The creeps
Michael / Chgowiz “Man, those Legionnaires marching around, not talking … they’re giving me the creeps!” (paraphrased from Ostlen’s player this weekend) It’s dawned on me over the past month just how the…
The Miniatures Pledge – June 2016
My pledge for the year is to paint everything in my backlog, which at the beginning of January was at 415 figures. I will limit my miniatures buying to any…
Hey ChicagoWiz, how’s those Pedion terrain tiles working out?
I frakkin’ LOVE these Pedion terrain tiles. I got them from supporting a Kickstarter that I wasn’t sure was going to make it, but it made it and then some.…
Orcs vs. Humans – Campaign Battle Action Report
This battle was to decide an encounter between a smaller force of humans fleeing an orc pursuing force. I can’t give specifics on the when and where because the players…
The Miniatures Pledge – May 2016
My pledge for the year is to limit my miniatures buying to any of the new Ral Partha figures coming from the Chaos Wars Wave 2 Kickstarter, and any figures…
[WIP] Ral Partha Sea Elves
Some work-in-progress shots here, not the best pictures, but they’ll give you an idea of the paint scheme and approach. The Sea Elves do not have the luxury of the…
Hey ChicagoWiz, how’s that new approach to DM’ing working out?
So about a year ago, I posted “Restarting my AD&D campaign – doing it differently” as a rant against myself about how I’d run my campaign previously. How grindy it…
How I Paint – Ral Partha Chaos Acolytes
What I’m painting: Chaos Acolytes (Ral Partha #98-108) I’m using the 2 color Foundry/Dallimore method. Normally, with the “grunts”, I’ll do one coat. With these guys and their black armor,…
Dark Ages campaign bits and bobs…
A lost piece of Dark Ages game history might be found! Back when Google Wave was a Thing, I ran about a 2 year PbP game there, set in the…
Hordes of the Things / HOTT Reference Sheet
If you’ve followed my blog long enough, you probably know I’m an idiot when it comes to complicated rulesets. I like my games simple, fast and easy to remember. No,…