[Age of Skeptics Part 2 - My Army Selection]

Careful, now! That last pic is enough evidence for a jury of your peers to find you as a bad, bad man!

Looking forward to seeing these big gribblies surrounded by a sea of Grots!

[Denizens Of The Dark - Creation And Planning]

I'm excited for a Grot blog! Only question is why a single choice of Gitmob Grots? Since you're 20 points down anyway, wouldn't another selection of Moonclan Grots be more consistent?

[Preparing for my first tournament]

Actually I can appreciate the effects of taking care of oneself during a tournament day. Dehydration is a legitimate result of standing, thinking and moving around all day. On more than a few occasions I've woken up the next day feeling hung over from the mental and physical exertion!

Edit:

What's a scenery requirement? I've never encountered that before.

Those dire wolves look great! I'll second the suggestion to just go and aim to have fun. It took a few tournaments for me to understand that but once I did the whole experience became much more enjoyable.

What is that case you have your GHB in? I would love to get one! Would perhaps preclude the need to spiral bind the book, and it would be reusable for each subsequent version!

[Preparing for my first tournament]

1 hour ago, Criti said:

This is not game related, but personal survival related.

Pack water.  Not sodas.  Not sports drinks.  Water.  Drink a full bottle in betwern each round, and drink a bottle over the course of each round.  You won't realize it because you'll likely be in the air conditioning, but dehydration is a real issue.  The last thing you want to happen is a dehydration headache that ruins the rest of your day.

Pack fruit, preferably bananas, or granola.  Homemade granola so you can control the nutritional content (I recommend Alton Brown's recipe).  Eat a bar or a banana between each round.  They will keep your energy up and minimize your desire to have a big greasy lunch that will ultimately wear you down.

I also try to double up in the waters and offer one to each opponent, as I see too many people at events chugging down liquid sugar.  Also, it never hurts your sports score.

Perhaps also bring a stick of deodorant.  Even for a short one day event, standing around what is usually a somewhat cramped room will increase your stealth sweating.  Never a bad idea to touch up after Round 2 or 3.

Finally, play to play.  Don't ever expect to place at your first event.  You may be surprised and take it all.  But if you go for the sake of the game, you can absorb the fun of new opponents instead of focusing on placing.  Most of the one day events I've been to are a 10+ hour affairs when you factor in commute, lunch, breaks, etc.  Those 10+ hour commitments are much more entertaining if the trophy isn't hanging over your head every minute.

- Criti

TL;DR

Eat pizza, drink beer, punch opponents to throw off their game

[To paint a furnace...]

The metal and the green look great! The white smoke is kind of throwing me off, though. It feels more like it hasn't been painted yet than being a final effect, but that may be due to me seeing the first, primered pic.