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Ben Byrne
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Creative Content Director @ Ghostfire Gaming 👻🔥
Host of the Eldritch Lorecast 🎧
Hobbyist miniature painter 👨🏻‍🎨
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There are many tools for hunting monsters… it pays to equip yourself well!
Three miniatures of monster hunters from Warhammer, age of Sigmar. They’re painted in red and blue to appear as if they’re lit by a red moon.
November 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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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!
A photo of a laptop screen, a word document open with the heading “Monster Hunter Class” written at the top of the page.
August 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Little time off project because my Grim Hollow campaign might need a fzeg, soon… 👀 🐺
A miniature of a vampire with wolven legs, and a swarm of blood red bats swirling above their outreached hand. They cary a large and bloodied bearded-axe
July 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Long weekend of gaming!
A split image. On the left is an in progress game of ‘The Witcher: Path of Destiny’ with Dandelion’s character board. On the right is an in progress game of Kill Team, with a huddle of grey, unpainted T’au Pathfinder miniatures taking cover behind some homemade terrain.
April 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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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…
A stack of board game boxes and expansions from Witcher: Path of Destiny.
April 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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It’s fun to be on the other side of the Crowdfunding journey, once in a while… 🐺 🗡️
Boxes from a ‘The Witcher: Path of Destiny’ board game Gamefound pledge
April 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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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
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My terrible decision making from this weekend…
Four unpainted sci-fi miniatures from the Warhammer 40k Tau faction.
March 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Details…
A painted miniature of an armoured vampire, snarling. A painted miniature close up on a blood filled vial A painted miniature close up of a bloody hand.
February 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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This mini is just so damn cool! One of my favourites to paint from two years back…

#miniaturepainting #paintingminis
A painted miniature of an armoured vampire, snarling.
February 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Got some weekend games in. Got stomped each time. 😂

Still, love seeing painted minis on the board!
A game board with painted miniatures spread across a hex grid.
February 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Back on my bullshit…
Two miniatures in a half-painted state. The left is a banshee, and the right is a rock troll.
January 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Bad news. Guess I can’t go into work, today…
A tortoiseshell cat sitting comfortably on top of a laptop bag
January 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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POV: Me working from home on a Monday.
A view of a computer monitor, with the furry back of a cat’s head obscuring most of the screen.
January 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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That’s the idea. 😄 The look is sort of Darkest Dungeon inspired.
Three miniatures of a Monster Hunter with an axe, a Monster Hunter with a flintlock and torch, and a hound, all painted to look like they’re beneath a red moon.
January 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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A new group of hunters enters the Domain of Dread!

#dndminiatures #dndminis #paintingWIP
Three Witch Hunter miniatures, currently painted black on one side and red on the other to give the impression they’re lit by a red light source.
January 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Its vile wings make it difficult to photograph. 😅
A vampire miniature with tattered wings outspread, standing on a fallen pillar with blood dribbling from its mouth. Side view of a vampire miniature with tattered wings outspread, standing on a fallen pillar with blood dribbling from its mouth. Back view of a A vampire miniature with tattered wings outspread, standing on a fallen pillar, its spine and ribs showing through its pallid flesh.
January 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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After watching ‘Nosferatu’, I was reminded this stunning vampire mini was sitting on my WIP shelf…

2nd miniature of 2025 complete!

#dndminiatures #dndminis #nosferatu
A miniature of a winged Nosferatu style vampire, standing on a fallen pillar. Blood spatters its face and dribbles from its teeth.
January 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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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
Three miniatures. One is a female monster hunter with a pepper box and hand axe. One is a male wearing heavy armor with a crossbow. One is a hound between them. All are painted shades of red and blue, as if lit by a red moon.
January 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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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.
Two vampires look menacingly towards camera, with the full moon shrouded in clouds behind them. They bear weapons. The title 'V Rising' is written in the foreground.
December 31, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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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!
A man bearing a fire torch and a woman wielding ghostly magic hold hands, looking stoically into camera. They are the title characters from Banishers.
December 31, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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… 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! 🗡️ 🩸 🦇
A painted miniature of a vampire in red plate armor.
December 30, 2024 at 11:19 AM
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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
A collage of close up details from a painted miniature, including a vampire’s face spattered with blood. A shield with a dragon image spattered with blood. A flanged mace head dripping with gore. A skull beneath a rock upon which the vampire stands.
December 30, 2024 at 11:16 AM
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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
A painted miniature of a vampire in red plate armor, with a shield and mace spattered with blood and gore. Their blue hair waves ethereally in the wind.
December 30, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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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
Screen shot of Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner (aka Green Lantern) from the James Gunn Superman movie trailer.
December 26, 2024 at 10:11 PM