I have to say, I'm pretty frustrated with how the hammer blow scenario went down. This was an opportunity to have a truly fun set of large point value games which otherwise seem to never happen, be it due to scheduling, lack of enthusiasm, or some other reason. Of the four planets I was on at the end of the game, I played exactly zero Hammer Blow games. Half of the planets I was on decided to just split the money, which is fine. On the other half, I set aside a day for the game, only to be blown off, in one case with an hour's notice, in the other, no notice at all.
I wish people would understand that when they say they're going to be somewhere for something, it means that other people are setting aside time in their schedules. I very well could have done something fun this Sunday, but cleared space in my calendar for a game.
With all due respect to the majority of excellent players and friendly folks, I'm incredibly soured to the Abington community as a whole. The whining, rules lawyering (and in some cases, outright cheating), and most of all flakiness of some here means it will most likely be quite a while before I return. I'll be there for the post-mortem, as I think there are a few mechanics that can be fixed, but frankly, the Abington community (IMHO) needs to do some soul-searching before another significant undertaking like the Storms and Shadows campaign is likely to be successful.
Please know that I'm not trying to start a flame war Plainville vs. Abington bullshit thread. I'm not a Plainville person or an Abington person, I'm just Brad, and I'm just sharing my experiences honestly, and without filtering. If you'd like to have a frank, honest discussion with me, let's talk.
