Frostgrave Wizard

A while back I purchased a bunch of Heroclix miniatures from Miniature Market.  The idea was to find some inexpensive plastic miniatures for conversion.   I also recently purchased the Frostgrave game.   I needed to find some Wizard miniatures for the game.    One of the miniatures I had purchased was Clea.    Nice starting point.  However Frostgrave is supposed to be about a city that has been frozen for a thousand years.   Clea isn't dressed appropriately for the Frozen City.   Time to try my hand at a conversion.

I removed the miniature from the clix base.   Clea is on a nice looking cobblestone base.  I glued her to a 1" fender washer and built up the base to match the cobblestone base.





I also wanted to try to add a cloak and some sort of skirt/robes to make her look more 'wizardly' and less 'superhero in tights'.   A while back I bought a tube of green stuff to use on filling in around gaps and joints.  So I squirted a glob out and found it was a bit soft and made it hard to mold.   Once it started to set up it was easier to mold.   Here is Clea with a cloak and skirt added.

The green stuff split slightly on the cloak.  I was a bit ticked, but then left it as it has a slightly torn look.  Clea is an up and coming wizard.  Her journey into Frostgrave has left her a bit road weary.   Sorry for the poor photos.  Working with the camera phone.

Frostgrave has different types of wizards.   Clea is an elementalist, one who wields the power of fire, water, air, and earth.     I also decided to keep the colors of Clea close to her original paint scheme.

So here is Clea as she heads into the city of Frostgrave.





 So is Clea a Wizard or an Apprentice?  Not sure yet as I continue to look at my Heroclix miniatures.   Perhaps Dr. Strange will also visit Frostgrave!

Another Year

Another year down without being able to game much.   Did some reading online though at The Miniatures Page and Lead Adventures Forum.  Picked up Pulp Alley after seeing a lot of reviews.   I've been working on a lot of different terrain and miniatures. Hopefully in 2016 I will be able to get some more games in.

Merry Christmas!

Here is the map for the 1st dungeon.  Created using the generator found here http://zak965.it/2HW/DungeonCrawl/DungeonGenerator.html.  Great tool to randomly generate the dungeon for you.   A PDF of the map with descriptions is also generated.    The PDF has a key to each room/corridor.  The numbering system on the map does not correspond to what is on the PDF.  However it gives you the description of the entry point (E) and then the number key on the PDF tells you what room/corridor is next.  Once I figured it out it is pretty neat as it reminds me of the old "create your own adventure" books where if you did "Action A" go to page XXX or if you did "Action B" you go to page YYY.

The Ruined Watchtower - A Two Hour Dungeon Crawl Adventure Pt 1

"Lucien" Flavius Fireweaver said,"it's getting dark and this cold rain is getting to me.  We need to find someplace to take shelter for the night."
"I heartily agree" chimed in Leod as the dwarf shook water from his beard. "The rain will make my armor smell."
"Even more than it does now?" piped in Kassie from inside her rain darkened cloak.
"Careful there lassie.  Remember who patched you up when you got that last wee scratch."
"Sire, I know there is a ruined watchtower just a ways up the road on that rocky outcropping there." said Kalten, the large man in chainmail. "At one time it commanded quite a view over the valley."
"Then lead us there, my faithful squire." Replied Sir Lucien. "We will need to rest so we can continue our journey to the Brethren Chapter House near the Altengard border. If the weather holds we should be there the day after tomorrow."

The party soon reached the ruined watchtower and entered through the broken door.  Scattered about on the floor were bits of gnawed bone, rusty pieces of armor and a few broken weapons.  Water ran down the inner walls where the tower's roof was missing.

"Hey Kalten, what a wonderful place you picked. No nice road side inn for us.  Next time I get to pick the arrangements." quipped Kassie as she poked through the debris in the tower. In a quieter voice she continued "Hey guys, I don't think we're alone.  There's stairs leading down back here and I see faint light coming from there. And a stench greater than Leod's coming from down there."

"Let's go check it out" said Lucien. "Kassie your with me up front, just in case there are any traps.  Kalten and Flavius behind us. Flavius give us some light.  Leod, you have rear guard.  Steady now." 

Slowly and quietly the party descends the stairs....

Holiday Greetings and Gaming!

A few months back I purchased Two Hour Dungeon Crawl from Two Hour Wargames.  A unique system for solo-play "Old School" dungeon delving!  After reading through the game I had great ideas for different groups.  Unfortunately I have not had time to actually do some gaming.  Now with the holiday season here I might find some time to get some solo gaming in.

The Paladin Lucien

My first group to try:

(Star) Sir Lucian - Rep 5 Human Paladin, AC 6 armed with a sword and shield.   Attributes: Martyr and Resolute.

(Grunt) Flavius Fireweaver - Rep 5 Human Caster, AC 2 armed with a sword.  Attributes: Cast Spells and Resolute.

(Grunt) Squire Kalten - Rep 4 Human Soldier/Shooter(Rep3), AC 4, armed sword and bow.  Attributes: Duty, Marksman and Resolute (doubles rolls during generation resulted in a dual class).

(Grunt) Kassie the Quick - Rep 4 Elf Thief, AC 2, armed with 2 swords.  Attributes: Slippery and Secret Rooms/Doors.

(Grunt) Leod Goldbeard - Rep 4 Dwarf Healer (cleric), AC 4, armed with hammer (mace) and shield.  Attributes: Stout and Healing.

The first dungeon is controlled by a Rep 4 Ogre Warrior.  Reason for the party to enter the dungeon is to explore.

Rafe Donovan - 17th Century Star for By Savvy and Steel (Two Hour Wargames)

I've had "By Savvy and Steel" for some time now.  Read through it a few times but never got around to starting a Star character for the game.   I recently re-read "The Three Musketeers" by Alexander Dumas.  This along with watching "Black Sails" on Starz has gotten me back into the mood for some swashbuckling adventures.  What I like about BSS is the "imagi-nation" of the fictional nation of Edenstein.  This, along with "And a Bottle of Rum" and the recent release of "Free Ports" now rounds out a (hopefully) ongoing campaign following my star character, Raphael "Rafe" Donovan.

Aaron Stack HeroClix figure

Rafe Donovan - Work In Progress

One of the things that has kept me from gaming this period has been my lack of swashbuckler and pirate figures.  Enter some cheap Heroclix figures that I picked up on-line at Miniature Market.  I was able to troll their Heroclix section and find some extremely inexpensive figures that I envisioned converting into swashbucklers and pirates.   So here is Rafe Donovan before he gets a make over.   I started with the Aaron Stack figure.    Not much of a swashbuckling figure you say?   I have to agree.

However, pop him off his base, attach to a 1" fender washer, cut off his mechanical attachment on his right arm, add a spare sword from the bit box and we have a start.   Still need to finish up the base and give him a touch up paint job.


Rafe is the third child of a gentleman from the North Central region.  His older brother, Gabriel,  has inherited the property in Saintsbury after his father's recent passing.  His older sister,  Lillie, has married and moved to Hawkesport in the Northwest Coast region.  On his 21st birthday Rafe asked Gabriel for his inheritance in order to make his way in the world.  After celebrating Christmas and New Years with his brother at the family estate, Rafe makes his way to Hawkesport to visit his sister.

Traveling from Saintbury to Hawkesport should not have been too dangerous.  However, having never been to Hawkesport before, Rafe turned off the main road to the ruined watch tower on the hill overlooking the city.  He stood admiring the view of the city and the harbor beyond.  The smell of the ocean, the sight of the ships anchored in the harbor and the sun setting on the ocean beyond stirred Rafe's blood like never before.   Then he heard the sound of boots on the broken gravel and a voice say "Only a fool comes up here alone.  And they say a fool and his money are soon parted"...

Game notes:  January 1625 - Rafe travels from North Central Edenstein to the Northwest Coast.  I rolled double 4s resulting in a Robbery.   Next time, the results of the robbery.

CD terrain

Ok, so I've picked up a bunch of old CDs along the way.  The old AOL CDs, information sent to me at work for different topics, etc.   I've seen a lot of CD terrain posted on the internet and wanted to give it a try myself.  I also had some of the pink foam insulation used by others to carve into stones, walls, etc. So with a bit of free time (i.e. 30 minutes here and there over two weeks) I managed to come up with an idea for a magic stone circle for a place of power for Song of Blades and Heroes.  Part of the inspiration was because my wife found a used copy of Bernard Cornwell's "Stonehedge" novel.

  Here are some photos of the work in process.

CD, Cut foam and a marked up base.

hand carved runes

The standing stones

Painted Base

Almost Finished

HeroScape Elven Mage for scale

Another View for scale to show the runes