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| by Dashofpepper | August 27th, 2010 - 8:30 am
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Hey folks!
After the book-long drama thread that is still eating babies a bit further down the page, I thought that I would bring something a little bit lighter to Bald and Screaming.
A long time ago, in a far away MMO called World of Warcraft, I used to make songs (parodies) to make fun of my guild-mates. A couple years later, while playing another MMO (EVE Online) under the name “Curzon Dax,” I had an epic space fight with the self-proclaimed PvP master and teacher of an alliance (I was a complete noob), and I spanked him. I thought it would make a funny parody, and so I wrote a song, performed it, and uploaded it to the interweb. It was an instant hit; while I’m not a particularly gifted singer, the content and delivery were funny and it ended with thousands of downloads, masses of mail, and comedy that would haunt “Sabre A” for the rest of his EVE career. Just like that, my career making parodies was born.
Two albums and several years (and a million+ downloads, Youtube videos, etc), I don’t play Eve Online anymore…but from time to time the parody bug bites me.
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| by Danny Internets | August 4th, 2010 - 8:30 am
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So Mike Brandt of the NOVA Open emailed me the other day and asked if I’d be up for participating in the Celebrity Deathmatch event on the Friday before the tournament. Seeing as I don’t normally travel to play 40k and the biggest notch on my belt is winning an ‘Ard Boyz Semi-finals, I’m not really sure I qualify as a 40k celebrity, but who am I to turn down a game of 40k? At the very least I’ll get to test myself against someone who talks a big game, and maybe even brings it.
In this case, it’s the latter.
My opponent will be Hulksmash of Dakka Dakka, a player well-known for destroying people on the West Coast with his Space Wolves and a sensible guy to boot. We’ve had some disagreements on how tournaments should be run, but that’s really the limit of my interaction with him.
Objections to the importance of tournament/hobby event records notwithstanding, his past performance, army list, and comments about 40k lead me to believe the knows how to play the game and that this will be a tough match. What will I be facing? Like in any tournament setting, it could be anything. But my Google-fu is strong and I never go unprepared. Hulk did well at the Broadside Bash out in California earlier this year with the following 2000-point army, so I suspect he’ll bring something similar:
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| by Danny Internets | July 15th, 2010 - 8:30 am
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So, the big awesome pile o’ loot arrived today at Comic Book Heaven, which the manager was kind enough to hold for me until I was able to pick it up after work.
All in all, I have to say that I’m really, really impressed with GW here. The pessimist in me half-expected to receive an armful of Ogryn and Ratling blister packs. But not only did they send me a metric ton of models, they sent me the good stuff. My wife couldn’t help laughing at me walking out of the store with boxes piled higher than my head with a grin plastered across my face.
All totaled it comes to almost exactly $1100 retail. And with absolutely no upgrades, the models add up to about 2750 points (250 points more than promised)! Trade Sales really went all out this year, far above and beyond the call of duty. If any of you guys read this: thank you!
So what did St. Celestine bring for x-mas this year? Check the shipping invoice here or read below:
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| by Danny Internets | July 12th, 2010 - 10:58 am
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| by Danny Internets | July 7th, 2010 - 8:30 am
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Despite my best efforts I find myself unable to update this site with new content as much as I’d like to. (Well, maybe my second best efforts.) It’s not for lack of ideas and it’s certainly not for lack of opinions, but rather lack of free time.
To alleviate this problem I’d like to take on at least a couple of new authors for Bald and Screaming. Anyone and everyone will be considered. I’m particularly interested in those who can demonstrate their knowledge of the game (either 40k or Fantasy) by pointing me to examples of their work. Most of all, I would love to get some existing bloggers on board, either as guest writers or regular fixtures. The idea is to transition B&S from a personal blog to a mecca of Warhammer-related information. In the interim, I’ll settle for a collaboration amongst pillars of the gaming community.
There will be no formal application process and my requirements for consideration are intentionally vague:
- You must be capable of writing at a 12th grade level
- You must have in-depth knowledge of your subject matter
- You must be able to post once a week (or more)
Regarding subject matter, whatever you want to write about is fine as long as you’re capable of doing so intelligently. There’s room for writers in many areas including rules, painting, modeling, news, and even fluff. But if you’re not interested in specializing that’s fine too.
For those interested, click here to drop me a line.
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| by Danny Internets | April 1st, 2010 - 3:55 pm
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In an attempt to answer mounting criticism that I don’t post enough, I’ve decided to type up this rather lengthy series of essays about competitive play that I’ve been mulling over for a few weeks now. I’ve spent a lot of time writing about what it is to be competitive from the point of view of the individual, but I’ve said little about what competitiveness is on a aggregate social level.
This post will go a long way to addressing that issue in detail as I muse about the state of competition in the US tournament scene and the design methods used by tournament organizers.
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| by Danny Internets | January 14th, 2010 - 4:15 pm
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Games Workshop, in its infinite wisdom, has decided not to release a Mycetic Spore model along with the new Tyranid codex despite obviously strong demand. The option to take this model as a delivery system is a no-brainer for certain units and represents a game-changing options for an army that has not traditionally been able to make good use of reserves. As such, not having an official model to represent the unit poses a problem.
Fortunately, Black Matt over at the Black Legion Blog provides a cheap and effective custom Mycetic Spore model. Standing 5.5″ tall, these models are approximately the same dimensions as the Space Marine drop pod. Each is hand-made and textured and, as I can attest to personally, looks great in person.
Be sure to click the pictures to get a better look and head on over to the Black Legion Blog to pick some up!
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| by Danny Internets | October 22nd, 2009 - 9:49 pm
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My hiatus from the 40k community has left me mostly in the dark with regards to more recent developments (e.g., release of the Space Wolves codex) so I’d like to touch on something more generally applicable to the game, and to gaming in general. This is partially prompted by a post on Stelek’s blog, but these are feelings I’ve harbored for some time and which I have not been afraid to discuss on more than one occasion elsewhere.
The next post is the first installment of what started out as a simple rant but gradually morphed into what amounts to a series of essays on both Warhammer and competitive gaming in general. The full text is far too long for a single article, so I’ve decided to split it into several parts and milk it for all it’s worth. Feel free to read them at your leisure. Hopefully they’ll spark some interesting comments, though don’t be put off if I decline to chime in on some points because they may be addressed at length later on.
And now, on to the show…
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| by Danny Internets | August 18th, 2009 - 9:35 pm
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Been busy with lots of personal stuff lately, first and foremost being the purchase of my first home. Combined with the fact that the IT gestapo at my new job blocks just about every website under the virtual sun there’s unfortunately little time to finish up the half dozen article drafts I’ve got going.
Once things settle down I should have some interesting commentaries and battle reports to feature, including the unveiling of my mech IG army. Stay tuned.
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| by Danny Internets | June 1st, 2009 - 9:36 am
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The Battle for Salvation 2009 Tournament was held this past weekend in White Plains, NY, with all of the proceeds going to the Salvation Army World Mission Fund. The tournament itself was a smashing success, with 30 players and over $1300 raised for an excellent cause.
The tournament consisted of three rounds, each consisting of a 1750 game with missions taken straight from the book and secondary objectives generated by our friendly local tournament organizer. Each game yielded 15 points for a win, 10 for a draw, and 5 for a loss, with an additional 4 possible points for completing secondary objectives (for a total of 19 per round). Our club has a lot of excellent artists, so paint score contributed a hefty bulk of the overall points (20) and the judging was very harsh. Soft score sportsmanship made up the last 15 points (5 per game, scored by opponent). Finally, each player was allowed to select a favorite opponent, each vote giving the nominated player an additional point towards the overall tally.
I managed to win all three games and had the most battle points by a wide margin (55 versus the next highest of 48), but due to my mediocre painting skills and getting tanked on sportsmanship in the third game by a sore loser, I took home second place overall. Not bad! Even better were the prizes–$200 for First Place, $150 for Second, $100 for Third, and a replica broadsword for Best General.
Check out some of the highlights:
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TastyTaste: After about the first 15 comments I thought to myself wouldn’t it be fun to calculate the average...
Tyr'sVanguard: I suppose I get belligerently drunk too often to be a champion… :(
Dashofpepper: Hod, that has nothing to do with my success. The flash cards on the other hand, have everything to do...
Hod: @Dash Sex good. I think thats sacrifice enough. Though one thing you do present that has been the staple of...
yermom: I guess thats why im only 13th. I spend far too much time with females!
Green7: Why havenbt they ever put in the results for BoLScon ? Paul Murphy would be ranked #1 if they did. I talked...
Yur Ahlozer: wow fail.
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