These bits of scatter terrain came from a Frostgrave set that was part of the Ulterior Motives Nickstarter.
While these are nothing to special, just like the fences I posted yesterday, drybrushing some terrain is about my energy and creativity level right now, so I was thrilled that I had these to work on.
Also I really need to take the time to set up a decent photo backdrop...
While there's nothing particularly amazing about these fences from Games Workshop, they're well made, and were fun to paint.
Plus they'll be super useful on the tabletop.
Lady Morgana looked over the pair of recovered spell books set out on the makeshift table before her, well away from Lady Eiric's manor house... just in case. Both radiated the unmistakable energy of active spells just waiting to be triggered. Protective magics, but what? And what trigger?
With little to go on, she began to cast analyze, and settled her hands on the red leather cover of the book on the right. Pain flared in her hands. Magic held them to the cover, and she watched in horror as they blistered and burned as a green energy flowed over them. Moments, that felt like hours, it was over, and she yanked her acid burned hands away from the book in time to see a glyph fade from the cover.
Magic User Spell, Level 2
Ward
Range: 0
Duration: Permanent until triggered
Effect: Protects something from being opened
When cast upon an object capable of opening (a door, book chest, etc.) a magical glyph will be inscribed upon it. The caster may make the glyph visible or invisible. When the item is opened by someone other than the caster, the Ward is triggered, causing 2d8 points of damage (save for half) from the caster's choice of energy type. This damage may not be healed magically. Each casting of this spell requires the use of specially prepared inks that cost 50gp.
Image source: RFlowers
The pandemic continues. Summer is giving up it’s last gasp, the leaves are turning, and the CPA exam has passed.
That’s not to say I passed… I don’t actually get my score for another week and a half.
This month has been a LONG month, and I’m not sorry to see it in the rear view. Here’s hoping that the month of pumpkins, ghosts, ghouls, and goblins, which will include a blue moon (on Halloween itself) brings some cheer.
Gaming
I decided to treat myself to a game of Rangers of Shadowdeep. Lacking good terrain, I made due with some round bases to represent trees, and note cards to represent houses for the first scenario. Not ideal, but it got the job done.
Stonehell has been progressing nicely. Adding in a few Thursday sessions while I’m not actively studying for the exam.
Miniatures
Jumping all over with this one. It’s been hard to focus and the only thing that I actually got *done* was a set of fences. The minis I was working on from ReaperCon haven’t really advanced any further. I think one problem was too many things on my painting tray. Makes it hard to focus. Plus I’m at that fiddly detail/basing point on a bunch, so… hard to get that last 5-10% done sometimes.
My plan for this month is to paint up a pair of wraiths and a pair of hags. Anything beyond that is a bonus. Be nice to wrap up the Dark Maiden… Need to do some greenstuff work on her base to sculpt in some waves.
Media
Movies/TV Watched
Books Read
Architects of Memory
Goals
Session 148 was played on 6/4
Eiric, Magic-User 8 (Kat)
Karl, Dwarf 8 (Julia)
Boris, Cleric 5 (Jeff)
Morgana, Mage 5 (Robert)
Wanting to finish off the map to the area around the Temple of Pain, and explore the cave off the weird fog filled chasm, the party gears up and heads into the dungeon. Avoiding the rust monsters, Karl uses a potion of flying, and makes it over to the cave mouth. Not seeing anything immediately threatening, he tosses back a rope, and then begins to explore.
Turns out there isn’t much to explore. An old cave, signs that it’s been used as an animal roost, adventurer’s camp, and at some point someone installed a black stone devil’s face about 4’ tall. Karl carefully checks it out, and gently removes the mortar holding it to the wall. On the back, in elvish script is written “By admiring this artwork, you confirm that you are not Anish Kapoor, you are in no way affiliated to Anish Kapoor, you are not admiring this on behalf of Anish Kapoor or an associate of Anish Kapoor. To the best of your knowledge, information and belief this artwork will not make its way into the hands of Anish Kapoor.’
What a weird curse…
Hefting the stone face out of the cave and then back to town, they sell it for 400gp. To the best of their knowledge, it hasn’t made its way into the hands of Anish Kapoor.
Heading immediately back to the dungeon, they continue to explore around the halls of the Gentlemen and Lady Ghouls, but avoid their home. Instead they encounter oozes. Thankfully the oozes had, or at least were around, treasure.
Gains: various coins, a few gems, and a stone devil’s face.
Kills: Oozes
Losses:
