From the monthly archives: January 2021

Session Recap – World of Weirth – LFG Campaign Episode 17

By On 20 January 02021 · Leave a Comment · In Low Fantasy Gaming Compatible, OSR - Old School Rules, World of Weirth

The World of Weirth is a setting much like a Hyborian Age, with danger at every turn, Swords & Sorcery magic, demons and mad prophets.
Tribes Of Gnolls And Nomads roam the savanna, while peasants and hedge wizards hide behind the walls of even the meanest thorp. A powerful Ley Line crosses the land, […]

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Cthulhu in Casablanca – the Setup

By On 19 January 02021 · Leave a Comment · In Gaming Community, Miniatures, Pulp Alley

The scenario will be built on this layout from a Con event I ran a while back. I have some new terrain (WIP) that I’ll be adding, to make the Market Square a little smaller and add some Maze-like areas.

 

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Session Recap – World of Weirth – LFG Campaign Episode 16

By On 13 January 02021 · Leave a Comment · In Low Fantasy Gaming Compatible, OSR - Old School Rules, World of Weirth

The World of Weirth is a setting much like a Hyborian Age, with danger at every turn, Swords & Sorcery magic, demons and mad prophets.
Tribes Of Gnolls And Nomads roam the savanna, while peasants and hedge wizards hide behind the walls of even the meanest thorp. A powerful Ley Line crosses the land, […]

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Resin Ships and Pewter Men

By On 11 January 02021 · Leave a Comment · In Miniatures, Workbench

Several years ago I backed a kickstarter for a skirmish game called Blood & Plunder.
The minis were pretty cool, but I was busy with work, and then moving to another state as my wife had been transferred for her work.

Part of the kickstarter was getting a GREAT deal on some resin sailing […]

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Discipline and Focus – Part Two

By On 6 January 02021 · Leave a Comment · In Journaling, Personal Updates

Part of my personal fitness routine is tracking some aspects of my day-to-day life, mainly for feedback purposes. I can see when I don’t get enough sleep, for instance, and my mood and productivity suffer.
I track these categories in my Bullet Journal (ideally every morning and evening), as you can see here:

Meditation […]

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Cthulhu in Casablanca – A Series

By On 3 January 02021 · Leave a Comment · In Miniatures, Pulp Alley, Workbench

I have been working on an idea for a Pulp Alley-based skirmish game based on 1930s Investigators and Cultists and Deep Ones battling in the streets and markets of Casablanca for years.

I have old pics on flickr documenting the slow, incremental progress…that simply stopped about three years ago when I had some health issues. […]

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My 2021 Planner – Discipline and Focus for the Coming Year

By On 2 January 02021 · Leave a Comment · In Journaling, Paper Planner, Periodic Review, Personal Updates

I have a bit of Seasonal Affective Disorder, and December is the worst time of year for me. Discipline and Focus are not my strong suits in any case, but this time of year is a train wreck. (NOTE: I started this in October, it’s now Jan 2nd…)

I know I’m not the only one, […]

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