tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79247929370861340162024-03-12T20:16:01.660-04:00Disciples of the Dice God5 Nerds on their quest to appease the fickle dice god. With the occasional Pop culture reference thrown in for good measure.Typhus, bringer of pestilencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08775656934912663852noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-78009952013494524872012-08-13T19:17:00.000-04:002012-08-13T19:18:08.279-04:00New series: Skyrim!<span style="color: #663366;">Hey everyone, just introducing another series here on the blog, it was going to be Skyrim Sundays, but I decided that schedules are dumb and that I'm going to play this game whenever I want, so it's just Skyrim. I'm playing a conjuration/necromancer character, and I should have some very interesting adventures in the near future. So ready your Thu'um, and prepare for Skyrim!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WhgOU8QosJI" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Our youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/disciplesofthedice</span><br />
<span style="color: #663366;"><br /></span>Archaon, the Everchosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709218746560539018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-81229214009384533272012-08-13T19:13:00.000-04:002012-08-13T19:20:34.641-04:00Skyrim: episode 2!<span style="color: #4c1130;">So I had some free time today so I recorded another episode of skyrim! I worked out the volume issue from last video, but this time it didn't record the game sounds, only my voice. The subtitles are on, so its not too bad, but some things don't make any sense without context of the game sounds. Luckily, I know why that was, and it is now fixed, so next episode should be problem free! This episode, I escaped the Helgen keep, after lighting myself on fire! I should have another episode up in a couple of days, so I can continue my adventure! Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Our Youtube channel: </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/disciplesofthedice">http://www.youtube.com/user/disciplesofthedice</a>Archaon, the Everchosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709218746560539018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-471094674766084622012-07-31T14:53:00.000-04:002012-08-01T14:31:46.434-04:00Minecraft Monday: episode 1<div style="color: #741b47;">
We are back! And with a whole host of new content in the coming weeks, including something which we promised over eight months ago, but was delayed due to laziness... MINECRAFT MONDAYS!</div>
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So for our first episode, Typhus and I talked a little bit about the mod we will be using (which i will link in a moment), we died a couple of times, wandered around and basically sucked. So get ready for 20 minutes of us playing the way we know how.... badly!</div>
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<span class="watch-page-link">Our Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/disciplesofthedice<br />Sphax's BDcraft (Amazing texture pack): http://bdcraft.net/<br />Technic/Tekkit (Brilliant mod pack): http://www.technicpack.net/</span></div>Typhus, bringer of pestilencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08775656934912663852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-87766509003371267962012-06-12T23:29:00.002-04:002012-06-12T23:29:27.482-04:00The Humble Indie Bundle V<span style="color: red;">I genuinely hope that this is not the first place that you've heard about this, but you still deserve to know. Humble Indie Bundle V includes Amnesia: the Dark Descent, Bastion, Braid, LIMBO, Lone Survivor, Psychonauts, Superbrothers: Swords and Sworcery EP and Super Meat Boy. For around $10. I'm not sure if you know this, but I did the research, and then I did the math, and that is a FANTASTIC DEAL. There's only a day left, but seriously, check this out; <a href="http://www.humblebundle.com/">http://www.humblebundle.com/</a>.</span>The_Horse_with_Hornshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13755508332061736183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-44436135469541433722012-06-04T23:01:00.001-04:002012-06-04T23:01:31.617-04:00E3 impressionsE3 2012 has thus far been a fantastic disappointment. Microsoft's <i>Halo 4</i> looks to be bringing very little to the table that wasn't in previous Halo games; a few more enemies, better graphics, Cortana going insane. In fairness, the whole "Insane AI" thing may be new to Halo, but the idea itself is ground that has been <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AIIsACrapshoot">thoroughly tread</a> in previous years/decades/pretty much as long as the idea of AI has existed. So congratulations to 343 Studios for continuing Halo's trend of lackluster, completely uninteresting story-telling.
It's looking like Sony's coming out with a large amount of third-party support for its PS Vita, and I'm greatly intrigued by <i>Assassin's Creed Liberation</i>. So far the third generation of <i>AssCreed</i> games feature a half-Native North American protagonist and a female protagonist of indeterminate ethnic origin. We'll see how Ubisoft handles its diversity. The Vita is also getting <i>Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified</i>. I'm unsure how to feel about this, as I'm not a fan of the CoD franchise, but given that its popularity eclipses masturbation, at this point it's looking like a great business move for Sony. I like the sound of the Assassin White Vita, though; I may just pick that up! They're also adding a WiiU-esque functionality to the Vita for the PS3, making the Vita a very desirable handhold (why it couldn't have just been desirable at launch I don't know, but in Sony's defense they're picking up the pieces of their shattered handhold venture very admirably).
More from Sony: J.K. Rowling has teamed up with them to release a PS Move game called <i>Book of Spells</i>. Interesting. As well, a Super Smash Bros. sort of game for the PS3 is on the horizon, <i>PlayStation AllStars</i>. I find it interesting, but given how many games have involved series/franchise crossovers in prior years that Sony has only now jumped on the idea. It looks to be a great game though.
The game that has most piqued my interest is <i>The Last of Us</i>, which is apparently a very emotional take on the idea of apocalypse. It involves a grizzled badass and a younger, teenage girl who have banded together for safety, and developed somewhat of a father-daughter bond (take a guess as to who you play as). I find this interesting, because I haven't seen or played many games that take a more personal and emotional approach to storytelling and focused on character development, which this game looks to do. I'm excited, to say the least!
Tomorrow I'll go over the rest of E3, this is a tad rushed. Other announcements included a new <i>Gears of War</i>, a new <i>God of War</i>, a new <i>Sim City</i>, and many more interesting games and many uninteresting firmware upgrades to the Xbox that I didn't get to cover. Tomorrow!Phearbrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17653763841635781369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-75047082348128879862012-05-28T22:08:00.003-04:002012-05-29T11:12:14.271-04:00Well... here's something<span style="color: red;">To put it simply, not all went well. Due to some tight scheduling with various other events, the Disciples were only able to play the D&D Next Beta for a little while, Nevertheless, much was learned and we have no intention of stopping quite yet. Hopefully we'll be able to play some more, but here's what we've learned so far.</span><br />
<b><span style="color: red;">1. Being a fighter is hilarious.</span></b><br />
<span style="color: red;">No really. Combat has been slightly tweaked in order to make sure that those who should be good at combat, or just have a good opportunity, will likely succeed with a great new advantage system. More importantly, fighters will always dish out damage equal to their strength (with a certain trait), even if their attacks miss. This meant that our fighter was knocking down at least one Kobold a turn, no matter what.</span><br />
<b><span style="color: red;">2. Its good being DM.</span></b><br />
<span style="color: red;">You know all of the times your DM would let you perform an action without a roll because you set it up so well, or if he'd deny you the opportunity of jumping to the moons before the dice hit the table (despite the risk of angering the dice gods). Well now that's cannon. It may not be a big deal, but its good to know that Wizards is paying attention.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">It's true that this is our first time using a pre-made campaign, but there just seems to be something more pure about next. You don't have to flip through your character sheet looking for information. It's all laid out nicely, and there not much to master. That might just be the Beta leaving out content, but it feels good just slipping into a character and enjoying the company and the story. Its a good D&D set-up. That is all.</span>The_Horse_with_Hornshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13755508332061736183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-88406266107389433732012-05-25T09:16:00.000-04:002012-05-28T22:10:25.741-04:00D&D Next Announcement<span style="color: red;">As you may have heard from anywhere else worth reading on the internet, the next edition of D&D has officially entered its Beta, and free playtest set are being given out for review. Being who we are and having the purpose that we do, the Disciples are going to try and meet up this weekend and test play D&D Next. If all goes well there be a review posted by Monday.</span>The_Horse_with_Hornshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13755508332061736183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-51482364730864445932012-05-19T21:36:00.001-04:002012-05-19T21:36:32.174-04:00Warmachine<span style="color: #38761d;">Recently after running out of the time required to play Warhammer on a regular basis, myself and a few friends picked up the game, Warmachine.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">For those who don't know, Warmachine is based around a steampunk world and is a skirmish game that focuses on brutal conflict between giant steam powered robots called Warjacks.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">As with any game, the first and probably most important step is to choose a faction. For me it was the Protectorate of Menoth, mainly because I liked the idea of approaching every game with the intent of setting shit on fire.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Heres a few pictures of the parts of my force I have painted so far, with bonus pictures of my new gaming board. Its only the contents of the two player battlebox as of the moment, but I hope to expand quite soon. Expect some posts and army profiles that relate to this exciting new game. Happy gaming. -Typhus</span>Typhus, bringer of pestilencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08775656934912663852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-2240245109301808202012-05-16T22:41:00.001-04:002012-05-16T22:41:46.787-04:00Sequence Review<span style="color: red;">Alrighty, I know that we've made a lot of promises that we haven't kept, but fortunately for us there aren't many of you to disappoint (if there are any). So without further ado, a review.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">So a couple of months ago I got into a rhythm game originally released on XBLA now available on Steam, called Sequence (if you hadn't of guessed). Although flawed, I thoroughly enjoyed Sequence and I'm basically going to try an shove some info down your throat about it. The game focuses on two main characters, Ky and Naia, who have been thrown together by fate,with the goal of reaching the top of the tower that Ky is trapped in. Naia speaks to Ky through the intercom and tries to keep him alive as they progress through the tower. A lot of the plot is kept a mystery, so I'm going to try and avoid to many spoilers, but suffice it to say, I think the end will surprise you, even if not pleasantly. The plot isn't really Sequence's strongest point either, as we are the end attempts to leave a sense of mystery or intrigue, but instead simply fails to cap the story off, and leaves it open an unsatisfying. The progression throughout is light-hearted however, and the lack of any particular connection to the characters can be ignored in favour of the comedy. Something that may change you game experience is how fond you are of puns. Basically every item in the game has a pun in the description. ALL OF THEM. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW. Being a </span><span style="color: red;">RPG- Rhythm</span><span style="color: red;"> game and all (did I mention its and RPG- Rhythm game? Its totally an </span><span style="color: red;">RPG- Rhythm game.) it has a decent amount of items to equip yourself with, along with some different kinds of spells that you can sub in and out to create a good build for you character, like any good RPG. The interesting part of Sequence is the combat mechanic and core gameplay. Imagine playing a guitar solo every time you tried to cast a spell. And then play one to build mana, along with one not to die. Sequence gives you three rotating screen to attack, defend, and recharge your man form. Its difficult to get into at first, but it will begin to feel ever so rewarding when your flip to build man between defensive notes to cast that final spell you need. Accompanied by song fantastic tracks, Sequence has all of the addicting features of Guitar Hero, but now along a cohesive narrative with tangible goal. Pretty great for a $5 game. If you aren't bothered by some out of place particle effects, lack of animation, and puns, Sequence is definitely worth your time.</span>The_Horse_with_Hornshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13755508332061736183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-80712358721439053532012-05-06T17:08:00.002-04:002012-05-06T17:08:31.298-04:00And We're Back<span style="color: #38761d;">I know You many viewers have been simply crushed that we haven't been posting more, but you know what they say about the best layed plans. From this point on however, we will be trying to post at least once a week in an effort to get some actual content on the site. We have all been very busy as of late, and as such, were unable to post as often as we would have liked. We have not however been idle. Myself and some other members of our group of friends have picked up Warmachine recently, and LOVE it! I've been trying to get some of the other members of the group to start playing warhammer and what not more often. And I'm finally building myself an actual gaming table. So expect some actual updates at some point in the future. Happy gaming.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">-Typhus</span>Typhus, bringer of pestilencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08775656934912663852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-83863990431045388372012-03-14T23:41:00.002-04:002012-03-14T23:44:52.861-04:00PI(E) DAY!Valdr here to wish everyone a happy PI Day! March 14th already eh? It's been a whole month since our last post and we're (I'm) sorry about that. To make up for it we have a link to a million digits of PI!<div><br /></div><div>Here you go: <a href="http://www.piday.org/million.php" style="font-size: 100%; ">http://www.piday.org/million.php</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hope everyone had a Happy Pi Day!</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcROz6ivSCk1JyJvYyVmtCUYQ4J0LPxaeYgWtD7zcWGEzEbYjTBt" /> </div>Valdr Ashendalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17313565562440939924noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-16878196863730256852012-02-14T16:34:00.013-05:002012-02-14T17:29:22.658-05:00Minecraft Adventure Map!<div style="text-align: center;"><span ><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">Hello, w</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; text-align: left; ">orld!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >Valdr Ashendale here announcing that he is making a Minecraft Adventure Map! Yay! (Cheers/Fanfare Here) The Map is called the Institution, not really any plot in the beginning, or any plot throughout the story. However, there are signs around the building that narrate the story around you, giving tips and hints as to wh<span style="font-size: 100%; ">at to do next. If you do choose to read the signs you eventually find out that there are hid</span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">den passageways leading to and from the first floor. Some hidden passageways show how the Institution runs and that there are secrets to uncover! Diamonds are placed around the map for your enjoyment. Lava platforming, puzzle solving, monster killing, trap setting, and many more surprises await your playtime!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >(This map is currently incomplete, all suggestio<span style="font-size: 100%; ">ns would be greatly appreciated!)</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >Some Screenshots:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlF6GTHeWZ_jILOAizeb1__M6EGw7RNWVPJC1knjmxanWZ7KZl0H7bNnLM104FaxoQRHQEzNc2OJcxQyewyRQaavEsJ5glOoUD5ay9jykI-kI4Hc2mkzzOWpZ5kiYdGiCZzcnTxZJ-SK0s/s400/2012-02-14_17.14.46.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709119716670098914" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span >The Entrance To The Institution!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span ><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyDeL9m_p1ZLe1kW3kiOEKUVHiL32-7ZKE6UrL8suN22kcQqLJXwCMTvysGHsJH9aNBfvE3ViFexfyNn5gBxSVk42kVlAvJKVAbrsjwZbtdz0nvTQoZtA8gqRDbipGxj-iluxztWjzF9W/s400/2012-02-14_17.12.43.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709120095714784146" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px; " /></div><div><i><span >The First Room of The Game!</span></i></div><div><i><span ><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E2jORULTIi8IC0NDOUVtUa6fS9dBVxMKRQtItu5bmP3CC6Y-7yZvQ2dytOebQ03DlntzMgvUdb7tztCVAo5bpeu91CbpK1OFXGhE4EQ2QtqVGxH7FtYEN5-ZtcoFzD1xoxmCxWCucrFO/s400/2012-02-14_17.08.16.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709120863548853282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px; " /></div><div><i><span >Now the fun begins!</span></i></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >Of course there are some rules to keep in mind while you're playing:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >1: You can only break Bookshelves and Beds in the very beginning of the game, later on you will be able to break other blocks.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >2:At the beginning of the game, please don't walk away from the Institution and gather materials, you will be given two redstone dusts. You'll figure out what to do with them. ;)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >3:After breaking a block that you did not place (e.g. beds, bookshelves, stairs) you MUST throw away the item immediately and don't keep in your inventory.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >4: You may only use things that you make with crafting benches and things you find inside chests within the Institution.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >5: This game must be played on hard, and on normal vision range.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >6: Enjoy!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; " >Incomplete Map Can Be Found Here! <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?ttbn71ahfuxrgpv"><i>http://www.mediafire.com/?ttbn71ahfuxrgpv</i></a></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span >Please rate and comment on my map if possible! Thank you and have fun!</span></div><span><br /></span>Valdr Ashendalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17313565562440939924noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-25801484829840324262012-01-13T23:02:00.002-05:002012-01-13T23:04:50.693-05:00Purchased Q.U.B.E.Short for <span style="font-style:italic;">Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion</span>, it looks intriguing. Will be posting a review of it as soon as I'm complete the game. If anywhere in the game the phrases "<span style="font-weight:bold;">now you're thinking with cubes</span>" or "<span style="font-weight:bold;">the cube is a lie</span>" are so much as hinted i'm putting down the game; this has been fair warning.Phearbrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17653763841635781369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-27624862481847984032012-01-04T16:40:00.014-05:002012-01-04T21:22:22.068-05:00In the Spirit of the New Year<div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:red;"><span>With the coming of the New Year, many people look back to the old, and reflect on the best and worst things about the past year. However, some other people, like the arguably sentient people here at DotDG, reflect on stupid things. So in the spirit of the new year (and my inability to sleep/ form coherent thoughts), here is my Top Ten list for What Games Workshop has done this year to screw over everyone but them (don’t sue?)</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style=" ;color:red;" ><span>10. Resin Models</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;">I know you probably like the Finecast models , I like them too. They have a really nice feel to them, they seem to be quite sturdy, and the detail you get is unbelievable. But, as many of you may have noticed, they kicked up the prices again. Now, you might say, come on horns, be fair, it is more detailed and a nicer material; they just needed to compensate for that. Under normal circumstances, that would be a valid argument. But this is GW. Bull-shit that model costs $20 to make.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style=" ;color:red;" ><span>9. Dreadfleet- </span><i><span>(because it was dumb)</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;">Did you ever notice just how many ads there were for Dreadfleet, and just how hard GW was trying to make you buy it? Did you ever notice how when there’s a bad movie coming out, there’s a butt load of ads for that as well? Any correlation between the two? And you probably still wasted your money on it. You heartless bastards.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style=" ;color:red;" ><span>8. Continued Existing</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;">You cannot deny that, for now at least, GW continues to exist, although you may be tempted to ask how exactly that affects you in a negative ways, you may be tempted to call that a good thing. But let me give you this piece of advice. Monitor exactly how much of your disposable income goes to GW this year, and put it in relativity to everything else. Then you’;; understand the answers to you own questions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style=" ;color:red;" ><span>7. Dark Eldar Update- </span><i><span>(Eldar are for pussies)</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;">They might look impressive, and they might play well, but the hardest part about playing an Eldar army was never outdated models. It was telling your parents that you were gay. Same rules applied for Dark Eldar, its just implied that you also enjoy masochism. Also, if we’re going to have super detailed models, way are Dark Eldar Prisoners still in metal?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style=" ;color:red;" ><span>6. Continued Existing</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;">Furthermore, to add insult to injury, the very existence of GW and their products waste so many finite resources each year, on dumb plastic figures that 7 year olds will end up dipping in blue paint and calling Ultramarines, and then proceeding to have their little brothers eat them. At this point is Ultramar really worth destroying Earth for? (Perhaps adding injury to insult would have been a more apt phrase)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style=" ;color:red;" ><span>5. "'Eavy Metal" Brush Kit</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;">Really? Really? I thought we acknowledged that they were trolling when they came out with the “Eavy Metal” spray gun, but this is a legitimate product? WHY?!?!?! I know that they claim that it has nicer brush bristles or some other qualities, but they’re really just selling it with that dumb name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style=" ;color:red;" ><span>4. Continued Existing</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;">The longer that GW continues to exist and thrive, the more and more we’ll see (or rather not see) the hopes and dreams of many aspiring miniatures designers and other types of modelers, squashed before our eyes. GW eats independent manufacturers for breakfast, and has small internet successes for dinner. That is a fact. (It is also fact that they skip lunch, the bastards)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style=" ;color:red;" ><span>3. Didn't Re-release Squats</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;">While the Space Dwarves where destroyed long ago by the Tyranid menace, I refuse to believe that there are no small Squat fleets left, and I can’t believe that they are willing to give the Blood Angels their own army, but not bring back those noble Dwarves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style=" ;color:red;" ><span>2. Continued Existing</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;">Considering that this is the fourth time I’ve used this same reason, you might simply see it as a filler reason. If that Is what you assumed, then look back at the previous three reason. Be aware that each is unique and reasonable in its own right. However, this one is totally filler,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span style=" ;color:red;" ><span>1. Bought their 17th Yacht</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;">Everyone knows that yachts are bad for the environment, but GW doesn’t know when to stop. Seriously, even Blizzard could recognize that it was a social faux pas to go beyond 12 of them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color:red;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style=" line-height: 115%;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p><span style="color:red;"> </span></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:red;">Now I understand that some of you may find some of this subject matter to be somewhat offensive, and even disturbing. Being aware of that fact, I will happily answer your questions, and listen to your concerns. If you have any problems with this article, please feel free to contact me at <span lang="EN-CA">emo_kid476@hotmail.com.</span></span></i><i><o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:red;"><span lang="EN-CA">(This post does not represent the thoughts and opinions of all of the Disciples, rather only the Horse_with_Horns, who has been informed that if the vote count is high enough, he may in fact be murdered)</span></span></i></div>The_Horse_with_Hornshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13755508332061736183noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-19018453965355288282011-12-23T20:48:00.000-05:002011-12-23T20:48:47.172-05:00Army Showcase: Typhus' Death Guard<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Greetings to all who follow the great dice god, today begins the first post, of a semi-regular article, in which we will show you, our loyal readers, one of the disciple's armies. 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">This army was only started a few months ago, when i purchased a box of chaos space marines for a painting clinic that was being run at our Friendly Local Game Store, or FLGS. I decided to paint the marines I purchased in the colour scheme of the death guard, as I thought it could lead to some interesting conversions, and some excellent painting opportunities.</span><span class="Apple-style-span">One recurring theme through out my army is the skin tone, i wanted to give my plague marines a grey flesh tone, almost like rotting flesh. I find this, along with the orange glowing eyes, just serves to further dehumanize them, showing how much there betrayal of the emperor has transformed into physical corruption.</span><span class="Apple-style-span">One thing i loved about the old metal deathguard models, were the special weapons, like the flamer where the fuel tank was replaced by a giant pustule! I wanted to try and recreate some of those weapons through converting the more recent flamers.</span><span class="Apple-style-span">I am currently trying to expand this army up to apocalyptic proportions, to get some more boots on the ground next time I face Archaon's nids. Hopefully I can showcase my deathguard again once they've grown a bit in size, but for now, they'll just have to wait while I get my Blood Angels ready for the next in store tournament.</span></span><br />
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</div>Typhus, bringer of pestilencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08775656934912663852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-5804715732111471022011-12-02T18:46:00.004-05:002011-12-02T22:02:03.022-05:00In Honour of Skyrim<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4z9TdDCWN7g" width="400"></iframe>Phearbrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17653763841635781369noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-81419353039271803842011-11-18T22:46:00.009-05:002011-11-20T23:21:16.976-05:00Adventures in Terratoran<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O44vKUyuPWo/TsdBIJSEv2I/AAAAAAAAAC4/FGWHo4pAWiE/s1600/Untitled.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O44vKUyuPWo/TsdBIJSEv2I/AAAAAAAAAC4/FGWHo4pAWiE/s320/Untitled.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676577463510286178" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: red; "><span class="Apple-style-span">So Archaon and I said some pretty exciting things. An actual reason to read this blog, a chill session with two of the posters playing Minecraft, full release (AHHHHHHHH I LOVE MINECRAFT), but unfortunately, it seems we’re going to have take some of it back now, because you see, the server patch for Minecraft 1.0 doesn’t exactly exists yet, so we can’t actually play it. Well not together today. I’m sorry to disappoint you, our massive fan base. I know I just broke soooo many hearts tonight. Fortunately, I have a somewhat fun alternative; I had some time to play some Minecraft today. So I’m going to try and make up for the lack of group review today by writing a little story for all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: red; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Note: As soon as the bukkit server patch becomes available, we will begin posting Minecraft Monday articles, and the special for the full release of Minecraft.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: red; ">* And then he opened his eyes for the first time; fittingly to a beautiful sight. He looked upon a peaceful forest, his body lying softly in some sand. His clothes seemed familiar to him, but he could not tell who he was or where they had come from. Perhaps they were memoirs of tales long forgotten. He tried to remember what his life before this awakening, but his memories would not return to him. He took a deep breath, and turned to see the world around him. He was pleasantly surprised, while expecting more forest; he found he was lying on a beach, two islands in the distance. One was not very large, but seemed to have a firm ground, and the other large and mountainous. He was an opportune man, and a survivalist, so he knew what he had to do. He quickly turned, and with all the strength he had, he punched a tree right out of the ground, and quickly threw together a small work station, building an axe with it. Then he built a boat, and travelled to the smaller island.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: red; "> His initial instinct were right, the ground was sturdy, good enough to build a house even. He cleared the ground and began to build his home. It was a long few days for him, but by the end of the third day, after many struggles with finding materials, and a few trips back to the original island for more lumber, his house was complete. During the house building mission, some mining was done, and coal was found within the earth.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: red; ">Tired, but relieved, the man sat back, and realized he had neither slept nor eaten in the past few days, and so began his next quest; to obtain food and something soft to sleep upon. And so he went forth into, sword in hand, and pain in his stomach and heart. He leaped from the newly crafted docks, the cold water washing over his exhausted body. The cold seemed to seep inside of him, as he began to lose consciousness, but he kept moving forward. The sun began to rise just as he washed ashore. He could hardly keep his head up as he slid into the wet sand, but he was finally on land, and his fears were finally passing, or so he thought.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="color: red; ">Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, a horrible alien monstrosity came crashing through the underbrush. Its face permanently as if in a scream, its eyes cold and lifeless, it ran at him, each footstep tearing grass from the floor. The fear jolted the man to his feet, a shaky arm pushing him out of the sand. He reached for his sword and lunged at the creature, his sword moving upwards and connected with flesh. The creature hissed as he stumbled back from the blow, but showed no fear, intent on harming the man. The man was startled at its resilience, but he had no intent of dying yet, and so he leapt into the air and drove his sword straight through the monster. A hiss erupted from the monster, and then it collapsed onto the floor, gently sliding off of the man’s sword.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="color: red; ">The man sighed and stumbled, stabbing the earth beneath him to keep himself upright. He aligned his spine and slinked forward, his eyes darting around. And then he heard a noise that brought him infinite glee. He heard a clucking from the distance. He pulled his sword up and with his last surge of strength he ran forward and found what he had been looking for; a singular chicken, walking carelessly around. The man was over-joyed and leapt forward with no remorse. He slaughtered the chicken with one stroke, and then he began to consume what remained. He was startled by himself, the noise that he made as he ate sounding entirely foreign to him, beastly even. It scared him, but he continued none the less. The food brought him strength, but he also felt sick. He understood the risk of eating food raw, but he had no other option. He lifted his sword yet again, stretching his tired bones, and then he heard it; another hiss from behind him, and the sound of the grass being torn from the earth. *<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="color: red; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="color: red; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Minecraft 1.0 really doesn’t feel any different from 1.8, especially not early on, although it feels somewhat more polished. One major note, the sound you make when you eat IS REALLY DAMN SCARY. I jumped the first time that I heard it. But ultimately, it’s still Minecraft, and now with more content, I have no doubt that I’ll spend endless more hours trying to kill that damn Enderdragon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p></div></div></div>The_Horse_with_Hornshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13755508332061736183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-84820458310443814742011-11-17T21:54:00.010-05:002011-11-18T22:36:50.373-05:00Incoming series: Minecraft Mondays!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #663366;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnB-Xks63TzW7SlXcGSrdXMlV6PyngiiYM3zjCvuOZpxdY9zYlI3v_0deOFnWLKJfOn9KCp5kEpv5CU6V_5Qearln5Grp43NvVmKzyKIy52lUvkiyaPQvFL674wlTvl7_maqjTKbmik9F/s1600/minecraft-logo-400x224.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676165608499189874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnB-Xks63TzW7SlXcGSrdXMlV6PyngiiYM3zjCvuOZpxdY9zYlI3v_0deOFnWLKJfOn9KCp5kEpv5CU6V_5Qearln5Grp43NvVmKzyKIy52lUvkiyaPQvFL674wlTvl7_maqjTKbmik9F/s320/minecraft-logo-400x224.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 179px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />Hey all,</span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #663366;">Just a short notification of an upcoming series here on Disciples of the Dice God:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #663366;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #663366; font-size: 130%;"><b>Minecraft Mondays!</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #663366;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #663366;">This will be a weekly episode in which The_Horse and I (Archaon) document our 3-Dimensional adventures in the Best-Selling game by Mojang. Some of the other disciples may even grace us with their presence too.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #663366;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #663366;">To start off this amazing new series, we will be unveiling the<a href="http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Upcoming_features"> MINECRAFT FULL RELEASE</a> tomorrow.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #663366;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #663366;">So unsheathe your Pickaxe, and get ready to play!!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: red; " >Minecraft is a game we all know and love, but Archaon and I just really felt like showing you all the differences with the full release, and we wanted to show you how we have fun with Minecraft.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"><p></p></div></div>Archaon, the Everchosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709218746560539018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-11623878910321689102011-11-11T08:53:00.008-05:002011-12-14T12:09:22.430-05:00Disciple Bios<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Greetings To All</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></b></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="Apple-style-span"><b></b></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="Apple-style-span">This shall be the momentous occasion where we introduce ourselves to you, the online community.</span><br /></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh353EBWSBPNhyuvD-raOQMlWp-KqEdDFM5gKJC1EHB-uOgGeB6G4X-i1eKHT4mxkmzUau6-sxNF3mmEZZhyphenhyphenx5584QSgX900IBNh4I4JIGXDeX214hLdkTS-Q0wd7LIsr6AeGLyFfiDSZom/s1600/Nurgle.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673958267838984354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh353EBWSBPNhyuvD-raOQMlWp-KqEdDFM5gKJC1EHB-uOgGeB6G4X-i1eKHT4mxkmzUau6-sxNF3mmEZZhyphenhyphenx5584QSgX900IBNh4I4JIGXDeX214hLdkTS-Q0wd7LIsr6AeGLyFfiDSZom/s320/Nurgle.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 220px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 154px;" border="0" /></a><b><span style="color:black;"><br /></span></b></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Typhus: I go by the name of Typhus on steam and some forums, and I am a nerd to the core. You can name a game and I've probably tried it at some point, these range from Flames of war, and Warhammer, to card games like Magic and Call of Cthulhu. I will be responsible for hobby articles, and will most likely be featured in a few Let's plays. I am the one who decided on a whim to start this blog, in order to motivate my group of friends, AKA the other contributors, to document our journey through the realms of geekdom, and to try and provide their opinions to the world. Without further ado, here are the rest of the Disciples.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKpAuTG2GapNkKDlQOpPQ0jc5Dvqn7okKV0JlXM1DcYH06iZp8i-IhLDvQijXZJW-TGvPnXWyUlA-iDd2nFhlL6VQ-08ISR24f8IGrwMhj16lSGXQIf53xYH-jiiL_PBm3JzdL0391Rxu/s1600/Lich_0.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673958329161112818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKpAuTG2GapNkKDlQOpPQ0jc5Dvqn7okKV0JlXM1DcYH06iZp8i-IhLDvQijXZJW-TGvPnXWyUlA-iDd2nFhlL6VQ-08ISR24f8IGrwMhj16lSGXQIf53xYH-jiiL_PBm3JzdL0391Rxu/s320/Lich_0.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 220px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 155px;" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Valdr Ashendale: I just joined this maniac blog because it seemed like a good idea at the time. :D By the way, each of our posts will be a different colour depending on who posted, I am BLUE! Typhus above me is green. (Bleh) I am a nerd, however I adopt the title 'Gamer' as my own. I play tabletop games and Magic: The Gathering on my spare time, but video games and D&D is where I reside. I will be mostly posting Let's Plays of Video Games as it is my specialty, like a Left 4 Dead Chompski run.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG-Pdba-aU4_SjUNteA3JwNQiMHcp3aE6CBiiTRn8Gbk9de-fYSixARgtDPT5nq9Vuv2GyrQU_hRDPsPUbYqVOvcwwxDH46yoEWoFLDXjCnitpobV0tGTWZV2gsDGvY7OjX16UMG2-4qn/s1600/Archaon.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673958202294844834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG-Pdba-aU4_SjUNteA3JwNQiMHcp3aE6CBiiTRn8Gbk9de-fYSixARgtDPT5nq9Vuv2GyrQU_hRDPsPUbYqVOvcwwxDH46yoEWoFLDXjCnitpobV0tGTWZV2gsDGvY7OjX16UMG2-4qn/s320/Archaon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 187px;" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Archaon: Similarly to my freind Typhus, I will try almost any nerdy game out there, although not quite to the same extent. I have dabbled in Call of Cthulhu, Dust Tactics, Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer Fantasy and mostly Warhammer 40'000. I will post on nearly any subject, however, I lack artistic skill, so I mostly tend to focus on strategy/rules/Battle Reports. I'll leave painting and modeling to someone who is good at it. But don't think that's all i will do, for even though I am quite terrible at video games, I will play them anyways and pretend i am amazing :P. I hope you enjoy our blog and all the amazing things to come!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaOhLcjB3FfAgjLaK_kgtTQoKUuqdAEzNJJVi8Uyned_QpfJ3e-ntUW9JU9XE-m4mI7rxYqGyCZh77V7sXTPWuXGoiARcSSOSrFJgS5LH1E3Ffx9WFobSbo1pxnyHj_KxYGUlL-Tz9jEL/s1600/Shub%252BNiggurath.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673958382111133986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaOhLcjB3FfAgjLaK_kgtTQoKUuqdAEzNJJVi8Uyned_QpfJ3e-ntUW9JU9XE-m4mI7rxYqGyCZh77V7sXTPWuXGoiARcSSOSrFJgS5LH1E3Ffx9WFobSbo1pxnyHj_KxYGUlL-Tz9jEL/s320/Shub%252BNiggurath.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 220px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 160px;" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" >The_Horse_With_Horns:<br /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-CA">To be quite honest, I’m not entirely sure what I can contribute to this blog, but I have a few ideas. Typhus</span> and I are planning on doing some hobby articles for Warhammer and the like (being the only guys who actually</span><span lang="EN-CA"> <span class="apple-style-span"> care about it), and I am very intent on being a part of </span> <span class="apple-style-span">the Let’s Plays. As far as personal projects go, I’m thinking</span> of running a D&D campaign and basically making a book </span> <span class="apple-style-span">out of it for your benefit, possibly with complementary artwork</span> <span class="apple-style-span">. It is also very possible that I just throw up some sketches</span> <span class="apple-style-span">that I do, because I do get bored every once in a while. </span> <span class="apple-style-span">But don’t expect much from me.</span></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QHqybBQTgKBD493zjaOP7imoTDsUnFynGR4ht_qV2dXggox_h3_EM7N1vSGKT3-QCY7Uz6s-q4VJhkReR0PgGhna0i8FoVez9Ug8AwLITlgjdoj0JBjyIW4gD6TIh4EQPoA0dZV5tPBU/s1600/fiddlesticks.jpg"><img alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674140885906279634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QHqybBQTgKBD493zjaOP7imoTDsUnFynGR4ht_qV2dXggox_h3_EM7N1vSGKT3-QCY7Uz6s-q4VJhkReR0PgGhna0i8FoVez9Ug8AwLITlgjdoj0JBjyIW4gD6TIh4EQPoA0dZV5tPBU/s320/fiddlesticks.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 176px;" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Phearbro: I am the Bro of the group, or so I'd like to believe at least. My focus is generally on Magic the gathering, although I play Warhammer 40'000 and fantasy too. I'm not really an artsy type, and by that I mean I painted my Vampire counts Crypt ghouls by covering them in random splotches of paint XD. I carefully consider every point in the rules that is possibly abusable, in order to win the highest number of games possible. As such, I will be able to help YOU find a fun army list that will help you win more often in many different game systems.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"> I also will be doing some let's plays and first looks at some new games.</span>Archaon, the Everchosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12709218746560539018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924792937086134016.post-27811294797215512322011-11-06T19:20:00.000-05:002011-11-08T10:54:12.943-05:00Greetings from the Dice God<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to our humble blog, this is the product of a group of nerds who barely tolerate each other, let alone other people, on our long descent into the madness of miniature war gaming, table top RPGs, Trading Card Games, movies, TV, and basically anything you could think of that you could consider science fiction or Fantasy.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/tumblr_kpomcqr4Ae1qz8ovio1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/tumblr_kpomcqr4Ae1qz8ovio1_500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Won't you join us?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Contributors include:</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Typhus, bringer of pestilence</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Phearbro</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span">Archaon, The Everchosen</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Valdr Ashendale</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">The_Horse_With_Horns</span></div>Typhus, bringer of pestilencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08775656934912663852noreply@blogger.com0