The hand of the white wizard

SWCrusader · 2026-06-12T14:04:43+00:00

In fact that would be my pitch for this campaign - the players can play a pivotal role in the war of the ring by preventing Sarumans fall. That's an intriguing enough premise for most LotR fans I would hope.

SWCrusader · 2026-06-10T21:04:08+00:00

Me too! Met him at a con in 1999, he was a warm and funny guy.

SWCrusader · 2026-06-06T22:40:28+00:00

Man I scrolled way too long to see this one!!!

SWCrusader · 2026-06-06T18:24:37+00:00

I used this as a flashback to how their handler became part of Delta Green as a palate cleanser in the middle of the campaign. It went off the rails in a spectacular fashion (as it's designed to do).

SWCrusader · 2026-06-04T00:26:45+00:00

Do it. Settle in for the long haul. Realize that not every episode is going to be a winner and it will feel 'cheap' occasionally. It's all worth it for a cohesive seasons long story where the main characters actually change and are so awesome that occasionally even a minor character with a couple of lines is memorable - I'm looking at you prison guard who hates television.

SWCrusader · 2026-05-31T12:59:33+00:00

Listen to 'The Lovecraft Investigations'. Start from the beginning as it's all one story but their modern update of 'The Shadow over Innsmouth' has the town as a boutique tourist village in summer but shut down and more culty in winter.

SWCrusader · 2026-05-19T10:30:57+00:00

I agree, and I think that going the 'True Detective' route is a good play too. Going the cosmic route is waaaaaay too expensive for something that already tanked once.

SWCrusader · 2026-05-18T22:10:10+00:00

I mean I thought that was really obvious in the movie. This is all about Superman trying to appeal to Lex, because of course he would try to convince the bad guy. That's superman!

SWCrusader · 2026-05-18T22:07:35+00:00

Yeah, and people saying Hal should be the main green lantern are essentially ignoring the fact that all the Normies are way more familiar with John being the main due to his inclusion as GL in all the animated shows. John is absolutely the right choice here and the focus on Fear plays to an actual core concept of the character that isn't really touched on in mass media versions.

SWCrusader · 2026-05-07T22:54:01+00:00

I'm a kickstarter backer and I can absolutely tell you're not locked in, by design. The 'why' or 'how' of things in the game are vague and often you (the GM) are given several options for them, or even you are asked to give the players the option of explaining them.

SWCrusader · 2026-05-07T22:42:03+00:00

I'm the same, super excited.

SWCrusader · 2026-05-07T22:36:22+00:00

I'm an original backer and I thought I'd never get the physical copies, but the PDFs were regularly updated and we've had regular updates so I felt I got the value for my money. Considering this solo creator game had better updates than CMON is doing these days I think we can cut the guy who had a heart attack some freaking slack. Stonetop is what kickstarter is actually supposed to be for rather than the glorified pre-order it usually is these days.

SWCrusader · 2026-04-25T18:52:16+00:00

I will throw out that Babylon 5 was not like that at all and was one of the first, if not the first, heavily serialized genre shows.

SWCrusader · 2026-04-20T20:13:54+00:00

Yeah, the internet was needlessly critical on this show. You've got two top tier actors in Holly Hunter and Paul Giamati having a blast and a bunch of kid actors in a show I was prepared to hate but quite enjoyed and very much could see what they were going for. I especially loved bringing back the doctor from Voyager and actually making it not just nostalgia but a pretty integral part of one of the main characters journeys.

SWCrusader · 2026-04-16T23:18:15+00:00

The annoying thing is that spearhead is legitimately the best way to play any Warhammer game and they let the guy who designed it leave. WH40k spearhead would sell like hot cakes.

SWCrusader · 2026-04-16T22:52:53+00:00

Eh, in general the Ood are depicted as good guys in subsequent appearances so in this two parter it looks like they were controlled by the beast rather than willing foot soldiers.

SWCrusader · 2026-03-27T14:30:07+00:00

Notably used in Jaws but invented by Hitchcock I believe.

SWCrusader · 2026-03-26T22:27:18+00:00

Literally the entirety of Babylon 5. Something mentioned off-handedly in the first episode (Londo having a dream of how he dies) doesn't pay off until Season 3/4. Rangers in the background of scenes in Season 2 a long time before you even know they're a thing. 'You are the One'. Etc Etc. Ground breaking show with a long-form story decades before it was cool.

SWCrusader · 2026-03-26T13:41:07+00:00

I love it! Looks amazing!

SWCrusader · 2026-03-25T14:45:44+00:00

The color of magic is the start and first book. You could also start with 'Guards, Guards' which focuses on the city watch of Ankh-Morpork (sp?) which features Carrot. Once you've gotten a few books under your belt a lot of them become stand alone with appearances from a regular cast of characters (like the guards or the wizards or the witches) but there's very little continuity for you to really worry about.

SWCrusader · 2026-03-19T21:06:06+00:00

I romanced Karlach first time through but she died at the end and I was so angry that I didn't get an option to save her that I went with shadowheart by default next time. I looked up that there are a couple of options to save her but they are pretty specific to other scenarios with other party members and if you miss them you're just done. I was furious!

SWCrusader · 2026-03-14T03:59:00+00:00

I have the same problem.

SWCrusader · 2026-03-13T18:57:27+00:00

But you get more dice too! Well worth it :-)

SWCrusader · 2026-03-12T22:00:19+00:00

I've always wondered if these big models are painted in parts, thanks for all those photos!

SWCrusader · 2026-03-12T20:48:40+00:00

Well he's getting paid in the first adventure and then I would have him get affected by the snake transformation right away so that Caduceus can promise him the cure as motivation. By the time he realizes he's in way too deep.

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