JMGraham

I'm out for the next two weeks. I'll be there, but only in your hearts. Work stuff and KublaCon.

Holy swear word, Batman. I really want to play this game. That no-restrictions on charging from Deep Strike, but you need to be 9" away thing is a little piece of genius. It also meshes nicely with the fact that units can disengage from combat. The assault armies can still strike from the skies with a precision hammer-blow, but they might not make it in, and even if they do they're not locked in the "safety" of close combat. The enemy can just walk away and gun them down with other units. Everyone gets cake? EVERYONE gets to eat it??!?!?! Absurd!

Here it is: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/business/article150678067.html Apparently, the internet says that the owner of NYP was a jerk, and this is not the first time he's racked up lots of business debt and declared bankruptcy (last time was to the tune of millions). Seems like expanding to Seattle was the death blow here. At least, that's what they say. The real reason? They should have never changed the fries.

Sherbert! The stout men of the Empire will crush your puny Orc incursion!

Unfortunately, R&R's prices are likely to stop it from being a viable weekly stop for many folks.

Brad saw it on reddit. Erin confirmed it in person. "Closed for Business" sign in the window today. As past experience (and this thread) will attest, while that may be true in general, it's not really true from 10 til 11:30 on a Tuesday night.

Duly noted! I don't have anything now, but I reckon once summer hits I can find an odd job or two where an extra pair of hands would be helpful, be it with casting or with yard work.

Never mind. While the bar at Bobs is open til 11, it looks like the kitchen closes at 10. Maybe Bayou first? Then work out a deal at Rook and Rogue?

Bob's is open til 11. I say we start there if we can, then figure stuff out. Can't think with an empty belly and no M&J. Maybe Rook and Rogue will accommodate? Though, they are pricy.

I love the way of handling blasts and template weapons. Think of the time savings! You don't need to carefully spread out your models if opponents have blast weapons. Thudd Guns and Thunderfire Cannons won't take forever to fire. No more finagling to get the one placement that gets a mm of another model's base under it. For the speed and simplicity, I'm a fan!

Also, standing on my head. ... Did I mention doing a headstand?

I'm up for it!

I work at a school, so I'll be at work AND school!

Nah, you can walk away from combats and shoot the dickens out of your foes.

Damn, well... I'll bring Saga and Wood Elves. @smashthedean, I'm down with Ninth Age if you want to fight hippy Elves!

How about next week you bring your Beasts to team up with my Warriors, and we'll take on the Dwarfs and KoE? That means this week I'll bring Saga, Malifaux (how many points are kids playing these days?), boardgames, and a bad attitude.

Looks like there might not be a 4th for a team game of Ninth? If not, then I'll bring some Saga and some ... *gasp* ... Malifaux. If the team game doesn't happen this week, I'm still up for it next. I might have a prototype copy of Dark Curios on hand as well.

I'd totally enjoy regular Derkly insights and witticisms! It'd be like having the sarcastic brother I never had.

After many, many years of social media neglect (e.g., my Facebook), I've decided to learn how to use Twitter. We'll see how long it lasts, but for now it's an honest attempt at connecting with the regional (and beyond) gaming community. I realized that my twitter feed, @WorldsmithJim has exactly one tweet, from my first Kickstarter (remember when exploded vehicle markers used to be a thing in 40k? That long ago). I need advice! Any geek or gaming-related folks I should be following? News, rumors, reviews and the like? What are your favorite hobby feeds? Terrain, painting and the like? If any Ordo folk use twitter, what's your twitter handle? Do they even call them handles? Call signs? Monikers?

I'd be up for it! I can bring Chaos or Wood Elves.

I feel like Fantasy and 40k always fulfilled different needs. Not just in regards to fluff, but in regards to gameplay. The ranked units, limited LoS, limited mobility, and weak shooting of Fantasy made it much more of a chess-like, geometric game of positioning. The shooting strength, rapid movement, and unlimited LoS of 40k made it much more of a fluid, dynamic game. The switch from Fantasy to AoS was jarring because it disrupted everything that made Fantasy Warhammer Fantasy: the core gameplay AND the narrative fluff. Many folks (including myself) weren't interested in AoS because it didn't touch anything that initially interested us in Fantasy. I suspect the "AoS"ing of 40k will be different, as they're neither changing the core narrative, nor the core style of play. Its just a streamlining that brings 40k more in line with modern war games. It's still in the same world and it's still a skirmish game. It seems like a brilliant move. Will it bring in a flood of AoS players? I suspect not. Some folks will play both, and it will definitely bring some additional 40k players to AoS as an adjunct to 40k. Now, though, I feel like GW might have two games that appeal to the same game experience with different skins. Personally, I appreciate a variety of different game experiences, and am thankful that there's so much variety available to gamers. Whatever floats your boat, you've got options!

Huh. I don't hate the rules as they've been presented so far. That's strange. I'm actually kind of liking it. The Psychic Phase sounds like magic in Mordheim. The effects of the abilities and their point cost will matter the most, if they're planning on not making it abusable. Here's hoping!

Yup, we're on!

Huh. New Eldar faction, the Ynnari. I know they said Forge World models will still have rules, but I wonder what they'll do with Forge World lists, like the Corsairs and the Lost and the Damned. And 30k, for that matter.

From google image search. It's by JeffLeeJohnson on Deviant Art. Done for Fantasy Flight. http://jeffleejohnson.deviantart.com/