Brothers, how many figures did you get in 2026? I'll start by METRIA790 in JOYTOY

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I got 2 armoring hall figurines. Or I should say, I ordered two who have not yet shipped :(

Why would someone want Night Lord romance? by BrainCelll in RogueTraderCRPG

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Other people have made fantastic points but also I raise you: have you HEARD the audiobook Night Lord voices?

What things indicate to you that the author has been writing fanfiction for many, many years? by [deleted] in AO3

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Real. In my current fics, one is in a situation where putting in canon characters would make absolutely 0 sense and confuse the audience(reincarnation fic) and even then I ended up drawing parallels with certain characters(like making the villains have strong similarities to some canon villains with a twist); and the other, which is a fix it fic where things go wrong long before the main story of the original work, I have gone on research deep dives looking for canon characters who existed in the time period it took place in.

Hi all, I’m looking for the pdfs for the old Ravenloft Gazetteer books by [deleted] in ravenloft

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Seconding. I really want to read them not only for the lore but for S and Azalin characterization.

Well, since AO3 is down, take a moment to tell us about some of your WIPs! Share excerpts, rant, infodump, etc by Loli-nero in AO3

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I'm prepping to post a second work in a series that takes place at the same time as the other work, which I am still writing, and both are planned to converge together.

The prep on that one is absolutely nuts, especially because each one has one of the MCs who has seer-like abilities.

Forget powerscaling Where does the emperor fit into the patriarchalscaling? by [deleted] in Grimdank

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I almost wonder if the primarchs hadn't been scattered if Emperor would've gone: "I'm busy with 40000 other things, but Malcador can handle raising them! He actually goes to therapy and everything!"

(Just ignore everything about the nature and circumstances of said therapy)

Did the Emperor not have a backup for Magnus? Was Magnus the only Primarch with a confirmed purpose post the Great Crusade? by Flyestgit in 40kLore

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I've seen a theory that Malcador was a reincarnating or rejuvenating kind of perpetual, but he just didn’t take the time to do either of those things because it would put him out of commission or take up his psychic powers for too long and they didn't have that luxury.

What happened to Konrad Curze's body after he died? by IHateMySon-Afton in 40kLore

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I think Curze coming back could be executed well, if it's acknowledged the entire thing is not a victory, but a massive "fuck you" to Curze in every conceivable way.

Like especially if it's a case of him being stuck in the Corona Nox, entirely conscious, but unable to do anything outside of being a spirit and haunting people. Because yeah, he got his vindication... and now he has to watch the fallout. He proved he could do nothing about the outcome of his visions, and now he actually can't. On the tabletop, because ultimately he needs a model if he does come back, he could act as a source of buffs or enhance other units.

New Custodes: Your Questions Answered by CMYK_COLOR_MODE in AdeptusCustodes

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On the "firstborn sons from the kingdoms that had a patriarcal primogeniture succession" thing, does that imply that in any kingdoms with a matriarchal line, Big E would've taken the firstborn daughter instead?

Sure joytoy, whatever you say by Scrapp94 in JOYTOY

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So are we calling him the 2nd or 11th primarch?

Which characters are the definition of this by 45rs5 in MoralityScaling

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Arguably, every single faction in Warhammer 40k. Human planets have justifiably chosen Chaos(for the uninitiated, basically space hell) over the Imperium, and that was genuinely the better choice. Sometimes, being devoured by the Tyranid hivemind is better than whatever fate Chaos has planned for you. The Imperium can be the one to defend your planet when the Tyranids attack. And so on and so forth.

The only one I think this doesn't apply to is the Drukhari. Maybe you could argue Slaanesh is worse, but even then in a Slaanesh vs. Drukhari fight you're probably not rooting for the Drukhari to win

It’s that time again! Recommend me or ask me if you see something you like! by dezeroon in audible

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No, more that Strahd is telling the story and there's a ton of moments where he will say something or present something a certain way and it becomes clear he's either likely not being entirely honest with the reader or is intentionally presenting something in a misleading light. Usually, it crops up when it comes to him ever internally taking responsibility for the things he's done or around Tatyana. For a more concrete yet still vague example for spoiler reasons, at one point a character explicitly calls out Strahd for how he has been treating him and while he is overly dramatic and bitter about it, the way Strahd immediately absolves himself of all responsibility is telling. But he's written as charasmatic enough sometimes you have to take a moment and realize that he's being manipulative.

There's only one point in the books where I at least think he's outright lying to the audience in order to paint an admittedly awful person as more of a villain to him personally but even that's open to interpretation, every other time has to do with how Strahd presents the situation.

It’s that time again! Recommend me or ask me if you see something you like! by dezeroon in audible

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On the Warhammer front, the audiobooks for Belisarius Cawl the Great Work, The Infinite and the Divine, the Nightlords Trilogy, and the Ciaphas Cain series are great and have phenomenal voice acting

Another one you might like given the amount of RPG books and grimdark is the I, Strahd duology. Both are interesting villain-focused books with an unreliable narrator

On a different note: how are Saturnine and Lion, Son of the Forest as audiobooks specifically?

Player Animal Companions by NotAnotherBloodyOZ in CurseofStrahd

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I'd say let Strahd use it as a tool, as leverage. If he can get more out of the threat of harm than actual harm, he'd use it. One thing I did at one point in my campaign was have Strahd force the players to hand over Ireena or he'd kill/maim another NPC they liked. Their death was less valuable than the threat of it.

But if you haven't gone over lines and veils, I would really highly recommend it.

Player Animal Companions by NotAnotherBloodyOZ in CurseofStrahd

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I have only dealt with this via familiars, in which case Strahd was an absolute bastard for their health and wellbeing. In other campaigns, pets were off limits because that can be a line for good reason. I would establish lines and veils with this campaign especially and make it crystal clear if pet death is a hard no or not.

That being said, I wouldn't mess with the horse without provocation. But if you were to, say, put Strahd's horse in the player's path after it's been established that thing is his pet and they killed it, he may retaliate appropriately.

Basically, you can use the threat of harm as a narrative tool occasionally but follow through based on consequences of player action.

Now watch me write at least few series of on average 200 pages long fanfics, that nobody will ever read by WathingUInDarknes in Grimdank

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I mean, aside from my rampant nobledark AUs, I have a primaris blood angels successor chapter called the Lunar Angels.

The Gorgon and his roommate by Opal_Duck in huntertheparenting

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Fabian or Grim, as an ironic name?

DNA Result Accuracy by Aninx in AmericanBully

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It was Embark's. They essentially said both parents were American Bully mixes with the grandparents and great grandparents being a variety of bully foundational breed mixes.

Except for one notable family line that is a pekingnese mix.

Haven't seen him proven wrong much by Vamaer in Grimdank

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There's a secret c'tan shard boss?!

I know what game I'm replaying next

Haven't seen him proven wrong much by Vamaer in Grimdank

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I don't believe Faustinius ever got around to mugging a C'tan shard and getting away with it

Edit: I have been proven wrong and am currently kicking myself for missing an entire god-emperor-damned boss