My husband and I like to play role-playing games. One such game is Dungeons and Dragons (read more about it HERE or HERE). I started playing with my husband and some of his friends back when I was in undergrad. We'd meet at our friend's house on Tuesday nights. We'd chat for a bit, then get down to business and start working through our missions. (Coincidentally, this is also when I became more intrigued by knitting - our friend's wife knits - and I'd always watch her knit whatever project was on her needles while we played.)
And of course, what better way to visualize what we're doing than by using miniature figurines that represent our characters. :) So for the last 5-6 years, we've used little plastic figurines. Each person playing would have one figurine to represent themselves, while the Dungeon Master (DM) would have several to represent the "monsters" we encountered. (Are you all still with me here? If you'd asked me 10 years ago if I thought I'd be doing this sort of thing, I would have thought you were crazy!)
Better yet, they came unpainted. Although some may find it tedious, we rather enjoyed picking the paints and painting our own masterpieces. :) The final product is what we feel to be a fair representation of their personality and character. (Yes, we know - you're all jealous!) :)
I play an elf druid - Sayuri. She's cool. :) I loved getting to paint her hair red, and her cloak green...so earthy...just like a druid should be!
Mostly, it was just fun to create these two characters ourselves. Who knows, maybe we've started a trend and others in our group will follow suit! :)
Dal's miniature painting obsession also started with a D&D game - he ended up doing minis for all of us a few years back.
ReplyDeleteI love the moss and grass work on the Druid's rocks!
haha - that's awesome! And thanks! We've talked about doing more for other groups. :)
ReplyDeleteHope you guys are doing well! Haven't logged in awhile!