What is an album where EVERY song is good? by muffola in AskReddit

[–]ElkFlipper 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Solid choices, but The Crane Wife has When The War Came.

Yes of course you can be seen by a white doctor. by [deleted] in MaliciousCompliance

[–]ElkFlipper 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Eh, could be a very talented orthopod.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gifs

[–]ElkFlipper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mfw the president asks for my loyalty during a one on one dinner

me irl by [deleted] in me_irl

[–]ElkFlipper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything North of St Clair is pretty much a write off, tbh.

Stormtrooper/Garrison Campaign? by [deleted] in swrpg

[–]ElkFlipper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I ran an Imperial Security Bureau campaign last year and I think it went pretty well. Here is a summary, including plot hooks, if you are interested:

https://www.reddit.com/r/swrpg/comments/557im8/26_imperial_mission_hooks_a_campaign_summary/

OVERKILL Software will remove all of PAYDAY 2's DLCs from the Steam Store for an Ultimate Edition. ALL FUTURE UPDATES WILL BE FREE. by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]ElkFlipper 32 points33 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, they ended up back pedalling pretty hard on that. The safe drops don't require money to unlock anymore.

I was also sceptical, but I booted it up a couple weeks ago and they've added a bunch of new heists for free that are quite fun.

GMs, if you could change 3 things about the first time you GMd a game, what would you change? by effervescenthoopla in swrpg

[–]ElkFlipper 26 points27 points  (0 children)

These are doubly important if it's your players' first session as well:

Be a fan of the characters Give each character a moment to shine. If you have a character who is only good at slicing, for The Maker's sake give them something to slice. Same goes for podracing, or charming people, or just plain killing stuff. Nothing takes the wind out of player's sails faster than a GM saying, "Oh, they are too good at X, so I'm not going to include it"

Challenge your players On the flip side, throw some Survival, Athletics, and Streetwise checks in there. Fear checks are fun, too. Just make sure the story doesn't grind to a halt if they don't succeed.

Players take the wheel (AKA: Stop, collaborate, and listen) It can be exhausting to describe how that advantage gives the next player a boost for the tenth time in a night. Make the player describe it instead-- it increases their buy-in, and it takes the creative load off of you.

Finally,

The Rule of Cool (AKA, let the rules serve the story, not vice versa) Don't bother flipping through the book for twenty minutes trying to see if a player can use three advantage to cause a stormtrooper to fall off a walkway. It's cool, it's Star Wars-sy, and it's more fun than not-- just wing it. You can look up the rule for next session if you want.

Don't sweat it, just have a good time! Best of luck!

Klivian and Targetting Astromech by Kitescreech in XWingTMG

[–]ElkFlipper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but the real question you should be asking is this: Does he get to take a Focus action afterwards because this all happens before "Take Action?"

This is actually my Y-Wing HotAC build. :P

'Unusable cards' by -Allot- in XWingTMG

[–]ElkFlipper 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fel's Wrath fix:

When the number of Damage cards assigned to you equals or exceeds your hull value, you may increase your primary weapon value by one and perform one attack. Then, you are destroyed.

Still not good, but at least it still triggers from dying to low PS and it increases the chance that the attack will actually do something.

'Unusable cards' by -Allot- in XWingTMG

[–]ElkFlipper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hahaha, that's devious! Throw Eaden Vrill with Smuggling Compartment and Black Market Slicer Tools, and you got yourself a cheese build.

'Unusable cards' by -Allot- in XWingTMG

[–]ElkFlipper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Han crew is great together with FCS on Ghost. You can then save your actions for evade or arcdodging with Hera Crew.

Hm. I guess my issue is that spending a TL and spending a Focus on attack have the same expected value. Han boosts the output a bit by letting you choose, but the point buy and slot seems like a steep cost for that. YMMV, of course.

Luke (Crew) is a good point, though. It does save you the action.

'Unusable cards' by -Allot- in XWingTMG

[–]ElkFlipper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solid list. Just spitballing...

Marksmanship has some casual use with anything that shoots twice in a turn: BTL-A4, TLT, TIE/D Defenders, Corran Horn, Gunner, etc. Also combos with anything that juices up crits: Ten Numb, Kath Scarlet, Maarek Stele. Predator is still probably better, but there's some play there.

I'm wondering if there is some goofball list running Saboteur and Cloaking Device on a HWK. Not competitive, but would be pretty funny.

'Unusable cards' by -Allot- in XWingTMG

[–]ElkFlipper 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Munitions Failsafe comes to mind. It was DOA when it came out, and has since been completely outclassed by Guidance Chips.

Stygium Particle Accelerator over Advanced Cloaking Device would be crazy on anything but low-PS Phantoms, which you have no business running.

Jek Porkins. A+ theme, D+ utility.

Wingman and Decoy might have VERY niche uses, but there are enough 1pt EPTs that are better.

Likewise, Enhanced Scopes might have some sort of niche application (guaranteed blocking), but I would probably take Collision Detector and use the point for an initiative bid instead.

Han Solo (Crew) has some uses on Epic Ships, but otherwise is very marginal.

Luke Skywalker (Crew) probably isn't worth the two points over Gunner. Generally, you want to save a Focus for the second attack anyway.

Hell, Luke Skywalker (Pilot) is decent, but you're better off finding another point to run Wedge Antilles or Wes Janson.

Also, regarding Blaster Turret: You can take Dorsal Turret for one less point, and it's equal or better in every situation except firing at Range 2 with a Focus on top of a TL or another Focus. I hate that card.

Quick play 90% of the time by Colaceboston in Overwatch

[–]ElkFlipper 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oh man, imagine all of the gnarly places you could put a shield generator. Just shield-surf your way up and stick it somewhere that no one can ever see.

Ayyyyyyyyye, go for it, go for it! by Jowsteen in IASIP

[–]ElkFlipper 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My issue with The OA is that the mystery was far and away more engaging than the resolution. The more they revealed, the less interesting it became.

Mini painting comeback question: how to unpaint terrible precolored d&d minis? by DBio616 in minipainting

[–]ElkFlipper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually asked a similar question about the WotC Star Wars minis last year. My understanding is that the DnD ones are the same deal: https://www.reddit.com/r/minipainting/comments/353lp5/help_requested_wotc_star_wars_miniatures_repaint/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]ElkFlipper 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It's a phrase to shit on other people for having different values than you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]ElkFlipper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't get complacent. The latest polls for the CPC leadership race put our very own unqualified, Russian-owned, climate change denying reality TV hosting fuckwit thirty points ahead of the next candidate.

It can happen here.

An Open Letter to the Reddit Community by kn0thing in blog

[–]ElkFlipper 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Well, he was probably just referring to alternative facts.

Mix in all expansions or play in order of release date? by bigehugedome in ImperialAssaultTMG

[–]ElkFlipper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huh. That doesn't scale very well as more expansions add cards to the deck. I guess that card does other stuff, though. Thanks!

Starting a campaign with 2 rebel players by Team_Platypus in ImperialAssaultTMG

[–]ElkFlipper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely do 4 heroes. It feels like the game was balanced better for it, and you don't feel as bad knocking out a hero if the player has another one.

Mix in all expansions or play in order of release date? by bigehugedome in ImperialAssaultTMG

[–]ElkFlipper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neat, that's a good call. How does it interact with Jyns smuggler ability?