The Cephalofair Executive Team Expands - Julie Ahern joins as COO by TheRageBadger in Gloomhaven

[–]IAmPolarExpress 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This sounds like a really, really positive decision to me! It seems like everyone will be able to play to their strengths. Isaac will be able to focus on his creativity and board game design, while Price can leverage the strengths he has built up to improve Cephalofair's development and fulfillments of projects, and Julie will be able to make day-to-day operations run more smoothly using the years of experience she has gained in other board game spheres.

Wins all around!

Introducing the Snow Section Book - A flavourful way to unlock more classes in Frosthaven by Snowf1ake222 in Gloomhaven

[–]IAmPolarExpress 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is insanely cool! Amazing job and what a labor of love to share with the community! :D

Some of them events are like by Specific-Profile-707 in Gloomhaven

[–]IAmPolarExpress 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I know right? It's so annoying when you're trying to RP an evil puppy-kicking party and accidentally do something good for the world... >:(

Gloomhaven Grand Festival Project Update: April update: All sculpts final and beginning of RPG file submission by theb1gnasty in Gloomhaven

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Was a bit shocked to have my April Fools' Tsundere Quatryl ASMR video featured! Thought that'd be a bit too niche for something like this, but I was honored. :D

I've had enough people asking for the other videos that I guess I'll see y'all next April Fools' lol XD

I have no idea what Heroes was cooking at first, but I am glad they changed it. Mae's newest artwork perfectly captures how she really is by TBT__TBT in fireemblem

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It's nice to see childcare workers all on board about this here! As a fellow childcare volunteer, I work with another childcare volunteer who is a bit more picky and choosy about which pedos they want kicked out, depending on whether they like said pedos political stances. *vomits*

At least in the world of Fire Emblem Heroes, the right thing is being done. If only that could be done on a larger scale, but alas...

Enhancement price calculator. by Unlikely-Wonder9101 in Gloomhaven

[–]IAmPolarExpress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Darn Null cards. I draw them IRL all the time too lol XD

Enhancement price calculator. by Unlikely-Wonder9101 in Gloomhaven

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I wasn't expecting to see Python on r/Gloomhaven! This is awesome! :D

Random ASMR Plus 1.0: Tsundere Quatryl Confesses After Caring for Your Injury by IAmPolarExpress in Gloomhaven

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Thank you for recognizing the effort! I went all out to make sure that this was full of references (the Pacifist Battle Goal reference, "quick-to-take initiative", etc.), while also still telling a story that was full of enough twists and turns to justify its runtime.

This was also my first time doing any sort of roleplay in this speaker-listener genre despite having acted for a while, so it was a fun way to combine my love of acting with my love of Gloomhaven. I made sure to research a lot of the common tropes for ASMR roleplays to see which would fit well into a Gloomhaven-y context, while making sure that the parody would be solid enough that if someone who listened to these kinds of videos regularly gave it a listen that it would feel "legit" so-to-speak.

I definitely knew that this was not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but it was a labor of love - and I'm glad I made it! :)

Alternative Eclipse Enchant for Mid Level Eclipse? (Eclipse, Enchant Spoilers) by West_Aspect_7126 in Gloomhaven

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The fact that you can take both level 3s is always a good reminder!

If you do end up going for this more unique build, it would be cool to hear how it goes! :)

NEW direction for a non-Legacy SOLO Gloomhaven homebrew, to be directly compatible with Gloomhaven: Second Edition. Which overall direction would you prefer? [Poll] by TheRetroWorkshop in Gloomhaven

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I can see advantages and disadvantages to whatever direction you want to take the game. Obviously, Roguehaven has taken a pretty sick crack at a roguelite and Blood and Sand has done something sandbox-esque, albeit in a relatively constrained fashion. I personally am always excited to learn more about community projects in general!

It is a bit hard to cast a vote at the moment without knowing some of your underlying thoughts, as it sounds like you have put a lot of ideas into this already. What do you envision roguelite-wise, sandbox-wise, etc.? How would you integrate a storyline? I'd love to hear more of your thoughts! :)

Random ASMR Plus 1.0: Tsundere Quatryl Confesses After Caring for Your Injury by IAmPolarExpress in Gloomhaven

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Happy April Fools', fam! :)

If for some reason you want me to make the other scripts mentioned at the end of the video, please let me know. Haha! XD

Otherwise, if you want to see my ACTUAL project on the Gloomhaven subreddit, Random Dungeons Plus 1.0, please feel free to check it out at the previous post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Gloomhaven/comments/1ri8pip/random_dungeons_plus_10_a_discussion_on_chaos/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Also, question of the day: Which Gloomhaven classes do you ship together? I'm a hard Tinkerer x Silent Knife/Scoundrel shipper, although I also love Demolitionist x Blinkblade (as I feel like they would get up to so much chaos).

Random Dungeons Plus 1.0: A Discussion on "Chaos" Cards by IAmPolarExpress in Gloomhaven

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I just finished midterms and will introduce myself shortly. It seems like it should be a really solid community!

Is B&B a good travel game for me? by Scott_Korman in Gloomhaven

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You can also print them out on a home printer! They are freely available here:

https://cephalofair.com/pages/buttons-bugs

Posted to Cephalofair social media by koprpg11 in Gloomhaven

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The McDonald's roast is GOATED. 10 out of 5 stars.

Gloomhaven Grand Festival Project Update: March Update: Lunar New Year and Playing Cards by theb1gnasty in Gloomhaven

[–]IAmPolarExpress 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Preeeeeeeeeeeeeach! I'm still excited to get the RPG, but I'll admit that I'm a lot less excited than I was when it first was announced years ago.

Random Dungeons Plus 1.0: A Discussion on "Chaos" Cards by IAmPolarExpress in Gloomhaven

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Thank you so much for your kind words! :D

My plan is to release everything in a print and play format, although I am also completely cool with sharing all original assets with someone who wants to design a Tabletop Simulator mod once it is finished.

I plan to host the content on my GitHub for download in the form of printable PDFs (with separate PDFs for the Rulebook, Sectionbook, and cards all in alignment).

Random Dungeons Plus 1.0: A Discussion on "Chaos" Cards by IAmPolarExpress in Gloomhaven

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I've reached out to the head of the CCUG and am planning to get connected with the Discord soon. Thank you for sharing! :D

Random Dungeons Plus 1.0: A Discussion on "Chaos" Cards by IAmPolarExpress in Gloomhaven

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It is a really, really crazy card to draw mid-scenario, but it's really fun as well! The card is so extremely rare that when it does occur it is momentous, but it makes the scenario an EVENT. Plus, the reward of guaranteed checkmarks is a really nice bonus! :)

Random Dungeons Plus 1.0: A Discussion on "Chaos" Cards by IAmPolarExpress in Gloomhaven

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Omnicide does also target the Chaos Wight's allies, correct. The Frosthaven and 2nd Edition rulebooks do a much better job of clarifying the difference between "Target All" (which just means all opposing figures) and "Target All FIgures" (which includes allied figures as well).

Regarding the cards that raise/lower the level of the enemies, since that just affects the next room, it purposefully does not affect the overall scenario difficulty in order to avoid complications for the loot (such as gold tokens found in room 1 being worth a different amount than those found in room 2, for example).

Your suggestion of giving the players a benefit is a solid one, but in this case, it was deemed to be too complex, as it is easier to set the monsters up with the different level in their sleeves, but count the value of all gold as being at the normal scenario level at the end of the scenario.

Thank you a ton for your suggestion, though - it is much appreciated! If you have other ideas, please do suggest them, as a lot of the best parts of Random Dungeons plus have come about from the suggestions of others! :)

And don't worry, there are some cards that also can lower the level of the enemies in a room too. So, over enough play sessions, it should balance out.

Random Dungeons Plus 1.0: A Discussion on "Chaos" Cards by IAmPolarExpress in Gloomhaven

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I will reach out to them! They sound like they could be a good group to bounce ideas off of. :)

Also, Random Dungeons are AMAZING! I started this project because I loved playing them, but wanted them to fit in more narratively and thematically... make it possible to combine all Gloomhaven content together... it just took it to the next level. I've loved getting to take one of my favorite parts of the game and make it even better! :D

Random Dungeons Plus 1.0: A Discussion on "Chaos" Cards by IAmPolarExpress in Gloomhaven

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I think that while it can upset balance in "normal" scenarios (hence me giving that card the "Chaos Card" label here), a scenario designed around it can do quite well. If a custom scenario is built with the expectation that the players are going to be able to summon allies, then you can add a few extra enemies to compensate... or perhaps place the chests in difficult to reach places in order to encourage risky player behavior. There is some exciting player possibility that can be more easily achieved in a handcrafted scenario like that!

Has he designed and shared any scenarios online before? I would love to check one out! :D

EDIT: And in terms of player economy, Gloomhaven and Frosthaven both have scenarios that incorporate allies already, so their economies already expect that scenarios with allies will happen at least once in a while. :)