I've finally got around to writing up my 5th (and final) blog post about building (and quickly painting) a cheap fantasy dwarf army for #onepagerules regiments: www.crookedstaff.co.uk/2025/11/buil... #minipainting #miniaturepainting #opr

I have a poll running over on Patreon concerning the layout of my next pdf file: www.patreon.com/posts/laying... Note that you don't need to be a paid member to vote (it should work with a free account) - but you do need an account unfortunately. Anyway, as always, any input is appreciated 🙂 🙂 🙂

Testing out a few kitbash ideas for a black numenorean and a couple of orcs at his command. These are 99% northstar bits (the only thing that isn't is the cloak)... and they're just blu-tacked together at the moment. Quite happy with them so far :) #miniaturepainting #mesbg #dnd #onepagerules

Here's part of a layout I'm working on for my next (Moria themed) 'Five Leagues from the Borderlands' game. (Next I'll be working of a few different floor tile designs to add a bit of colour here and there)

It took longer than I thought it would to get these little lamps done... but I got there in the end Anyway, this is a prototype for my next terrain video over on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/CrookedSta... ...which I hope to get out later this month (fingers crossed) #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons

Here's a couple of pic's of some new (papercraft-ish) walls I've been developing. #ttrpg #dnd #mesbg #dungeonsanddragons #terrain

Here's a couple of pic's I found on my hard drive of a 'Five Leagues from the Borderlands' game I played through last year (it's a continuation of my Moria game). I also found my notes, and so have been able to do a bat-rep style write up over on the blog: www.crookedstaff.co.uk/2025/11/five...

I didn't get to start #orctober until there was just over a week to go - but I did manage to slap some paint on a few metal models that I have lying around (from various manufacturers). (I just about got one done per night on the day's that I managed to work on them :) ) #minipainting #dnd #ttrpg

I've been working on some dwarf themed terrain again - and this time, it's the dwarven warrior relief/effigies that you can see decorating these walls As always, there is a video showing how to put them together here: youtu.be/8j0djuRWKC8 (and a link to the pdf is in the description) #dnd #ttrpg

It's the last Saturday of the month... so it's time for another (monthly round-up style) newsletter: crookedstaff.substack.com/p/crooked-st...

Adding the finishing touches to some more dwarven terrain :) With any luck I'll have a video tutorial out sometime next week (which will show how to make the little statue/relief guys that you can see on either side of the stairs). #dnd #tttpg #terrain

Here's a quick look at the progress I've made on some dwarven wall decoration (for my next video & pdf). There's still a few things that I'm not happy with (mainly the way it's layered) - but I think I'm getting there slowly :) #dnd #ttrpg #terrain #papercraft

I've got around to setting up a linktree page (i.e. something that lists all the places where me and my stuff can be found). linktr.ee/csp_kris However, it really isn't worth following all the social media stuff (as I'm not that interesting) …if you're following here, that's probably enough 😅

Progress has slowed down a little… but I've managed to get more dwarves done these past few weeks. I talk more about the paint scheme on my blog if that's of interest: www.crookedstaff.co.uk/2025/10/buil... ). Only a few more to go now :) #miniaturepainting #minipainting #opr #oathmark #oldworld

In my (seemingly) never ending quest to make ‘all the things’ …I’ve been adding some more traps to my dungeon (the classic ‘falling block’ in this instance). As usual, I have a video showing how I put them together here: youtu.be/iF9exX9oDu0 Hope you like ‘em! #dnd #ttrpg #terrain #papercraft

Just a quick heads-up to say that #2 of my new monthly newsletter is out (feel free to subscribe if you'd like that kind of thing delivered to your e-mail each month :) ). crookedstaff.substack.com/p/crooked-st...

Here's some pictures from the second part of my 'building a dwarf army' project (i.e. I started painting the first batch Monday evening, and finished them last night). There's more about them over on the blog: www.crookedstaff.co.uk/2025/09/buil... #miniaturepainting #minipainting #onepagerules

I'm starting a series of blog posts where I collect and paint a cheap fantasy dwarf army from scratch The main models will be the EM4 Miniatures dwarfs (48 models for £14.99) …a few of which I've converted/kit-bashed More on the blog: www.crookedstaff.co.uk/2025/09/buil... #miniaturepainting #opr

The YouTube channel has just passed 25K subscribers!!! So here's a short thank-you video (and a give-away too). youtu.be/r6p-iI_p0Rs

With the YouTube channel approaching 25K subs (24967 and counting), I've been getting a few things ready for a celebratory video :) www.youtube.com/c/CrookedSta... One of these is re-releasing the modifications & requests pdf, and adding a few pages of new-ish textures to the file! #dnd #ttrpg

Last year I made an anniversary video about my print & paste terrain (in which I answered a few questions and shared a few pics - one being a door I'd made back when I was a kid) Well, as a nostalgic project, I've redrawn it to match the newer printouts… mainly just for fun :D #dnd #ttrpg #terrain

In my latest video I shared some cards & tokens that can be used to generate random dungeons One of the reasons for this is so that I can use them in games of #advancedheroquest :) As such, here’s some tables I’ve created for a short (fan made) introductory quest: drive.google.com/file/d/1mwme...

I've got a new video out… and in this one I've been making some dungeon generation cards (and tokens) that can be used with my existing floor tiles to help create layouts for solo dungeon crawling :) youtu.be/tk_OvEPH3vQ The pdf is pay-what-you-want (so grab 'em for free if you like) #dnd #ttrpg

I've decided to do a monthly round-up newsletter kind of thing... ...so if that sounds like something that you might be interested in, feel free to check it out :) substack.com/@crookedstaf... #ttrpg #dnd #sologaming #terrain

Here's a few more bits and pieces I've been working on recently (mainly to use in the example dungeon that'll be featured in the next video): #dnd #ttrpg #minipainting #miniaturepainting #terrain

I picked up a bunch of mini's from UKGE earlier in the year…and amongst them were these pretty ladies. Out of that haul, they are the first one's I've managed to splash some paint on... and my first @badsquiddogames.bsky.social mini's too! #miniaturepainting #minipainting #dnd #ttrpg #miniatures

I've mentioned my random dungeon cards a few times now - and still haven't released them... but progress is being made 😅 Basically, I want to include a sample adventure to help explain things - which I can also run through in the video too). All of this takes time though... but I'm getting there!

I’ve been thinking of starting a (free) monthly newsletter… just as a kind of ‘monthly round-up’ sort of thing. It shouldn’t be too much extra work (and it's a pretty new thing for me to figure out) – so here’s the link if you’re interested in something like that: crookedstaff.substack.com

It's been a while since my last hobby blog... so it's time for a bit of a catch-up... again: www.crookedstaff.co.uk/2025/08/play... #shadowdark #ttrpg #miniaturepainting #youtube

Just released a new terrain tutorial video (though it's a bit light on the tutorial part TBH - as there's not much to it ;) ). Anyway, as I say in the video, they'll be useful additions to my existing 2D tile set (as seen in the 2nd pic). youtu.be/BO4QJyKtFx8 #ttrpg #dnd #heroquest #boardgames

Just finished some last minute prep for a #ttrpg at a friends house tomorrow… and that will have to do I suppose 😬 (note the chocolate box actually contains a bunch of scatter terrain to liven up my scrawls on the #paizo flip mat that I'll be using 😅) It's also my first ever game of #shadowdark 😲

Did some playtesting with my solo/random dungeon tiles, cards, and tokens again tonight… …and this time the party survived to tell the tale... YAY! (this was a game of #advancedheroquest - but the idea is that they can be used for any system) #sologaming #ttrpg #boardgames #dnd

Played a custom scenario of #advancedheroquest last night to re-familiarize myself with the rules (I laid out some tiles in advance, and used something similar to the guidelines for playing on the original HQ board). Things started well - but quickly went downhill upon discovering the quest room 😅

Managed to get this #skaven jezzail team done for #advancedheroquest It's a newer model (rather than the classic one that's featured in the rulebook), and I had to shorten the barrel somewhat to make it better fit a 25x50mm base… …but it should work well enough 🙂 #minipainting

A while back I released a set of 2D modular dungeon tiles (here's the video tutorial: youtu.be/3hrVeTVgVNg ), and I also talked about using them for generating random dungeon layouts over on the blog: www.crookedstaff.co.uk/2023/03/rand... Well, I'm finally getting back to that :) #ttrpg #dnd

Following on from my last post... ...I've also put a quick 'short' together to illustrate how the dungeon tiles fit inside the box (it's about 2x speed, but it still packs away pretty quickly). youtube.com/shorts/5BcOK... #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsandaragons #pathfinder #terrain

My latest terrain tutorial video is live... ...and this time it's another travel/portable dungeon that packs away inside its own box :) youtu.be/Tn2OcXvr0Bo Hope you like it! #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #pathfinder #ttrpg ...and so on ;)

Here's a couple of pic's from the upcoming 'modular dungeon in a box' episode/tutorial. I've still got a few more things to get finished... but I might be get it all done (and the video released) tomorrow if I'm lucky! #ttrpg #dnd #youtube

Update on my next dungeon-in-a-box… When laying out the pdf, I was left with spaces where I could squeeze in a few 2x2 tiles… so that's what I've done (I've also shared a pic of the layout of the pdf too). And now all of the artwork is done, it's time to start thinking about filming the video :)

Here's another update on my new 'dungeon in a box' project :) There's still a bit more to do/add... but it's finally starting to come together. (as usual I'll release a video tutorial, and a pay-what-you-want pdf file to accompany it, when it's all finished) #dnd #ttrpg #warhammer

Here's a quick update on the next dungeon-in-a-box (the 2" high raised section is the bottom of the box itself). There's still a lot more to do (including making the lid - which will be similar, but only 1" high)... but assembly has paused as I've run out of glue... Doh! #dnd #ttrpg #terrain

For my next project/video I'll be making another dungeon-in-a-box :) However, rather than being something designed to go along with a specific adventure, this time the box will just contain a variety of modular tiles (and things like that). And here's some that I've got done so far: #dnd #ttrpg

Made a few more 2D dungeon tiles. Might break out the old advanced #heroquest rulebook later on tonight, and take a character or two on a quick (solo) adventure :)

Finished up a little 250pt force of (early war) WW2 British using the @onepagerules.bsky.social 'firefight' rules and a couple of sprues from @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social (which are really nice models BTW :) ). #minipainting #ww2 #miniatures

Went on a little adventure today... ...and came back with some treasure :) #ukge #dnd #ttrpg #miniatures

I'm hoping to get to the UKGE Friday (arriving around lunch time), and looking forward to a steady walk around the halls 🙂 There's a few things I'm on the lookout for - but is there anything that I really should check out? (as I'm not really up to speed on what's been coming out lately). #ukge

I've just released a new (papercraft-ish) terrain tutorial: youtu.be/qwSn2DDfW2M And, I think these should be useful for a bunch of different games (including WW2 stuff... like #boltaction for example). Anyway, hope you like it :) #ttrpg #warhammer #terrain #dnd

Painted up my first batch of BEF models from @wargamesatlantic.bsky.social I'll probably add a few grass tufts once the bases are fully dry, and I have to say, they were fun models to paint :) (which is lucky, as I've got a bunch more to get done!) #minipainting #miniaturepainting #boltaction

It's a bit surreal (and also kinda cool) to see someone playing through an adventure that I wrote a few years back: youtu.be/M2sy5uiocog?...

A while back, in my 'collapsed walls' video, I pictured the rubble alongside some dwarven terrain - but I also mentioned that they'd work well with my generic ruins. Well, it's a bit late, but here's a picture of how they'd look when used in conjunction with those ruins: #ttrpg #dnd #papercraft