This post is long overdue! It's been more than a year since Firelock Games came out with a line of resin terrain. I've had them painted for months but just haven't got them up here on the blog. Let's take a look at the 4 pieces of terrain included in the Village Bundle. The four … Continue reading Firelock Terrain – Village Bundle
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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
4Ground Ports of Plunder Docks, Crane and Barrels
By Joseph Forster I'm back with some more of 4Ground's amazing Ports of Plunder terrain series. I recently wrote on the Hovel set and the Port Houses set and now I'm taking a look at the docks and some of the other portside accessories. Here I have a setup using the Large Dock Bundle, the … Continue reading 4Ground Ports of Plunder Docks, Crane and Barrels
4Ground Render Powder
How I Stopped Making Horrible Messes and Learned to Love the Render PowderI've been working on a lot of 4Ground terrain lately and I wanted to share some technique and tips that I've picked up along the way. Much of the Ports of Plunder line of product comes with a "Render Powder" that has to … Continue reading 4Ground Render Powder
Palisade Fort Giveaway!
We got to release an exclusive set of Beta Rules for the Palisade Fort (and some other fortifications) and we want to celebrate by giving away a complete 8-piece fort kit! All you need to do to get your name in the pool is drop a comment either on this post on this blog or … Continue reading Palisade Fort Giveaway!
Fortification Supplement Beta Release
By Joseph Forster Here are rules for the Palisade Fort! We have an exclusive pre release ruleset at Blood & Pigment! Liam Taylor and I have been working on these rules for Firelock Games on and off for months now and I'm excited to offer the Blood & Plunder community this fortifications supplement now. This … Continue reading Fortification Supplement Beta Release
4Ground Ports of Plunder Colonial Houses Set
I've finished building another set of 4Ground buildings from their Port of Plunder series and I couldn't be happier. I started with the Hovel set and they were fairly simple and a good first experience for me. This set of 3 Colonial Port Houses was more complex and took more time, but building on the … Continue reading 4Ground Ports of Plunder Colonial Houses Set
4Ground Terrain – Port of Plunder Hovels
By Joseph Forster Firelock Games recently partnered with 4Ground to create a whole new line of Port of Plunder terrain and buildings for 28mm games set in the Caribbean. The folks at 4Ground very kindly sent me a selection of these products and I've been working away at building them up and I'm very pleased! … Continue reading 4Ground Terrain – Port of Plunder Hovels
Terrain Building: How to Make 28mm Piers
How to Make Piers for Blood & Plunder the Easy (Slow) Way By Guy Rheuark With a full third of the game scenarios being amphibious, it is important to have places ships can dock. While you might think your sloop can just belly up to a sandbar, drop anchor, and throw grapples, it cannot. Any … Continue reading Terrain Building: How to Make 28mm Piers
Easy Terrain – Large Rocky Hill
I picked up another piece of terrain from Gale Force Nine's Battlefield in a Box series. This piece isn't as good of value at a MSRP of $35, but it's a very nice piece that gives you some instant interest on your battlefield. It's nice to have some variation in elevation and for some reason … Continue reading Easy Terrain – Large Rocky Hill