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For something completely different, we nearly added a 3rd dog to our family today. My wife, on the way to drop off the son at school, found a labrador puppy wandering the streets loose. Preventing the inevitable roadside collision, she picked it up and brought it home. There, our other dogs, Scully (a small terrier mix), and Mulder (our recent Boxer addition), eagerly accepted the new addition to the family. In keeping with the theme I quickly dubbed him “Skinner”, though I was then informed that he was actually a she. Regardless, Skinner had been selected, and would have become…
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Continued our Kingmaker campaign on Sunday, with the full crowd this time. Having established themselves at Oleg’s Trading Post, the group started their exploration, and located a giant spider nest nearby. Deciding it was best to investigate and eliminate the threat, they initially were attacked by a single spider – which was defeated rather easily. A bit overconfident, the war priest and fighter jumped down the hole, tumbling to the bottom deep inside the warren. Rather immediately they were set upon by the rest of the spider’s colony, and quickly overwhelmed. The rest of the group, a bit more cautious…
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Switching topics over to the video game arena, today is the release of the long awaited Atlas 1.5 “MegaUpdate”. If you are not familiar with Atlas, it is a survival sandbox game with a pirate theme – and one that continues to hold the attention of our family. Up until recently, we were playing on the official PVE servers, but with the announcement of this update a few weeks ago, they also added a planned wipe. This seemed like a good opportunity to swap worlds, and we moved over to a Patreon-funded IronGeeks server set. Here we have rebuilt our…
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Second attempt at a custom wax stamp, and second failure – though there is notable improvement. With a much more robust handle and base, the PLA did not warp and melt this time, which is an improvement. And with some internet suggestions of oiling the surface, the wax did not stick as much. However, the oil apparently was only on the surface, so once the wax entered the pattern itself, it locked itself in immediately. This of course then destroyed the impression (and the stamp). Going to reprint the stamp, and then try brushing oil on the surface (instead of…
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A while ago, I posted a wax stamp handout I had created for our Pathfinder campaign – some formal writs of authority the group was granted. At the time, I ended up with a compromise solution – a basic store-bought stamp of a generic pattern and “flexible” wax. The result was workable, but not quite the feel I was going for. Since then, I did a bit of research, and have acquired proper “brittle” wax. I have also come up with a design for a custom stamp, which I can print in the 3d printer. Gave the new materials a…
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As planned, we tackled Quest 9 (“The Hellhole”) of Zombicide: Black Plague over the weekend. And as before, we started off rough, and then restarted – in this case, the group opened the first door directly into an Abomination. Without any gear or dragon bile, we all agreed to reset and restart. The second attempt was much cleaner – although the beast did appear near the same spot, it was quite a bit later in the game.
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Planning another round of Zombicide: Black Plague this Sunday, with an attempt at Quest 9 (The Hellhole) with the group. This is another hard mission (second to the last), with a mechanics twist that should prove a bit challenging. Most of the board is relatively straight forward, but there is a timer and timing mechanism that will be interesting to see play out. Based on Quest 8, the group is more than capable, assuming they can move quickly and efficiently. I am planning on another recording session, to continue testing my processes, and will post the event after some basic…
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Our third group is another family of three, and veterans of our prior campaign Craig is playing Kyras, a Half-Elf Inquisitor of Iomedae. Craig has painted figures before, but I honestly am not sure if he painted this one, or it was pre-painted. Either way, the figure is well done, and represents his character well. In the prior story, Craig played the Paladin, who was a bit handcuffed by his morals. This time, he prefers to handcuff the foes and enemies. Jenny is playing Marra, a Halfling Divine Defender Paladin of Erastil. This one I know is a pre-painted option,…
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