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Miniatures Adventure => Call of Cthulhu => Topic started by: Cacique Caribe on December 20, 2019, 11:43:48 PM
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Has anyone here seen this?
(https://www.wwno.org/sites/wwno/files/styles/x_large/public/201902/a_feather_on_the_breath_of_god.jpg)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hildegard_von_Bingen.jpg
What does that look like to you?
I think someone could easily mass their medieval troops to fight both for and against such a tentacled entity, don’t you think? Would that make for an awesome scenario? Thoughts?
Dan
PS. I know it’s not what it looks like, by the way. But it could spark some gaming ideas, I would hope.
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Has anyone here seen this?
What does that look like to you?
I think someone could easily mass their medieval troops to fight both for and against such a tentacled entity, don’t you think? Would that make for an awesome scenario? Thoughts?
Dan
PS. I know it’s not what it looks like, by the way. But it could spark some gaming ideas, I would hope.
Great idea and a rather funny find. Love the idea of Hildegard von Bingen and Cthulhu.
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Love the idea of Hildegard von Bingen and Cthulhu.
Her spiritual advisor Karl Tulu is shown on the right, lurking in the walls. Hear, hear! Secrets untold are unrevealed now!
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That's not nun, it's imitation.
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Looks like the problem was more widespread than I initially thought:
(https://i1.wp.com/media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/robert-altbauer-hoch-aufragend-ungeheuer-1.jpg)
(https://i2.wp.com/media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/robert-altbauer-abscheulich-ding.jpg)
More:
https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/001/529/758/large/robert-altbauer-abscheulich-ding.jpg?1448045093
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/9Bxoy
Dan
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Those are some interesting artworks going on there, would make for an interesting book find for players to puzzle over and find clues!
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Or murals and tapestries!
Dan
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Or murals and tapestries!
Hanging on the walls of some cult temple, or in some secret back room in a mansion of some person of wealth.
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Outstanding find! The narrations are very funny too!
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Very useful find. Suits an idea that I have been toying with for a long time.
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Suits an idea that I have been toying with for a long time.
May I ask what is that idea you are “toying with”? :)
Dan
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It's clearly the Flying Spaghetti Monster inspiring Abbess Hildegard with his noodly appendages, and creating music worth listening to at last. Can I hear a "Ramen" to that?
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May I ask what is that idea you are “toying with”? :)
Dan
I have quite a number of Dark Age and early medieval figures and have had a notion to modify some Arthurian and Carolingian legends, myths and stories to Cthulhu mythos .
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Perhaps the Basques at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 were really fishmen! And that’s why the powers that be had to change the Basques to Moors in the Song of Roland?
Dan
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Perhaps the Basques at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 were really fishmen! And that’s why the powers that be had to change the Basques to Moors in the Song of Roland?
Dan
Likewise the Angles, Saxons and Danish pagan invaders of Britain.
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There's a CoC RPG Dark Ages supplement. https://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu-dark-ages-pdf/
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Would it be extremely difficult to add a few “Lovecraftian” banners to an existing Medieval army, to make them look like the pro-“invader” faction? Would banners alone do it, with some creatures sprinkled here and there?
And perhaps make a portal for “eldritch” reinforcements? :)
I’m hoping for some versatility for my existing human force and not a complete overhaul and repainting of the entire army.
Thoughts?
Dan
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Couple of banners , maybe the head of the army could have a head swap with a tentacled one or a tail?
Or the army could have lot of mercenaries prepared to fight for a square meal a day ?
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Couple of banners , maybe the head of the army could have a head swap with a tentacled one or a tail?
Or the army could have lot of mercenaries prepared to fight for a square meal a day ?
Good idea. Interchangeable banners and a few key converted duplicates is certainly doable!
Dan
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There's a CoC RPG Dark Ages supplement. https://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu-dark-ages-pdf/
Thanks, I was not aware of this supplement. Will have a look.
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Couple of banners , maybe the head of the army could have a head swap with a tentacled one or a tail?
Or the army could have lot of mercenaries prepared to fight for a square meal a day ?
I have started collecting a few figures to create a "Cthulhoid" Priesthood with suitable faces to "control" at least one of the factions/religions so that the humans are part of a conflict between various old, new, Elder etc gods with their associated mythologies.
https://www.midlamminiatures.co.uk/cultists.html (https://www.midlamminiatures.co.uk/cultists.html)
(https://www.midlamminiatures.co.uk/user/products/thumbnails/KS2016-03.jpg)
https://cpmodels.co.uk/?s=squid+face&post_type=product (https://cpmodels.co.uk/?s=squid+face&post_type=product)
(https://cpmodels.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/NTD11-squidfaces-1A.png)
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Seeing as how my crusader force is 15mm, I’m very much interested in the height of those CP fellas. Does anyone know?
Thanks
Dan
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Would it be extremely difficult to add a few “Lovecraftian” banners to an existing Medieval army, to make them look like the pro-“invader” faction? Would banners alone do it, with some creatures sprinkled here and there?
Dan
I do generally try to have a few fantasy elements I can attach to medieval armies, mainly priests/shamans.
I did my Viking force with a few GoT Iron Islands Kraken banner’s to convert them to a fantasy force. Now I think of it, the Kraken is not too dissimilar to the Elder God and adding a few figure conversions using these:
https://fenrisgames.com/shop#!/FGCOM23-Yoggy-tentacles/p/50719105/category=18901002
would give me a nicely tentacle worshipping force for a few Dragon Rampant games :)
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Hmm. Maybe I’ll give sculpting tentacles another try. This was my attempt back in January 2007:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/1253/758771609_a095fc8d81_k.jpg)
More: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9593487@N07/albums/72157600725558541
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=94331
Dan
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I can see why these guys are attacking on foot:
(https://i.redd.it/9h3zfk7t03341.jpg)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Lovecraft/comments/e74yaj/medieval_art_by_robert_altbauer/
(https://i.pinimg.com/474x/1a/8e/ed/1a8eed88b0090a1c88ff36dfb76ec950--robert-richard-scene.jpg)
https://in.pinterest.com/pin/442760207106515438/
I seriously doubt any horse can resist panic.
Dan
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I might try and add red and purple tentacles to these “blobs”, to make them more Cthulhu-esque.
(http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51025430812_df26b26d9e_4k.jpg)
(http://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51024602273_e3a05b004e_4k.jpg)
Dan
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=129747.0
More pics here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9593487@N07/albums/72157718518924212
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They look suitably disgusting already. I am not sure that extra tentacles would improve them. Try experimenting with one and show us the results - I am happy to be proven wrong.
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Gladly! And thanks for the compliment. :)
Dan
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Would it be extremely difficult to add a few “Lovecraftian” banners to an existing Medieval army, to make them look like the pro-“invader” faction? Would banners alone do it, with some creatures sprinkled here and there?
And perhaps make a portal for “eldritch” reinforcements? :)
What a cracking idea!
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The GW dark elf corsairs have a lovely tentacle head for their banner pole .
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Dan try adding a purple wash and see what that does, might bring out some added details!
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Thanks! Any suggestions on what brand of wash?
Dan