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Stormcaller

@stormcaller.bsky.social

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Gamer. I paint miniatures, build worlds, design games, hike, cook, and generally try to enjoy being creative. I'm snarky, irreverent, cynical, supportive, adaptable, and my social skills are meh. Banner courtesy of @andreriveraart.bsky.social

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Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · Mar 22

Right, so... suppose I should pin something with my released game (eventually games) since people are following me for being a hobbyist game designer now.

stormcaller3801.itch.io/after-the-moon - simple card-based storytelling game about werewolves remembering what they did under the full moon.

After The Moon by stormcaller3801

A Game of Remembering What Happened

stormcaller3801.itch.io

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Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 2h

I did, primed them white. I debated whether I should do something else but I wanted a universal baseline for all paints regardless of type or manufacturer, since my ultimate goal was picking colors based on the end result. White seemed like the right choice.

Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 10h

I had washes that really needed texture to help distinguish them, and I realized partway through that it also helps with displaying opacity for the other colors. One coat, straight from the bottle, no thinning. And I could use scaled down base inserts.

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Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 11h

The camouflage had to be purple, of course.
#miniatures

A group of partially painted miniatures. Seven are orcs wielding various sci-fi weapons. There is also a round bipedal alien that's bright blue and wrapped in bombs as well as a goblin holding a grappling hook. The orcs are wearing purple camouflage pants as well as one with a camouflage face mask and another with a camouflage cape.

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Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations

Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 2d

Slimes are something outside the usual taxonomy- like fungi. Not plants, not animals. There's the occasional odd monocellular sort, but most are colonies of microorganisms attempting to consume whatever gets their attention and extruding pharmacological waste products.

Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 2d

If one of the old gods chose you, well, you're likely to have a short but exciting life as you now exist for their entertainment. They may get bored and find someone else but they're more likely to put you in interesting situations to see what happens.

Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 2d

If you've been chosen by the King in White or the Queen in Black, congratulations you're being rewarded for your devotion to their principles. You'll get blessings and likely a position in the local religious hierarchy. You may not want to make that public if the Queen chose you.

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Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 3d

Properly green now. Except for Lucky.

I'm counting the blending as decent but I might go over it all with a green glaze to try and smooth it out more. Pretty happy with the blue though.

#miniatures

A group of partially painted orc miniatures holding various sci-fi weapons and wargear. Their skin is painted a yellow green. There is also a ball-like creature with two legs that's almost entirely mouth wrapped in various explosives. It is painted a vivid blue color.

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Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 3d

Paradigm as par-a-didge-'em

Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 4d

My most recent trick is just worrying about relative location, assigning important local geography (this place has a lot of rolling hills, that one's known for mountainous forests) and then assign squiggly lines around them as needed.

An arrangement of seven text blocks in a hexagonal shape on a black background. Each one names a region while several have a list of geographic features like rolling fertile plans, ashen wastes, and scattered forests.

Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 4d

Decided I'd do some painting for Orctober. Preparation for some green Speedpaint is complete.
#miniatures

A group of nine models seven of which are futuristic orcs wielding a variety of weapons. There is also a goblin holding a grappling hook and a spherical two legged creature that is all mouth wrapped in explosives. The upward facing surfaces of the skin on all of them have been painted pale yellow while the folds creases and lower areas of the skin are tinted purple.

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Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 4d

The sapient constructs get treated as second class citizens a lot so the mortality of their oppressors tend to inspire a constant mental monologue of "what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-"

Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 4d

Opinions vary widely. The undead elves tend to be preoccupied with whatever is keeping them around so it's, "Oh, you're still around!" Others vary from savoring the time they have with them, indulging them like a small child's whim, or treating them as not people.

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Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 5d

Work in an hour, so just getting ready.

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Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 5d

Ossuaries, underground cities (both real and Dune), Kowloon, tent cities/shantytowns (invert them- structures are open spaces, open areas are impassable- and add hallways), buildings connected by skyways, schools, airports, RV parks, patterns of where plants grow leaves...

Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 5d

She looks like she's smarter than me and we'll both be happier if I don't give her an opportunity to prove it

Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 5d

I suggest YouTube Music (not YouTube) or Tidal; these two give the highest payout to artists according to my research. Tidal is also very big on audio quality.

Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 5d

Well dragons don't die of old age, they just keep getting bigger and sleep more, resembling their surroundings as they age, until they are effectively geographic features themselves, and waking is catastrophic.

So when I say the Dragonspine mountain range...

Stormcaller @stormcaller.bsky.social · 6d

Did similar, but it was after the players woke up to discover the inn they were sleeping in was on fire.

Be careful what you pull out of the drawer when you're getting dressed in a hurry.