I was recently pondering on something to craft for the terrain category in the upcoming Great Pirate Paint Off, when I found some plastic gabions that I had purchased a while ago. When I first purchased them I originally wanted to use them for English siege fortifications. In 1702 the English used them to protect … Continue reading Gabions for Blood & Plunder – Fortifications
Wargaming Terrain
Your Blood & Plunder games aren’t complete without a proper tabletop. Finding 28mm pirate wargaming terrain with a 17th-18th Century Caribbean style & feel is difficult. This page is the hub for our top suggestions & reviews of items you can use to help add some “realism” to your games.
Wargaming Terrain Articles Include:
- Pirate Style Terrain & Tabletop Scenery Suggestions
- Buildings and Misc Product Reviews
- How To Guides & Painting Tutorials for building your own terrain
- How-To YouTube Videos for some of our favorite projects
Terrain Recommendations:
Our Helpful Links for Blood & Plunder Players page contains a collection of a large number of terrain manufacturers and retailers we trust. You’ll find our top recommendations for 28mm Caribbean Pirate-style terrain and North American frontier-style buildings that work well for Blood & Plunder.
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Wargaming Terrain Articles
Top Suggestions for Pirate Wargaming Terrain in Blood & Plunder
Wargaming Terrain is an important part of any miniatures game and collecting terrain for Blood & Plunder can be particularly challenging since it doesn’t use the mainstream fantasy or WWII style of terrain. Here you can find details & sources for appropriate buildings and area terrain with a Caribbean style for your Blood & Plunder … Continue reading Top Suggestions for Pirate Wargaming Terrain in Blood & Plunder
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4Ground Terrain – 28mm Spanish Church
By Joseph Forster I can't tell you how horribly disappointed was by the news that 4Ground Publishing is closing its doors this year. Their terrain is a mainstay of the Blood & Plunder community! However, they haven't closed to the doors yet. They're taking orders through the end of June 2022, so now is the … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – 28mm Spanish Church
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Product Review – HRC Wargaming Scenery
By Joseph Forster I'm always on the lookout for good terrain at an affordable price. I recently made a couple orders with HRC Wargaming Scenery on Etsy and I wanted to share some pictures of the quality gaming terrain I received from them. HRC Wargaming Scenery is an online terrain supplier based in Poland. They … Continue reading Product Review – HRC Wargaming Scenery
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Blockhouse Spoilers & Models
Fire on Frontier is releasing any day now! As of today (January 8th), the book had been shipped from the printer to Firelock Games so it should be shipping soon! Fire on the Frontier has a whole chapter devoted to Fortifications and one of the best and most interesting structures (in my opinion) in that … Continue reading Blockhouse Spoilers & Models
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4Ground Terrain – Town Bundle 1
By Joseph Forster Terrain is a big part of Blood & Plunder, both to make game play interesting and to make your tables look good. 4Ground Publishing makes a lot of great stuff that works for Blood & Plunder and today we're looking at a set of 3 buildings that can be a great place … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – Town Bundle 1
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Product Review – Acheson Log Cabin Ruin
By Joseph Forster In my preparation for Raise the Black to be finished and delivered, I've been picking up some new terrain pieces to fill out my North American. In my web searches for 28mm terrain, I ran across the Acheson Creations website and I was pleasantly surprised by the range and focus of their … Continue reading Product Review – Acheson Log Cabin Ruin
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4Ground Terrain – Mediterranean Village and Scatter Terrain
By Guy Rheuark After my last experiences building 4Ground Publishing’s terrain, notably the Treadwheel Crane, I was eager to build some more. My terrain collection is mostly from Gale force 9, and my own crafted woodland terrain, and sorely lacked buildings of any sort. Luckily, 4Ground sent bloodandpigment.com some of their terrain to try out. … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – Mediterranean Village and Scatter Terrain
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5 New Sea Scenarios & Adv. Sea Terrain Rules for Blood & Plunder
Here are five new fan-made Sea Scenarios for Blood & Plunder. Each is a little more complicated than the Scenarios found in The Blood & Plunder Core Rulebook, and will test your crew's sailing skill and your commander's determination. In each Scenario you will also find two Optional Rules that change how the scenario plays. … Continue reading 5 New Sea Scenarios & Adv. Sea Terrain Rules for Blood & Plunder
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4Ground Terrain – Spanish Town Hall
By Joseph Forster Last year we reviewed the Ports of Plunder line of 4Ground buildings and terrain and I'm still very happy with that complete set. I recently learned there are more pieces that weren't included in that set but fit right in! Today we're going to look at the Spanish Town Hall from the … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – Spanish Town Hall
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Fan-Made Treadwheel Crane Rules and Scenario
By Guy Rheuark The recent partnership between Firelock Games and 4Ground Publishing has produced an extensive series of exciting terrain for Blood & Plunder. The kits that are initially available are relatively cheap, fun to assemble, and look good out of the box. Of all of the buildings and piers, the crane stood out the … Continue reading Fan-Made Treadwheel Crane Rules and Scenario
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4Ground Terrain – New France Cabins
I'm back with some more MDF buildings from 4Ground Publishing. When I first started collecting terrain for Blood & Plunder, a couple 4Ground buildings were among my very first purchases and since then I've come to count them as my favorite source of buildings and terrain accessories for the game. I thoroughly enjoyed reviewing the … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – New France Cabins
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Terrain Building: Making River and Stream Terrain
By Joseph Forster No matter how much terrain I collect or create, it seems like there's always something else I could use. Or something else I need. In all seriousness I don't need any more terrain but a new piece always adds interest to a board and it's nice to have options. I've been meaning to buy the … Continue reading Terrain Building: Making River and Stream Terrain
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A New Way to Determine Terrain Setup
By Guy Rheuark Setting up terrain for Blood & Plunder, as listed in the core book, can be a little uncertain. How much terrain is enough? How much is too much? The only guidance you get is to follow the scenario, but few scenarios mention terrain. I usually end up setting up terrain based … Continue reading A New Way to Determine Terrain Setup
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4Ground Wooden Port Set
By Joseph Forster We've reviewed the entire Port of Plunder line of 4Ground products here and now we're looking at a newer kit that Firelock doesn't event stock yet (I believe and hope they plan to). This is the Wooden Port Set and it contains two small warehouses, one large open walled warehouse and a … Continue reading 4Ground Wooden Port Set