Terrain Tuesday - Vatican Enterprises, 3D-Print Spiral Stairs, & Inner Courtyard

Over on wargamescenics.com, check out the fantastic set pieces they have available for wargames and other tabletop games here.

Also, the ever-so-clever Kevin Rau has a nifty 3D-printed solution to adding some spiral stairs to "Open Forge, Dwarven Forge, Dungeonstone, and Hirst Arts" that takes up a 2" by 2" space here on Thingiverse.

Finally, from the EpicFantasy YouTube channel, Storm the Castle has uploaded a video showing the latest installment of the castle build featuring the Inner Courtyard.  Enjoy!

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Nostalgia Thursday - The Tractics-D&D Connection, Castle Thrax, and Retroclones

Over on EN World, while digging through the old (now combined) threads of the ongoing Q&A with Gary Gygax, I stumbled across something I either missed or had forgotten regarding the use of the d20 in D&D.  "As to the d20 for use in combat, we had used a 5% incrimental system for hit determination in an earlier work, the TRACTICS rules. thus it was natural for me to utilize the same easy system for the D&D game even as I used all the other dice for other aspects of the game."  (Tractics "was published by Guidon Games in 1971 and republished by TSR, Inc. in 1975." - Wikipedia)  You can read more of Gary's insights dating from August of 2002 until his passing in March of 2008 here and this specific quote here.

Also, on Amazon.com, check out the going rate of 1985's Castle Thrax by Paul Burdick (Author) and Dave Billman (Illustrator) from Spellbinders Games.  It's a level 4th-5th adventure designed to be used with the 1E AD&D system but without a Dungeon Master.  See more here.

Finally, I have to say that the list of retroclones gaming systems over on Taxidermic Owlbear is the most extensive and comprehensive list I have yet seen.  Bookmark it here.

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Focusing on the roots of current tabletop gaming
with an eye toward the last century and before.

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Terrain Tuesday - Dungeon Painter Online, 3D Printable Scenery, & Castle Kits

Over on pyromancers.com you can find "Dungeon Painter Online" which is a way to create maps for the virtual tabletop here.

Also, on fabbaloo.com, they tell us about "3D Printable Scenery for Gaming" here.

Finally, on stores.castlekits.com, check out their very cool "Castle Kits" here.

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Wargaming Wednesday - Dogfight, Modular Castles, & the Boardgaming Way

Over on the Killing Time blog, a recent posting discusses "Dogfight Saturday Night" here.

Also, holiday greeting are being extended by the fine folks at Tabletop Workshop, makers of the Modular Castle terrain, here.

Finally, if you aren't keeping up with Fred Manzo's The Boardgaming Way online magazine, you're missing out on a lot of good wargaming intel here.

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A closer examination of board and miniatures Wargaming.

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Terrain Tuesday - DF Woodland Caverns, Castle Moats, & Acrylic Spray Paint Review

Over on the Dwarven Forge forums, there are some pics of someone's caverns set done up in woodland colors here.

lso, on the Storm the Castle YouTube channel, there is a new video which is part seven in the castle building series and focuses on making the moat.  Enjoy.

Finally, on the Terranscapes YouTube channel, there is a review of acrylic spray paints to examine what, if any, damage they do to foam.  Enjoy.

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Terrain Tuesday - Medieval Maps Quiz, Custom Fantasy Terrain, & Tabletop Workshop Castles

Over on the medievalists.net, there is a quiz you can take to guess 15 locations based on Medieval maps.  See more here.

For someone who prefers pre-made terrain but cannot find exactly what they want, check out Custom Fantasy Terrain here.

Tabletop Workshop is giving folks a final notice that if you wish to pre-order your Modular Castle and get it in with the first wave of shipping, now is the time.  Do so here.

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Minis & Modeling Monday - Dwarven Fort Diorama Banners

The work on the Dwarven Fort diorama at quidamcorvus.blogspot.com continues apace with this installment showing some techniques for making excellent banners.  See more here.

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A look at prepping and painting Miniatures,
crafting buildings and paper Models,
and other non-terrain stuff for the tabletop..

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Terrain Tuesday - 28mm Watchtower from Tabletop Workshop

Over on the Tabletop Workshop website, there is a new 28mm Watchtower and a ton of other great buildings to be had.  See more here.

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Epic Fantasy Diorama Part Six

Over on StormtheCastle.com's Epic Fantasy YouTube channel, the huge castle diorama build continues with part six.  Enjoy!

CastleCraft Castles on eBay

Over on eBay, there are a lot of CastleCraft castles though I hear they work best with "true 25 mm" figures.  See more here!

The Battle Of Helm’s Deep using 150K LEGOs

There is an amazing LEGO display over on GeeksAreSexy.net of The Battle of Helm's Deep using over 150,000 blocks and other LEGO bits.  See more here!

Tabletop Towns Castle Kickstarter

Just under two weeks left in the Kickstarter for the store-flat, pre-assembled, incredibly tough Castles from Tabletop Towns.  See more here!

Storm The Castle Diorama Part 2

Over on the EpicFantasy (StormtheCastle.com) YouTube channel, part two of the Castle Diorama project has been uploaded.  Enjoy!

Build a Medieval Castle Project on Owl & Mouse

Over on Owl & Mouse (yourchildlearns.com), there is a cool little project called "Build a Medieval Castle."  See more here!

Castle Diorama WIP

Will from StormtheCastle.com has posed a new video on his epicfantasy YouTube channel with the beginnings of a new castle diorama.  Enjoy!

Foam Castle from Epic Fantasy

Over on the Epic Fantasy YouTube channel is a new video showing "How to make a Foam Castle - that really looks fantastic!"  Enjoy!

Modest Magic Castle and Keep Set

Terrainaholic has a new unboxing video on his YouTube channel showing the Modest Magic Castle and Keep Set.  Enjoy!