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juggalo baby coffin posted:I had to psychologically abuse this thread for months to get the we're the rats title and I'll be damned if it's changing once the counter for the rats we're the rats trick links goes past a certain point, the poster who crosses the finish line wins a fully painted skaven army.
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 Everything I have read about the various mechanics and ideas going into the Tomb Kings has me doubly excited for them, the upkeep mechanics especially as I find the econ side of most of these games to be the least interesting aspect. I also hope the item crafting side of things is more than functionally a gimmick, half the time I forget what most of my lords are even carrying because they mostly convey such meager bonuses unless you luck into a solid collection.
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Dec 21, 2017 09:17
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juggalo baby coffin posted:I had to psychologically abuse this thread for months to get the we're the rats title and I'll be damned if it's changing The future is now old man!!
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Dec 21, 2017 09:17
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Psycho Landlord posted:Pretty sure Pontus memes exist to make fun of total war nerds who were mad about Pontus, dude Exactly my point! Complaining about new optional features. People who have played the tabletop - is there a reason TK was never as popular as other factions?
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Dec 21, 2017 09:30
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Beamed posted:Exactly my point! Complaining about new optional features. every faction is a cliche of who you want to be or who you like holy roman empire shot and pike? got it france ye olde lordy time king arthur? got it emo? got it goth? got it weird cat lady that lives alone? say hello to lizard men weird cat lady that lives alone and smells bad? Yep skaven Egypt just ain't that popular
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Dec 21, 2017 09:36
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Third World Reggin posted:Egypt just ain't that popular It should be though, because Egypt kicks rear end  Can we make pictures thread titles yet? Beamed posted:Exactly my point! Complaining about new optional features. You were one of the guys mad about robots, weren't you?
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Dec 21, 2017 09:45
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Beamed posted:Exactly my point! Complaining about new optional features. They never really had a period of being super op and having a mass new model range, so never really took off, so they rarely got new army books etc etc.
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Dec 21, 2017 09:57
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tarbrush posted:They never really had a period of being super op and having a mass new model range, so never really took off, so they rarely got new army books etc etc. Some players posted about the cool giant laser statues replacing something else - are you telling me giant laser statues isn't super op mass new model? 
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Dec 21, 2017 10:01
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That thing barely had rules and never got an actual model in TT, sadly. Tomb Kings got left in the dust real hard. On the flip side, this also means the End Times era team never really had a chance to mess up TK fluff, which was pretty universally great.
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Dec 21, 2017 10:08
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What's the deal with Kemmler? Why does he look like a dollar store Gandalf and why is he apparently named after a Nazi?
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Dec 21, 2017 10:56
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packetmantis posted:What's the deal with Kemmler? Why does he look like a dollar store Gandalf and why is he apparently named after a Nazi? Because the supremacy of Germany must never be forgo- i-i mean because GW loves to make name references in their work!!
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Dec 21, 2017 10:59
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He also was literally the first special character ever made in Warhammer, so he's not super original in his appeareance.
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Dec 21, 2017 11:15
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packetmantis posted:What's the deal with Kemmler? Why does he look like a dollar store Gandalf and why is he apparently named after a Nazi?
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Dec 21, 2017 11:18
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Heinrich Himmler was involved in actual Nazi occult research so naming an evil Necromancer after him is a very Warhammer thing.
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Dec 21, 2017 11:18
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Beamed posted:Exactly my point! Complaining about new optional features. In addition to what other people mentioned, the TK's models were more finicky than most to paint, IIRC, and spindlier than others'.
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Dec 21, 2017 11:28
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Settra can't be confederated? I love this. I love everything about this. 
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Dec 21, 2017 11:35
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And you dont feel too cheated since getting a confederation in this game is hard as balls anyways for most races!
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Dec 21, 2017 11:40
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Attempting to confed should get an immediate counter-offer war declaration imo, if not already at war.
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Dec 21, 2017 12:13
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juggalo baby coffin posted:I had to psychologically abuse this thread for months to get the we're the rats title and I'll be damned if it's changing im down with the rats but you have to admit that "charlie don't serve" is really loving good
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Dec 21, 2017 13:03
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Archonex posted:Of loving course it was. The Gotrek and Felix series was awesome, and it's a shame that it got canceled and forced into a "rocks fall, everyone dies" style finale to act as fluff and hype for the end times event. What was it?
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Comstar posted:What was it? I don't know if that was what Archonex meant, but you could call the Gotrek & Felix novels as "Warhammer Fantasy as Pulp" interpretation of the setting, in a similar way to how the RPG was "Peasant Misery Simulator Fantasy Cthulhu Edition" and Warhammer Fantasy Battles was "High Fantasy epic skirmishes".
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Dec 21, 2017 13:41
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GoLambo posted:
I'm a bit worried about the item crafting stuff, it could be great but it could also mean you would get the same exact items every time. Meaning you start off with whatever natural resource Settra has (like porcelain for ex.) at his starting positions, get some jars, craft the item and the item is the same one in every campaign because the porcelain+jar combo crafts the same thing every time. I'm hoping it is a little bit more randomized than that tho sorta like how the High Elven Vaul rite works. You recognize the items after awhile but at least those 4 slots are randomized every time. My first Teclis campaign gave me an insane item to start with while others... not so lucky. Its the fun kind of RNG!
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ZearothK posted:I don't know if that was what Archonex meant, but you could call the Gotrek & Felix novels as "Warhammer Fantasy as Pulp" interpretation of the setting, in a similar way to how the RPG was "Peasant Misery Simulator Fantasy Cthulhu Edition" and Warhammer Fantasy Battles was "High Fantasy epic skirmishes". Honestly, the RPG is more of 'Peasant Misery Simulator Except After Ten Or So Sessions You're a Kickass Knight Or Something.' It gets increasingly pulp as time goes, it's not actually that hard to survive since you're supposed to get extra lives fairly regularly, and it's not hard to just start at second Career or something if you want to be badasses.
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Dec 21, 2017 14:20
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Night10194 posted:Honestly, the RPG is more of 'Peasant Misery Simulator Except After Ten Or So Sessions You're a Kickass Knight Or Something.' Oh, no doubt about it. It shares that similarity with Call of Cthulhu, where early characters are very vulnerable and the general reputation of the game is that you will either be maimed horribly or go insane if you survive, but often turns into pulpy action, but it is still how the game is generally perceived and how many adventures describe the setting. Personally I do exactly that, start characters at their second career and with a bunch of house rules that make WFRP even more pulp.
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Dec 21, 2017 14:25
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We still often start at tier 1, but double EXP advancement until you're through it so it feels more like a character intro because sometimes it's really fun to have a bunch of random misfits gang up on a Chaos Warrior and beat him to death with shovels.
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Night10194 posted:We still often start at tier 1, but double EXP advancement until you're through it so it feels more like a character intro because sometimes it's really fun to have a bunch of random misfits gang up on a Chaos Warrior and beat him to death with shovels. Well, shovels are notoriously lethal. I can have moments of... eccentricity and sometimes be quite curious about things. Please forgive me if I do something foolish or rude.
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Dec 21, 2017 14:43
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Psycho Landlord posted:You were one of the guys mad about robots, weren't you? I don't want to build robots.
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Dec 21, 2017 14:53
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I can't wait for chaos dwarves and their robots to be added to this game
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turn off the TV posted:I don't want to build robots. You don't have to build robots.
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Vlex posted:You don't have to build robots. I DON'T WANNA FUCKIN BUILD ROBOTS
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toasterwarrior posted:im down with the rats but you have to admit that "charlie don't serve" is really loving good Do the Tomb Kings have something to do with Apocalypse Now or the Vietnam War in general? Not sure I get that. Deakul fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Dec 21, 2017 |
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Deakul posted:Do the Tomb Kings have something to do with Apocalypse Now or the Vietnam War in general? Not sure I get the that. I think it's just a reference to Settra's "Settra does not serve, SETTRA RULES!" quote.
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When I read that I always think of the O'Doyles from Billy Madison. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsNgRmsx-14
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Deakul posted:Do the Tomb Kings have something to do with Apocalypse Now or the Vietnam War in general? Not sure I get the that. the settra rules thing, and also because there are tomb kings in lustria (even if they're not under settra)
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what is like, the deal with boyz will be boyz? Cataph says it's intended to be closer to the tabletop, but I haven't played Warhammer in years and have no idea what that means for Total War anyway. I had a chance to play one skirmish and mostly noticed that units seemed much more durable in terms of morale. e; well I found this, which explains a bit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lK7oNq1jIxItvno_CfqCR1RY-4m-mIGtuWy2S9gOvEM/edit It does look interesting, and he has a track record. I appreciate the earnestness at least, in comparison to the black box-ish Radious and SFO Fuligin fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Dec 21, 2017 |
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Beamed posted:Exactly my point! Complaining about new optional features. they were also hell to paint and very weak mechanically, because a patch schedule of "each faction gets one once in a three year period" results in some pretty major power differentials
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Fuligin posted:what is like, the deal with boyz will be boyz? Cataph says it's intended to be closer to the tabletop, but I haven't played Warhammer in years and have no idea what that means for Total War anyway. I had a chance to play one skirmish and mostly noticed that units seemed much more durable in terms of morale. Yeah I imagine it'll have some serious balance problems given TWs army composition issues, but still fun for those looking for TT-like results from combat. Please post your thoughts if you decide to check it out!
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Have they said how crumbling will work for TK? I imagine they'll just do it the same as VC, rather than bothering to let you have a liche priest as your Hierophant or anything.
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turn off the TV posted:I don't want to build robots. It was some poo poo about splitting fleets, robots are, again, the point of Pontus meme  Night10194 posted:Honestly, the RPG is more of 'Peasant Misery Simulator Except After Ten Or So Sessions You're a Kickass Knight Or Something.' My problem with the RPG is that my magic elf always goes insane. They make magic something cool and powerful, except.. it always feels lackluster. Also I had a friend incredibly mad he couldn't be Skaven 
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Beamed posted:It was some poo poo about splitting fleets, robots are, again, the point of Pontus meme There's a whole Skaven sourcebook, Children of the Horned Rat, including rules for player characters.
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