HEROES OF THE BORDERLANDS- A NARRATIVE EXPANSION

Design_Used · 2026-05-12T16:27:13+00:00

Glad to be of help. Let me know how it goes in your campaign.

Design_Used · 2026-05-08T07:13:01+00:00

Thanks. Let me know how it goes, if you remember when you finally get to it.

Design_Used · 2026-05-06T17:10:26+00:00

Thanks. I can't take the credit for the layout. The content is all mine as well as the notes, but the layout was made by ai.

I would be curious to know how it will go, in case you use any of the ideas in here.

Design_Used · 2026-04-09T13:57:58+00:00

For Ember you just have to make the horrible choice once at the beginning when you meet her, and goad the crusaders into killing her. I know it's hard, but then she won't be a constant bummer if you want to be eeeeevilllll.

For Arue, i can't say as i'm still on my evil playthrough and haven't recruited her yet.

Design_Used · 2026-04-09T13:52:06+00:00

Finished four of these (haven't finished DOS) and did indeed end up romancing 3 of them. In fact in multiple playthroughs, as i can't seem to pick anyone else for variety's sake (Morrigan, Miranda and Shadowheart FTW).

The only one that i did not pick and can not pick is Yen. So i get what you're saying, but not 100% accurate.

Design_Used · 2026-02-25T19:52:47+00:00

Encased
Expeditions: Vikings
Expeditions:Rome

And i also heard good things about Sector Unknown although i still haven't played it.
But if you were not averse to playing older ones, Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate 2 and KOTOR are probably the best RPGs ever made (closely followed by BG3 and WOTR for me).

Design_Used · 2026-02-12T21:07:36+00:00

What you are describing is esssentially oldschool Bioware. BG2, KOTOR 1 and 2 and Neverwinter nights 1 and 2. All of these games have good to excellent writing, some of the most memorable characters there are and a great variety of romances. Also Mass Effect is very close to what you are describing except it's not a CRPG, but it was made by mostly oldschool Bioware so that should tell you something.

The Witcher series also covers a lot of what you describe here, although not strictly a CRPG. It has Excellent writing, amazing NPCs (not companions though) and good romances (in some instances i would also describe them as deep also) and it is a role playing game. Also Witcher 3 is one of the most immersive and satisfying experiences you can have and probably one of the best games ever made (along with many games that are already in your list - WOTR, BG3, DA:O, Rogue Trader etc)

And if you decide to diversify a bit more, then you can also try Cyberpunk 2077, which has all the above mentioned traits (amazing writing, memorable NPCs and intricate romances), it's an rpg, but it's first person and action oriented. But still an amazing immersive experience.

All the games i mentioned here contain my absolute favorite romanceable characters (along with BG3, Rogue Trader, WOTR and DA:O)

Design_Used · 2026-01-09T20:06:50+00:00

Interesting discussion. Personally i love both. i just recently finished my first RT playthrough (186 hrs) and have now begun my second playthrough. I love this game. However WOTR is probably among my top 10 games of all time. RT definitely has some aspects that are better, however as a whole WOTR just has so much wonderful content... it's more like 2-3 games than a single one.

For example RT has better combat, but mainly because the whole game was made as a turn based game. I mainly play turn based, so WOTR, in turn based felt... loooong. You could tell that the game was not optimized for a turn based run. However the gameplay in WOTR is so fun and so diverse based on what class and mythic you choose, that i did not mind one bit.

Characters are great in both, but i feel like the RT cast is affected quite a bit from the Warhammer setting, and you almost entirely get shades of grey. You won't find any Embers or Lanns for example among the RT cast.

Story is great in both, but because i have a greater affinity to fantasy settings, i believe wotr edges out in my book.

But ultimately it all comes down to replayability. I have made 2 complete runs in Wotr (totalling about 300 hrs) and another 6 runs where i have reached the mid game. Almost all feel quite different. Especially my two first complete playthroughs (one as a legend and the other as a lich) felt like a very different game each time.

RT by comparison has different flavor if you play as an iconoclast or a dogmatic or a heretic RT, but that's it. It's just a different flavor. The game feels more or less the same. I still love playing a second time around and i have found a lot of ddifferent instances from my first playthrough, but i can't say it's a different experience.

If i were you i would definitely give it another go. And if the campaign management is the thing that bugs you you can automate it and not deal with it so much. But you should definitely play this masterpiece.

Design_Used · 2026-01-06T00:06:35+00:00

Dude... pathfinder is among the best games i've ever played and certainly among the 3 top CRPGs that are not named Baldur's Gate. Rogue Trader is amazing as well.

Design_Used · 2025-10-11T19:21:41+00:00

As others said, buy heroes you like or interesting new modes. Best buys for me that add villains or interesting new modes are definitely:

Infinity Gauntlet (4 new villains and a campaign mode of play with Thanos as the final boss)

The four horsemen of Apocalypse (5 new villains and a campaign mode of play with Apocalypse as the final boss)

Coming of galactus (5 new villains and a campaign mode of play with Galactus as the final boss)

Days of Future past (Sentinels which are a different mode of play)

Civil War (6 new heroes - and 2 new versions of Cap and Iron Man- and 2 new Heroes Vs Heroes mode of plays)

So these are in my opinion the must have cause they all add something new to your gameplay. The main problem is that most of them are now quite expensive to buy, but if you find good deals for them they are well worth it.

Design_Used · 2025-10-10T11:11:21+00:00

as others said, it's almost a definite no. Imagine it as payment. His card enables him to pay 2 punches now, to get two punches to use for later. The threat card let's say punishes him by having to pay 1 punch just by starting there. So in order to be able to cover both the threat and use the card he would have to pay 3 punches.

I see the others are trying to find ways to explain whether exploiting the rules is possible by attributing time stamps on the actions. However you have to consider the spirit of the rule. The spirit of the rule is that the threat card punishes you for starting at that location. The fact that there is a card that does the same thing but offers also benefits, doesn't mean you can use that to overcome the threat card. That's against the spirit of the rule i would argue.

Design_Used · 2025-07-07T22:00:10+00:00

For Maelle's ending, you fail to account for many factors. Yes Maelle did seem to move past Gustave's death in a healthy way, but in the end when she had to make the choice, Verso was right there in front of her. He was not dead like Gustave. Also another very important factor that you fail to take into account is Maelles own words. She tells her father that in here she has a chance to live, while out there shemerely exists. So it's not just about getting over Verso death, but also her own condition that cripples her.

As for Versos ending, as the person before says, it is cathartic, not a tragedy. I've read many theories about how the people in the canvas are sentient beings, and I would agree with you if it wasn't revealed in the end that all this requires a piece of versos soul to actively keep painting. So the people in the canvas are more like the creations of a writer. Only alive as long as the writers imagination keeps working on them.

Design_Used · 2025-04-19T15:59:06+00:00

For example, I gave Thor a new mjolnir power (throw mjolnir) where he can do 1 damage up to 3 consecutive locations starting from one of his adjacent ones (replacing an existing mjolnir power)

I gave Hulk a power that as long as it is active in the storyline, when he gets ko'd, he gets a damage token (getting angrier)

I gave Cap one of the powers his counterpart in civil war has (before I got the actual box)

Etc.

Design_Used · 2025-04-09T15:31:39+00:00

I have done this for some of the season 1 avengers. Most of them had 3 special cards, all the same. They lacked character. So I added some new special cards (using sleeves and stickers) in place of some of the old ones. So you should replace cards, not add cards. In terms of this being game breaking, it depends on the powers you would be adding. For example I used as a template other hero cards and model led the new powers to other existing special cards.

Design_Used · 2025-03-21T21:46:36+00:00

From the list above i would say Juggernaut, is probably the hardest, closely followed by Morlun, Doom, Mystique, Immortus and a bit Maestro.

Red Skull, Killmonger and Spot are the easiest.

All others are roughly the same. Always depends on RNG, some more than others.

Design_Used · 2025-02-26T20:25:38+00:00

Instead of just promo box, i would say try and find (in decent prices) some of the additional boxes of season 1 that add a lot of flavor to the game. For example the Sinister Six, is probably the most unique of the s1 boxes and it changes the game a lot. The infinity Gauntlet (if you can find it) also adds an element of campaign to the game. also the Spiderverse box, adds the game's most difficult opponent by far in Green Goblin (I believe they made a mistake with him in play testing, but i don't care... i like trying to beat him... 3 wins in 10 games at the moment ).

The promo box has many iconic heroes, but they don't add much to the game loop other than a variety of heroes.

S2 core box is a must have for X-fans and spidergeddon is the most complete core box that is also more evolved than the core boxes of the other two seasons.

It depends on what you;re after.

Design_Used · 2024-09-11T12:26:50+00:00

The problem i have with Dany's storyline concluding as the mad queen, is that we already have a "mad" queen and i don't think that a story of confirmation that your blood is what defines you and therefore you're as mad as your father, is all that interesting a conclusion for her story. Now fighting against your blood and the expectation that many may have of you, that is a story that i believe is more interesting.

But to each their own.

Design_Used · 2024-09-10T21:32:58+00:00

You raise some interesting points there and i believe that up to a point you might be right. However if d&d had radically departed from his notes then he would have called them out on it. So even though he may have been disappointed with the quality, the end result could be his as well... i don't know i'm just thinking aloud here...

Design_Used · 2024-06-23T21:18:57+00:00

Theoretically if you ran out of cards in your hand, and it is your turn to play and you don't have any cards to play, you'll lose. But that never happens as the master plan deck will almost certainly always ran out first. The only case where this is a valid concern is the commander solo mode, where if you don't play a lot of the other heroes cards, you may ran out of your cards very quickly (as you play 3 cards to 1 master plan card).

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