The Sengoku Jidai, or the Japanese Age of Warring States, has long captured my attention and interest. The turbulent history and larger than life figures have offered prime material for any number of games, books, films, series, and more and I've always had an interest in the exceptionalism of Japanese history, how it rocked between … Continue reading Rules for the Sengoku Jidai
September hasn't been a particularly productive month for hobby stuff. Real life has been busy trying to put the house up on the market and find somewhere to move to so have had to pack most of my hobby stuff away and do a lot of 1:1 scale work instead. A few bits from earlier … Continue reading Projects Update – September 2020
Most of my hobby stuff is packed away as we're planning to put the house on the market very soon. However I did keep a few bits and bobs handy for if I ever did get a break from the chaos to have a little hobby time. Tonight was such a time and I decided … Continue reading Battle Reports – Shadow of the Eagles
August was a busy month in real life so hobby progress has been slow. Been clearing the house and packing things away in preparation for putting the house on the market, as well as having a number of family events and a pleasant break with a few days away. Managed to get a few pieces … Continue reading Projects Update – August 2020
A relief bringing cool breeze* swept lazily over the hot, dusty plains of Dorylaeum in the summer of 1097. To the east stood the forces of Kilij Arslan upon their innumerable steeds. To the west stood the glittering battle line of Bohemond's vanguard of crusaders, protecting the camp that lay directly behind them by the … Continue reading Battle Report – The Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)
When last we left our intrepid Crusaders they had just marched out from Nicaea after driving off an initial attack by the Turks. Numerous as they were, to march all down the same route would have been impossible so the army split into two parts. The vanguard, led by Bohemond of Taranto, his nephew Tancred, … Continue reading A Flippant History of the Crusades – The First Crusade – Dorylaeum down to rest.
Been able to keep things reasonably productive this month. Even got in a couple of games, some thinking around various projects and plenty of ideas for more projects in future. I've still been mostly using a dice roll to determine what my next piece of painting will be, though upped from a d6 to a … Continue reading Projects Update – July 2020
It's been quite a while since I've played a game and even longer since I played a game of TtS so since I have recently finished a slew of crusades forces it seemed a good time to get a game on the table. This game fit nicely on the kitchen table with a 12x8 grid … Continue reading Battle Report – Crusaders and Saracens with TtS!
As I'm being kept awake by Eleventh Night celebrations nearby it seems like as good a time as any to start on the factions for my alt history 1938 Northern Ireland. This post will talk about the "official" government, or at least what's left of it, as the nation begins to fracture. If you're interested … Continue reading AVNICW Faction: The Loyal Democratic State of Northern Ireland
The aim of this post is to provide some background to my AVBCW project in Ireland, primarily Northern Ireland/Ulster. This is still a bit of a work in progress, but think I've got the general background worked out now. For those unfamiliar with the world of "A Very British Civil War" it is an alternative … Continue reading A Very British Civil War in Ireland
narratives and journals from roleplaying game sessions
Random painting and terrain making.
Food Photography & Recipes
Developing a more wholesome way of eating
Historical Wargaming - Boardgames & Miniatures
Life, Golf, Miniatures, & Other Distractions
Collecting, modelling, painting and wargaming in 28mm
Sengoku Jidai wargames in the age of Nobunaga
Wisely lead... without a head! 