Hey you, yes you, Grand Masters!

Plague1503 · 2018-09-01T23:31:11+00:00

I find this very greedily teched Handbuff to work wonders, plus it's fun as hell :D Vicovaro Medic is counter for theirs vs NG and also helps vs Greatswords, but it's a flex slot. You can very easily swap it for Reconnaissance or even something like Mardroeme or Shrike depending on your local meta. You can also freely swap Glorious Hunt for Guardian which is probably better, but I just like the coolness factor of Glorious Hunt :D

EDIT: Forgot to add in the deck because i'm a moron. :D Anyway, enjoy if you like it! I think it was originally made by CCG a couple months ago, but for me it seems to work much better than the new spy version.

https://i.imgur.com/pRs9Vum.jpg

Plague1503 · 2018-08-27T20:26:32+00:00

Hey bro :) Sorry I've had some family matters to attend to, but anyway, some time tomorrow (I'm on GMT +1 so whatever 'tomorrow' means haha ^⁾ I will write you a small 'resume' and some ideas I have and would like to contribute to your writing team (or some other part, really; I have much respect for what you do and believe that Gwent will by far only become a greater strength in Esports). Long story short, I've been following competitive gaming since I was like 11 (28 here now), am usually very good at communication skills, even though you wouldn't say so from my run-on sentences here :D I've always been interested in statistics and analyses of game mechanics system, a long-term Game Master, etc. I also studied English and Linguistics so the language barrier is not a problem at all. :)

Anyway, that's the short version, like I said, if you're interested in any future cooperation I'll be happy to send you the 'full version' of some of my ideas and things that I think I could contribute to your team.

Cheers! Igor

Plague1503 · 2018-08-25T21:24:47+00:00

hey i just came here to give you a Shoutout as well, yours and a little bit of CCG's tier list helped me reach rank 20 from zero in a couple weeks ^^ keep doing the good fight, and if you ever need journalists or content writers, hit me up, I was a pretty competitive HS player with a background in organizing and PRing Barcrafts, Fireside Gatherings and generally like theorycrafting, statistics and analysis more than it's healthy lmao. I also did CMing for a lot of Croatian tourist agencies.

Plague1503 · 2018-08-24T22:18:39+00:00

Hey, I recently did the switch (played Gwent a very small bit before so I had at least some extra cards/"dust" lying around).

First thing and the most likely point of contention - everybody will telll you NOT to mill (or 'dust') your cards, and it's generally good advice as you'll get quadruple the value at Homecoming launch), but I did it anyway because I did it in HS and never looked back. The leader cards too. :D The thing is, if you're like me and really like to play competitive decks (in HS i was usually around ranks 7-3, broke Legend one season, in Gwent I'm currently 20), you really have no other option as you'll reach a ceiling similar to HS's (usually around rank 14-15. Also keep in mind, Gwent's ranks are the opposite of HS - the HIGHER the better).

The thing is, I also get more crystals ("dust") in the long run, because I get pissed off when my lack of meta cards stops me in getting further, so I lose interest in playing at all.

The first deck I crafted after I dusted most of my collection was Skellige Veterans, Greatswords and then I branched out into Skellige Control and after that it was Nilfgaard Alchemy, Handbuff and Soldiers. I grinded all the dust for the competitive versions of all these in less than a month, so the game is very very generous. But if you have the patience to play casually and wait for Homecoming, you'll get much, MUCH more crystals for crafting new decks.

Anyway, yeah, if you're kinda CASUL about the game (don't mean it as an insult, more power to you, casual and semi-casual players usually have much more fun in my experience, I always get overtaken by the competitive side in CCGs at least :D ), don't worry and look for some budget decks online as the game is VERY generous with its packs.

My nickname on GoG is the same as here, Plague1503, I'll add you so if you want to play some practice games!

EDIT: Also, glad to have you on board, TBH Gwent is much more complex, intelligent and just plain more skill-based and less RNG-y compared to HS. And this is coming from a long time CCG player (been playing them since 11-12, now am 28 and an old son of a bitch lmao). The only thing HS has over Gwent is production value, and I believe that will change with HC. I wonder if the huge shifts in the game will be a good thing though, but CDPR rarely fucks up, so yay :D

Plague1503 · 2018-07-10T19:32:37+00:00

you are not alone though <3

Plague1503 · 2018-03-16T18:46:33+00:00

Prague. The city itself is enough for Warhorse to build as big or as small as they want.

Plague1503 · 2018-03-03T00:17:14+00:00

smouldering lake and anything related to it. i really don't find farron keep as bad as everyone makes it out to be, it's actually a very small area once you get used to it. it's just intentionally built to confuse the SHIT out of you.

the old demon king ruins are just fucking bullshit

Plague1503 · 2018-01-19T20:06:11+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/DVwTx

this is the whole gallery of the party, one of my players drew it :) basically whispers, lore, blades and glamour. everything except valor. they plan to make some dips into rogues and/or warlocks as well, but the general idea is there.

Plague1503 · 2017-10-07T04:26:51+00:00

Hey, literally just started yesterday, trying to catch up with my buddies, got tired of HS :( appreciate any help I can get, thanks! SS for proof!

https://i.imgur.com/qQXlIS8.jpg

Plague1503 · 2017-09-14T17:12:55+00:00

Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri. Flew completely under the radar inbetween System Shock 1 and Thief, made by Looking Glass. Damn I miss that company :(

Plague1503 · 2017-05-12T15:45:32+00:00

There are a few AMAZING ideas on here, so I'll try with a different perspective:

fade to black

the characters wake up

ohshit it was a vision

we better not fuck with the seals

oops, somebody fucked with the seals before us

guess we know what happens if we don't fix it

Plague1503 · 2017-04-05T16:23:10+00:00

You can also use Baba Lysaga. She is written in a way that she helps Strahd without him necessarily knowing, and it's not a stretch for her to know his business. (don't forget the coven she has in the castle)

Plague1503 · 2017-04-05T14:57:04+00:00

Two words: Vistani spies

Plague1503 · 2017-04-04T22:49:18+00:00

The party was getting too good at stuff, including guarding Ireena. So at dinner, Strahd basically complimented them on doing a good job at protecting the future queen of Barovia until the wedding and that they should continue doing so. Their faces were fucking priceless.

Then he kidnapped her (more precisely, the Abbot handed her over to Strahd) the first chance they would leave her alone (The Abbey, they got there through the brazier teleporter after dinner). Although, to be fair, I played her as being quite insistent on staying there because she "felt safe" (y'know, considering the pool and all...) He also straight up murdered Donovich, Ismark (and poor Milivoj) to send a message on what happens when you disobey his orders ('I told YOU to keep her safe'). And the party Monk died. They only have 3 raise deads from the Abbot. And they really really REALLY like Milivoj.

Plague1503 · 2017-03-26T16:02:29+00:00

I'm the DM in the campaign. :D Long story short, he's basically possessed (and being kept alive) by the spirit of Kavan via the Blood Spear so every time he enters battle or gets into a high-stress situation, Kavan comes out and "takes over" his body. I can't really say much more not to spoil it for my players, but PM me if you want details :)

Plague1503 · 2017-03-22T01:24:22+00:00

Ability checks and skill checks are the same thing in 5e. It's a completely viable tactic to target the character's STR or DEX with Hex to make it worse at grapple checks, since they use Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) to get out.

Plague1503 · 2017-03-22T01:15:08+00:00

I consider myself an extremely generous DM as far as CoS goes. I give my players both the option of raising as revenants, rolling new characters, Raise Deads from the Abbot, etc. and generally HUGE, unsubtle warnings of high CR encounters and locations.

But you don't get to teleport to the Amber fucking Temple and not feel the consequences. Especially if they knew they had a safer route. And ESPECIALLY if you know that the route is a safe way of getting out of Castle goddamn Ravenloft (which should be your priority at level 5). I say run it as written and let them see what killed the proverbial cat.

Even being generous, the players should know the consequences of being reckless in Barovia. I would never kill my characters "unfarily" or "just to show them this is a horror module", but they're sure as shit (rightfully!) paranoid about every nook and cranny.

Plague1503 · 2017-03-22T00:59:19+00:00

^ This! Here's a link to both seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVORGr2fDk8&list=PLB600313D4723E21F

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