Mech Attacks – when you want freaky fast stompy 30ft robot action
Michael / Chgowiz A couple of Fridays ago, my friend Chris and his son came over for what has become a slightly regular Battletech game night. The first couple of times, we played…
Restarting my AD&D campaign – doing it differently
This post is a reminder to myself… don’t get caught up in the frenzy and the hype. Because it just doesn’t always work out in reality. What I thought was…
Campaign Race: Goblyns
“When people think of ‘bestials’, everyone thinks of the Orcs. Yet it is the forgotten goblyns who have visited more atrocities on the ‘civilized’ races than any other species. From…
[1:1 Game] Awesoming up the player, part 38
ThePrincessWife and I have slowly been ramping up the frequency of which we play our 1:1 game, first started in 2009, on hiatus from 2011 till this year and now…
Who needs alignment with their pantheons?
We’re all used to pantheons of deities, with alignment and purpose and all that jazz… but what if that wasn’t the case? What if the gods had nothing to do…
Painting Shriekers and Violet Fungus Incorrectly – With Craft Paints!
Back in ye olde days, about 5 years ago, I was on a shopping spree with Otherworld Miniatures. I picked up their Shriekers and Violet Fungi set #DM11. I found…
June Painting – 15mm Armies for my D&D campaign
June was a busy month for me, preparing two 15mm HOTT (Hordes of the Things) armies in preparation for a game night on July 2 with the Chicago Skirmish crew.…
Making Everything Count – HOTT recap and paying it forward
So the orcs and humans marched out on their little, itty, bitty 15mm feet to go to war… … sounds funnier in my head than I guess it really is,…
DIY Lightboxes – box vs. can
Trying to come up with a good way of taking pictures with my cell phone of my minis has been a frustrating experience. I didn’t get very good results with…
Campaign Race – Orcs
“Know what the sound a new recruit makes the first time they underestimate an orc? It’s usually one scream if they’re unlucky, none if they are. There won’t be a…