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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 16, 2014 19:27:18 GMT -9
It would be an honor to test your creations and to give you feedback. My group meets about once a month to play, if that makes a difference to you.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 16, 2014 13:20:46 GMT -9
For those of you who may be interested, I made a drawing of Aelor's face, which I will post on here as soon as I can find my adapter card ...
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 16, 2014 8:57:38 GMT -9
As is his wont, Wyvern, being that he is bi-polar, OCD (or CDO, as it should be - alphabetical) with just a touch of the "absent-minded professor" syndrome.
The bottom half of the spiral stair is indeed, still intact and serves well for display purposes. The top half, however, due to a rather large explosion, was reduced to rubble some years ago. (Also the reason Aelor's hair grows only in patches and he has, to quote Dr. Sheldon Cooper: "more ticks than a research facility researching Lyme disease").
My next gaming session will be This coming Sunday, and I must have The Emporium ready by then, for my PC's will be visiting there for the first time. I must get busy!
I will keep you all abreast of my progress and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
I can't thank everyone enough for all your help.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 15, 2014 15:10:15 GMT -9
All Hail Squirmydad! Thank you! What a nice surprise.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 15, 2014 10:49:34 GMT -9
ROTFL! Great observation, Mahosukai!
Brave Sir Kevin, it is true, mini's are a particular pain. You can get mini's that measure anywhere from 4" tall to under an inch, with very little to let you know what scale you are getting. (Again, not good with metrics)
In my game, I use a fairly average (I think) grid - 1" = 5'. So, a human wizard, for instance should measure around 1 3/4" tall, holding his staff high. Is this what would be considered 28mm, or thereabouts?
Put a "CUTS Compatible" label on a set of mini's and I'll know, without the metric headache, that I can safely buy these mini's and get something I can use.
I don't know what all is involved in the licenses and such, but I feel that once you have the details ironed out, you will find that your efforts here were well worth the results in product recognition, customer confidence and loyalty, and the resulting increase in sales. And personally, I love to see companies cooperating to benefit the public, ie: a bundle that includes say, walls, buildings, furniture and mini's of different brands, all labeled "CUTS Compatible", at a special bundle price would be very attractive.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 15, 2014 10:03:42 GMT -9
Great ideas, Wyvern. So good to have fresh eyes on this as I know I'm too close to it to see everything. There is a second door on the back side: , ...an add-on room back here would be a good place for Aelor to lay his head. And a lean-to on the other side of the door for his wood supply.There will be an observatory and a green house or two to grow the plants he would make distillates from for his experiments and the potions he sells. As to the spiral stair, obviously it would be too dangerous to use, so a ladder stands to the side for access to the upper area. I'll have to think about what has been done about the stairs themselves. Hmmm... . You mentioned putting this (these) post(s) in their own thread? I've thought about it, too, but do not know how to complete that operation. Help? You've been very helpful and kind. Thank you, Wyvern.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 14, 2014 21:07:10 GMT -9
Just wanted to wish all of you brilliant, talented people a very Happy Valentine's Day.
Yours in insanity,
The Dungeon Mistress
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 14, 2014 19:35:03 GMT -9
OK. So here I am, sticking my nose in once more, but Sir Keven, you did ask for comments from the 'crowd'. Well, I'm a crowd of one! As a consumer, I really appreciate (especially online where you can't touch the product prior to purchase) when a manufacturer makes it clear and easy for me to tell if this set will go with that set. Like with model trains, you have N-gauge, HO-gauge, O- gauge and so on. When you go to a train store, on foot or online, to buy scenery, most will specify which gauge which scenery set will work with. It should be the same for this hobby. Sure it's fun looking at all the goodies you guys come up with, but I want to know that when I buy a kit from designer A and one from designer B and another from designer C, that when I go to build them, they will all work together to create a cohesive scene. I don't want to agonize over my purchase. I want to buy it and be done. For example: I recently got the download for a nice looking monastery, a church and a cemetery (all from different sites). I thought "Cool! these will create a nice looking scene for my next game." But, when I printed them out I discovered their sizes were wildly different and that they would not work together at all without radical changes at the printer. Now, I'm sure this was largely my fault for not looking more closely at the descriptions; though sometimes those descriptions are vague or non-existent. (And truthfully, I'm no good with metrics). But, if a standard existed, and a product were clearly labeled as meeting such standard, and I could tell, at-a-glance, that it was compatible with this other product, I would definitely prefer those products over non-standard products. In other words: I'd rather spend my time building than shopping. Save me time shopping and I'll love you for it! I don't know if my rambling on is helpful at all, but, you did ask for it. BTW - I'll be ready to make some real purchases this coming summer, think you'll be ready for me by then? I tease, of course.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 14, 2014 18:41:17 GMT -9
Cowboyleland and wyvern, thanks so much for your input! this is exactly what I was hoping for.
As for windows, I was going to add more and then pooped out, it was late at night and my husband was telling me to go to bed! and then other things took precedence and ...well, you know how it goes. and yes, in my minds eye there is a spiral staircase (or rather the remnants of one) that the arched windows would have illuminated.
A little about Aelor, when this little sorcerer came to town, around a hundred years ago, he first stayed at the Dancing Sayter Inn, in the middle of town. It wasn't long before the resulting damage from his various alchemical experiments drove the townsfolk to tell Aelor that though they wanted him to stay, he would have to move outside of the towns walls. This was the only structure available at the time. It looked like it was originally part of a castle and how it came to be here is something of a mystery. The stairs, the towers, the windows were all in excellent condition at that time. And then the experiments began...
It is now three and a half hours later...Dinner - Valentines Day ...so I took a plate to a neighbor who just had surgery. Anyway...
I do think there should be a couple more windows. As to their placement? The idea about a gnome-sized door somewhere is a good one. Thank you! Should I add turrets on the corners? Or would that be too much?
I really appreciate all the talent represented here and you are all so nice to take time to critique my silly little project. Thanks again!
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 13, 2014 16:25:15 GMT -9
Ah... Gotcha! I wasn't aware of that. The only reason I like using 2shared over say 4share is because the downloads seem to work better from 2shared, as most of the downloads I have tried from 4shared have either not worked or have come with virus's. At least that's been my experience.
Thanks for the heads up, though. now that I know, I will be more selective about where I get my materials from.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 13, 2014 13:15:50 GMT -9
OH! I deeply apologize, squirmydad, I did not realize that d29 was a pirate site. Lesson learned. I most humbly beg your forgiveness!
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 13, 2014 10:07:01 GMT -9
I agree with sproutchu. For example: I absolutely love the wall sets by Lord Zsezse Works* and Fat Dragon Games* and would dearly love to have all of them (maybe this summer?). However, though they look like they would be compatible in size, I can see that the textures are very different. But if in the layers, they both offered among their regular textures, a few that match or are at least complimentary (maybe some in B&W), that would be fabulous! And if that were to be the case, putting a label on their products like "CUTS compatible" would, at a glance make the decision to purchase those products much more attractive.
In this case it wouldn't mean a reworking of the whole kit (I imagine that would be near impossible) but merely an upgrade? Does this make sense?
For what it's worth I think you guys are on the right track and I look forward to see what comes of this. I'm quite excited, actually.
*I used these wall sets as an example, only, because I believe they are products that are familiar to most folks in the hobby. (And I, not so secretly, lust after them).
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 13, 2014 9:22:59 GMT -9
That's what I was thinking, Most of the pieces already exist. It's simply a matter of filling the holes and choosing colors for the two sides...
Uh-oh! I'm having another thought (told you this was dangerous): 3 Dimensional Chess, anyone? Feel free to ignore me if you want.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 12, 2014 19:50:05 GMT -9
As a fan and avid tabletop Dungeon Mistress, I will put in my two cents worth (actual value):
I think that creating a standard for scale and a shared table of textures is a fabulous idea. It would make it a lot easier for people like me - the end user.
Of course I have no idea what this might entail for you designers and publishers, but I would welcome it wholeheartedly!
Just my humble opinion.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 12, 2014 18:58:09 GMT -9
I know this is dangerous, but...I just had a thought...have you ever considered doing an Imperfect Chess Set? I think your art work would make a stunning chess set.
Just a thought...
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 12, 2014 13:12:39 GMT -9
Thank you. I do what I can by hand, since I have no idea how you geniuses do what you do on a computer. I've also heard a lot of talk about Robocutters and I can imagine what they are, but have never seen one. Sounds like they would make life a lot easier if you do massive amounts of cut work.
Really, guys, I am looking for honest, constructive criticism on "Aelor's Magic Emporium. So, come on, I can take it, I'm a big girl - all grow'd up and mature-like!
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 12, 2014 13:04:51 GMT -9
I had Moria, but not Rohan and Gondor, so thanks bunches, hackbarth! That was much appreciated. Wouldn't it be great if someone did Mordor and the Two Towers? Just putting it out there...
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 12, 2014 12:55:16 GMT -9
You must be a magician, colonelshofer!
I can't believe you actually found them! That's wonderful! I was only able to get the crooked tower before they disappeared into the ether. So, thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU!
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 12, 2014 10:06:08 GMT -9
Well, I had a bit of fun with this. You see, I like to use a lot of props in my game to get my players really involved, you know, scrolls, spell books, puzzles and the like. So, I took a bunch of tracing paper, crumpled it up and submerged it in a big pot full of hot water, used tea bags and old coffee grounds. I let them sit and 'steep' for about fifteen minutes, until I had the color I wanted. Since it was August and hot here when I did this, I laid the sheets of tracing paper out in the sun to dry - took only about half an hour - and voila! Instant ancient parchment. So I used this paper for the texture, but it was too plain alone so, I splotched it with paint (cad yellow, raw sienna, burnt umber and a bit of lamp black). This was an improvement, but not quite right, yet. I made a wash of 1 part sky blue, 1 part green mist and 2 parts water and applied that, lightly, with a fan brush.This gave it more of the look I wanted. Then I just rubbed on soot (lamp black) with a wadded up paper towel in the appropriate places. I'm thinking I should add some more windows, on either side of the door, perhaps? And here's something I probably should have thought about in the beginning: How to give it an interior and make it accessible? It is supposed to be a Magic Emporium, after all. Thoughts? Ideas? Comments?
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 11, 2014 23:13:55 GMT -9
You are all so great! Thank you, all of you for your generosity. You have helped me find a lot of great stuff and ignited my own creativity. Mind you, I'm not in your league, but I've just finished "Aelor's Magic Emporium". Aelor is one of my recurring npc's and he is a quirky little gnome sorcerer with an alchemist bent. Not very many of his 'experiments' are successful, which is why his shop is located outside of the towns walls. I'd like to put up a picture of it as soon as I figure out how to do that. I really would like your opinions and suggestions. Just remember, this was made the old fashioned way - with boxes and toilet paper tubes! Notice the blown out tower on top and the burn marks on each side? I apologize for the poor quality of the pics, they were taken with an old phone.
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 8, 2014 16:23:15 GMT -9
Thanks! That's a big help! Now to tell my monk all about it...
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 8, 2014 14:48:02 GMT -9
A friend who lives across the country from me, told me today of a Pathfinder trait or feat called 'Vow of Poverty'. It's a religion or faith based trait/feat and is perfect for characters like Monks, Clerics or Oracles. Apparently, The character takes 1/4 to 1/2 of their treasure and wealth and gives it, not to the party, but to say an orphanage, church, temple, the poor, etc. This act of selflessness somehow translates into a more powerful character as time goes by; though the effects are not all that noticeable until level 5 or higher.
Now, I have looked everywhere for the particulars on this trait/feat and can find no reference to it, even though my friend swears he has seen it before.
My question is this: Does anyone here know where I can find info on this? Or would some brilliant mind out there like to help me to "flesh out" the mechanics of this idea? I really want my monk to try this out with her character, and since she's new to the game and still a level 1, now would be the time to do it.
Thanks!
Dungeon Mistress
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 8, 2014 14:00:34 GMT -9
Been looking through all of these requests and the responses. Good Grief! You guys are good! And your generosity is inspiring.
Yet, I still hesitate to put my requests up, because I feel as though I would be imposing on your generosity. You see, I am perpetually broke and on a small fixed income. But I still LOVE gaming!
So, I hunt the internet for anything free that would work with my game. When I find what I'm looking for I'll download it onto a thumb drive and take it to my local library and print it out on their equipment. This means B&W only, but I have paint and color pencils and such at home. This also means that I am printing on standard printer paper, but my players keep me well supplied with cereal boxes and such. Once the pieces of the desired build are glued to the cardboard and dry, I cut and score where needed and then proceed with the build. I find that this gives me a lot of freedom in color choice and in the final look of the project.
Now, let me stress here, that everything I download is for personal use only! I don't share any files with anyone. For instance: A dear friend and fellow gamer recently asked me about some of my builds and rather than share the files I have, I simply told him about the websites I frequent.
All this being said, there is stuff I would dearly love to have but cannot find anywhere! So, here is my wishlist (something tells me that I am not the only who would be interested in some of these, though I could wrong):
3-D items: A forge or smithy (human, elf or half orc?) Stables Open-air market place with stalls and adaptable banners (Cloth merchant, Jewelry, Fruit, Boots, Hats, etc) Temples (again with adaptable signage - Pelor, Hieronymus, and so on - or blank, to be filled in by the DM) Signage for taverns Druid's Grove? (an apple orchard, would seem fitting) Magic shop ( I picture this as a quirky little place, with a gnome sorcerer who has gone 'round the twist' as propiator) Stockade fencing made of logs? ( this would be tall enough to surround a town in hostile territory) "L", "T" & "X" intersections for 2" tall walls.
2.5D items: Heroes on the line of 3.5 and Pathfinder - in other words, not cartoony, but more realistically drawn, like the phenomenal work done by kevinthebrave on his skeletons. Beautiful! Looking specifically for: Male Dwarf Fighter with battle axe and tankard Male Half-elf/half-silver dragon Ranger/Fighter Female Elven Rogue with longbow Male human Wizard with psuedodragon familiar Female human Monk Male human Cleric with Crossbow Female Elven Druid with Dire Weasel companion Male Elven Ranger with Composite long bow Male Half-orc Barbarian with war hammer Female Halfling rogue/battle dancer Male and female Gnome rogues Female Gnome sorcerer/oracle - blind Various towns people of various races
I know some of the above is weird and very specific, but our game has taken us to some interesting places and will continue to do so.
In closing, I say: Anything even remotely fitting the descriptions above that I can modify to fit my needs would be hugely helpful and very much appreciated. And I would be willing, nay honored to test build and offer comments (constructive critiques and heartfelt accolades) on anything you come up with in the fantasy genre.
Many thanks to all who consider taking any of this work on.
Humbly yours,
Dungeon Mistress
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 7, 2014 14:19:45 GMT -9
Great idea! Mind if I steal it for my players? I could make one for each of them, I think they'd love it!
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 7, 2014 13:47:48 GMT -9
It seems so strange. I keep going out and finding new role playing games to obsess over, and it is always some obscure fringe game that few people are playing. QAGS had my attention long enough for me to buy a couple of the Sindbad books (which are really cool) and to download the Hobomancer preview. I could get no one to play. I backed the KS of Golden Sky Stories, and even my kids won't play it with me. I got a copy of Michtim and .... I got Legends of Steel Barbarians of Lemuria edition, and really tried to get that going but no takers. All I have played are a few Pathfinder games I cannot afford to buy the book for (still fun, though) and a couple of games I downloaded free that did not last more than one session even though the guys I played with liked it. I'm blessed to get to play. Really I feel it so. I just kind of wish I could get things going a bit more. Oh, I almost forgot, I do have a game of Star Wars Edge of the Empire going on google hangouts, and a couple more hangout games waiting till my GM gets back from his honeymoon; one EotE and one Shadowrun 5e. Again, blessed. I have a feeling things are about to ramp up. And then there's even more stuff available at d20: www.d20pfsrd.com/extras/downloadsThe above are all free pdf's. Caution: Don't download these from 4shared. Every time I have used them I get either corrupted files or a virus. 2shared on the other hand seems to be a good source, so far. I run and 3.5/Pathfinder morph and being on a very small fixed income, I can't spend money on anything other than rent, utilities and food, so I have to find free sources for everything I can. My players provide me with cereal boxes and the like for my 3D builds and I print the free patterns for them at the library where I am allotted 80 print pages per week! Pretty sweet! It's doable, you just have to get creative. Hope this helps. Dungeon Mistress >Links edited< I understand fixed incomes, but please don't publicly post links to pirate sites. Likewise Paizo is not offering their rulebooks for free, but the pdf's are much cheaper than the hardcover rulebooks and are excellent purchases for their value. Thank you. ~Squirmydad
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 4, 2014 17:04:10 GMT -9
Sorry to say that mythos doesn't seem to exist ant more, which is sad because they had some beautiful stuff. Unless someone here knows how to find them...
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 4, 2014 13:31:00 GMT -9
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 4, 2014 12:47:19 GMT -9
Thanks, Old School DM. I appreciate your help.
Dungeon Mistress
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 4, 2014 8:38:47 GMT -9
Fabulous as a wizard's tower! I love it!
I know this is a little off topic, but where did you get your figurines? I'd love to find some in metal that I can paint, but all I've found are way to expensive! Can you help?
Dungeon Mistress
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Post by dungeonmistress on Feb 4, 2014 8:30:46 GMT -9
Lord Zsezse, your Elven Mill is astoundingly beautiful. You asked for ideas and here's mine; though it is likely that I am not the first to suggest this to you: What if you did things like a 'Hall of Scrolls', a great hall, a "Hall of Remembrance', or a sword smith's workshop all in the style of Peter Jackson's Rivendale architecture from Lord of the Rings? I know that's a tall order, but I believe that you are talented enough to pull it off. And after that, what about the Dwarves? Moria, perhaps? I'm a simple girl, I don't ask for much... Dungeon Mistress
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