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| by Paul Canavan |
So there I was, minding my own business on a gaming day, setting up a big Necromunda board for the group (see that post in a couple of days), when my brother called me out of the blue. This isn't normal, so I had to answer. The other end of the phone blurted out the familiar voice, but I had to interrupt it and schedule the call for later as I was busy. But the confusion set in. Later, after a great evening of gaming (and a copious amount of chicken wings!), I called him back and he offered to come over. Now I was deeply confused.
My brother shows up with a box and excitedly thrust it forward to show me what he had recently purchased. I held by breath and he eagerly dove into the cardboard container. He swiftly revealed three boxes with that ever-so-familiar Warhammer logo on them! I immediately exploded into a wide smile. He tells me, with that sparkling eye gleaming in support, that he got bored and decided to get into the hobby. And it has finally happened.
You see, my brother was my captive audience way back when I was school-age and I wanted to do something during the weekdays. We played 40k, Necromunda, and D&D (coincidentally the same games I focus on now), but he never really took hold. When we grew up and I moved back home, I tried to wrap him into my hobby again, but he was busy and just not really interested (he's a video gamer). So this particular recent development was definitely a surprise.
So what is he doing? The three boxes he picked up are a Sanguinary Priest, Lord Commander Dante, and the Blood Angels Combat Patrol. He did a little bit of fluff research and settled on the space-vampires for his army. And because he picked up the Combat Patrol box, we can already play games and learn those rules!
Much like any good preacher, it's not about the instant conversion. In fact, it will take great effort to impart one's message onto the others, and it's a combination of observable action and dictates. My proselytizing finally sank in for my closest and longest subject, and now the conversion has happened. My brother is getting into 40k!!!
Happy Hobbying!
