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Post subject: Tomb of Skulls  Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:21 pm |
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I've been wanting to put together some kind of underground terrain for Pulp Alley, but I have not been excited by any of the commercial stuff I've seen.
So I started work on my own today.
First I drafted up several ideas and finally decided on going for a semi-modular design. I'm going for four 12"x12" tiles that can be rearranged to make different layouts and sizes. Here are some pics of what I completed today...
Everthing is placed together loosely at this point, without any glue, just to sanity-check the design and make sure it feels right.
These two tiles took about 110 individual blocks, cut from a sheet of 1" Dow polystyrene.
I'm using some 1/8" vinyl floor tiles (12"x12") as the basing for these pieces. These tiles are easy to work with, sturdy, inexpensive, and align very well. The one drawback is that these tiles have a tendency to droop over time if they are not stored properly.
THANKS! 
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:50 am |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:24 pm |
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Yes, it is Styrofoam. The blue extruded polystyrene stuff from Dow. Its easy to work with and a little sturdier - compared to other styrofoam stuff.
Thanks,
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:47 pm |
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Very cool, 
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:00 pm |
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I'm a little further along on these, so I thought I'd share a few new pics. The walls are all glued together, sealed and painted gray. I'm hoping to get these two finished up next week...
After these are completed, I'm planning on making two more so we can run through even bigger tombs.
THANKS!
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:18 am |
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Excellent! They're coming together nicely - look forward to seeing them completed
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:02 pm |
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You know, this would be great to use LoS rules. Keep all encounters hidden until the player's models turn a corner, then place what they see. You could even make "listen" checks around corners, and if they hear something, you could place a 'generic' monster or group until they peer around the corner.
Nice work!
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:32 pm |
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Varagon wrote: You know, this would be great to use LoS rules. Keep all encounters hidden until the player's models turn a corner, then place what they see. You could even make "listen" checks around corners, and if they hear something, you could place a 'generic' monster or group until they peer around the corner.
Nice work!
Agreed, that would be very cool. Very nice work on the tomb!
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:56 am |
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Quote: You know, this would be great to use LoS rules. Keep all encounters hidden until the player's models turn a corner, then place what they see. You could even make "listen" checks around corners
Yes, you guys are right. That's a cool idea, and adds in a little creepy surprise! I LIKE IT!!!
THANKS!
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:46 pm |
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dphipps wrote: Quote: You know, this would be great to use LoS rules. Keep all encounters hidden until the player's models turn a corner, then place what they see. You could even make "listen" checks around corners Yes, you guys are right. That's a cool idea, and adds in a little creepy surprise! I LIKE IT!!! THANKS! Since I don't know the rules, per se, but listen/spot type checks could simply be TQ checks...Higher than 4 (4-6), you get an idea of the encounter- add generic encounter token. Beat the number by more than that, then you get to actually see the encounter as it's represented on the board.
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:01 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:33 am |
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Those pics look great! They definitely have a creepy feel.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:34 am |
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WOW! Creepy indeed! Nice work Dave.
Say, are those bone piles from Armorcast?
-Todd
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:18 am |
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Yes, indeed. Those are Armorcast's skull piles - their small ones. I wonder how big the large ones are? *L*
THANKS!
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:30 am |
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Did you try any of the "not visible" until you have LoS ideas?
I'm really curious to see how it affects game play, etc.
That looks like a lot of fun. I hope to see it at Recruits.
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