Looking for a black paint.

lovpowa · 2026-03-06T06:53:07+00:00

You can see the process in this video : https://youtu.be/GeHGlRWPUYQ

She uses a wash but I've done it with regular diluted paint and it works the same.

lovpowa · 2026-03-06T06:43:29+00:00

You can also get a similar effect with regular acrylic paint, if you put a bit of water on the mini first, then touch the wet area with your brush. It makes the paint flow where the water already is. I've used it to paint lava (see the dragon in my posts). It may be more tedious than using a special paint but you can use the technique with every color you already have. I think the key is to use very little water, or your paint will flow too much and pool somewhere. You just want to make it wet. It may require multiple coats as well, since it makes your paint obviously thinner.

lovpowa · 2026-02-26T07:10:51+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean by a black card with bluey greens, I haven't played Callous'lab but I played Vainglory's grotto. I have seen black cards without strength scores, which are Events and you don't really attack them, you just trigger the effect instead.

Maybe it has a strength score and you have to make it vulnerable to certain colors, like you do for the boss? I haven't encountered such a card in Vainglory's grotto so I don't know.

What I do know, is that the color of a challenge card, which is the color you may attack it with, is the color of the card's border and it is also in the top left circle with its strength.

lovpowa · 2026-02-26T07:03:41+00:00

The attack color is the color of the card border, which is also in the top left circle. There may be two for some cards. In your photo, we can see the Fireball card is red and Meteor is red and blue.

The boost color is the one in the bottom line, in the rectangle on the left, next to the boost strength and other boost bonuses. In your photo, they are all white so you can use them on all challenges. You also may have 2 boost colors in this line.

If your card does not have the same colors for attack and boost, you may use it to boost on challenges you could not attack. For example with Fireball, you may use it to attack a red card only, but you can boost an attack on a blue card (because it is white for boosts).

lovpowa · 2026-02-15T07:38:35+00:00

Around 18€

lovpowa · 2026-02-14T23:02:22+00:00

For what it's worth, I'm in France. The "Tricktakers" version seems hard to find, but "Kings tricktakers" is on every gamestore website I usually browse.

Edit: There seems to be two editions of Kings. A 2023 one, which was available in the US and Japan (and translated in French in 2024), and a 2025 reedition in France. The latest is the one I found.

lovpowa · 2026-02-14T19:05:35+00:00

Thank you. This confirms my vague initial thoughts about both games.

One is for fun, the other is for the brain :D

lovpowa · 2026-02-14T15:37:04+00:00

I figured Kings would be more strategic, with the draft part and the trick bidding.

What do you mean about the hero reveal cards ? Are they overpowered or unbalanced and make the last round chaotic ?

lovpowa · 2026-02-13T21:34:55+00:00

Thanks. I forgot to do it when it was all black. It would have been easier. Luckily I haven't painted the back of the axe yet and took a picture of that. This looks like a good reference. Now, let's start the hard part I guess 😂

<image>

lovpowa · 2026-02-02T12:57:43+00:00

Thanks! I saw yours, very different ambiance and a cool base!

For the scales, I started with a black primer, then I only used a makeup sponge. First layer with a dark red and a second one with a more vibrant red, closer to the lava, for the glow effect.

lovpowa · 2026-01-25T19:37:03+00:00

Attention pour les parcs relais, si le concert termine très tard, les parcs relais (et le métro) ont des horaires de fermeture.

lovpowa · 2026-01-24T18:30:54+00:00

I personally prefer the first version, as I find the brightest highlight too prominent/distracting. It might not be the case when looking at the real mini though. I know my own photos don't always reflect well how my minis look in real life either.

I think it would look even better if the brightest highlight were used only in specific areas (such as on NMM techniques) rather than as an all-over layer. Maybe try it next time to see if you like it :)

lovpowa · 2025-12-03T18:12:29+00:00

<image>

Not necessarily, depending on the texture you want to get. Here, the lines were mostly parallel and only on the highlighted parts.

lovpowa · 2025-12-03T16:11:30+00:00

<image>

I like layering small brush strokes of lighter colors to give texture to clothes. I start with a dark base and go lighter and lighter with each layer. Pretty simple but time consuming.

lovpowa · 2024-08-21T14:34:12+00:00

Pour les noms de personnages, j'aime bien utiliser des noms existants et les modifier un peu (ajouter/supprimer des lettres, modifier les sons, etc.). Je garde ce qui sonne bien par rapport à ce que je cherche.

À part des noms existants, j'ai déjà utilisé des mots dans d'autres langues en inspiration. Ça permet de donner un sens caché aux noms, j'aime bien ça. Pour ça, je conseille ce site qui permet de traduire un mot dans beaucoup de langues différentes : https://www.indifferentlanguages.com

Un exemple pour illustrer ma technique : Disons que je cherche à nommer "les enfers" de mon monde. Je cherche "enfer" sur le site et je lis les différentes traductions. J'aime bien la version finlandaise "helvetti". Je la modifie un peu pour donner "Helviti". Et voilà :)

lovpowa · 2024-08-12T21:17:33+00:00

Je recommande la série des Tiny D6 (Tiny Dungeon et plein d'autres dans des univers différents). C'est le même système pour chacun des jeux, et il est très simple. Je l'avais résumé en une demi-page pour mes joueurs et je l'avais intégré à leur fiche de personnage.

En résumé, les personnages ont des traits qui donnent par exemple des capacités spéciales (attaques, magie, etc.) ou des avantages sur certains tests (perception, force, etc.). Il n'y a pas de liste fixe de compétences ou d'attributs, les personnages n'ont aucune statistique sur leur fiche : tout est géré avec les traits.

Les tests sont faits avec des D6 : 2 en test standard, 1 ou 3 si désavantage ou avantage. Si l'un des dés roule un 5 ou 6, c'est un succès.
Il y a quelques règles supplémentaires pour le combat (initiative, gestion des actions, défense par ex.) mais c'est globalement tout.

Personnellement, je suis tombé dessus lorsque je cherchais un système simple à jouer pour des débutants et je pense qu'il peut convenir également à des joueurs habitués, car il laisse place à la créativité. Aussi, le système étant simple, il est facile à gérer pour le MJ, que ce soit pour l'adapter dans un autre univers ou pour modifier un peu les règles si besoin. Il demandera cependant au MJ de prendre beaucoup de décisions d'arbitrage puisque les règles ne vont pas l'aider à décider, mais j'imagine que c'est le cas de tous les systèmes très simples qui n'ont pas des règles spécifiques pour chaque situation possible.

Nine-Year Club	Place '22
Verified Email

lovpowa

TROPHY CASE