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ECHOES OF THE OUTERLANDS
The digital command center of Chris Phoenix. Tracking the development of the Outlanders novel, tactical analysis of Konflikt ’47, and other weird war frequencies.
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The Novel
Status updates on Outlanders, short fiction pieces like “Convergence,” and lore dumps from the universe.
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STATUS: BROADCASTING
The Podcast
Orders From The Front: A bi-weekly tactical dive into weird war gaming and tabletop history.
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STATUS: DEPLOYED
The Hobby
Terrain building, painting showcases, and “MetaNoia” rants about the state of wargaming.
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- Coftyran M3b Heavy Machine Gun
Well. This is my first ever article about Quar. There are a few things I want to say before we… Read more: Coftyran M3b Heavy Machine Gun - Convergence Chapter 08: Prometheus Rises
Cape Canaveral – Late 2046 The crowd gathered at Cape Canaveral had come expecting thunder. They stood shoulder to shoulder… Read more: Convergence Chapter 08: Prometheus Rises - Outlanders Chapter 6 (Unedited)
Chapter 6 The next morning came, much like every morning on Mars. The Orbisun blazed its path through the sky… Read more: Outlanders Chapter 6 (Unedited) - Chapter 6: Eat, and You Shall Never Be CleanThe morning sun filtered weakly through the trees, casting pale gold into the hollow. The air was cool, still damp… Read more: Chapter 6: Eat, and You Shall Never Be Clean
- Happy Holidays, You Bastard!
The holidays. Christmas cheer, New Year’s resolutions. The joy of family gatherings and cups of hot chocolate. Christmas lights dance… Read more: Happy Holidays, You Bastard! - Convergence Chapter 7: The First LightThe Situation Room, The White House – Washington D.C. – Late 2046 The situation room thrummed with a quiet, electric… Read more: Convergence Chapter 7: The First Light
- Outlanders Updates
Before we dig in, I want to say that I am making major headway despite this being a slow process.… Read more: Outlanders Updates - Convergence Chapter 6: God of WarThe walls of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s main conference room were lined with mission badges, planetary maps, and models… Read more: Convergence Chapter 6: God of War
- Chapter 5: In the Owl’s DebtShade moved ahead of the others with the silent, practiced ease of someone who’d spent most of his adult life… Read more: Chapter 5: In the Owl’s Debt
- Orders from the Front Ep 2: Rift Tech
The latest episode of Orders from the Front is up! In it we explore Konflikt 47’s Rift Tech and how… Read more: Orders from the Front Ep 2: Rift Tech - Terrain: Wargaming’s Secret Third Player
We have all seen it. We’ve been there. We bring our dope-ass Drukhari, Blood Angels, or any other melee-centric build/army… Read more: Terrain: Wargaming’s Secret Third Player - MetaNoia #2: Meta Doesn’t Matter
MetaNoia: The War is Fake, the Salt is Real Its Chris, and I’m back again with another “hot take”. Are… Read more: MetaNoia #2: Meta Doesn’t Matter - Orders From the Front: Episode 1OFF is my new, bi-weekly Konflikt ’47 Podcast. Episode 1 explores my journey into Konflikt 47, as well as a… Read more: Orders From the Front: Episode 1
- MetaNoia #1: Netlisting is for Suckers
MetaNoia: The War is Fake, the Salt is Real. I am undertaking quite the endeavor. Starting today I’m going to… Read more: MetaNoia #1: Netlisting is for Suckers - A (Fairly) True StoryI am writing a book. I know. I’ve been saying that for years. And the progress on it has been… Read more: A (Fairly) True Story