Red Golem Blog

When our group decides to start a new RPG campaign, I usually end up gamemastering, for many reasons. First, I like it (!). Second, I have some inspiration to get things going and I master many different rulesets/settings. Third, I take the time needed to prepare our games. This really makes a difference in my opinion between a “good game” and a “great game”! Recently, I have been including more and more visuals into our RPG sessions: miniatures, terrain, handouts and other props. I guess this is a side effect of playing miniature games such as Mordheim!

What I’m presenting today is a quick way to make your own parchment for handouts to Read the rest of this entry »

I have been trying to find a dwarf wielding a longsword… with no luck! The best miniature I found to represent Brick, dwarf priest of Lothian, is a plastic, pre-painted Dwarf Mercenary from WotC D&D Miniatures. If anybody knows of a good Dwarf miniature with a longsword, please let me know! Axes and warhammers are way too common…

Miniature is Alfred Redlute by Reaper. Base was modified with green stuff to reflect a damp, dungeon crawl setting with a growing fungus on a spongy/mossy floor.

Atalycus is a half-elf rogue in my Ptolus campaign. Miniature is a Shadow Warrior, from a blister of three, for Warhammer Fantasy Battle (Games Workshop).

I had a hard time finding a litorian miniature. I settled on using a Reaper - Dark Heaven Legends miniature for Scar until I find a more suitable one. I chose Damian Helthorne, Bandit. This human is tall and muscular, with long hair. I painted him with a litorian scheme (yellowish/brownish skin and hair). Original base was extended to the edge of the 25mm X 25mm base with green stuff shaped to represent swampy forest litter.