http://pesartain.com/ 2010-03-09T19:37:30-08:00 http://pesartain.com/ http://pesartain.com/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-02-27T14:36:08-08:00 Piete http://pesartain.com/games/arcane_legions/mercenary_list <http://arcanelegions.com/searches/results?faction_id=4&type=figure> ID Own Name Desc 1M01 5 Xiongnu Mounted Archer Bow cavalry 1M02 5 Xiongnu Skirmisher Sword cavalry 1M03 1 Savros Kuznetzov 1M06 3 Sword Golem 1M07 1 Enlightened One 1M09 2 Slavic Shieldwall 1M13 2 Kor Tiger Rider 1M14 4 Kor Sniper 1-006 Nomadic Riders 1-007 Nomadic Skirmishers 1-079 Tiger's Eye 1-080 Shanyu's Dagger 1-087 Wall of Iron 1-096 Clockwork Fury text/html 2010-02-27T14:33:35-08:00 Piete http://pesartain.com/games/arcane_legions/egyptian_list <http://arcanelegions.com/searches/results?faction_id=3&type=figure> ID Own Name Desc 1E01 5 Hoplite with Javelins 1E02 5 Charging Hoplite Hoplite with swords 1E03 8 Cursed Swordsman Undead Sickle 1E04 7 Cursed Spearman Undead Spear 1E05 5 Egyptian Archer Straight archer 1E06 5 Egyptian Fire Archer 1E07 5 Centaur Charger 1E10 1 Cleopatra VII 1E11 1 Decidius Saxa 1E12 2 Amenhotep III 1E17 3 Hand of Osiris Necromancers 1E1… text/html 2010-02-27T14:27:30-08:00 Piete http://pesartain.com/games/arcane_legions/han_list <http://arcanelegions.com/searches/results?faction_id=2&type=figure> ID Own Name Desc 1H01 5 Charging Han Infantry Charging 2H Swordsman 1H02 5 Marching Han Infantry Standing 2H Swordsman 1H03 5 Han Sharpshooter Standing archer 1H04 5 Han Artillerist Arcing archer 1H05 10 Terracotta Spearman A Standing polearm 1H06 10 Terracotta Spearman B Thrusting polearm 1H07 5 Han Mounted Archer Bow cavalry 1H08 5 Han Cavalry Spear cavalry 1H09 5 Shoy… text/html 2010-02-27T14:23:49-08:00 Piete http://pesartain.com/games/arcane_legions/roman_list <http://arcanelegions.com/searches/results?faction_id=1&type=figure> ID Own Name Desc 1R01 Front Line Legionary Thrusting spear 1R02 Formation Legionary Standing spear 1R03 5 Legionary Shieldbearer Shield front 1R04 5 Legionary Defender Shield overhead 1R05 10 Legionary Archer 1R06 5 Heavy Legionary Invicti Terminator 1R07 5 Roman Cavalry Charger 1R08 5 Roman Cavalry Lancer 1R09 4 Ursan Cataphract Bear riders 1R11 1 Caius Luc… text/html 2010-02-25T07:50:53-08:00 Piete http://pesartain.com/blog/2010/0225_forum_building From time to time, as we all do, I get into a new subject or hobby. So into it, infact, that I want to get involved; especially when it's a community run offering or a relatively unknown hobby. 'Involvement' for me means more than just playing the game (Arcane Legions), running the software (Slackware) or theorycrafting the class (Warlocks in WoW) - it means sharing what I know with others and spreading the word impartially. If it's a good product, I like to vote with my mouth as well as my mo… text/html 2010-02-06T07:30:58-08:00 Pam http://pesartain.com/blog/wedding/2010/0206_the_stone Exactly two weeks ago, Piete and I were at the jewellers designing my engagement ring, and late on Thursday just gone, Rebecca contacted Piete to tell him that they've found the stone for my ring! The ring on the left is one that I tried on whilst we were discussing ideas, and the stone is 7mm on each side. My stone is 5mm on each side as the 7mm one looked pretty over the top when I tried it on. text/html 2010-01-26T06:46:40-08:00 Piete http://pesartain.com/blog/2010/0126_reflections_of_the_future During the Big Snow of '10, I drove in to work from Colchester at about 5am on Monday morning. It was such a roaring success that I tried it again. Unfortunately for me, everyone else thought so too, turning what should have been a 3 hour trip into a 5 hour one. text/html 2010-01-26T06:45:05-08:00 Piete http://pesartain.com/blog/2010/0126_ever_onward This post should've been written and finished and posted somewhere around the 1st of January, as a sort of introduction to the new year. It seems to be a common trope that bloggers put up a list of what they will do in the coming year, and then review the list 12 months later. In a GTD kinda way, I can see the benefit, and as human beings it definitely helps to have hopes and dreams to provide a little direction to ones life. text/html 2010-01-23T11:26:19-08:00 Pam http://pesartain.com/wedding To forestall the flood of inquiries into what's going on, let's start with the easy bit first. We're getting married! Further questions? Read on ... Current State Engagement ring being made! The FAQ * When did it happen? December 25th, 2009 text/html 2010-01-23T11:18:12-08:00 Pam http://pesartain.com/blog/wedding/2010/0123_the_ring_s_the_thing 23 January is a day that should have been a lot sooner. We went to design my engagement ring today, after having to postpone it from 9 January, which was when there was so much snow that we weren't even sure if Piete could come home for the weekend, let alone try to get to the jewellers, without getting stuck in any snow drifts (even though Piete had a duvet and a spade in the back of the car, it still didn't seem to be a great idea!) text/html 2010-01-21T12:21:37-08:00 Piete http://pesartain.com/blog/2010/0121_gamers_help_haiti I have no objection to charity work, and even less when there's some damn good bargains to be had. $1481.31 of digital downloads for $20. Oh, and the $20 goes to Doctors Without Borders. In that bundle, for you mainstream people, is the Serenity RPG ($30 normally). text/html 2010-01-21T07:09:58-08:00 Piete http://pesartain.com/blog/2010/0121_oops_i_bought_it_again Previously, I was lamenting the state of present buying, and how it could get out of hand when you started to acculumate things. I suspect a good lump of this is in my head, but a) I would feel bad by 'down-rating' my budget and buying less and b) my bank statements are hard to ignore.