>>97222412
Anons who make prompts suck I guess

>>97222526
They try at least.
Fuck the video game propts and such though, the type that doesn't refer to what's happening/could happen it the setting.

Takaishi-anon, if you're here, I need a little input on what he wears casually (as in, out of school, the story happens on a Saturday) because date episode reasons. The writefag's pretty close to done

>>97223084
Put him in a cowboy hat, leather jacket that says 'Nippon' in english, cut up jeans, and 80s platform shoes for not being here to respond.

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>>97218224
with Chizi I would like to explore the rivalry with Ming, repair their familial relationships with Linghao and Yi, deepen the bonds with people on their age bracket like Jian/Moyu/Haoran, preferably through some Ghost Domain or Cult adventures, and eventually get involved in the current northern region politics through the elder builds.

If I have the time I'll probably try to tackle something related to the domain first.
>>97221773
Good work so far, anon! It is interesting how Chizi and Haoran are kindred souls of sorts, in the way they feel out of place in their current world, and how they deal with it by observing everyone around them. The way she protects Ming by drawing the heat toward herself is something that only makes Chizi angrier at their gemini. Ming should be the one handling the consequences of their actions, not their kind older sister whose only crime was having a foolish father.

Chizi would try to stick up for Haoran whenever they can, and invite her for their outings so she can get away from the stuffy atmosphere of the Xun compound and engage in observation together. Similar to Jian, Chizi would also let her in on their more private thoughts, though not because Haoran struggles with inhumanity, but because Chizi was privy to her moment of weakness before, so it's only natural they would want to be accepted too.

>>97218509
thanks a lot! any other games you would recommend for solo play?

>>97221074
Think I've already given you enough recommendations for a few dozen hours of play but oh well. For solo make sure to stay away from Card-Driven games. And again chit pull is your friend, after Reds you could play more Ted Raicer games like The Dark Sands. Ambon Burning Sun might be another good one, with the invasion mechanic you're not controlling enormous unwieldy forces which you struggle to forget which counters have moved, it's self-contained beach heads.
Non-hex games I've recently enjoyed are Operation Bollebank and Habsburg Eclipse, which are dedicated solo only.
I see that you are in a terrible timezone so I'm not going to offer any multiplayer with you but maybe someone else in this thread or in /bgg/ might.

>>97222158
i'm not that interested in boardgaming multiplayer desu, but thanks for all the suggestions

I miss Cleopatra

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>>97223201
I mean she's been dead for 2k years
and my depictions don't look a thing like the real one.
But seriously: Clash of spears or saga?

>>97223031
I’m merely attacking the internet-schooled notions of writing you cling to, the same notions that pile up into endless, worthless mounds of fanfiction. You cripple yourself when you scorn AI. You are the kind of writer who needs it the most.
>>97223595
His point was an unsubstantiated claim that AI cannot be creative, followed by the misconception that common stories are bad while uncommon ones are better. I pointed it out, and then advised him on a path to improvement. If you think that proves his point, then not only can AI help you write, but you definitely require computer assistance to read.

>>97223726
>how will you ever have enough free time to tell the internet about how useful AI is?
That is generally unnecessary, as anyone with a crumb of intelligence can already tell.

>>97223881
And yet AIfags do it constantly.

>>97223891
Of course!
You are one of the people that needs to hear it.

>>97141576
Your game-play is the story. You get your POV character to do something (plot) in a setting, usually to resolve a conflict, which has its themes, so in this sentence is everything you need to have a story. Leaving the burden of the story to cut scenes is a naive way to think about video game storytelling.

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leadbelchers finally arrived so my painting will be further delayed as I switch away from the proxies on the right

is perry anon still here? I need to know if he's worked with the american civil war models, curious if they've got any issues or something. Probably gonna get a whole batch of em. For now just to paint, I dunno if there is a system worth a damn for using them in.

>>97223729
I have some on the sprue I can show you tomorrow

>>97220920
don't know about the entire planet but I'm pretty sure GW said that Empire is about the size of the entire Europe

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>>97224014
I'm not sure that the case is with official maps, which make it about as big as Germany

>>97222366
Transitional games?

>>97222366
I've literally never played a game with "yin-yang" magic.
Please explain what the fuck any of this is supposed to mean for the rest of us westoids.

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>>97222366
BASED FUTACHAD

>>97223050
this

>>97222366
I can't think of a single game that does this

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>>97217677
>I hate it when something written by someone else decades ago did not perfectly conform to what I want it to be in every way!!
>Things should only be what I want them to be!!!!

>>97217677
>>97217788
Could be worse, at least it's not Sabrina/Bewitched/I Dream of Jeannie shit where there is no limits or rules, anything goes no matter how stupid because we don't need to have rules.

>>97217677
Magic should fit whatever setting and story it exists in. That's the only "should" there is in regards to magic. Trying to declare any take on magic as a one-size-fits-all solution all fantasy should adhere to is dumb as fuck.

>>97218359
The bridge and the exorcism wasnt flashy though.

>>97217677
I agree, however i understand more people seem to like flashy magic. How i think of it is people like lovecraftian and hate lovecraft. They like the seeing what the giant monster can do, where people like you and i prefer to leave that part up to the imagination. I think gandalf is cooler when he isnt showing off all he can do, but most people would just rather have wizards that are more like superheros or anime characters. To each their own

>>97223411
We place objective markers before deployment map, yes. We just also place objectives where there's not going to be any instant-victories if the right deployment map is rolled (early on we had too many games end immediately because we place 2 objectives in immediate range of where a DZ ended up being, and only 1 in the other with another 1 in no man's land).

The center point of the objective can't be in the Deployment zone but the 3" area that you score within can. So yes, they are technically in no man's land but not in a meaningful way.

To me it sounds like you're not really playing against shooting lists? if land raiders are "far from guaranteed" from getting killed. I'm losing a Spartan and half or more of the cataphractii inside turn 1 any time I deploy it in view/get 1st turn and move it forward. I've lost a Spartan and Typhon in turn 1 before.

>>97223446
>In the old lore the traitors had a genuine chance at winning the heresy

lol

>>97223577
How do you envision him doing that? He was in a worse position. Even their own legions weren't 100% on board with their plans and required culling. A lot of rebellions were just local forces desiring independence or smaller warlords taking the opportunity to forge their own little empires, rather than being loyal to Horus. Him taking out the one thing that held the Imperium together was better. Considering the Emperor is both keeping Terra from becoming a daemon world and protecting humanity from becoming daemon spawns, taking Him out would've been way better for Chaos than a systematic war of conquest on all fronts. Without the Emperor and Terra, the Imperium would fracture and whatever empires rose to take its place would not be as unified.

>>97223367
>kill Tarvitz
>immediately blow up Istvaan V, fuck Angron

>>97223596
With the increased amount of LOS blocking there's no way all the opponent's anti-tank get a chance to focus down a land raider. That and Smoke Screen now lasting the whole phase has ensured it's very hard to kill AV 14 vehicles turn one.

What kind of anti-tank are you facing? And are you deploying with as much units behind LOS blocking terrain as possible?

>>97223473
This is something I considered when picking the Kingdom of Khazad Dum army as my first. The most finicky bits are the bows but relative to spears on the other factions that’s nothing for transport.

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>>97223250
>>97223250
I haven't got the new book, but there's this page from one of the old 30k black books which has some info on them, sounds like cyborgs.

>>97223850
Cool! Thanks

>>97223850
Sounds like Necrons to me

>>97223510
Yea I made a container for Gondor, the problem is more that its basically a dedicated container only for Rohan just for it to be put in storage becaue I dont play them. I have Isengard, goblins of Moria, Easterlings, Fellowship, Thorins company, warg riders and another box of minis tirith(I didnt even know I had another one). I was blessed, now its a pile of shame. I will finish this one day for a display.

Where should I post my mercs in ATB to enjoy the full Clan Invasion experience?

>>97223721
Twycross.

>>97223721
>>97223752
Twycross or Hog territory

>>97223721
A wise man would go to the rimward border and get free pickings of all the contracts while fools go to die on the clan front

>>97223218
The Venom is a Drac spider.

>>97221345
alternatively
>before you enter the city of sludge a dude gives you an anti-sludge potion
>you make take the anti sludge potion to negate the effects of sludge for a single night

I like the aesthetic of this. Very inspiring.

I was a little disappointed that it was mostly just slightly pixelated dark fantasy art. It doesn't really feel like an actual guidebook to a fake game because it never actually shows it's general gameplay or shows faux-screenshots or any sort of UI. It just feels like a second-person slideshow of events and sights with the word "might" or "could" thrown in here and there.

>>97223942
>>97214591
true I must confess

>>97223942
>second person slideshow
There's an entire chunk of people who just watched their friends play videogames. It struck me as someone who did that. They liked the ideas and pictures but didn't really care about or understand the game itself, so the parts they're making have a nostalgic feel without much connection to use. Its 3 or more steps removed from ttpg play and weirdly hollow as a result, but not in a detectable way to the maker or target audience.

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Anons help me. I want to start watching Vanguard. Where do I start? I see there's a reboot of the original but with way fewer episodes.

>>97223846
the "Reboot" is of V-series Vanguard. It's more based on the Manga adaption of the series.

Classic is prolly where to start, with the first four or five eps being a good tutorial and all. Just mind the fact some of the facts are a BIT dated, such as the show-exclusive "Oracle Guardian, Hermes" (Which only shows up in a single episode and was never made to print)

Also some say that Classic tends to have the better story compared to it's counterpart in V-series (Which drastically shortens the story).

Also if you want to try your hands out with "Vintage" Vanguard, there is VGDD2, but mind the fact it's kindof expensive...

Partially related, I kinda wish we had more anime-style Alternate Art cards, like that version of Oracle Guardian, Gemini in that pic.

Unfortunately, it doesn't exactly expand on various clans in terms of gameplay. Hells, the only major time Bermuda Triangle and Neo Nectar show up is in a side tournament.

Now for Standard Vanguard (D-series)... OverDress is the start point. (There is at least a free demo of VGDD1 in case you want to try a smidge of standard)

>>97223846
You go to the vanguard youtube and watch any series you like

>>97223960
Season 1 of classic is on another channel... ...except for ep 50 fer some reason.

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>>97216757
Damn goblin witches.

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>>97216757

>>97216757
looks exactly like my Guatemalan neighbor, such a weird thing to fetishize

>>97223954
Let's not pretend your Guatemalan neighbor is even 1/0th that hot.

>>97221234
>doesn't mention how 4e created an entir online ecosystem still not matched today and a hugely profitable subscription model with constent content dropping literally every month
Brother 4e made more money than anything before it and every other rpg on the market during almost the entirety of its run.
The idea that it was unsuccessful and had to go is fucking fanfiction. They had to stop servicing it because it was taking away from 5e. Why do people do this? There's plenty to criticize about 4e, why lie about it's actual success?

>>97219566
3.5 was fantastic, faggot. My table will never touch 4th or 5th no matter how much you shill it.

>>97223909
3.x is objectively the worst edition in how its rules don't actually work. I played it and then PF1 for years, but it's a bad game that does everything it can to make the experience worse.

>>97223835
4E would not exist if 3.5 could have kept itself alive.

>>97223909
>fantastic
>the edition with the most failed attempts to address its fundamental issues
You don't know how to play D&D. You sit at the table and vibe with your friends, but you may as well be roleplaying candyland.

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Here's a sample adventure where there's an outbreak of Russet Mold at a refinery; PCs sneak in to steal formulas and product, see what happened to the first official cleanup team, then run into the second cleanup team on the way out; very Half-Life, with environmental storytelling, repeated use of encounter areas, and logistical hazards.

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>>97220104

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What I'm stumped on right now is Vampires. No one else has done anything vampire-y yet that I've seen, so it'd be novel content for the group. But I want to up the urban predator angle and do Blade vampires; I want that scene from Blade 1 where the PCs are at the in-universe-equivalent of an underground rave, then the blood sprinklers turn on. The problem is how to translate "techno rave" into gothic gaslamp fantasy, and I'm still lacking a proper premise/narrative.

Also, haven't put much thought into representing them mechanically; lean into the more-grounded Blade vampires, or the spookier Nosferatu shapeshifting-shadow-projecting-animal-controlling sort.

I just want people to be humming techno beats to themselves while they kill vampires in a basement.

>>97220164
>technobeats from the 2000s
>gothic gaslamp fantasy
Might be hard to achieve. Could do very elaborate punch fountains with clockwork mechanisms and statues that have blood coming out of them at various points and the statues are iron maidens with bloodbag sacrifices in them. The tricky part I think, is that gothic vampire stuff doesn't have high pace as any part of it really. The shift from very prim and proper high society party people to total savagery when exposed to bloodlust might work.
To keep the DCC oneshot hijinks you could start everyone at a masquerade ball, explore a bit, statues activate and its a reverse dungeon where the players have to get the fuck out as the revellers are in various states of failing their humanity rolls.

>>97220626
I was going less for high-society and more grunge/underground; the vampires LARP as punks. But yes, I am hitting up against clashing genre/period aesthetics.

>>97221748
>flavor text implies dark advisor
>card says dark confidant
>art also doesn't depict a confidant of any type

>>97223734
she can confide in my dick if you know what i mean

>>97223767
is this a sounding joke?

>>97221058
The possibility of answers doesn't make a good question less meaningful.
You are just bad at Magic.

>>97220714
>commander
this is a thread about mtg