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Ben Byrne
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Creative Content Director @ Ghostfire Gaming 👻🔥
Host of the Eldritch Lorecast 🎧
Hobbyist miniature painter 👨🏻‍🎨
Opinions my own
There are many tools for hunting monsters… it pays to equip yourself well!
November 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
5 years ago I first wrote the words ‘Monster Hunter’ into a doc that was going to be my 5e setting guide…

… today that class has made it onto D&D Beyond!
August 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Little time off project because my Grim Hollow campaign might need a fzeg, soon… 👀 🐺
July 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Long weekend of gaming!
April 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I don’t think I’m in any position to be talking anyone out of questionably large purchasing decisions… 😐

… this isn’t even the only unopened big-box game sitting on the floor of my home office, right now…
April 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
It’s fun to be on the other side of the Crowdfunding journey, once in a while… 🐺 🗡️
April 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This wins the Eldritch Lorecast comment section this week. 😆 That is literally the #CriticalRole video game I want!
March 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My terrible decision making from this weekend…
March 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Details…
February 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This mini is just so damn cool! One of my favourites to paint from two years back…

#miniaturepainting #paintingminis
February 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Got some weekend games in. Got stomped each time. 😂

Still, love seeing painted minis on the board!
February 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Back on my bullshit…
January 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Bad news. Guess I can’t go into work, today…
January 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
POV: Me working from home on a Monday.
January 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
That’s the idea. 😄 The look is sort of Darkest Dungeon inspired.
January 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
A new group of hunters enters the Domain of Dread!

#dndminiatures #dndminis #paintingWIP
January 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Its vile wings make it difficult to photograph. 😅
January 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
After watching ‘Nosferatu’, I was reminded this stunning vampire mini was sitting on my WIP shelf…

2nd miniature of 2025 complete!

#dndminiatures #dndminis #nosferatu
January 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Monster Hunters, stalking beneath the red moon to slay all manner of profane creatures…

The first minis finished in 2025, by a few hours. 😅

#paintingminiatures #dndminis #dndminiatures
January 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
6. V Rising

Thought I was getting an immersive Vampire RPG. Instead got a castle building sim. Spent more time chopping rocks and trees than drinking blood. 😅 I don't think it's bad, but I bounced off after about 6-10 hours.
December 31, 2024 at 12:01 PM
2. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

The Witcher 3 meets modern God of War. This game drips with atmosphere. It's 'spooky' without needing to be 'scary'. I also enjoy that it's core narrative is built around a love story, not one of vengeance or hate.

Lots of ghostly #DnD inspiration here, too!
December 31, 2024 at 12:01 PM
… now that I’m thinking of it, could also be used as a #DnD PC in a Grim Hollow campaign.

Oath of Slaughter Paladin, using either the Dhampir species or a Vampire transformation! 🗡️ 🩸 🦇
December 30, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Close up on some of the details.

First time I’d tried the gore effects using a resin glue. Mostly happy with the results—it looks gory, but not sure it looks entirely believable. 😅

Getting better with blood spatter, too. #bloodforthebloodgod
December 30, 2024 at 11:16 AM
One last miniature for the year!

Likely in my Grim Hollow game to be the dreaded Adjutant of the Scarlet Watch.

#paintingminiatures #paintingminis #dndminiatures #dndminis
December 30, 2024 at 11:12 AM
A lot has been made of whether Nathan Fillion's haircut from the new Superman movie trailer is too "ugly". He's playing Guy Gardner, aka the Green Lantern.

Almost everyone critiquing this misses the point. It doesn't matter how "ugly" or "attractive" Gardner's haircut is... 1/6
December 26, 2024 at 10:11 PM