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Just for Dr Manda
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:52:37 GMT
Congratulations Zak and Crazy!
Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:31:07 GMT
Congratulations to new parents Zak & Crazy, and welcome to the world the twin boys, Dexter and Vincent.
So gaming at Zak's is off tonight, I'm opening the bar here for drinks to celibrate.
The Doctor Returns
Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:20:48 GMT
Yes, The Doctor made a fantastic return to the telly last Saturday, it's available here on the iPlayer:
No spoilers, other than "It's Great!", just go watch it. :-}=
Pathfinder: The Embassy, did all the new characters get a Trait?
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:15:09 GMT
Just something else I remembered, did all the new characters pick a Trait? The little half-feat character details from the Character Traits printout?
If not, you're owed one!
You can download a PDF of the Character Traits rules from here:
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Resource Page
Pick one and check it with Jak, as some aren't being allowed, or may not fit the setting and I can't remember which.
Pathfinder: The Embassy page updated
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:07:05 GMT
Updated the page for The Embassy, now it's become the early game and added all the extra players. Everyone who has levelled up already has their level 7 stats, saves and skills.
Bloodbowl: Shadownight All-Stars take on the Scimitars and the Packers
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:40:47 GMT
| Match | Cas For | Pass | Gate | Date | ||
| Shareef Scimitars | 3 - 0 | Shadownight All-Stars | 1 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 15,000 | 2010-02-23 |
| Tolbeck Packers | 6 - 0 | Shadownight All-Stars | 1 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 21,000 | 2010-02-24 |
Two more games for the All-Stars, sadly they are still to score.
First up it was a clash of the low raiting teams with Shadownight taking on the Shareef Scimitars. The All-Stars put up a better game of it, they still can't generate a scoring drive but did hold the Scimitars to 3 TDs, the last grabbed in the final turn of the game.
Game two saw the Packers roll over the All-Stars with a 6-0 win, however they didn't have it all their own way as the Shadownight offensive line killed off two Tolbeck lineman and used a chainsaw to nobble the Ogre, causing to miss most of the game.
2009 Blood Bowl League (Autumn)
| Team | Race | Coach | TV | W | L | D | GD | CD | PD | Pts |
| Shareef Scimitars | Human | Gav | 1,480,000 | 5 | - | 1 | +19 | +7 | - | 28 |
| Tolbeck Packers | Human | Levi | 2,470,000 | 2 | 1 | - | +5 | -4 | -3 | 11 |
| Northern Hawks | Chaos | Jak | 3,010,000 | - | - | 1 | - | +3 | - | 3 |
| Shadownight All-Stars | Dark Elf | Ian | 1,050,000 | - | 3 | - | -14 | - | +1 | 3 |
| New World Wenches | Amazon | David | 2,780,000 | - | 1 | - | -1 | -2 | +2 | 1 |
| Sixty Whinerz | Orc | Addam | 1,580,000 | - | 1 | - | -3 | -2 | - | 1 |
| Skadayul Bullz | Orc | Max | 1,590,000 | - | 1 | - | -6 | -2 | - | 1 |
| Khemri Paraplegic | Undead | Manda | 1,320,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All this pushes Shareef and Tolbeck away at the top of the table, with the Northerners taking 3rd place ahead of Shadownight on GD.
Bloodbowl: Scimitars vs Bullz
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:42:33 GMT
| Match | Cas For | Pass | Gate | Date | ||
| Shareef Scimitars | 6 - 0 | Skadayul Bullz | 2 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 12,000 | 2010-02-22 |
The Bullz went into their first game against a lower raited team, but came away with the looser's end of the purse.
Both teams put in a solid first half, with favourable kick off table results building a lead for Shareef, but fumblefest began when the ball was kicked for the second half. From there the Bullz and Scimitars failed over and over to pick up or pass the ball, it was only the fact the ball remained in the Skadayul half that put Shareef in a position to scramble in a few more TDs and lock down the win.
2009 Blood Bowl League (Autumn)
| Team | Race | Coach | TV | W | L | D | GD | CD | PD | Pts |
| Shareef Scimitars | Human | Gav | 1,400,000 | 4 | - | 1 | +16 | +6 | - | 23 |
| Tolbeck Packers | Human | Levi | 2,440,000 | 1 | 1 | - | -2 | -2 | -3 | 6 |
| Northern Hawks | Chaos | Jak | 3,010,000 | - | - | 1 | - | +3 | - | 3 |
| New World Wenches | Amazon | David | 2,780,000 | - | 1 | - | -1 | -2 | +2 | 1 |
| Sixty Whinerz | Orc | Addam | 1,580,000 | - | 1 | - | -3 | -2 | - | 1 |
| Shadownight All-Stars | Dark Elf | Ian | 1,020,000 | - | 1 | - | -5 | -1 | +1 | 1 |
| Skadayul Bullz | Orc | Max | 1,590,000 | - | 1 | - | -6 | -2 | - | 1 |
Bloodbowl: Season 8 so far...
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:55:10 GMT
I've been slack posting Bloodbowl results on the front page this season, sorry about that. The main League page is always updated right after the game, but I keep meaning to post here later and just not doing it.
This season has seen the Reds, Braaaiins and Klean go on hiatus, while the Packers and Hawks return. Also two new teams join the League, The Shadownight All-Stars and The Shareef Scimtars.
Results so far then:
| Match | Cas For | Pass | Gate | Date | ||
| Tolbeck Packers | 4 - 3 | New World Wenches | 3 - 1 | 1 - 3 | 35,000 | 2010-01-27 |
| Shareef Scimitars | 5 - 0 | Shadownight All-Stars | 3 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 11,000 | 2010-02-07 |
| Shareef Scimitars | 4 - 2 | Tolbeck Packers | 4 - 0 | 4 - 3 | 20,000 | 2010-02-10 |
| Shareef Scimitars | 2 - 2 | Northern Hawks | 0 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 26,000 | 2010-02-10 |
| Shareef Scimitars | 4 - 1 | Sixty Whinerz | 2 - 0 | 5 - 5 | 20,000 | 2010-02-11 |
Season 8 kicks off with the defending Blood Bowl Champions, The Tolbeck Packers, taking on the team that has secured every Trophy this year, The New World Wenches. The Packers heavy hitting play did some serious harm to key Wenches and proved that the Champs are planning to keep that Cup.
Match number two was the other end of the spectrum, with the two rookie teams facing off. In the first half it was looking like a close game, with the humans 1-0 up over the elves. But the floodgates opened in the second half as casualties and KOs combined with a lack of reserves started to clear the field for the Scimitars to keep running them in.
Game three saw the Packers take a surprise loss to the Scimitars. Some great inducements in a set of experimental Orcidas Boots and some well timed Lewd Manoeuvres from the Scimitar Cheerleaders, combined with some aggressive tackling carried the underdogs to the big upset.
Number Four was the first Draw of the season, with the heavyweight tackling machine, The Northern Hawks taking on the extremely busy Shareef Scimitars. The Hawks dominated the field while shenanigans and chicanery from the Scimitars stack of inducement cards failed at every turn. In the final turns however lady luck smiled on the newcomers and a last turn dodge-dodge-touchdown evened up the scores and took the game to a 2-2 draw.
And Finally, Season 8, Match 5 saw the Scimitars once again take the field against the Orcish Monsters of The Sixty Whinerz. The Whinerz for the first time taking on a team with a lower team value, started out strong, with some good fortune bouncing a missed pass back into the hands of the receiver in the End Zone for an outstanding Touchdown. Both teams put in a solid passing game with 5 completed each. However in the match of human speed verses orcish strength it was Scimitars clocking up 4 passing TDs for the win.
2009 Blood Bowl League (Autumn)
| Team | Race | Coach | TV | W | L | D | GD | CD | PD | Pts |
| Shareef Scimitars | Human | Gav | 1,350,000 | 3 | - | 1 | +10 | +4 | - | 18 |
| Tolbeck Packers | Humans | Levi | 2,440,000 | 1 | 1 | - | -2 | -2 | -3 | 6 |
| Northern Hawks | Chaos | Jak | 3,010,000 | - | - | 1 | - | +3 | - | 3 |
| New World Wenches | Amazon | David | 2,780,000 | - | 1 | - | -1 | -2 | +2 | 1 |
| Sixty Whinerz | Orc | Addam | 1,580,000 | - | 1 | - | -3 | -2 | - | 1 |
| Shadownight All-Stars | Dark Elf | Ian | 1,020,000 | - | 1 | - | -5 | -1 | +1 | 1 |
So that's Season 8 so far. The table is still mostly split up by number of games played, currently only the Hawks and the Scimitars are undefeated and only the Scimitars and the Packers have a Win on the table.
Pathfinder: The Embassy Page
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:33:19 GMT
Added a page for the current Late Game, The Embassy.
Always handy as a way for GMs to keep a track of skills and saves between sessions.
The Scimitars of Shareef, a Warband for Song of Blades and Heroes
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:46:19 GMT
My new Warband for Song of Blades and Heroes, The Scimitars of Shareef.
I need to add another couple of Skirmishers, then they're ready to go.
Miniatures from Artizan Designs and Games Workshop.
Traveller UWP decoder
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:37:31 GMT
I've added a simple web based UWP (Universal World Profile) decoder, it should turn regular Traveller UWPs into a human readable description of the world.
I've turned all the UWPs on the Machine Parts Transit Solutions page into links that decode them. Which is much more useful than code only Dave can read. :)
Here are a few examples:
- Iderati 0702 A887798-C N I Ht Ri Ag Ga Cap G
- Penelope 0503 C460642-4 I Ri NI De Lt G
- Mirriam 0303 B9998A6-A N I IWS A G
- Emape 0103 B564500-B N I Ag Ga NI A G
Traveller: Machine Parts Transit Solutions
BLAM in Wargames Illustrated
Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:55:53 GMT
There is a write up with photos of BLAM 2009 in the latest issue (268) of Wargames Illustrated.
A few photos of my stuff made it into the magazine, my TARDIS console, The Doctor, Katie, Vic and K9 from our Doctor Who game, as well as my Goa'uld and a few Jaffa and from the Stargate 1895 game.
More photos of the minis are available here:
I'll try and get some shots of the full TARDIS interior up soon.
Also I wanted to make sure and credit Rattrap Productions for the rules we used for Doctor Who, The Brokers of Death used the .45 Adventure rules with the Amazing War Stories supplement.
One last note on the Stargate credits, that Goa'uld is a Priest model from the Crocodile Games Wargods range.
Chaos Cup Final: New World Wenches Retain
Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:23:27 GMT
For the first time in our League's short history, a team has retained a championship.
Final
| Match | Cas For | Pass | Gate | Date | ||
| New World Wenches | 3 - 2 | R'lyeh Reds | 2 - 3 | 2 - 5 | 80,000 | 2010-01-23 |
2009 Chaos Cup Champions
New World Wenches (David)
Freshly Mutated
#1 Sunny "Long Bomb" Lane (Big Hand)
#3 Britney "Sure Hands" Stevens (Extra Arms)
#16 Helen Killer (Long Legs)
The New World Wenches dominate the R'lyeh Reds to claim the Chaos Cup for a second time. Wenches took an early lead and held right through the game, killing Reds lineman Olob in the process.
Yet again the Reds show they just can't win a Cup, while the Wenches having won every tournament this year and are looking to get a complete set of silverware by picking up the Bloodbowl in March.
Chaos Cup Semi Finals
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:41:08 GMT
The Chaos Cup 2009
2010-01
Semi Finals
| Match | Cas For | Pass | Gate | Date | ||
| New World Wenches | 5 - 4 | Squeeky Klean | 3 - 1 | 5 - 4 | 42,000 | 2010-01-20 |
| R'lyeh Reds | 5 - 0 | Sixty Whinerz | 0 - 1 | 5 - 3 | 50,000 | 2010-01-20 |
Semi-Finals completed and it's on to the Cup Final, possibly Saturday.
Sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:58:38 GMT
Thanks to a comment on /. from Lloyd Bryant in a thread about Microsoft DDoS'ing CPAN, I've discovered a variant of Clarke's 3rd Law, Clark's Law:
Sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.
From the famous original:
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
It made me laugh so I thought I'd share.
Taveller: MPTS Inc Jump to Mirriam
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:12:29 GMT
MPTS Inc make their second jump, another two parsecs, this time from Penelope to Mirriam.
Penelope 0503 C460642-4 I Ri NI De Lt G
Mirriam 0303 B9998A6-A N I IWS A G
On the water world of Mirriam they met up with two new members of the crew, the Doppler Cousins, old contacts of Bradley.
So far Orion took a submarine tour, while Ansarii and D'Lombard made some contacts to sell on their dodgy wares.
The Chaos Cup 2009, playoff round
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:46:51 GMT
Playoffs
| Match | Cas For | Pass | Gate | Date | ||
| Sixty Whinerz | 1 - 0 | Real Braaaiins | 1 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 18,000 | 2010-01-13 |
It's a bit late starting, but it's Chaos Cup 2009 time!
Just the one TD this game, with opportunities for either side to take more but unending fail from both sides leaves the Orcs ahead when the whistle blows.
Next Wednesday it's the semi finals, Whinerz vs Reds and Klean vs Wenches.
Machine Parts Transit Solution: Actually tranport machine parts
Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:04:25 GMT
We had the first proper week of the Machine Parts Transit Solutions game this week, six brave travellers making a two parsec mail and passenger run from Iderati to Penelope.
Iderati 0702 A887798-C N I Ht Ri Ag Ga Cap G
Penelope 0503 C460642-4 I Ri NI De Lt G
On the way exploring a derilict space station, buying some alien artifacts and trading in machine parts.
Here is a small plan of the ship, with character quarters marked on it:
| Red | Captain Christopher Bradley (Navy), The Baron Whitefall | David |
| Yellow | Lance-Corporal Richard D'Lombard (Army) | Jak |
| Blue | Fancy Walker | Dr Manda |
| Green | Sergeant Zachary Grim (Marines) | Harvey |
| Pink | Soloman Ansarii | Addam |
| Cyan | Jonithon Orion | Levi |
I'll get the proper stats for the ship up in a few days.
When we come back to the game, it's the jump to the high tech water world of Mirriam.
Mirriam 0303 B9998A6-A N I IWS A G
It Worked!
Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:41:26 GMT
Awesome.
Rage Against the Machine beat X Factor winner in charts
Blade Runner is on the iPlayer
Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:26:22 GMT
This is fairly fucking awesome, the BBC are showing Blade Runner on the iPlayer this week.
Nice one BBC Two.
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