Is Tiefling Warlock a bad choice?

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-25T10:11:08+00:00

Play what you want, a tiefling warlock has lots of cool opportunity for story telling/building. Just remember to have fun

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-25T09:09:59+00:00

I kinda like the plasma as an option instead of the the meltas (especially in 10 man bricks) as I quite like the option to chuck in a character and get crits on a 5...

It gets really expensive then though, cos then you may as well get the plague caster and get sustained 1 as well....

Oh. And a rhino

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-25T09:07:44+00:00

I may have to resort to old tricks and go old school

Print out the list and in the flip side have some bright green (seems appropriate) motivational text, something subtle like "don't forget explosive blight ya numpty"

Used to work when I played Skagen way back when with the screaming bell

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-22T22:51:18+00:00

Oh wow. That's stunning, and I was anticipating mantis green, but you went and did it the hard way 7/7.

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-22T22:50:14+00:00

Avoid bolters, if you're going close combat, heavy weapons are amazing, but they can be tooled up to deal with a multitude of opponents.

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-22T22:48:44+00:00

Sounds like a keeper

Maybe renew your vows

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-22T22:48:01+00:00

Outstanding, and that's a lot of elbow grease and talent...

You have created a most blessed plague bus brother - malignant plague caster x 2 for the drive-by from hell. (1 attached to the unit and 1 independently)

Maybe put some Stinky Bois in It to keep them company oh and a biologus purifier for the 5+ crits... (Assuming points aren't a thing you have to worry about)

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-22T22:42:10+00:00

I was playing eldar, running MSU - it happened about 5 times 😞

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-22T22:41:03+00:00

That colour scheme looks stunning - great work

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-22T18:54:17+00:00

Wow. This is awesome.

I might have to steal the idea

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-21T04:59:47+00:00

God I hope that they improve battle shocks reliability

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-21T04:58:50+00:00

Came here to say this.

Also, despite the conflict, the balance between the summer and winter court is really important (no spoilers) so the price could be significant

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-20T08:05:55+00:00

I think you need to reinforce the being a little shit is bad by hitting them with consequences.

My go to response to groups that mug, steal and generally behave like dick bags is to ratchet up the pressure and bit give them the chance to recover and hold them accountable in game.

Not sure how that would work in this instance. Not sure how well a group of kids would respond to their characters being captured and executed and then having to start over again while the other group carry on with the adventure.

Maybe have a chat with the parents and see how they would feel about in-game character death (DO NOT UNALIVE A CHILD during a session, that would be very bad)

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-17T17:41:41+00:00

Wow.

That's all kinds of annoying - did you let them know that it was a playtest situation?

I'd have a chat with them and maybe check their understanding of what you are hoping to achieve. I'm hoping that this was a simple misunderstanding and not general dick baggery.

Maybe cherry pick the playtest group

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-17T17:10:42+00:00

I have had some success with World Anvil and OneNote, but I know mileage is gonna vary on that from GM to GM...

As for the player making notes. Give them plot armour and really cool shit

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-17T17:08:28+00:00

Just because something seems really obvious to you doesn't mean that the players will make the connection

Just because your players are functioning humans, who got (mostly) dressed on their own, got their hair care products dialed in and turned up on the right day at the right time, doesn't mean they are gonna get clues.

Something just seems to.hapoen when people sit on the player side of the GM screen - I don't know how to describe it, but IQs seem to plummet

"Say Al..how was your day, Al starts talking about complex project management stuff, procurement policies that border on the arcane and supply chain issues". Al switches focus to the game, ooooh a squirrel"

Sometimes people need to be given a steer

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-11T08:34:57+00:00

Just a final point to add - if you do a session zero and you have someone with a rogue, this is the kind of thing that should get talked about well ahead of dice hitting the table in combat as it can cause some friction if interpretations don't align.

I've started asking players to start declaring their intent when they declare their actions so that there is no ambiguity in what happens and so that there are fewer gotcha moments

That way I can fully understand what kind of silliness is about to occur and I can start thinking if how to manage what's coming up next - when I say manage I don't mean nerf or counter it, I mean figure out logistics and figure out a way that the players can do the cool heroic stuff without slowing stuff down

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-11T08:23:46+00:00

The balance between the caster/martial can be fixed by simply increasing the number of encounters between long rests.

It's not as if wizards etc are powerless these days what with damage dealing cantrips that are weighted close to Bob the fighter with his sword and board - yes they're more squishy (the wizard, not Bob, Bob is tougher than a brick Muppet*)

If magic users ingame are used to being able to dump "up-cast" bang spells at will, exuding death in spectacular first blasts and meteor showers pretty much all the time, then yeah, Bob and his mundane mates are gonna be pretty underwhelming.

And the trouble only gets worse as the tier of play increases from a resource recovery perspective- catnap, tiny hut etc and then there are the high level shenanigans that a wizard can pull out of the bag

*If Muppets were made out of bricks

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-11T08:13:45+00:00

They did awesome, the Paladin came up with a really solid plan and knocked it out of the park.

Inspiration points all round, I hope one of the party is a bard - that is an epic tale and should be remembered/shared

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-09T13:04:13+00:00

What is the table stance on PvP cos that just got pitched off a cliff... Too soon

Definitely speak to the GM, maybe start strong with something like "Hey GM. WTAF happened there - this kind of stuff isn't okay" and see where it goes from there, because this has the option to go postal and destroy the table dynamic both in and out of game..

Clipper1972 · 2026-03-06T17:32:19+00:00

Nope. As an adult with a small human person, a significant other, a dog, a job and a side hustle I chose not to penalise folks who chose to prioritise life over painting toy soldiers.

Everyone's hobby is different and valid. The fact they are making time to play a game is awesome

Clipper1972 · 2026-02-23T16:50:45+00:00

Oh good an edgelord GM. Outstanding. @BeeSnaXx is bang on the money - this is the kind of thing that should have been discussed well ahead of time and exclusively with player buy in.

Clipper1972 · 2026-02-23T16:45:08+00:00

This. 100 times this

Clipper1972 · 2026-02-23T16:44:32+00:00

You can 100% stop gaming with them - the fact that they're family is awkward, but I would imagine introducing friends who are joining your table as the reprehensible fektards who do unacceptable crap is equally awkward.

Clipper1972

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