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Stolen Plans!: Death Troopers

So, a few weeks ago the FFG Worlds prizes announcement article had some curious images for Imperial Assault fans... namely, references to Thrawn, Death Troopers, and what appears to be a veteran Clone Trooper. Since no new content has been revealed in nearly a year, fans of the game quickly began to speculate that this could be indicative of an upcoming release- perhaps delayed due to either Legion's release, or the IA app itself. Rumors have been flying left and right- someone knows a friend who has been playtesting "shiny" new components, someone interviewed an artist who suggested an upcoming wave was cancelled , someone's uncle works at Nintendo... For now, though, all was can know for sure is that FFG has released these images.  Additionally, as far as I can tell, art for this game that has been released as prizes has never prominently features components that weren't already in the game. So, if you don't mind putting your tinfoil hats o

D&D Journal pt. 3: Barfight!

After their adventures in the goblin cave, the party finally reached Phandlin (where they soon discovered they'd been incorrectly spelling the name the entire time).  The city, or rather a small town, sat under the the shadow of a large manor on a hill. After cashing in the wagon train, doing some brief shopping, and bringing Syndrael to safety, the adventurers headed off to the town in for some shut eye.  Ratman, Bentra, and the Ulthar Cat headed off to bed, but Invictus and Brothar stayed in the inn's bar, where they learned that a local gang called the Red Brands was terrorizing the town.  Having heard that the gang frequented a tavern down the street, Brothar and Invictus went and woke the rest of the party, saying that they wanted to "start a bar fight." As they entered the dingy tavern, the adventurers ordered some drinks.  The room was crowded, but one particularly rowdy table featured some Red Brand looters in an arm wrestling contest. In an attempt to t

D&D Journal Pt. 2: What's Your Dog's Name?

Along the High Road, the adventurers met another aspiring hero who joined their party, another vigilante named The Ratman.  Unlike the Ulthar Cat, though, Ratman was also open about his true identity, simply named "Charlie".  Also, despite his name, the Ratman was a human, though he was accompanied by a posse of servants and minstrels. It wasn't long before the group ran across a Dwarf named Gundrik and his human bodyguard Syndrael.  Gundrik offered the heroes a job, to escort his caravan to the city of Fandolin.  The heroes agreed, so Gundrik and Syndrael rode ahead to the city. Not long later, the party spied two dead horses on the road ahead of them, riddled with black arrows. Bentra and Ratman snuck ahead into the thicket on the left of the road, where they discovered two goblin archers.  Ratman stabbed one of the goblins, wounding it badly, while Bentra grabbed the other and tried to interrogate it. Meanwhile, two other goblins on the embankment on the othe

D&D Journal Pt. 1: Origins

So, I've decided to do something a little different.  It's not really Star Wars related, but it is tabletop.  Since I've never really played D&D before, I decided I'd give it a try with some friends, and I figured here would be a great place to post our ongoing adventures.  Here goes (or, at least to the best of my memory)! Coming off the High Road from Neverwinter, four adventurers each settled down in a local tavern in a small town just a bit off the trail.  A dragonborn of clan Invictus, a dwarven paladin named Brothar Leadfoot, a halfling monk named Bentra Brownbottle, and a gnome warlock known only by his masked vigilante alter ego "The Ulthar Cat". The group quickly became friends, drinking and making merry until late into the night. As the town prepared for the festival of the moon goddess Selune, there was much to celebrate.  However, they eventually grew tired and retreated to their respective quarters. Later the next morning, each of