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 New blogpost is up for Let Thrones BewareToday's topic: What the darn heck is Traumatic Fantasy, and why it's not grimdark gore bullshit stuffed with sexual peril and racism Given that so much of Let Thrones Beware is already written, I'm transitioning my blog from focusing on new features to a more complete exploration of the game, it's themes, and what the mechanics are trying to achieve. This post represents a reboot of the blog - the end of result of which will be a front-to-back dissection of the 4e-inspired tactical game!
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Feb 26, 2018 18:28
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Ulisses Spiele (the ones behind the new edition of Torg) are publishing a 40k RPG, and the preview is presented as a comic that does a good job showing off the core systems. http://www.ulisses-us.com/comic/wg-example-p1/
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Feb 27, 2018 20:40
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Having the Eagle Ordinary guy do the comic was a nice touch. The system itself seems reasonable. I want to see it in action more, but it seems like it gives fairly decent chances of success for the target numbers given and the probabilities seem easy enough to gauge (you can expect an average of two icons for every three dice rolled). I like that they're going with a fail-forward philosophy. It'll be interesting to see the full system.
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Feb 27, 2018 20:55
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I'm still mid-review over in F&F, but I was really impressed with how Ulisses Spiele handled the new edition of Torg, both in terms of updating the old mechanics and the overall presentation. So I'm pretty hopeful for this.
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Feb 27, 2018 20:58
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I'll be honest, after reading about how old school and stuck-in-the-mud The Dark Eye was in the F&F done, I wasn't expecting much. I'm pleasantly surprised.
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Feb 27, 2018 21:02
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Evil Mastermind posted:Ulisses Spiele (the ones behind the new edition of Torg) are publishing a 40k RPG, and the preview is presented as a comic that does a good job showing off the core systems. this is the most japanese TRPG thing and rules
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Feb 27, 2018 21:04
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I appreciate that it depicts a diverse and healthy group of friends having a good time, like most 40K fans, in contrast the pack of psychopaths that play Warmachine/Hordes and are undoubtedly Alt-Right.
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Feb 28, 2018 04:14
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Are they addressing the power level stuff since one of the PCs is a Smurf?
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Feb 28, 2018 04:22
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Plutonis posted:Are they addressing the power level stuff since one of the PCs is a Smurf? They're using a Tier system. http://www.ulisses-us.com/wrath-glory-designer-diary-december-2017/
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Feb 28, 2018 04:24
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Blockhouse posted:They're using a Tier system. Ah thank you. Yeah that might work.
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Feb 28, 2018 04:30
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Yea, that's probably as good a balancing mechanic as you can get in a 40k game apart from just 'no mixed parties'. Like, yea in canon a space marine is a way higher 'level' than a commissar but I think for the purposes of an RPG it's fine to be fiddly enough to say 'alright well obviously any given smurf is the big dog to a group of guardsmen, but maybe a commissar would have more authority to handle somethings sometimes so we'll say they're both at the top tier'. I'm loving running TORG for my group so they already have my interest.
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Feb 28, 2018 04:33
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Plutonis posted:Are they addressing the power level stuff since one of the PCs is a Smurf? He's a Raven Guard, not an Ultramarine 
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Feb 28, 2018 04:35
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Bedlamdan posted:I appreciate that it depicts a diverse and healthy group of friends having a good time, like most 40K fans, in contrast the pack of psychopaths that play Warmachine/Hordes and are undoubtedly Alt-Right. Do you keep making these weird political takes in the thread because you're really hoping some warham nerd will tear into you and you'll finally be able to climax?
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Feb 28, 2018 04:46
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Nuns with Guns posted:Do you keep making these weird political takes in the thread because you're really hoping some warham nerd will tear into you and you'll finally be able to climax? When did I say anything bad about Warhams? Jesus christ.
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Feb 28, 2018 04:59
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Sorry, I forgot Warmachines is a different mini thing. Subtract that bit from my question.
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Feb 28, 2018 05:03
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Nuns with Guns posted:Sorry, I forgot Warmachines is a different mini thing. Oh, okay. It happens.
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Feb 28, 2018 05:17
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Anyway, is there any word on whether Wrath and Glory will allow for female Space Marines?
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Feb 28, 2018 05:54
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This level of dedication should be an inspiration to every DM. Size comparison Full view of the model 
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Feb 28, 2018 09:41
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That looks loving cool as hell and everything talking about the actual fight sounds insufferable. I hope they had fun.
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Feb 28, 2018 11:02
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The model and the reveal are sure cool, but I don't think I could manage to keep track of a 5+ session boss fight.
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Feb 28, 2018 13:23
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I don't think I'd remain invested in a five session boss fight.
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Feb 28, 2018 15:16
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As someone who fights with his boss every day, I
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Feb 28, 2018 15:21
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That looks like the insanely lovely Metal Gear Survive final boss
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Feb 28, 2018 15:26
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Nuns with Guns posted:The model and the reveal are sure cool, but I don't think I could manage to keep track of a 5+ session boss fight.
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Feb 28, 2018 15:28
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Bedlamdan posted:I appreciate that it depicts a diverse and healthy group of friends having a good time, like most 40K fans, in contrast the pack of psychopaths that play Warmachine/Hordes and are undoubtedly Alt-Right. yo what the gently caress is this, is the WMH scene awful or something? I just bought a couple of battlegroups 
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Feb 28, 2018 15:56
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food court bailiff posted:yo what the gently caress is this, is the WMH scene awful or something? I just bought a couple of battlegroups Bedlamdan is what you would call a Bad Poster, so you're fine.
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Feb 28, 2018 16:03
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He's the only person who bought me a birthday gift
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Feb 28, 2018 16:04
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food court bailiff posted:yo what the gently caress is this, is the WMH scene awful or something? I just bought a couple of battlegroups I assumed they were being sarcastic about how terrible Warhammer people are online and in game stores since it's a game with a huge fan base.
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Feb 28, 2018 16:50
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RocknRollaAyatollah posted:I assumed they were being sarcastic about how terrible Warhammer people are online and in game stores since it's a game with a huge fan base. I did too until I saw their followup post, but now I think I'm ready to accept the conclusion Mr. Maltose posted:Bedlamdan is what you would call a Bad Poster, so you're fine.
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Feb 28, 2018 16:54
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Bedlamdan posted:Anyway, is there any word on whether Wrath and Glory will allow for female Space Marines? If there are no stat differences based on  , what's stopping any players/GMs? Sure, GW will probably make it so that any text about Space Marines in Wrath and Glory remains true to their fluff (so in short, no). But GW also says that most narrators in their stories are unreliable, so there's literally nothing stopping you from saying 'bam, female Space Marines are a Thing' in your game, and saying all existing text pointing to Space Marines being exclusively male is just part of the Imperial Myth pushed on low-tech patriarchal societies, which are more common throughout the galaxy and thus most existing material is geared towards that audience. I mean, if WHFRP 2e says that ALL Brettonian Knights are male, it's just that a few of them are relatively/oddly clean-shaven with higher pitched voices (hint: women in disguise), why can't Space Marines be the same? I mean, don't let GW's stupidity stop you from ever doing something cool.
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Feb 28, 2018 18:16
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That Old Tree posted:That looks loving cool as hell and everything talking about the actual fight sounds insufferable. I hope they had fun. That's on the system, not the DM.
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Feb 28, 2018 18:16
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food court bailiff posted:yo what the gently caress is this, is the WMH scene awful or something? I just bought a couple of battlegroups Well, technically Larry "Sad Puppy, Buddy of Vox Day" Correia's part of the WMH fandom but I don't think that's what Bedlamdan meant.
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Feb 28, 2018 18:22
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From a complete outsider's perspective, I hear that WH4K's community used to be pretty toxic but has gotten better recently. And the aesthetic and setting definitely appeals to fascists, for obvious reasons. If someone has an Imperium of Man tattoo, for example, I would consider that a red flag.
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Feb 28, 2018 18:24
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unseenlibrarian posted:Well, technically Larry "Sad Puppy, Buddy of Vox Day" Correia's part of the WMH fandom but I don't think that's what Bedlamdan meant. Who
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Feb 28, 2018 18:28
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the general rule is the more seriously someone takes 40k the more likely they are to fall on the "fascism is good actually" side of the fence as opposed to the "black comedy/satire" side the kind of person who would rageshit themselves over that how to play comic having cute comedic visual elements like the techpriest being frozen in ice or the chibi initiative heads is the kind of bad 40k fan you want nothing to do with Basically what I'm saying is never trust anyone who doesn't like Orks and Squats Blockhouse fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Feb 28, 2018 |
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Feb 28, 2018 18:32
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unseenlibrarian posted:Well, technically Larry "Sad Puppy, Buddy of Vox Day" Correia's part of the WMH fandom but I don't think that's what Bedlamdan meant. He wrote some fiction titles for WMH for those who aren't familiar with him.
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Feb 28, 2018 18:37
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Blockhouse posted:Basically what I'm saying is never trust anyone who doesn't like Orks and Squats  Take me down to slam sector city where the grass is rocks and the girls are stocky.
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Feb 28, 2018 18:46
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Blockhouse posted:the general rule is the more seriously someone takes 40k the more likely they are to fall on the "fascism is good actually" side of the fence as opposed to the "black comedy/satire" side - Orks - Squigs - Targets
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Feb 28, 2018 19:06
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Warhamemr lore is insanely stupid (said lovingly) but it should be played 100% serious in universe with no irony and winking towards the audience because it's funnier that way
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Feb 28, 2018 19:12
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Plutonis posted:Warhamemr lore is insanely stupid (said lovingly) but it should be played 100% serious in universe with no irony and winking towards the audience because it's funnier that way That's not a good plan if you don't want nazis to love your game.
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