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This weekend sees a return to our Carrion Crown campaign, following numerous conflicts over the last several weeks. I was going to pre-schedule a live stream on YouTube, but apparently a recent update has removed that option. Yes, we will be gaming, and there will be a live stream, but I can’t apparently pre-publish any longer. Tune in around 2 PM EST for the stream, if interested, always looking for potential viewers. Halfling13_Hobbies – YouTube This particular session is number 6 for Chapter 1. In theory, this may wrap up Chapter 1, though given our typical progress I expect it…
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After the one-sided battle last week, we have challenged ourselves to repeat the battle, with lessons learned. Per our house standard, the victor (myself with Separatists) have not modified the force, while the loser (Republic) has made some adjustments. With those changes, a bit more time to analyze and consider the battlefield, and (hopefully) a change of luck, we will see what the impact to the game is. The field itself is set up to be as similar to before as possible – though likely still with a bit too much terrain. Mission objectives remain the same as well –…
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After our extended October break, we resumed gaming with a kick off of Chapter 4 of the Extinction Curse campaign – Siege of the Dinosaurs. The group is now level 12, and traveling up the coast of the Starstone Isles to Willowside to investigate the final Aeon Tower and the events of the new region. For the story, I am departing a bit from the published adventure – per the official story, the circus continues to occupy the group and is part of the draw of the northern region. But for our group, the circus has become a forgotten remnant…
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As planned, we played our latest round of Star Wars Legion. Not as planned, it turned out to be an overwhelming CIS victory, with the Galactic Republic surrendering midway thru turn 2. I don’t necessarily agree with the “lost cause” nature of the fight at that point, but it was certainly heavily slanted, and highly unlikely to have a change in direction. Functionally, it was a culmination of lots of bad luck – starting with mission selection. As the Blue player, I had to advantage on the mission options, having a slightly smaller force of 798 to 800. After removing…
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With October over, it brings with it a change in the seasons, and an end to sports activities with the kids – both Football and Marching Band are now completed. It also brings a more open schedule, allowing for more gaming, meaning a return to our regularly scheduled games. In particular, we have our ongoing Extinction Curse campaign, happening again this coming Sunday. This has been on standby for several sessions due to illnesses and numerous conflicts in scheduling. At this stage, we are just starting Chapter 4, which did provide for a very nice stopping point in the campaign…
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With my local group, I have started a series of games on Wednesday, which I am titling as Warfare Wednesdays. These are intended to be exclusively wargames – Legion, Armada, X-Wing, or similar games, able to be played with a small group and not take up multiple sessions. Last week, we played a 400 pt game of Armada, this week will be Star Wars Legion. The first game with Armada saw my Rebel fleet facing off against Thad’s Imperial fleet. Despite his lack of experience, he managed to pull out a victory as the Rebels deployed poorly, and sacrificed a…
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With the end of the football season, and various other conflicts, it looks like our upcoming game schedule is being disrupted more than a little. This coming weekend we have a potential birthday conflict, then Halloween interferes with the other game. I am working with the players to see what options we have for rescheduling or if we will keep with the current calendar, but it may mean further delays before the new table can be put fully to use. Fortunately, the end of football season also brings a loosening of the evening calendar, so I am working to pull…
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An update on our growing memento board for our gaming activities. I saw this concept on one (or several) youtube channels, and thought it was a good idea – a bulletin board to collect postings and handouts from past games. In concept, it will continue to grow and evolve as games go by, and provide a memory device for the players to recall past glories (or defeats). At this point, it is mainly filled with some of our Warhammer RPG game, an old Kingmaker Pathfinder game, and a few reference tables for games. There is also a rather busy collection…
Halfling13 Hobbies
Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies
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