Last week I played a game of Dragon Rampant using a warband made up of cheap plastic dinosaurs. As a reward for them not only winning, but also providing an entertaining game, I painted them this week.
Here's how they looked in the game.
Here's how they looked in the game.
And here's how they look now.
In other news, a majority of Australians said:
What a transformation with the dinosaurs, splendid work.
ReplyDeleteThe dinosaurs chromatically go one way; Australians the other. The Universe retains its equilibrium and balance...
ReplyDeleteI don't know whether 'Dragon Rampant' owes anything to Jack Vance's 'Dragon Masters' novel, but seeing your pictures for some reason reminds me of it. I read that when I was in my teens, a rattling good yarn, but 'el cheapo' pulp SF (Thought I) even so. Imagine my surprise, looking it up just now, to discover it won a Hugo Award!
I did consider a rainbow-ish colour scheme for one of the dinosaurs. Some reconstructions have them very colourful indeed (backed up by some quite strong evidence as I recall).
DeleteI'm not sure of a connection between Dragon Rampant and any specific novels. Like HOTT its a pretty generic fantasy set.
From what I understand it’s a spin off of the historical table top game Lion Rampant. I believe they just substituted one apex predator for another. Citation needed though.
DeleteAllow me to recommend 'Dragon Masters' if ever you run across a copy...
DeleteI think a rainbow coloured dinosaur would be a suitably fitting marking of a historic occasion!
ReplyDeleteThe dinos look great the way you painted them!
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