I wanted to do more, and in the coming year, I will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As far as actually PLAYING RPGs, 2022\u2019s gaming plans didn\u2019t turn out the way I expected. Out of five one-shot games I planned to run, I ran exactly zero. That\u2019s not to say I didn\u2019t run games (I did), they just weren\u2019t the ones I planned on running. Instead, I ran a couple of Star Trek Adventures sessions to introduce the game to new players. I ran a Call of Cthulhu scenario for Halloween, and I even ran a couple of sessions of my own homebrew 1970\u2019s Boston street crime game, The Hub. I ran a short-lived Mutant: Year Zero game for some friends before I came to my senses and decided I don\u2019t enjoy being aggravated (and I don\u2019t mean by the game); but the main thing I ran was a monthly Witch Hunter-themed campaign using Lamentations of the Flame Princess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I plan on running a new campaign and more games this year, and I have posted my 2023 Gaming<\/a> page; so check it out if you’re interested in playing some RPGs. I also opened up my Discord server to new players and hobbyists. (Yesterday, I even got to have my first Discord conversation with none other than Dick Garrison himself, Roger Webb! I know, pretty cool, right?) Drop me a line if you’re interested in joining the server. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Painting Challenges:<\/strong> Goal met (kind of). I took part in Fembruary, Forgotten Heroes, and Deadcember (over on Instagram); and I hosted Monster May(hem) again. Then the world went to shit for me smack in the middle of Dave’s<\/a> Season of Scenery, and I had to bail on it completely, after first abandoning my idea to finally build my Deep Space Nine model. The one challenge I’m amazed I was able to complete (and on time, every time!) was…<\/p>\n\n\n\n One Character a Month:<\/strong> I didn’t host it this year, but I took the opportunity to paint all old-school metal miniatures for this challenge. I’m pretty happy with the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s a group shot. Top left to bottom right: January through December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January: Lord Gunthar Uth Wistan,<\/a> (Fighter)<\/p>\n\n\n\n February: Arianna Moonshadow, Enchantress<\/a> (Druid)<\/p>\n\n\n\n March: Cloaked Assassin<\/a> (Rogue)<\/p>\n\n\n\n April: The Cimmerian<\/a> (Barbarian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n May: Adventuring Cleric<\/a> (Cleric)<\/p>\n\n\n\n June: Half-Elf Ranger<\/a> (Ranger)<\/p>\n\n\n\n July: Mistress of Darkness<\/a> (Sorcerer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n August: Bard with Bagpipes<\/a> (Bard)<\/p>\n\n\n\n September: Dark Lord<\/a> (Warlock)<\/p>\n\n\n\n October: Half-Elf Sorcerer<\/a> (Wizard)<\/p>\n\n\n\n November: Amberlynn, Dragon Slayer<\/a> (Paladin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n December: Jolly Friar with Dog<\/a> (Monk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year, I will absolutely host Monster May(hem) again, and I hope to take part in all the other painting challenges from last year, including the Season of Scenery, dammit. In addition, I am continuing the Character of the Month personal challenge, but this year I’m making it all demi-humans! Tom<\/a> is also hosting the challenge again (he calls it #paintanadventuringparty); but his take is a bit different. Remember the old Ral Partha 3-stage characters? He’s doing that: paint a character as a rookie, experienced and veteran version. That’s a bit too much for me to commit to, given my other projects, but YMMV. Drop him a line if interested! <\/p>\n\n\n\n More AARs: <\/strong>Goal not really met. I started my Star Trek gaming project, The Pawn,<\/a> all the way back in March. The premise of the project was to tell a story based on the results of games played. Well, I definitely told a lot of story so far; but I only managed to play ONE underwhelming AAR<\/a> before I took a break and never got back to it. We left Lieutenant Barclay in a precarious position, pursued by Romulans on the ice moon of Varuna 3; and we left the rest of the Enterprise-D<\/em> heading back to that system after almost starting a war in the Neutral Zone. Will I get back to it? I sure hope so. I have a lot more story to tell. Just need to find the time. You can enjoy what I did manage to write thus far if so inclined. All the posts are tagged “The Pawn”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I also planned on getting back to my Green Hornet<\/a> game, and even a new Christmas scenario featuring The Crimson Hound again…but you see how that turned out. This year I want to return to both those games and some Super Mission Force; but we’ll see what the cards hold. In the meantime, I’m living vicariously through Matt<\/a>, who posted a shit-ton of AARs on his site last year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Personal Projects:<\/strong> Goals partially met. I had two: paint my Star Wars: Imperial Assault miniatures and make 2022 the Year of Pop Culture. I managed to paint The Bespin Gambit and one expansion (Bossk), but I still have a couple of expansions to paint before I can call that set all done; then it’s on to Hoth or Jabba’s Palace for 2023, I’m not sure which one yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As far as the Year of Pop Culture is concerned, I painted a lot of pop culture miniatures in 2022; but nowhere near what I wanted to. So, the Year of Pop Culture continues into 2023; where I suppose I should consider renaming the challenge, since it’s more than a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nah, fuck it. Who cares? Bring on 2023!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, 2023 is here, and it’s time for a look back at last year’s resolutions and what I accomplished; then it’ll be time to set some new ones. Last year wasn’t great, in particular I had a pretty crappy third and fourth quarter, to be sure. Still, I managed some things better than others. 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