Happy Holidays From D&D: Lego Style!

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

I was recently on the Lego website, and saw this nifty greeting card generator, so I just had to try it out! It was pretty neat, and it lets you download your card as a JPEG image, which is really convenient for putting it onto a blog, without the hassle of hot-linking it to a URL which will eventually expire, the way some custom card websites do.

The drawback is the limited number of "fantasy-esque" costumes available, but the advantage is that I was able to give Tellerian and Osprey their proper hairstyle and hair color, and I was also able to give Del Tan his proper skin tone (he is an Eryptian, which is the Oerth equivalent of an Egyptian.) And of course, there are no weapons, but hey, this is a greeting card, for crying out loud! You don't brandish weapons at your friends! Ha ha. But I do wish it would have had accessories, like cups of Hot Chocolate or Drumsticks for the characters to hold.

Anyways, Happy Holidays to you and yours!

They look a little different without their gear, just relaxing at Robhuud's place, drinking Hot Chocolate.
You can actually see Nimbar's hair, since he took his hat off. Jonwaine is still covered up, because he doesn't
want to frighten the neighbors who occasionally stop by (he is still a Half-Orc, after all.) And without the Crusader
Helm, you can clearly see the family resemblance between Tellerian and Osprey.

Brickwarriors Accessory Purchase! (Original Figures UPGRADED!)

Ok, so here's the latest post; I finally got my Brick Warriors accessory order, and I gotta' say, I was extremely pleased! And I still have enough parts to equip an army of baddies, as soon as my spare legs and torsos from Pick-A-Brick arrive.

Ok, on to the photos!





The Upgraded Grey Cloak Council:
(From Left to Right:) Del Tan Rah, Osprey, and Jonwaine.

Del Tan now has a proper shield, thanks to Brick Warriors!

I love Osprey's new armor and greatsword!
Courtesy of Brick Warriors.



Jonwaine actually has a real hammer and hand sickle now!
Thanks Brick Warriors!

Tellerian is sporting his new Plague Doctor Cloak and Viking Longswords!
Again, thanks go to Brick Warriors!
 

Father and Son: Redux!

Remember my son's Cambion Samurai Wizard? He looks a bit more fierce
these days in his new Brick Warrior duds!
 

My son's mismatched Dwarf isn't so mismatched anymore! (Well, except for his shirt, but I will
soon have that problem solved.) Again, Brick Warrior accessories saved the day!
 

The Retired Samurai Villager got a new upgrade, but not from Brick Warriors.
I just gave him 2 Katanas instead of one.
 

The City Guardsman got a new Brick Warrior shield.

The Skeleton Guard got one of Tellerian's old swords, plus a Brick Warrior
Greek Hoplite shield.
 

Introducing Lord Nimbar, an epic character, and Tellerian's best friend.
In my campaign, he's the equivalent to Gandalf. All accessories courtesy of Brick Warriors!
 



Together, Tellerian and Nimbar make up the adventuring duo known as
"The Brothers of War & Justice."
 

The Last of the Figures Made From Our Existing Stockpile

Ok, so here's the latest post. A few notes: I'm not doing the hashtags anymore; it's too much minutia to keep up with. Also: Just as I was finishing principal photography, my son came up with a last-minute creation that he wanted to add, so he got tacked on at the end, and does not appear in the initial group photo.

 

By the way, I have seen (on other blogs) complaints about how much Lego minifigures cost. Well, I don't know what your rationale is, but in my experience, most metal miniatures of good quality cost either three or four dollars apiece, un-painted. Most people (such as myself) don't have the time to the paint them; most figurine painters charge between 10 and 20 dollars per figure to paint them. I once got lucky, and got 10 figures painted for seven dollars each, but that's because I got a discount for bringing so many figures at one time.

 

That means that those ten figures cost between 10 and 11 dollars each. Let's go low, and say ten each. That's a hundred bucks for 10 figures. I ordered ten Lego men (with mix and match torsos, heads, legs, etc.) from Pick-A-Brick for about half that. Add to that the fact that Legos are built to withstand torture from the average 6-year old, compared to metal miniatures that bend and break from breathing on them too hard, and you come to an inevitable conclusion: Legos rule, dudez. I'm sticking with them.

 

Ok, enough jibber-jabber! On to the photos!

 

The Newest Batch of Figures.

Mildanka Firebird, Legendary Elven Archer (Epic Character.)

Clarissa The Dark Witch, Wielder of the Wand of Orcus!
(Epic Level NPC)
 

The Skeleton King (Epic Level NPC.)

Cambion Samurai Wizard (Epic Level NPC)
My son came up with this one! Cool, huh?
 

Dwarven Explorer With Dragon Armor, Golden Hammer, and
Titanic Chain Mace! This was my son's "last minute" creation I told you about.

Testing The Figures On The Tac Map

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The party finds the entrance to the Lich Lord's throne room.

I'll guard the rear, you keep watch down that hallway!

The Lich Lord and the Lich King have visitors...

The battle begins!

The Lich King's guards arrive.

"Where are you two going in such a hurry?" Osprey questions.

Meanwhile, the entrance remains clear... for the moment.

Overview of the action, and a good look at my new, medium-sized Tac Map.

Round Two... Still Using Miscellaneous Stuff We Already Had

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The Newest Group of Figures.

City Guardsman.

Retired Samurai Villager.

Skeleton Warrior.

Mermaid Warrior Princess.

Lich Lord. He's really happy about having the chance to destroy you!

Welcome To My Blog!

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These are the version 1 models; I plan to post updated versions, once I acquire better accessories.

Tellerian Hawke and his son, Osthelerin.

Tellerian Hawke, Defender of Oerth.

Del Tan Rah, Half-Celestial Cleric of Pelor.

The Grey Cloak Council: A Furyondese Adventuring Company.

My son's character, Jonwaine, a Half-Orc Ranger.

Osthelerin Hawke, aka "The Osprey."

These figures fit the Tac-Map scale pretty well.