Hello everyone!
Straight into a couple of health things first. Don't worry, things are generally alright. But I've had a bit of a journey over the last few months with diabetes. I haven't developed it yet, but I was close to getting type 2 diabetes. I've been going to a clinic to help prevent it, which has been useful. As part of that, I've managed to give up sugar, and managed to cut down on a couple of other bits too which should improve my health.
So far, I have actually seen improvements! I feel a lot clearer inside. Much like how you can feel the benefits of having a shower after a week of not washing, this feels like an internal version. I feel a bit clearer inside.
This has had the brilliant effect of... me getting over the sort of writer's block I'd been going through. I'm most of the way through working out a story I'm going to finish.
It's a fantasy novella and I'm returning to the Gwaeloch Irisgarth stories I'd originally been doing. He'll be meeting some other survivors of the fall of the elven empire. There's going to be some Black Knight stuff in there too. The huge 'novella that is a more like a novel' is still on the back burner, but I think it will still make good sense to go ahead with this current novella.
One of the things is that I want to get some manageable stories ready to be published as quickly as possible. I think I've been pressurizing myself a lot about that and it's got in the way. But I feel like I've got passed that, for now at least.
Yes, I want to try and knuckle down and get this story and another novella I have in first draft form sorted as quickly as I can and I feel I can do that. There have also been a couple of other things in my life happen over this last week that seem to have motivated me a bit along this path. I might get into it as time comes and some other things become more definite. I'm eager and intend to utilise this motivation as much as I can.
So watch this space.
On to some wargaming stuff now for those that come here for that side of things.
I'm going to do things a bit out of chronological order here, starting with something that's happened earlier today.
Through the post, I got a delivery. It came quickly! Which surprised me, so well done to the post office, especially in the trying times with them fighting for fair pay and there being delays with the post. Compared to the service that a number of courier services have given me, the Post Office is much more impressive and something that shouldn't be lost.
There we go, I'm off my soap box now. I got a delivery from a lesser known game that I have found to be delightful, run by a single man called Oakbound Studio. the game is called The Woods and I got an RPG supplement for it and some reinforcements for my pixie badger-rider warband and a couple of gifts for a friend who I hope will also become enchanted by the game and its background - some owls and a leprechaun magic user.
So here's an unboxing of what I received:
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| The Woods by Oakbound Studio, unboxing |
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| Goodies from Oakbound Studios for The Woods |
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| Models catalogue and rules reference for The Woods by Oakbound Studio |
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| Barrow Ring Burning RPG supplement for The Woods by Oakbound Studio |
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| Pixie Badger-Riders for The Woods by Oakbound Studio |
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| Owls for a Leprechaun warband by The Woods by Oakbound Studio |
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| Leprechaun wizard for The Woods by Oakbound Studio |
I'm usually impressed by what they pack in, so the rules reference sheet and the catalogue are a welcome addition.
Once I've given the leprechauns to a friend - I have some other leprechaun models to make a full warband - and once we've painted them all up, I hope to start a wargaming channel and start with a few games of The Woods and see how things go. I'll want to probably cover some older editions of Warhammer Fantasy and also Warhammer 40k too. I've an Eldar force - I dislike calling them Aeldari - to build for that and I need to go into a big painting and building session to get that all sorted out. I'll hopefully manage to get around to doing all of that soon now that things seem to be warming up a touch as the room I paint in has been absolutely freezing.
So hopefully soon, I'll get my arse in gear with that.
In further news, early on during the last week, a little after I'd finished the previous writing blog post, I got my copies of the Barons' War rulebook by Footsore Miniatures and it's first supplement. I here another supplement set in the Holy lands on the crusades - Richard the Lionheart and all that - has just gone through a Kickstarter and may well be on sale soon.
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| Barons' War rulebook and supplement by Footsore Miniatures |
I've been tucking into these. There are rules for outlaw bands in them, which is interesting, and for Robin Hood and his Merry Men. I just need to need to save up a bit and actually choose a force to collect. I like the look of the Welsh, and the Romano-Britons too, but also the Late Saxons and Early Irish. Sigh, decisions decisions...
Anyway, I'll likely have to save up and also, there's quite a lot for me to be getting on with anyway, so I sort of need to calm my eagerness down a little.
I think that's it for this week! And it's the third outing of something I think will become a regular fixture. It's the Drink and Show Slot.
Much like last week, I've been drinking a tasty mug of tea, this time without sugar and while I've been writing this blog post, I've been watching a selection of Ashleigh Burton reaction videos on YouTube. Let me know what you've been drinking and watching or listening to in the background while reading this.
That's it for this week! Hopefully you'll tune in again for next week's post.
See you all soon!
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