Blogomancy !

 Having published a post about the sad demise of 40K blogging, I received a number of comments which I chose to perceive as evidence that there is an audience for Devos IV, even if it does not producce weekly updates on the Devos IV campaign as there once were.  

There are a couple of pulls, IMHO: the pictures of lovely toys (like the warp runners re-shown here).  The background discussions about the Imperial war machine and the Imperial Guard.  I flatter myself that the occasional line up of my Imperial Guard (needs a fine weekend and a friend or two who are familiar with the Organisation and Disposition [force organisation chart] of the Imperial Guard).  And of course, perhaps that things which have had the kindest feedback, the ongoing story of the campaign to re-claim a low population, mostly agrarian wannabe shrine world.  

 

So my heartfelt thanks to those who responded.  The kindness of fellow bloggers has always amazed and encouraged me.   I have even had an open invitation to the other side of the Altantic, which is pretty kool.  I might start squirreling the odd shekel in anticipation.  

I will move the advance the story a bit - there will an airborne assualt on a necropolis in the south of Xyphonica as the Imperial Guard seek to breakthough into the ancient basilica district.  And the helter skelter pursuit of 'leakers' across the prarie by rough riders as the systematic artillery and infantry assaults continue to squeeze the defenders into an ever increasingly tight couldron. 

And of course as the death toll rises, so the Khornate Blood Mages trapped within are able to place ever more pressure on the thin veil which separates reality from the warp and whatever horrors they can conjour from within.  

Death of the 40K bloggosphere

 

Ah, that would have been an ok picture without the washing line in it.  Oh well. 

This blog started over a decade ago.  I was embarking on my 40K project - Devos IV to provide a backdrop for my games which had a touch of realism to it, even if it was a Forge World realism, rather than a real realism. 

My internet searches showed me blogs by other hobbyists.  Encouraged by feedback from Karitas and Admiral Drax, upon whose blogs I commented, I began the creation of the armies and scenary for Devos IV and the story of the rebellion or insurrection, depending on your point of view. 

The next few years put me touch with hobbyists from elsewhere in the world, notably the USA and Austrailia.  I've been helped and encouraged by others and hopefully have managed a bit of helping and encouraging myself along the way.  I won a Liebster once for Devos IV, so that's a highlight.  

I suppose the height of 40K blogging was the From The Warp blogging circle.   But the guy running that burned out or found something else which sucked up more of his time.  Gradually other bloggers stopped blogging, overtaken by Real Life or other games systems which were not as cartoonish and awkward as later editions of 40K seemed to be.  Like most the FW books, Devos IV is rooted in 5ed.   

I think a lot of people transistioned to Instagram and so on.  

It's been over a year since I posted on here.  I'm still modelling and painting and obviously had an idea of where the Devos IV was going.  If you've been a long time follower, hopefully the sense of  'impending acheivement of imperial war aims' will have come through the writing.  Not as expensive in blood and treasure as Vraks, but nowhere near as long, either. 

Why am I writing this ?  If there's anyone out there who was interested in this blog, perhaps you might be interested to know that the hordes of little men grow every bigger and that the cadres of giant killer robots are still getting inadequate but homogenous paint jobs.  Or they will, once I get around to it. 

I may end up posting again.  And do hope that anyone who ever read this found it interesting or amusing or it gave some small spark of pleasure or inspiration.  

And of course, an annual post keeps it where I can find it, in case I win the lottery and can afford to turn it into a book.