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sorry for your loss Brother G - that sucks. I lost my sister-in-law and my mom within 2 months of each other last year... it took most of last year to grow past that depression and get on processing these challenges to our life view. Expect a long tough trek to "a normalcy"... we are here for you if you need to talk. I found that my hobby life helped me get through the struggle. As far as thinning the collection ... I would be hesitant to clear out much when feeling this way. If it can wait a year I would do so. If anything could be trimmed I would start with newer in box items. Things you have not started or built and that isn't so old that it would require a pile of cash to re-collect. I found it was a great time to methodically inventory your collection... evaluating and cataloging your collection is monotonous - but with your brain numb and lacking motivations I found it a good mental space to come to grips with my junk. Through this process I kinda recentered and evaluated what I wanted from my hobbies - I decided what I found most interesting (which games to collect - what I should stop collecting) - and in the new year I had thought enough about the topic that I had a better idea of my hobby holistically... I feel like I may have matured into my hobby actually. I would suggest that you try to evaluate or inventory your stuff, find that cause for motivation and clarity without time pressures. This process of iteration and change is something I plan to keep doing every so often without fear. I hope you find some closure and solace Brother G -d

as others have stated, sorry for your loss. losing someone that's been such a large part of your story is a rough go, for sure. i echo their sentiments about your collection as well. as previously stated, I thinned my comics immensely. and i bet 10, 15, 20 years from now i'll wish i hadn't. storage space isn't the issue, it was just a sense of "should i move on?" and although i can put on an outwardly brave face and deem that i've moved on, that's wishful thinking i'm sure. why did i collect them? so why did that change? normally things that have utility and/or provide usefulness are what i engage with mostly, especially with "keepers." just thinking "ooh, i might need that someday" wasn't really doing it for me. that being said, HOBBYING shouldn't be in my view usefulness or utility. it should be, for lack of a better thought at this moment, what brings me joy my dork den is truly appalling when viewed in a certain lens. a counterpoint to that is the absolute devastation it would bring my future self if i were to unload it simply because in the here and now i don't play/etc. stuff that sits in a pile or on a shelf or in a storage space isn't hurting anything. and the POTENTIAL it brings for later on shouldn't be ignored. nostalgia? fresh ideas? getting back with old friends/etc.? nothing's to say you can't simply press pause on 40k. return when you're good and ready and maybe the rulesets/etc. are more favorable. a buddy of mine at work plays 10th currently and thinks it's simply "too much." things get outdated fast due to the meta. strategims, CPs, all that... it's not very 40k-ish to him he says and he longs for 3rd again or something a wee more simplistic. sorry again for your loss, and i hope you really, really think before you chuck things

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Sorry for your loss, and dealing with things like that is rough. That said, also not uncommon around middle age and starting to experience those things. As well as more responsibility, less time for fun, etc. There's no magic answer, but over time you will find your way to enjoy the little things again. It's what your friend would want, as well as family. Regarding thinning the herd, don't get rid of it unless you plan to truly never use it again. I hadn't played fantasy since like 2007, and didn't intend to play again thus made sense. Blood bowl is an example where i leave it, then come back to it often enough. I play my Necrons all the time, thus will keep them I have an entire army of Orks acquired in trade, sometimes fun to just have silly games (Kill team or 40k) I got rid of space Smurfs, because they don't make me happy at all. If you have no storage problems, keeping it is fine. Don't thin the herd and regret it is what I'm hinting at.

You know the drill- find a partner here or on our discord and come play a game!

Warmaster shall be there! Two tables worth I hope. @scottshoemaker I’m still itching to feed your nurgle demons some delicious roasted skinks. Come out and do battle!

This event was a lot of fun - I really enjoyed preparing to play Inquisitor and getting the game on the table for an actual full game with 3 other players. I had lots of fun bring an old "dead" game back to the table. I am hoping to do this again next 3D Roleplay con or anywhere sooner as well. If anyone is interested in playing some Inquisitor I would love to try and get something more regular going with it. Maybe a quarterly game or something low pressure. -d

Bonus points if you can name anyone on the second row without looking them up.

I'll start this off with the fact that I think 9th edition really bled me dry a bit. I got all the books for the armies that I have and had hoped that it was going to be my final edition. Of course 9th ended up being so convoluted for me that I have moved on to 10th. The thing is, I like my models. I like that I have options for armies. But honestly, due to gamer ADD, I rarely stick with one long enough to get more than a single game in during an edition. The solution to this seems simple....drop most of my armies. Focus on one or two and just play those from now on. Seems logical. That way in any edition, I only have one or two books to get. I can focus on that army, learn the rules, learn how to play them, and it would definitely help reduce the amount of new stuff to get each edition. My problem is though that I like my stuff. And every time I drop an army...I eventually end up regretting it, or worse, getting it again at a higher price as is the way of the GW hobby. I probably should get rid of probably half of my armies...but it seems like a huge disservice to all the work I did getting them in the first place. So basically I have a problem if I keep my armies, and I have a problem if I get rid of some of them. #1stWorldProblems

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Count me in as well! My sabbatical is over!

I'm in! Can't wait to forget what the rules are. I'll post my skill rings when I pick my team 🙂 So fun!

I'm in! Once I figure out what exactly I want to play round 1, I'll update with the Skill Disc I would like to start.

Sorry, didn't get to this until today @Tao Tsê-Mung and I have a legion game

you know, maybe what I should do is start building some interesting lists with the models I have, see what appeals to me, and then anything else that doesn't make the cut, get rid of (minus a few sideboard units). That genestealer cult army is a great example. I have a lot of stuff for it, probably enough for two maybe three lists. Figure out what I would like to play, and then drop most of the rest. Gives me a specific target to work towards, lets me keep some stuff, and release others.

A big part of the motivation behind this post is because I'm currently depressed. My best friend of 35 years died unexpectedly at the end of February and I'm poorly processing it. I suppose I have been fairly lucky in my life not to have had to deal with this sort of loss until now. But its causing all sorts of introspection and re-evaluation. My toys and hobbies generally bring me happiness, but right now they aren't. But not much is. That doesn't really take away from this conversation at all. It is still a very valid question. However, after getting some clarity on my motivation behind this, I figured I should share in case that impacts the advice. I _do_ have too much stuff. The need to get rid of it is up for debate.

Location: 717 SE Main St. Portland OR 97214 - Around the corner from Kokiyo Teriyaki and up the stairs. Cost to play games is $8 for Ordo Members, $3 for Ordo Warlord Champions, and FREE for Emperors & Imperators! As always, your first Game Day is FREE! Games we play: All, with a focus on Warhammer 40k, Necromunda, the Old World, Turnip28, and more. While it is possible to find a pickup game at Game Day, it is much better to pre-arrange a game before coming down. New players are always welcome, feel free to stop by and check it out.

I'll be there again with other regional #turnip28 players for TurnipDayVI. To learn more about Turnip28, the post apocalyptic Napoleonic root vegetable game,check out the thread over in Other Games. There will be plenty of room aside from turnips, so feel free to come in to play other games

Looking forward to my first 3D Roleplay Con this Saturday! 🙂

I think I was wrong about snobs. Looks like they obey all unit rules except blunders, so panic tokens, retreating, etc. are all fair game.

TurnipdayV was today:

Bought 2 leviathan boxes last summer and trying to create some space. Looking to sell the rulebook and mission cards for 10th edition 40k. Looking for $30, happy to meet at any local game shops in the PDX area

Apparently you can't get one in Portland. I bought one yesterday, but it was in French, so had to return it. That was apparently the only copy in the entire city. Its unreal. Most game stores haven't even received their shipments yet. What is GW doing?