Reaper Fun on Hanamura

Happy Quarantine Ya'll

Self isolation isn't so bad, it'd be a lot better if my kid listened and I could do the things I want to do. I am a gamer, it's my hobby, having more free time I was hoping to do more of that. Wife and kid have decided otherwise, I almost feel like I get less time for that than I did when I could go do things with the general public.

Heeeyyyyyyy!!!!!!

SO! Cool news today, got a job offer a lot, LOT closer to home, AND it's more money. I'll be able to get posting here a lot more.

Also, D&D on Saturday was LIT! We dinged level 5. Things are getting crazy.

Mobile Again

I'm mobile again ya'll. I might actually commit to writing on a semi-regular basis. I've invested some of my hard earned monies on a Microsoft Surface Go tablet/keyboard which is super nice. It's not a super powerful machine but it does what I need it to do. I've also started using the Robin Hood app for investing, started with a $10 deposit and bought a few small cheap stocks and I'm up to $15, that's not too shabby in my opinion. Maybe I can make it pay off and get myself some upgrades to the gaming PC.

Also, don't forget, I build gaming PC's for anybody that is willing to pay for one, we've done some great builds so far and can only get better from here.

And lastly I've started writing a D&D campaign, once I have it done I'll upload to my Google Drive and give out the link so anybody interested in playing can give it a download. I'm currently playing in one campaign and it's going great so far. Here is a link to Sylovar Silverkin, the War Domain Cleric. ddb.ac/characters/7649898/2Q8hWU as always, have fun out there in the real world and here in the cyber world, be cool.

The Biggest Debate On The Internet

Ok, so it's probably not, but it could be right? What do you prefer? YouTube or Twitch? If you were streaming games, who do you go with? If you're watching where do you prefer to watch? If you have a limited time to stream and still want to grow an audience what makes it easier? If you're going to host a podcast and want to attract viewers, which platform? These are things I've been pondering for a while now as I want to branch out with the limited amount of time that I have available to me. (Side note, if you know how to edit video...ahem Joe Somebody...would you want to help me launch a podcast?)

I guess what it boils down to HELP!!!

All The Things!

So such an exciting week right? My money making job has had me held hostage since the beginning of February where I've worked 6 day 48+ hour weeks, this is my first full weekend off since January, and I don't even get to do any real gaming.

Cool news on the fun job front, all the parts are officially in for our first build at Solid State Computers. Hopefully the recipient will love the living shit out of it and make some awesome videos for all the world to see...and post some pics for potential new customers.

Dungeons & Dragons has hit a road block with real life bringing our mighty quest to a screeching halt. Just as everything was coming together too. I'm liking playing my Cleric, I'm liking the new dice I got, I even splurged and got myself a mini-fig, pretty decent likeness of how I picture him. I'm thinking about buying some more books and starting my own campaign as a DM, only time will tell.

On the Hearthstone front, I still love the game and even though I'm not laddering as hard as I have in the past, I'm playing classes I don't normally play just because the decks are fun, maybe not big winners but sometimes you just get the right cards and the other player concedes, it's a good feeling to just hit that perfect combo and the other player just says, "shit, you win."

Wisconsin Gamers needs some freshness. So if you or anybody you know is not a part of the amazing group (see my last post) join us in Discord or over on Reddit, big things are coming, I have a friend working on a logo, I'll post it with a link to his shop once I get it done. With the logo will come a box of shirts for give aways, gotta get people repping at cons and what not. We love new people that want to game with us, usually have people around for things like Civ VI, Overwatch, Hearthstone, lots of WOW players, DOTA and others.

Until next time, keep on keeping on.

Wisconsin Gamers Unite!

Hey everybody, welcome to another (ok the second, and the first in a long time) installment of my blog, I really do wish I had more time to write here, but new job, new kid, and new games have kept me pretty busy.

Today I'm here to talk about one of the things that's kept me busy, Wisconsin Gamers! We're a group of likeminded folks that love to game...what kind of game you ask? ALL OF THEM. We've got PC gamers, console gamers, board gamers, card gamers, table top gamers, we've got them all, and we'd love to bring more along for the ride...GOOD NEWS! YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE FROM WISCONSIN! You're just cooler if you are ya know, ok, I'm just saying that because that's where I'm from and that's where we started, and created the name of the group, and it's gotten big so we can't really change the name of the group with out a ton of hassle. So you might be asking yourself, "how can I become part of this awesomeness?" Well let me tell you, we've got a few homes on this here world wide web and the biggest one is our DISCORD. I'd say that's our main hub. stop in, say hi, let us know something about you, where you're from and all that. Join us for some Overwatch or Hearthstone. The second best way to join us is probably REDDIT. It's been kind of quiet lately, our old Reddit got hijacked by somebody we thought was cool, he instead booted the rest of the admin team and tried to make it his own...it didn't work. There is also a FACEBOOK and a TWITCH for all your gaming needs.

Some info about our Twitch, it's mainly set to host our heavier streamers, if you are a big streamer shoot me a message on Discord and I can get you added to the list. We're also working on setting up a stream of one of our groups D&D sessions, and if you've got the tools, we can set you all up too, you have a super fun D&D group and play on Roll 20 or something similar? We can host your game on the channel, if you do a podcast around gaming we can set you up with a time for that as well.

Our endgame for all of this is to bring some fun to people's lives, we're all real people and we all love our hobbies. We love making new friends and we want to share our fun with the world. So go on, spread the word. We'd love to welcome you all!

Until next time, this is the Phantom 309, signing off.