I played Lord of the Rings RPG (by decipher) tonight with friends. I play a hobbit and have a lot of fun doing so. He is a warrior, and is constantly having to prove his worth because he draws little respect from those around him. Amazingly he is an excellent fighter, easily the best in the group, but his lack of stature causes everyone to misjudge him.

Tonight while the group was crossing through the Gap of Rohan we ran into a large group of goblins. Milo the warrior hobbit dispatched nine of them by himself including the goblin leader. The game master called my character a "rabid wolverine on meth." There are several running gags at the table about warrior hobbits (or should I say the lack of warrior hobbits in middle earth). Its fun to play a character that does not fit the norm and is surprising in his ability and demeanor. Everyone seems to have an idea of what hobbits are suppose to be and when one does not fit perfectly within the mold there is consternation. He does fit the hobbit mold in many ways though... his day simply is not complete without five or six meals.

I also sent off a bunch of announcements for the Warmachine tournament I will be running in a few weeks at the iCon board gaming convention. I had a goal of 16 players for the tournament, but its just a little over a week and a half away and I only have 7 players signed up. Its a bit frustrating when I started working on people over a month ago and still I'm not even half way to my goal. I want this tournament to be a success and I want to see the player base for Warmachine/Hordes in this area grow.