D&D Starter Box

 Box cover of the D&D starter set. Pretty typical box, this cover reminds me of the D&D Basic set from 1983.

 

 

Here is the 1983 cover.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the inside. You get 5 pre-made characters, and 1 blank character page. The starter rule book, covering: How to play, Combat, Adventuring, and Spell casting. The module covers how to  play, magic items, and monsters.

 

This starter box is great if you want to get gaming right away. If you just want the basic rules, the rules that you can download from Wizards of the Coast are great.

 

You also get some great looking dice.

 

 





 



D&D Rules

 

Down loaded and printed off the new D&D 5th edition rules. These are just the basic rules for character creation, combat, spells and general game play. These "new" rules look refreshing with a lot of queues from Advanced D&D. The only issue I have is the spells listed in the back have no names. When I sent the rules to the printer the spell names did not print. Not only in the list but when spells are mentioned in the rules the names didn't show up there either.

 

I am looking forward to Geekfest and using these new rules. I have been playing D&D for years, recently only once a year at Geekfest. Yet I still look forward to making new characters and going adventuring!

 

Here is the LINK for the rules

The Geekfest mass combat armies are done! and some tents.

 

The good guy's. Heavy cavalry, medium cavalry, light cavalry. All the different units and a giant. The row at the front represents the adventurers.

 

 

 

 

Close up of the heavy cavalry, elves up front,and swordsman.

 

 



These are actually ninja's, but they will represent swordsman from the east.

 

 

 

 

The hill tribes and the giant. The giant is a 25mm figure.

 

 

 

The town guard with their light cavalry.

 

 

 

And finally the adventures.

 

 

 

The Orc and Goblin horde.

 

 

 

Close up.

 

 

 

 

Another view of the units, with the orc giant in the back.

 

 

 

Two orc units up front, two goblin units in the rear.

 

 

 

 

These are the guy's you need to be worried about.

 

 

 



Malifaux table almost done

Applied wood sealer to the table.

 

Long view of the table.

 

 

Close up of the columns.

 

Some little snails, they will count as rocks.

 

 

The lizards cockroaches and WTF.

 

 

 

Meet WTF.

 

 

Mass battle army update

Here is an update on the mass combat armies for Geekfest using the Chainmail Rules. The good army has received the first base coat. The Orc and Goblin army still needs the eyes and teeth painted and the bases finished up.

View of the two armies lined up. Orcs and Goblins on the left.

 

 

 

 

Top view.

 

 

 

Close up view of some of the Orcs and Goblins.

 

 

 

 

Close up of the close up.

 

 

 

 

Close up of some of the good side.

 

 

 

 

The cavalry. Heavy cavalry in the back, light up front.

 

 

 

 

The hill tribe with the giant!

 

 

 

This could be what the battle is all about, some little tiny treasure chests.

 

 

All these photos were taken with my phone late at night. When both armies are done I will try to get some real good photos!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to the Malifaux Table

Got some of those cake pillars, going for one of those "art deco" sewers...

 

Added a pool of green gunky stuff.

My New Dice







  

Here are my new dice for Geekfest 2014!

Hey and what is this talk of a new edition of D&D coming out? Here is the link to the WOTC website. Looks like D&D is going back to it's roots.