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Up until yesterday, I had hopes that we would be able to continue with the face to face gaming schedule. Unfortunately, as the reality sets in, this is becoming less likely, so I am taking steps now to convert to online formats. I have configured a Discord server for our use, for voice chat. Conceivable it will be usable for video as well, but prior efforts have shown that to be difficult and unreliable. I have also configured our Fantasy Grounds instance for multiple players – fortunately with my Unity Ultimate license there is no additional cost required. The big…
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As the Coronavirus continues to demolish the economy and most social interaction, I am working to proactively protect our hobby and gaming efforts. To this end, although we have not yet stopped our current live games, I am putting together processes to migrate to an online format. Fortunately these days, online RPG tools are abundant and fairly solid. We will be converting voice and chat to a Discord format – we used this previously for a Shadowrun campaign and it was rather successful. At the time, I was overly optimistic and opted for video conferencing – that wasn’t too useful.…
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With Ohio declaring a school closing schedule thanks to Covid, and my travel being suspended for the foreseeable future, I expect I will have more than a bit of time for terrain building and painting. Fortunately, the Clorehaven Tavern print is just about done – I am finishing up the doors and accessories this evening. The next stage will of course be painting and decorations, which likely will take a couple of days by itself. The model ran for just shy of 5 print-days, with a total mass so far of 850 grams. To the credit of the printer, none…
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In an effort to continue the 3d printing, I was convinced to explore larger options for filament – specifically larger rolls of 1.75mm filament. To that end, I purchased a 5 kg spool from Gizmodorks. However, my current storage option is a bit too tiny for the oversized bulk of the new spool. More importantly, it is located high above the printer, and I am rather concerned about a structural failure resulting in printer damage. Pictured is the full spool, next to a Godzilla plushy for scale. Assuming I can sort a reliable way to feed the filament into the…
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Thanks to ongoing Coronavirus concerns, work has decided to suspend all non-critical travel for the foreseeable future. The good news is that I no longer have to travel to Toledo frequently, the bad news is the outbreak continues to cause escalating disruptions. This may give me more time for hobby efforts, at least until we are forced to suspend our gatherings as well.
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Episode 1 of the 2nd Chapter (Cult of Cinders) of our Age of Ashes campaign is being released now on YouTube. If you are a supporter on Patreon, you can view the content up to two weeks early. Otherwise, the content will be released in pieces over the next couple of weeks. If you are not a supporter, but find some entertainment in my content, please consider a subscription. Or at least drop a comment to leave constructive feedback so I can improve what I am publishing. Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/halfling13 YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEaR1aYMgQE2UYsOU8coklQ/
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A happy birthday to my youngest, who achieves another year today. Although I am traveling yet again, hopefully he had some fun with his friends at school. Next week we are set to celebrate a bit better as a family, and perhaps even give him some presents. Ben has been gaming with us now in our Age of Ashes campaign since the start, and though he was hesitant, had learned the mechanics very quickly. He is always all about the process and mechanics, so he catches my occasional mistakes fairly easily.
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As part of the Cult of Cinders chapter for the Age of Ashes, one of the goals of the group is to destroy or disable a series of Dragon Idols constructed by the Charu-ka and Boggards. This towers are magical, and have caused the Ekujae Elves to go blind whenever they approach (along with a few other surprises). Unfortunately, such a central terrain piece is not readily available for printing or purchase, so I had to get a bit creative and design one myself. Admittedly I am mixing cultures quite a bit, since I used an existing model of a…
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