{"id":4322,"date":"2021-03-19T08:49:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T12:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/?p=4322"},"modified":"2021-03-19T08:49:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T12:49:56","slug":"raphinfel-the-adored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/?p=4322","title":{"rendered":"Raphinfel, “The Adored”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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My “Character of the Month” for March isn’t MY character at all. Raphinfel, “The Adored”, is the creation of Jon, producer and creator of the brilliant Tale of the Manticore<\/a> podcast, which you should all be listening to. As such, Raphinfel’s story isn’t mine to tell, so apologies in advance for those expecting my customary prose. You can hear it for yourself by checking out Tale of the Manticore: 31 short episodes and counting, all really good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unless I’m completely missing the point, I can say with a fair degree of certainty that Raphinfel is a wizard. Not the good kind of wizard. The other kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The miniature I used is Lamann, Sorcerer (02807), by Reaper Miniatures, sculpted by James van Shaik; but as I said, Raphinfel is a Wizard (actually called a Magic-User in Basic Dungeons & Dragons), not to be confused with the “official” D&D Sorcerer class, which will get its own “Character of the Month” at some point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although I’m pretty happy with how he turned out (and hope Jon is, too), this miniature would be a perfect miniature to display some Object Source Lighting (OSL) techniques as that crystal ball is begging for it. But I suck at that, and I wanted Raphinfel to look good, not sucky. Maybe if I wasn’t on a timetable I would be more inclined to mess around, but to be honest I’m a coward when it comes to risking the work I’ve already put into a model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I haven’t decided what class will be featured next month yet. In the meantime, Imperial Rebel Ork <\/a>has put out a call for hobbyists to display their geeky T-Shirts this month. Although I have far too many to display, here are a couple I’m proud of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I bought this at Gen-Con in 2012, and to be honest I forgot I had it. It recently resurfaced from the depths of my dresser. While I was disappointed by Cloverfield,<\/em> I have never been disappointed by my old furry pal, Grover. (He’s the Monster at the End of this Book, after all.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next, This T-shirt just arrived yesterday, all the way from Ireland, which is why it’s so wrinkled from the long trip over the water. It should come as no surprise to any who regularly visit this site that I would be powerless to resist the Vitruvian Dwarf, made by Quertee<\/a>, purveyor of limited edition T-shirt designs. I am trying desperately not to give in and buy their “Surf Arrakis” and “Let’s Summon Demons” shirts. I’m managing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, this fulfills my Character of the Month resolution<\/a> with weeks to spare, unlike last month. New post soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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