  I found this old engraving on Wiki.  Hmmm...

[Smokeyrone]

Thats cool.  Thanks, JM

I'm suprised we don't see a whole lot of this type terrain?

I'm still working on Innsmouth buildings first.

 I think I'm gonna do Innsmouth, Florida.  There is a creepy, old fishing settlement right down the street.  It was started in the early 1800's, then Colonel Chamberlain (Gettysburg fame) and his brother built a development that failed after the Civil War.  The main street is "Chamberlain St."   

 

LOL!  Synomynous with "Monolith", is "Hard to get a hold of".     Very nice stuff, I wonder why they insist on the "hard sell"?

[Bako]

I'm surprised no one here has done it already?

Oh, you know. The whole "there's no room at my house for it anywhere anymore" excuse.

[northtroll]

The biggest problem would be storage. The solution I think would be a base piece, with large slots for the pieces to fit in. This way you could vary the piece for each use of it. Another problem is weight. In this regard consider paper models. They are light weight, and can be dressed up with appropriate stuff to look fairly cool. My impressions of R'lyeh is one of uneven pillars, portals, sculptures, covered in slime, mud, seaweed, and glyphs. Slime can be done with clear silicone caulking. Moss for the bases of floral arrangements can be pulled apart, immersed in glue and then draped fairly well. Statues? Use the bag O' Cthulhus. use spackle or plumbers water putty painted for mud. Making it in several sections of bases that fit together for a larger island is a good Idea as well.

[Diceplague]

It´s easy to make Cthulhu terrain! All you have to do is to use non-euclidean geometry!!!   

[northtroll]

I suppose I could say (With tongue firmly planted in cheek): Define non Euclidean? Maybe paper models wont work... oh dear. The angles, the horrible angles!