~Silverelf-Gilraen

Hey~ y’all! How’s it all cruisin’!?

Sure, a lot’s been going on. The part of my brain that controls my thought processes has decided to split this journal into three, ‘cause it’s anal-retentive that way. So, here we go!
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GenCon Oz was a freakin’ BLAST! Brilliant seminars, RPG settings and boardgames, and most importantly a shout-out to the Wargaming tables~. But more on that later. I got loads of loot, but without looting corpses to get it!

Having a lot of money to blow was a definite plus. This was pretty much the first convention where I could buy all the things that I need. Or want. Shut up. I fuelled my long-dormant LotR passion with a replica of Arwen’s sword, coupled with a Gondorian flag which doesn’t look too shabby. Thank goodness I got those two cheaper than advertised.
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As well as the stores you can find at Supanova, there were a few new booths to add to the mix, most notably a PRIVATEER PRESS BOOTH! ZOMG! *squeal* I managed to pick up a few new things, including some wreck markers, Everblight paints and some ideas for a new WARMACHINE army. Since the Mercenary faction is my next favourite faction (is still a Raelthorne fangirl, shut up), I’ll be building up the Mercenary half of this little army of mine.

Sure, I picked up Eiryss (I know what you’re thinking), I also picked up our favourite Llaelese Warcaster, Ashlyyn d’Elise. Any suggestions for ‘jacks, units, et cetera... I’ll be open to suggestions. For now, the Vanguard ‘jack is looking mighty tempting to start off with.

Mind you, if the new Faction’s Ios... my friends expect me to drop my current army like a ton of bricks.

I think they’d be half-right
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Speaking of WARMACHINE, I bet you lot are wondering how I did in the STEAMROLLER tournament!

To tell the truth, I got whipped. Not as bad as some, but hey... it was fun nonetheless. I participated in about 5 of the 6 rounds (got a BYE on Round 3. 10 VP, 5 TP) and finally managed a proper victory for the last round. The scenarios were great, and luckily I managed to mostly foil my opponents when it came to the scenarios. But thinking about it now... I came away with a lot of lessons learned.

1 . Don’t let the opponent block you.

I now have a seething hatred of Legion armies. Ergh... Swordsmen blocking off (invisible) A+H was a real pain in the arse.

2 . Terrain is your friend.

This one came up in the last round, which was Stryker vs. Mortenebra. I’ll be writing fluff for this, mainly because I can’t do a battle report for peanuts.

3 . Balance Melee with Ranged attacks.

This one got me, especially against Vlad and his ‘Windwall’. My Long Gunners were useless, and ended up being picked off a hill one by one in round 5.

4 . Think about your actions.

Also known as ‘Don’t do something because you think it’s cool’. I now know better.
Everblight Warbeast + Ironclad + Everblight Warbeast = STUPID

So you can probably tell that I was incredibly bad, but had fun anyway. Strangely enough, I was the only female wargamer competing... which means that I’m probably the first female to compete in the first STEAMROLLER in the first GenCon Oz.

This is either very unsettling, or I should be feeling incredibly honoured.

At least I think I played like I 'have a pair', even if the blokes at PP DON'T specify what the pair's supposed to be. Jokes were thrown around like wet newspaper hitting squirrels. Incredibly amusing.

“’Woman’? What’s this ‘woman’ creature we keep hearing about?”

“That guy’s chest looks kinda weird... and his voice is higher-pitched than ours...”

Good times~ So now, I’m working on being the first female HARDCORE competitor for next year. *whimpers at the amount of painting she has to do before then*
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Peace out, yo.


========= TO DO ==========

Writing...

1. 'Arian Arglwyydes': Chapters 3-4 - 65%
2. 'Aeralo' aka. 'Wayward Wind' - 30%
3. 'An Unwelcome Guest' - 5%

Artwork...

1. 5k Kiriban artwork for - 15%
2. Ralyyn portrait - 0%