More to follow, some painting has been happening.
Ravings of a Northern Writer
The diverse mutterings of an engineer, gamer, naval officer and writer (in no particular order)
Monday, April 29, 2024
Monday, April 10, 2023
'Anthology' weekend
So a few friends in our gaming group have decided to have a weekend of 'other' games. In lieu of our regular Pathfinder or Starfinder games, we have figured on having an 'anthology' weekend, where we each get to preview a new RPG that the group hasn't played.
So far, the others are bringing Delta Green, Cyberpunk, and Call of Cthulhu. Each should be pretty interesting, and I've never played any of those games of any previous version.
For me, I'm bringing Torg: Eternity. The revised edition of the old West End Games multi-reality RPG. This new one maintains the basic rules of the orignal, while amping the action to eleventy and giving a lot more depth and awesomeness to each Cosm.
For those who may not know, Torg was designed by the original Star Wars RPG company, West End Games, back in the early 1990s. The idea was that other realities have invaded our 'Core Earth' to steal our possibility energy, as ours is the richest the Reality Raiders have ever found. To do this, the invading Cosms overlay their reality onto ours. So, in parts of North America, the Living Land has overlaid our reality with a primitive one, where technology doesn't work. The characters take the role of Storm Knights, those fighting the invading High Lords to beat them back from our reality.
I'm looking forward to running the game. Back in the 90s, it was one of our go-to games, and it suits a cinematic, action-movie style that is a lot of fun.
Hopefully we'll have some new campaign ideas by the time we're done.
Friday, March 31, 2023
Tyr's Last Ride
Today we took Tyr for his final ride.
His ashes are now mixed with Star in the urn for both of them.
It was a rough day, though necessary.
We had a chance to send him off, and this time there was no way I wasn't staying with him.
Fly free, my man. See you in time.
Monday, March 27, 2023
Slammed by work and life
What a week (or two!).
Tried to get some writing done, and maybe a bit of painting but was just slammed with work stuff, life stuff, and a whole bunch of conflicting schedules.
I did manage to get out to see John Wick 4 with my eldest, and we both loved it. Phenomenal soundtrack too. Will have to have another watch of that one, and maybe give it a review soon.
Only two weekends left for skiing, which is sad, but then we transition into the camping season. Time to get the new trailer out and in the field.
Until then, keep your guns at hand, your dice warmed up, and your miniatures looking good.
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
Painting work
Happy March to all you who still might stop by.
For today, I offer some progress on the miniatures painting front, with a grab bag of interesting models.
First off, a sphinx model from Reaper Miniatures, taken from one of the Bones kickstarters, a great model that I used for the Mummy's Mask adventure path for the Pathfinder RPG. I was really pleased with the way her face turned out, and the wings came out perfectly. Matches the cover of Volume 3 of that AP, the character of Tetisurah, guardian of the Tomb of Chisisek.
Monday, August 22, 2022
Update on goals
Updating some of this year's goals, turns out some of them are actually done!
2. Gaming - we've managed to stick to a reasonable schedule and actually finish one adventure path volume (Mummy's Mask volume 3). Now our other GM is running volume 3 of Serpent's Skull. So that goal is accomplished (getting back to a regular schedule).
3. Hobby - well, I did some painting, but this goal will stretch out a bit. Still, keep on keeping on.
4. Fitness - I kept up with my fitness routine, and started cycling again (at least until my shifter cable broke, need to get that fixed). Saw some gains and plan to continue.
5. Shooting - participated in all of this year's shoots, and managed to top my division twice (yes, it's only the 'U' and then 'D' divisions, but I'll still take it, for someone who just started.
So far so good. The only one lacking is number 1 - Writing. On that front, today I restarted that effort with a total of 811 words. Nothing earth-shattering, but a solid restart. Just like the six cubic yards of gravel we had to hand carry to the back yard for a project, it happens one bucket at a time.
Aside from that, we just returned from a two week road trip, camping throughout British Columbia. What a great time. A fantastic break from work and a good mental reset. Easy to unplug when there's no cell service of any kind, not even 9-1-1!
So, this year is proving successful, and even includes some good home improvement work, which occupied a large portion of the spring/summer period.
More to follow, but time to buckle down and get to work if Queen's Legacy is to be drafted this year...
Wednesday, June 08, 2022
World Pet Memorial Day
Apparently today is World Pet Memorial Day. I think I like this day.
There have been more, but these three were mine.
Silver, my Little One, how I've missed you longer than I had you, but so long as I draw breath you will never be forgotten.