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Post by hengest on Mar 19, 2022 23:30:08 GMT -5
Hope this isn't against the purpose of this subforum. I am attracted to the idea of using non-minis, more like counters, in place of minis. Have considered: - fasteners from the hardware store (nuts and so on)
- dried beans
- coins
- large beads
- homemade unique items (beads on a ring-sized thread to denote a specific PC, easily made unique)
- shrinky-dinks on stands with homemade designed colored onto them
Maybe this defeats the purpose of minis. I don't know.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Mar 20, 2022 9:36:50 GMT -5
hengest I think that's a great idea and definitely falls within the parameters of this area of the forums. Some people don't want to use miniatures, or props that they have to work on to paint or assemble before play. You listed some great suggestions. There's nothing wrong with grabbing a few bags of random junk to use as markers, characters, monsters, etc. Go for it! You can find beads similar to these Pente beads at Wal-Mart and the Dollar General. I believe they are just over a buck for a bag. 
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Mar 21, 2022 0:21:42 GMT -5
hengest I think that's a great idea and definitely falls within the parameters of this area of the forums. Some people don't want to use miniatures, or props that they have to work on to paint or assemble before play. You listed some great suggestions. There's nothing wrong with grabbing a few bags of random junk to use as markers, characters, monsters, etc. Go for it! You can find beads similar to these Pente beads at Wal-Mart and the Dollar General. I believe they are just over a buck for a bag. I don't remember seeing these at Dollar General, I will have to look again. Where would I look in Walmart? |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Mar 21, 2022 0:22:27 GMT -5
Hope this isn't against the purpose of this subforum. I am attracted to the idea of using non-minis, more like counters, in place of minis. Have considered: - fasteners from the hardware store (nuts and so on)
- dried beans
- coins
- large beads
- homemade unique items (beads on a ring-sized thread to denote a specific PC, easily made unique)
- shrinky-dinks on stands with homemade designed colored onto them
Maybe this defeats the purpose of minis. I don't know.
Not IMO! |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Mar 21, 2022 2:11:49 GMT -5
hengest I think that's a great idea and definitely falls within the parameters of this area of the forums. Some people don't want to use miniatures, or props that they have to work on to paint or assemble before play. You listed some great suggestions. There's nothing wrong with grabbing a few bags of random junk to use as markers, characters, monsters, etc. Go for it! You can find beads similar to these Pente beads at Wal-Mart and the Dollar General. I believe they are just over a buck for a bag. I don't remember seeing these at Dollar General, I will have to look again. Where would I look in Walmart? I haven't bought any in a while, but they were on one of the aisles between the fabrics and electronics BEFORE they changed the store layouts this last time. 😬 |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jul 3, 2022 11:33:23 GMT -5
hengest Here's something I stumbled across that fits in with the idea of this thread. I've always like Purple Worms, Carrion Crawlers, etc. in my games. I ran across this video by DM Scotty that shows how to craft a Purple Worm out of cardboard, toothpicks, a small amount of molding clay, and some paint. The Purple Worm in the video is 5E in style but I'm just going to follow the concept. My worm is going to be old school like the picture below. 
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Post by hengest on Jul 3, 2022 14:08:44 GMT -5
This is totally awesome, thanks for following up on this thread, and I sort of see what you mean, but what do you mean about OS / 5E in style? Just that the 5E worm looks "edgy" and you want your worm to have a simpler, streamlined look?
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jul 3, 2022 15:36:33 GMT -5
This is totally awesome, thanks for following up on this thread, and I sort of see what you mean, but what do you mean about OS / 5E in style? Just that the 5E worm looks "edgy" and you want your worm to have a simpler, streamlined look? Cool! I thought you would dig it. You're welcome. Yeah, I maybe should have said traditional vs. modern? The older illustration was a round, somewhat bulbous sectional body while the newer illustrations appear to be segmented and armor-like in their structure. Both are fine and both are cool. I just prefer the older illustration. |
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Post by hengest on Jul 3, 2022 15:44:36 GMT -5
This is totally awesome, thanks for following up on this thread, and I sort of see what you mean, but what do you mean about OS / 5E in style? Just that the 5E worm looks "edgy" and you want your worm to have a simpler, streamlined look? Cool! I thought you would dig it. You're welcome. Yeah, I maybe should have said traditional vs. modern? The older illustration was a round, somewhat bulbous sectional body while the newer illustrations appear to be segmented and armor-like in their structure. Both are fine and both are cool. I just prefer the older illustration. I dig it, too. Thanks for clarifying. I'm sure skilled artists work on the newer stuff, but I also tend to prefer the older styles. Sometimes the tendency now is too illustrative, too over-rendered for my taste. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jul 3, 2022 15:48:42 GMT -5
Cool! I thought you would dig it. You're welcome. Yeah, I maybe should have said traditional vs. modern? The older illustration was a round, somewhat bulbous sectional body while the newer illustrations appear to be segmented and armor-like in their structure. Both are fine and both are cool. I just prefer the older illustration. I dig it, too. Thanks for clarifying. I'm sure skilled artists work on the newer stuff, but I also tend to prefer the older styles. Sometimes the tendency now is too illustrative, too over-rendered for my taste. Agreed. I don't doubt their skill one bit. Purely just a difference in taste is all. I would have dug a set of 3E books done in a similar fashion to the original AD&D books. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jul 3, 2022 19:11:48 GMT -5
I had to go buy some dog treats and as I was going down the pet aisle, I spotted this piece of aquarium scenery. I didn't buy it - only $7.50 - but it could be used as a barrow-wight mound, a hut, root cellar, burial mound, or something else.  |
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Post by hengest on Jul 4, 2022 16:07:01 GMT -5
I had to go buy some dog treats and as I was going down the pet aisle, I spotted this piece of aquarium scenery. I didn't buy it - only $7.50 - but it could be used as a barrow-wight mound, a hut, root cellar, burial mound, or something else. <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> I love the idea of people doing sets for their minis out of aquarium scenery, paper dolls, crude paper minis on binder-clip stands, bits of hardware, actual minis, and whatever else. I love the idea of a DIY / MIY unprofessional-but-cool setup like that. We'll see if I ever get around to doing it, or if it would evne look good if I did...  |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jul 4, 2022 19:18:45 GMT -5
I had to go buy some dog treats and as I was going down the pet aisle, I spotted this piece of aquarium scenery. I didn't buy it - only $7.50 - but it could be used as a barrow-wight mound, a hut, root cellar, burial mound, or something else. <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> I love the idea of people doing sets for their minis out of aquarium scenery, paper dolls, crude paper minis on binder-clip stands, bits of hardware, actual minis, and whatever else. I love the idea of a DIY / MIY unprofessional-but-cool setup like that. We'll see if I ever get around to doing it, or if it would evne look good if I did...  The crafty stuff is always my favorite! If you give it a shot, show us how it turns out... |
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Post by mao on Jul 10, 2022 7:05:15 GMT -5
Not exactly on topic but early in my marrage, ~I had an entire bedroom closet` filled w styrafome for use as scenary. Th wife used to tell EVERYONE.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jul 10, 2022 7:46:54 GMT -5
Not exactly on topic but early in my marrage, ~I had an entire bedroom closet` filled w styrafome for use as scenary. Th wife used to tell EVERYONE. It's ON topic. I have some of those inserts from the inside of coffee pot, microwave, and similar boxes. You can turn them upside down, paint them, and use them as a military bunker, outpost, etc. in a science fiction game. That's just a quick example. There's a ton more uses. |
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Post by mao on Jul 10, 2022 7:51:25 GMT -5
Looked through trash at, furniture stores and the likes of Best Buys
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Jul 10, 2022 8:03:20 GMT -5
Looked through trash at, furniture stores and the likes of Best Buys Perfect! |
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