From: signal9 Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026 14:41:16 +0000 (-0600) Subject: page updates, new post X-Git-Url: https://git.vexinglabs.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=214ce682e29be4ea773d872d1c2a344d2162aef7;p=vexingworkshop.git page updates, new post --- diff --git a/content/bog-knights-greathelm-2025-12-31.md b/content/bog-knights-greathelm-2025-12-31.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9a16bf4..0000000 --- a/content/bog-knights-greathelm-2025-12-31.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,36 +0,0 @@ -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. diff --git a/content/hedge-knights-greathelm-2025-12-31.md b/content/hedge-knights-greathelm-2025-12-31.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9968202 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/hedge-knights-greathelm-2025-12-31.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +Title: Hedge Knights of the Eastern Pastures +Category: Blog +Date: 2026-05-31 +Tags: wargaming, miniature painting, greathelm + +> Hailing from the squelchy plains of the Eastern Pastures, the Hedge Knights +> sally forth in search of riches and glory. Clad in heavy steel, their shields +> bearing the standard of a long-forgotten kingdom - a golden sun gleams on a +> field of argent and azure. They share but one pair of boots between them. +> Their courage undaunted, barefoot, relentless, 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?](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 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. + +![Hedge Knights]({static}/images/hedge-knights.jpg){. .image-med} diff --git a/content/images/hedge-knights.jpg b/content/images/hedge-knights.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c5e5003 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/images/hedge-knights.jpg differ diff --git a/content/pages/strange_artifacts.md b/content/pages/strange_artifacts.md index 48d2fca..3c3e2ad 100644 --- a/content/pages/strange_artifacts.md +++ b/content/pages/strange_artifacts.md @@ -3,20 +3,55 @@ Title: Strange Artifacts ![Strange Artifacts]({static}/images/strange-artifacts-banner.png){: .banner} ## What Is Strange Artifacts? -Strange Artifacts is a collective of grimdark weirdos in the Rocky Mountain -Region. +Strange Artifacts is a collective of creative weirdos in the Rocky Mountain +Region. While we play many different games, we always focus on putting painted +models on the table with a strong, narrative bent. If you are local or visiting the area and seek companions for kitbashing, painting, sculpting and games, get in touch! -## What _Else_ Is Strange Artifacts? +## What Are We Playing? -Strange Artifacts is a narrative, invitational wargaming event to be held in the -fall of 2025. +### Forbidden Psalm -## What Are We Playing? +In October of 2025, Strange Artifacts hosted a small, invitational event at +Total Escape Games in Broomfield, Colorado. + +...pictures... + +[See more...](/tag/forbiddenpsalm.html){. .anchor} + +### Mordheim + +Winter, 2025/26, we explored Mordheim, City of the Damned! + +...pictures... + +[See more...](/tag/mordheim.html){. .anchor} + +### Cauldron + +...pictures... + +[Adam](https://www.instagram.com/vexingworkshop/){. .anchor} has been obsessed with this +game since he first encountered it! + +[See more...](/tag/cauldron.html){. .anchor} + +### Void Admiral + +...pictures... + +[See more...](/tag/voidadmiral.html){. .anchor} + +## Find the Games! * [Forbidden Psalm](https://www.forbiddenpsalm.com/) * [Void Admiral](https://www.wargamevault.com/product/470062/Void-Admiral) * [Cauldron](https://hillgiant.itch.io/cauldron) +* [GreatHelm](https://malev-da-shinobi.itch.io/great-helm-pt) +* [Mordheim](https://broheim.net/) +* [Flames of Orion](https://underthedice.itch.io/flames-of-orion) +* [Battletech](https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Main_Page) * [Mini-Gangs](https://ramshacklegames.co.uk/ramshackle-publications/mini-gangs/) +* [Space Weirdos](https://caseyg.itch.io/space-weirdos) diff --git a/content/strange-artifacts-CS-2025-06.md b/content/strange-artifacts-CS-2025-06.md index 0315229..f215db6 100644 --- a/content/strange-artifacts-CS-2025-06.md +++ b/content/strange-artifacts-CS-2025-06.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Title: Strange Artifacts Meetup Category: Blog Date: 2025-06-19 -Tags: events, wargaming, gallery +Tags: events, wargaming, gallery, forbiddenpsalm, voidadmiral, flamesoforion For the first time since its inception, the Strange Artifacts crew all got together at the excellent [Gamer's Haven](https://www.gamershavenco.com/){. .anchor} in diff --git a/content/strange-artifacts-invitational-2025.md b/content/strange-artifacts-invitational-2025.md index 7cbbbe3..9b85141 100644 --- a/content/strange-artifacts-invitational-2025.md +++ b/content/strange-artifacts-invitational-2025.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Title: Strange Artifacts Invitational, 2025 Category: Blog Date: 2025-10-20 -Tags: events, wargaming, gallery +Tags: events, wargaming, gallery, forbiddenpsalm October 5th, 2025, the Strange Artifacts crew hosted our first [Forbidden Psalm](https://www.forbiddenpsalm.com/forbidden-psalm){. .anchor} event, the diff --git a/pelicanconf.py b/pelicanconf.py index 69085be..1848a4c 100644 --- a/pelicanconf.py +++ b/pelicanconf.py @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ THEME = './themes/vexingworkshop' #STYLESHEET_URL = './theme/css/main.css' MENUITEMS = ( - ("Shop", "https://vexingworkshop.bigcartel.com"), + ("Shop", "https://shop.vexingworkshop.com"), ) # Blogroll @@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ LINKS = ( # Social widget SOCIAL = ( ("Instagram", "https://www.instagram.com/vexingworkshop/"), - ("Mastodon", "https://hackers.town/@signal9@masto.hackers.town"), - ("Blue Sky", "https://bsky.app/profile/vexingworkshop.bsky.social"), ) SCRIPTS = ( diff --git a/themes/vexingworkshop/static/css/main.css b/themes/vexingworkshop/static/css/main.css index 70d9987..229610f 100644 --- a/themes/vexingworkshop/static/css/main.css +++ b/themes/vexingworkshop/static/css/main.css @@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ article h1 { font-size: 2em; } -article a.anchor { +article a.anchor, +p a.anchor { color: var(--link-color); }