Off the Palette: Painting the Circle of Orboros Celestial Fulcrum Battle Engine Orbs

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Jan 132012
 

In this episode Matt Paints the Orbs for the Celestial Fulcrum Battle engine.  The Celestial Fulcrum Battle Engine is for Hordes from Privateer Press. The Celestial Fulcrum Battle engine is one of Privateer’s new Big Figs.

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D&D 5th Ed Announcement Reaction

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Jan 122012
 

In case you missed it, Wizards of the Coast is working on a 5th – that’s right, Fifth – edition of Dungeons & Dragons.  You can read the announcement articles from the NYT http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/arts/video-games/dungeons-dragons-remake-uses-players-input.html?pagewanted=all and Forbes http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2012/01/09/wizards-announce-new-dungeons-and-dragons-an-inside-look-at-the-game/, as well as the press-release from lead designer Mike Mearls http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ll/20120109.

We here at Through Gamer Goggles, however, would like to share our initial reactions and thoughts to this news, and gather your input as well.  Is this a good thing or a bad thing? for D&D? for WotC? for the RPG industry in general?  Would you buy the 5th edition?

No matter your answer to those questions, I believe that the BIGGEST QUESTION is this: Will a new edition unite the players, or will it divide them even further? Continue reading »

Pathfinder Tales Hits #3 On Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Of 2011 List

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Jan 122012
 

PATHFINDER TALES HITS #3 ON BARNES & NOBLE BEST FANTASY OF 2011 LIST

Paizo.com Launches THREE-FOR-ALL Sale to Celebrate!

January 9, 2012 (Redmond, WA) – Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder Tales novel Death’s Heretic, by James L. Sutter, has been named the #3 best fantasy release of 2011 by Barnes & Noble’s SciFi and Fantasy Blog, and paizo.com is celebrating by offering a THREE-FOR-ALL sale on all Pathfinder Tales novels, ebooks, and short fiction! From now until the end of January, paizo.com customers who purchase two Pathfinder Tales novels will receive a third FREE novel! This offer also extends to electronic novels and short fiction, with the purchase of any two earning a third Pathfinder Tales product of the same format. Just add them to your cart, and Paizo will discount the lowest-priced qualifying item at checkout.

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Jan 112012
 

In 3055, a new breed of Inner Sphere BattleMech started rolling off assembling lines—’Mechs specifically designed to counter the Clan invasion—at the same time that secondline Clan ’Mechs began to appear. By 3067 those design have become a staple of the modern battlefield, giving rise to notable MechWarriors and new variants, while the demands of the ever-popular Solaris VII Games have resulted in a plethora of new dueling ’Mechs designed using prototype technology. Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade presents the Solaris VII ’Mechs built using prototype technologies. Upgraded in appearance and technology, the designs first presented in the Solaris VII box set and Solaris: The Reaches are now back in print, along with several new Solaris VII designs. In addition to the upgraded appearance of selected Clan designs, all the art work for Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade is new, providing fresh illustrations of now classic Inner Sphere BattleMechs and Clan OmniFighters. The ’Mechs in the Solaris VII BattleMechs section are constructed using select equipment found in Tactical Operations. To use those designs, players will need that book.

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Off the Palette: The Celestial Fulcrum Battle Engine Base

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Jan 102012
 

This is the first episode of Off the Palette.  Off the Palette is our painting show.  In this episode we use simple techniques to paint our Circle of Orboros Celestial Fulcrum Battle Engine Base.

There you have it – the Base painted in about 25 minutes.  If you like what you see follow us on Twitter and register for our newsletter.

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Woodland Scenics Experiences a Devastating Fire

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Jan 092012
 

Quoted from Lake News

“Linn Creek, Mo. — More than 100 people stood with shocked and sullen looks on their faces and watched from across East Valley Drive as the Woodland Scenics building burned Thursday afternoon.

Woodland Scenics is considered a leader in manufacturing model railroad scenery and other hobby supplies. When fire broke out in its Linn Creek manufacturing site and store, it spread quickly.”

Read the whole story here.

I hope they recover quickly.   We will try and contact Woodland for a follow up story.

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Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Announced

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Jan 092012
 
A D&D game session in progress

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From the Wizards of the Coast Press room…

It seems that D&D 5th edition will be given a special premiere at Gen Con 2012

Until then Wizards of the Coast plans on lending us their ear.

From the Press Release:

“We have begun obtaining feedback from a limited Friends & Family playtest consisting of internal employees and their gaming groups and soon we will be expanding that group to consist of members from our existing body of playtesters. Then at the D&D Experience convention in late January, Wizards of the Coast will conduct a special playtest of ideas currently in development.”

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A Game Of Thrones LCG: Lions of the Rock Expansion

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Jan 092012
 

With Lions of the Rock, players gain the means to defend House Lannister’s claim once and for all! Lions of the Rock focuses on the ambitious House Lannister, their vast resources, and love of intrigue. It features cards that include new versions of Lannister characters, each representing a different approach to victory around which entire decks could be built.The sixth deluxe expansion for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, Lions of the Rock features 165 cards new to the LCG card pool (three copies each of 55 unique cards) that add deck-building opportunities and strategic depth to your game.

Read more at FFG.

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The Lord of the Rings LCG: Khazad-dum Expansion

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Jan 092012
 

Drums in the Deep! It has been many years since the Dwarves last heard from Balin and his fledgling colony. Reports have ceased to flow of the great works they began. Now the heroes of Middle-earth must search for signs of them among the mines of Moria.

The first deluxe expansion for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, Khazad-dum transports players to the mines of Moria where the heroes of Middle-earth must search for Balin and his fledgling colony of Dwarves years after anyone last heard from them. With 165 new cards, Khazad-dum provides players two new Dwarf heroes, and new allies, attachments, and events, plus features the first step in the game’s ongoing narrative with nine new encounter sets that, combined, introduces three new, thrilling scenarios in Khazad-dum and lays the groundwork for the scenarios from the upcoming Dwarrowdelf Cycle of Adventure Packs.

 

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New From Fantasty Flight Games Space Hulk: Death Angel

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Jan 092012
 

Gather your brother Space Marines and meet the alien threat! Set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Space Hulk: Death Angel is a cooperative card game where players take on the roles of Blood Angel Space Marines who must enter an infested Space Hulk and terminate the Genestealer infestation.

The Death Angel Tyranid Enemy Pack is a “Print on Demand” expansion for Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game. This expansion pack includes two additions for Death Angel: a new Tyranid deck containing a variety of enemies to challenge even the most seasoned Space Marines, and Hive Lord Location cards that introduce the Tyranid’s epic and deadly overlords! The Space Hulk: Tyranid Enemy Pack Expansion comes complete with (32) Tyranid Cards, four Hive Lord Cards, and a Deathleaper Card.

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