PPP was a monthly column that I did at RPGnet for nine installments in 2003-4. I offered regular helpings of paper miniatures, along with characters seeds, patter, and bonus content.

Wayward Halflings (July 2003) [column|file]

Burkin Son of Brakin Kegtapper was a character I ran in a D&D game circa 1998. He was part of a typical fantasy party with humans and an elf or two. When I imagined him in an all-halfling party, the other two figures naturally followed as contrasts.

Inmates at Happyglen (August 2003) [column|file]

The censor and the bust are prime examples of a strategy I used several times while making the column: Two or more distinct figures from one and a fraction's worth of art.

Seasoned Pirates (September 2003) [column|file]

Pico is a character I drew when doing sketches for the first PPP column-- he provides a tie-in to the column's halfling meta-plot.

Biotech Office Party (October 2003) [column|file]

This set was inspired in part by an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Colonial Marines (November 2003) [column|file]

Cpl Harman is a character I ran in a Colonial Marines campaign in the mid 1990s. The platoon was repeatedly thinned out by violence, and she managed to finagle a promotion to sargeant before the campaign ended. PFC Delgado is inspired by my brother's character.

Goblin Wolf Herd (December 2003) [column|file]

This is the first installment that wasn't already on the drawing board when I started the column. The theme is a riff on a request. The mounts are designed in a way suggested by Glen Barnett.

The Masque of Amontillado (January 2004) [column|file]

I started out intending to draw some figures from a masquerade. Once I decided on the Poe theme, the rest followed naturally enough.

Secret Identities (February 2004) [column|file]

This comes with rules for the game Four-color Six-siders, the first bonus content since the Pirate Action Table.

The Stalkerwolf (March 2004) [column|file]

The downloads were laid out using a number of freeware fonts, including Jakob Fischer's Sweet as Candy (Pizza Dude), SJohn Ross' Dirty Headline (Cumberland Fontworks), and my own Memo to Self (Font Monkey).