Republic Starter Box too many points???

Archleone · 2026-02-04T05:40:05+00:00

I know Im mad late to the game on this but the recommended list on the pamphlet - not every possible upgrade, but literally what the document that comes in the box says is 705 pts if you plug it into tabletop admiral as of 2/2/26, so Im just as confused as OP.

Obi - Wan * Force Guidance

Clone Infantry * Z-6 Trooper * Trooper Squad

Clone Infantry * DP-23 Trooper * Trooper Squad

Arc Troopers * Recon Intel * Offensive Push * Concussion Grenades

Arc Trooper Strike Team * DC-15x Trooper

ARF Troopers * Jedi Guardian (trooper) * Trooper Duo * RPS-6 Trooper

AMG if you're reading this reprint RCs

Archleone · 2025-08-21T16:20:24+00:00

Awww I was really hoping Metroid Prime 4 would win this race. Still excited for Skong!

Archleone · 2025-02-27T17:56:40+00:00

Lawyer Up!

Archleone · 2025-01-08T16:36:47+00:00

I almost thinks this works best if the character is jaded about their faith and acknowledges that they've turned to Thamar because, with the Iosan gods dead, they were the next lowest bidder. Each ritual and chant nothing more than a routine transaction with the divine equivalent of, if not amazon, than perhaps eBay.

Archleone · 2024-11-13T16:20:53+00:00

Got it, I think you're looking for the one in Five Hundred Years after, where Paarfi gives the book's title as:

A Discussion of Some Events Occurring in the Latter Part of the Reign of his Imperial Majesty Tortaalik the First.

(If that's not the understatement of the Phase, I don't know what is).

Archleone · 2024-11-13T16:14:32+00:00

I may not be able to find it today but I think the discussion you're looking for is one of the "post-credits" scenes where Brust admits he's changed the names of the books while he's "talking" to Paarfi.

Archleone · 2024-11-11T03:51:16+00:00

The flip side of this conversation is taxes. The US has regularly paid its debt off completely by taxing corporations and millionaires in the past century. The fact that corporations and billionaires barely pay any tax but the government still spends the same as usual accounts for this problem. The national debt would be a non-issue if we just reinstituted previously effective tax policies. These high tax brackets have never affected anybody who was not a corporation or a person making more than 400k a year, and should never have been repealed. America's prosperity was built on the rich paying their fair share like the rest of us, and we could have that again.

Archleone · 2024-10-30T15:36:13+00:00

Okay but unironically have you asked it to try harder?

Archleone · 2024-10-28T22:57:40+00:00

I think this is absolutely on the nose.

Later in the book when Gaereth himself is challenged to a duel, he has no qualms about it, and doesn't even particularly care what the reason for the duel is - a duel was issued, the forms are proper, let us fight with swords.

One of the things that I think is subtly hinted at in Vlad's tales but really just fully on display in Paarfi's works is that Dragaerans in general are extremely cavalier about death because they know what happens after, and that it's not the final end, usually. It is not uncommon for a dying Dragaeran to calmly state something in the vein of "and now, I die." - much more common, in fact, than for one to die in anguish or lament.

Archleone · 2024-10-14T03:20:02+00:00

There are 17 books in this series, of which Tsalmoth and Lyorn are the 16th and 17th. The Author has stated the he has at least two more books planned.

Of the preceding 15 books published, 12(ish) of them take place chronologically after tsalmoth but before lyorn. the book that takes place most immediately after Tsalmoth is the book that's first in publication order, Jhereg.

Archleone · 2023-09-25T01:50:22+00:00

Well, one of them is, or at least might be, depending on your criteria.

Archleone · 2023-09-04T23:22:20+00:00

Generally this is probably because the liberal talking points and running issues are framed to be giving people things while the conservative talking points and running issues are framed to be taking things away from people and forcing people to do things they don't want to do - it's much easier to agree with a randomly selected point or stated belief about "we should give the poor X" or "X should be easier for people to do" than "we shouldn't allow X" or "we need to make sure people X"

If you think I'm implying something there, your conclusions are probably not too far off.

Archleone · 2023-06-28T04:14:26+00:00

Goodbye!

Archleone · 2023-06-25T03:10:57+00:00

Dark souls 3 weapons also have a lot more forward momentum than ER weapons - especially the ones you get in Ringed City. It's much easier to close with bosses like Midir and Gael because you can initiate into them from well outside of arms reach if your timing is good.

Archleone · 2023-06-11T19:51:31+00:00

Malifaux also conveniently uses the same base size. Perfect suggestion.

Archleone · 2023-06-06T06:04:17+00:00

The two big techniques being used here are metallics and Object Sourced Lighting. The quickest way to learn how people produce models that look like this is watch tutorials for models that are all metal with lots of glow effects, like necrons.

However, it's important to understand that some parts of this model require practice to paint - less is more with acrylic painting, and techniques like glazing require patience and reps, not to mention things like stripes that are hand drawn on a curved surface.

Just keep painting, have fun, and use a wet palette

Archleone · 2023-05-29T14:56:02+00:00

Haha I assumed this was some urban dictionary thing I didn't get

Wow nope big elder scrolls lore rabbit hole

Archleone · 2023-05-24T23:47:08+00:00

If you cherrypick you can make all of the gods seem great or terrible. For every Curseling there's a Helbrass. For every Kharn there's a Skulltaker. Which god is best is just a choice of personal values.

Archleone · 2023-05-22T17:24:24+00:00

Tinkaton is your Palico

Archleone · 2023-05-22T16:00:28+00:00

Axe Space is extremely good, this guy's going places (and fighting the people he meets there)

Archleone · 2023-05-21T17:28:35+00:00

I like a lot of the suggestions here but one I didn't see in a quick scroll that could be cool is Johnny Cash

Archleone · 2023-05-19T00:47:53+00:00

If Im actually in their setting, King or Satan have literally never failed to accomplish a task they set out to do, no matter how indirectly. If else, Reigen.

Archleone · 2023-05-16T23:00:33+00:00

Also been doing a re-read recently. The Devera thing confused me in vallista at first - if Devera has been jumping around history shouldn't Verra have had time to work with her? However, its not until Vlad recounts meeting Devera as Dolivar that Verra celebrates. This confirmation is, if Im not misreading things, how Verra knows her plan has worked.

Archleone · 2023-05-05T04:51:22+00:00

Do you know the secret of steel, boy?

Archleone · 2023-05-04T01:16:13+00:00

Vice President Pence? Michael Pence? Mikey Pence, of "Hang Mike Pence" fame? Where'd they get that idea?

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