As the Grymkin headed back toward the Flagstone with their prize, the stone sword of Aelrik, they were intercepted by a small Cryxian force. Knowing their precious cargo, they knew this battle needed to be decisive, before more foes arrived… Continue reading Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 4
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Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 3
This week, as implied last time, I was paired against the Circle Orboros played by Harry. The Grimkin followed Aelrik’s zombie to the resting place of his magical sword, and when they arrived, the Blackclads were waiting for them… Continue reading Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 3
Friends Don’t Let Friends Make Monsters
A couple weekends ago, I finished building all of the monsters and nemeses from Kingdom Death: Monster. This has been on my backlog for a while, but since I didn’t need the models for the expansions my current campaign wasn’t using, they fell a bit further down on my backlog. Putting together the models for my Grymkin, however, made me decide it was time to get the creepy dudes together.
Pictures after the jump. Continue reading Friends Don’t Let Friends Make Monsters
Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 2
This week I was paired against Cidne’s Retribution of Scyrah, and our battle took us to the tomb of Aelrik outside of Old Korska. Aelrik was a great ranger whose sword, gifted to him by his elven allies, protected him from magical attack. It was said that the sword still existed and was, in fact, buried with him… …If one could but locate his tomb. Continue reading Warmahordes Narrative League – Week 2
EVE Online Alliance Tournament
Now that the Alliance Tournament is over, I wanted to take a step back and look at the teams that competed, and how everything came through. I really want to do a long-term stat breakdown to better analyze the teams (it is my sport of choice after all), but in the meantime, this will just be my impressions and my picks for this year.
If you haven’t watched the finals yet, I am going to spoil some things – you have been warned. Continue reading EVE Online Alliance Tournament
WarmaHordes Narrative League – Week 1
This fall, The Rogue’s Roost is running a Warmachine/Hordes narrative league, and, for the league, I’ll be playing the Grymkin. I picked up the army box and The Child when they came out, so I have a few models to get rolling with, and I’ve proxied a few to get a better feel for what I should bring in the future. The first couple of games I’ve played have been focused on The Child and my new character solo for the league.
Lists and battle reports after the jump: Continue reading WarmaHordes Narrative League – Week 1
EVE Online Alliance Tournament
Every year, when the Alliance Tournament comes around, I reserve a bit of time to build a bracket, watch any matches I can, and pay attention to the team statistics and tournament commentary. I often joke with my friends that the EvE Alliance Tournament is my version of football – I plan around matches, yell at the screen when my team loses, cheer when my team wins, and play the armchair strategist throughout.
That doesn’t mean I’m good at it though. Continue reading EVE Online Alliance Tournament
A Phonetic Alphabet of Board Games
A while back, I was trying to spell something for one of my coworkers, and found that I’m really quite bad at phonetic alphabets. So, as a matter of pride, I thought I would create a phonetic alphabet of board and role-playing games, just to see if I could. This, is the result: Continue reading A Phonetic Alphabet of Board Games
Netrunner: Terminal Directive
I recently finished the Netrunner: Terminal Directive campaign expansion. A the highest level, I enjoyed the expansion, but there were a number of things that seemed like they could have been improved and one thing that I wished would have been different.
First, before I get into anything spoilery, I want to mention that this game is closer to a legacy game than a campaign game. I want to put this up-front to let people know what they’re getting into. The game instructions involve destroying, modifying, and altering content that would make the game unplayable a second time unless you’re careful about how you do it. This is something I wish they would have done differently, and while it didn’t ruin my enjoyment of the game, I felt like it was something I had to work around rather than enjoy.
Everything else involves spoilers. You have been warned. Continue reading Netrunner: Terminal Directive
How I Build My Decks
I’ve been playing deck building games for a long time now, but I’ve recently gotten into deck building for Android: Netrunner, and I wanted to share a bit about how I build my decks. Now, it should be said that I’m not a competitive Netrunner player, nor is my meta particularly large, so the following can all be taken with a few grains of salt. Continue reading How I Build My Decks