Miserable little toad bastards...
Miserable little toad bastards...
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Formerly known as Old Geezer
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Chirine's ability to spot useful things is exceeded only by his extreme patience in sifting through remainder bins. I'm convinced in a previous life he struck it rich panning for gold.Originally Posted by chirine ba kal
Be fair; it's a huge line, and unless you're a sad, pathetic old man like me who looks in at the lines on sale at his FLGS on a weekly basis you could very well miss something. I like to look at miniatures, so I check the shop walls and peruse the Internet in search of ideas. I think I have links to some of these good folks on my blog, as well as photos of the miniatures when I can remember to take them...
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Formerly known as Old Geezer
I don't need an Ignore List, I need a Tongue My Pee Hole list.
The rules can't cure stupid, and the rules can't cure asshole.
I can go with that. Nice image. Of course, your Tekumel, like mine or anybody else's, IS real Tekumel. But also, as it happens, this image from your Tekumel appeals to me with mine too.
Agreed; and before my last Braunstein, "Saving Serqu's Sisters", that nice Mr. Fielding sent along an extra-large helping of them, just to make my players feel *special*.
Mayhem ensued. As you might expect.
I think that this is pretty accurate, myself. Patience, and a clear vision of what one wants to accomplish, is what does it; when I go into some fine retail establishment, I look for things that will be useful. Grocery store: bamboo barbeque skewers, oars for ships and all sorts of timbers and poles; New Age gift shop: very nice large resin Sphinx for the table top; Big Box DIY store: cheap paint, and even cheaper canvas drop cloths for scenery; Dollar store: bag of nasty plastic monsters, ala Dave Arneson; Surplus store: plastic table tents for PC sheets, not to mention two complete Skyline trade show booth sets; FLGS deep discount bin, for figures that have been sitting on the shelf for literally years: Pharoah and his mighty army, and some opponents for same. ("Phil-ho-tep! Phil-ho-tep! Ya, Ya, Philhotep!" We'll see if anybody gets that joke...)
I don't think I pay full retail for anything, by careful shopping, and I seem to do pretty well - to the point where a Big Name Collector asked me how I can afford all this stuff. Answer: A lot of time and patience. And thinking outside the box, which I seem to do pretty well.
I still don't get the 'Real Tekumel' thing; all of the stuff that's been posted here by all of you is well within the lines of what Phil did in his games, and Gronana and I have the scars to prove it. Tekumel is where we play and have fun - Phil had a pretty wide view of how the place ran, and you bet he'd he'd have his Feshenga sunning themselves on the banks of the Missuma. Just 'cause it's in a D&D retro-clone written in 1974 and heavily modified by Gygax and Arneson to suit their vision of what 'gamers' were like and how they played doesn't mean that Phil did it that way in his basement.
End of rant; no offense intended, to anyone.
By way of apology - I'm off for my meds and to bed; it's been a long, hot day - I offer yet another day at the office for the Glorious General and Chirine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzSamglywo4
Okay, if Phil saw that he would plotz. That is a GREAT look at Tekumel.
Damn Hlyss.
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If (when) these were unavailable, what would/did you use? I have been using some ancient citadel amoured halfings, but these are no longer available and I need some more Tiniliya miniatures or proxies for an upcoming game.Howard Fielding's Tekumel Project 'Tinaliya'.
Resin and metal castings, with various poses for the arms, and just too much fun to pass up. I don't know if he's got them in his catalog, yet, so I'd ask...
I will be firing off an email to Howard soon, as it seems that he may have some items available which I didn't know even existed.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
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Does look good doesn't it?
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
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