# Worlds in Amber > Creations by July Finn ## Posts - [More Photos from ArcaneCon](https://worldsinamber.net/more-photos-from-arcanecon/): I’ve collected a number of photos together here from several sources (with permission) of ArcaneCon 2025. This is part of my ongoing effort to make memories like this available outside of social media platforms. Although posts on private sites like this inevitably attract less attention and views than those on social media, they remain free and available long after posts on those platforms have been lost in the shuffle. Posting them here instead also gives no corporations any legal ownership or use of them, unlike all major social media platforms. These first pictures are from Albion. He graciously captured some […] - [ArcaneCon and the Joy of Community](https://worldsinamber.net/arcanecon-and-the-joy-of-community/): I happily spent the past two days at Arcane Con hosted by Arcane Sword Press. It’s a small show local to me that focuses on the OSR side of tabletop gaming. I’ve played a few OSR games and enjoyed them immensely, but that’s not why I was there. Tucked into the back of the venue, down a hallway and a flight of stairs, was the War Room. The venue for the show is a large church in Northampton, MA, but the War Room was far from large. About forty of us miniature gaming nerds were sequestered here from the larger […] - [Miniatures for Heretic! and More](https://worldsinamber.net/miniatures-for-heretic-and-more/): I’ve updated the Gallery with some of my recent miniature work. Most of it focuses on Heretic and the miniatures I’ve created to run that game at the upcoming ArcaneCon in Northampton Massachusetts. There are also pieces for Flames of Orion and Gaslands. I wanted to share some insight into the story and process that went into these pieces here, but please check out the gallery for more detailed photography. Heretic! I created four teams of three miniatures each for Heretic, as well as two Authority figures. The Chainbreakers A group of queer revolutionaries fighting for the end of mass […] - [Mossweave Display Base](https://worldsinamber.net/mossweave-display-base/): A couple of months ago I had the chance to attend Under the Dice Fest, a small convention in Connecticut about an hour from my home. I didn’t realize until after I made the plans how incredible the event would be! Around 200 artists and tabletop punks from all over the world crammed into an elks lodge in Enfield to celebrate each other and their passion. I’ve never been to a convention that felt so personal and yet so full of action and art. My hat’s off to the Hive Scum crew for organizing such an amazing weekend, and I’ll […] - ['Heretic!' is Released!](https://worldsinamber.net/heretic-is-released/): Click here to download Heretic! for free! With a short but intense development period over with, my miniature game Heretic! is now released for free as part of the Noncombat Tabletop One Page Peacejam! The result of the jam is the second volume of the NCT Almanac, an online zine focused on games that seek to tell interesting stories without violence. You can download the whole zine (about 45 games!) here, and you can join the amazing folks over at the NCT Discord here! The concept for Heretic came to me very suddenly one day at work about two months […] - [Tutorial: Building a Monument for Heretic!](https://worldsinamber.net/tutorial-building-a-monument-for-heretic/): If you play any tabletop miniature games set in towns or cities you probably have everything you need to play Heretic, my upcoming miniatures game already. The game can be played with any miniatures and any urban terrain, but there is one more specific requirement: you’ll need a monument. Now again, you likely already have something that fits the bill. Statues, obelisks, standing stones, or any number of other pieces work perfectly well as long as they have a footprint of roughly 2″x2″. However, for those that don’t already have such a piece, or want to create something especially themed […] - [Tutorial: Texture Swatches](https://worldsinamber.net/tutorial-texture-swatches/): For the past few years, I’ve been gradually adding to a monstrous pile of unpainted terrain I call Sector 32. There are a lot of pieces, mostly representing grimdark scifi ruins. I’ve waited to paint all of these pieces for two reasons: Well, the crafting stage is finally getting far too close to completion to ignore. My original plan was to make enough terrain to fill a 3’x3′ table, and the things I’ve made could easily accommodate a game three times that size. That means I have to start planning my paint scheme in earnest if I ever want to […] - [Trench Crusade and Loving Imperfect Games](https://worldsinamber.net/trench-crusade-and-loving-imperfect-games/): Trench Crusade is a Big Deal If you’ve paid any attention to the miniature gaming scene in the past year you’re already well aware of how massive this game’s popularity and influence have become in a short span of time, but why? Well, the game has style. Mike Franchina’s art brings the exciting darkness of settings like Warhammer into a more grounded, historical context. Real-world iconography and brutal imagery make the game impactful, tangible, and invite you to imagine your own artistic twists on the concepts it brings forward. If you’re a nerd about the history of tabletop games Trench […] - [Work in Progress](https://worldsinamber.net/work-in-progress/): I’ve half-finished a lot of things. Terrrain, kitbashes, paintjobs, illustrations, rulesets, campaigns… the list goes on. Those are just the directly hobby related things, of course. Most piles of shame are built from projects yet to begin, but mine is filled with projects yet to be finished. Midway through something it’s easy to lose motivation, especially if the part you enjoy the most is behind you. This website serves a few purposes for me, but one of the most important ones is reminding myself how satisfying finishing something can be. It’s like a digital display case, proving to myself that […] ## Pages - [Games](https://worldsinamber.net/games/): Originally titled ‘Heretic!’ This one page game was developed for the One Page Peacejam organized by the NonCombat Tabletop community. Heretik is a setting-agnostic 28mm skirmish game that sees players avoiding state violence and other factions while trying to hang up revolutionary posters. The game is still being expanded and added to when time allows. Read More about Heretik: Downloads: A simple, silly, and spicy drawing game created in a day and refined for the 2025 One Page Peacejam. The game has players working together to satisfy the whims of a spoiled prince at his royal birthday by drawing outlandish […] - [Miniatures - 2025](https://worldsinamber.net/gallery/miniatures-2025/): << Back to Miniatures Heretic! Teams and Authority In preparation for ArcaneCon I created four heavily kitbashed and scratch-built teams for Heretic!Each team was given backstory and a political motivation tying them to a real-world issue. Along with the protesters, two Authority figures were created. Gaslands Truck – The Toxic Queen I built this miniature out of a basic Matchbox truck in early 2018 but didn’t paint it until this year. Because I was so happy with the underlying model, I tried very hard to do it justice with the paintjob. I used visible brush strokes, vivid colors, and a […] - [Miniatures - Older](https://worldsinamber.net/gallery/miniatures-older/): << Back to Miniatures Nolzur’s Giant A giant from Wizards of the Coast painted for a local competition (it won!). Doing a snow base is a lot of fun. Calixis Squad I’ve never actually been a 40k player, though I’ve collected any number of models, codexes, rulebooks etc. When Shadow War Armageddon was released, I jumped at the chance to try something casual and skirmish-level in the universe, so I painted these stern blokes up in a weekend. The storage box is a cheap brand of “Tabac” from the Calixis sector, complete with imperial customs seal. I bought some rolling […] - [Newsletter](https://worldsinamber.net/newsletter/): [newsletter] - [Contact](https://worldsinamber.net/contact/): Got something to say to me? Fire away! - [Miniatures](https://worldsinamber.net/gallery/miniatures-2/): << Back to Gallery - [Terrain](https://worldsinamber.net/gallery/terrain-2/): << Back to Gallery Fantasy Because of its more organic shapes, I prefer working in XPS foam for fantasy terrain over materials like styrene or lasercut MDF. As always when building terrain, the actual materials are pretty varied. Cardboard, metal beads, balsa and basswood, toothpicks, and other bits and bobs are all used to tie things together. I try with my stonework to avoid simple, flat grays in favor of more complex mottled colors. This adds both realism and visual interest to what would otherwise be defined purely by its shape. Post Apocalyptic The Big Bore Wasteland is an alternate […] - [Illustration](https://worldsinamber.net/gallery/illustration/): << Back to Gallery Cartography I have a bit of a fascination with maps, as anyone who’s seen my bookshelves will attest to. Like so many others, I spent a long time as a youngling poring over the maps at the beginnings of fantasy novels. I’d trace the journey of the heroes and marvel at lands and landmarks yet to be explored. As an adult, I’ve made any number of my own settings real by mapping them out. These are some of the more satisfying projects I’ve had the pleasure of illustrating. Character Sheets I love creating custom character sheets […] - [Misc. Work](https://worldsinamber.net/gallery/misc-work/): << Back to Gallery This replica of a “False Alarm” from the film Labyrinth was created for a friend in 2019. It’s built almost entirely out of XPS foam. Lasercut magnetic dungeon tiles made with veneered MDF. Designed for a more abstract experience when running grid-based RPG encounters. - [Gallery](https://worldsinamber.net/gallery/) - [Blog](https://worldsinamber.net/blog/): Blog - [About](https://worldsinamber.net/about/): I’m July Finn I’ve been making art for the tabletop for decades. I believe that tabletop gaming has the potential to inspire artistic expression like nothing else out there. Miniature terrain is one of my great passions. There’s nothing quite like combining all of the materials and techniques I’ve assembled to give a piece realism, impact, durability, and playability. Do you have a terrain project in mind that you need help with? Let’s talk! I also dabble in miniature painting, sculpting, and illustration (especially maps!). To see some of my work, check out the gallery. I hope you’ll find something […] - [Home](https://worldsinamber.net/) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)