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Characters are created, and the adventure has begun. The overall mix of options has been interesting – my initial concern was a bit of repetition the character process, but all characters are unique and different. Additional adventures may have challenges, but for now, there are more than enough choices. I will provide more detail, once the characters have their long term miniatures chosen and painted, but in the meantime, here is the short list of the characters: Pokey – Dwarven Laborer turned Fighter Goruza – Half-Orc Cleric of Sarenrae, suffering from Haunting Visions Dramze – Elven Hermit and Fey Sorcerer…
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Our first session of Age of Ashes for Pathfinder second edition started on Sunday, and was a mixed success. The game itself was good – everyone seems to have adapted to the new rules and mechanics fairly well, and the story thus far has everyone engaged. The challenge was mainly with my juggling of the various pieces of technology, trying to add and enhance a variety of areas. As planned, we are recording with the intent to broadcast the sessions. The basic recording worked just fine, though I forgot to turn on the laptop screen recording, and I forgot my…
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As part of our upcoming Age of Ashes campaign, we are going to try to add some virtual tabletop options, specifically the Fantasy Grounds tool. For those players with a laptop available, I will be asking them to install the client version, to be able to (hopefully) connect reliably to a GM session on my own computer. In concept, this will allow for some automation of the character actions, combat, etc, as well as the option for hidden messages and updates (previously we would text). It should also help with the recordings, since I can link OBS to capture specific…
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The books are in hand, the characters are (mostly) completed, and we are just about ready to launch our 3rd major campaign with the Age of Ashes, using the new Pathfinder version 2. This Sunday will be our first game, though it will likely be a short session since we still have a couple of players that need their characters. Meanwhile, 7 of the 10 managed to create their personas during the recent GenCon, giving the group a custom collection of a Druid, Wizard, Cleric, Ranger, Rogue, Monk, and a Champion. With the remaining three, I expect at least one…
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Another Gencon is done, and our group managed to survive without casualties. Only major challenge was the loss of my credit card after the first night, which fortunately was only missing, and not stolen. Caused a bit of a disruption, but we were able to adapt. Unfortunately, what I was interested in sold rather quickly. Of course, the big draw was Pathfinder second edition, and there was far more than they could sell for the weekend. However, Shadowrun (which was admittedly a pre-release) sold out by Friday morning, and I missed my chance. Similarly, the Outer Rim campaign for Star…
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From the same collection by Hugolours on Thingiverse, we have a small villager house. For now, I have the one, but I am planning to expand to a few additional pieces, to serve as a farm house, or perhaps small village in the future. Definitely could use a bit of paint and some more cleanup on the edges, but the model is very nice. Additional options include more floors, a balcony, and optional ruined sections for damage or aging. Beyond the RPG games, these should also be useful in wargaming or other settings – though they don’t really match the…
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Continuing on with my scatter terrain theme, I printed recently a wooden tower or tree stand, part of the collection by Hugolours on Thingiverse. If found this during our Kingmaker campaign, after the group attacked bandits who were equipped with tree stands for defense, and didn’t have any models. The collection is actually a fairly large assortment of modular pieces, that can be mixed and matched to form a castle wall, a small village, or various other pieces. I have slowly been working on a small collection, though have also been having printer challenges (it has developed a notable shift…
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Been working with the 3d printer and creating some scatter terrain for the upcoming campaign (and general RPGs). One thing I have always been lacking is a set of camp pieces to represent the group whenever they are ambushed or attacked (or attack someone else) at night. To this end, I located a set of terrain by Ecaroth on Thingiverse, which fulfills my needs. Obviously they can use a bit of paint, and the printing isn’t the highest quality, but they will certain serve the needs intended. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2653284 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2653263 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2652986 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2653249 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2652977
Halfling13 Hobbies
Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies
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