Grownup Shapeshifting Ninja Critters

So I got my HeroForge minis all painted up and I'm pretty happy with how they came out.

Appearing here with some of Reaper's Asian themed offerings.

The kitty is a Reaper Bones familiar, slightly modified to turn her into a Japanese bobtail.

Holiday Hengeyokai!

I got an awesome Christmas present from my brother & his family this past holiday season, and the box came today! Whoot!

Yep, he got me some gift card action from HeroForge, so I could get some minis made more or less to my personal specifications thru the modern miracle of 3D printing.

I ordered 3 minis in their standard plastic, and decided to fill out the character roster for a feudal Japan/yokai themed adventure I'm gonna be running at this year's Helgacon.

Since I'm adapting my material from the classic 1985 "Oriental Adventures" book, the big thing I kinda lacked was hengeyokai, which are shapeshifting animals who can assume humanoid form. So my three custom characters are an usagi bushi, a neko ninja, and a kame sohei.

I got the figures with a slot base, so that I could go with the standard 20 mm Citadel bases I use for player character minis.

All in all, I'm thrilled with how these came out!

The 3D renderings on HeroForge's creation screen don't do the figures justice. The detail is crisp and clean, the scale is perfect, and there were barely any rough spots that I filed off easily. They're gonna fit in with the other figures I've acquired for this game flawlessly.

Depicted here with a Perry Brothers samurai and a Reaper kitsune.

I'm really psyched to paint these up.

So my prognosis on HeroForge: They're a fair bit more expensive than yer average mini, but the detail and quality is great, and if you have something kinda specific or unusual in mind and are willing to spring for it and wait about two weeks, then it's a great option!

Kampai!

Merry Christmas!

 

Peace on Earth. Good Will to All.

Scholars of the Old School

My awesome compadres Paul and Delta have sparked up a new project, wherein they discuss tabletop RPG's in the old school style.

These guys are two of the best GM's out there and I've been gaming with 'em for almost twenty years. They know what they're talking about, and if you check out their YouTube channel Wandering DM's, you will too!

Elemental journey!

Back in January I was showing off my Reaper Bones elementals, lamenting the lack of an Air Elemental to complete the set.

Well, my elemental lamenting is over. Behold!

  

 So now I got the whole set!

Miniature Madness has kicked in early on me this year, and now that the snow has started to fall here in Western PA, I've been hunched over my painting station working on a whole new genre of minis, who'll be making their debut in one of my games at next year's Helgacon.

Kampai!

Happy Godzilla Day!

Today in 1954 the movie "Gojira" saw general release in Japanese theaters.

What a long, strange trip it's been...

And for an extra bit of giant radioactive mutant nostalgia, visit the very first site I ever went to when I first got online back in 1995-ish:
 Barry's Temple of Godzilla

Happy Halloween!

Have a spooky one!

And while you're at it, there's still time to run a Creepy Crawl, so download the .pdf and terrorize your players until the wee hours of the night!

Stay sick, group!