Wild Sheep Chase - a DnD adventure - Human Cleric done

[Daeothar]

Things slowed down considerably when going back to work after the holidays, but then came to screeching halt when my father in law passed away last weekend. As my wife is out of town now to make all the arrangements, I'm all of a sudden a single dad with a full time job...

But tonight I managed to get to grips with the dwarf on my desk. And true to form, she proved quite a stubborn character. Most of that is due to her being a Reaper Bones mini, which makes a lot of the detail rather soft.

So she's not as neat as the (much more agreeable) halfling I did earlier, but she'll do. She looks like a proper girl boss, with her shiny (half) boob armour and that's what counts

Next up is the gnome wizard. Getting the little folk sorted first I suppose

[oldskoolrebel]

Im sorry about the bereavement. Hopefully things aren’t too hard for you and your family.

Great work on the dwarf. I’ve got the same model and she’s not finished anywhere near to the standard you’ve achieved here. I know exactly what you mean, the details are really shallow and I have a couple of mould lines that were tough to remove. I’ll be honest I’ve been moving away from reaper minis recently- I’ve found they are often too detailed for my needs, and the scale is not consistent, while simultaneously being affect by scale creep.

Cracking work, can’t wait to see what’s next.

[Little Odo]

You did a great job on the lady dwarf. I would be very happy with how she turned out.

[mikedemana]

but then came to screeching halt when my father in law passed away last weekend.

Condolences on your father-in-law... 

I agree with you on Reaper figs. The details is very muddy at times. What there is tends to be shallow, making dry brushing not a preferred tactic. You did great on Miss Armored Half Boobs...! 

Mike Demana

[The Voivod]

Nice job on that little lady.
Those are some killer push-up bra's. I do not believe those to be comfortable.

[Daeothar]

They're not supposed to. But they do give some genuine iron support and are +2 charisma... 

[Daeothar]

In the press of real life stuff needing to be arranged right now, I have managed to sneak in a couple of hours of painting. And I set myself the goal of finishing this little guy in one session, and this is exactly what I was able to do.

It's another Bones miniature and again I struggled with finding good definition and all that, but in the end I'm OK with the outcome. Not my best, but more than acceptable. I have one more Bones mini to go, but this one is of the black variety and that's a slightly harder material. As a result, the details look a lot sharper on that one, so it should not be as much of a struggle as the last two were. And then there's a Siocast one and two metals, which I'm looking forward to.

Bones minis are cheap, but a painter's dream they are not. I will probably steer clear of the white bones minis from now on...

I painted this gnome wizard up as a young pyromancer; the magic effect he's producing looked like flames to me, so that was an easy conclusion. First time I actually painted flames, and I'll be the first to admit they require work. But considering the speed, I'm not complaining. I'm most happy with the clothes though; the tunic was actually painted with original Blood Angel Red (hexagon flip top pot) which was part of the very first acrylic paint set I bought way back in 1995 or so

Next up is probably the human female Cleric, which is the last (black) bones mini in the group.

[BeneathALeadMountain]

This looks amazing Daeothar - I’m very envious, it should be great fun. There’s quite a disparity between talking sheep/that odd dragon bed thing and then the gibbering mouther (I’m not that au fait with D&D - it’s quite grim and creepy). The halfling is great - the eyes (something very hard to do well) are perfect.

I’ve recently realised I need to focus on doing some similar small self contained games that I can get done and to the table to help my motivation; as I’ve previously repeatedly burnt myself out trudging through vast, never ending projects.

Looking forwards to seeing an AAR

Andrew
BALM

[Daeothar]

You're absolutely right of course, but the Gibbering Mouther is the final end-boss in the adventure. First it's Noke, the bad wizard, who then, when he can't win, transforms his bed into a wyrmling, but his wand of transmogrification (or something ) starts to malfunction under the stress of abundant use and only half transforms the bed. Then finally, in an act of desperation, he turns the wand on himself and it fails completely, transforming him into that... thing.

So even though it's a bit of an odd one out in this adventure, I feel it still is a good escalation into a scary monster for the kids to beat

In the meantime, I've managed to finish this lady today: a human female cleric. She has access to the School of Life, so I figured a nature themed religion might fit her best. Hence the depiction of a tree with three stars. I have no idea if it matches up with any Forgotten Realms deity (Silvanus?), but here we are

As a cleric, white(ish) attire seemed appropriate, and since I chose green as a secondary colour, I went with bronze armour, which I also gave a very faint green tint.

All in all not a very challenging miniature, but I certainly don't mind that and I like the sculpt. The casting in Reaper Black Bones was also pretty good. Certainly better than the white Bones of the previous two On to the final three miniatures of the lot!

[The Voivod]

Well done on the fire and the flame.
The new lady does seem likes she'd be hunting for The Fallen.
Familiar colourscheme for you?
Productive year, so far

[BeneathALeadMountain]

Daeothar - that’s brilliant, the best kids stories are always darker and creepier than the adult’s. I’ve never been a fan of magic (give me steel any day) - it’s too lazy and promises too much reward (so the cost should be high) so ending up as that gobby blob seems fitting 

I like the cloak motif - clean and simple, an excellent bit of freehand (I often find it’s easy to get carried away and ruin my earlier work ) that ties the colour scheme together well.

Keep up the good work,

Andrew
BeneathALeadMountain