Chronicles of the Consortium

Sir Blanque - swordsman and handsome, dashing noble half mer-person Marion - stabby stabby dagger specialist; Nihrain who currently carries the Runestaff Destiny - Menastrai sorceress covertly raised on Melnibone Bomilcar - Weeping Waste nomad from a chieftain's family Campaign Narrative The four characters now have all five Star Gems, the last of which is supposed to be placed in the appropriate indentation in the obelisk at the centre of the deserted city. The obelisk has been giving off a rather lovely chiming sound, almost like a crystalline heartbeat, starting from the point the group retrieved the final gem from the Temple of Ra. When they do this, crystal pillars at various strategic locations around the city begin to emit an accompanying chime; according to an inscription on the obelisk, the players now have to touch one of the Star Gems against a pillar. Doing so summons a teleport disk that takes them to a beautiful garden beneath a glorious crystalline dome - obviously a...

I hit a nice patch on the refurbishment of my old fantasy figures, this time by delving into some of the groups I based as command stands for Greyhawk Wars using Tactica a very long time ago. Many of them were by the talented Julie Guthrie: Her figures were rather delicate but nicely sculpted, and often slightly quirky (e.g. left-handed, like the halberdier in the photo). As part of the re-touch, I experimented a little with a small box of fluorescent paints I bought to help with things like lanterns and fires. The white that came in the set is actually a very light silver, perfect for highlighting armour and weapons; I hope it brings out the details in these. I used the fluorescent red on the Cleric figure at the far left; it's not so bright, but it did make his robes quite vivid, so I am quite pleased with these paints. The second batch is a bit of a mix. The leftmost two as you look at it are old Citadel figures from just when the original Warhammer  RPG was released. You can se...