Tag: Gateway2013

I feel like a self-promoting shill, but I don’t think I can add additional photos to an existing thread. Sorry.

Here’s an updated shot of the Hunter’s Kits I’m working on for my #Gateway2013 Monster of the Week game. You can see both the inside and outside of the metal case, and the front and back of the play aid cards.

The case on the left is my test case. I tried to pick it up well before the clear sealer dried, hence the ugly finger prints on the inside cover. The real kits won’t have that as I’m going to be a lot more careful.

I tried hitting the cases with some coarse grit sand paper to see if that would distress the text a bit more. It didn’t, but fine grit sand paper (180 grit) did take down the “dusty” feel that the spray sealer left. I also tried using a Tamiya Weathering Kits (the kind that looks like a make up compact and is used for model tanks and what not) to apply some soot and rust effects. That didn’t work at all, as the stuff doesn’t stick to the clear label. It just looks weird and leaves a dirty ring around the label (this is why you always make a test copy).

I didn’t put any bullet hole or scratch effects on the label. As I ca’t get the label all the way to the edge of the case (it would peel off too easily that way) I thought it would look weird to have scratches that did’t go all the way to the edges. Plus I thought it would obscure the text too much. Maybe next time I’ll try hitting the case with a “rust effect” spray before putting the clear sealer on them. The kits look slightly distressed, but I’d like them to look really beat up.

OK. This is me just showing off, so feel free to ignore me. 😉

This is a WIP shot of the “Hunter’s Kit” I’m making for the #Gateway2013  Monster of the Week con game I’m running. It’s all the Basic Moves compressed onto 20 business-sized cards inside a hinged aluminium case. I had to slightly reword a few of the Moves to get them to fit on a business card, and others had to be spread across multiple cards (Use Magic takes up five cards alone between the Move, the effects, the glitches, and the optional Keeper requirements). There’s also a card about Harm, a card about Healing, and a card about Luck. The only Move that didn’t make it in there was Big Magic, as I doubt that will be used in a con game. I still have room for about 5 more cards in the case, so it might make it in, just to be complete.

I still need to print up a clear sticker for the front of the case. It’s going to say “Monster of the Week – Hunter’s Kit” in the distressed MotW typeface, and possibly have graphics to make it look bloody/dented with a bullet hole and claw marks. You know, like it’s actually seen some use. 😉