It's appearing like 2011 is bringing some changes, hopefully positive.  My long-running L5R game is now moving out of the Greek Cultural Center in Springfield and up to Off The Wall Games in Hadley, which gives me much more control over the space and means a 20-minute commute as opposed to a 40-minute one.  Unfortunately, one of my players dropped ( Read more... )

Mostly for my own amusement, and as an exercise in wiriting.
( Legend of the Five Rings fiction )

Friday night was a quiet night in with aersi since Trinity: Venezuela was canceled. I cleaned and started assembling the Predator and the second batch of Scouts that I purchased after work.

Saturday aersi had work, so I watched the rest of The Shield Season 6 and worked on Ultramarines; I finished assembling the Predator and primed it and the Scouts, and ( Read more... )

Friday: Quiet night in with aersi.

Saturday: Wrapped up Legend of the Five Rings: Tides of Blood with an epilogue that spanned the characters' existence in Yomi for centuries until their return to Rokugan via Oblivion's Gate and linking them with the "current" Monday Spirit Wars campaign. All in all, a nice send-off. We also determined that after a ( Read more... )

( L5R 3.5 )

( Pure gaming wankery )

It's been a while, but rather then the semi-obligatory "I gotta use this more often" promise, a review.

Saw Jason Bradley for the first time in years a few weekends ago. Despite some old friction - which I think was resolved - everything went really well and it was a good time.

Saw Live Free or Die Hard and The Bourne Ultimatum, and enjoyed ( Read more... )

Friday: Had some alone-time before aersi came over. Was good.

Saturday: Ran L5R: ToB, which went a little slower then usual, due to a late start, but had some great character and cultural moments that highlight life in Rokugan. Then hung out with ambermoon and aersi; we got dinner at the ABC (unfortunately, which wasn't very good) and then went to my place to ( Read more... )

This is a piece of fiction for my Saturday game that has been buzzing around my brain for a while.

The fifth day of the month of Hida, early winter

The third year in the reign of Hantei XVI, 591 by the Isawa Calendar

Hiruma Kiriyo’s head pounded with exhaustion as the last of the Dragon “guests” finally departed, trialing after their main ( Read more... )

I know I haven’t been great at updating this thing, so here’s an overall “here’s where things are” post to bring everyone up to speed.
( The Wolf Revealed )