My arbitrary commitment to myself is to finish these revolting peasants, allowing only terrain items to interfere with this challenge. I picked all of this up at Historicon this year - the three standing trees, I think, at the Trainwreck 3D booth.
First up are two scales of the same tree, simply labled "Tree" from Brite Minis. They come in a pale orange, but paint up nicely.
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| They are probably supposed to be flocked, but I'm always looking for scary tree models |
This mix below is from Diabolical Terrain and is from a nice box set called "Encounter Box 6: Dreadroad Ambush." It also comes with a (horseless) medieval wagon and a low flat bridge, which I will get to anon.
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| The fallen trees are intended to block a road. They can be used anywhere, of course. I guess the rocks hide ambushers. And of course they can be used wherever. |
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| This is by no means a layout - I just want to see it amongst other terrain items. Renedra outbuilding and a Perry Medieval Cottage in the background. |
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| I sprinkled in some of the fallen/dead tree items from Monster Fight Club for comparison. There's plenty of cover for any skirmish-sized game. Again, I would never set it up so unnaturally for a real game. |
Part of what makes a scary forest scary is a deep dark canopy and undergrowth that hides whatever monstrosity your imagination can conjure up. While each of these pieces is sinister by itself, they lose what makes them frightening in big groups like this. I have enough to do a small cluttery table with dead, fallen trees and stumps, but I'm going to transition to more thickets of impassable but obscuring terrain. Still, having a large variety of scatter options is always useful.
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