Halfling13 Hobbies

Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies

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  • Change in venue

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    Halfling13

    For our ongoing gaming activities, we will be doing a bit of a location shift over the next couple of weeks, moving the location where we gather for the Age of Ashes campaign. Currently, we meet bi-weekly at a local church where my kids are also active in Scouting. For the most part, this has worked well, the church is rather welcoming, and we have never had any issues – except for the occasional and understandable scheduling conflict. However, given the remote location it also means I have a lot of extra time involved to set up and tear down…

  • Clorehaven Tavern

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    Halfling13

    Working on my next large terrain project, and decided to tackle the Clorehaven Tavern build. This is similar to the Watch Tower and Barn projects, though from the size much larger in print volume. Most likely, I will need to break each floor into several pieces, since the MK3 simply can’t print that large. Similar to prior efforts, this will be a pre-assembled build rather than separate pieces. Planning to do the full timelapse and painting effort. I expect it will likely be most of a week or more on the actual printing, once I finalize the sliced models. As…

  • Pathbuilder 2e

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    Halfling13

    A shout-out to a particularly good Android app for Pathfinder 2e character creation, management, and printing – the Pathbuilder 2e app. With our numerous games, and a number of changes to get adjusted to, this tool has turned out to be invaluable. It does unfortunately only run on Android (no Windows, Mac, or iOS versions), but it runs very well. The developer is quick to add new content, and new features, and from what I can tell, has all current content already included. Once your character is designed, you also have the option to export the file as a form-fillable…

  • Miniature Monday – Clorehaven Barn

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    Halfling13

    Doubt I will be able to maintain it, but going to try to prepare and display terrain and miniatures on a regular schedule, tentatively on Mondays. In concept, these will include a timelapse of the printing process, along with at least a final painting of the figure, terrain piece, or assembly. Again, I expect I will rapidly fall behind on this plan, so expect them to be rather random. First up is the Clorehaven Barn, which I completed over this last week. The actual assembly is intended to be a Dragon-lock set, where each piece is independent, but in the…

  • Age of Ashes, Episode 13

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    Halfling13

    Episode 13 of our Age of Ashes campaign is being released now on YouTube. If you are a supporter on Patreon, you gain early access, otherwise as usual the content will be released in pieces over the next couple of weeks. If you are not a supporter, but find some entertainment in my content, please consider a subscription. Or at least drop a comment to leave constructive feedback so I can improve what I am publishing. Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/halfling13 YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEaR1aYMgQE2UYsOU8coklQ/

  • Zenithal Highlighting

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    Halfling13

    I am no stranger to miniature and terrain painting, but admittedly my technique is fairly traditional (and likely outdated). With my recent acquisition of an airbrush, I am trying to learn and take advantage of the new processes – hopefully to streamline and improve my painting. Basically, my current process is paint a primer, and layer on a series of opaque paint layers. Once the base coat is down, I use washes and drybrushing to develop shadows and highlights. Simple, basic, and effective – at least to the level of quality I am looking for. With an airbrush however, the…

  • Torch Light, v2

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    Halfling13

    Continuing my design for a light marker for tabletop gaming, and currently have the pictured design. This one is functional enough that we were able to utilize it during our latest session – although the group didn’t actually need any lights. And it is durable enough now that it didn’t break during use. The design remains simple – a pair of leads on either side of a battery, connected to the LED. The LED is now a nano-LED, the light is actually smaller than the two wires together, though it gives off plenty of light. Next to the battery, I…

  • Plaguestone has fallen

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    Halfling13

    For our second campaign group, we have been running thru the Fall of Plaguestone adventure, as an introduction to the Pathfinder 2e ruleset and basic training for the group. Most of the group is new to RPGs, and everyone is new to 2nd edition. For the most part, the adventure has gone well – the group has learned their roles, and adjusted to the story. Of course, there are challenges here and there – the dynamics of the group were rather rough to start with – but the group in general succeeded. Unfortunately, during the 3rd major scene of the…