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Jan. 23rd, 2021 07:28 pmInauguration Day came and went without incident. There was some massive heartbreak and disappointment among the Qbits. Lady Gaga gave a stellar rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner." Instead of a huge crowd, the National Mall was filled with flags and lights - another result of the COVID pandemic.
Great night of X-Wing last night. Standard match saw the game end with one HP of ship left on the board, my crippled First Order TIE Interceptor. Just a great match. The centerpiece of the night was an Epic match against my most-constant Epic opponent and fellow enthusiast. 500 points per side, one huge ship each. Over 40% of my points were tied up in my CR90, and that turned out to be a big mistake. Too many interactions and triggers for me to keep track of, and the corvette's energy budget kept me from using some of the upgrades. Luke Not-a-Skywalker took out two of the three shuttles I was trying to defend, and my corvette suffered a death of a thousand paper cuts. My initial setup wasn't good, and I couldn't overcome that. And Luke just flat-out had a better-designed force. Gods, though, it was good to get one of the big ships out for an evening.
Finished reading the latest Black Company novel, Port of Shadows. It's sure enough a Black Company story, done exceedingly well with a bitter ending. Started on L. Sprague de Camp's The Mathematics of Magic today, and it's plenty enjoyable thus far.
Still dealing with some GM indifference. I'm going to finish up the Fading Suns game, and then take a break from running anything for a while. I think I'd rather put the energy into something else, like model trains.
I have a nice quiet evening stretching out ahead of me. Looks like an old monster movie on Svengoolie, then Star Trek and Buck Rogers before bedtime. I think I'm going to make time to bake a cake during all of this excitement, even.
Great night of X-Wing last night. Standard match saw the game end with one HP of ship left on the board, my crippled First Order TIE Interceptor. Just a great match. The centerpiece of the night was an Epic match against my most-constant Epic opponent and fellow enthusiast. 500 points per side, one huge ship each. Over 40% of my points were tied up in my CR90, and that turned out to be a big mistake. Too many interactions and triggers for me to keep track of, and the corvette's energy budget kept me from using some of the upgrades. Luke Not-a-Skywalker took out two of the three shuttles I was trying to defend, and my corvette suffered a death of a thousand paper cuts. My initial setup wasn't good, and I couldn't overcome that. And Luke just flat-out had a better-designed force. Gods, though, it was good to get one of the big ships out for an evening.
Finished reading the latest Black Company novel, Port of Shadows. It's sure enough a Black Company story, done exceedingly well with a bitter ending. Started on L. Sprague de Camp's The Mathematics of Magic today, and it's plenty enjoyable thus far.
Still dealing with some GM indifference. I'm going to finish up the Fading Suns game, and then take a break from running anything for a while. I think I'd rather put the energy into something else, like model trains.
I have a nice quiet evening stretching out ahead of me. Looks like an old monster movie on Svengoolie, then Star Trek and Buck Rogers before bedtime. I think I'm going to make time to bake a cake during all of this excitement, even.