Very True Things » RPGs http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT "He talks to himself sometimes because he's the only one who understands what he's saying." Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:31:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Counting the Cost of War(games) – January ’10 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2010/02/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-january-10/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2010/02/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-january-10/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:01:16 +0000 Steve Pugh http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/?p=1677 Renegade Legion Centurion Blood and Steel, via eBay @ £8.00

Haiti Relief Bundle from DriveThruRPG.com @ £12.42

Total: £20.42

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1 issue of Warpstone, @ £6.50

1 issue of Wagames Illustrated, @ £4.00

Total: £21.25

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So, whilst the Salute purchases (a mammoth mammoth, some chaps and some geezers) go onto the annual fund the rest of the day’s shopping is:

Classic Traveller Alien Modules 5-8 from Orc’s Nest, @ £19.99

2 packs of Imperial Entanglements Star Wars CMG miniatures from Forbidden Planet, @ £9.99 each

Total: £39.97

Total for the quarter: 0.00 + £91.85 + £39.97 = £131.82

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1 ticket for Salute, @ £9.95.

Entelodon, Komodo Dragons and Phororachos from Amazon Miniatures, @ £12.80

2 Dinosaurs from Hasslefree Miniatures, @ £13.50

Tactical Miniatures Big City PD, Rattrap Productions Megatherium and Smilodon from Tabletop Games, @ £21.50

‘John Constantine’ and ‘Captain Jack’ from Black Cat Bases, @ £4.50

4 Lurkers, 2 familars, Doctor Hugh and Doctor Masterson from Heresy Miniatures, @ £20.00

Total for Salute: £82.25

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Over on the LiveJournal version of this blog you can fill in a poll to show which of these you’ve read as well (not necessarily in 2008). I understand that you can use OpenID to log into LJ rather than creating an account there but I’ve never tested it myself.

Non-Fiction

  • A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich
  • Counterknowledge by Damian Thompson
  • Dry Store Room No. 1 by Richard Fortey
  • JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford
  • jQuery in Action by Bear Bibeault and Yehuda Katz
  • Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean by John Julius Norwich
  • Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography by Adam Ant
  • The Earth: An Intimate History by Richard Fortey
  • The Economic Naturalist by Robert H. Frank
  • The World Without Us by Alan Weisman

Fiction

  • A Spectacle of Corruption by David Liss
  • Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell
  • Flashman’s Lady by George MacDonald Fraser
  • Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
  • Making Money by Terry Pratchett
  • Matter by Iain M. Banks
  • Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell
  • The Coffee Trader by David Liss
  • The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde

Graphic Novels

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future For You
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wolves at the Gate
  • Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman
  • From Hell by Alan Moore
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier by Alan Moore
  • John Constantine Hellblazer: Bloodlines by Garth Ennis
  • John Constantine Hellblazer: Family Man by Jamie Delano
  • John Constantine Hellblazer: Fear Machine by Jamie Delano
  • John Constantine Hellblazer: Joyride by Andy Diggle
  • John Constantine Hellblazer: The Laughing Magician by Andy Diggle
  • Lucifer: Inferno by Mike Carey
  • Lucifer: Mansions of the Silence by M Carey
  • Planet Hulk Omnibus by Greg Pak
  • World War Hulk by Greg Pak
  • Serenity: Better Days by Joss Whedon
  • Ultimate X-Men :Ultimate Collection Book 2 by Mark Millar

Doctor Who

  • Ahistory by Lance Parkin
  • About Time 6 by Tat Wood
  • Doctor Who: Bullet Time by David A. McIntee
  • Doctor Who: Business Unusual by Gary Russell
  • Doctor Who: Companion Piece by Mike Tucker
  • Doctor Who: Emotional Chemistry by Justin Richards
  • Doctor Who: Endgame by Terrance Dicks
  • Doctor Who: Festival of Death by Jonathan Morris
  • Doctor Who: Grave Matter by Justin Richards
  • Doctor Who: Halflife by Mark Michalowski
  • Doctor Who: Sometime Never… by Simon A. Forward
  • Doctor Who: The World Shapers by Grant Morrison
  • Faction Paradox: This Town Will Never Let Us Go by Lawrence Miles

Odds and Ends

  • Star Wars: Dark Empire II by Tom Veitch
  • Star Wars: Vector Prime by R.A. Salvatore
  • Star Wars: Dark Tide 1 – Onslaught by Michael A. Stackpole
  • Star Wars: Dark Tide 2 – Ruin by Michael A. Stackpole
  • A Magical Society: Ecology & Culture
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( Lists of Dinosaurs Rules and more... )

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]]> http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2008/11/06/dinosaurs-rule/feed/ 0 Counting the Cost of War(games) – October ’08 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2008/11/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-october-08/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2008/11/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-october-08/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:01:45 +0000 Steve Pugh http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/?p=853 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs RPG, via eBay @ £6.20

Renegade Legion games Leviathan and Centurion, via eBay @ £19.00

[Update] – seller sent me Interceptor instead of Centurion, then had to go to hospital, then moved house. Refunded me £5.00, let me keep the copy of Interceptor and says that she will send Centurion if it turns up when unpacking.

Total £25.20 £20.20

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1 OOP painted HLBS Dinosaur miniature via eBay, @ £13.10

2 packs of Knights of the Old Republic Star Wars CMG miniatures via Orcs Nest, @ £8.99 each

A Magical Society: Ecology & Culture, RPG supplement via sale at Forbidden Planet, @ £0.99 Bargain! :-)

Total: £41.77

Total for the quarter: £34.05 + £52.63 + £41.77 = £128.45. Well over budget. :-(

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Renegade Legion Interceptor from eBay, @ £5.49

2 packs of Star Wars Legacy of the Force collectible miniatures from Forbidden Planet, @ £9.99 each

Total: £34.05

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2 OOP Phoenix Command supplements from eBay, @ £8.90.

1 Copy of Wargames Illustrated, @ £4.00

Total: £22.25.

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