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Historically, nursery rhymes have always been a bit creepy – there are plenty of times where fairly horrible events eventually became children’s songs, echoed thru the generations. The Carrion Crown campaign takes advantage of this, and uses a similar pattern to provide clues and context to the historical events of the story. Long before, there was a catastrophic fire at the Harrowstone Prison, which claimed the lives of the prison guards, the warden, and most of the prisoners. The cause of the fire was unknown, but at the time, several prolific prisoners were amongst the victims, murders and criminals who…
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In preparation for our Carrion Crown campaign, my prop-master (the wife) was tasked with coming up with a variety of game aids and props for the story. Things that would impart the setting, be tactile, and perhaps provide further background and clues. The entire group was very impressed with the results. The simplest of these is the Haunt Siphon – in the story it is described as a small device made of glass, filled with a glowing gas. The magic item is used to capture and absorb spiritual and necromantic energy, store it, and then discharge it like a grenade…
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Our next session of the Carrion Crown campaign is set for this weekend, to be streamed live again. Hopefully you can join us for the fun and story, and experience the challenges faced by the group. In the last session, the group attended the funeral of Professor Petro Lorrimor, a long time acquaintance, mentor, and father figure (and a brother) to all of the group. His influence was extensive, and his recent death not only unexpected, but suspicious. While filtering thru a number of materials left behind in his will, the group decided that their best course of action was…
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As mentioned, one of my next big projects is a Golarian world map, designed and printed in Hexton Hills 3d terrain tiles. First stage is a proof of concept Settlers of Catan board, before I dive into the much larger project of a full regional or world map. One of the excuses I have had for a long time preventing me from starting the effort has been a lack of border tiles – something to even out the hex board format and provide a straight edge. This is necessary to actually frame out the tiles, and hold them consistently, and…
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With the ship of the line project nearing completion, I am turning my attention to the next big assembly, utilizing my collection of Hexton Hills terrain tiles. These are 3d printed designs for terrain, intended for use in a large scale campaign map. It is a kickstarter I participated in some time ago, but have never really dug into. My intent has always been to recreate the Varisian map for Pathfinder in this format, as a large art piece for the gaming space. To start with though, I am going a bit smaller in scope, and creating a 3d Settlers…
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For several months now, I have been working on a 3d printed model of a classic sailing ship, opting for a overly large and complex model. Three masts, six sails, four decks, and a fully usable miniature scale design. Parts have been printed as a combination of resin for detail, or FDM for large basic pieces. However, one big piece is missing – a name for the ship. Looking for any suggestions from anyone viewers or our current players, ideally with a Pathfinder or Warhammer slant. Since I don’t have a specific use for the ship, other than a display…
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At this point, I am comfortable with our streaming schedule and the content itself – we have successfully streamed several sessions, including 2 of our Extinction Curse and 1 of our Carrion Crown campaigns. Certainly there are still technical challenges to be had, but the content itself is solid. These are published directly to YouTube, at the following URLs. Both campaigns run bi-weekly on Sundays, from 2 PM to 7 PM EST. We live stream for the duration, and anyone is welcome to join in to watch and participate – though admittedly our chat interaction is limited given the game…
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In my effort to address the audio issues of the last game, I am working on printing a set of low-profile microphone stands. Part of the issue is the need for more microphones – more mics, better sound in general. However, a mic cannot just lay on the table, and the existing tripods I have are small, but not small enough. In place, each microphone stands over the digital table screen and is ugly at least, a distraction at worst. With a little bit of searching, I found this design, which lowers the mic by about 6 inches, and should…
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