The Grinning Skull back online, Rejoyce my Brethren!!

Well, by sheer luck and karma, the original Site: The Grinning Skull (www.thegrinningskull.wordpress.com) is back up after some disputes and skulduggery. After all the messing around creating an archive (which your reading right now) it's finally resolved and we are back. Although I'll be keeping both sites going, posting to both with the same content… Continue reading The Grinning Skull back online, Rejoyce my Brethren!!

Busy, Busy, Busy… Lost down the rabbit hole at Grinning Skull Towers…

Busy, Busy, Busy... Well, as you can imagine, my lack of presence here posting means I've been busy and somewhat distracted with all sorts of things of late. Things have been happening that have meant I haven't had the chance to update the site as much as I'd have liked to. I'd have liked to… Continue reading Busy, Busy, Busy… Lost down the rabbit hole at Grinning Skull Towers…

Grinning Skull’s, “A Post a Day” Month of June challenge!

Well, June is almost upon us, so I've decided to use it as an excuse for a blog challenge, that being a post per day, in which I will post each and every day of the month. Why exactly would I be doing this, well, dear readers, let me explain why this challenge for June… Continue reading Grinning Skull’s, “A Post a Day” Month of June challenge!

Skulltaliser Update: Nearly there chaps!!

So, it's that time again to reveal an update of the famous Skulltaliser (Drum roll please...) We are nearly there! Only another $18 to go and we are at the goal (well, $19 if you count it as $100 rather than $99, but what's in a buck?) Once we get there, the brainfarts continue, with… Continue reading Skulltaliser Update: Nearly there chaps!!

All Hail the Skulltaliser!

Ok, if you have been reading this blog of late, you'll be aware that I have a plan to pull in $99 to monetise this here blog, and before I reveal the Skulltaliser in it's glory, I want to clarify a few things. So, I'm probably not the best at putting what I mean across… Continue reading All Hail the Skulltaliser!

500 Posts & 4 Years on…

So, post 500. Since it's inception back in 2012 it's been quite a journey, and it's changed quite a bit. Much has transpired, lives have changed and much material & ideas have been scribbled and typed, yes, it's been an "interesting" time. All I want to say is to all you who have come through… Continue reading 500 Posts & 4 Years on…

4xD: Question?: To video, or not to video?

I've given this some time to think over. While I sit here writing the next Dungeons of doom article (Honestly, it'll be coming in the next day or so!) Anyway, I digress, and I'll get on with my point. Up till now, I've been armed with this blog, my camera and my dry (and often… Continue reading 4xD: Question?: To video, or not to video?

Grinning Skull needs YOU!! Help Keep the Resources section great!!

THE GRINNING SKULL NEEDS YOU!! Just a quick post to ask of you, my dear readers. I know a lot of you use the Resources page here on the Grinning Skull, it's a popular location for great free resources for wargaming, RPGs and material on the internet, all indexed neatly in one place to be… Continue reading Grinning Skull needs YOU!! Help Keep the Resources section great!!

4xD: Paint it grey; The Monotone Monologue

Now, there must be some of you out there thinking to yourselves that I seem to favour the colour grey quite a bit. Maybe it may be a subliminal reflection upon myself and my psyche, but there is method in my madness. Sure, I have to admit that a great deal of my terrain work… Continue reading 4xD: Paint it grey; The Monotone Monologue

Terrain: “BBQ’d Rolling Pin” Cobblestone Roads

As bloggers it's great to share quality content with our readership, so it's great when the opportunity comes along to take a step back from our own blogs and hand over to others for top notch advice and how to's. So with that in mind, here's an excellent tutorial for terrain builders here, reblogged with… Continue reading Terrain: “BBQ’d Rolling Pin” Cobblestone Roads