HeroQuest Tombs, Sorcery and Alchemy

Shadow-Demon Binding 101 - Lesson 1:  Always Shadow-Bind in a well-lit area, especially with demons you don't know personally.

There's a few more gubbins left in the ol' HeroQuest casket.  Miss Anthropy painted up pretty much the whole set in a quick minute, and really did a good job on the weathering of the ancient stone and wood.  These look especially great on dungeon tiles, if you're not using them on the old HeroQuest board.

Which I do NOT have...buuuuut now there's a Kickstarter for a new set and I'm all in.

"Yo, I'm check my pocket-watch - and it says it's time for you layabouts to get your sorry loafs to baking!  So, GET UP!  You're on the clock!"

Of course, the astute will be able to tell that this isn't just one set.  As I've said, I acquired these pieces later on down the line, my own copies (plural) of HeroQuest disappearing in trades over twenty or so years.  Thirty?  Ye gads - more like thirty.

Lesson 6 - Make sure your charms of binding are in the correct order for the type of plane your demon is being summoned from.  Incorrect seating of the "M" rune above certain other sets of runes can be interpreted as dire insults, for which any summoned demon might feel provoked.

Eh, that's what you get I suppose.  Nothing lasts forever, especially the tips on your HeroQuest Sorcerer's Table's candlesticks and Alchemist's Bench Scales.  Those snap right off at some point and they never even bother to tell you about it.  Rude.

HeroQuest Dungeon Elements

As everyone probably knows by now, I love chests.  I mean, face it - everyone loves chests.  Nice pretty chests, full of ... treasure.  I'm totally talking about HeroQuest pieces.

I like a nice rack.  Just about any size rack is great, as long as it's sturdy and reliable.  I tell you what, I just looking at racks when they are all gussied up.  Nothing quite like admiring a good looking rack.  

You can never have too many racks.  You know, for weapons.  Or otherwise.

HeroQuest Furniture!

So, Heroquest was a board game published by Milton-Bradley way back in 1989, and was one of my first forays into fantasy gaming.  It was a collaboration with Games Workshop, and is still one of the best adventure games out there regarding dungeons and monsters.

"Lady, I already told you not to do that kind of stuff in here 

Alas, so many years later and I do not actually have a copy of Heroquest (I had at least two growing up).  However, somehow - I've managed to grab every piece from the game I could when I ran across them.  As a result, I have lots of the miniatures and furniture - but not the board or any of the cards from the game.

A quiet place amidst the dark of the dungeon.  Noice.

The furniture that I have has been used in countless dungeons and wargame setups.  However, they aren't fully painted.  Some might argue they don't really need painting and for thirty years I've put it off.  However, I wanted to get this done so I could say I have painted Heroquest kit.

"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyy!"

All of these are fairly simple, but the card portions are intact!  So, naturally those are part of the display...even though there's a clear crease on the fireplace it still resonates with me.  That might be because it's been with me so long...