Miniature Monster Mondays : Elder Aboleth This miniature is the Goroloth from Reaper Miniatures. Oldest of the Old. All aboleths remember the time before the gods, when they were the undisputed masters of the antediluvian waters in the mortal worlds. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Miniature Monster Mondays : Blackroot Treant This miniature was released in 2008’s Against the Giants set. Additionally, the blackroot treant was included as a variant in the 4th Edition Monster Manual. Not every tree can become treant, and not every […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Miniature Monster Mondays : Fomorian Painbringer This miniature was released in 2010’s Lords of Madness set and the Fomorian Painbringer was a variant found in the 4th Edition Monster Manual. Deep in the subterranean reaches of the Feywild are the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Miniature Monster Mondays : Feyguard Cyclops In 4th Edition, cyclopes were reimagined as Large servants of the fomorians with bony heads. This miniature was released in 2007’s Deserts of Desolation set. Similar minis were released with 2008’s Demonweb set (the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Miniature Monster Mondays : Spiders Welcome to Miniature Monster Mondays, where I provide a statblock and some lore for a 5th Edition monster based on a miniature. Wizards of the Coast (and their affiliates) has been making official miniatures since […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Miniature Monster Mondays : Sand Trap Welcome to Miniature Monster Mondays, where I provide a statblock and some lore for a 5th Edition monster based on a miniature. Wizards of the Coast (and their affiliates) has been making official miniatures […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Miniature Monster Mondays : Elder Bulette Welcome to Miniature Monster Mondays, where I provide a statblock and some lore for a 5th Edition monster based on a miniature. Wizards of the Coast (and their affiliates) has been making official miniatures […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sixth Wall I’ve never pulled the trigger on Dwarven Forge. It looks cool, but you need so much money and space to get even a moderate amount of dungeon coverage. I’m happier with flat maps and some 3D terrain to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Randomised Monsters I haven’t exactly done this, because I always choose monsters based on the environment and story. I did “balance” an encounter based solely on the number of minis I had available. I just kept throwing gnolls at the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gaps in the Universe I don’t have a giant Chessex battlemap. The really big ones are cool. And I have a table more than large enough to accommodate such a map. But they’re pricey. Instead I have two smaller ones […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hazardous Terrain Snacking and gaming go together like geeks and morbid obesity. However, while you’re typically playing a table, theoretically providing lots of space for bowls and plates, it can be tricky to find space for both miniatures and battlemat, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…