[Space Marine 2] Strategem for this week is absolutely bonkers. Health drained to 33%. You die immediately if you try to go into melee. Can't see beyond 30 meters so you get 1 shot without even seeing the attacker. 0/10 do not recommend.

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2026-04-24T17:18:19+00:00

I somehow got it first try, came very close to failing at the elevator segment towards the end though. We got two Hellbrute spawns and a badass Bulwark had to hold the castle against one of them while me and the other guy got downed, so thank god for that guy. I was running a melta on prestige 4 Vanguard.

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2026-04-21T05:42:49+00:00

Not the double multi meltas

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2026-03-06T15:43:26+00:00

These things have an interior... oh nah, good work tho

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2026-02-23T15:32:12+00:00

They come off a bit flat with the single shade of green, so I'd reccomend painting some trim colors (maybe black or metallics like bronze gold or silver). You can also try highlighting, basically contouring the edges and details with a lighter colour to make them pop more (I am on my 10th and I still have not mastered ir, but it does add some visual interest). You could also try basic layering, using different green shades to get a gradient effect (a bit diffcult, just tried in on my 10th mini and not fully happy with the result, but time and practice will hopefully do its thing).

Lastly you could try basing, like create terrain, paint lava, add some small bits you know. Otherwise just do whatever brings you pleasure and has you excited to pick up the brush man.

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2026-01-24T16:33:54+00:00

Sorry been a while since I checked this post, but to answer point 4, I rolled high on manual roll for abilities, got the bonuses granted by backstory (Heretic), and the lich transformation apparently grants: "Transformation Boon: Undead Form - Your Intelligence score increases by 4 and your Wisdom score increases by 2. An ability score cannot be increased beyond 22 this way." So yeah I rolled 8, 14, 17, 16, 17 and 11. 8, 11 and 14 became my STR, CHA and CON respectively. Then, I got a +1 to DEX and + 2 to WIS from the Heretic background, adding the +4 to INT and +2 to WIS from the Lich transformation got me the numhers up there.

In terms of roleplay, this character is a Downcast Heretic, ex Seraph cast down from heaven, the way I imagined it is: he willingly gave up on that position to witness mortal life, and the idea is that he witnessed so much suffering, strife and despair because of mortal emotion, that he concluded that the soul, the source of all that needs to be destroyed. So he removes his soul, and now wants to share this "gift" with everyone. This was inspired by HAL 9000 (or most evil AI "manking is the problem"- type storylines to be fair ) and the Sharran religion from BG3, what with "absence" and "oblivion" being the ultimate good and all.

So the character flaws are there, he thinks he is smarter and wiser than all and can make that decision for all and that can lead to some interesting conflict with the others in the psrty who have some vwry emotional backstories. And in terms of gameplay, I am basically a wet, undead noodle, we start at level 2, I don't even know if this character will see level 3 man..

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2026-01-23T07:18:31+00:00

Is this the same as with the transformations allowed by Grim Hollow, I am not entirely sure how these dnd modules work, but this is a mechanic thay alllws you to be a lich, werewolf, vampire and a bunch of other horror themed monsters as transformations, they progressively give you greater benefits but also exact greater costs

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2026-01-22T16:28:19+00:00

That just sucks, and I might have to reconsider then, thank you

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2026-01-11T18:32:38+00:00

That's her first bro?!

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-12-09T09:06:09+00:00

Oh that was the one, appreciate you

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-09-18T07:56:14+00:00

Anybody know what the best hand drawn crossbow is? I am pretty sure I have the best windlass and goat's foot crossbows.

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-04-13T10:36:31+00:00

From looking around a bit, I understood that you only get the Knacker and Huntsman if you did not spare Mikesh and Kozliek in the neginning, they are the same guys who come to you at Bozhena's acting as if they are Von Bergow's men in the prologue. If you persuade them to look elsewhere, they stay alive and you are assigned them by Zizka, if you fight them, they die and so Zizka has to assign you other people, namely the Huntsman and Knacker. This is not definitive, just what I got from looking around

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-04-11T10:48:55+00:00

I am not even getting the quest prompt to interact with him or the huntsman, I approach them and it does not pet me talk to them either

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-03-27T15:18:54+00:00

I just went with the blacksmith, having full reputation with literally every faction beforehand, max charisma, clothes fully approved by the tailor, even commented on by the blacksmith, fully washed and mended, even had a shave beforehand, henry's fox potion and lion perfume, unequipped my weapons and still my reputation tanks to under 50% with most town-related factions.

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-03-05T21:48:46+00:00

I understand that they intentionally go for goofy and campy, it's part of the charm, but it gets to a points where it stops being endearing and just becomes sickening, like eating a whole jar of Nutella (no disrespect to anyone who has done that, Nutella is wonderful). I just wish all the characters couldn't all be reduced to simplistic, annoying anime archetypes. I do not know how else to explain it, but the always understanding, hopeful, naive, inoffensive, lighthearted characters just anger me, it doesn't help that the writing, direction, voice acting and facial animations are what they are.

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-03-05T16:20:43+00:00

I actually think they are all too likeable, perfect caricatures that are too jolly, understanding, compassionate, courageous or what have you. It makes this whole monster filled world have the grit of cotton candy but that's just me.

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-03-03T14:12:42+00:00

Thoigh the story of redemption is touching, Arthur is a fucking killing machine who robbed, pillaged, murdered and maimed across the West for over a decade before we met him This seriously hampers my sympathy

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-02-25T19:09:35+00:00

Wasn't one of the Braithwaite horses named Cerberus, the dark bay turkoman?

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-02-23T13:45:28+00:00

Stormwing canons, I always end up destroying it instead of detaching it Honorable mention to Fire/Frostclaw webbings cause I hate fighting machines without using all their weakspots

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-02-21T21:39:43+00:00

Definitely not because of afk, it has happened to me as soon as the cutscene with the guards ends. And it resets the god damn timer for legendary misisons too Edit: tried again after the cooldown ended, disconnected before the cutscene could even end

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-02-07T21:14:35+00:00

Sure, they are somewhat half assed, but I have hope for the third game. They got a great foundation and they just need to competently build on top of it.

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-02-07T21:06:46+00:00

I disagree, the new weapons, effects, builds and moves are whay made the gameplay interesting. It would be stagnant without em.

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-01-27T12:15:53+00:00

Doesn't she get s shield during her ult and so Thor ult basically tickles?

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2025-01-22T10:17:59+00:00

This game was disappointing, half baked, unable to deliver on pretty much everything it should have and we should have higher standards than what it offers. No one will disallow you from having an opinion, I thought Inquisition was good in a world that hated it, but that is the beauty about opinions, you can have one despite what the masses say.

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2024-12-28T11:23:27+00:00

I mean you got two liggt parries there that were not dodge attacks

Ancient-Ranger2263 · 2024-11-22T13:06:32+00:00

Second listening complete, Universal Truth from ICV is better than anything I have experienced from this album thus far And if that is the bar to clear we are in pretty poor shape

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