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signalnoise posted:I've done this and he asks for the most expensive poo poo ever. Dude is a nerd's nerd and I try to get him stuff I genuinely think he'll like, this included, and I refuse to buy gift certificates for people because it defeats the whole fuckin purpose of a gift exchange Ah ok, sorry for being sassy, that's how my sister gives gifts and never seems to understand why no one is terribly excited to get a box set for a TV show they've never heard of
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ZearothK posted:So, since this is the day of Baby Jesus' coming and all that, what are people's experiences with Shadow of the Demon Lord? I missed the session where our goon group ran it, but the people who were there were raving about it - it's a love letter to Warhammer Fantasy with a "prestige class" system that actually makes sense and an Advantage/Disadvantage mechanic that actually makes sense.
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Shadow of the Demon Lord also has a lot of really good support, with new, small supplements (new classes, monsters, races, adventures, and small rules plug-ins) coming out once a week for about a a year now, and an alternate setting book in alpha. Robert Schwab is a loving machine,and I've been kicking myself for not backing it when it was Kickstarting. (in my defense, I didn't know how good it was going to be at the time)
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Happy Hogswatch~
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Countblanc posted:Ah ok, sorry for being sassy, that's how my sister gives gifts and never seems to understand why no one is terribly excited to get a box set for a TV show they've never heard of Its cool On the upside HOLY poo poo MY BRO IN LAW ACTUALLY LIKED IT AT FIRST SIGHT This is one for the books folks
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ProfessorCirno posted:Happy Hogswatch~
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Happy annual near solstice gathering time. I have injured myself hauling presents.
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So how did everyone make out with gaming gifts? I got the new Guild Ball starter set, a Descent expansion, and the Arkham Horror LCG (which admittedly was a gift to myself).
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Evil Mastermind posted:Shadow of the Demon Lord also has a lot of really good support, with new, small supplements (new classes, monsters, races, adventures, and small rules plug-ins) coming out once a week for about a a year now, and an alternate setting book in alpha. Robert Schwab is a loving machine,and I've been kicking myself for not backing it when it was Kickstarting. (in my defense, I didn't know how good it was going to be at the time) Goddamnit, over the holiday I've heard shadow raved about a bunch and started reading up on it, and it looks awesome. Too bad I decided to be all noble and poo poo (read: couldn't think of anything I actually wanted that I wasn't planning to buy myself) and told the family to just donate to various dirty commie librul causes this year in lieu of presents. On the other hand, watching the Trumpist sub-faction of my family squirm trying to decide whether a donation to Southern Poverty, ACLU, Planned Parenthood, or the AFL-CIO pained them less still filled me with holiday cheer.
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So, I picked up the Illuminated Eddas by the guys who did Fate of the Norns, and, uh... I was kind of expecting an actual version of the Eddas, but unless this guy has access to completely different Eddas from what Wikipedia describes (which I guess is possible) this doesn't seem very true to the originals at all. Is anybody else reading these?
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Picked up Rogue Stars an Osprey scifi skirmish Wargame. Miniature agnostic. Looks good. Will report back.
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Evil Mastermind posted:So how did everyone make out with gaming gifts? I got nothing for Christmas. As usual. 
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Evil Mastermind posted:So how did everyone make out with gaming gifts? I got a shogi board
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I bought Xwangs for the kids and I. Played four or so small games. Good fun.
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I don't like asking my family for tabletop rpg books because they wouldn't know what those were/where to get them and I don't want to be a bother I did get a very nice stand mixer though, and I'm excited to make baked goods in it.
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I picked up some Godbound stuff and also got a bunch of booze for Christmas so it was a pretty good haul
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Nuns with Guns posted:I don't like asking my family for tabletop rpg books because they wouldn't know what those were/where to get them and I don't want to be a bother Stand mixers are soooo good. I got one of those and a food processor at the same time and it's barely an exaggeration to say they changed my life.
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Evil Mastermind posted:So how did everyone make out with gaming gifts? Got a couple of video games but it was a relatively low-key Christmas this year, present-wise, due to finances.
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Nuns with Guns posted:I don't like asking my family for tabletop rpg books because they wouldn't know what those were/where to get them and I don't want to be a bother Are you like bizarre-o past me? Same but like three years ago. I got a super fancy cleaver and a bunch of other cooking stuff. This is definitely not my mom bribing me to cook since I'm visiting until early January, nope. (Little does she know that her kitchen is three times bigger than mine I live in Harlem, gently caress yes I will cook anything just to be able to not balance a cutting board over the sink.) Also my goal of the vacation is to get my parents drunk enough to nerd game. I got them up to Agricola. This year I've got Love Letter and The Quiet Year.
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long-rear end nips Diane posted:Stand mixers are soooo good. I got one of those and a food processor at the same time and it's barely an exaggeration to say they changed my life. Yeah, like almost every recipe I have involving cake, pie, cupcakes, and cookies mentions using a stand mixer. I've gotten by with a hand mixer fine, but I'm sure this will make life way easier. Xiahou Dun posted:Are you like bizarre-o past me? Same but like three years ago. I got some other kitchen things, too. I'm probably being bribed to continue making christmas dinner, plus the turkey and stuffing for thanksgiving. I can convince my mom and sister to do something like Settlers of Catan, but pulling out a more esoteric board game than that would be too much
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Got Dragon Rampant and Horizon Wars, as well as my personal purchases this month, The Nightmares Underneath, and the Palladium RPG Splicers(like most Palladium games the system is ridiculous but the setting is pretty interesting)
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SunAndSpring posted:I picked up some Godbound stuff and also got a bunch of booze for Christmas so it was a pretty good haul Godbound is pretty legit, probably my favorite Kevin Crawford game yet.
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Bleh, every year I receive clothes and cash, maybe a gift card or two. To be fair I never actually ask for anything for Christmas, so it's not like my family is bad at shopping, I just don't really want anything.
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A friend got me some Brawl decks I didn't have already. Getting closer to a full set.
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Oh yeah and I got $25 in Amazon credit which I used to buy Fate of Indines
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I got a sunlamp, which is a real blessing because I don't think I've seen the actual sun for two months now.
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I got a game called Monster Rejects. I haven't looked at it yet but the box gives me an Exploding Kittens vibe.
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I didn't get anything gamey, but I did get my family playing Millions of Dollars last night. We've also played Ticket to Ride (Mum's favourite) and Suburbia, and my brother and I stayed up far too late playing Battlecon.
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I got Into the Bayou for Through the Breach. At last, chargen rules for tiny green swamp hillbillies. Oh, and my physical copy of the Masks Corebook showed up in the mail on the 24th, which is sort of like a Christmas present but since I paid for it myself earlier in the year, eh.
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This is a bit off topic but I'm looking for a wargame rule set to run battles using toys as the figures. I remember I had a game like that but I can't find my print copy. It had rules to figure out point costs for types of toys - everything from army men to barbies and transformers. Does anyone know what game I'm thinking of?
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Rand Brittain posted:So, I picked up the Illuminated Eddas by the guys who did Fate of the Norns, and, uh... I was kind of expecting an actual version of the Eddas, but unless this guy has access to completely different Eddas from what Wikipedia describes (which I guess is possible) this doesn't seem very true to the originals at all. Well, the Kickstarter said quote:If if you're a veteran and have several translations of the Eddas already, you will find wondrous new epics that bridge all of the gaps and inconsistencies which exist within the originals. So…
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Anyone know a place where I can get custom sized miniatures foam? I have a masterful goddamn storage solution for my minis stuff and if I could get foam cut to fit it I would just probably die of satisfaction
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Those of you who got nothing for christmas... hey, next year why not join in the TG secret santa? You'll get something for Christmas, and also get to give another TG goon something for Christmas too!
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That Old Tree posted:Well, the Kickstarter said Yeah, possibly, I just would not have interpreted that as "Jotun apologia fanfiction."
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signalnoise posted:Anyone know a place where I can get custom sized miniatures foam? I have a masterful goddamn storage solution for my minis stuff and if I could get foam cut to fit it I would just probably die of satisfaction A hardware store? I got 2 Pathfinder books, a Gundam model, and a computer game. Both Horror Adventures and Ultimate Intrigue are plenty meaty with lots to sink my teeth into.
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