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Another week, another round of Star Wars Legion, with a Rebel force facing off against the Republic Clones. This battle was an interesting one, and definitely shows the strength of the clone mob, with their shared tokens and options. This was also our first time using the Yoda model, who was very beneficial as well. YouTube
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A recent acquisition for our Legion gaming is a new set of wireless microphones. The Rode Go II wireless microphones specifically, acquired thru an employee reward functionality thru work. Each of the devices is a small battery powered microphone/transmitter and a single receiver, with an estimated 5-6 hour battery life, and the receiver plugs into my audio recorder. The first games using this new technology will likely be recorded this coming weekend and will allow for a bit more movement on the part of the players. Right now, the existing mics are tethered to a cable, and the clips are…
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One challenge many gaming groups face is when real-life feelings, biases, rivalry’s, etc start to bleed into the game. Over my many years of gaming, I have seen quite a few extremes. In some cases, it disrupted the group and either the campaign folded, or the players no longer participated. In other cases, some discussion and awareness corrected the situation. Fortunately, in recent years, this problem has been very minimal. Most players just want to have a fun game and are perfectly willing to allow everyone a moment to shine when it’s their turn. The frequency of problems is low,…
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With our current Enemy Within campaign, the group managed to get themselves in a tight spot and were forced to separate when fleeing from Altdorf. This has resulted in different groups, playing at different times, with a split adventure. It has been very entertaining – each group has managed to find their own problems – but it has also fairly heavily dominated the week. A couple of the session videos are posted now, and we have another one being recorded tonight. After that, hopefully the group will be re-united and we can return to the regular schedule. Taking advantage of…
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My experimentation with release schedules seems to be helping somewhat with the visibility and engagement of the YouTube videos. Specifically, our most recent Battle Report (Episode II, Republic vs Empire) is now my fastest growing battle report, crossing the 1000 views line after only 5 days. Most of the other battle reports have hit the 300+ mark, and a few are close to 1000, but this is the first to break that milestone. All of which of course is a small target compared to many other channels, but for me and our little group, it brings a solid sense of…
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Got inspired over the weekend and worked on painting up my Rebel Fleet Troopers. Overall, I am rather happy with them. I also spent some side time to film the various stages, I am working on video content for that as well, if I can settle on a format that I am comfortable with – that would provide at least a color guide. I do not claim to be skilled enough to do a full tutorial, but perhaps I can inspire someone else to take the basic steps. Almost everything was done with Citadel Contrast paints, with only some texture…
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Have you had a burning desire to support the channel and efforts? If so, you are in luck, I have revised and updated, then re-launched the Patreon site. Now available is the option to support the channel in various tiers and brings along with it both early access to videos, access to Discord with special tiers, and Halfling13 swag for loyalty awards. The initial wave of postings has been made, and future updates will be available as videos and content are published. As always, I thank anyone for the effort and contribution, if you feel our material has some entertainment…
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Changing up my own publishing schedule and shifting to a Thursday evening release schedule. Fundamentally just experimenting with different days and times, trying to figure out the best time frame for viewers. My theory is that a Thursday afternoon would add more viewers during the day on Friday, but likely will try a different option in future weeks. This particular game session is episode II of our current season, with a battle between the Republic and the Empire. I have built up quite a bit of sessions at this point, so several additional episodes are already editing and ready to…
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