Take a look and let me know what you think!
The bells!
Since I took these pics, I was able to replace the bells with REAL metal brass bells.
Totally awesome! I hope your players love you!
Stop making my DM (and me, when I DM) look bad!
(Seriously, that's just too cool!)
Totally awesome! I hope your players love you!
You'd think...but my experience with rotton players is usually more along the lines of - What no hand carved 3D version of tonights adventure? Geeze when do you loose your love for the game?
Anyway thats seriously awesome.
Awesome!
Take a look and let me know what you think!
The bells!
Since I took these pics, I was able to replace the bells with REAL metal brass bells.
Wow, I feel completely upstaged. In that I didn't even draw this out on a map for my players.
Very cool - you get a perfect sense of the perils of fighting on a narrow stairway.
Great job Veector!
Your Friendly Neighborhood Dalesman
"Bringing Big D**n Justice to the Bad Guys Since 1369 DR"
This is really a great setup! Awesome does not even touch it. Its amazing.
(And nice collection of game books, btw.)
Stefan
Thanks for the kind words everyone. It was definitely a labor of love.
The players loved it as well. They tried going up the stairs and were successful for a little while, then the bells started dropping.
A final appearance by Xanesha, who immediately appeared next to the fighter and made a full attack, told them they were in over their heads.
Bravo Veector I'm well impressed, in the playtest we were virtually hanging off the lampshade trying to visualise what was going on.
Huzzah!
Rich
Wow! Respect! I believe I speak for everyone here when I say:
You have some serious brass bells!
Wow Veector - You do such a great deal for your players. I hope they appreciate the extra time you put in!
Serious Gamer Cred for the contents of the shelves (and window sill) in the background of the first pic.
Looks like somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 gaming books. Maybe a nearly complete set of everything from 1st through 4th edition.
Probably 100+ figures visable, plus at least 10 plastic cases filled with more figures.
I can also see the octagonal velvet-lined dice rolling dish, plus assorted other boxes of gaming stuff, cards, etc.
Serious Gamer Cred for the contents of the shelves (and window sill) in the background of the first pic.
Looks like somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 gaming books. Maybe a nearly complete set of everything from 1st through 4th edition.
Probably 100+ figures visable, plus at least 10 plastic cases filled with more figures.
I can also see the octagonal velvet-lined dice rolling dish, plus assorted other boxes of gaming stuff, cards, etc.
Nah, not that much really. From left to right you might see: most of the books for d20 Modern, almost all the books for 3rd Edition Forgotten Realms, some Necromancer Games books, almost all the splat books from 3.0 and 3.5, Pathfinder APs at the end. Lots of cases below for minis (I probably own around 1000 or so). The players DON'T LIKE rolling in the octagonal dice box (go fig, I can't explain this) so it sits on the shelf. Way back in the corner is the Dwarven Mine set from LEGO and on the window ledge are the ancient dragon minis and some other large minis.
Towel covers the air conditioner in winter.
There's also some Descent: Journeys in the Dark stuff (my favorite board game of all time).
I hope my players appreciate it all. I feel like being a Dungeon Master is my second job and definitely the one I enjoy more.
I'm getting ready to build the Shadow Clock for my group - I'll construct it this weekend, and I've taken some design tips from what you did.
What do you use to attach the foam core sheets together? (e.g. Is there a particular type of glue you prefer - or are you using something other than glue?) This will be my first time working with foam core, so any tips would be appreciated.
I'm getting ready to build the Shadow Clock for my group - I'll construct it this weekend, and I've taken some design tips from what you did.
What do you use to attach the foam core sheets together? (e.g. Is there a particular type of glue you prefer - or are you using something other than glue?) This will be my first time working with foam core, so any tips would be appreciated.
Good luck! I used a clear glue that's advertised as scrapbooking glue. It sets pretty fast (within 5 min) and dries very strong overnight.
Specifically, I used this.
Although when you leave the pen overnight, you have to leave it upright so that the glue doesn't pool in the cap with the pointy end.
Thanks! I'll look for that at Hobby Lobby after work today.
Thanks! I'll look for that at Hobby Lobby after work today.
Also, get a large bladed Exacto knife and a "self-healing" cutting surface, the kind scrapbookers or quilters use. It will do wonders for saving your blades.
Also, plan out some templates with regular paper about the size of each of the pieces. I know I had to plan the winding staircase using one templates for each of the sections. If the templates are all the correct width and slope, you're ready to begin cutting.
The bells I found at Michael's. I don't remember the manufacturer, but they look exactly like these 2" bells. If you can't get the bells, upside down flower pots painted gold work too.
I'm waiting for the Ogre-kine estate! That'll be something to see with mini's.Awesomely brilliant!
(Can't wait to see your Stone Giant Fortress!) :D
If you're talking about the Graul Homestead, just got finished printing it out and cutting it up using my regular mapping technique.
I'm gonna save more projects like this for environments where 3D really matters.