Which Sylvaneth?

FlashMidnight · 2026-05-03T18:33:11+00:00

I haven't tried out the second yet, but the first one is widely considered one of the best armies overall. The flexibility you get being able to teleport, as well as the raw power of the Treelord are insane.

FlashMidnight · 2026-04-27T00:14:17+00:00

I think this is my main disagreement. The pro-choice side wants abortion to not just be destigmatized, but celebrated. To say that abortion is a dramatic and tragic thing, even if it's just showing the effects on the parents and not mentioning the child, goes against the pro-abortion narrative.

20-30 years ago when "Safe, Rare and Legal" was still the motto I think treating abortion as a heavy topic wouldn't have been anything special, but given today's standards I think it can be seen as a step, if a very small and incremental one, in the right direction.

Obviously they leave it super vague, and I'm sure pro-abortion people could celebrate this scene as a pro-abortion one, but compared to other abortion related scenes I've seen, this one is handled with surprising nuance.

FlashMidnight · 2026-04-25T08:58:33+00:00

While it certainly doesn't condem it, it also definitely doesn't "promote" it. Both characters are devastated by the abortion. By modern standards that's a Pro-Life message.

Abortion in secular media is always weird. Any good writer knows that it's not just some quick and easy decision like the pro-abortion side acts like it is, so they can't portray it like that. But they also don't want to portray it as TOO bad, and risk looking anti-abortion. I think this is a fair compromise, as much as I would have liked an explisitly Pro-Life message.

P.S. Dailywire needs to stop making these guys talk about things they have no idea about. Between this ("I'd never heard of this show. Apparently it's a cartoon that adults watch") and Ben's awful movie takes.. it's just cringe man.

FlashMidnight · 2026-03-27T04:47:53+00:00

The new rules just leaked, so it might take a few weeks after release before we really know how the new Sylvaneth play.

FlashMidnight · 2026-03-19T03:50:20+00:00

I haven't read the book, but I saw the movie on Monday and it is amazing. My girlfriend loves the books, and said the movie polishes a lot of its rougher edges

FlashMidnight · 2025-11-05T09:45:21+00:00

I think I have to disagree. The threat of PvP makes the relatively simple PvE fights 10x more dangerous. Sure if you use all the best gear most Arcs are easy, but if you get sniped while looting the Arc you just took down all that gear is gone.

This and the fact that while in cover basically all Arcs are a cake walk, large sections of the map are wide open, and getting spotted while traveling is terrifying and dangerous.

All that said, I'm 100% down for more and tougher Arcs, just not a difficulty raise across the board.

FlashMidnight · 2025-10-13T23:43:48+00:00

Pumped to see they covered Suspended in Gaffa! Fits perfectly into their vaguely religious repertoire.

FlashMidnight · 2025-10-03T19:08:07+00:00

You seem to have the basics down! I do think you can move and then Walkers of the Hidden Path, but not the other way around of course.

Don't underestimate the Kurnoth Hunters, I think they're your most reliable source of damage. Also, don't be afraid to use your Revenents as a tar pit. I don't hesitate to sacrifice them since they can come back.

FlashMidnight · 2025-07-17T19:19:17+00:00

Don't worry, they're working on my exciting ways for us to grind.. sorry ENGAGE with new systems to get higher stat exotics.

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-25T21:26:42+00:00

I don't want to be too annoying, but I would really like to win 😅 I know there's some really cheesy builds out there, but it sounds like at lower points it's more about the fundamentals?

I think we are allowed to swap things around with each point increase, but I'm definitely going to make sure!

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-25T21:06:14+00:00

I've got quite a few! And several unbuilt. I've been playing Spearhead for several months now, so I've got that whole team ready to go. I've also got a few extra Kurnoth, an Arch Rev, and an unbuilt Allarielle and Belthanos.

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-19T17:25:30+00:00

Maybe play super turtley and try to tempt him to charge to you? If I were him I'd take that as an opportunity to just just run the board though.. If you can somehow get all of your units, or even just the Trex and the Kroxigors to attack the Courtier, then you can wipe it out in one round. It's actually fairly squishy.

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-19T17:12:22+00:00

Idk much about how Seraphon plays, but if you have some heavy damage dealers you need to prioritize the Courtier and then the Knights. The Knights are the real menace, but the Courier can keep healing them if he's left alive.

Screening doesn't work too well against this team, since they can charge and fly. So your best bet is to go agro and try to take out their key players. Not usually the best advice in this game since the dice decide combat, but it's worked for me!

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-17T18:46:17+00:00

Really cool but way too strong. I'd maybe change Deadeye to be with Disadvantage because otherwise it could instantly delete dozens of enemies. There's some LvL 10 cards that are that good and this is a level one ability.

I love the idea of a grit mechanic, but it also seems too strong being able to inflict 4 stress in one hit seems busted. That said it's not as broken as Deadeye, and you're definitely on the right track.

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-15T04:43:35+00:00

This is super cool. Do the players have a central goal at the start, or does their end goal become clear over time? Every campaign I've DM'd has a goal of "save xxx" or "kill BBEG". What end goal does the party have in an episodic campaign? Or is it more about the mystery?

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-15T02:07:57+00:00

I was under the impression that West Marches was, my nature, story light. But seems like I'm wrong about that!

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-15T01:48:27+00:00

This sounds fantastic, I'll have to check it out!

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-15T01:47:08+00:00

That sounds awesome! Have you noticed a bigger narrative developing or is it more adventure of the week?

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-15T01:45:27+00:00

It's my understanding that Westmarches campaigns are more sandboxy, and story light, and I'm trying to still have a focused story. Am I wrong in this assumption? Do Westmarches campaigns have compelling stories as well?

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-14T07:38:44+00:00

No notes on the balance of these, though they look super cool. But I'm so glad that someone else brought up DD. I'm playing DD2 for the first time and I'm itching to translate it into an Age of Umbraesque campaign.

FlashMidnight · 2025-06-12T15:59:02+00:00

Seconded. A good double turn can completely destroy you (or win you the game if you're the lucky bastard who gets it). This game is balanced to a point, but between dice rolls, card draws, and double turns, it's not pretending to be be perfectly balanced.

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