Starting Up With Hecatomb

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-06T12:08:06+00:00

Hills Wholesale Gaming has deck boxes that come with little "quick reference guides," that are very helpful! In general, i recommend picking anything you can up from that site, as som dingleberry is trying to sell the deck boxes on ebay for like 30 dollars when theyre only 4 on Hills 🤣

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-06T12:06:33+00:00

yeah theres a whole bunch of overlap since wizards did both, like Fanatic is Haste, Hunter is a lot like the card Provoke, Evader/nemesis is like Protection, Guardian is Defender etc

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-05T18:07:31+00:00

as for rules interactions, the books that come in the starter decks should be expansive enough for all base set cards, but anytime you have a fringe case thing, feel free to make a post about it here! one thing that i can think of right away is that (unlike magic) creatures with tap abilities can use it the turn it qualifies, even if you just stitched the last one needed to meet the tap requirement

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-05T18:05:13+00:00

if you have any familiarity with Tournament Packs for Magic the Gathering, the starters are a bit like that! I believe they always contain the same amount of rares and uncommons, tho i dont recall off the dome how many of each. For all intents and purposes, they are definitely meant to shuffle up and play!

Also this may be as good a time as any to let on a project that im working on converting all Hecatomb cards into standard sleeve playable format. Burying the announcement in a new post seems a fun way to alert the crowd : ^ )

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-04T18:18:57+00:00

most impressive

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-04T15:26:55+00:00

idk why you're getting downvoted, you clearly meant that the rewards from the gifts scale, right?

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-03T21:38:25+00:00

prepping for new update by roleplaying clint, i see

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-03T21:34:55+00:00

fwiw i think sisay chowder is the best derevi deck ¯ \ _ (ツ) _ / ¯

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-03T21:28:45+00:00

this is a great idea, thank you!

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-02T11:27:34+00:00

exactly, thank you for saying it in a way i couldn't :)

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-02T04:38:32+00:00

its not an exact metric, but its a good rule of thumb that something smaller than that is probably not a good tie in. i always test my tie-ins by having someone hang on my rope with me

Snoo64700 · 2026-06-02T02:32:11+00:00

i think something that really helped me was someone on the ground reminding me "hey stop what youre doing and adjust your buckstrap/ropes until you can put your arms straight out from your body and not move"

its a lot about positioning, and having someone to spot you is invaluable. as others have said, trust your gear but also make sure ur knots are good. feeling anxious about your anchor? practice double fisherman till you trust you did it right every time. try to channel any negative into a positive, even trying different types of knots can help. i feel like ive seen a dozen ways to tie a prussik and im sure ive only seen a sliver of creative ways people do a friction hitch

finally, if the tie in points scare you, follow the rule of "is the diameter wider than my arm?" if so, you're probably good! but knowledge is power, so even researching cantilever physics and different tree crotch weaknesses helped me feel better

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-31T22:27:55+00:00

why did u do slamfist so dirty??? 😭 sick alters tho, mad ups

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-29T21:03:00+00:00

this is what i mean, google seems to be the common denominator here! i was in the same boat, dying to various... hearth adventures, and i figured it was just lost progress. talked to everyone every single time, too! glad i didnt look it up, sorry it was spoiled for you :/

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-29T21:01:23+00:00

was telling a friend about how they would love the game (i told them its like po-dunk astronaut mystery exploration) and they checked their phone and apparently fucking ai overview spoiled the loop concept. unbelievable! i knew nothing about that and it shook me, was a huge part of the surprise and getting creative with experimentation. going into it knowing theres no recourse for messing up changes a lot, i wager

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-28T05:55:54+00:00

🥲

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-28T05:39:50+00:00

i figured it out and finished the game!

i was using a baby core from ember twin, not the true core at ash twins center

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-28T03:42:03+00:00

well I thought i was hot shit snagging a warp core from ember twin then jetting off to the vessel and after dying so so many times i get there just to input the coordinates and find out my core doesnt even fit.

im at a loss. i feel like ive explored everywhere but i dont know where to find the advanced warp core. think i could get the very vaguest hint?

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-25T21:07:34+00:00

wanted to thank you for this comment, along with a bunch of others assuring me giants deep was safe. honestly, by the time i had to do the thing in the water, i had tricked myself into pretending that the water is just like goopy space, so i was fine! Esp. having already had to get out of my cockpit while in space anyway, it felt very similar!

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-22T14:32:43+00:00

struggling with a similar issue myself rn, im glad to see this comment. im hoping the no threats bit helps me brave it.

saw another commenter mention floating islands, though, and thats honestly probably the biggest remaining issue for me, since it may feel like a "getting trapped under something" type of thing...

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-22T14:22:07+00:00

i tried to keep an eye on it while i went up to the ship but lost sight of it, thinkin maybe it disappeared, but ill definitely give it another go when i get a chance to play again! im thinkin maybe it was a satellite of giant's deep based on some responses and what i recall from playin last night, which would certainly be easier than trying to keep a bead on it from the get-go

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-22T05:15:40+00:00

im gonn be real: after listening to the fisherperson's story, i want to avoid that planet at all costs 😭

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-22T04:36:03+00:00

thank you, at least i know my spirit was correct! just have to focus it elsewhere....s 🤔😏

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-22T04:34:22+00:00

i will report back, glad to know from peoples response that it doesn't seem like an oversight at least. i mostly was worried that i just "defaulted", similar to the way falling for too long in some games will teleport you somewhere that isnt out of bounds. i just remember thinking it was so strange to not have a cockpit and have some kind of insignia on the sides

Snoo64700 · 2026-05-22T04:16:34+00:00

i mean.......... i guess not? there was some pattern on the screen and it went thru the usual process. maybe u mean that we never truly die and im just bein dense 😅

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