Gencon M3E Rumor Mill
This last weekend was Gencon. The Wyrd booth had a set-up of M3E models and rule cards. Our undercover agent, the Sensei of the Wandering River Dojo, Phiasco scored some pictures of...
View ArticleFrom here to there: Deciding what to play on the way to M3E.
So, the first bit of news is that I’ve finished my move to Iowa. It’s been kind of a long year, looking for a new job and helping my wife finish out her nursing school, but I’m glad to...
View ArticleMusing on joining the Ten Thunders
To continue with this series of…musings…I think I’m resolved to give the Ten Thunders a go. The way I put it was something to the effect of “as goes Lynch, so go I.” Is this a rational way...
View ArticleGetting the Thunder Rolling: Must-Have Models for the Ten Thunders and a...
There are some Malifaux players who come into new crews/factions with a good base of knowledge from which to build. They’re prepped and ready. They know their crew and what...
View ArticleEarly Rumblings: Ten Thunders Tournament Report
A couple of weeks ago, I travelled to Des Moines for the 2018 season opener tournament of the Midwest Region. As part of my ongoing efforts to transition from the Neverborn faction to the Ten Thunders,...
View ArticleAbove the Law: Through the Breach Sourcebook Review
Knock-knock. Above the Law is Wyrd’s newest Through the Breach faction resource book. The previous (Into the Steam, Under Quarantine, and Into the Bayou) have been fantastic resources to...
View ArticlePlagiarism: An Underappreciated Skill for Tabletop RPG Design
There are a number of important tools in the toolbox of Fatemasters. Building dynamic, interesting encounters is critical to creating the most memorable games. A solid...
View ArticleNorthern Sedition: A Through the Breach Product Review
Northern Sedition is the second in a three-part series of Wyrd’s Penny Dreadful adventure modules. It chronicles the efforts of a group of Fated to help protect the northern town of Ridley,...
View ArticlePlaying Through the Breach on Roll20
Welcome! We're wrapping up the fourth post this month for Through the Breach, the Malifaux roleplaying game. Previously, I reviewed Above the Law and Northern Sedition, two products that were released...
View ArticleMalifaux Musings Halloween Special: Top 6 Horror Themed Penny Dreadful...
One of my favorite all-time RPG memories is inviting my friends to the house to run I6: Castle Ravenloft, inviting the players to the titular evil lair to face the vampire Strahd as he stalked them...
View ArticleArmistice Day, and Why I’ll Be Joining the King’s Empire
The day I’m writing this marks 100 years to the day when the agreement ending the First World War went into effect. In point of fact, it would be about 15 minutes from when I started...
View ArticleFirst King's Empire Acquisitions
I've officially joined the Empire, as of last night. A fellow was looking to off-load his Kickstarter purchase and I happened to notice when he commented about that fact, so after a quick chat on...
View ArticleM3E: Now it can be told...
On today’s blog offering, a discussion of crews that excite me in M3E (and why it took so bloody long for me to post about them). But first, some…Mini-Musings-Going to Adepticon? Malifaux Musings is...
View ArticleThe Spy Who Stabbed Me: Why Margaret Belle is the Best Commander in The Other...
Come at me, nerds. It’s been a while since I put together a blatant click-bait post, so let’s give it a whirl. As I’ve had a whole 3 games worth of The Other Side experience, I feel qualified...
View ArticleIt's The End (of the Open Beta) As We Know It, And I Feel Fine!
If you pay attention to M3E beta news, you know that the end of the test is coming soon. Actually, at one point it was scheduled to be done already, but then they went and broke the...
View ArticleThe Other Side of Adepticon
I left on Thursday morning to travel to my first Adepticon, my vehicle loaded down with clothes, painting supplies, and my newly magnetized Other Side miniatures in a black metal toolbox....
View ArticleJust When I Thought I Was Out, They Reel Me Back In
I was all ready to cut ties with the Neverborn. I put my monster models away on the shelf. I lamented the removal of the masters I had played for the last several years from the faction (ok,...
View ArticleLet the Countdown Commence!
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a release date!Earlier this week, our Wyrd overlords deigned to inform us that June 28th is the date upon which we shall be receiving our M3E goodness. The message...
View ArticleHow to Play Jacob Lynch in M3E - with guest bloggist Landon Sheehan
I'm still procrastinating on assembling my own tournament report from the Iowa tournament staple MuseonCon (also known as the Schemes and Stones Open) which occurred a couple weekends ago. In the...
View ArticleMuseonCon 2019 Tournament Report
No, I don't know why the logo is an orange. Don't ask. I've procrastinated long enough, so with some prompting (and light shaming) from 3rd Floor Wars' Criag Shipman, here is my breakdown of the...
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