Here's a short newsletter/post detailing some of my hobby projects from last month: crookedstaff.substack.com/p/crooked-st...

I've caught the sci-fi bug again... and so I've been making some more sci-fi terrain - this time buildings: youtu.be/QBTgDn8T0TI (the video above shows how I make 'em) #40k #warhammer #aliens #starwars #starfinder #stargrave #terrain

Here's another puzzle video (albeit a simple one): youtu.be/nWebivGX9Hc #dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons

Here's a quick look at how the sci-fi hab-units are shaping up. In the first video/pdf I'll be showing how to make the buildings themselves (in various sizes), and in the second one I'll be adding more details/greebles. Hopefully it will be worth the wait :) #40k #terrain #ttrpg #necromunda

I've been working on some new #scifi terrain :) Pictured first is the main structure (which is close to being finalised), and in the second picture you can see my initial prototype (which shows how I'm planning on adding doors, windows, and various greebles #40k #stargrave #starwars #ttrpg #aliens

My latest video is live... and in this one I've included a puzzle/trap encounter to accompany the dungeon tiles that I've been making: youtu.be/hlBPxDyv4ro Hope you like it! #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg

Here's a picture of the 12 episodes that I released over on the channel in 2025 (not including challenges, announcements, bonus videos, etc.). I also have a couple of pictures of what's coming next in my latest newsletter (if that's of interest): crookedstaff.substack.com/p/crooked-st... #ttrpg

Following on from my last post, here's a bat-rep style blog post of my first real solo battle using the Age of Fantasy: Quest rules. www.crookedstaff.co.uk/2025/12/age-... I'm playing as an orc patrol in the halls of Moria during Balin's failed re-colonisation attempt. #onepagerules #sologaming

Gearing up to play some solo games... starting with Age of Fantasy: Quest (by #onepagerules ). I've posted a quick intro over on the blog... www.crookedstaff.co.uk/2025/12/age-... ...with more to follow :) #sologaming #opr

Here's a quick look (in an attempted 'fly-by' shot) of some of my dwarven terrain (that I've put together for a few Moria-esque games) Tutorials on how to make it all can be found over on my channel: youtube.com/@CrookedStaf... (note that it's just paper printouts glued to cardboard) #dnd #ttrpg

Last year I released this bonus video/pdf for my patreon supporters and youtube members. So, as you can see, this year I thought I’d make it available to everyone else as an early Xmas gift: youtu.be/0A4DySyehnw It’s not much – but it might be something you can put to use.

I backed this Kickstarter a while back (from Archmage Press )... and it arrived today! It's a DMless / solo / co-op adventure for D&D (with some similarities to the fighting fantasy books) - and it also comes with some double-sided battlemaps. With any luck I'll give it a try over Xmas :) #dnd

I think the pdf for my next encounter video is done. Now, this one does rely on the players keeping a map of the dungeon - but seeing as how that's becoming a bit of a lost art, I've included one they can find (as a player handout) along the way (plus there's space for a few GM notes too). #dnd

There’s a good chance that this might be my last video/release of 2025 (how time files 😅)… and in it I’m showing how you can put some of my new (dwarven themed) textures to use: youtu.be/ZuvKKDL8A-k #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg #moria

Seeing as how it's taking a while for me to get the next episode done, there's a little preview video in this month's newsletter (amongst other things): crookedstaff.substack.com/p/crooked-st... #ttrpg #dnd #terrain #youtube #miniaturepainting

Here's a quick look at some of the new bits n pieces used alongside some of the existing 'Dwarven' terrain (there's also a 2nd pic of the new textures) I hope to film the tutorial next week… but until then, feel free to check out the rest of the range: www.youtube.com/@CrookedStaf... #dnd #ttrpg

Now that I've finished my dwarves, it's time to move on to some Tolkienesque orcs (all of which will be kitbashed/convereted in some way). Here's a pic of the first batch :) #minipainting #miniatures #mesbg #dnd #oathmark #orcs

#heroquest was always my brother's game growing up (I had Advanced HQ later on)... but seeing as how it's on sale for £19.99 on Amazon, I thought I'd pick it up (this is the version with the cardboard standees and the double sided map - so there's only 5 actual mini's to paint ;) ) amzn.to/4ptbWtp

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