IDOLS of TORMENT By Black Magic Craft Coming Soon!
April 1, 2022 by brennon
IDOLS of TORMENT is a new skirmish game coming from Black Magic Craft. The game is set to arrive on Kickstarter soon and offers up a fascinatingly dark fantasy game that encourages you to dive in and craft your own miniatures.
IDOLS of TORMENT Teaser Trailer // Black Magic Craft
The game is set in a strange and dark world where there is no heaven and no hell. The ruins of these realms now harbour the lost souls of humans who are fed upon by eight different Orders.
IDOLS of TORMENT Book Preview // Black Magic Craft
The game uses polyhedral dice that will be familiar to those who have played roleplaying games. This then feeds nicely into the focus of the game, to create thematic and immersive gameplay rather than a competitive environment. It's dark and twisted Fantasy storytelling.
The game features some interesting elements like a deck of Tarot-sized cards that reveal new events each turn. This dictates what the Cosmic Realm and The Primordials are up to in the background, changing up gameplay and tipping the balance in favour of each player at any moment.
IDOLS of TORMENT Gameplay // Black Magic Craft
You can learn more about the game and what Black Magic Craft has lined up in the video down below...
IDOLS of TORMENT Miniatures Reveal // Black Magic Craft
This video also showed off the brand new miniatures that Black Magic Craft are working on alongside Crippled God Foundry. Whilst the game has been designed to be miniature agnostic, the miniatures representing The Lost in-game can be represented by some stunning sculpts. You could kit-bash your own of course!
LOST Miniatures // Crippled God Foundry
As you can see from the miniatures that were printed off above, the team at Black Magic Craft and Crippled God Foundry have done a great job. I like that these lost souls have retained that human look to them, rather than being turned into anything ghostly. It reminds me of classic artwork representing both heaven and hell in paintings from the Renaissance.
These miniatures are going to be available to download and print at home. BUT, they are also going to be made as part of a plastic kit which is pretty cool! So, if you don't have access to a 3D Printer, you'll still be able to get your hands on these.
I am particularly interested in the game and I think it's neat to see another indie title coming out that focuses on being creative with your miniatures.
Are you going to be watching out for more on this game in the future?
"I think it's neat to see another indie title coming out that focuses on being creative with your miniatures..."
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I don’t know. It feels like he’s chasing after what Vince Venturella and Uncle Atom (from Tabletop Minions) with their game “Reign in Hell” already did. But this one isn’t 100% miniature agnostic?
Also I recently unsubbed from his channel because it became a “we paint this weeks 3D print sponsor” and not much else. It was more crafty when I discovered the channel. Feels all… I don’t want to say soulless but like the passion is gone? I wish him all the best but this is not mine. :S
You can make The Lost using whatever figures you like – but I think they were just quite happy that they’d made such a neat range of miniatures and I like that they directly fit the theme of the game. I’ll make that clearer in the article.
But yeah – you could use whatever you like.
I’m interested to see gameplay as it is tickling more of that dark and twisted itch I have at the moment.
Twisted itch? You might want to see your doctor then 😉
Same here, I’ve also found myself unsubbing to various channels i used to enjoy that are now “we paint this weeks 3D print sponsor”.
This game shares little to noting mechanically with Reign in Hell. Thematically it’s completely different as well other than the connection of “hell” which isn’t even the setting of our game. Different setting, different vibe, and completely different mechanics.
As for passion, well this is a pure passion project. I’d encourage you to watch the recent video about this minis and try to say my passion is gone.
If you’re not interested in the game that’s totally cool, but I want to clear up any misconceptions.
Hey Jeremy, please let me rephrase my words (and do pleas keep in mind English isn’t my first language so that adds to the “bad” part of communication via the interwebs) I’m not saying you don’t have any passion for your hobby but it shifted to a direction where I’m not following. (3D printing for example) When I watched your first videos it was crafting and building and making weird stuff. And now all you seem to do is paint 3D printed minis of “this weeks sponsors” or make a “custom piece of terrain” that then just happens to accommodate… Read more »
fantastic figures.