Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me!

Well met!

The above is usually uttered to stave off the very real pain that words can deliver. Many on this site take pride in being able to say whatever they wish, and they can, and they do, defiantly choosing not to take responsibility for how they may affect those to whom they are directed. I am not immune . I'm just sayin' .

The Valhalla Society is a Romantic idea I came up with when I first started playing Heroscape. Think the Last Samurai (without the suicidal charge). Oversimplified, members eschew guns [see my blog for detailed info]. The response to this idea was varied, from bemused scepticism to outright hostility, but there was no groundswell of support and I, being the only member (and feeling the pinch of lacking Knights, Aubriens, etc., to add variety for competitive tournament play), had pretty much decided to abandon the idea.

Then, in a...