It has been a hell of a time, y'all. We had a huge winter storm here in Texas (and across the country, I know), which shut things down for a few days as we waited for the ice to thaw. Just today I got out and shoveled the remaining ice and slush from my driveway so that we can get my daughter to school.
On top of that, my entire family succumbed to a bug that's been going around -- it was horrible and I don't recommend the experience whatsoever. I was laid up in bed for two solid days. I didn't eat and could barely drink but thankfully my partner nursed me through it. I'm still not 100% but I definitely am feeling a lot better (NyQuil helps).
I've been thinking about what is the "best" one shot to introduce players to a game like Dungeons and Dragons and its ilk. With some many systems out there, I think it's hard to choose. Even D&D has six editions from which to choose, which to me just complicates things further. I like 5e, but I also think it's overly complex in areas where that's not needed.
I also really like 1e and 2e, probably because those are what I grew up playing. And of course, there are modern options like OSE, Shadowdark (a personal favorite), DCC, and so forth. Each has its own complications and advantages, which doesn't really make things any easier, sadly.
There has been zero progress with 40K second edition materials. I still need to get a printer cartridge. I meant to order one, but I forgot. I'm going to try and pick one up tomorrow when we stop by the big box store after school drop off. I want to make strategy cards. In addition, I need to print Ork psychic powers, and whatever powers Dave will need for his Crimson Fists. I'm not looking forward to that, I'll be honest, as space marines have access to some of the best powers in second edition, probably behind the Eldar. I also need to make a warp deck, and I've been thinking of how to do that with playing cards. If not, I'll just make some and sleeve them in penny sleeves, which should get me by. Lastly, I want to order some tokens and templates that I've seen on eBay and Etsy that look nice. I'd like to also make the other hand outs, but I'm trying to keep things focused on the essentials for the time being.
No painting has been done since last week, as I've been either too sick or busy or motivated to sit down and get it done. However, I'm not going to let that sit idle for too long. There are things on my desk I want to finish up. In addition, I will need two minderz for my Weirdboy so I need to make something happen. I have a couple of monopose ork boyz left, and I'm thinking of lightly converting them and giving them back banners to make them special.
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