IT'S SOOOOO FLUFFFYYY!!!

Just a little fluff I made up concerning my space wolves, the 13th Wolf Spiders. I'm just gonna get this outta the way, it's a mash up of fictions, it ain't all correct and it only makes sense in my little corner of the universe. So, rail against it if you want, but it won't do any good.

I just don't get it

First let me get a couple things out of the way. 1) I'm a really mellow gamer, and person in general. It takes a lot to piss me off, I may get down and kinda sour every now and then, but never really pissed, that takes a rare breed. 2) I love the local group I play with. Almost without exception they are casual gamers that like to have a good time and they are awesome friends, my adopted brothers and sisters.
Now that's out of the way, you'll notice up there I said almost. There are a few players that make my blood just boil quicker than water on the sun. And in all 3 cases it's come down to one action. Cheating. I don't get it. Not even a little bit. What makes a person reach over and decide to do something they KNOW is outside the rules? I don't play that way, the majority of the people I've ever played in any format at any store don't play that way. So what, if anything makes these people so, I don't even know what word to use, overcompettitive maybe, that they have to break the rules to win. To me cheating is the ultimate way of saying you disrespect the person you're playing against and in some small way, disrespecting the system you're playing as well (although I'm sure we've all wanted to disrespect Games Workshop in some fashion at some point, just don't do it on the table). Maybe it's just my nature that keeps me from going "ohhhh I get it, that's why they do it" I'm not a real compettive guy. I like to win, everyone does, it's the being ok with losing that I think these people have trouble with. But even if I wanted to win so badly I couldn't stand it, I couldn't reach over and try to get that extra quarter inch out of that movement, or move my tape so that it's off my base when measuring for a charge, or not taking dangerous terrain checks hoping my opponent isn't paying attention. To me that cheapens the win, it's not worth it anymore, it'll always stay in the back of my head that I did something wrong to get that win. I suppose I should feel honored that I'm so good that they felt compelled to cheat against me that it was their last ditch response to win, but I know that's not true. Most of the people I see cheating do it against everyone, if they're winning or not. It's just something defective in them that makes them think it's ok. Now, I want to be clear here, I'm talking about straight up breaking of the rules cheating, not little things that, while disrespectful, don't harm the game. Stuff like rolling your dice behind terrain so your opponent can't see them. I can't call that straight up cheating, but it does make it look like you've got something to hide. I can tell this rant is starting to lose focus so I'll just end with this. Don't be a dick. Have enough respect for yourself and your fellow players to not do that shit. After all it's just a game and if you lose sight of that, maybe you should stop playing.

My Grandma, What Long Fangs you have

"The better to shoot the piss out of you my dear"

Holy shit! Is it really, am I dreaming?

Yes, calm down I really am doing a 40k post. I've been really busy here lately and between life and trying to keep up with writing for World of Darkness (I'm failing at that by the way) I just have had no time to post anything 40k related. Well, this weekend I finally got off my ass and decided I was getting those Long Fangs off my table. Right now I have 5 missile launchers, 2 plasma cannons, a multi-melta (the burrito maker 5000) and Brother Sargent Grumpyass. Funny story, the great company decided it was time to promote Brother Sargent Grumpyass after he was in a shouting match with a Blood Claws squad saying quote "You damn kids get off my lawn!!" He now spends his time directing fire for one of the Wolf Spider's Long Fang units.

Results after the break

Movie Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Yadda yadda yadda, spoilers, yadda yadda

Austin TX: An Awakened Perspective session 9

My first game session back after an extended downtime. It was a little rough getting back into it at first but soon found my stride, just in time.

Austin TX: An Awakened Perspective Downtime Session

Here's The extended downtime scene I wrote up to explain my characters absence from the game for 7 weeks. It's kinda long but hopefully enjoyable.

Movie Review: X-Men: First Class

*WARNING* Possible spoilers may lie ahead. I'm putting everything after the jump so make your decision now.

*WARNING* Nerd Rage Imminent!