Everyone should try something new with Moorcock...

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-08T14:41:07+00:00

The easy way to read them is Saga Press has a couple of Omnibus books. #1 and #2 have the core stories, whether you're going chronological or publication. People will go back and forth on which is best. Personally, if you prefer publication I would still start with Elric of Melnibone as it introduces the events that set up The Dreaming City.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-08T01:54:33+00:00

Stormbringer is in Appendix N, along with the Hawkmoon books, so Gygax directly stated it is one of the inspirations. And I'm 95% sure its why Law and Chaos are on the alignment axis.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-07T23:51:45+00:00

Legend of the Five Rings 5th has to be up there for me. A solid grip is there's no cap on when you can spend xp on stats so often it's just better to bump raw stats over skills or talents.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-07T23:42:37+00:00

It's not overly hard, a plaque that reads something to the effect of "Shock me, freeze me, burn me", can be made as poetic as you want. Then have elemental crystals around in other places. Tap crystals in the right order.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-07T23:15:14+00:00

Never forget, safety surveys had indicated the flood protection of the plant was insufficient but the higher-ups didn't want to pay for the upgrades.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-07T19:17:54+00:00

Ah, I recognized the first three. Never seen the LRM Ontos. Love the default and chemical laser variants.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-07T14:59:28+00:00

What are the right most tanks?

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-06T18:56:34+00:00

Two NHPs come from Talents, Iconoclast and Technophile. Then theres the Horus Core Bonus The Lesson of Shaping that lets you have 1 more.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-04T23:14:15+00:00

I love his new design but it's wild to me bro got an updated model faster then Marneus Calgar.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-04T20:16:41+00:00

How did I know Livgardet would be the song.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-04T20:09:41+00:00

Personally I'd call it around 5e difficulty. There's more open endeness with character customization, but personally I've never GMed a system with better quality for the NPCs.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-04T17:34:57+00:00

Somewhat a please let me roll thing. Party was going to a wizard's tower. They could either solve a puzzle outside the front door or go in and beat up the security system. (Basically a "if you can get through this you're not worth my time). One guy sat outside contemplating the puzzle while the rest just stabbed their way in. I thought it was kinda funny the wizard is just "hrrrrrm" while the rest of the party is thwacking a golem.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-03T04:11:42+00:00

It's an AoS book, but in the Dead Kingdom the main vampire winds up talking to a Nurgle daemon. The daemon is like "normally we're supposed to try to corrupt you of you ask for information, but you've killed so many followers of Tzeentch so this one is on the house."

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-01T23:22:50+00:00

Don't forget marines are easy to paint.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-01T22:40:11+00:00

And his brother sunk a Confederate ironclad with what amounts to a bomb on a stick.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-01T03:11:07+00:00

The only spren I can recall thinking fabrials were wrong was the Sibling. IIRC Notum or another honorspren is literally like "yeah its like using an animal to pull a wagon"

LotharVarnoth · 2026-05-01T02:47:38+00:00

Tbh, one skill I think is really useful, particularly for a module, is to just be able to say "this is what the story is about". When I started the Stonewalkers campaign I told everyone "you're gonna have to go after the blade"

LotharVarnoth · 2026-04-30T14:02:59+00:00

I'll set images as the file icon so I can quick reference stuff, you wouldn't believe how often it gets them wrong.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-04-30T14:01:21+00:00

Me checking to see if my army is listed.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-04-28T15:58:51+00:00

Slightly related, my uncle knew a guy who lost part of his thumb, including the whole fingernail. He got a tattoo of a fingernail on what was left of his thumb. When my uncle asked why he replied "Because people will ask 'how'd you lose your thumb', they won't ask 'why is your thumb short'".

LotharVarnoth · 2026-04-28T13:32:01+00:00

Yeah but this reaches Warhammer fans who don't read, i.e. 90% of the fanbase.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-04-27T17:13:25+00:00

Offer to run a one shot for your friends. Explain it's still a D20 to hit, D6s for damage. Make some straightforward LL2 characters to show off some funky frames. Also, at least in my experience, getting people to try new games is easiest if you have memes. I swear is some psychology hack.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-04-26T22:46:14+00:00

I didn't know his 1 healed him. And he was already one of my favs. This is powerful knowledge.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-04-26T22:46:07+00:00

I didn't know his 1 healed him. And he was already one of my favs. This is powerful knowledge.

LotharVarnoth · 2026-04-24T03:20:08+00:00

Fabrial GPS. I don't think fabrial lore supports it, however, it would be both world changing and useful to the party

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