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I am trying to get resources together for the new AP, but haven't found a good miniature ship for the adventure (or a few styles for different ships) that I could use for the characters and wanted to find something cool looking ... any ideas?
I'm looking for minis or maps to use to make a mini of the ships we're going to use from rowboats to a ship of the line
Have you looked at the Pirates "Constructible" card game? They're not to scale, but they'd be nifty on a battlemap at sea.
Hi All,
I can recommend The Maiden of the High Seas from World Work Games (www.worldworksgames.com). It does take some time to put together (I am still in the process), but does make for a nice ship.
As for a ship to use with the Savage Tide Adventure Path, that would be a great poster map for Dungeon to include when it comes time for the adventuring party to set sail. ;-)
Good gaming,
Mark
ok, I am really angry, now.
I had you prolly a dozen websites with ship deckplans listed.
The system ATE THE POST!!!
I worked on it for hours...
...if yer lucky, I'll feel up to a repeat attempt one day.
>:(
Try out the Pyrates set from Megablocks. They're a bit out of scale, but not by much.
We used this ship:
http://www.megabloks.com/en/products/description.php?key=1&level=2& level2=1&lId=0&iID=836&subCat=25
as an Eberron airship and (as expected) then crashed it. All the pieces flying all over the place had a nice effect...
You lucky dog...
http://www.spelljammer.org/ships/ - Spelljammer site, includes links to Mongoose and Bastion Press ship-plans
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mwa/archive2005 - Wizards Map-o-da-week, 2005 archive
http://www.dungeoneering.net/downloads.php5?id=ck - dungeoneering.com construction kits, ships and docks
There were a few more - inc. a Dungeon issue - but they were just a single ship or two each - this is the TRUE MEAT of my research!!
That'll be 4gp please! (Sage, 2 days work, 2gp a day)
:D
The STAP (Savage Tides Adventure Path) might well include a few maps of ships. It doesn't seem a great stretch that the PCs might be given control of a ship or capture a ship during one of the adventures.
Hobby Lobby has a bunch of decorative ship models that are perfect. They're not that expensive either--I bought a couple of decorative rowboats that see regular use with miniatures.
Hobby Lobby has a bunch of decorative ship models that are perfect. They're not that expensive either--I bought a couple of decorative rowboats that see regular use with miniatures.
I concur. As far as ship models go, good hobby stores are a great place to look.
Another site w/ ship deckplans:
http://www.magist.com/ddm/
that last one is awesome - thanks doc!
I too am braving the task of putting together Worldworks' Maiden of the High Seas. In fact, I will likely be buying / downloading / printing / cutting / folding / glueing a number of their products in the months to come, leading up to our group running Savage Tide sometime next Spring.
The whole cardstock model process is quite fun and addictive! Thankfully my wife is patient with my new hobby - though I guess she knew the risks of marrying a D&D geek to begin with :)
See, I'm going about it in the opposite manner...
The girlfriend just landed a job at the full-sized replica of the Santa Maria here in Columbus, on the Scioto River.
When we do chargen, it's going to be on the poopdeck of a honest-to-Christ sailing vessel!
(Which, by the by, is far smaller than you'd think.)
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Check out these sources for ships and boats:
http://theminiaturespage.com/news/200789/
http://forums.privateerpress.com/index.php?showtopic=87031
(a great tutorial about building a ship)
http://www.boat-links.com/linklists/boatlink-29.html
(I didn't search this ...but it looked like a massive resource too good not to include)
http://www.hmgs.org/links.htm
(a super terrain link ...this should cover just about everything)
~Jaye
See, I'm going about it in the opposite manner...
The girlfriend just landed a job at the full-sized replica of the Santa Maria here in Columbus, on the Scioto River.
When we do chargen, it's going to be on the poopdeck of a honest-to-Christ sailing vessel!
(Which, by the by, is far smaller than you'd think.)
That is awesome! I'm in Columbus too, so I know the ship. It is pretty small, I didn't realize it was actually to scale. Do you know what their hours and prices are for tours? Is there a website or something?
That is awesome! I'm in Columbus too, so I know the ship. It is pretty small, I didn't realize it was actually to scale. Do you know what their hours and prices are for tours? Is there a website or something?
I know that they are open in the later part of the week and the weekend. I think it's something like $3.50 for adults. I'll ask her tonight what the setup is like.
Yeah, it's small. Everyone has this idea of the giant galleons being standard - but most pirate ships were at best frigates.