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This week we have new sessions coming for both the Pathfinder 2e Kingmaker campaign, as well as our ongoing Warhammer FRP The Enemy Within storyline. Both as usual will be available Friday morning. I am happy to see our audience has grown slightly again, with a larger number of views on recent episodes. Our Traveller Shadowrun campaign, The Pirates of Drinax, unfortunately is going into cold storage. We haven’t abandoned the storyline or characters, but our gaming schedule continues to be disrupted. Over the past 12 sessions, we have ended up only holding 4 of those sessions, meaning a lot…
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If you play tabletop strategy games, you likely know the challenge of identifying different squads of infantry. Either the models are the same build, the weapons are similar, or the painting is similar, and when the units get bunched together, it is hard to separate which soldiers go with which squad. Or you don’t have time to paint and are fielding squads of gray plastic in an informal battle. The solution for me at least in the past has been to either paint the rim of the base different colors or highlight a portion of the model with different colors…
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Recently, I have been inspired to branch out into new gaming, because of course I have nothing but free time and lots of disposable income (neither accurate). I have always been curious about the Bolt Action tabletop wargame, which as I understand has been going strong for many years. At this point, at the end of September, they are releasing a new version of the rules (version 3), which gave me enough motivation to finally get involved. Unlike Star Wars Legion, Bolt Action focuses on historic units and factions, specifically around World War II time frames. Think typical Axis and…
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Since apparently my plan for slate and cork coasters is on hold due to indefinite shipping delays for the blanks at Amazon, I focused in on my Reindeer Flight gift box design instead. This is something I made last year for the wife as a give-away to family, designed to hold 6 festive bottles of beverages. Rather complex design, making sure all the cuts and angles work out, but a fairly simple assembly. Last year, the design worked well – I made several and they were all successful. This year however when I went to remake them, some of the…
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With the new laser, I am looking into alternate product lines. I have revised and renewed a couple older projects, but I am looking at several designs for drink coasters as an expansion. I have always been entertained by various designs, typically meme-inspired. And with a faster and more capable laser, I am having a bit of fun creating a few options. In particular, I am looking at very basic cork coasters, and a bit more high-end slate coasters. Admittedly the market is saturated with both (so lots of competition), but there is also an infinite number of designs and…
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I made the dive into a larger world, and upgraded the current Laser cutting setup with a new machine. Previously, all my projects ran with an xTool D1 Pro, with a basic 10W LED laser. I had the option at the time for the 40W, but opted for the lower power mainly due to cost, but also since it has a much more precise laser dot. However, where I messed up was not realizing that acrylic is a challenge (or impossible) for LED lasers to cut, which was one of the main projects I wanted to be able to do.…
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After quite a bit of quiet time, I am renewing my Patreon site for sponsorship. About a year or so ago, I dropped Patreon as a bit of experiment, since I didn’t have any supporters anyway, and switched instead to a YouTube Membership format. This made it easier to update and post, as well as to allow early releases. However, after another bunch of content, the situation hasn’t changed (still no supporters, which is fine). I suspect part of the issue is that YouTube Memberships are strange to a lot of people – virtually every video I watch instead points…
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Following the recent Gencon convention, I obtained a copy of Mothership, which is one I have been considering for quite some time. I have heard a great many good things about it, and I am always looking for newer systems with unique twists to the game. Happily, I was not disappointed, and I am working on a set of one-shot adventurers for the October/November time frame. More information to come on that. One of the big systems in Mothership is the rules on Stress, or what would have been Insanity in Call of Cthulhu or other older games. This is…
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Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies
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