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Miniatures Adventure => Gothic Horror => Topic started by: Cordvane on January 16, 2023, 12:42:54 PM
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Welcome to my first Thread and Post on Lead adventure. I finally found the courage to show you the beginning of my travels through the fictional Balkan country of Transpodonia.
Transpodonia - a short overview
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Named for its location across the mighty Podon River, despite its small geographic size, Transpodonia encompasses a wide variety of landscapes and habitats. Most striking are the mighty Arcadian mountains in the east of the country, where the sources of the Podon and most of its tributaries rise. The sparsely populated deep valleys are primarily home to shepherds and their chamois, as well as bears and wolves. Due to their remoteness, they are also a haunt for countless outlaws.
To the east, the mountains slowly give way to densely forested hills. The trunks felled here are rafted via Raduora to the Black Sea ports or carbonized into charcoal. However, the region's charcoal burners and loggers live with constant concern not to venture too close to the Moarte Marshes. Since time immemorial, these have had the reputation of being a source of diseases and monsters and are considered cursed.
The economic heart of Transpodonia are the wide plains between the Arcadian and Superbia mountains. Wheat, grapes and peppers thrive here under the mild sun. Numerous small villages and towns are spread out between the fields. Due to the large number of former southern German settlers, especially around Hagenstedt, the area is often referred to as the Swabian Plains. But even this idyll is clouded again and again by incursions by the despots from the principality of Superbia in the north, who have been at war with the princes in Raduora for as long as anyone can remember.
Since Prince Coscau III. seized power in Superbia, the border dispute has escalated into an ongoing war and large parts of the north have been devastated and depopulated by repeated military campaigns over the recent years.
Rumors tell of misshapen creatures roaming the devastated towns, feeding on the slain. And even then, they say, the dead don't always stay dead…
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Excellent beginning for this world you've created, I'll be watching this thread as it develops.
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Cool, I will watch this with interest. I love a good world building and imagi-nation.
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Wow fantastic background 8)
Can’t wait to see where this goes
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A great beginning! Looking forward to seeing where the journey takes you.
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Thank you for all your kind words. I hope I won't disappoint the expectations.
"Be quiet." Georgios hissed. Gesticulating frantically, he shooed the rest of the group off the road and into the undergrowth.
The others looked at each other questioningly until they heard it too: A hissing and chattering as if a leaking bellow was talking to itself. Cautiously they stalked ahead and soon a small ruin came into view. "What in the name of the Prophet... ?" breathed Asker.
"Ghouls." Georgios replied. "The last thing we need right now."
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Here come the first painted miniatures for the project, some old LotR Goblins who will be the stand-ins for a broad range from degenerate Cultists to some freakish ghouls.
And some WIP Goblin Chieftain:
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Great stuff :)
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A great start! Nicely painted gouls and a very interesting background to your campaign. lol
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I use the same figures for ghouls, to me they’re much better suited to that than goblins. You hav done a great job on yours! I love the setting you have created, too!
Also, that’s an intriguing idea to use the 5 Leagues mechanics to run the campaign (at least I’m assuming that’s the nature of the crossover). I’m reading the 3rd edition and it seems like it would “re-skin” quite easily to other periods/ backgrounds (now that you’ve got me thinking in that direction!)
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I use the same figures for ghouls, to me they’re much better suited to that than goblins. You hav done a great job on yours! I love the setting you have created, too!
Also, that’s an intriguing idea to use the 5 Leagues mechanics to run the campaign (at least I’m assuming that’s the nature of the crossover). I’m reading the 3rd edition and it seems like it would “re-skin” quite easily to other periods/ backgrounds (now that you’ve got me thinking in that direction!)
Thank you. At the moment the only thing I did to convert 5 Leagues to the 18th century is that I use the profile of Self-bows for pistols and that of crossbows for muskets. :)
Depending how it works with the original rules I might use the combat mechanics of silver bayonet If I loose to badly. But at first I have to start building my 3x3 battlefield before I can start playing. ::)
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Oh no, the ghouls brought reinforcements... With missile-weapons... And friends... :o
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So many dissappear... Travelers, Peddlers, Children, whole farmsteads... Who knows what fate did befall them? Only the eternal prince does know of their resting place...
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Looking good! 👍
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Officially, Transpodonia is a Christian country, but especially in the remote valleys of the Arcadian Mountains the old traditions are not yet completely forgotten.
And even where the sacred groves were cut down centuries ago, many old superstitions are often hidden under the thin cloak of Christianity.
In particular, the custom on All Souls' Day of taking the heads of the deceased from their graves and carrying them in solemn procession through the community causes incredulous horror in many foreign visitors.
After the procession is over, the skulls are often placed near the gravestone so that the deceased can enjoy the sights of the world. Meticulous care is taken that they look in a different direction every year, so that the dead do not get bored.
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Seems like it can fit well. Good luck
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The project is looking great! Are those the Bolt Action Ruined Farmhouse terrain behind the goblins? I've wondered if they would still work in a Silver Bayonet setting.
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You are right, these are the ruins from the ruined farmstead from Warlord Games. There will come some more in the near future.
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A short WIP of one of the heroes:
Karim Bey a young and ambitious nobleman who has been tasked by the high porte to deliver a letter to a secret contact in far-away Transpodonia.
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Nice, can we see more angels of Karim Bey?
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Nice, can we see more angels of Karim Bey?
As soon as I have put some more GS on him I will gladly show you more of him. :)
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Looking forward to this. In line with the background of your campaign, there really was an outbreak of "vampire mania" in the eastern Austro-Hungarian Empire (Balkans) during the 1720's. So on your map, it could be marked "Here there be monsters."
https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/the-great-vampire-epidemic-of-the-1720s/69297/
Below is from the Kabinettskriege blogspot:
"These Serbian communities were protected by militiamen in addition to regular Austrian military forces. These militiamen are occasionally referred to as "hajduk" (today "Hajduci") a term possibly derived from the Ottoman word ""hajdud" meaning Polish or Hungarian soldiers.[1] These soldiers served as border guards against renewed attacks from the Ottoman Empire. One of these Hajduk, Arnold Paole, was one of the first of a series "reported" vampires in the region in the 1720s and 1730s."
"Arnold Paole, a Hajdu and former refugee, claimed that he had been visited/attacked by a vampire near Kosovo, before traveling to the village of Meduegna, near modern Trstenik, in Serbia. Likewise, another Serbian, Petar Blagojevich, possibly from the modern town of Kisiljevo, reportedly died and then began to prey upon his family members as a vampire. In both cases, Blagojevich in 1725, and Paole in 1732, Austrian local government officials responded to the events as a serious crisis. Austrian Kameralprovisor Frombald, (first name, alas, unknown), traveled to the village in order to deal with the crisis. Local peasants petitioned Frombald and the parish priest to permit the exhumation of the body, which after some initial hesitation, they permitted."
Frombald explained in a report:
"Since I could not persuade them otherwise, by promises or threats, I went to the village of Kisiljevo, taking along the priest from Gradisk, and viewed the freshly exhumed body of [Petar Blagojevich], finding in accordance with thoughtful thoroughness, that first of all I did not detect any odor which normally accompanies the dead, and the body except for the nose... was completely fresh. The hair and beard, and even the nails, of which the old ones had fallen away- had grown on him; the old skin, which was somewhat whitish, had peeled away, and a new fresh one had emerged under it... Not without astonishment, I saw some fresh blood in his mount, which, according to local belief, he had sucked from the people he had killed."[2]
The stunned Frombald looked on as, perhaps unsurprisingly, the villagers took the sane precaution of driving a sharpened stake through Petar's heart, and burning his body. [Of course, I jest. Modern medical analysis indicates that such signs in a recently deceased corpse are rather normal.] However, in the borderland between the Austrian and Ottoman Empires, numerous fears regarding death and violence trumped the rational concerns of the Kameralprovisor.
Around the same time, Serbian Hajdu Arnold Paole reported being menaced by a vampire, but that he had employed folk remedies to free himself of its dark influence. In 1725, shortly after returning to his home village, he died after falling from a hay wagon. Almost immediately, villagers began to complain of being visited by Arnold in vampire form. Four villagers died under mysterious circumstances, and the local village Hadnack ordered an exhumation of Paole. His body displayed almost the same symptoms Blagojevich, and the villagers performed the same remedy, repeating it on the four individuals who were supposed to be his victims.
The matter was considered closed, until around 6 years later, villagers in Meduegna once again began to die under mysterious circumstances. 13 villagers died after brief illnesses, and their deaths were reported to Lt. Colonel Schnezzer, the local Austrian army officer. He sent for Imperial-Contagions-Medicus Glaser, who ignored the vampiric assertions of the villagers. According to the villagers, both of the young women who had initially died were infected during their time on the Turkish side of the border. According to the villagers, in the Turkish lands, "Vampires were everywhere, in great strength."[3] Glaser began to investigate the deaths and concluded that the deaths were a result of malnutrition and extreme Eastern Orthodox fasting.[4]
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Fascinating slice of history. 👍
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Looking forward to this. In line with the background of your campaign, there really was an outbreak of "vampire mania" in the eastern Austro-Hungarian Empire (Balkans) during the 1720's. So on your map, it could be marked "Here there be monsters."
https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/the-great-vampire-epidemic-of-the-1720s/69297/
Below is from the Kabinettskriege blogspot:
"These Serbian communities were protected by militiamen in addition to regular Austrian military forces. These militiamen are occasionally referred to as "hajduk" (today "Hajduci") a term possibly derived from the Ottoman word ""hajdud" meaning Polish or Hungarian soldiers.[1] These soldiers served as border guards against renewed attacks from the Ottoman Empire. One of these Hajduk, Arnold Paole, was one of the first of a series "reported" vampires in the region in the 1720s and 1730s."
"Arnold Paole, a Hajdu and former refugee, claimed that he had been visited/attacked by a vampire near Kosovo, before traveling to the village of Meduegna, near modern Trstenik, in Serbia. Likewise, another Serbian, Petar Blagojevich, possibly from the modern town of Kisiljevo, reportedly died and then began to prey upon his family members as a vampire. In both cases, Blagojevich in 1725, and Paole in 1732, Austrian local government officials responded to the events as a serious crisis. Austrian Kameralprovisor Frombald, (first name, alas, unknown), traveled to the village in order to deal with the crisis. Local peasants petitioned Frombald and the parish priest to permit the exhumation of the body, which after some initial hesitation, they permitted."
Frombald explained in a report:
"Since I could not persuade them otherwise, by promises or threats, I went to the village of Kisiljevo, taking along the priest from Gradisk, and viewed the freshly exhumed body of [Petar Blagojevich], finding in accordance with thoughtful thoroughness, that first of all I did not detect any odor which normally accompanies the dead, and the body except for the nose... was completely fresh. The hair and beard, and even the nails, of which the old ones had fallen away- had grown on him; the old skin, which was somewhat whitish, had peeled away, and a new fresh one had emerged under it... Not without astonishment, I saw some fresh blood in his mount, which, according to local belief, he had sucked from the people he had killed."[2]
The stunned Frombald looked on as, perhaps unsurprisingly, the villagers took the sane precaution of driving a sharpened stake through Petar's heart, and burning his body. [Of course, I jest. Modern medical analysis indicates that such signs in a recently deceased corpse are rather normal.] However, in the borderland between the Austrian and Ottoman Empires, numerous fears regarding death and violence trumped the rational concerns of the Kameralprovisor.
Around the same time, Serbian Hajdu Arnold Paole reported being menaced by a vampire, but that he had employed folk remedies to free himself of its dark influence. In 1725, shortly after returning to his home village, he died after falling from a hay wagon. Almost immediately, villagers began to complain of being visited by Arnold in vampire form. Four villagers died under mysterious circumstances, and the local village Hadnack ordered an exhumation of Paole. His body displayed almost the same symptoms Blagojevich, and the villagers performed the same remedy, repeating it on the four individuals who were supposed to be his victims.
The matter was considered closed, until around 6 years later, villagers in Meduegna once again began to die under mysterious circumstances. 13 villagers died after brief illnesses, and their deaths were reported to Lt. Colonel Schnezzer, the local Austrian army officer. He sent for Imperial-Contagions-Medicus Glaser, who ignored the vampiric assertions of the villagers. According to the villagers, both of the young women who had initially died were infected during their time on the Turkish side of the border. According to the villagers, in the Turkish lands, "Vampires were everywhere, in great strength."[3] Glaser began to investigate the deaths and concluded that the deaths were a result of malnutrition and extreme Eastern Orthodox fasting.[4]
Thank you for for the vampiric overview. 👍
Indeed I have planned for some vampires, I hope that one of the more prominent ones is painted soon.
The hajduks got me thinking, I'll build some foreign Militia-Men but I think I will go more for a Bashi-Bashouk-look. But who says they can't be vampires too... :D
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Old Man Creations has some pretty cool figs for places close this “region”.
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Old Man Creations has some pretty cool figs for places close this “region”.
Thanks a lot for the suggestion. Have already ordered a bunch of his miniatures and equipment. 👍
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Finally some more pictures of Karim Bey. I'm not totally sure if the pose looks natural enough, what do you think?
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I think the model looks good. Dynamic and full of character.
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Looks spot on, love the pistol 8)
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Love your Karim Bey conversion. Fine modelling.
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Where did you get the pistol hand from?
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I think the model looks good. Dynamic and full of character.
Looks spot on, love the pistol 8)
Love your Karim Bey conversion. Fine modelling.
Where did you get the pistol hand from?
Thank you very much, you all. Then I will keep the pose. Finally some brigade miniatures Minis arrived today and I will so have all my heroes completed.
The pistol is from old man's creations - it with it came some scoundrels a monster.
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Great stuff, lovely pose for Karim Bey.
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Thank you.
Praise be, a Mystic and a loyal Servant/Water-carrier to acommpany Karim Bey into the wilderness of Transpodonia. Hope to see the lot painted soon so that I can start gaming.
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Got busy today:
Karim Bey is done and hopefully the paintjob soon glosses over the bigger issues with the modelling:
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Then some of his friends and enemies got their bases as the weather becomes more primer-friendly:
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And I got myself a little upgrade for the olde 3d-printer and now I'm finally able to print some buildings from the amazing king&Country Kickstarter
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The ghouls (aka GW Lotr goblins) are brilliant, but not as good as the background of your campaign. Ace!
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The ghouls (aka GW Lotr goblins) are brilliant, but not as good as the background of your campaign. Ace!
Thank you 👍 I hope I finally get to a stage where I can start playing.
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Thank you 👍 I hope I finally get to a stage where I can start playing.
Haha…I know that! This is the way!
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Really coming together - some very nice, characterful poses and costumes.
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The protracted war in the north of the principality has almost completely exhausted Kasumir IV's small standing army. He is increasingly dependent on the private armies of the nobles and the troops of the towns.
These vary greatly in equipment and competence. A rather positive example are the dragoons of Count Mischulik - even if they, like all soldiers, are said to have a very loose relationship to property rights.
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great project, and figure choices/ kit-bashing.
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great project, and figure choices/ kit-bashing.
Thank you.
At the Moment there is slow progress, but nothing to show so far. Therefore have a few bottles of 'Hagenstedter Dorn' a blackthorn Schnaps from Hagenstedt that is popular throughout Transpodonia:
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Looking forward to seeing some of those guys painted up.
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Looking forward to seeing some of those guys painted up.
That's my problem, I like building but I'm a slow painter...
High in the north of Transpodonia lie the ruins of Raduvar Castle. Once the pride of Radu I, the legendary founder of the principality, today only a single tower remains. Weathered and dilapidated, it defies the ravages of time as a reminder of the transience of earthly pride. Ivy and legends entwine around the tower, which the locals have christened 'The Last Guardian': Supposedly, the entrance to Radu's lost treasure is hidden beneath it. But no one has ever returned from the search...
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Love the tower :-*
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Ooh like that tower 8) 8)
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Very nice tower indeed.
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The tower is really great. But seriously, who cares about old towers (most probably haunted) and supernatural beasties when you can sit around and have a bottle of 'Hagenstedter Dorn'?! lol
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Looking good ;D
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Looking good ;D
Very nice tower indeed.
Ooh like that tower 8) 8)
Love the tower :-*
Thank you very much. Started painting it today, Stonework should hopefully be fast to paint.
The tower is really great. But seriously, who cares about old towers (most probably haunted) and supernatural beasties when you can sit around and have a bottle of 'Hagenstedter Dorn'?! lol
The Problem is that after drinking a few 'Hagenstedter Dorn' checking out some haunted woods or ruins seem like a good idea. I mean, what's the worst that could happen?
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lol lol
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Every good adventure begins in a tavern...
The tavern "Zum grünen Baum" near the town of Hagenstedt has gained an excellent reputation over the years. Whether from near or far, rich or poor, everyone stops on the way between Raduora and Hagenstedt to taste the excellent food and especially the home-made "Hagenstedter Dorn".
And to this day the phrase 'Zna Grinbaum' (Let's go to the green tree) means to embark on a booze tour.
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Every good adventure begins in a tavern...
The tavern "Zum grünen Baum" near the town of Hagenstedt has gained an excellent reputation over the years. Whether from near or far, rich or poor, everyone stops on the way between Raduora and Hagenstedt to taste the excellent food and especially the home-made "Hagenstedter Dorn".
And to this day the phrase 'Zna Grinbaum' (Let's go to the green tree) means to embark on a booze tour.
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Lovely piece of terrain! Since The Silver Bayonet makes it pretty clear, that the officer is the model representing the player, I’d go for some roleplaying: I’d just sit around there all day, have a bottle of Hagenstedter Dorn and some good local dishes (gulash with nockerln or something like that) and send in wave after wave of my troops to clean the forests of unholy vermin.
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Great work! 👍
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Lovely piece of terrain! Since The Silver Bayonet makes it pretty clear, that the officer is the model representing the player, I’d go for some roleplaying: I’d just sit around there all day, have a bottle of Hagenstedter Dorn and some good local dishes (gulash with nockerln or something like that) and send in wave after wave of my troops to clean the forests of unholy vermin.
Ah, the tried and tested Zapp Brannigan-Style of Command. 😅 Hope those troops don't come back as wave after wave of undead.
Great work! 👍
Thank you.
For the moment I'm struck down by the plague which limits productivity but at least I played around with a coat of arms software and made some coats of arms for Transpodonia and Superbia.
Transpodonia coat-of-arms is based on the one of the house of Radu with a fesse of counter ermine superimposed to signify his princely status. It is also thought that the two azure pales left and right signifies the lay of Transpodonia between the river Podon and the black sea.
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True to it's name that could be translated to the Latin word for pride or arrogance Superbia sports a full field of ermine and two chevrons of gold with a rampant mountain goat alluring to it's mountainous geography. Therefore a common slur for Superbians is 'goats' or similar graphic allusions.
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Ah, the tried and tested Zapp Brannigan-Style of Command. 😅 Hope those troops don't come back as wave after wave of undead.
Thank you.
lol
That might actually be a pretty good scenario, you know? Suitable for a noble from Superbia maybe?
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Nice coat of arms.
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Finally found a few minutes to finish painting the last Sentinel. Now he only needs a ton of Weathering and some plants.:
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Pretty cool tower! I like that it is not staunched but looks high enough to be of some real use.
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The House of Radu - is it descended from Radu the Handsome (younger brother of Vlad III, aka Vlad Dracula)?
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fab. :-*
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Man that tower looks fantastic.
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Might I ask how you did the map, as it looks really good.
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The House of Radu - is it descended from Radu the Handsome (younger brother of Vlad III, aka Vlad Dracula)?
I can neither confirm nor deny this conclusion. The truth is lost in times immemorial - at least for now. lol
Pretty cool tower! I like that it is not staunched but looks high enough to be of some real use.
fab. :-*
Man that tower looks fantastic.
Thank you very much. The undestroyed Version is even bigger, but at the moment I have to print Adeptus Titanicus Terrain for a friend.
Might I ask how you did the map, as it looks really good.
It's a nice little program called ' Wonderdraft' it's around 25 dollars but very good for building fantasy maps.
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I’d just sit around there all day, have a bottle of Hagenstedter Dorn and some good local dishes (gulash with nockerln or something like that) and send in wave after wave of my troops to clean the forests of unholy vermin.
You forgot to mention that you'd be chanting "Das Leben ist ein Würfelspiel, wir würfeln alle Tage..." and hammer the dice cup onto the table surface with a swing while having another shot of Hagenstedter Dorn, don't you? :D
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''It's a nice little program called ' Wonderdraft' it's around 25 dollars but very good for building fantasy maps.'''
Gollum, Gollum! 25 Dollars! It burns precious yes it does!
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A strange young man from Germany has appeared in Transpodonia. Accompanied only by his dog Fritz, he roams the entire principality and asks everyone and everything about stories and fairytales. The old people in particular are happy about the unusual attention the stranger is giving them. But secretly they are not sure whether he is more than a little crazy to risk his life in the wilderness of Transpodonia just for a few old tales and nursery rhymes. Don't they have their own fairy tales in Germany that he has to collect theirs?
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great stuff.
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Thank you. Got not much to show at the moment, but at least I finished 3 tents. You can't never have enough tents.
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I love everything about this project. The well with the bones...... :-*
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I love everything about this project. The well with the bones...... :-*
Thank you very much. I hope to explore also the underground of Transpodonia. Therefore I got myself a little Filamentprinter.
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Another WIP... Found that Beauty for free on MMF... Tragic Backstory incoming?
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The lonely homesteads and hamlets of Transpodonia are constantly exposed to dangers: storms, crop failures, disease, bandits and worse.... Most are therefore a miserable sight. A few warped huts and barns surrounded by rickety walls and fences that at least offer a deceptive sense of security....
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The wilderness surrounding these wretched villages is hardly less desolate.
And no place for arachnophobes.
The transpodonian wolf spider is the largest known European spider species. It owes its name to its greyish taint and the fact that they hunt in packs. For a long time, therefore, it was considered a mystical mythical creature that had sprung from the overheated imagination of frightened peasants. It was not until 1954 that the first scientific description was made by Mikhail Lamerkov. Lamerkov was also able to prove that they do indeed hunt smaller mammals and amphibians such as rats and frogs, but that they also attack larger animals and humans when they feel threatened.
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More great additions :)
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great exposition and figures / painting.
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Finally found some time to complete the strange young man that wanders Transpodonia, when the characters will finally meet him he might be a loyal ally.
Similarities to a certain belgian reporter and his dog are mere chance.
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I wonder whose ancestor this could be...
Great work on him.
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ha ha, love it.
would have preferred a Sea-farer with a penchant for the odd libation or three tho ' :D
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ha ha, love it.
would have preferred a Sea-farer with a penchant for the odd libation or three tho ' :D
Stop giving me ideas. Now I have to find someone who fits into the extended de Hadoque-family. 😅
I wonder whose ancestor this could be...
Great work on him.
Thanks, the mysteries keep piling up 😄
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Stop giving me ideas.
What about two identical investigators, or an inventor whose only slightly hard of hearing.
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and has a stash of Camomile potions - +2 concentration and 'nerve' :D
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What about two identical investigators, or an inventor whose only slightly hard of hearing.
I might have an idea for the investigators. Just after I finish some Zombies and bloodless hounds.
and has a stash of Camomile potions - +2 concentration and 'nerve' :D
Hmm, maybe more of an alchemist... Where was that frostgrave Sorcerers Set?
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Brilliant! Who makes the young man and his dog?
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Brilliant! Who makes the young man and his dog?
Thanks a lot. They are from gripping beasts 18th civilian range.
A rumour is increasingly rampant in Transpodonia: Anyone who does not die free of sin will fall to the eternal prince with body and soul - forever condemned to serve in undeath.
In many places the priests can hardly cope with the rush to confession, often the frightened people ask for forgiveness of their sins several times a day. The people feel this threat so urgently that the metropolitan of Raduora has announced that he is permanently praying for the forgiveness of all the sins of the entire country and that no one needs worry because God's grace is stronger than all the imaginary horrors. But even this assurance cannot reassure all people and many seek additional protection through all kinds of amulets and protective spells.
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They look ghastly! Which means you did them really well.
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They look ghastly! Which means you did them really well.
Thanks a lot. I will try to post a first overview over the gaming table soon. As a little Teaser an old postcard from the 90's.
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lol
looking forward to more.
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Forgot, that there should be some trees in a rural country like Transpodonia...
Now I need to base these green guys and hopefully I can make a first setup for the game:
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Finally, some test-fitting. Needs some more basing for the trees, some bushes and fields but the rough outline should be visible. And I really need something to mount it on that is not a bed. 😅
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looking good.
while prob. not practical in general, the bed helps with undulations and the like?
I use rolled up soft-stuff under a textured throw as my scenic foundation, for just that reason.
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Thanks. The problem is, that I had to place the board on the kids bed. I really need more space. lol
Got my hands on some Westwind Balkan Mobs, I think they'll enrich the setting but won't help with the space-problem. :D
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sleeping on the floor will be character building for them :D
some great figures in that Westwind range.
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sleeping on the floor will be character building for them :D
some great figures in that Westwind range.
Thanks, in the same way my 3d printer thought I need some character-building and died on me... Had to replace him and now things are running again :
Remains of Greek culture can be found all along the Black Sea coast, including in Transpodonia. The Temple of Poseidon near Apasat is particularly well preserved. In future centuries it will become a tourist hotspot, but for now it is shunned by everyone.
Everyone but some very superstitious sailors who grasp for every kind of supernatural protection.
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Damn that temple looks great
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great print.
not good news on the printer front. So I take it reliability isn't exactly at the forefront of their virtues ... just when I'm thinking of getting in to it ...
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Damn that temple looks great
Thanks, still undecided how to paint it. But I think I will try to paint it white with some red details.
great print.
not good news on the printer front. So I take it reliability isn't exactly at the forefront of their virtues ... just when I'm thinking of getting in to it ...
Well the old printer was an old and extremely modified Ender 3 I got from second hand so it was only a matter of time till it ended it's Frankenstein-existance. Me trying to install a new extruder probably didn't help. :?
As far as I can tell the new generation of FDM printers are much more beginner-friendly. Got myself the Anycubic Kobra 2, it was as simple as screwing it together in 15mins and switching it on. It prints well to 0.12mm, enough for my terrain demands. May try to print something in 0.08 but haven't found the time yet.
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ah, right !
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I really should start painting the heroes to start playing, but I keep accumulating baddies. Baddies with rabies...or even worse...
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Finally got around in assembling the Heroes: From left to right:
Georgios - an Arnaut (Feral), Mircea - a noble, Abdallah - Mystic and Brother Konstantin - Zealot
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They are supported by two loyal servants of Mircea: Karim and Volodymir
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There is a ton of potential here. Looking forward to seeing what you do with them
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Nice minis, hope they'll see some paint soon. :)
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Nice minis, hope they'll see some paint soon. :)
Thanks, at least I was able to base them. Painting should start once I finished my Imperial Fists for an Event in 20 days.
There is a ton of potential here. Looking forward to seeing what you do with them
Thanks, I hope I won't lead them into serious trouble.
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The Heroes and Zombie-Dogs are finally primed (streak of bad weather) and I also found some time to print some ruins. These will hopefully feature in my first round for the campaign... Maybe even this year. ::)
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Fantastic work! I also love the figures!
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great stuff.
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those ruins look great
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Thanks you all! Have myself painted in a corner with some Imperial Fists I need to finish the next few weeks. But after that I hope I'll finish the ruins and the Heroes.