February ‘26 In Review

For the shortest month of the year, I certainly managed to cram a whole lot into it, whether I wanted to or not. Work has kept me busy as we complete the year end wrap up and begin prep for the annual audit. School was out for winter break in the middle of the month, and so rather than spending $$$ to send the kid to camp, we spent $$$$ and all took off to San Juan for the week… coming back just in time for a blizzard to dump 2 feet of snow on us and close school for an extra 2 days. And somewhere in all that, I got my federal taxes figured out. 

San Juan was absolutely wonderful. It was so nice to go somewhere and be warm… Definitely worth the trip, and I even got to go to a castle! 


Miniatures
Playing that one game of Stargrave was enough to kickstart the hobby for the month, building 3 foamcore houses and starting on a fuel tank tower so that I could play the next scenario. It also got me to use some of those matchsticks from the kit I bought last month, and buy 1,000 stir sticks… the tower isn’t finished, but it is coming along nicely, and I’ve been having a great time working on it. And I’m already thinking about the crashed spaceship I’ll need for the next scenario! 

Aside from terrain, I painted up some more stirges, another axolotal mini, a halfling warrior from the (sadly ended) Sensible Shoes line, a Balthian (mind flayer), an alien trooper from Rogue Stars, and a half orc doxie. Kind of an all over the place month, and next month looks like it’s gonna be even wilder. 

Gaming
Because I didn’t get the tower finished, and with all the other stuff going on I didn’t get to play the next scenario of Hope Eternal, but I’m going to get the tower finished and get the game in soon. 

My work D&D game has the players hunting the wyvern. They spent one whole session planning, and buying supplies, and then went out to lay their trap for the monster, and encountering a bandit camp! With some excellent rolls on their end, they managed to wipe out the camp except for the leader, who they captured, and then discovered the loot was almost entirely in gems and jewels… they haven’t noticed that the jeweler who was in the Keep is no longer in residence. 

The Stonehell game has the players dealing with the aftermath of the death of the fairy queen and all the various trapped fey now stuck in the dungeon. They’re lucky they didn’t try to fireball the waffle house they came across.

Media 
Hacks
Farscape season 3
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
John Wick 4
10 Things I Hate About You


Loot
Mothership boxed sets Awaiting the Burning Gods and Nirvana on Fire

Goals for March
Play scenario 4 of Stargrave Hope Eternal
Finish November session reports