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+Title: Hedge Knights of the Sunken Wastes
+Category: Blog
+Date: 2026-05-31
+Tags: wargaming, miniature painting, greathelm
+
+> Hailing from the squelchy plains of the Sunken Wastes, the Hedge Knights sally
+> forth in search of riches and glory. Clad in heavy steel, their shields
+> bearing the standard of their lord, a golden sun glowing on a field of argent and
+> azure. They share but one pair of boots between them - to which anyone who has lost
+> a shoe while trudging through the mud can attest! Their courage undaunted,
+> barefoot, they march ever onward.
+
+Our Mordheim campaign has long concluded. With my skaven warband quietly tucked
+away, I have moved on to other projects - as is often the case, too many.
+
+Have I mentioned we've been playing a lot of Cauldron?
+[Cauldron](https://hillgiant.bigcartel.com/product/cauldron){. .anchor}.
+
+But then a couple of members of the Strange Artifacts crew tried out
+[Greathelm](https://malev-da-shinobi.itch.io/great-helm-pt){. .anchor}, a
+skirmish game currently in development by
+[Malev Da Shinobi](https://www.patreon.com/malev){. .anchor}.
+Greathelm is a miniature agnostic game where you play a band of six knights on
+an extremely small, 8.5" x 11" battlefield. My friends seemed to have a great
+time playing, enough that some of them are already builing boards. So, I reviewed
+the rules and committed myself to a quick holiday project!
+
+Did somebody mention
+[Boglanders](https://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/66-boglanders){. .anchor}? As it
+turns out, I had five knight-like Boglander minis, between
+[Set #2, The King's Guard](https://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/home/682-boglander-set-.html){. .anchor}
+and
+[Set #6, Armoured](https://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/home/690-boglander-set-.html){. .anchor}.
+I had already based and primed them, so I was set? But wait, I need six models.
+I was in luck, I had an extra, duplicate model in the bits box. A little
+doctoring, cut off his head, et voila! I have my knights.
Tags: gurps rpgs
Status: draft
+I just watched the miniseries, Station Eleven, for the third time. When it first
+streamed during lockdown, I was completely taken in by the characters and the
+story. I immediately found and read the book which, while it differs in some key
+ways from the series, continues to tell a compelling story. It's not the
+world-ending pandemic that I found interesting as much as how the remaining
+people had moved on. Key characters born before and after the event related
+differently to one another. It is well worth the watch and the read.
+
+At the same time I was reading GURPS 3rd Edition, which I bought used at my
+favorite local used book store, Black & Read in Arvada, Colorado. It has been
+some years, I still haven't played the game. But, right away I started to think
+about the world presente in Station Eleven as a campaign location for a role
+playing game. There are interesting locations, like the Museum of Civilization
+or anywhere on The Wheel. The Wheel itself provides locations and motion to set
+a stage. There are heroes and villains, with plenty of space between for players
+to create rich characters with meaningful stories.
+
+I wrote down some notes but never pursued the project. As I re-watched the
+series, however, I felt like digging out my notes. Even if I don't put together
+a game I thought it might be cool to share what I have here, with you.
+
+## Characters
+
+### Heroes
+
+Kirsten
+
+Jeevan
+
+The Traveling Symphony
+
+Clark and Elizabeth
+
+### Villains
+
+The Prophet
+
+The Undersea
+
+The Red Bandanas
+
+## Locations
+
+Locations on the wheel
+
+The Museum of Civilization
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