It's been over a month since my last video (for 'reasons' :( ) ...but I've finally got another one finished...
...anyway, the idea behind this one is that maybe it was once part of a prison complex - so the prisoners cells would be on one side of the pit, and the guards (and the bridge controls) would be on the other. Thus, should a prisoner escape their cell, they'd still have to find a way to navigate the pit (hopefully that made sense :) ).
Now though, in the hands of the goblins, it could be used as a kind of monster spawner ...with several goblins being transported from one side of the pit to the other each round to harass the players (who find themselves approaching the pit from the old prison area).
So maybe the players stand and fight each new batch of goblins as they appear ...or maybe they use ranged attacks to try and pick off a few of the goblins working the winch ...in either case I think it will make for a fun encounter.
But enough of all that ...if you want to have a go at making one yourself, then the (pay-what-you-want) pdf file can be found HERE.
Hope you like it!
PS. here's a sneak peek at what's coming up in the next video...
Here's the latest 'print & paste' video ...a rotating room within a dungeon.
This is something I've wanted to do for a while - both the rotating room and the secret stairway, and I'm reasonably happy with how they've turned out :)
Anyway, as usual, you can pick up the pdf file over on DriveThruRPG (it's a pay-what-you-want download), and here's hoping that you can put it to use!
I think I previewed a prototype of my idea for making giant spiders back at the beginning of May (in one of the tips & tricks videos). But I then got a little side-tracked with the tiny terrain project ...and so the finished 'spiders' pdf has been sitting on my hard drive for a couple of months - just waiting for me to film the video.
Well, now that the 'tiny terrain' is at a point where it's actually usable (i.e. the initial batch of textures - which enables us to build little village maps - is now complete), I've finally been able to turn my attention to the giant spiders episode :)
Anyway, as you can see in the above video, they're pretty easy to make (all you need is some card and a couple of drinking straws ...oh and the pdf of course), and you could quite easily get a whole bunch of them made the night before a game if you suddenly find yourself in need of a few giant spiders (they're the size of giant wolf spiders if you're playing D&D).
And, just like all of the other products in the 'Print & Paste' range, it's a pay-what-you-want download over on DriveThruRPG ...so pick it up for free, or pay as much/little as you like!
No doubt you will have noticed that the videos (over on the YouTube channel) these past couple of months have been focusing on my new 'tiny terrain' system.
If you're not familiar with it, the idea is to make a bunch of modular village tiles (each containing a couple of houses, barns, fields, etc.) that can be pieced together to make little 3D maps of small settlements (i.e. they're not meant to be used with mini's - they're just something that can be used and reused in place of a regular 2D map).
Anyway, as you can see in the above picture, I've finally got to a point where it's actually usable now (as the previous videos in this series have mainly been getting everything ready for this video) ...so it's good to get to the stage where I can start pulling it all together :)
So yeah, if you're interested in making a few of these yourself then please do feel free to head on over to the YouTube channel and check out the 'tiny terrain' playlist ...or if you've been keeping up with all the latest videos, then this latest one (containing the fields & fences) is featured below.
And just like all of the other pdfs in the 'print & paste' range, this one is a pay-what-you-want download over on DriveThruRPG.
Anyway, here's hoping you can put some of this nonsense to use ;)
If you've been following my latest YouTube series, you will already be familiar with the tiny trees and houses that I've been making recently...
...so the next thing that I needed to make were the actual hex tiles that they'll all be glued on top of:
So, as you can see, this latest video/pdf provides a wide variety of 'dirt road' hex tiles that we can use to make our little village tiles.
But if you're not familiar with this project, the idea is to make a bunch of modular hex tiles that can be put together in various configurations to produce nice little 3D village maps on the fly ...i.e.:
(the DM lays out half a dozen tiles)
DM: "OK, you enter the village of Oldstead..."
Players: "Actually, we'll press on and make for Newvale!"
(the DM swaps out a few tiles and shuffles them around a bit)
DM: "OK, you enter the village of Newvale..."
That's the idea anyway ...and as time goes on I'll be adding things like docks (with one or two little ships maybe), stone patterns (for walls, keeps, temples, etc.), and so on.
Anyway, before I get too ahead of myself I should probably point out that you can get this latest pdf over on DriveThruRPG as a pay-what-you-want download ...and that I hope to get the next video (i.e. the one with the fences/enclosures/crops) out this month as well (an example of which can be seen below):
As you may know, my latest project is to make a bunch of different hex-tiles that can be pieced together to make little 3D village maps (as seen in the prototype image below).
Well, in the previous video I got started on the little houses, and in this latest video I've moved on to little clusters of trees (copse-like clusters if you will):
And as always, you can find the pay-what-you-want pdf file over on DriveThruRPG.
As some of you may know, the YouTube channel has continued to grow and I've recently hit 10,000 subscribers! (which, as far as I'm concerned, means that it's been a big success). As such, I have a few announcements that I'd like to make ...all of which are covered in the following video:
However, if you don't have time for all that nonsense, or would like a bit more information, then here's the breakdown ;)
MERCHANDISE
As I say in the video, I haven't gone overboard with this (as I doubt there'll be much call for socks or shower curtains with the channel's logo on them) ...but a mug and a sticker is the kind of thing I'd put to use myself.
I mean, I don't really drink 'hot drinks' - so my own mug will likely get used to hold gluesticks and paintbrushes ...but the sticker will find a good home on the back of my laptop :)
Anyway, HERE is the link to the (tee)spring storefront. If there is anything else you'd like me to consider, just drop me a message.
THE TWISTED STAVE
I've decided that, every now and again (essentially when I have enough material), I'll tidy up some of my own DMing material (or personal / 'for fun' projects), and present it in a 'zine format.
They'll probably not be all that frequent - but this first one is available for free (subsequent ones will be free to Patreon supporters, and $1 for everyone else) - so please do feel free to check it out and see if that kind of thing will be of interest to you. HERE is the link.
Note that I'm presenting it as 5E compatible - but there'll generally be a couple of articles that aren't really tied to any system (though, for the most part, it does assume a fairly traditional fantasy-medieval setting).
(note that there is also a print-on-demand version available over on lulu)
THERE'S GOBLINS IN THEM THERE HILLS
I've mentioned this adventure a couple of times before (as I planned on doing a series of videos showing which pieces of terrain you'll need to build for each encounter area, and so on) - but I figured this would be a good time to release that too.
Now, I do still hope to get around to those videos at some point (as the adventure has been written with the 'print & paste' terrain in mind) - but if you're familiar with most of that stuff, then you should have a good idea of how to go about it.
Anyway, the adventure itself isn't meant to be particularly revolutionary (or all that original) - it's just a fun little dungeon romp that you can get through in a session or two.
It's priced at $2.99, it's 16 pages long, and is available over on DriveThruRPG.
$50 GIFT VOUCHER
For this particular giveaway you will need to go to the video's page over on YouTube (as I am only counting entries over there - just so that I don't have to monitor several different pages for the next month ;) ).
And, as I explain in the video, everyone that picks up one of my pdfs will already have a DriveThruRPG account... so the giveaway should, in theory, be available to everyone (and no-one even has to leave the house to post/receive it - because, you have to admit, we are living in strange times).
So if you do enter - here's wishing you good luck!
AND FINALLY...
I said this at the start of the above video, but I want to say it again here (at the end of this post).
A huge thanks goes out to everyone that supported me over the past few years - I really do appreciate it ...and here's looking forward to the next milestone*
Thanks again!
(*erm... yeah ...not sure if that's ever likely to happen ...but only time will tell :) ).
