Posted on March 17, 2019 by MonkeyBlood Design — Leave a comment

Shout Outs!

In the midst of the build up, launch and general furore of The City of Great Lunden Kickstarter (65% funded after less than 48 hours), I have neglected some other people’s projects that I want shout out also.

In ‘ending soonest’ order (my involvement in brackets):

Terror the Stratosfiend

(Layout) – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1278106631/terror-of-the-stratosfiend-a-dcc-rpg-zine

A DCC zine by Sean Richer. Fabulous art, fabulous content!

Dark Streets & Darker Secrets

(None, although Diogo is a fellow collaborator on Jeff Talanian’s AS&SH 2E products) – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gallantknightgames/dark-streets-and-darker-secrets

Diogo is a brilliant creator and worth your time in checking him out!

Citadel of Nordvorn

(Cartography) – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamingballistic/the-citadel-at-norvorn

I will be back working on maps with the great Doug Cole for his Nordic-themed series of adventures for GURPS Dungeon Fantasy

City of the Hobgoblin King: 3D Printable Fantasy RPG Terrain

(None, but Matt Finch and Zach Glazar are friends of mine!) – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/700625190/city-of-the-hobgoblin-king-3d-printable-fantasy-rp

Matt Finch and Zach Glazar (Frog God Games) have teamed up with sculptor Ian Love raft to make some terrific 3D printed terrain files!

Editions Yggdrasil – Dark Runes

(Cartography) – http://darkrunes.com/produits

This project by Joel Alves was actually completed last year, but I’ve only just got the heads up of its release. It’s French game, written in French, but looks pretty spectacular. I worked on the separate product here – http://darkrunes.com/produit/15/show

Mind Games with Dr Matt

(Contributor/Supporter) – https://www.patreon.com/mindgameswithdrmatt/posts

I very much admire the work that Matt Sanders does in helping those less fortunate than ourselves by running game sessions to help with their issues. I provide occasional content for the Patreon as well as other top creators, and I support it because I get tons of cool stuff!

I think that’s it! Check out the first one (Terror of the Stratosfiend) as it ends very soon.

Over and out, Glynn

Posted on December 31, 2018 by MonkeyBlood Design — Leave a comment

Gloomium Elemental & Happy New Year

Model pictured is a Stone Monster from the Eldrador range by Schleich.
Available from https://www.schleich-s.com/en/GB/eldrador/products/stone-monster-70141.html

Suitable for use with The Midderlands setting.

Gloomium Elemental

HIT DICE: 8, 12, or 16
ARMOUR CLASS: 2 [17]
ATTACKS: 2 Fists (2d8 each) plus special
SAVING THROW: 8, 3, or 3
SPECIAL: Gloom Punch, Immune to non-magic weapons, Double damage from Middium weapons, Tear down stone.
MOVE: 6
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic
CHALLENGE LEVEL/XP: 8 HD (9/1,100), 12 HD (13/2,300), 16HD (17/3,500)

Gloomium Elementals are hulking, deformed and corrupted Earth Elementals. They favour the darkness and cold of the subterranean where they can track down veins of gloomium, and sate their addiction to the substance, absorbing it into their bodies.

As Earth Elementals can, Gloomium Elementals fist damage is reduced by 1d6 if the opponent is not standing on a stone or earth surface. They can also tear apart stone structures.

After two successful hits from a Gloomium Elemental’s fists, the victim suffers Gloom Punch, and should make a saving throw. If failed, the victim suffers a gloom-touched deformity (see The Midderlands, page 11). The deformity occurs over a period of 1d4+2 days and lasts until a Cure Disease spell is cast on the victim, or until the Game Master’s discretion.

Gloomium Elementals hate middium, and suffer double damage from any middium-made weapons.

A defeated Gloomium Elemental crumbles to inanimate boulders streaked with veins of gloomium. Albeit dangerous to handle, specialists can extract the ore to make gloomium ingots and other such small – and dangerous — curiosities.

HAPPY 2019

And to close… HAPPY NEW YEAR and I hope 2019 is your year!

Posted on December 27, 2018 by MonkeyBlood Design — Leave a comment

Middermas Update

So, I’m in the middle of Christmas in the Midlands, err I mean Midderlands — so it’s Middermas, or Midderval, or Midderfest!

I’ve been catching up with some client project emails, and also checking in on gaming social media, so this is a festive rambling post.

More Dinosaurs!

A Christmas present because I asked for it. I intend to surprise my F2F group at some point with this morsel-hunting, maw-on-legs.

20181227_144512954_iOS — A gosh-darn Schleich T-Rex

20181227_144601349_iOS — Terrence Rex is hungry

And also, in the bargain toy bin at the post office… quality is… well… not-Scleich.
The Pterdactyl is my new flying bear mini.

It’s a Seal… not a Glynn Seal, but a Seal nonetheless

Best flying bear mini I’ve ever seen!

Is that a giant, fucking Lassie?

A Monster 5E Humble Bundle

Also, I stumbled across this Humble Bundle, which includes a pile of goodies from my friends at Frog God Games. It’s a staggering bundle, and dirt cheap.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/5e-fantasy-dragons-dungeons-maps.

Pay very close attention to the $1 tier, which includes a 30% coupon off Frog God Games store. That’s a no-brainer.

It also includes the map I created for Matt Finch — Uncle Matt’s RPG Studio for his World of Jordoba campaign… and you get the Player’s Guide too at the higher tier.

MonkeyMerch from RedBubble (Coupon)

And finally…

There is a RedBubble coupon for 20% OFF sitewide… Use code BOXING20 — Expires December 27, 2018 at 11:59pm (UK time)

Why not pick up some Midderlands posters or other merch like Tshirts?
https://www.redbubble.com/people/glynnseal/shop?asc=u

That’s it for today.
Have an awesome New Year folks! Stay safe out there.

Posted on December 18, 2018December 19, 2018 by MonkeyBlood Design — Leave a comment

Dammit!

Oh crap! I might have a new addiction I need to curb. As well as Kickstarters for books I hoard on shelves, I now have a need to buy miniatures I don’t use much.

Thanks Schleich.

For comparison, this critter is non-Schleich. The rust monster in the featured image header above (and below) was one I got in a pack of plastic soldiers or something or other. I think there is a story about this creature, and that the D&D rust monster was actually designed because of the availability of this miniature. I’m sure there is a link on the web somewhere to its origins.

20181218_151007927_iOS — I deeply suspect the fighter has not encountered one of these before.

To be fair, the mini is shit. Quality was not at the forefront of the manufacturers mind here. I suspect that they envisaged it being covered in baby saliva and getting gummed to death.

Anyhow. Back to Schleich. I’m getting a T-Rex for Christmas. Because I am a 40+ year old man-baby, and it makes me smile. However, not before I garnered two more delightful character-killers…

Octopus

20181218_150841201_iOS — He’s a sucker for a fight.

And a Crocodile… Yes, a damn, big crocodile.

20181218_150806685_iOS — It’s a toothed-rotaty-limb-breaker.

I’m feeling pretty pleased with myself about these. I shall attempt to weave them into my setting sessions with as much game-juice as I can siphon.

Behind The Walls

Shit the bed. Proofs have shipped. Getting close now.

Other Things

While I am here. Two crowdfunding campaigns to advise you of (again)… but these are now ending VERY SOON.

1) The Hero of Deathtrap Dungeon

Yes, THE Deathtrap Dungeon. Currently 71% funded at 30hrs remaining mark. I’m on in game maps, so please give it some love:

https://www.fig.co/campaigns/deathtrap-dungeon

2) Lost Halls of Tyr

And I shall be crafting maps for this one, which is already safely funded…

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2101297466/lost-hall-of-tyr-2nd-edition-maps-and-print-run

Posted on December 15, 2018 by MonkeyBlood Design — Leave a comment

Schleich Toys as Miniatures

A while back, I went to a local zoo. On the way out, I visited their gift shop and was struck by the Schleich miniatures they had on sale of various zoo creatures and other cattle/farm animals. I decided to get a couple because the quality was so good. Not cheap particularly, but saved a lot of painting time. Some parts are posable, but generally they are stock-posed. Example: The Dunkleosteus’ jaw moves up and down.
I got the Barapasaurus and the Dunkleosteus.

Barapasaurus versus 28mm minis

Dunkleosteus versus 28mm minis

It’s definitely worth checking out the Schleich dinosaurs, ESPECIALLY if you plan a Lost Island style crawl.
https://www.schleich-s.com/en/GB/dinosaurs/products.html

The Wildlife products have great predator animals like bears, wolves, rhinos, elephants, tarantulas and Great White sharks, octopi, etc. The scale of these might be a bit too big, but as giant versions they are GREAT. The wolf is about 2″ tall.
https://www.schleich-s.com/en/GB/wild-life.html