Dungeon of the Mad Mage: Spider people

We jumped right into the action as Solid ran straight into some owlbears around a corner. Somehow, we managed to roll very high on initiative and took them both out before they had a chance to act.

Legion of the First Prince vs Idoneth Deepkin, 2021.08.10

Introduction

1250 points of Idoneth Deepkin clash with the lackeys of Be'lakor on this beautiful desert map in The Vice battleplan.

Chaos Daemons vs Yellow Scars, 2021.08.04

Introduction

We set up the table, cutting off the part of the mat where the Yellow Scars are gathered. We had the secondaries from GT2021, but not the missions... so we rolled Retrieval Mission from the core book.

D&D 5E one shot collection - Slave Pits of Quabus, part 2

Slowly but surely, the adventurers chewed their way through the defenders of the dungeon. 

With the cleric missing (Wizzik? Never heard of him.), Ulfgar took over as healer, and dutifully spent all his turns patching up his fellows, while the bugbear kept bashing at him. Nothing the dwarf couldn't handle, while also exchanging crafty insults. Dace sliced through bandits, Bernie kept hidden and stabbed a bugbear through the kidney, while Groot hacked, slashed and threw axes.

But the highlight of the fight was the chain of events following this picture:

Dungeon of the Mad Mage: Magic mushrooms

After last time, we resolved to start the game at an earlier hour. We were somewhat successful. I played my hand quickly and made a deal with Azok regarding the large amount of barrels containing Undermountain beer - his goblins took it all to the surface for 10% of the barrels and then 25% of the price. We still made decent money, as I could then sell the beer to pre-established taverns. I bought another Bag of Holding to hold all my minions, and placed an order for a Wand of Lightning Bolts.

Next up: descend to level 4.

Painting the daemonhost Cherubael

Introduction

The "yin" to Eisenhorn's "yang", his best asset and corruptor, the most tragic plot twist ever... I give you Cherubael! There were less experiments done on this model compared to Eisenhorn, but it was still a long journey (at times, it felt like a slog) to paint this guy. 

Converting the daemonhost Cherubael

Introduction

For the first painting competition, my dynamic duo entry is Eisenhorn and Cherubael! Of course, the official daemonhost model is out of production, so I had to roll my own.

Painting Inquisitor Eisenhorn

Introduction

I bought this model some time ago, as I am a huge fan of the novel series. When the dynamic duo painting competition was announced, it took me about 5 minutes to get hit by inspiration. Unfortunately I had no ideas about a color scheme, but I liked the vibrant colors of the box art, so I went with it. I present to you "wet blending: the model"... and some other experiments, as well.

Painting an Inquisition base

 

Painting Leyline Phantoms

Introduction

These are the Leyline Phantoms from the Magic the Gathering: Arena of the Planeswalkers board game. I initially wanted to do a traditional blue color scheme on these guys, simulate transparency and whatnot. Now that I possess a sizable collection of Contrast paints - I know better.

Painting armored goblins

Introduction

Armored goblins from Lord of the Rings. I like this kit. They might be monopose, but they are small (perhaps too small, but I hate how huge the Bloodreavers are) and not overly complex. I mean, a good amount of detail, but nothing that overwhelms (looking at you again, Bloodreavers).

July review & August goals

Just as I had some fun at the beginning of the month with some Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar, real life hit and most hobby related activities took a pause. Except D&D, the unshakeable pillar of my sanity during difficult times.

August is looking good, although there will be some holidays taken, but I think that's for the better. Perhaps I will finally finish and showcase my surprise project. Maybe not, as I also plan on dipping my toes into completely alien territory by trying out LEDs in miniatures... stand by.

Painting Restless Zombies

Introduction

These giants zombies from the Magic the Gathering: Arena of the Planeswalkers board game have already seen action in D&D. I selected a Putrid Blight King skintone from a Warhammer TV video. They honestly look more like flesh golems than zombies; but I suppose that can work as well in the proper circumstances.

Dungeon of the Mad Mage: Interlude?

We got together in Skullport but the players just refused to actually do anything...

At least I got on my flying broom and explored the fortress under the cover of invisibility. The conclusion: we need reinforcements to take it. I also flew around to discover some sort of hungry murloc. I gave him food, and got a Cloak of the Manta Ray instead. Good talk. Still a more profitable session then running around after goblin children.