tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83917936637843175792024-03-14T02:07:18.932-07:00Hits To KillOnline Store: Star Hat Miniatures (https://starhatminiatures.com/).
Heroic scale fantasy miniatures, sculpted by hand and cast in metal, for your roleplaying and tabletop games.Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.comBlogger337125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-6744867295632192202019-11-22T21:02:00.000-08:002019-11-22T21:02:28.865-08:00Mordux on Throne of Bones for DuckQuestYesterday a small and unassuming parcel arrived from Macrocosm with some resin dungeon terrain for me to paint. I really enjoyed giving the Throne of Bones a quack paint job. This is probably my favourite terrain skull-pture to date - it has plenty of detail and took paint from the brush beautifully. I am sure you will think of some humerus puns while painting to tickle the funny bones of your players when you bring it to your gaming table.<br />
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The metal Mordux sits comfortably on the resin throne of bones, but you could glue his butt to the seat if you like. I am leaving mine unglued for those times when Mordux is out and about.</div>
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Mordux was made available thanks to backers of the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/star-hat-miniatures-for-duckquest-fantasy-role-playing-games" target="_blank">DuckQuest Kickstarter</a> and is available for preorder (last week!) on <a href="https://star-hat-miniatures-for-duckquest-fantasy-role-playing.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders" target="_blank">Backerkit</a>. </div>
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Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-56427653349819350302019-08-31T02:54:00.000-07:002019-08-31T02:55:06.786-07:00In Memory of Rick Loomis<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">I asked </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/steve.crompton1" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #009e74; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Steve Crompton</a><span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> if I could share this with you. The impact Rick Loomis has had on the world of gaming can not be understated. </span><br />
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By Steve Crompton</h1>
<span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Loss of our friend:</span><span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> By now many of you may have heard the sad news that Rick Loomis, President of Flying Buffalo and a gaming industry legend, passed away on Aug 23rd, just a few hours before his 72nd birthday. Rick created and ran Flying Buffalo for almost 50 years, and was also President of GAMA (Gaming Manufacturers of America) on several occasions.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Rick's loss leaves a huge hole in our hearts and Flying Buffalo. Rick was our mentor, our friend (a brother for his sisters) and the intermediary between the high-flying goals of the creative team and the real world. He helped us stay on track and reminded us of the limits of our budgets. Rick also made sure that whatever we created would be something that players would want. And many, many times he made suggestions that made a game more playable or an adventure more usable. We will miss Rick every single day, and we plan to honor his wishes and hopes for the future of Flying Buffalo going forward.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Rick's sisters and the entire Buffalo team are committed to continuing to process and ship out your Kickstarter orders. In fact just today I did another 25 orders and they are now in shipping, ready to be packaged up. And tomorrow we'll be taking 40 finished orders to the post office. As of now, we only have about MSPE 175 orders left to ship out of the original 675 we started with. And we will continue to ship out your orders until all of them have gone out. We have everything in from the printers and everything that Mike was supposed to sign has been signed, so its just a matter of continuing until we are done.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Down the road there will also be new products for T&T, MSPE, Nuclear War, and Catalyst books like new Traps and Citybooks. They may not come as quickly as we'd like right now, as there is a lot to do in regards to taking care of Rick's estate and Flying Buffalo. But rest assured, we are soldiering onward. That's what Rick wanted us to do - and we plan to do just that. So you don't need to worry - your items will be shipped out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Please feel free to post you comments below and if you want to contribute to help with Rick's Medial bills, funeral arrangements and other outstanding bills that have accrued due to Rick's illness you can contribute to his </span><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #009e74; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-gaming-legend-rick-loomis" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #009e74; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Gofundme campaign.</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">In January 2017 I sculpted a miniature for Rick Loomis. We never did get around to creating the whole Tunnels and Trolls miniatures box set but his gentle manner, advice and encouragement left a lasting impression on me. I would like to offer Buffalorick to all miniature pledge backers as a special gift in memory of Rick.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Romilly Brown painted the miniature in the photo above. There are many details here; The Boojum Sword (named after the backyard Boojum tree that Rick was fond of), a cup of mountain dew, "as I am seldom seen around the office without a mug of mountain dew", The Carving Knife of Destiny - for carving out your destiny, Angelica the cat at his side and the wizard hat with "a wide brim like Gandalf." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The horns were an unusual idea that hit me while I was running my dog. When I sculpted them, I almost chickened out. It seemed weird. I'd never seen buffalo horns on a wizard's hat before but it seemed too cool not to try. I am glad I kept them. Rick's response was, "I wondered why the horns. I didn't like them at first, but they seem to be growing on me. (Pun intended)."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">There is also a </span><a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Catalyst2019" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #009e74; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Bundle of Holding</a><span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> that features a great collection of Buffalo's Catalyst supplements that work with any fantasy RPG. Please check it out also.</span><span style="color: #282828; font-family: "maison neue book" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><br />
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<em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Time to explore </em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Duckwyrld</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">... where four valiant </em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Heroes of Quackmoor</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> have been summoned by </em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mandrake</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, founder of the </em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Guild of Delvers</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, to do battle with the nefarious </em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mordux</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and his evil minions. Seated upon the legendary </em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Throne of Bones</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, the power of the </em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Duck Lord</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> grows with each passing night. </em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> must boldly descend into the darkest dungeons of </em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Castle Greyduck, </strong></em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">defeat the </em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Champions of Chaos</strong></em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and end the wicked rule of</em><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Mordux!</strong></em><br />
<em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></strong></em>
<em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What's this you ask? More ducks?! Yes!!</strong></em><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My latest range of miniatures will now have their very own game. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A couple of years ago I sculpted my first duck knight, <span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sir Drake</span>. That diminutive miniature took me on the journey of a lifetime. A noble crested duck (and the small party that followed him) brought me to the attention of duck-loving gamers around the world. In particular, legendary (<a href="https://www.originsawards.net/hall-of-fame/" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #009e74; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Hall of Fame</a>) game designer and artist, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Jennell.Jaquays.Artist/" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #009e74; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jennell Jaquays</span></a>. Together we worked on <span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Quack Keep</span> and the small party of ducks grew to a village of quacky characters, <span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reedy Bend</span>. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://starhatminiatures.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="970" height="282" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k8c8p5fAUoU/XWGY7Wtkw7I/AAAAAAAAJKo/4XJAEH9WUTQGwI3rQbvKeP-5q0v1PAtnACLcBGAs/s640/Party-of-Ducks.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://starhatminiatures.com/" target="_blank">The Original Party of Five, Painted by Claire van der Goes.</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes, you can paint and play with these miniatures in your own quest games (and especially with settings like Quack Keep!) but after multiple messages asking for more information about <span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Duckwyrld</span>, <span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Quackmoor</span>and <span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Greyduck</span>... I have brought a personal project to <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/star-hat-miniatures-for-duckquest-fantasy-role-playing-games" target="_blank">this campaign</a>. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/star-hat-miniatures-for-duckquest-fantasy-role-playing-games" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="680" height="489" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyppxBv05YE/XWGZ8mFrL6I/AAAAAAAAJKw/mWOX0c7msxcd9tfzAxZhJjZnPPtDm6h1ACLcBGAs/s640/HeroesOfQuackmoor.png" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/star-hat-miniatures-for-duckquest-fantasy-role-playing-games" target="_blank">Four Valiant Heroes of Quackmoor!</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's the thought that came with that original duck knight. What if the ducks of a fantasy world were the main characters? It's what made <span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Quack Keep</span> unique. I called the original party of five "Duck Quest". Like the nursery rhyme; five little ducks went out one day, over the hills and far away. That's a quest, right? Unlike other games where ducks are relegated as side-kicks or comic relief, imagine they're the star players; the heroic explorers on an epic adventure. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/star-hat-miniatures-for-duckquest-fantasy-role-playing-games" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="680" height="418" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d7PZLbsVTLk/XWGaXEL_85I/AAAAAAAAJK4/FQJmCShaI3YH166mWCH1XrX6A2AsAAs4ACLcBGAs/s640/ChampionsOfGreyduck2.png" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/star-hat-miniatures-for-duckquest-fantasy-role-playing-games" target="_blank">Champions of Castle Greyduck!</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's an idea that didn't go away. The more I looked around, the more I noticed that ducks got a raw deal. Something had to be done. So combining the need for ducks to be represented in a better light and a lifelong dream of writing my own fantasy heartbreaker RPG. I took the plunge and dived in! This is the cover to <span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DuckQuest</span>, with gratitude to <a href="https://jonhodgsondesign.com/fantasy.html" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #009e74; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jon Hodgeson</span></a> for his stunning illustration and <span class="bold" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rom Brown </span>(<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WhippersnapperArtworkz/" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #009e74; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Whippersnapper Artworkz</a>) for the brilliant logo design and layout.</span></span><br />
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So what are you waiting for? Come join in the DuckQuest!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #282828; font-family: "Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span>Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-34173317102205139972018-09-27T03:11:00.000-07:002018-09-27T03:11:28.863-07:00Hagglethorn Hollow on KickstarterGreetings Delvers!
I am very excited about this! It may have been something you are following already but I thought I should mention a project begun here in New Zealand that has just launched on Kickstarter. <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/troubadour/hagglethorn-hollow/" target="_blank">Hagglethorn Hollow</a> is the lovingly designed, sculpted by hand, terrain set by Johnny Fraser-Allen.<br />
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In the video above (shot by Steve Unwin), Adam Savage talks with Johnny about the full project but for the moment, the Labyrinth and Buildings that are on offer. All of it is modular, and can be mixed and matched in an incredibly organic way.<br />
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Because Johnny also works for Weta, it has a real film-set model level of detail. I can't wait to have Hagglethorn Hollow on my gaming table! He talks more about his background here in an interview with Beasts of War:<br />
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#starhatminiaturesDarcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-63244728367389363362018-09-07T04:46:00.001-07:002018-09-07T04:46:27.021-07:00Double Doors of Doom! Star Hat Miniatures: Law Vs Chaos<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bSGYyrGP4RA" width="459"></iframe><br /><br />
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<br /><br />So, where do these ideas come from? How does a mermaid fit into the Dungeons of Doom underworld and the Star Hat Universe? Well, I could tell you... <br /><br />...but why do your imagining for you? <br /><br />Seriously though, I often let the putty do the storytelling, as I sculpt. Sometimes I am surprised by the results! There is definitely a Polynesian feel to this piece. The broken pearl necklace was a last moment addition which brought a big smile to my dial.<br /><br />Now it’s off to John Popson (Effin Cool, US), then Chris Nicholls (Macrocosm, UK), for mould making and casting in resin. <br /><br />I am not sure I could be having more fun than I am right now. Thanks for backing Law Vs Chaos! What, you didn't back the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/dungeons-of-doom-v-law-vs-chaos-star-hat-miniature" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a>? Get ye to <a href="https://starhatminiatures.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders" target="_blank">BackerKit</a> :)<br /><br />God bless,<br /><br />Darcy Perry <br /><br />#starhatminiaturesDarcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-47389482249234452162018-08-31T15:44:00.001-07:002018-08-31T15:44:44.889-07:00Dicey Review: Star Hat Miniatures<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xehPtOygYzk" width="480"></iframe>Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-24678542418779677482018-08-28T23:27:00.000-07:002018-08-28T23:27:23.012-07:00Law Vs Chaos + The Double Doors of Doom!Greetings Delvers!<br /><br />40 hours to go on the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/dungeons-of-doom-v-law-vs-chaos-star-hat-miniature" target="_blank">Law Vs Chaos Kickstarter campaign</a> and more craziness has appeared!<br />
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Here is a heavy piece of (resin) terrain for your next dungeon crawl. There are times in a sculptor’s life when they do something completely different. I blame Murray. Functions as a temple entrance (Dagon or Cthulhu?), or the throne room of a benthic king, or the janitor’s closet at Star Hat University, or as an inter-planetary gate. Travis loves the versatility.<br />
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<br /><br /><i>“The Double Doors of Doom,” Nika whispered in hushed tones, “you open them.”<br />Nanook stared up at the ornate doors with an uneasy feeling, “It’s your turn.”<br />“What, again?”<br />“Yeah, I opened the chest in the last room,” he said.<br />Nika coughed abruptly, “chests don’t count.”<br />“I think we’re being watched,” he said quietly, “and not in a good way…”<br />“Is there ever a good way?”<br />“It’s moving!”</i></div>
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Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-44170711919688915382018-08-28T11:53:00.001-07:002018-08-28T11:53:34.586-07:00Wargame News and Terrain: Star Hat Miniatures: Popular Dungeons of Doom: Law...<a href="http://wargameterrain.blogspot.com/2018/08/star-hat-miniatures-popular-dungeons-of.html?spref=bl">Wargame News and Terrain: Star Hat Miniatures: Popular Dungeons of Doom: Law...</a>: Star Hat Miniatures: They're back! By popular demand! More Delvers lost in the Dungeons of Doom! Just in time for the cosmic battle be...Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-68363267238814732092018-08-20T15:33:00.001-07:002018-08-20T15:33:10.731-07:00Weta Workshop Sculptor's Tabletop Miniature World!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ebQU7GipJcA" width="480"></iframe>Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-30942003069078847852018-08-12T16:48:00.000-07:002018-08-13T00:15:55.145-07:00Dungeons of Doom V: Law Vs Chaos + Kickstarter LIVE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's alive! <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/dungeons-of-doom-v-law-vs-chaos-star-hat-miniature" target="_blank">Dungeons of Doom V: Law Vs Chaos is the latest Kickstarter</a> from <a href="https://starhatminiatures.com/" target="_blank">Star Hat Miniatures</a> is now LIVE on Kickstarter! I am really excited about sharing these new miniatures with you!<br />
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This is my 5th Kickstarter and it's really exciting to have a couple of fantastic sculptors on board. Here are the giants from Anton Ducrot (<a href="https://www.flytrapfactory.com/" target="_blank">Flytrap Factory</a>):</div>
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Here are the new miniatures I have sculpted (so far) for <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/dungeons-of-doom-v-law-vs-chaos-star-hat-miniature" target="_blank">Dungeons of Doom V: Law Vs Chaos</a>:</div>
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If you see anything you like, or just want to say hello, you're welcome. It only takes NZ$1 (about 50 UK pence or 66 US cents) to become a backer that can comment and be part of the journey.<br />
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Casting and shipping are from New Zealand (Regal Enterprises and Star Hat Miniatures), Ohio in the United States (<a href="http://www.effincoolminis.com/" target="_blank">Effin Cool Miniatures</a>) and Gloucestershire (<a href="https://www.macrocosm.co.uk/" target="_blank">Macrocosm</a>) in the United Kingdom.<br />
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This Kickstarter ends on the 31st August 2018.<br />
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Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-42528567280883805182018-08-03T01:53:00.000-07:002018-08-07T00:58:00.935-07:00Dungeons of Doom: Law Vs ChaosGreetings Delvers! With the last of the Duck Dragons flying to new homes around the world, it’s time for the next Kickstarter campaign. Delvers Lost in the Dungeons of Doom V: Law Vs Chaos!<br />
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In preparation for the launch I have been sharing photos and video clips of the new sculpts, mainly on the Book of Faces. However, for those who have found my humble gaming blog, here is a <b>Hits To Kill </b>exclusive peek.<br />
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As you can see, I have done my best to capture the theme of a great battle between the forces of Law and Chaos. Yes, Rom Brown from WhipperSnapper Artworks and <a href="http://cultofgame.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cult of Game</a> is back to help me with my banners.<br />
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Ok, yes, so there is one duck... and a Fowlbear of course - but why wouldn't they turn up to an "end of the world" party? Suffice to say, it's the ultimate battle of Law Vs Chaos and you're all invited! There is a draft campaign page for the next Kickstarter <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/999392335?ref=539355&token=7ca43b9f">here</a>. Please, do stop by and check it out. You can even leave comments, as I am still fine-tuning it.<br />
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Finally, you may have noted I spend a lot of time thanking people? Well, I have a lot to be thankful for. Nothing would've happened two years ago without people around the world backing my first Kickstarter. We certainly wouldn't be here now! Over those two years, I have made new friends (and relied heavily on old friends) who have shared the Star Hat Vision and helped create a place where <b><i>"Little Things Bring Big Grins!"</i></b><br />
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For everyone who backed Quack Keep - A thousand thank you's! Everyone of you! And especially... <br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Jennell.Jaquays.Artist/">Jennell Jaquays</a> for the amazing Quack Keep journey. <br />
Ian and Allan Farelly at <a href="https://regaltoysoldiers.com/">Regal Enterprises</a>. <br />
Elton Waters at <a href="http://www.scotiagrendel.com/">Scotia Grendel</a>. <br />
Rom Brown at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WhippersnapperArtworkz/">Whippersnapper Artworkz</a>. <br />
Lewis Morgan (aka <a href="http://www.zebong.com/">Zebong</a>). <br />
<a href="https://grant-stone.com/">Grant Stone</a> (Archchancellor of Star Hat University). <br />
Anton Ducrot (<a href="https://www.flytrapfactory.com/">FlyTrap Factory</a>). <br />
The Box Trolls! <br />
My beloved wife Deb and our wonderful children. <br />
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Remember, if you're painting these miniatures and posting photos online, please tag <b>#StarHatMiniatures</b> so I can see them! Star Hat Miniatures is also on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StarHatMiniatures/">Facebook</a>.<br />
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I hope to welcome you back soon for Law Vs Chaos! The Kickstarter campaign launches in a week from now and I have a few surprises in store! Maybe this deserves a fresh blog post? Stay tuned...Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-66216047821945580772018-06-23T03:07:00.003-07:002018-06-23T03:07:37.011-07:00Dungeons of Doom IV + Quack KeepGreetings Delvers! It's been half a year since the last blog post and you're probably wondering if... I'm still alive? Yes, as you can see, I'm very much alive and well! If not somewhat ducky!?<br />
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So what's with all the duck business? After the success of Delvers Lost in the Dungeons of Doom III, I began a new Kickstarter collaborating with legendary game designer and artist, Jennell Jaquays. Imagine a campaign setting, for any role playing game, that features ducks? Well, we did. And more. The result was <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/ducks-lost-in-the-dungeons-of-doom-iv-quack-keep/" target="_blank">Quack Keep</a>. A full colour GM screen with maps plus 48 pages of endless adventure, set in Reedy Bend, an area of marshlands teaming with fowl folk and other weirdness.<br />
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The basic idea came from developing a relationship with Jennell at the tail end of Dungeons of Doom III. Her artwork had inspired me to sculpt my first duck. Four more quickly followed, including Jenn JaQuack, a tribute to her. As the original duck artist for Chaosium's Rune Quest and the genius behind the “Legendary Duck Tower” (1980), it seemed a fitting tribute.<br />
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Back to Quack Keep. The plan was, a collaboration where I would sculpt miniatures and Jennell would write a module. The name came from “Quag Keep” (1978), the first novel based on the world of Dungeons & Dragons by the legendary grand mistress of SF/Fantasy, Andre Norton. Apart from that, there is no similarity between the two, except they both feature a keep and a dragon. Quack Keep was duckier though.<br />
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We both got to work: Jennell would write the module and I would make the miniatures. The anthropomorphic duck characters were to be based on the miniatures I sculpted. That was the plan. As goeth the old Yiddish adage“Mann Tracht, Un Gott Lacht” (“Man Plans, and God Laughs”). Quack Keep ended up being a much more, well, <i>more</i>.<br />
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The Kickstarter funded in just over an hour. What followed was a mad rush to create more stretch goals, usually including new duck characters that I was sculpting between updates. Before long, there was talk of sculpting a giant duck-dragon. Quack Keep was no longer an old school dungeon adventure module with some metal figurines. It was a crusade that ended with 34 metal miniatures plus a massive resin Duck-Dragon with a couple of fantastic gaming modules (Dragon's Secret PDF, Quack Keep PDF + Print) thrown in with a full colour GM screen by Jennell Jaquays!<br />
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All of these are available now at <a href="https://starhatminiatures.com/" target="_blank">Star Hat Miniatures</a>. Each part of the Kickstarter campaign deserves it's own post. Suffice to say, Jennell and I truly collaborated on Quack Keep. Instead of an old school dungeon adventure, it was a whole campaign setting with characters and adventure hooks we created together. As Jennell says in the introduction:<br />
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<i>Instead of a using just one set of old school rules, we made Quack </i><i>Keep work with all games. Instead of a classic dungeon, with encoun</i><i>ter set pieces using duck characters, it became a campaign setting </i><i>totally defined by those characters and their interactions. Instead of </i><i>one adventure, we created 75 different story hooks featuring those </i><i>characters, and then packed in 100 more possibilities in the form of </i><i>random encounters and Curios (unexplained or out of place objects </i><i>and artifacts). Instead of it just being me creating this, the process </i><i>involved Darcy and I throwing ideas at each other across the Pacific; </i><i>he in New Zealand and me on America’s west coast.</i><br />
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I ended up writing and drawing for Quack Keep, as well as producing the best miniatures I have ever sculpted. What an adventure!<br />
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There is a lot of celebrating going on here in Hobbiton. Please have a look and let your friends know.<br />
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Also, there is a new Kickstarter just around the corner...<br />
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Quack!<br />
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Here we are in the final week. What can I say, the support for this Kickstarter has been amazing! Here is the main Dragon Slayer Pledge Reward with 11 miniatures so far and more to come:<br />
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I have never reached a point like this in a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/dungeons-of-doom-iii-dragon-slayers-star-hat-minia/" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> where I have felt so much passion for (and been committed to) sculpting some of the most wonderful miniatures for you. As you can tell, I really enjoy sculpting. I thank God for this new skill and honestly, there is a satisfaction that comes from creating what my beloved wife calls "little men".<br />
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So what's been going on? Well, it's lambing season and we got another set of twins this morning... oh, and we also unlocked Drake, a duck that was inspired by the Durulz from Runequest. Funny thing is, Jennell Jaquays - legendary artist and game designer - found my post on Facebook and shared it. To be complimented by her was an unexpected surprise! However, it was her art that inspired my sculpt...<br />
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I didn't really know the history of how ducks became part of Runequest but it appears that Archive Miniatures produced a Barbarian Duck and his Lady (before Runequest). Later, Greg Stafford and his friends added the Ducks/Durulz to Glorantha so people could use these miniatures in their games!<br />
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I had a lot of comments on Facebook and here on Kickstarter about Howard the Duck, mainly the rather weird movie from 1986. Here is the comic that inspired that Duck Barbarian miniature (from 1976!)<br />
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Ducks aside, the next <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/dungeons-of-doom-iii-dragon-slayers-star-hat-minia/" target="_blank">Legendary Hero</a> is bound to make a splash!<br />
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7 days to go! Please continue to spread the word on your Social Media - There are updates on the Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StarHatMiniatures/">https://www.facebook.com/StarHatMiniatures/</a><br />
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God bless you and enjoy your gaming!Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-25797888289681176252017-08-04T16:43:00.000-07:002017-08-31T00:43:03.198-07:00Dungeons of Doom III + Legendary Heroes Feluria & Yako<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Feluria & Yako<br /><i>By Luke Butcher</i></h2>
Feluria and Yako were not always the inseparable duo you see today. They both seem to have the same care-free, whimsical attitude about the world.<br />
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Yako had always been a prankster, travelling from his favorite fields to create mischief in the nearby sleepy villages. When he judged the time was right, Yako would pull pranks and make it seem like an unsuspecting villager had been the one to pull them.<br />
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One day he went too far. Yako made the mistake of digging out a bit of dirt near the town apothecary. This caused a section of the wall to fall out, crashing into the village center, where the well which provided water for the entire village was.<br />
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A frightened apprentice stumbled from the rubble, drenched in the perfume of various salves and ointments, while terrified villagers stood rooted in terror. Just as the water elemental was about to pass judgement Yako leaped in between the two; facing down the elemental and conveying he was the one responsible.<br />
The sentence for polluting a water spirit was death and Yako knew this. He was fine with people taking the fall for petty pranks but letting someone die from his tom-foolery was out of the question. As Yako stood there ready to accept his fate, a fairy appeared and petitioned to be his guardian! </div>
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Feluria had been tailing Yako for a very long time, albeit unseen from afar as his occasional companion. Upon birth intelligent beings such as Yako are assigned a watcher fae (as they can be destructive if uncared for). </div>
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Being a watcher was common enough. A fae becoming a guardian was by far a more rare occurrence. They had to feel a true sense of empathy for a creature; which could be difficult considering how often their view of the mortal world shifted. Yako took after Feluria's own heart; a spirit of nobility and liberty that knows no bounds.</div>
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Whether moved by Yako's gesture or Feluria's plea it remains unknown. The elemental allowed Yako to live but only as long as they were bound as mistress and familiar. Ever since that fateful day Feluria and Yako have been inseparable, though sometimes only by force of the magical bond set upon them.<br />
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Delvers Lost in the Dungeon of Doom III <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/dungeons-of-doom-iii-dragon-slayers-star-hat-minia">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/dungeons-of-doom-iii-dragon-slayers-star-hat-minia</a><br />
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The Long, Sad Tale of Horsepuncher Jones<br /><i>By Grant Stone</i></h2>
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Not every halfling has the luxury of a loving uncle or occasional visits by an indulgent wizard. As a rule, halflings are happy to sit, to smoke and drink, and enjoy each other's company. But every now and then, there's a halfling who just doesn't fit.<br />
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Lortho Balbins was a halfling of unusual cynicism, more mocking and arrogant than most. Those who knew him would say he was a hard halfling to love. Even his own mother had been known on occasion to refer to him as "a bit of a dick". Lortho's face was twisted in a continual sneer, and he held himself as if he had coconuts in his breeches.<br />
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Eventually, Lortho felt he had outgrown his home. Or perhaps his home had tired of him: it was communicated to him, by coughs and raised eyebrows and missing invitations to certain parties, that he was no longer welcome. So one evening he left his front door and the valley of his home, stopping only to break into the house of the most famous halfling, steal some blood-stained armour from his study and piss on his gate. Then he made his way into the night.<br />
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If Lortho thought he would find a warmer welcome in the world of men, he was soon disappointed. Halflings were rarely taken seriously, but at least the charming and eager-to-please nature of most of them, combined with their willingness to share their strongest pipeweed, they could often find employment in the hospitality trade. Lortho thought he might be able to do the same, but his arrogant demeanor did not go over well with either tavern keepers or quiet drinkers. The best he could do was earn a few coppers as a stable boy, but even this was doomed to failure. Lortho had never before seen the mounts of humans and elves. At the first appearance of such a giant beast, snorting and stamping in the stable doorway, Lortho was terrified. He was found several hours later by the barman, curled up in the corner of the far stable, whimpering.<br />
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Dismissed from employ, Lortho continued to travel. He moved further into the world of men. The cities he travelled to grew larger, as did the four-legged monsters the men rode. If Lortho were to have any hope of surviving in this world, he needed to find a way to avoid these beasts.<br />
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By the time he arrived in the next city, he was calling himself Horsepuncher Jones. For a while things looked up. He was treated, if not with respect, at least with a little more wariness. After all, someone called Horsepuncher Jones was clearly not a person to mess with. But he still needed to eat and his new name was an employment issue. Nobody wanted to order their lunch from a halfling waiter with a face like his, particularly if he gave his name as Horsepuncher.<br />
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Eventually Horsepuncher found himself falling in with the lowest parts of society. The rag-thieves, and cart-tippers, the false cripples and goat-renters. But his pride would not let him stay. He wanted money. More, he wanted to return to his valley a rich man, pulling his fortune behind him in a series of carts. For a Halfling such as Horsepuncher, there was one option.<br />
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He fell in with a band of adventurers, brigands who travelled to delicate underground ecosystems, trampling flora and murdering fauna in a never-ending, and often futile search for treasure. What gold they did find was spent on healing broken bones and repairing broken weapons. No matter how many times he dove into those black, fetid caves, Horsepuncher never seemed to make any money.<br />
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Finally, his luck, never in abundant supply, ran out. Lost below ground, his party scattered and barely sober, Horsepuncher stumbled into a nest of very large, very angry rats. They climbed up his legs, crawled under his stolen armour and bit him into blackness.<br />
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It should have ended there. Pointlessly dead and bound for halfling heaven where, like any other meeting of his kind, he could expect to be shunned and eventually disinvited. But there was no light in the sky, the amber of fresh beer. Instead, Horsepuncher woke at the mouth of a sewer near the city, body covered in scars but otherwise untouched.<br />
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He stumbled out, wincing into the morning sun, wondering what had happened. It was early and the moon was still in the sky, waning, just a slice falling behind the hills. He felt strong, as if he'd enjoyed a hearty meal. Perhaps, Horsepuncher thought, he'd had a lucky escape, the first of his life. Perhaps things were going to go his way from now on. He continued to feel that way for a few weeks.<br />
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<b><i>What are you waiting for? Let the adventure begin! We're going on a Dragon hunt!</i></b>Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-75601755305752317062017-06-20T03:09:00.000-07:002017-06-20T03:26:51.430-07:00Dungeon Crawl Classics + Monday Game Night<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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What happens when you create two successful Kickstarters, sculpt a few dozen miniatures and launch a new hobby business? You get less time to share your hobby on the good old Hits To Kill blog, that's what! Lewis mentioned the lack of recent activity as I was enjoying a break from my Dungeon Master role last night. The regular Monday Night crew were put through a Dungeon Crawl Classics funnel that Lewis had written himself. It's a fantastic module that will most likely see it's own Kickstarter before Christmas. We were all having a ball,<br />
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So what do we play on Monday Nights? D&D, AD&D, DCC, Traveller, Wasteman, Road Wolf, Star Wars, Mordheim, Warhammer 40k, Epic, Bolt Action, Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game, and many more commercial and homebrew tabletop RPGs and wargames. We have even played Adventure Time Munchkin! There are plenty of rulebooks (Tunnels & Trolls, Dragon Quest, Rune Quest, MERP, GURPS, etc.) on the shelves that don't come down but hey, I guess we will wait and see. In particular I would love to play Paranoia and Dragon Warriors sometime in the near future. Blair's Traveller campaign would morph into Paranoia easily enough. Although I could easily drop the AD&D characters into Alpha Complex!<br />
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I can tell you that for me, the game system doesn't matter. The players matter. Oh, yes, every one of them can referee like a boss (and they bring that mastery to the way they play). More importantly we compete, collaborate and create memorable experiences. I feel blessed to know them and share Monday nights in worlds beyond our own. Sound soppy? Well, it should. Sometimes Monday night is what gets me though the week!<br />
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So, here you go Lewis... an update! What's happened since the last post here at the end of February?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">March</span> rolled by with plenty of communication with Ian and Allan Farley at <a href="http://regaltoysoldiers.com/" target="_blank">Regal Enterprises</a>. They handle all my casting and the metal masters are the first step towards sharing my creations with gamers around the globe. Holding my creations in metal is almost as exciting as sculpting the originals out of putty.<br />
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I also tried unsuccessfully to get a license to sculpt characters from the DCC rulebooks. Alas Goodman Games weren't ready to let their characters go. They allowed me to keep Hugh for personal use though. I painted him and gave him to Lewis, I gave away the unpainted metal extras from the spin casting to the backers as a unexpected gift. He won't be available for sale.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">April </span>saw the launch of a <a href="http://starhat.blogspot.co.nz/" target="_blank">Star Hat Miniatures website</a>. As a life-long gamer and collector/painter of classic metal fantasy miniatures, I now also enjoy sculpting miniatures for tabletop games. Star Hat Miniatures was born in 2016, after a successful Kickstarter campaign: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/star-hat-miniatures-heroic-scale-metal-figurines-f" target="_blank">Delvers Lost in the Dungeons of Doom!</a> A second Kickstarter (<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/star-hat-miniatures-delvers-lost-in-the-dungeons-o" target="_blank">Delvers Lost in the Dungeons of Doom! 2!!</a>) launched early in 2017 expanded the initial range of figures to 30 odd weird and wonderful adventurers, ready for your gaming table.<br />
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If you see anything you like, or are interested in having your own favourite fantasy character sculpted, please contact me via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StarHatMiniatures/" target="_blank">social media</a>. Because I live in New Zealand (a stone throw from Hobbiton), and all miniatures are cast to order, it may take a few weeks for your order to get to you.<br />
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These miniatures are also available at Game Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand. Game Centre also stock a fine variety of brushes and paints for all your hobby requirements.</div>
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So where is the feeling of conflict coming from? Shipping entire dungeons to New Zealand costs a Dwarven King's randsom! Long ago, Lewis came to me with this Kickstarter: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dwarvenforge/dwarven-forges-game-tiles-revolutionary-miniature">Dwarven Forge's Game Tiles: Revolutionary Miniature Terrain</a>. I said it looked great but since we live in New Zealand, it would cost a ton to get it here... hey, let's just make our own! The result?</div>
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Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-64780608492928704462017-02-27T20:10:00.000-08:002017-02-28T21:40:08.114-08:00Treasure Hunt by Aaron Allston + Advanced Dungeons and Dragons<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Last night I was back in the DM chair after a long break as a player. Currently our gaming group has a few campaigns on the go, with different game systems/settings, including Traveller and Dungeon Crawl Classics. I didn't bring the players back to old characters from the D&D campaign, deciding instead to run the AD&D classic, Treasure Hunt (1986).<br />
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It wasn't until today that my good friend Stephen pointed out I had run the module, quite by coincidence, on the three-year anniversary of the author's death. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Allston" target="_blank">Aaron Allston</a> wrote modules, supplements and sourcebooks for various roleplaying games, and a slew of Star Wars novels.<br />
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Now, I am not new to Treasure Hunt. When it came out back in the 80's, I was in a group of a dozen players from High School (including Mr Holland the English teacher) that were at the mercy of another friend called Stephen (who usually ran Dragon Warriors but in this instance was our DM). How he wrangled us all, I barely recall. I would reckon it would have been like herding cats.<br />
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Zero-level cats. I have mentioned before the similarity between <a href="http://hitstokill.blogspot.co.nz/2016/05/dungeon-crawl-classics-funnel-adventure.html" target="_blank">Treasure Hunt and the Dungeon Crawl Classics funnel system</a>. Back then, playing AD&D without choosing a class was kinda funky. Each player character began the game at negative 500 experience points, working our way up to 1st level. We were very free in our gameplay, often making spontaneous choices, which Stephen would take note of as they determined a character's eventual class, alignment, etc.<br />
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Fast forward thirty years and I am on the other side of the DM screen. How did our group of "experienced" forty-somethings cope? So far, so good. We are about half-way through the module and already the players are trying things they might not if they had a list of skills and special abilities on their character sheets. I also have a couple of new favourite NPCs. One has been tweaked slightly; A Half-Ogre instead of a Half-Orc. I'm not sure how he will fare next session but he could end up making a cameo.</div>
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So thanks Aaron for the zero-level concept which began with Treasure Hunt and proved popular with D&D fans - James M. Ward included an appendix for 0-level characters in <a href="http://www.dndclassics.com/product/17407/Greyhawk-Adventures-%281e-2e%29?term=grey&it=1">Greyhawk Adventures</a> (1988). Thanks also for Gazetteer 1: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Duchy_of_Karameikos">The Grand Duchy of Karameikos</a> (1987) and D&D <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Rules_Cyclopedia">Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia</a> (1991).</div>
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Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-30502581246380044532017-01-31T00:35:00.001-08:002017-01-31T00:41:47.961-08:00Last Week of a Successful Kickstarter + How Do You Do It?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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What a great start to 2017! Starting with a Kickstarter that funds in two days, January is almost at a close and so is that Kickstarter. <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/star-hat-miniatures-delvers-lost-in-the-dungeons-o" target="_blank">Dungeon Delvers Lost in the Dungeons of Doom! 2!!</a> has basically followed that same template as the first <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darcyperry/star-hat-miniatures-heroic-scale-metal-figurines-f" target="_blank">DDLitDoD!</a> and apart from being 19 days long instead of 33 days, the backer trend seems to be similar also. Lots of action initially and then a plateau. "Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship. Upon a painted ocean." to quote Samuel Coleridge.<br />
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With extraordinary strength of purpose. Or, in one word: Faith. Not just in God (although that certainly helps me!) but also in the creative process and being ready to begin right now. Why wait? You're probably as ready to start something now as you'll ever be. And you keep on communicating. Discuss the project with your backers. Ask what they like. What they would love to see. Keep working on it, and be patient.<br />
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I have no doubt the second Kickstarter will fund and I didn't even before it went live. What is the secret of my success? Hard to be sure. Obviously having "Dungeons" in the title has helped. People recognise the genre just from that work. Alliteration may also have contributed. What do I think is more important than all that? I love sculpting these miniatures (a new skill, though I've painted them for decades) and have enjoyed fantasy roleplaying since childhood. I let that love shine through. Be passionate! People get that. I really would love my miniatures in your hands and on your gaming table! Because I believe the world is a better place when people come together. Games are one way to enable that.<br />
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I have also made some new friends from around the world. The internet makes collaboration easy and with their encouragement and support, I offer something better than if I did everything myself. It also means word gets out in different places, like <a href="http://pousseplomb.blogspot.co.nz/2017/01/delvers-lost-in-dungeons-of-doom-ii.html" target="_blank">France</a> and <a href="https://www.magabotato.de/tabletop/item/kickstarter-delvers-lost-in-the-dungeon-of-doom-2" target="_blank">Germany</a> (and <a href="http://jrl755.blogspot.co.nz/2017/01/preview-review-delvers-lost-in-dungeons.html" target="_blank">America</a>) for example. Friends closer to home are equally important because the Kickstarter isn't over when it hits the funding date. Without my <a href="http://hitstokill.blogspot.co.nz/2016/11/star-hat-miniatures-flying-kickstarter.html" target="_blank">gaming group</a>, collating addresses and packing boxes would've been a nightmare!<br />
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A shout out to a few fine fellows my be in order here:<br />
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Lewis, Grant, Greg, Blair, Dennis and Dave for their inspiration at the gaming table (and help packing boxes).<br />
<a href="http://www.tenkarstavern.com/" target="_blank">Erik Tenkar</a>, for letting me sculpt his famous dwarf, Tenkar Calishun.<br />
Ken St. Andre (creator of <a href="http://www.tunnelsandtrolls.com/" target="_blank">Tunnels & Trolls</a>), for his advice on Trolls and encouragement throughout this project.<br />
Rick Loomis (<a href="http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/" target="_blank">Flying Buffalo</a>) and <a href="http://www.lizdanforth.com/" target="_blank">Liz Danforth</a> for their blessings and support.<br />
John R. Lehman for his <a href="http://jrl755.blogspot.co.nz/2017/01/preview-review-delvers-lost-in-dungeons.html" target="_blank">review.</a><br />
Rom from <a href="http://cultofgame.blogspot.co.nz/" target="_blank">Cult of Game</a>, for his mad graphic design skills and another <a href="http://cultofgame.blogspot.co.nz/2017/01/back-in-dungeon.html" target="_blank">cool review</a>.<br />
Will from <a href="https://thegrinningskull.wordpress.com/grims-dungeons-of-doom/" target="_blank">The Grinning Skull: Grim’s Dungeons of Doom</a>, who is definately a kindred spirit!<br />
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My loving wife and our awesome children who don't mind having a crazy sculptor around.<br />
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God bless you and have a fantastic week!<br />
<br />Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-8133717528693503812017-01-17T01:36:00.000-08:002017-01-17T01:36:26.730-08:00Tenkar Calishun + St Andre Troll + Delvers Lost in the Dungeons of Doom! 2!!<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Here we are, January 2017 and I realise that my gaming blog has been gathering interweb dust. So, what have I been up to? December featured a trip to Fiji for a youth convention on climate change. I am really surprised how quickly Christmas rushed by! I enjoyed time with my family at the beach - it's a cracking hot summer in New Zealand. Running through the native bush and swimming at the beach is a great way to unwind after a challenging year in my new role as a Youth Ministry Coordinator.<br />
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I also began sculpting again. I sculpted my first 'Green', a barbarian called Kroag for my friend Lewis. Green putty is so much easier to use than Tamiya Quick Epoxy Putty! I continued to be amazed as more miniatures took shape. While at the beach I contacted another blogger, the renowned Erik of <a href="http://www.tenkarstavern.com/" target="_blank">Tenkar's Tavern</a>. </div>
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<span class="null" style="font-family: inherit;">Hey Erik, not sure what time it is there but it's quarter to nine, the morning of New Year's Eve here in New Zealand. I am a longtime follower of your blog. I was wondering if you ever had a miniature of Tenkar the Dwarf sculpted? I am new to sculpting but have managed a successful Kickstarter campaign and will be starting another one early 2017. Are you interested?
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Then I thought about my friend Mark, an avid Tunnels & Trolls gamer. Ok, a fanatical Tunnels & Trolls player. He has even written and published Solo T&T Adventures! So, me thinks, how about making him a Troll? I hadn't sculpted a monster before. I may have even told a few folks I would stick to smaller heroes. Never say never.</div>
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Wait a minute, he's mates with Ken St. Andre! Ken stayed at his place last time he visited New Zealand. What if I asked Ken for advice about a Troll miniature? That would be really cool. So I went back to Facebook. I soon had an email with two screenshots of a Troll from Snow White and the Huntsman, along with a couple of snapshots of Ken's smiling face! Game on!</div>
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Ken is an amiable guy. He also knows what he likes in a troll. As you can see, I took some licence as an artist, making the St. Andre Troll a combination of sentient rock and more Ken-like features. I was also inspired by the art of Josh Kirby and Liz Danforth that for me, were the Trolls of my youth. They are burned into my brain. Ken suggested a Tarzan loincloth, which was great because (I love Tarzan, and) it meant a belt. Which meant a belt buckle. So I put a T&T on that!</div>
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You may notice that they are doubled up. By having a two of each miniature, the amount of spins required is halved. The fourth disc also has a few new miniatures. More Delvers? Yes, I let the cat out of the bag with photos of three miniatures that will be part of the next Kickstarter campaign. I am getting a small number of Ailgavart, Saetog and Vok Wightkicker cast in preparation but they won't be included in this Kickstarter.<br />
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Halfway through October, well ahead of our December delivery deadline, the production moulds were spinning.<br />
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In the words of my good friend Lewis, "It wouldn't be a Kickstarter without some unexpected twists and turns." I received this email from Regal Enterprises about the remaining miniatures: <br />
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Here are some photos from our boxing day. That Saturday we packed 42 boxes, which which were joined by 56 other boxes after the final shipment from Regal Miniatures arrived early the following week. Thanks to Blair and Dave for that second boxing session!</div>
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As you can see, everything was well in hand! It took a week to work out shipping details with NZ Post. After some fine tuning and some help from my good friend Dennis, the boxes were ready to fly!<br />
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Star Hat Miniatures has now sent over 2000 miniatures to gamers all over the world. Last Friday the International boxes left for the airport. I can honestly say that this has been a life changing and at times challenging experience! I still have a few weeks painting to fulfill the Dungeon Master pledges. Bear with me, they will be worth the wait! I will post photos of the painted miniatures on here of course!</div>
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If you backed this Kickstarter, please let me know when you receive your Delvers and feel free to comment on here. Your feedback will shape my next Kickstarter campaign. Thank you all for your continuing support and encouragement. The original group of nine miniatures grew into a whopping total of seventeen! I couldn't have done this without your help.<br />
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This only just occurred to me but this was a May to December affair! I began sculpting in May and the final painted pledges will be in the hands of backers in December!</div>
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A special thanks to Lewis who introduced me to Jason Fairclough's Wasteman game and to Jason, whose miniatures inspired me to try my own hand at sculpting.</div>
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Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-52516449989108925032016-10-04T02:37:00.000-07:002016-10-04T02:37:35.665-07:00Metal Miniatures Master Mould Making<div>
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As followers of this blog will know, my <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1262520792/star-hat-miniatures-heroic-scale-metal-figurines-f" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a> funded at the end of August. About three weeks after funding, the backers money finally made it to my bank account. I must admit by that time I was somewhat anxious! The sculpts are with Ian and Alan Farley at Regal Enterprises and they have sent me photos of the master mould making process.<br />
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Star Hat Miniatures is now on the verge of producing over two thousand miniatures for gamers all over the world. When I started sculpting back in May, this wasn't even something I had considered! Here are photos of the figures being pressed in plasticine and the silicon moulds being made for drop casting the metal masters. </div>
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A few miniatures required minor alterations, so Ian from Regal Enterprises sent them back to me and I got to work. I sculpted a new scabbard for the Ninja and the other two have a slight change in weapon position. Thanks again to Ian for his expert advice and for adjusting the Wizard's sword.</div>
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Basically all the changes were to avoid 'undercuts', which are severe recesses or awkward angles on a sculpt. The previous scabbard created a gap behind the Ninja's head that was an issue for making the mould. I sculpted a new one and placed it lower down his back. The Amazon's sword was previously over her shoulder at a different angle which also meant a gap behind the head. I could have snapped her blade off but I wanted to keep this miniature as a single-piece cast, so now the blade is flat against the back of her head. The Wizard's sword is now at a better angle for mould making also.<div>
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The only multi-part miniature is the Kobald on a flying carpet, for reasons that may be more obvious if you check out the previous blog post. He would have looked far less dynamic if I made him a single-piece cast.<div>
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These miniatures then traveled back to Regal Enterprises to make master moulds and be drop cast. After casting, the metal masters are sent back for me to look over. I'm really excited about this (they are due any day now).</div>
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After I give the all clear, the production moulds will be made and then spun. Spin casting is new to me. If it's new to you, Larry (not related to my project or Regal Enterprises) has posted a groovy video on YouTube:</div>
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Delvers Lost in the Dungeons of Doom! has been an amazing project and I can't wait to send these miniatures out to the people who helped make it all happen.<br />
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The first part of the journey is over. All the sculpts are now with Ian and Alan Farley at Regal Enterprises in Greytown. 98 people backed pledges on the Kickstarter, <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1262520792/star-hat-miniatures-heroic-scale-metal-figurines-f/" target="_blank">Delvers Lost in the Dungeons of Doom!</a> which achieved over 250% of the funding goal over the month of August.<br /><br />The final 8 were Legendary Heroes, Stretch Goals and Kickstarter Exclusives. That makes a total of 17 miniatures, which is as surprising to me as the success of the Kickstarter!<div>
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Because of this success, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StarHatMiniatures/" target="_blank">Star Hat Miniatures</a> has become a small business. With pledges to fulfill, I move from amateur sculptor to production manager. I also am continuing to grow. Not just as an artist but as a human being. That's if the two are any different! I love that Kickstarter calls you a creator. I thank my creator for the ability to be creative.</div>
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One of the popular pledges was Legendary Hero: your own character sculpted and added to the party. This was a generous pledge because this miniature is also shared with the other backers. Here is an example, Salis Shishervish, a Kobald Cleric/Mage from a backer's Hackmaster campaign. Salis ended up being a 3-part sculpt - the only multi-part miniature of the set. I sculpted Salis from a written description provided by Cally. In all my years of gaming, I have never seen a Kobold on a flying carpet! Now there is one!<br /><div>
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Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-52571618436402741342016-08-28T15:14:00.001-07:002016-08-28T15:14:17.386-07:00Dungeon Delvers Kickstarter 48 Hours to Go<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Thanks to an amazing response from backers all over the world, <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1262520792/star-hat-miniatures-heroic-scale-metal-figurines-f/" target="_blank">Delvers Lost in the Dungeons of Doom!</a> is over 200% funded with 48 hours to go.<br />
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I couldn't have done this without my friends encouraging me and a loving wife who didn't mind me sculpting on the couch while we watch TV in the evenings.<br />
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If you haven't already, check out the Kickstarter page. There are now 17 miniatures including the original 9 Delvers. Awesome value and worthy of any gaming table. Don't hesitate to share this with your friends!<br />
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God bless you and enjoy your week!Darcy Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02385198563203931754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391793663784317579.post-60741309804668690302016-08-21T01:23:00.001-07:002016-08-21T01:23:44.373-07:00Sculpting Fantasy Miniatures + Garm of Hrothmyr + Kickstarter<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Legendary Hero #2 for the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1262520792/star-hat-miniatures-heroic-scale-metal-figurines-f">Delvers Lost in the Dungeons of Doom! Kickstarter</a>. Now 138% funded with 9 days to go. Garm of Hrothmyr! A berserker theologian with a maul and horned helm.<div>
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<i> my favorite PC of all time. I don't have any pictures of him for you to use as reference, so I'll do my best to describe him for you and let your artistic license fill in the blanks."</i><br /> <br />I'm finding the Legendary Hero pledge backers are the most excited about the Kickstarter. I share in that excitement. It really is awesome to be asked to sculpt their favourite RPG character and I hope I do them justice.<br /><br />Here are some photos, taking you backwards through my sculpting process.</div>
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