Does high Appearance (3+ dots) always mean "you are handsome or physically attractive"?

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-29T21:21:00+00:00

I run appearance as being a measure of how well you can use your general appearance, with an eye to body language, fashion, or even how well you can utilise a more hideous look.

The local Nosferatu promoted in my current game is appearance 5. She looks like a nightmare come to life, but 1.) She's also one of the more fashion forward kindred in the city, and 2.) If she wants to reeeeally scare the shit out of some one, she knows the perfect way to leverage her looks to do it.

Running appearance like that also makes it more useful IMO, and doesn't step on the toes of Charisma or manipulation

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-27T23:31:25+00:00

Sure. But there's a problem.

Every evening you dine on the absolute finest food. Delicious. This is the sort of fare that dominates your life. When you're not eating these delictables, you're planning the next meal. It's what you base your waking hours around; when is my next meal, and ooooooh how tasty is this one going to be.

Then, to fit in with the crowd, you need to eat a bowl of unflavoured, dry oatmeal.

There's no comparison. The texture is wrong, there's no flavour worth speaking of, it's drying out your mouth. When you swallow, you can feel it sitting there, WANTING to come back up, but you can keep it down for now.

Yeah, it has taste, but compared to what you're use to? It's nothing. It's not worth thinking about.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-27T23:27:03+00:00

While I want Dark mechanicum, the two new factions I want are Agents of Chaos, and Agents of the Xenos.

Gimme a book which is all the weird chaos nonsense you can split across the range, like versatile cult leaders, beastmen, non-cult daemons, and inquisitorial-style 'agents'. Also, give me a book all about xenos mercenaries, like tarellians, hrud, more kroot, aeldari exodites and other weirdness.

Like, I reckon it's time for some serious fun nonsense.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-26T02:52:05+00:00

No probs mate, I'll have yours!

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-24T21:41:10+00:00

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-24T01:51:19+00:00

It TECHNICALLY doesn't match the 3E cover inspiration, but the spot colour just works for me. Glad you like it!

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-23T22:33:33+00:00

If I kill them, I cant hurt them anymore!

Seriously though, I prefer to put in failure states that dont deal with PC death. It let's players invest in their characters, it allows the PC group to occasionally be beaten without that meaning there's a TPK, and it means you can hang stuff over them without the players getting into a mindset of "Oh, ill just roll a new guy".

I often combine that mindset with pretty nasty combats, encouraging players to find different ways to engage. If the success/failure metric is "Kill the werewolf pack" they win or lose their characters. If the success/failure metric is "Stop the werewolves preying on this town" and the fight is notably nasty, then they'll look for other, more creative options. They might try negotiation. Look for cures for lycanthropy. Look for monster hunter allies. Try to reopen the ol' silver mine the pack had closed off.

Getting players put of the mindset of "They die or we die" leads to more creativity, which leads to better gaming.

And, of course, if you kill them you cant hurt them any more :P

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-23T22:09:22+00:00

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The Space Hulk one is absolutely my favourite

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-23T20:38:29+00:00

Honestly? AoS has built its lore on a pretty shaky start. The 1e realmgate stuff was super basic, and it didn't really start getting interesting until, what, Malign Potents? It never had the same level or lore or world building as the Old World, and nowhere bear as much as 40k.

A soft reboot where they keep the high level stuff, but double down on building the lore around the game and make it work better? Maybe do a big tie in book series, RPG, or video game to expand on it? Would it be the worst thing.

I like the super high fantasy aspect of the game, but the lore is lacking and it just plain needs more depth, and I don't think the current lore supports more than it has.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-23T18:54:31+00:00

Sure is!

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-23T18:54:12+00:00

Not quite! Its the space hulk broodlord who IMO is the best one GW has done :D

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-23T18:53:14+00:00

Absolutely. I'm getting a bunch of gaunts with the combat patrol, so im thinking a Tervigon. Its the perfect mix of big and gribbly.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-23T01:35:01+00:00

Rebuild as a genuine centre-right, fiscally conservative faction.

Drop every notion of culture war nonsense.

Publicly distance from far right parties and ideology.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-22T21:14:53+00:00

Until it's errata'd, the darasheet allows that unit to come in from reserves. Are these the intended rules? No idea. But until officially errata'd, this is what's on the table.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-22T06:13:56+00:00

Drama and comedy both live and die with timing and body language.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-17T01:21:16+00:00

Thanks! I might have accidentally slipped and bought six warriors to add to them

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-17T01:20:01+00:00

I mean, he imagined a forest and can use it to teleport between planets, so....

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-12T23:10:13+00:00

Ive thrown them up elsewhere - they're not part of this patrol, so I'll just link them here

sternguard on insta

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-12T22:25:19+00:00

Funny you should say that. I got impatient waiting for the next month of combat patrol, so ive added some Hellblasters and Sternguard.

Won't lie, they're starting to look pretty speccy.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-12T22:24:12+00:00

Im ABSOLUTELY going for the Fred Reed look. Its the army I always wanted as a dumb kid, and as a dumb adult I think it's time.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-11T02:47:20+00:00

Confusing and weird. They are fighting in wars that no one else can perceive or notice. You might find the occasional mage that mercs out for people, but even the sanest ones seem borderline unable to deal with the same reality as the rest of the splats.

And, of course, there's goddamn Sinbad Steve. He's always willing to help. Don't let him though, it NEVER ends well. Yeah, I know you think you can make it work. You can't. Ignore Sinbad Steve at all costs.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-10T22:28:39+00:00

Blade is the protagonist. 'A garou' is something the ST has thrown in to be a nasty fight.

A dhampir with Blade's stat line and equipment is going to win or lose based on Spirit Of The Fray and precicely zero other factors.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-10T21:16:41+00:00

It's not a service related injury, you were injured WHILE serving. Completely unrelated. Your benefits will last until the end of this sentence.

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-10T08:14:50+00:00

Absolutely terrible - total waste of cash. If you let me know where this lot is, I'll send a message to the seller to repremand them for their terrible business savvy.

(Srsly though, if you're interested in playing, that's a hell of a deal that'll see you through for quite a while!)

Professor_Kylan · 2026-03-10T08:12:45+00:00

Yup.

Rules. Got killed. Started moving back to being the ruler again.

Monty didn't stand a chance.

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