Gen Con is Almost Here!

Yay! I'll only be attending for a short while, this weekend is also my 1st anniversary, so lots of activities.

My shopping list for the Dealer's Room:

• Ultimate Combat (Paizo)


• Black Crusade (FFG)


• Lots of Firestorm Armada stuff (Spartan Games)


• Star Hero (Hero)


• Equipment Guide (Hero)


• Grimoire (Hero)


• Beastiary (Hero)


• Whatever Else catches my eye.

I know only a few are reading this, but I'll try to post pix anyway.

Reaper Minis - On Me.

Attention, Members of Control Freak World Tour:

Go to reapermini.com, find the character model you want and I'll pay for it. Our upcoming 4E game will require figs, and I want to make sure you folks are hitting the table with the figs you want....

Saturday

Saturday brings the first new Dark Heresy game in a few weeks. We're at the Game Preserve; 4 pm to close. The Star Wars Minis crowd is in just before us, so there might be some intial crowding and/or gawking, noise and annoyance. I'm sure everything will be fine. Drinks at GP are a dollar. I'll make sure to bring some cash.

4E Races Compendium...

When the 4E game starts, I want a variety of races... more to the point, I want Catfolk in there.

Check this out: Catfolk

Now I'm happy.

And Another Thing...

With the new exerpt up on Wizards.com this morning about Archons, it's clear the revamping of the default setting will make things seem completely alien to my players. This is cool. The power sources, reconceived cosmology and new rules will create a real sense of wonder for everyone.

I can't wait.

A New Begining for the Geeky

Long ago... like 23 years or so, I started playing Fantasy HERO using the setting in the FH book that HERO Games produced in 1985. I liked the start they gave me, names of countries, cities, rivers and such. I put my own spin on them and they became Caleon. I am. by no means finished with it, but I enjoyed "personalizing" the starter material. Dark Heresy also presents a back drop for players to start in, a lot more detail, I think than DnD4.0, but vague enough that I put my own stamp on it.

I plan to do the same with 4E. The art in Worlds & Monsters is quite compelling. It will form the basis of a new world for Dan and the guys to trash.

Almost-Free PHB

So, I've preordered the full Core Set for 4E. At $105, with the Triple Points Promotion that's 315 points at the Game Preserve. Jeffery is getting himself a PHB, and that's another 35 points. This totals 350 points. A PHB costs 370 points. So I'm going to get a second one for like $2.

Very nice. We'll be able to start with 3 PHB's. Or 2 and the Inquisitor's Handbook... I'm not sure. The IH is a very important book for Dark Heresy. Perhaps I'll have to rethink this.