tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post6247768135408836463..comments2024-02-25T23:59:25.323-08:00Comments on Belched from the Depths: Painted: The GoblinsSpooktalkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09436639944558607691noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-90845776591884058632012-01-31T16:18:07.169-08:002012-01-31T16:18:07.169-08:00I don't deserve a prize, I've swatted many...I don't deserve a prize, I've swatted many an Owlbear out of your hands in the past. Besides, Unknown's "goblins stealing the display model elven boot," is clearly the best explanation.OpForOverlordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631922941975051547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-90522962699111950522012-01-30T20:16:16.085-08:002012-01-30T20:16:16.085-08:00Thanks redmenace!
Thanks Mike, and you get the pr...Thanks redmenace!<br /><br />Thanks Mike, and you get the prize for first in with a fantastic explanation. This is now how it is in my game. Where should I send? Hit me up on my handle at gmail. Cheers!<br /><br />And apologies to Mr. Watt. Perhaps he saw those very same pics.<br /><br />Cheers Overlord! Also a prize comin' your way cos you took it to the next level and thanks for the thoughts re brevity or lack thereof. Yeah, orcs too were in that discussion and my orcs have figs from, what, six or more figure lines. So definitely like the motley crew idea when I can make it happen. My fire giants might be all over the place too. With these goblins I think 16 of one kind is going to make it hard to mix any different ones in here so I might keep them separate breeds. Also not all my goblins are intended for D&D. Obviously not the gw ones but the Lund and Asgard ones are for my viking/death metal/sword & sorcery realm. The Custom Cast ones are weird enough to be entirely something else (blue or purple maybe) and maybe I'll try the motley idea with the remaining grenadier and citadel and whatever else I can scrape up. Oh, and I've remembered at least one more band of goblins I forgot to add to the list. <br /><br />Thanks Unknown! Strangely enough a friend of mine is casting dead goblins perhaps even as I type this. When I first met him many years ago what I remember most was he had a home-made dead marine and a dead eldar for every live one on the table, and by the end of the night the whole table was strewn with carnage, especially in this one narrow alley where the war walker had stopped an ill-advised charge cold. Cheers also for the footwear emporium idea. Honorable mention!Spooktalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436639944558607691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-58330106558490679242012-01-29T22:33:15.353-08:002012-01-29T22:33:15.353-08:00They look great, possibly better than their goblin...They look great, possibly better than their goblin hides deserve. It makes me want to create some dead versions for game night.<br /><br />My take on the individual shoes is they got them all by robbery of a footwear emporium in Greyhawk, where as everybody knows the proprietor only leaves the right shoe on display, to thwart robbers more intelligent than goblins.gnomemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06711246812351290423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-49892173491529382032012-01-28T23:45:22.603-08:002012-01-28T23:45:22.603-08:00First off, more is more. Write as much as you want...First off, more is more. Write as much as you want about miniatures background, manufactures, painting, inspiration, etc. Its like DVD special features, if people don't want to see it, they don't have to read it, but those of us that do are happy to have it.<br />Secondly, I remember the conversation we had about beastmen, and how if you only have two varieties, some will look out of place, but if you have three (or more) variations, then it looks like a motley band of misfits. Perhaps most importantly is looks like you combined them on purpose. Were you thinking of doing the same with the goblins? Or were you going to keep them in homogenized groups?<br />Lastly, I think Mike is onto something. On Mythbusters, they proved that a pirate's eye-patch was not necessarily to cover an injured eye. It could be switched from eye to eye when moving from above deck to below, in order to maintain low light vision. Similarly, perhaps shoes protect from uneven surfaces in caverns, while bare feet offer some benefit in dungeon corridors and the ability to transition quickly gives a keen goblin an advantage whilst fleeing from pesky paladins. Or perhaps is just a way to show the poor goblin's status as lowly dungeon interns.OpForOverlordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631922941975051547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-9088625445814114042012-01-28T23:43:29.959-08:002012-01-28T23:43:29.959-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.OpForOverlordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631922941975051547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-64658313121416282972012-01-28T18:11:56.510-08:002012-01-28T18:11:56.510-08:00Awesome! These guys look great.
FWIW the medieva...Awesome! These guys look great. <br /><br />FWIW the medieval Welsh often are depicted with one bare foot and the explanation was that they did it for better traction in marches and wet ground. Bog-goblins.Mike Monacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474135378521139178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808661699317476250.post-74363263942926942002012-01-28T14:16:02.490-08:002012-01-28T14:16:02.490-08:00I enjoyed the writing and the pics. The goblins&#...I enjoyed the writing and the pics. The goblins' skin tones look really good!xredmenacexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563256821189993925noreply@blogger.com