A photo of 1/72 scale H35 and R35 tank models in late WW2 German camouflage pattern. In the background a German soldier stands between two trees.

1/72 scale Renault R35 and Hotchkiss H35 tanks (captured French tanks impressed into German service)

Having sat through several ethics trainings as a former US federal employee, I would 100% have preferred a D&D one-shot approach as an alternative presentation method.
A Hatch Act themed one would be good as well.

They used Microsoft Excel.

I listened to it on Audible. It was absolutely hilarious the way they constantly bicker and keep trying to one-up and backstab one another. I definitely didn’t see the ending coming.

Nicely done! That angry little mushroom’s glare looks great! I’ve never painted fingernails on a mini yet they do add a nice little pop of color / contrast.

I am trying very hard (unsuccessfully) to convince myself that I do not need another ruleset. But they do look quite intriguing.

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Someone was clearly already in the end-of-day drinks when they posted this... www.greatwargamingsurvey.com would work better.

These are always hilarious!

Oh dear, it's August again. It must be time for the Great Wargaming Survey! www.greatwargamingsurvey.com
#wargaming #warmongers #spreadthelard

Almost always assemble then paint.
It can be challenging for some models, but when I’ve tried paint then assemble it turns into an accounting issue to track which pieces go with which model. So unless I’m doing a single model, I usually assemble first.

1. First #TTRPG you ever played - D&D Red Box
2. First you ever ran - D&D 5e
3. Played the most - Ironsworn
4. Run the most - D&D 5e
5. Favourite - Ironsworn
6. Most recently played - Mappa Mundi
7. Most recently run - D&D 5e

Blasphemous heresy! You can NEVER have enough books, and certainly not too many.
But I recently did a purge by deciding I’m realistically not going to read some of my books, and would rather free up my shelf space for several others I am likely to read. So donated those. But it was a hard day.

I love those books! And your helpful “how to photograph minis” summary.
Very much hoping for some additional books in the future!

The “Exterminate” caption seems an odd choice for a clearly non-Dalek.
The armor vaguely like a Judoon but he doesn’t have the rhino horn.
So I’d say the closest look would be a Sontaran, although admittedly not a perfect fit.

Oh my goodness I can NOT let my daughter see this or that’s her new character. Shes partial to bards as it is and a cute little bunny?! Lovely sculpt though. And great paint scheme as well.

Image of 2 WW2 1:72 scale miniatures; captured French tanks painted in German camo for Normandy-themed wargaming. Trees and German soldier for scale.

WIP of my Renault R-35 and Hotchkiss H-35 1:72 scale miniature tanks. Working towards running the WW2 All-American at La Fiere Normandy campaign for Chain of Command 2.
#spreadthelard #chainofcommand #wargaming

I just finished“Deathworlder” by @writervh.bsky.social on Audible. A WH40K book about a desperate Imperial Guard mission on a world being taken over by Tyranids.
It was my first non-Gaunt’s Ghosts Imp Guard book. It was quite good; managed to get me invested in the characters. Check it out!

I picked up the pdf recently. It looks fun but I discovered you need the dice, tokens, and event cards to play. I can make tokens by hand but can’t determine what is on all six sides of the dice, or anything about the cards. And they aren’t available online that I can tell.

It was super fun to watch as well!

I love those! I have some for Chain of Command in European theater forces and am planning to get some for Pacific. I got them when they were individually faction-specific but now they can be generic with faction tokens / badges to swap out.
They take acrylic paint fairly well.

A picture of a table mid-session for Dungeons & Dragons. In a chair on the far side, a small Maltipoo puppy looks at the table.

The puppy DM. He is easily bribed with milk bones.

I just finished reading it and your adventure was quite intriguing. I like how it somewhat inverts the “standard” Mappa Mundi module layout. And how it keeps the Chroniclers feeling unsettled. Looking forward to running it.

Cover artwork. Features two giant snails in a forest environment, with four human Chroniclers in the foreground.

Did you know that MAPPA MUNDI - AN EXPLORATION + ECOLOGY RPG has a series of prewritten adventures, known as Chronicles of the Wilds?

Well, Volume 1 is now available on @drivethrurpg.com!

Four adventures, written by both @pixelgrotto.bsky.social and @loremistress93.bsky.social

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Multi-panel image. The first few show the Ironsworn character sheet and a notebook. The rest show painted miniatures on a tabletop while playing Ironsworn rpg solo.

I use minis and tokens on dry-erase maps. I keep a journal where I have a shorthand for the mechanics of what happens during the game which I then write a summary of on the opposing page of my notebook. I take a couple of pictures as I go and sometimes make a short batrep of that to share.

I keep meaning to play that one but haven’t yet gotten around to it.

He really does like throwing spanners into the works for these contests.

I recently watched your discussion on the Warhammer+ “Scribes & Scriveners” series and your book sounds very interesting. I’ve added it to my Audible list.

And now there are two more books on my short-list.

I’m quite interested in glider operations during WW2, particularly on the Allied side, but somehow hadn’t been aware of your book - I’ve added it to my short list.