Back in the day I was what is commonly known in RPG circles as a "forever DM"; that meant I got to run a ton of games but I never got to play as a player in the game. For all my obsession with Dungeons & Dragons my most common outlet for having adventurers as an in-game character was Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. Fighting Fantasy was also my introduction to the British art and gaming scene in the early 80s.
As much as I enjoy the solo gamebook experience it was like a new door opened when back during the original run of gamebooks a novel format version of a group play version of Fighting Fantasy was released. Since then Arion Games has also published an Advanced version of Fighting Fantasy (which is great!).
I'm playing a Fighting Fantasy game this coming Tuesday and I need a miniature for it. I kit-bashed an adventurer because I seem to always have trouble finding a miniature that is armed, and has adventuring gear but isn't wearing armour.
I started with an Oathmark Elf figure, added some arms from the Frostgrave Ghost Archipelago sprue, backpack from Victrix Napoleonic British infantry, coiled roper from Great Escape Games cowboys, and a head from a Warlord World War Z sprue.
I'm really happy with how this figure turned out. He looks like he wouldn't be out of place in a Lord Of The Rings or Game Of Thrones style setting. I'd say I'll be able to use him for multiple other games, but let's be honest...I never re-use PC models...
Thanks for checking in.
-Jay
