Tuesday 8 January 2019

From EdwinK - Dungeon Delvers (40 points)

Late to the game, I know, but I break my duck with half a dozen Dungeon Delvers, and some of the creatures they'll find there.




I particularly like the bald guy, who reminds me of Colonel Blimp



The D&D game I've been involved with over the last eight months is decidedly Old School:  no fancy classes or multi-classes; a trap is more likely to be a pit with spikes in the bottom than a portal to another plane; and you're much more likely to meet rats that flying eyeball monsters.  That being so, the guy with the ten-foot pole is probably the most usefully kitted-out!


All the figures are 28mm,  The humans are plastics (a mix of manufactures and bits from odd sprues, including Mantic, Northstar's Oathmark and a Frostgrave Cultist); the dwarf is a metal Oathmark champion; and the giant rats some second-hand lead I picked up.

Six 28mm figures:  30pt
Four 28mm animals: 10pts?? - over to Lee...



A group of intrepid dungeon delvers and some rats...all quite normal in some households! I have a few rat models myself from my D&D days. I sold a lot of my other monster figures, but the rats remained...I wonder what that says about my mental state? Or maybe its just that the Giant Rats were so cool in The Princess Bride that I suddenly realised they weren't a joke monster after all. 

Six 28mm foot will earn you 30 points. The Rats probably ought to be scored as 15mm figures but I'll throw in a couple of bonus points (I'm giving them away like sweets today) to bring them up to 10. So a total of 30 points for this entry. 

20 comments:

  1. Nicely done Edwin, those ratx are truly gruesome.

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  2. I'm a fan of the guy with the staff and sword. Great stuf all around and great rats.

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    1. He actually closely resembles one of our players...

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  3. Nicely done Edwin, love the mixing and matching of body parts!

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    1. As a rule of thumb, if he has a big 'tash it's an Oathmark head!

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  4. Love the giant rats! Great work to kick off your Challenge, Edwin :)

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  5. Great to see you back, Edwin! I love that you're having a good time with Old Skool D&D. How often does your group get together to game? I'm with Tamsin in loving the rats. Great bases as well!

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    1. Normally once a fortnight at our new FLGS as an open table. As a consequence, we don't know who or how many will turn up, but it's been a roaring sucess.

      This week, for the first time we had too many (16) people and had to split off into two tables. Fortunately, we're lucky enough to have a second DM who always brings his kit just in case.

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  6. Look like old school models here. Well done

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  7. Nice rats and nice kit bashed adventurers!
    Best Iain

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  8. Great opener - looking forward to see what's next. Well done

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  9. Very nice, sure beats the counters I use on roll20!

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    1. We use cardboard counters for anything we haven't got to hand!

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  10. Great work Edwin, love the rats!

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