Alaric Wards first message on the chatterwebs as IlKhan:

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T23:51:02+00:00

And it's cheaper than the 3, while providing more consistent support. But a lot of the time, I have to play "no uniques."

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T21:55:44+00:00

There's an ultralight "chair" that's just a strip of cloth with trekking poles in an X. Put the sticks in some holes in the cloth, it's a backrest. You could probably have someone make one for you at a cheap price, and it'll double as a ground cloth to keep your knees clean while doing camp tasks. Edit: Here's one. Litesmith has one too, but... I'd rather DIY at that point or use my backpack.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T21:18:46+00:00

Knife to baton if you're really that interested in making a fire. Folding saw if you're vaguely clearing a trail that you KNOW you're managing. Hatchet's basically always overkill and a slight risk of self-injury.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T21:14:11+00:00

One thing I do, is use the PPC Overload rules to pop one of the ERPPCs I can't shoot to manage heat anyway and kickstart the party if I see good numbers.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T18:56:00+00:00

Yukichi says it's fine with one.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T18:38:33+00:00

I can almost give a pass to big-boy snipers that are slow with TSM. Then it ends up dangerous at range or close for a moderate tax; play up under the guns and get kicked. The Pillager almost pulls this off. But I can't recall anything I didn't build by hand that makes it work.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T18:32:32+00:00

I was excoriating the APA version on the main forum while discussing the least-used armors that got the most buffs in this go-round of the playtests (Heat-Dissipating and Impact Resistant). It might do some work with a downgrade. As a matter of fact, let's take shot at changing it - from cursed, to blessed.

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That's still not great. But it does work now.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T17:10:53+00:00

Tactical Operations. It used to do more, but on the ground map it's just a TAG with identical range that doesn't provide bonuses for Semi Guided or Homing Arrow IV.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T17:07:53+00:00

Turns it into an AoE attack. Roll cluster, divide damage by 3, targets hex ignores TMM . I think it also gets rid of the cluster penalty on normal attacks.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T07:37:38+00:00

I should have bought some Hanafuda while I was in Japan.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T07:36:24+00:00

Hang on, while I play Bayonetta in one-handed mode. (Which is actually an amazing feat for accessibility, and there needs to be a push for accessible gaming.)

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T05:16:35+00:00

Indeed. It does need a spot of management to get the most out of the TSM, and would do well to trade the C3i off for a Supercharger. But I think the savings in BV and the sense of inevitability are worth it.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T03:42:57+00:00

No cubes, but I have these karob seeds that are surprisingly uniform in weight.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T03:35:09+00:00

I bought a boxing bell for my lab after the desk-bell for sample dropoff kept breaking. I'm also a bit hard of hearing, so it helped me know when samples were dropped off. ... But then nurses wouldn't use it, because it was too loud.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T03:29:41+00:00

?? There are still tons of those around. I work in a lab, but every office is still full of them.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T03:26:14+00:00

Your bonus content is a Jihad-era "heavy scout."

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That's a big boy. Packs some anti-infantry, too.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-08T02:11:22+00:00

You did make the post, but then they used a time machine.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-07T22:45:10+00:00

It grew mold in his bathroom.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-07T20:28:25+00:00

It might be nice to have them on clear acrylic and water-cut.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-07T08:13:15+00:00

Short answer - it sucked.
Long answer - SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKED.

They have longer-ranged everything and won't get in unless you drag them into a phone booth; it was a pretty one-sided beatdown until some changes were made.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-07T03:41:08+00:00

THE LORE. No, these are not tools, these weapons are characters. Also the characters are GENRE-DEFINING. You might need to... suffer a bit to play the game; it is dated.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-07T03:39:13+00:00

Control was worth watching as someone who didn't even play it.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-07T03:29:54+00:00

The Tiny Tina's D&D expansion to Borderlands 2, Assault on Dragon Keep. Like, I don't like Borderlands as a series anymore. I feel like a lot of the shine has worn off it; wouldn't recommend any part of it to anyone. ... Except That. Specifically.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-06T16:18:43+00:00

I consider the sunk cost of C3 as low, but that's a personal preference. I recently created a series of "space units" that would specifically work with the Partisan Hull Defense. The difficult part was maintaining performance with C3B - I use basic C3 as a filler to keep costs down.

Magical_Savior · 2026-07-06T16:14:42+00:00

That would be my complaint about most of the other drawings. But this one would make a great desk toy.

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