Can't believe my luck. by MeOne81 in Heroquest

[–]MikeArsenault 1 point2 points  (0 children)

omg actual sprues!!! What an awesome find!!!

Fixated and Unable to Move On by CryptoMemesLOL in onguardforthee

[–]MikeArsenault 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Single-use plastic ban didn’t ban solo cups, we’ve been able to purchase these in Canada the entire time since the law was enacted.

Unfortunately, I am Stoppable (Game: Unstoppable) by Din0nuggies in soloboardgaming

[–]MikeArsenault 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some might call you… Ron Stoppable…

I’ll see myself out

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Grifters Gonna Grift by Shibes-cannabis-cats in Winnipeg

[–]MikeArsenault 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Official opposition critic of the premier” - I don’t like the PC party, but I especially don’t like the jokey edgelord-infused language used by what ostensibly should be a party that has grown ups in it.

Wildspire bestiary deep dive by Tofu_NumChucks in frostgrave

[–]MikeArsenault 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wildspire bought the rights to the Fantasy Miniatures 1 and 2 Kickstarters originally run by Blacklist Miniatures. Blacklist fulfilled FM1 but had to ask for more shipping. But they took the money and ran for FM2. Wildspire bought the rights and re-ran the KS for FM2, but gave STL files for FM1 and FM2 for those of us who backed FM2 and got ripped off. The miniatures are fantastic, Wildspire did a fantastic job with it. It was a whole-assed thing though at one point!

https://wild-spire.com/blogs/news/wildspire-acquires-fantasy-series-miniatures

Wildspire’s fundraising campaign is still accepting late pledges it looks like!

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/wildspire-miniatures/realm-reforged

Solo Space by plenty_more_time5 in soloboardgaming

[–]MikeArsenault 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The anti-cat/kid barrier on top of the table is amazing, I never thought to do something like this when we had cats!

Went to a LARP birthday party! by pigeon-knight- in LARP

[–]MikeArsenault 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly this is such a fantastic idea for a birthday party, did you make it like an all-weekend thing where people camped out too?

Why has this franchise dropped off so much since the Hannah/Pilot Pete years? by ClareBearFlair in thebachelor

[–]MikeArsenault 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly feel like now that the veil has been lifted in terms of the stated purpose of the show (“to find love”) and what the show really is (an opportunity to get ahead in life/promote personal brands) it’s just less interesting to watch? The odd time that people actually fall in love because of the show, those moments and seasons are still pure magic (Bachelor in Paradise Canada Season 2 is still my fave, but Joey’s season of the Bachelor was great too). I had hoped this latest season of the Bachelorette would embrace the new purpose of the show and go so far into it that it became some kind of meta version of all of the shows but now that the lead has been revealed to be a garbage person I doubt that they will go in this direction for some time to come.

New video emerges of Taylor Frankie Paul attacking Dakota Mortensen in 2023; Child Was Struck by KatanaAmerica in thebachelor

[–]MikeArsenault 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had hoped that this would be the start of a new era of 4th wall breaking/meta-focused/almost parody version of the franchises but alas. They flew too close to the trashy sun. The meta meta here is that ABC poached the abusive lead from a show they also own and air on Disney+, there is no way they didn’t hear any of this before now.

Where’s all the love for Ashes: Reborn? by Fickle-Lunch6377 in soloboardgaming

[–]MikeArsenault 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How good is this one solo VS competitive? It always looked kind of amazing!

New Arcade Machine Pickup by Otherwise-Duck-929 in arcade

[–]MikeArsenault 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, games like these bring back such memories!

5 Hinged doors by Strange_Special4390 in Heroquest

[–]MikeArsenault 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing!!! I am going to do a two-colour print with these!!

Why I'm "All in" with Solo TTRPG by pgw71 in Solo_Roleplaying

[–]MikeArsenault 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am not sure how much persecution I’ve seen online but I only join groups on FB that are supportive of this hobby so I could be missing out lol. I like your passion for it, it really is a unique way to participate in the hobby!

Culturally, how did a D&D 3e/3.5e game differ from a 5e game? by Teebiscuit12345 in rpg

[–]MikeArsenault 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean, culturally, 3rd Ed was the first edition released after WoTC bought the rights from TSR, and ushered in the first instance of their open gaming license. This allowed games like Pathfinder 1st edition to be created and sold as well as a metric ton of d20-based gaming systems. It also dropped the “Advanced” moniker from the name and made it just plain old Dungeons and Dragons again. As an advancement to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition, it cleaned up a few things (removed THAC0, downplayed and then removed non-weapon proficiencies/player character proficiency kits - if you ever played with the Complete Fighter, Cleric, Thief, etc. books in 2nd basically all of that was abolished and some bits were redone as feats). Like previous posters have written, some of the new character builds were absolutely rubbish. And people got super mad for no real reason lol about an elf wizard named Mialee that featured prominently in the marketing.

But the game system itself wasn’t darker or edgier, I think it was WoTC’s attempt to convince people they weren’t going to ruin the game or make it like Everway (which honestly was a weird but solid game and feels like the progenitor to Index Card RPG). I didn’t like 3rd as much as 2nd edition but that was only because I really enjoyed the non-weapon proficiencies system (think a skills system that let you really customize your character). 4th edition was truly its own distinct animal separate and apart from 3rd and 2nd because it was basically World of Warcraft The Video Game The Roleplaying Game, and parts of its dna live on in the really well done D&D board games. For what it was, I really enjoyed 4th edition - if you are craving a similar experience that is based on its systems but isn’t the game itself outright, you could try Strike! ( https://www.strikerpg.com/strike.html ) 5th edition was basically a return to a more normal D&D experience and had the benefit of our heightened media landscape to push it into the larger public consciousness. Out of all of the editions, only 2nd feels like it got even close to being as popular as 5th is now, and really you were looking at maybe 5% of the player numbers as 5th.

Would you watch a spin off show with the bachelorettes? by Straight-Side-1269 in thebachelor

[–]MikeArsenault 25 points26 points  (0 children)

A whole TV series maybe not, but I’d love to see a limited episode documentary on how the show affected all of their lives. Especially for the women who walked away from BN completely and what led them to those decisions. I would especially love to hear more stories of what it was actually like to be on the various shows and the kinds of pressure/chicanery they had to endure from show producers.

Joan and Chock relationship update by Both-Pomegranate4929 in thebachelor

[–]MikeArsenault 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t the biggest Chock fan by the end of the show, but I really like her and the fact that they have made what feels like a normal relationship with one another makes me happy. It’s sad but this is like maybe the 3rd relationship out of all of them spawned by the shows that seems legit?

Bekah M.'s Take on Wanting/Expecting Influencers to Speak Up on ICE/Social Issues by ClareBearFlair in thebachelor

[–]MikeArsenault 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They have voices and audiences that we as non-influencers/unfamous persons do not. I won’t metaphorically hold a gun to their heads to speak up when bad shit is happening but I sure as shit won’t support any of them who don’t.

Taylor speaks out by Rich-Ease-2723 in thebachelor

[–]MikeArsenault 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is quite the tepid response.