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Breaching the Rift is released!

That’s right, after years of working on it and countless setbacks including the Pandemic and having  dedicated Breaching the Rift domain hacked, it is finally released into the wild. It feels like its been a long time coming, but now it’s actually here and you can download it on the store.

What is Breaching the Rift?

Breaching the Rift is a 1:56 scale (28mm) table top skirmish wargame where teams vie against each other to achieve their set goals. It is based in a science fiction universe of the same name that has been in development in one form or another since 1996 with the first short story written as a part of a college project by creator John “Howrith” Bryan. From there it continued to grow with races, worlds, stories and universe changing events that sets the stage for the current conflicts and adventures.

You get to play one of the four factions (at the time of writing this only two factions are available to play in V1-230624) in the current version of the game. Though not all the miniatures in our range are currently included in the rule set they will become available to play as the rules are updated and expanded upon.

 

So, what are you waiting for. Go and download the free rules, today. Join us as we expand upon the rich universe and take the steps towards Breaching the Rift.

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Gnomes, the game

Saluting Gnome.At the end of 2023 we started a plan to release an expandable skirmish game with future releases planned. The game had to be fun and tongue in cheek. We laid out ideas, but something was missing. A setting. When we settled on Gnomes we didn’t want to create the foot tall garden Gnomes that we see all the time. The game idea was for a 1:1 scale skirmish game and the Gnomes universe fit this idea perfectly. With this “life size” scale being the target our Gnomes now came in at just over an inch in height.

We wanted Gnomes to be playable on any surface. In the house. Outside. The location would be up to the players imagination. With the lore for the world of Gnomes being a constantly evolving the skies the limit! Want to play in a Gnomish settlement? Build it and bring it to life.

Making Gnomes

Playtesting Gnomes with cardboard meeple.
Playtesting Gnomes with cardboard meeple.

As all of the miniature production is in-house we were able to speed up the production and reduce costs. Similarly the artwork, a sketch-style art decided upon specifically due to time constraints, created by the games creator. Now everything could be iterated quickly and artwork colourised once the final sketches were locked in. During the initial play testing we used cardboard meeples with the initial troupe sketches printed on them. We would also print out the stats, rules and note down changes to the final rules.

Finally, on February 1st 2024, Gnomes the skirmish game was released and available to purchase through the www.gydran.studio web store. We are continuing to work on expansions and lore for the ever growing rich world of “Gnome Hold Sagas” and the skirmish game. With multiple new Gnomes already underway and artwork being created all the time. You can join in the journey as we bring more of Gnome Hold Sagas to life via our Patreon page or or social media pages.

 

Learn more

You can also find out more by visiting the official Gnome Hold Sagas page. You can also join the conversation over on the Facebook page too where people can upload pictures of their painted miniatures and ask questions from myself an other people who follow and play the game. There is also an official Gnome Hold Sagas website where you can visit to download printable materials, find out news about the project and find out the answers to frequently asked questions.

You can find some galleries below.
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Gnomes: Launch day

Gnomes is a small-scale skirmish game between opposing Gnomish holds.

Hi all, welcome to the first post on the newly active Gnomes pages here at Gydran Studio. It’s been a long while coming, but it’s finally here, LAUNCH DAY!!!

Over the last year I have been shaping and moulding the proto-idea that was Gnomes into something tangible. During Christmas 2022 I was wracking my brains as to how to bring a long standing idea to life, and then it struck me… Gnomes. They were the perfect pint sized mayhem makers to insert into a newly formed universe of their own. From there the idea grew with background and factions… even creatures that inhabit the world, evolved due to the mere existence of Gnomes.

There is so much to explore in this world and my mind is awash with ideas of how these potentially complex interactions between the Gnomes and the rest of the world could play out and the effect it has had on the world at large. It’s all here in my noggin, and I have got the first tentative steps now down in the Gnomes Rulebook. Over the next weeks and months I’ll be working on more of the expansive world and even bringing some new characters to life. However, you’ll just have to wait and look out for that as and when I release it.

If you want to keep up with the games development you can either sign up to my newsletter, follow me on our social media platforms, or join me on Patreon where I update on the projects ongoing progress whenever I can, and way ahead of any other social media platform posts.

For now that’s it, and here’s to the start of something fun. Gnomes the game. Available from 19:00 GMT today, 01-02-2024.

John

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10 Years plus of Gydran Studio

On April 9th of this year (2023) Gydran Studio turned 10 years old. Unfortunately there were a lot of things happening at the time and we missed celebrating it. However, we have decided to make a bigger thing of it next year with our 10 years (+1) anniversary.

We will be releasing our first limited edition miniature that will be available free to our patrons over on Patreon as a part of the celebration. However, don’t dismay if you don’t follow us on Patreon as you will be able to purchase a copy from the webstore, but only during the April 2024 period. After this the miniature will no longer be available. What will the miniature be? Well, that’s going to be a surprise; though if you are one of our Patrons you will be able to see the process of bringing it to life from design to the finished model. Another great reason to follow us on Patreon.

As well as the limited edition miniature there will be giveaways/competitions and discounts to be had all throughout the month of April. The last 10 years have been a crazy ride from the companies inception to now with a lot of crazy and sad things going on. We hope you join us and look forward to celebrating 10 years and many many more in the future.

John

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Changes to pricings

Crisis Armour Troops price drop.
Many more prices have dropped across the store.

We have rolled back prices on some of our ranges, just in time for Christmas. The last few years have been hard for us all and even though Gydran has felt the pinch too we want to give something back to all of you lovely people that have supported us through these hard times. We have dropped the prices on a vast number of our miniatures such as the Crisis Armour squad going from £30 down to £22.79 which is the lowest price we’ve ever sold it at.

Why have we done this?

Gydran has been going for over 8 years at this point and we have had a lot of long term support from our customers. We find ourselves in strange times with various hard hitting events taking place. Where as a lot of other miniature manufacturers have raised their prices we couldn’t in good conscience do this, so instead we decided to go the other way and give something back to those that have helped to keep the lights on in Gydran and help to keep our dream moving forward.

We’ll be re-evaluating more of our range over the remaining days of 2021 and as we go through Christmas and new expect to see other special offers and changes to our range of miniatures. So, keep checking back, or sign up to our newsletter, for more news and updates. We don’t like to spam so you’ll only get notified once a new news article like this one is released, we have a sale on or there is some monumental news going out that we want to share with you first.

On a personal level I want to thank everyone that has supported us over the years. It feels very weird to have not been at shows having a laugh with you all and talking about all thing miniatures and Gydran. I’m hoping to see you all more in 2022 so keep checking the Events Page to see where we’ll be next year. The last thing for me to say is an early Merry Christmas to you all, and lets all spread some Christmas cheer so we can enter into 2022 with miniature induced smiles on our faces.

John