I first made these as bespoke Pin Markers while playtesting Rick Priestley's 'Warlords of Erehwon' fantasy rules, released just a few weeks ago by Warlord Games!
Originally developed under a different working title, these are an adaptation of the 'Beyond the Gates of Antares' sci-fi rules and affectionately referred to as 'Fantares' during the early stages.
Pin markers are a way of showing a unit's level of attrition and combat efficiency during the game and was first introduced by Warlord in their best selling Bolt Action WWII game. Whilst very appropriate in the games where firepower and artillery bombardment are prominent and often represented with small explosion tokens like the red plastic ones Warlord Games sell it didn't sit quite right with me. I wanted something that seemed more in keeping with the fantasy/medieval setting we were gaming, and they could easily be used as more traditional wound markers or even a turn counter.
These are the first two prototypes I designed from scratch in Tinkercad as files for 3D printing on my Wanhao i3 plus filament printer, and thought it was about time I painted them up ready for battle. There have been several changes in design to tweak certain elements as well as trying both PET-G and PLA filaments, however they all functional for my own games until I settle on the final design which I may put into production.
The first design spins on two 3mm neodymium magnets to show numbers from 1-10...
...whereas the other has a 3mm peg as part of the design instead:
Not sure which ideas will win out, but I may just paint them all up as easy wins and tabletop eye candy... oh and I might just have to paint some more minis too!
These are great! Very cool use of the printer too. :)
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