Few events crack the suspense barrier like a party opening a new-found dungeon door. The group braces for battle and assumes the worst. You can cut the tension with a bastard sword.
And just like that…the moment disappears. Ben equates this adrenaline rush to that brief moment of silence by the crowd when baseball player delivers his pitch to the plate.
With so much excitement at stake, finding and using the right door is critical. Ben ensures a full arsenal of doors is always at the ready. Is the door steel, stone or wood? What types of markings are on the door (writings or pictures)? What is unique about the door (lion’s head, scorch marks, dried blood)?
Luckily the crew over at Hirst Arts has given us the tools to do it right. Ben utilizes essentially three different molds: Cavern Accessory Mold #85, Cavern Floor Accessories #282, Water Cavern Wall Mold #81. After that, it’s just how fancy and creative one can get with his paint jobs.
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August 4th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Wow! Great paint jobs. Already mentioned on Twitter how jealous I am of your selection of molds!
October 9th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Patience is key in mold collecting. I buy a couple every year at GenCon (so you can see I’ve been to a lot of GenCons). Also, I trade molds with my buddies in WI. We send them to each other, do big cast lots and then send them back. Molds are a DM’s best friend.
April 29th, 2010 at 10:13 am
[...] OK – he’s not going to lie to you…Ben has been dying to use that Lord of the Rings’ play-on-words headline for some time now. Still, can you ever have enough door variety in your D&D terrain life? With that obvious answer, here’s installment number 2 in this gripping series. [...]