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If you don't play HackMaster\u003Cspan style=\"color: red;\"\u003E*\u003C\/span\u003E I can understand that this review might not be for you, but I'm not looking at this strictly from an in-game perspective....\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n1st off the details on this item. The Manual of Critical Hits (and fumbles \u0026amp; mishaps) is a 172 page, 7.18 MB file that you can \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.kenzerco.com\/hackmaster\/downloads.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edownload for free at Kenzer \u0026amp; Company\u003C\/a\u003E. The file is not secured in any fashion. The page size is 5.83\" x 8.28\", which is good for a tablet or booklet printing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI'm certain that the file could have been optimized a bit better and reduced in size somewhat. The table of contents on page 3 is superfluous and the bookmarks are quite half-assed. A minor personal annoyance is when a PDF author doesn't bother to fill in any of the document properties \u0026amp; metadata.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow normally these kinds of things would grant the loss of a couple stars, but I'm looking at this PDF from a different vantage point probably because I know the guy who created it. This isn't favoritism, but I know that this free PDF download wasn't something Steve Lawrence created for the HackMaster community. This was a GM game aid he made for his own personal use and it is intended to be used on a tablet. A few extra pages were added to get the page count divisible by four if someone wanted to actually print this up as a physical booklet. This possible secondary use as a printed booklet is the reason why the file is as large as it is. Of course, if you wanted to print this out, the full-color booklet will take up a LOT of ink.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBasically this PDF is a personal-use item that was made available for others. Since it wasn't designed for sale, or even for distribution (originally), it gets a bit of a pass on these \"flaws\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe main reason I wanted to use this PDF for review is because of the creator's original intention of using the PDF format to create a useful game aid. The overwhelming majority of gaming PDFs are basically just digital versions of a printed product. Hopefully the PDF version is bookmarked so you can get to the section you need quickly, but even that is often a crap-shoot. What I rarely see, and never to the extent of this \"Manual\", is the use of internal hyperlinks. This whole product revolves around this extremely useful PDF tool.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-9lkwOegz18k\/VqPQr4se1OI\/AAAAAAAAXmg\/LR65RRsmcE8\/s1600\/5-Stars6i-wide.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Frugal GM 5 Star Review: The Manual of Critical Hits (and Fumbles \u0026amp; Mishaps)\" border=\"0\" height=\"171\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-9lkwOegz18k\/VqPQr4se1OI\/AAAAAAAAXmg\/LR65RRsmcE8\/s200\/5-Stars6i-wide.png\" title=\"Frugal GM 5 Star Review: The Manual of Critical Hits (and Fumbles \u0026amp; Mishaps)\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nThe cover itself has two hotlinks, one for Fumbles (\u003Ci\u003Ewhich takes you to page 5\u003C\/i\u003E), and another for Critical Hits (\u003Ci\u003Ewhich takes you to page 17\u003C\/i\u003E). After the GM makes the appropriate rolls, these secondary landing pages have more hotlinks that guide the user through the rest of the Manual. Each page of results have hotlinks taking you back to these secondary landing pages and both of those have links back to the cover. In normal use you don't really have to manually cycle through pages, which really make this a useful tool on a tablet like an iPad.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI don't think I have another gaming PDF with this level of functionality on a tablet, which is the reason I wanted to review this product. I've had plenty of PDF products that could use internal hot-linking that could really amp-up the usefulness of the medium. Personally I love that I can use my tablet more and more as a GM, and it really saves on me having to lug around so many books to a game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"color: red;\"\u003E*\u003C\/span\u003EEven in you do not play HackMaster, if you wanted to add a little crunch to your OSR game, adding these Critical Hits and Fumbles\/Mishaps from the current version of HackMaster is easily accomplished. There isn't too much you'd have to tweak to make it work and it could add a lot of spice to your game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/feeds\/163709714366149505\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/2016\/01\/frugal-gm-review-manual-of-critical.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4905516554909677599\/posts\/default\/163709714366149505"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4905516554909677599\/posts\/default\/163709714366149505"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/2016\/01\/frugal-gm-review-manual-of-critical.html","title":"Frugal GM Review: The Manual of Critical Hits (and Fumbles \u0026 Mishaps)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Christopher Stogdill"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07831712020518883173"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qQRn_4ldnhE\/VqPJCsbWz9I\/AAAAAAAAXmQ\/J7NZHhSi3dc\/s72-c\/Crits.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905516554909677599.post-3873807391605900271"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-11T10:33:00.002-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-11T10:33:48.748-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Product"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Table"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weight"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Blue Dungeon Tiles on Kickstarter"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/redkobold\/blue-dungeon-tiles-wet-and-dry-erase-double-sided\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Blue Dungeon Tiles on Kickstarter\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-DpchaPAHX2E\/Ux8z9KhfwTI\/AAAAAAAAPZU\/F1oaGBbMcyk\/s1600\/BDTKS.jpg\" height=\"200\" title=\"Blue Dungeon Tiles on Kickstarter\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nI have to admit that while I like to check out the myriad of projects on Kickstarter, I spend more time making fun of them than anything else. I've backed a few here and there, but mostly I look for the big losers for cheap entertainment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSince this blog isn't about general stupidity I thought I should point out a \"\u003Ci\u003Egood\u003C\/i\u003E\" Kickstarter that fits in well with the Frugal GM philosophy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/redkobold\/blue-dungeon-tiles-wet-and-dry-erase-double-sided\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBlue Dungeon Tiles\u003C\/a\u003E is already funded and the creator, Kevin Scott (of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.redkobold.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERed Kobold Games\u003C\/a\u003E), has been pretty cool about tossing free stuff up on his website. We've shared a couple of emails regarding a cool solo dungeon generator he is working on that I can't wait to link to the final product on some Monday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow the last time I recall publicly backing a Kickstarter project it was for a metric butt-load of Reaper Minis. That was a pretty good deal and I think \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/redkobold\/blue-dungeon-tiles-wet-and-dry-erase-double-sided\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBlue Dungeon Tiles\u003C\/a\u003E is as well and here is essentially why:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFor $30 you get a set of 48 tiles, which is cheaper than a similar number of tiles from those companies currently making this sort of thing. This is a little harder to quantify since you can sometimes find good deals on the other guy's stuff, but.....\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThese are generic tiles. I've yet to see generic tiles on the market and even if you can get the full-color specific area tiles for $5 they are still specific tiles you don't get to pull out often.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAs a GM who has to often travel to games, not to mention going to cons cross-country, these pack so much better than the equivalent size of battle-mats. Don't get me wrong, I love me some battle mats, but having to fold my big mat to get it on the plane sucks.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWith tiles you can pre-draw your dungeon, saving a bit of time and a pain in-game. Nothing I hate more than having to stop the action in a tournament to draw out a map on the battlemat. It feels like trying to do math in public.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBuy what you want and then toss another $5 in the kitty for the files on PDF! If you've ever had to run multiple tables of a tournament you could use the PDF to print off as many customized copies of the map you need for your tables. The GMs can write on them and then toss after the game. Where was this when I needed it years ago?\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThe stretch goals for this KS aren't readily apparent, which has been confusing to some. The stretch goals are currently $13,000; $16,500; and $20,000. You have to go into the FAQ to find that out.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nI'm excited by this project and can't wait until payday so I can set aside some money to chip in towards my own set and help reach some stretch goals. My suggestion is that you check this out and see about joining me!\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/redkobold\/blue-dungeon-tiles-wet-and-dry-erase-double-sided\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Blue Dungeon Tiles on Kickstarter\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-01NYMtZg_6U\/Ux86P1_0rUI\/AAAAAAAAPZk\/tHT0hPhSMvI\/s1600\/43b579e3af923af6f29dc2f3918dc49d_large.jpg\" height=\"125\" title=\"Blue Dungeon Tiles on Kickstarter\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/feeds\/3873807391605900271\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/2014\/03\/blue-dungeon-tiles-on-kickstarter.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4905516554909677599\/posts\/default\/3873807391605900271"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4905516554909677599\/posts\/default\/3873807391605900271"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/2014\/03\/blue-dungeon-tiles-on-kickstarter.html","title":"Blue Dungeon Tiles on Kickstarter"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Christopher Stogdill"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07831712020518883173"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-DpchaPAHX2E\/Ux8z9KhfwTI\/AAAAAAAAPZU\/F1oaGBbMcyk\/s72-c\/BDTKS.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905516554909677599.post-4659394547975453919"},"published":{"$t":"2012-06-20T09:37:00.002-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-06-20T09:37:52.282-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Convention"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Free"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Minis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Money"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Product"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weight"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Reaper Miniatures Dark Haven Bones, Part II"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reapermini.com\/Miniatures\/Bones\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Reaper Miniatures Dark Haven Bones\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0tf7rUmuO7A\/T-Hjp5gkYSI\/AAAAAAAAGSM\/tS7caHkBBec\/s1600\/bones_blurb.png\" title=\"Dark Haven Bones\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nOne of my \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/2012\/04\/reaper-miniatures-dark-haven-bones.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efirst Frugal GM posts\u003C\/a\u003E was about Reaper's Dark Haven Bones line.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI was fortunate enough to be able to attend the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.originsgamefair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOrigins Game Fair\u003C\/a\u003E this year and spend way too much time at the Reaper booth. \u0026nbsp;OK, to be fair to the fine folks at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reapermini.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EReaper\u003C\/a\u003E I did not spend \"too much\" time at their booth. \u0026nbsp;Truth be told I \u003Ci\u003Ealmost\u003C\/i\u003E spent too much time there....any longer and I would have blown my budget on minis.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Reaper booth was well-stocked with minis, as one would expect, but tow things really caught my eye. \u0026nbsp;The first was just the selection of assorted weapons packs. \u0026nbsp;My local stores seldom have any weapons packs, much less the whole line. \u0026nbsp;For special use minis (like my favorite PCs) I like to spend a little time customizing the mini to get it just right.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe second thing that caught my eye was of course the small panel of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reapermini.com\/Miniatures\/Bones\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBones\u003C\/a\u003E figures. \u0026nbsp;They had the whole line of 12 figures there, right along side the fully painted figures. \u0026nbsp;Comparing them side by side was helpful. \u0026nbsp;I snagged several sets of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reapermini.com\/Miniatures\/Bones\/latest\/77010\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EKobolds\u003C\/a\u003E, a couple of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reapermini.com\/Miniatures\/Bones\/latest\/77002\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOrcs\u003C\/a\u003E, and two \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reapermini.com\/Miniatures\/Bones\/latest\/77005\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOgres\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;The Kobolds excited me the most because at 6 for $3.49 I could afford to have a whole army of the little buggers! \u0026nbsp;The same figures pre-painted were $5.99 for three.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JgWjHGMILAI\/T-Hn6nn7Y-I\/AAAAAAAAGSY\/zf42dXBfY-s\/s1600\/77004_w_1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JgWjHGMILAI\/T-Hn6nn7Y-I\/AAAAAAAAGSY\/zf42dXBfY-s\/s200\/77004_w_1.jpg\" width=\"170\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EI really appreciated getting to hold these figures in my hand. \u0026nbsp;They were so lightweight and the plastic was firm, but forgiving. \u0026nbsp;As someone who often travels to GM, having \"real\" minis that are lightweight and can stand to get jostled around are a real plus.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe only question left is, \"\u003Ci\u003EHow well do they paint?\u003C\/i\u003E\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne of the Origins events I've never attended, and I'm kicking myself for not leaving enough time for it until this year, is the Reaper painting booth. \u0026nbsp;In the dealer's hall, just next to the Reaper booth they have a large number of tables set aside with chairs and painting supplies. \u0026nbsp;For the price of \u003Cb\u003Efree\u003C\/b\u003E (!) you can choose one miniature to paint up. \u0026nbsp;I was able to snag the next to last \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reapermini.com\/Miniatures\/Bones\/latest\/77004\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBones Cave Troll\u003C\/a\u003E they had and challenged myself to get it fully painted in less than an hour.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe hard part was using the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.reapermini.com\/Paint\/FAQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EReaper Master Series Paints\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;Don't get me wrong, they were great paints, but although they had a decent selection I was used to a much wider array of (albeit\u0026nbsp;cheaper) paints, a few more brushes, and a better setup than a single paper towel, plate, and small bowl of water. \u0026nbsp;Waiting for the paint to dry was like.....well waiting for paint to dry. \u0026nbsp;I think I did a decent enough job with the exception of using their clear sealer. \u0026nbsp;In my haste of using a new product I put way too much on and it dried with these unattractive bubbles. \u0026nbsp;I usually use a spray and maybe I should have waited until I got home to clear-coat it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5QNueanxV_E\/T-HseM2h1wI\/AAAAAAAAGSk\/cgzMcgWcAsA\/s1600\/DSC02173.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Reaper Bones Cave Troll Painted by the Frugal GM\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5QNueanxV_E\/T-HseM2h1wI\/AAAAAAAAGSk\/cgzMcgWcAsA\/s400\/DSC02173.jpg\" title=\"Reaper Bones Cave Troll Painted by the Frugal GM\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nThe mini took paint very well and it looks and feels great. \u0026nbsp;You can bend the arms a bit and it'll bounce right back no problems. \u0026nbsp;I didn't have to prime the figure, but I think I would still prefer to prime them black, even if it is just a light dusting to help highlight the various contours as I'm working. \u0026nbsp;Until I slathered on a dull green base coat I was not able to really see the fine details of this sculpt.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI'm hoping they really expand this line because I personally find them superior to the metal minis in almost every way.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nIf you can stop by a Reaper painting event at a convention, I highly recommend that you do so. \u0026nbsp;You'll get a free mini, get to check out their brand of paints, and get to relax a bit and paint. \u0026nbsp;Relaxing at a convention is sometimes hard to do, but maybe you can fit it in while waiting for your paint to dry.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/feeds\/4659394547975453919\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/2012\/06\/reaper-miniatures-dark-haven-bones-part.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4905516554909677599\/posts\/default\/4659394547975453919"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4905516554909677599\/posts\/default\/4659394547975453919"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/2012\/06\/reaper-miniatures-dark-haven-bones-part.html","title":"Reaper Miniatures Dark Haven Bones, Part II"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Christopher Stogdill"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07831712020518883173"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0tf7rUmuO7A\/T-Hjp5gkYSI\/AAAAAAAAGSM\/tS7caHkBBec\/s72-c\/bones_blurb.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905516554909677599.post-2602220558018369634"},"published":{"$t":"2012-06-15T09:00:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-06-15T14:02:18.042-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Money"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Product"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weight"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Acheson Creations"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.achesoncreations.com\/\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SRhEAiIwH_o\/T9aHY7h1CSI\/AAAAAAAAGHA\/lUhi1VqeFjA\/s1600\/Acheson.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.originsgamefair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOrigins Game Fair\u003C\/a\u003E was two weeks ago and I'm still in recovery from attending. \u0026nbsp;Well....recovery might be too strong of a word. \u0026nbsp;I've finally caught up on almost everything that got dropped or stalled as I took off for a week and a half to attend the convention.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA Frugal GM is always on the lookout for ideas and products that will help with running a game. \u0026nbsp;When not running events or hanging out with friends I scoured the dealer's hall looking for the next thing I could try. \u0026nbsp;One booth I visited a couple of times was the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.achesoncreations.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAcheson Creations\u003C\/a\u003E booth towards the back of the hall.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.achesoncreations.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAsheson Creations\u003C\/a\u003E hit my radar last year at this same con and I bought a small handful of items thinking I was getting a better-than-normal good deal (more into that later). \u0026nbsp;Craig Acheson, the owner, had a booth of resin models. \u0026nbsp;There were an assortment of buildings, embankments, and terrain pieces ranging from ancient to futuristic. \u0026nbsp;Available both in ready-to-paint and unpainted, these resin pieces were available at a good price.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI simply love the pre-painted terrain pieces from the likes of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dwarvenforge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDwarven Forge\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.miniaturebuildingauthority.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMiniature Building Authority\u003C\/a\u003E, but they can be extremely expensive. \u0026nbsp;If money was no object...well, I doubt you'd be visiting \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/\"\u003Ewww.frugalgm.com\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;The models from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.achesoncreations.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAsheson Creations\u003C\/a\u003E aren't as highly detailed as some of their competitors models, but they are pretty good and much more reasonably priced.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe real bang-for-the buck comes from accessories. \u0026nbsp;There are a lot of options for larger\u0026nbsp;buildings\u0026nbsp;and terrain pieces, some of which have been or will be reviewed by the Frugal GM. \u0026nbsp;When it comes to the smaller accessories however, you are usually stuck with building them from scratch. \u0026nbsp;There are some great items available for sale.....for a pretty price.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLast year, when I first noticed Acheson Creations, there were a couple bins of small accessory items priced from 50 cents to $4.00. \u0026nbsp;I scooped up a number of small items that were either 50 cents or a buck each:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/achesoncreations.com\/index.php?page=shop.product_details\u0026amp;flypage=flypage.tpl\u0026amp;product_id=396\u0026amp;category_id=23\u0026amp;option=com_virtuemart\u0026amp;Itemid=1\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Stone Lined Campfire by Acheson Creations\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-awKlOuIrVCU\/T9aNeF4kwaI\/AAAAAAAAGHM\/evp2I2MKU-4\/s1600\/Stone_Lined_Camp_4b106076afaa9_90x90.jpg\" title=\"Stone Lined Campfire\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis stone lined campfire\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/achesoncreations.com\/index.php?page=shop.product_details\u0026amp;flypage=flypage.tpl\u0026amp;product_id=253\u0026amp;category_id=23\u0026amp;option=com_virtuemart\u0026amp;Itemid=1\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Row of Barrels by Acheson Creations\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yPx2dhhzQmE\/T9aNmxC2LaI\/AAAAAAAAGHU\/mZSelqGYVCE\/s1600\/Row_of_wooden_ba_4a9e9eadde3f9_90x90.jpg\" title=\"Row of Barrels\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\nA row of barrels\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/achesoncreations.com\/index.php?page=shop.product_details\u0026amp;flypage=flypage.tpl\u0026amp;product_id=251\u0026amp;category_id=23\u0026amp;option=com_virtuemart\u0026amp;Itemid=1\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Broken Stone Pillar by Acheson Creations\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SpkuAt6C3ps\/T9aNvOj3M-I\/AAAAAAAAGHc\/-HNAW17hv0Y\/s1600\/Broken__rouh_Sto_4a9e9deee9f33_90x90.jpg\" title=\"Broken Stone Pillar\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nBroken stone column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI know I bought more stuff, but it has gone MIA. \u0026nbsp;This year Craig had the same bins and got even more of these small accessories, mostly at 50 cents per piece.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZvI9012F3PQ\/T9aQQC5YXOI\/AAAAAAAAGHo\/mxyxOEjo4BQ\/s1600\/DSC02167.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Painted Barrels and Chest\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZvI9012F3PQ\/T9aQQC5YXOI\/AAAAAAAAGHo\/mxyxOEjo4BQ\/s320\/DSC02167.jpg\" title=\"Painted Barrels and Chest\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nThis week I rounded up all that I could find and got to painting. \u0026nbsp;It had been a while since I painted up terrain, but I was able to get into a groove and found it much easier to paint a bunch of stuff at once. \u0026nbsp;The end results, I thought, were pretty good. \u0026nbsp;Next time I do this I think I'll use a grey or black primer instead of white and I'll use a satin top-coat spray.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe top-coat I used wasn't listed as being satin or glossy, but it came out glossy. \u0026nbsp;Normally you can go over the figures again with a satin spray and that will take the edge off. \u0026nbsp;A couple of additional sprays later and all these pieces now have a good eight coats...and a bit of shine still. \u0026nbsp;Eight coats is already a bit much, so they will have to be used as-is.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tXkXa4Yj5vM\/T9aRk-bY4cI\/AAAAAAAAGHw\/Zy61DInOa1Q\/s1600\/DSC02168.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Stone Line Campfire Painted\" border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-tXkXa4Yj5vM\/T9aRk-bY4cI\/AAAAAAAAGHw\/Zy61DInOa1Q\/s320\/DSC02168.jpg\" title=\"Stone Line Campfire Painted\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nI'm planning on giving some of these bits to a buddy of mine as a birthday gift. \u0026nbsp;My birthday is coming up and I like giving small gifts to friends on my birthday if I can. \u0026nbsp;Its an idea I've borrowed from a friend. \u0026nbsp;It works for me....\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;Remember \u0026nbsp;earlier in this post where I stated I thought I was getting a special deal buying all these pieces at the con? \u0026nbsp;I didn't get any special deal at all. \u0026nbsp;These pieces are normally priced inexpensively. \u0026nbsp;For fifty cents a piece you can't go wrong. \u0026nbsp;If you wanted to build these things from scratch you could, but I doubt you'd find the raw materials for this price. \u0026nbsp;If you factor in just the time it would take to gather the raw materials, much less put them together, buying these pieces direct from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/achesoncreations.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAcheson Creations\u003C\/a\u003E is a no-brainer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere is a $20 minimum order for online purchases, which isn't hard to do with so many great items for sale. \u0026nbsp;If I get any birthday money this year I already know where some of it is being spent.....\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMost of these pieces I painted on this go around were shipped off to a friend. \u0026nbsp;The postage cost almost as much as the pieces. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xsPOTRNuf_I\/T9uUocj2tpI\/AAAAAAAAGLs\/EMuFeN_KFcY\/s1600\/DSC02166.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The Finished Lot\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xsPOTRNuf_I\/T9uUocj2tpI\/AAAAAAAAGLs\/EMuFeN_KFcY\/s400\/DSC02166.jpg\" title=\"The Finished Lot\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/feeds\/2602220558018369634\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/2012\/06\/acheson-creations.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4905516554909677599\/posts\/default\/2602220558018369634"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4905516554909677599\/posts\/default\/2602220558018369634"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/2012\/06\/acheson-creations.html","title":"Acheson Creations"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Christopher Stogdill"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07831712020518883173"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SRhEAiIwH_o\/T9aHY7h1CSI\/AAAAAAAAGHA\/lUhi1VqeFjA\/s72-c\/Acheson.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905516554909677599.post-2877966311996206915"},"published":{"$t":"2012-06-04T09:00:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-02-04T10:33:55.246-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Free"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Product"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weight"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Free GM Resource: Dave Graffam Models"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.davesgames.net\/\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-DBk_Ht7eofg\/T76N9ArOi9I\/AAAAAAAAGAw\/KNZdcsfRZcY\/s200\/FreeFrugalGM.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nThis week's Free GM Resource is a shout-out to a great paper modeler by the name of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.davesgames.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDave Graffam\u003C\/a\u003E. You may have seen some of his models on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/drivethrurpg.com\/\"\u003EDriveThruRPG.com\u003C\/a\u003E and if you are really lucky you've stumbled across his \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.davesgames.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSome of the things Dave has been doing with his models just now seem to be filtering out to the other model makers. \u0026nbsp;Usually you download a paper model as a PDF and you get one model. \u0026nbsp;Buy a paper model of a house and build a bunch of those models and you end up with a rather boring suburban nightmare.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWho wants to put a lot of effort into\u0026nbsp;building\u0026nbsp;what looks like tract-housing?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJust about all of Dave's models are created as layered PDFs that let you customize the finished printing of each model. \u0026nbsp;This means that with a single purchase you can build a wide variety of homes. \u0026nbsp;Even if the same basic model is used in a repeated fashion, each model can be made to look different. \u0026nbsp;This little tweak really adds a lot of value to your purchase.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you would like to try your hand at paper models, scoop up the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.davesgames.net\/catalog-free-models.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etrio of free models\u003C\/a\u003E he has made available. \u0026nbsp;I've made a few models already and I have to say I like the attention to detail on these models. \u0026nbsp;They weren't overly complex but at the same time even the \"easy\" models had a few extra touches that makes me think he started out making these models for personal use and then started making them for sale.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI'm seriously considering just purchasing his \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/rpg.drivethrustuff.com\/product\/78900\/Fantasy-Medieval-Complete-Buildings-%5BBUNDLE%5D?manufacturers_id=2985\u0026amp;affiliate_id=166251\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecomplete bundle\u003C\/a\u003E someday and going nuts on building models. \u0026nbsp;The only thing really keeping me back (aside from needing the extra money) is that I have a lot of printed but un-assembled models as it is."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/feeds\/2877966311996206915\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/2012\/06\/free-gm-resource-dave-graffam-models.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4905516554909677599\/posts\/default\/2877966311996206915"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4905516554909677599\/posts\/default\/2877966311996206915"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.frugalgm.com\/2012\/06\/free-gm-resource-dave-graffam-models.html","title":"Free GM Resource: Dave Graffam Models"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Christopher Stogdill"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07831712020518883173"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-DBk_Ht7eofg\/T76N9ArOi9I\/AAAAAAAAGAw\/KNZdcsfRZcY\/s72-c\/FreeFrugalGM.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});