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Written on Jun 24, 2008 // games
A very good post from Retro-Roleplaying: The Blog
Early Versions of D&D were NOT Tactical Combat Minis Games
The rules to early versions of D&D do not support the idea that minis were suggested, let alone required, for combat. Not only is the combat systems used in OD&D, AD&D 1E, B/X D&D, and BECMI D&D very abstract, but those rules and the examples of play therein seldom even mention minis.
My friends and I got into D&D from a background in Choose-Your-Own-Adventures and Fighting Fantasy books. We say D&D as being something like that but with nearly unlimited choices, and a game world that reacted to our decisions. We never used miniatures in our games. That came later when I started playing Warhammer 40K.
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Written on Jun 09, 2008 // games
This tutorial shows you how to make a figure for your wargame, rpg, or display with only wire and putty! If you’ve ever wondered how to get started sculpting your own miniatures, this is a good place to start.
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Written on Jun 03, 2008 // games
Hirst Arts is a small company that makes silicone rubber molds for casting bricks to use with tabletop miniature games. They have some excellent tutorials on casting your own blocks and using them to build castles, dungeons, towns, and other scenes.
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Written on Jun 02, 2008 // games
Brikwars is a wargaming system that uses "plastic building bricks" (eg. Lego) and throws the peaceful worlds of your favorite construction toys into wanton chaos and destruction! The 2005 edition of the rules is available in HTML format for free.
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Written on May 20, 2008 // games
Write an adventure scenario for an “old-school”-style fantasy game and send it in by midnight, July 20, 2008. Prizes include miniatures “inspired by the iconic imagery of the early role-playing games.”
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