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 GREETINGS! Man, has it been a while and has it been a time. When I first started this blog, I had tried dedicating some time every month to writing and drafting different posts. Believe it or not, I have quite a few drafts but never got around to finishing them...so apologies to my Ma, whom I believe is the only one who checks my blog. If you follow me on social media, you may have noticed that the past 18 months have been eerily silent with the exception of me sharing the work of my friends or those I admire. Since shortly after the Vastarian event in November of 2024, I experienced massive burnout with the hobby. Towards the run up to hosting the event with the Wiers, Eli and Jonny, I viewed making the last terrain board more as a second job and not a fulfilling prospect (hence why the 'trench board' was a bit lackluster and rushed). While we all experience various highs and lows with the creative process from time to time, mine was so severe that I could not even stand to g...
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Vastarian Terrain Board Part 2

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H i! Long time no see. Sorry for that. Hurricane Baryl did a number on us and it's been a long road to recovery. While I started this blog post almost 4 months ago, glad to see it finished.  I've moved my Wordpress blog over to Blogger- first and foremost because it is free, but also because Blogger is far more user-friendly. I am sure Wordpress would work out in the end, but I simply don't have enough time to learn the ins and outs of its templates, and kept beansing it.  Lastly, there has been a resurgence amongst blogs this year - from excellent musings from Ian at Portcullis, Rory up in Alberta and even Mordheim Paul sharing his gaming experiences and thoughts. Even Steve has recently posted a cool battle report!  You can check them out on my home page under, 'Good Peeps'. Long live the written word! In this post I'll be looking at how I further fleshed out my first Vastarian Board. Hopefully someone, somewhere, will get something out of it! After having com...
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The Rot of Hondious Event

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Artwork by Martin McCoy.  This article originally appeared in 28 Vol. 6, and was edited courtesy of Adam Wier In the spring of 2023, Martin McCoy approached me about running a narrative INQ28 event with him. He was eager to put together something of his own and after having conducted my own Mordheim event the previous year, Martin wanted to lean a bit on my experience putting together narrative events. Needless to say, I was overjoyed and excited to help! Hondious, a feudal world on the far-flung edge of the galaxy so bereft of resources that even the greedy Imperium would not bother bringing it back within its fold, was Martin’s brainchild. Coming to the table with the setting, we then started brainstorming the current state of the setting. Naturally it had to be in some form of collapse. Combining some of his favorite themes, Martin formulated the “Red Joy,” partly inspired by the Dancing Plague: a mania that swept through Germany in the 1500’s.  He really wanted to create a...
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