Saturday, June 12, 2010

Long Overdue Blog Post

It seems that my diligence toward blog posting has waned in some respect, so a massive general update is in order. To keep things organized, I will hit the highlights below.

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edition
Yes, folks, it is official: I am now the proud owner of both the core box set and GM toolkit for this redesign of the traditional Warhammer roleplaying system. For those of you unfamiliar with the history behind this particular edition, you should follow some of the hate threads online discussing gamer disgust toward the game's packaging. Many people pan the reboot as being too much like a board game and not a roleplaying game. To this stance, having not played or run the game yet, my response to all haters is to shut the hell up. True, you do have spend loads of money on an assload of chits and cards and skinny rulebooks, but as one poster has stated, you can use whatever elements suit your needs. I am thoroughly impressed with the quality of materials, although with Fantasy Flight Games, quality is hardly ever an issue. I will save the larger review of the components for either a lengthy post or a video post with the help of my nemesis 8-bit Emma.

The Big Bang Theory and Genshiken
Well I have watched these two series before, I am becoming obsessed with both shoes, although I cannot understand why. Both are excellent, but my fanboy appreciation and attention toward these shows have reached epic proportions (I am on my third run-through of Genshiken in a month). Sadly, after posting this entry, I shall return to a few more episodes of Genshiken before bed.

Comfort Breeds ADD
As I am becoming more comfortable with my hobbies and expressing those feelings to other people, I find myself running into a significant problem regarding focus. To begin, I have never been ashamed of gaming and geekiness. However, I tend to be a very private person about some matters, and these two facets of my personality sometimes fail to make into conversations, often deliberately. However, in recent years, I have become more forward with them, as well as other things, and I find that pronounced underdevelopment in my hobbies have forced a turbulent period that has caused me to view numerous different sub-hobbies as viable options for collection and exploration. However, the bank account has stipulated steep purchasing restrictions, so I have spent the last two weeks trying to figure out which hobbies represent the most viable options. Hopefully, once I figure this issue out, I can begin a slow, steady initiation into it/them rather than my usual approach, which often leads to ridiculous amounts of buyer’s remorse.

That is all for now. Hopefully, I shall have an initial review of WFRP 3rd up in the next few weeks.