15mm Goblins 2

After painting my first four 15mm Goblins, I decided to take a break. I had 12 more to go, and I was not looking forward to the process. I wanted to paint more player characters, not dull green, brown and grey goblins!

Well I finally sucked it up and finished the next 12 over a few sittings. And I actually came to enjoy the process.

These guys like, the previous four, come from 15mm Co. and are part of their 15mm goblins. These packs come with 16 guys, in 4 different poses and cost around $10 CAD. It is a great deal and a fantastic way to build up a small force for cheap.

Now, these guys area  little on the large side, standing at about the same height as a human. SO if you are the kind of person who really wants their goblins to be small, then these guys aren't the minis you want. But that being said, it doesn't bother me and am quite impressed with the detail.

These three definitely make for perfect lighter armoured goblins. Wearing only a tattered and filthy kilt, their low stature in goblin society is made quite clear.

See how I slay of couple of these guys in Hymns of a Vagabond game 1. Coming Soon.

Written by: Andrew Gregory

15mm Bandits

Bandits are a perfect villain for any low level campaign. They don't need to have armour and rarely have more then eight hit points: making them easy to kill. However, their own attacks are also often powerful enough to pose a mortal threat to the low level player character.

Bandits are also usually easy to work into stories as nothing more than a local and passing encounter. All in all a very versatile low level enemy for your players to face. However, there is one problem with bandits: they operate best in numbers. And when it comes to minis, numbers mean $$$.

That is normally true, but not if you get this bandits group from Splintered Light Miniatures.... They only cost $10 for the lot.

Now that being said, 10 bandits to paint in any scale is still 10 bandits. So it took me a while to get these 15mm guys painted. But I am glad I did. Back when I was still using 28mm I always ended up using a random assortment of player characters no one had chosen to represent my bandits, so it is nice to have minis devoted to the role.

They also make for great peasant fighters. This particular mini is Galen from our 1st edition AD&D campaign Hymns of a Vagabond. Galen is the self appointed protector of Carthen, and had an interesting role to play in Hymns of a Vagabond game 1 and 2.

I have tried to give my bandits a spread of different outfits. Making them seem from all walks of life. This fellow for example clearly had nice clothing at one point. Makes you wander what happened to him.

I really like the variety of weapons in  the Splintered Light miniatures Bandits. Allows you to give a sense of incongruity to the group, just the kind of thing a mish-mash band of robbers, thieves and murderers needs.

And while, many of the minis are in a running charge position. There are a few minis issuing challenges, or threateningly suggesting a detour; as this guy seems to be.  All in all there are just enough poses to add some spice to the scene.

And they have guys with spears! I love guys with spears!

This guy is definitely my favourite of the bunch.... Mostly because the eyes are just awesome. *pats self on back*

I think this guy is the silliest of the lot. I mean nice blazer and all... But what happened to your shirt?

This rag-tag ranger, works well as a hunter, or a sneaky bandit waiting to strike from the shdaows of the forest. Right now he is being used to represent the Half-Dwarven hunter: Sen, in Hymns of a Vagabond.

Our 10th and final Bandit in the group is this crazy looking guy. Definitely want to know his story. Though I doubt he would ever tell you.

All in all I love these minis, and I have used them dozens of times in game already (painted or not). I recommend anyone gaming RPGs in 15mm get a set.


Written by: Andrew Gregory

Gesen the 15mm Cleric

Since I am the only player in JADE's 1st ed AD&D Campaign Hymns of a Vagabond, I discussed with mm DM having access to a decent amount NPC's as hirelings or companions to accompany me on my journey.

One of the first NPC's I encountered (and that was willing to come long for the trip) was a novice priest named Gesen. Gesen grew up in the same town that my player characters (one died already) did, and was willing to explore the world with me.

Finding a mini for Gesen was easy. This one came from Splintered Light Miniatures, and cane be found in there 15mm Henchman collection.

As soon as I saw that mini I knew that it would be perfect for Gesen. He also kinda remind me of One Punch Man.

Gesen is a quiet person, and only recently became a full-fledged cleric. He decided to leave Carthen after witnessing the death of Akelius Flint's mother at the hands of a mob who accused her of being a witch.

Flint and Gesen had long been close friends, and the incident with his mother was enough to set him over the edge. He decided to leave his sheltered life behind, and join Flint, and their friend Sen on their adventure exploring the world before them.

Gesen has already been in two games, but I just got his player character finished. But you will see him in his full glory in up coming write-ups of Hymns of a Vagabond Game 1 and Game 2, and games to come!


Written by: Andrew Gregory.

#Characteroftheday: A Thank You

When we first made these dice, we never expected such an incredible response and have been absolutely flooded with orders for our #characteroftheday dice! You guys rock! And we hope taht you love them when you get your own set.

This past week has consisted of a blur of envelopes, and shipping labels. However, I am pleased to say however that we are finally caught up on all the orders! As of today, if you have ordered a set before the last 48hrs, your dice are their way!

We had orders from all over the world! Including Iceland and Austrailia! but as Canadians I would like to thank our American neighbours for their incredible support. I had no idea we were so well known down south! And as JADE Gaming, thank you all!

I hope you enjoy your sets when they arrive! And please let us know and facebook/tweet/instagram your first #characteroftheday roll and tag @jadegamingews.

With the huge overflow of orders out of the way I hope things will return to normal around here, and we can get back to some gaming. Hopefully you will see our usual minis and thoughts on gaming, including a expose on why it took us 18 months to bring the dice from the realm of imagination to reality!

Happy Gaming!


Written by: Andrew Gregory

And if you don't have your own set yet, you can get them here: https://jade-gaming.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/characteroftheday-dice
 

2nd Edition Druid Character Sheet

This week were are onto the Druid character sheet. Now druids are not the most popular choice at the JADE table. Not out of any animosity, it is more that the whole priest major class doesn't quite suite our playing style.

The top of the Druid sheet is pretty standard. Large sections to cover your basic stats and combat abilities. Of course the big difference here is the large section for granted powers. In 2nd edition, Druids get a lot of abilities, and I think having access to all of them on the first page is amazing.

Your back page is entirely devoted to inventory, XP and Henchmen/Animal Companions. I love it! The check boxes for supplies, the area to sketach out items/small maps. It reminds me of another 2nd ed character sheet I found.... But I will show you that later.

The final sheet is devoted to setting up your character kit. I have to say that I really like the full page for the character kit. there is often so much information involved in using one, and the standard sheets just don't have the capacity to handle it.

I think so far this is my favourite sheet. It is straight forward, while still being large enough to cover all the info you need. For me that is what I am looking for in a sheet.


Written by: Andrew Gregory

Last Week With JADE: Get Your #characteroftheday dice!

It is official! The #characteroftheday dice are on sale! get your set here:

https://jade-gaming.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/characteroftheday-dice

They cost $17.25 CAD + $10-15 S&H depending on where you are.

We couldn't be more grateful top the community for making this happen. You guys rock! We will be shipping out orders all week this week, and if you have ordered a set or more, they will be at your door soon!

With all the dice business, we can only hope that we have time for some games this week! On the docket we have another round of Sails of Glory: the pre-painted miniature ship game that Elijah and I played last week!

It is an amazing secret action/movement selection game that perfectly combines the history of the era, with an easy to play game.  Now we only played with one ship each since we were just learning, but I would definitely recommend using at least two ships a side to really get a feel for this game.

All in all a fantastic table top miniatures game and I look forward to playing again!

Last Saturday, I was finally able to continue with my first edition campaign: Hymns of a Vagabond. My last character didn't far so well but my latest one took the scene by storm!

I will do up a more detailed write up for you guys soon!

Dave would also like to remind everyone that we still have an awesome amount of DC Comic's Heroclix, and that we will be playing this game as soon as possible!

Now, I have heard mixed things about this game. So again I will keep you guys posted on my thoughts.... But in the mean time there are dice to ship!

Happy Gaming!


Written by: Andrew Gregory