Category Archives: Miscellany

ConCept

Posted on June 18, 2019 at 3:26 pm by CaptCalamitous

Breaking News: ConCept is available free of charge on DriveThruRPG.https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281158/ConCept ConCept A quick reminder that the “Rule of Cool” is always in effect in my games. The Characters:There are no dice rolls needed for character creation. Character creation should be … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo?

Posted on November 5, 2017 at 8:36 am by CaptCalamitous

5 days in and I have floundered a little, not through a lack of desire, more through a lack of time, which in and of itself I guess is a lack of planning. Pretty sure my boss would agree if … Continue reading →

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Glenn’s Painting Log Ep 2

Posted on April 17, 2016 at 12:57 pm by CaptCalamitous

Righto, Basecoating was a little messier than I thought, but it all went well enough, the main paint of Vallejo Model Air Steel went on really well, I still added a couple of brushes of thinner into it, but it … Continue reading →

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Glenn’s Painting Log

Posted on April 13, 2016 at 9:32 am by CaptCalamitous

Whoops, not quite a year since my last post, wonder if I’ll remember to keep updating the Painting Log? Anyway, after a year or so dicking around with an airbrush I’ve decided to put some effort into getting it working … Continue reading →

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Dark and Gritty – D&D Need not apply?

Posted on June 20, 2015 at 1:43 am by CaptCalamitous

Here’s a quandary I’ve been pondering. I have spent a lot of time preparing a campaign land for our local RPG group, it all started off quite simply, I wanted a place that was not your typical and hackneyed fantasy … Continue reading →

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And Hell Followed With Him

Posted on May 17, 2015 at 8:03 pm by CaptCalamitous

It’s really strange the things that set off a creative stream for me, for instance the title of this post was a line from a new TV show called “The Messengers”, it was used as a harbinger in the show … Continue reading →

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So, Here’s The Thing.

Posted on September 10, 2013 at 7:10 pm by CaptCalamitous

I write stuff, I write lots of stuff, in fact I churn out stuff by the virtual page on pretty much every day. Sometimes the stuff sees the light of day, like this blog for instance, but more often it … Continue reading →

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Blimey, 2 in a row

Posted on October 1, 2012 at 5:32 pm by CaptCalamitous

I’m sitting in a pub (The Papermill in Hemel) having lined up a pint of Guinness and some much needed sustenance and I find myself not really interested in doing the reading I had planned, what on earth is occurring? … Continue reading →

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I’m crap at this

Posted on October 1, 2012 at 1:38 pm by CaptCalamitous

Every time I start one of these things I have so many ideas I think it’ll be filled to the brim with words, how wonderful it will be to clear my head of these ideas and get them out there, … Continue reading →

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How long before Bionics are available?

Posted on March 25, 2012 at 9:08 pm by CaptCalamitous

Those of you who know me will know I’ve been battling injury since November. For those who don’t, I’ll explain. Despite my advancing age I decided to return to the rugby pitch, this was going well until a game in … Continue reading →

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