Blogging - Hobby Bingo

I've seen Hobby Bingo on a couple of blogs as a way to drive certain hobby activities during the year. I'm not sure how interested I am in some of the categories on this card, that I found, but that's part of the challenge. If I follow through with this then next year I'll have to put some thought into making my own card.

Painting - Fireforge zombies for Rangers of Shadow Deep

This post is six of the new zombies from Fireforge games. I got them as part of the kickstarter for their not-Stark fantasy army fighting undead.

Six zombies. That village had a rough day.

Painting - Thingol the "Barbarian" for Rangers of Shadow Deep

This post is Rob Stark's dire wolf from A Song of Ice and Fire by Cool Mini or Not. I got two of the starter set for less than half price each, so I have an extra wolf.

Thingol is a giant wolf with the stats of a barbarian.

Painting - Giant Flies for Rangers of Shadow Deep

This post is for another set of monsters for Rangers of Shadow Deep. This is five giant flies, key monsters for one of the scenarios, and guest stars in some others. I believe that I will force our rangers to traverse the stairs on every trip in and out of the deep, so these will always have a place on the table.

Five giant flies.

Gaming - Rangers of Shadow Deep - The first scenario

Last weekend the boys and I played our second game of Rangers of Shadow Deep, though we just played the first scenario a second time. We each had a ranger and two companions. There were a couple of times things got tense, but nine of us seemed to make short work of the zombies, rat swarms and giant bugs that had infested the village.

Starting positions

Painting - Giant Beetles - Reaper Bones for Rangers of Shadow Deep

Here's two giant beetles for Rangers of Shadow Deep. Again, like the rat swarm and giant ticks, these are stand ins for the giant rats, which I have just found.

Painting - Giant Ticks for Rangers of Shadow Deep (Reaper Bones)

This entry is two giant ticks from Reaper Miniatures Bones series. I painted these up for Rangers of Shadow Deep when I couldn't find my giant rat miniatures (GW Skaven), though I've now found both the giant rats and some ROUSs (Rodent's of Unusual Size) that I will get painted and on the table.

Painting - Han Solo for Star Wars Legion

Here's Han Solo, from Fantasy Flight Games, for Star Wars Legion. He's one of the commanders for the Rebel army (duh) and also a very nice model.

Background - Rangers of Shadow Deep

Arbach was called to the Captain's tent in the middle of the night. The Border Legion had been re-positioned to the Laurentian frontier after the fall of that kingdom to the Shadow Deep. The march had taken three weeks, followed by two more spent absorbing new recruits and learning the new area of operations.

Alledore. The town of Vikra is half way between the capital and the Laurentian border.

Gaming - Rangers of Shadow Deep

Last weekend the boys and I played our first game of Rangers of Shadow Deep (RoSD). This is a game from the author of Frostgrave, Joseph A. McCullough. The game came out in 2018, and I bought the rules, models and an expansion at that time, but the work on the basement meant that we couldn't get it on the table until now.

Painting - Rat Swarms for Rangers of Shadow Deep

This is a quick post to show of two bases of rat swarms that I did up for Rangers of Shadow Deep. The models are from one of the D&D board games, either the Drizzit one or Ashardalon, I don't know which. I bought the games for Rhys when he was younger and wanted to start gaming, but he has moved beyond them now and the models have come out for his gaming.

Painting - Star Wars Legion Rebel AT-RT

This is a single model for Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Legion game. This is a rebel AT-RT.

Painting - Star Wars Legion Rebel Troopers

This is a unit for the Star Wars Legion game by Fantasy Flight. I've played a couple of small games, just learning the rules, and like what I've seen so far. I've loved Star Wars from the time the move came out - NOT a New Hope - it was called Star Wars. My father and I watched it, then walked out of the theater and stood in line to watch it again. I was five.