Thread: Questioning chirine ba kal

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

Just out curiosity, how big would a typical N'she get? I know that they are 10 HD in EPT stats, but I'm not sure if they would be considered M or L sized. I was thinking of sculpting one or two as the party will be coming up against them soon.
I've used the old Ral Partha Slimes and Puddings miniatures in the past, but these are really only good for representing N'she which are forming, IMO, and honestly they are somewhat old hat for the guys who've seen them before. What proxies did you use for these critters in Ye Olden Tymes?

Shemek.

Depends on the size of the miniature. I'd lean to the 'Large' size, as these are pretty fearsome critters to have to face. I think Reaper has a 'Water Elemental' done in translucent vinyl in their Bones line, and I'd use that to give the players a scare.

Back in the day? A bit of Saran Wrap, if I recall. We really didn't have much else.

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

One more miniatures question. Seeing as how it's almost impossible to get Ssu or Hluss minis, how big would they be in 25 or 28mm: i.e., height and width? Are then any contemporary miniatures, say from Reaper or GW, that would be good for size comparison? I've decided to give these a go as well as the N'she. I created some wire armatures for my Ssu, but I'm not sure if these are too small or big, and I'd like to get the size right before applying any epoxy putty to them.

Shemek.

Grey Ssu are human-sized; Black Ssu a little bigger. (I use a 25mm x 25mm base size for both.) Scale to your figures, as they do vary. Hlyss are Ahoggya-sized on the ground, but as tall as a human. 40mm base for them. Reaper makes a number of 'giant insects', and these are pretty good for comparison purposes.

Have you tried a web search for the lovely paper miniatures that Amanda Dee (as 'Talisanta') posted as free downloads a while back? Likewise, have you tried Howard Fielding of The Tekumel Project? He might have something going.

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Sure, understood. My thought was to run a classic Tony Bath-style meta game, just like Phil did, with the players all having roles in the various groups in the area - this would be based around the Fortress Chalukolumel micro-campaign that Phil had worked up for us but never got the chance to run. I have all of my notes from that, as well as the expanded map, so running it would be a snap and I think a lot of fun.

Here's a view of the map:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O6iPfbjw1y...0/DSC00033.JPG

When do we start?

Shemek

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Depends on the size of the miniature. I'd lean to the 'Large' size, as these are pretty fearsome critters to have to face. I think Reaper has a 'Water Elemental' done in translucent vinyl in their Bones line, and I'd use that to give the players a scare.

Back in the day? A bit of Saran Wrap, if I recall. We really didn't have much else.

Cool. Never thought of using Saran Wrap. That would would probably be the best choice with my group. I know we used to use beer caps, pop cans and anything else we could find as proxies, when needed, back in "our day". I'll take a look at that Reaper Water Elemental.

Shemek.

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Grey Ssu are human-sized; Black Ssu a little bigger. (I use a 25mm x 25mm base size for both.) Scale to your figures, as they do vary. Hlyss are Ahoggya-sized on the ground, but as tall as a human. 40mm base for them. Reaper makes a number of 'giant insects', and these are pretty good for comparison purposes.

Have you tried a web search for the lovely paper miniatures that Amanda Dee (as 'Talisanta') posted as free downloads a while back? Likewise, have you tried Howard Fielding of The Tekumel Project? He might have something going.

Good to know. Looks like I'm on the right track. I built the armatures to scale with the dimensions given in the Sourcebook, but they seemed kind of small to my eyes. Unfortunately, Howard doesn't have any Ssu or Hlyss. If memory serves, the only baddies he has are the Hlutrgu (sp?). I think I remember Reaper selling a giant scorpion which might be a good fit for a Hlyss. Will have to check that out as well. I plan to go to a game store downtown that has a huge selection of minis, including tonnes of fantasy stuff. We'll see if they have what I need.

Shemek.

Originally Posted by d(sqrt(-1))

You could try Rapier miniatures: http://www.rapierminiatures.co.uk/pa..._Beastmen.html

They do some "not Runequest" scorpion men that might serve.

Thanks for the suggestions. Those Scorpion men look quite good I'll have to see about getting some.

Shemek.

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

When do we start?

Shemek

Let me get organized, and I'll do an announcement. Pete's funeral and my niece's graduation are at the top of the list, right now, but things should calm down in a couple of days...

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

Cool. Never thought of using Saran Wrap. That would would probably be the best choice with my group. I know we used to use beer caps, pop cans and anything else we could find as proxies, when needed, back in "our day". I'll take a look at that Reaper Water Elemental.

Shemek.

Saran Wrap was nice, as it could be flat to represent a Nshe travelling, and then balled up to represent it when standing upright. And these days, you can even get the stuff in colors, too.

I do like the 'water elemental'; I have the flame one - no surprise there, I suppose - and I'll probably get the water one shortly. While I'm not fond of the vinyl that the Bones line uses, I do really like the translucent figures.