Tag: Mission St. Mary
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From the Painting Table – June 11
Tribal Farmers In addition to armed resistance from trained warriors, the European expeditions also encountered local farmers pressed into service by their chief. Often these men didn’t even own weapons and were issued spears by the chief or village headman for the battle at hand. Someday I hope to play games again, but for now…
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Inciting Incident
Napondi River Expedition – Episode 1 Preparation Patrol Encounter with the Inciting Incident The inciting incident is an event that sets in motion the plot line or reason for a scene, story, or even a game campaign. Something has happened to cause your characters to take action. The campaign system found in most Two Hour…
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That Crazy Woman is Back
Did you miss me? Well, like it or not, I’m back after a month long hiatus. Where have I been? I’ve joined a quiet revolution where I ditched Microsoft Windows and installed Linux Mint on my antiquated home computer. You see the machine is too old and feeble to run Windows 11, and even though…
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Azande Spearmen
Two and a half years ago, I started a project to run a few games around the history of the Azande. It was January 7th, 2022, when I started and then within days I fell and broke my arm, my good arm, the one I do nearly everything with. Things ground to a halt. In…
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The Village
I’ve finally finished painting the African buildings I purchased from Acheson Creations last year. I did say I’m a slow painter, didn’t I? Now that I have them all on the table, it looks like some of the roofs could use a heavier dry brushing to give a little more age to the thatch to…
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The Granaries
As I’ve mentioned a few times, Acheson Creations is closing its doors. They produce some of the finest resin terrain pieces I’ve ever seen. I’ve made as many purchases as I could afford since learning of Craig Acheson’s upcoming retirement. I’ve concentrated my purchases on African terrain and miniatures. Every single piece has been excellent…
Atomic Floozy Adventures 