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With the ship of the line project nearing completion, I am turning my attention to the next big assembly, utilizing my collection of Hexton Hills terrain tiles. These are 3d printed designs for terrain, intended for use in a large scale campaign map. It is a kickstarter I participated in some time ago, but have never really dug into. My intent has always been to recreate the Varisian map for Pathfinder in this format, as a large art piece for the gaming space. To start with though, I am going a bit smaller in scope, and creating a 3d Settlers…
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For several months now, I have been working on a 3d printed model of a classic sailing ship, opting for a overly large and complex model. Three masts, six sails, four decks, and a fully usable miniature scale design. Parts have been printed as a combination of resin for detail, or FDM for large basic pieces. However, one big piece is missing – a name for the ship. Looking for any suggestions from anyone viewers or our current players, ideally with a Pathfinder or Warhammer slant. Since I don’t have a specific use for the ship, other than a display…
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At this point, I am comfortable with our streaming schedule and the content itself – we have successfully streamed several sessions, including 2 of our Extinction Curse and 1 of our Carrion Crown campaigns. Certainly there are still technical challenges to be had, but the content itself is solid. These are published directly to YouTube, at the following URLs. Both campaigns run bi-weekly on Sundays, from 2 PM to 7 PM EST. We live stream for the duration, and anyone is welcome to join in to watch and participate – though admittedly our chat interaction is limited given the game…
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In my effort to address the audio issues of the last game, I am working on printing a set of low-profile microphone stands. Part of the issue is the need for more microphones – more mics, better sound in general. However, a mic cannot just lay on the table, and the existing tripods I have are small, but not small enough. In place, each microphone stands over the digital table screen and is ugly at least, a distraction at worst. With a little bit of searching, I found this design, which lowers the mic by about 6 inches, and should…
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After a long wait and much preparation, we finally kicked off our new campaign for Pathfinder, to tell the tale of the Carrion Crown. This is something that I have posted about numerous times, and it was the resumption of “normal” gaming in our Covid filled world. As planned, we had our full group of 10 players, which made for a rather crowded game. On the technology side, the stream configuration was acceptable. Graphics and video quality were good, except for two of the side players being out of frame for most of the game. Some of the graphics could…
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We are in the final week, in preparation for the upcoming Carrion Crown campaign. So far, the group has been very responsive on the various requirements and requests – everyone agrees that we need to run the story much more efficiently and their character development is a gain. I keep being impressed by the diversity and creativity in each of the characters, and in the painting of the figures themselves. As a check point, I have been configuring a several player tags for the stream, and posting them as they are each available. As a preview for the campaign, we…
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With the start of the school year, and associated Football and Marching Band commitments, we are altering our existing gaming schedule. The Warhammer RPG campaign is the unfortunate casualty, this campaign was going strong, but is being mothballed for the time being due to no room in the schedule. After November, when the schedule settles, we will re-visit. If we get an open evening in the meantime, all players are interested in continuing with an informal random schedule. The Pathfinder Extinction Curse is moving to bi-weekly on Sundays, starting this weekend on August 1. This long standing campaign has a…
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Scheduled a final technology test, utilizing our Extinction Curse campaign, for this coming Sunday, 2 PM to 7 PM EST. This is an unlisted YouTube live stream, not looking for a larger audience, but I am eager to hear about any feedback both pro and con with the configuration. My bigger concern is really at the streaming level – can my systems provide enough horsepower to handle the load acceptably. Much of the graphics will be different and modified, but the streaming itself will be similar. If you have the chance and interest, stop by and drop in a comment.…
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Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies
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