Captain’s Log Supplemental: Commander Spock, Dr. McCoy and I have been captured by Klingons and taken to an unknown location. It appears we are in a subterranean cave the Klingons have modified for use as a base of operations. At least we are out of the oppressive heat and humidity of the jungle. They’ve taken […]
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Captured! A Fantastic Worlds Star Trek AAR
Posted by The Angry Piper on January 13th, 2020
Posted in After Action Reports, Miniatures, Scenarios, Sci-Fi 
Tags: Fantastic Worlds, Rattrap Productions, Star Trek 
4 Comments »2019 Resolutions Revisited
Posted by The Angry Piper on January 2nd, 2020
With the dawn of a new year, it’s time to look back on my 2019 resolutions to see how many of them I actually did and how many of them I failed. It’s also time to make some new ones for 2020, but that’s going to wait for another post. Last year I listed my […]
Hubbard’s World: Race to the Source: A Fantastic Worlds Star Trek AAR
Posted by The Angry Piper on December 30th, 2019
Captain’s Log Supplemental: We have determined the science team entered the jungle to investigate an unknown energy source; one that seems responsible for the sentient, animate plant life we have discovered here on Hubbard’s World. This planet is fraught with danger; we have already lost Ensign Gatwick, and we discovered the body of Ensign Jorgensen, […]
Posted in After Action Reports, Miniatures, Sci-Fi Tags: .45 Adventure, Fantastic Worlds, Modiphius, Rattrap Productions, Star Trek 2 Comments »Hubbard’s World: Outpost Laertes: A Fantastic Worlds Star Trek AAR
Posted by The Angry Piper on December 21st, 2019
Captain’s Log: Stardate 1315.9: We have received word that Federation Outpost Laertes, a science station on the newly-discovered Hubbard’s World in the Klingon neutral zone, has gone silent. We arrived in the system to discover a Klingon battle cruiser in orbit around the planet. Our repeated hails to the outpost remain unanswered. Of course, the […]
Posted in After Action Reports, Miniatures, Scenarios, Sci-Fi Tags: .45 Adventure, Fantastic Worlds, Modiphius, Rattrap Productions, Star Trek Comments Off on Hubbard’s World: Outpost Laertes: A Fantastic Worlds Star Trek AARChristmas is all about…ME.
Posted by The Angry Piper on December 13th, 2019
‘Tis the season, and as usual, I have taken advantage of the holiday sales to buy a bunch of shit for me that I don’t need, but definitely want. A couple of months ago I broke down and subscribed to Amazon Prime, mainly so I could watch The Boys (one of my favorite comics of […]
Posted in Hobby Musings, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games, Terrain and Scenics Tags: AD&D, Savage Worlds, Zombies Comments Off on Christmas is all about…ME.Lower Decks: TOS
Posted by The Angry Piper on November 27th, 2019
This month went in a surprising direction for me. I had tried to cajole my friend back into the hobby by taunting him with his own miniatures, painted by me; but that didn’t work. (He told me so.) I started work on creating my own rules for a skirmish game I have kicking around, but […]
Owen’s Miniatures: Part 2
Posted by The Angry Piper on November 11th, 2019
Last time I lamented that two years ago, my friend Owen decided with finality that he was done with painting miniatures and gave me his sizable collection, amassed over the span of decades, to do with as I see fit. Up until now, all I have done is hold them in safekeeping for the last […]
Posted in Fantasy, Hobby Musings, Insanity Pile, Miniatures Tags: Reaper Comments Off on Owen’s Miniatures: Part 2Owen’s Miniatures: Part 1
Posted by The Angry Piper on November 6th, 2019
I first met my friend Owen when we were in college, almost 30 years ago (Christ, that’s depressing as hell.) We quickly found we had much in common. Some examples: we both had a brother with the same name. We both played role-playing games. We both worked at a (now) defunct electronics retailer, albeit at […]
Posted in Fantasy, Hobby Musings, Insanity Pile, Miniatures Tags: Grenadier, Ral Partha, Reaper 2 Comments »“A Good Day to Die!”
Posted by The Angry Piper on November 1st, 2019
I recently got a good deal on some Modiphius Klingons for the Star Trek Adventures game (they just weren’t selling at my FLGS, hence the discount). Having little self-control, I bought them. Klingons have never been known for a vibrant fashion color palette, so painting these guys was more challenging and less fun than I […]
Posted in Miniatures, Product Reviews, Sci-Fi Tags: Modiphius, Star Trek Comments Off on “A Good Day to Die!”“Strongest One There Is!”
Posted by The Angry Piper on September 28th, 2019
Jealousy. I has it. The source? Not an unfaithful wife. Not another’s success, wealth or good looks. Not even another’s superior painting skill or bagpiping prowess. None of these. Yet my particular jealousy was a daily, unwelcome guest for many months. It would arrive when unexpected and stay far too long, like an irritating relative, or […]
