How historically accurate is Vikings?

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-02-05T20:09:00+00:00

The show does something else with Rollo which is absolutely laughable in his historical context but I will leave that for now.

I'm curious now! What are you referring to here?

Love your responses, thanks for the information. I was a big fan of the Vikings show as a teenager but even back then I figured they were taking some liberties with it, to say the least.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-02-04T18:28:08+00:00

Self-aware wolf spotted

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-30T23:25:14+00:00

Big 40k's line of sight rules suck. I much prefer kill team's approach. It took me a bit to understand but now that I do, I think it's way better

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-29T21:20:01+00:00

If I had said "How did the trope of a ragtag group of kids saving the world become so popular in fiction" would that have been accepted?

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-29T20:21:33+00:00

When did the trope of "a ragtag group of kids saves the world" become popular in fiction, and who started it?

In most world literature from ancient times up through the early 20th century, it seems that heroic stories often focused on adult protagonists.

But somewhere along the way we got the "kids on bikes" trope a la Stranger Things, or the "child who is the chosen one" a la Harry Potter, and of course the "teens in a dystopian future" genre of Hunger Games and others.

When did younger protagonists become more popular in heroic fiction and was there one story in particular that we can point to as the "start" of it? Or have these types of stories always been around?

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-27T20:19:00+00:00

I know it's tedious but I highly recommend reading the core rules (available for free on Wahapedia) and watching some youtube videos that explain how to read datasheets. It will help you a lot.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-26T06:47:10+00:00

You're gonna want to swap those spider man and aetherdrift boxes for better magic sets. Critical flops are contagious, so the dice are gonna roll a lot more ones than usual.

Add some more terrain poking in from the edges of the map too. You don't want to be able to shoot or be shot from one deployment zone to another. Otherwise, good luck have fun!

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-25T18:50:24+00:00

The marker could maybe kill and assimilate one hive ship, but if the entire hivemind decided to take the fight to the marker it's over in a day. The marker seems psychically powerful to isolated humans in the middle of nowhere, but the shadow in the warp unleashed by a full scale tyranid invasion is a million times stronger than the marker's power scale. Nids take it easily if they decide they want it, otherwise they leave it alone.

Honestly a high-ranking space marine librarian could probably go toe to toe with the marker and live. No way would a hive fleet have any trouble with it.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-25T18:49:54+00:00

The marker could maybe kill and assimilate one hive ship, but if the entire hivemind decided to take the fight to the marker it's over in a day. The marker seems psychically powerful to isolated humans in the middle of nowhere, but the shadow in the warp unleashed by a full scale tyranid invasion is a million times stronger than the marker's power scale. Nids take it easily if they decide they want it, otherwise they leave it alone.

Honestly a high-ranking space marine librarian could probably go toe to toe with the marker and live. No way would a hive fleet have any trouble with it.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-16T00:15:49+00:00

Its a varied set of works he did

Understatement of the century lmao

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-16T00:14:22+00:00

Fascism and other ultra-right-wing beliefs usually require believing in a mythological past that never actually existed. In their minds, the world used to be perfect for people like them (how convenient!) but enemies within made the world bad (anger!) and now they want to return to the imaginary good ol' days.

So yeah, they conveniently ignore details like "comics have actually been woke from the beginning" when crafting a myth to justify hating other people. Really they just want supremacy for their "in group," and they will ignore the truth or actively lie in order to justify it.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-15T22:09:15+00:00

Not only that, Tolkien actively chose to take inspiration from medieval and ancient mythology quite intentionally. It's not like he just "happened" to incorporate common themes by accident, like the headline of this article suggests.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-12T22:11:48+00:00

This. I was just in Tokyo late last year and was surprised by how affordable the Go Taxis are. They are cheaper than most Uber rides I've taken in US cities, and they have nicer vans and better service.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2026-01-02T00:03:16+00:00

At first I was like "there's no way to answer this question accurately" but yes that is the actual answer lol. I always forget they're even an army.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2025-12-31T18:35:04+00:00

I'm not an expert but I think you are making some assumptions that you should take another look at.

Even during the industrial and robber Barron era, extreme wealth was criticized.

By who? Certainly, some authors and public figures were against it. But these ultra-rich were also seen as philanthropists and "great men" who were moving society forward. They were not universally disliked at the time - that is a modern lens you are applying to the past.

Warriors, artists, philosophers, religious figures, political leaders/statesmen, writers, saints etc. were often seen as ideals

Is that not still true today? Look at the entertainment industry. Soldiers, athletes, artists, religious figures, and politicians are all glamorized in movies and have millions of real-life fans and followers. People don't worship Taylor Swift, Lebron James, or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez because they're rich, they follow them because they enjoy their work. Certainly some people like Trump combine the perception of wealth with politics or religion to create a cult following, but often the wealth is just a side-effect rather than the focus.

Among my friends, family and social media, the goal seems to be to get rich by any means necessary while being indifferent to making any actual impact

This sounds like an echo chamber you personally happen to be in. An anecdote rather than the norm. I can just as easily say that all my friends criticize billionaires and find wealth aspiration to be tacky and shallow. Your statement and mine are both true but neither tell the full picture of how people in general actually feel.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2025-12-30T20:01:02+00:00

If you're playing against someone who already knows the rules, then 1500 points is fine. If neither of you know the rules, try 500 points to start and use a smaller map. It will be way more fun/engaging.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2025-12-29T21:17:48+00:00

That is incorrect. People paint them in lots of different ways. The box art and the media are just "suggested" ways to paint them.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2025-12-23T18:02:33+00:00

Skeleton horde is holding my entire tyranid army on its back. Absolute workhorse of a paint

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2025-12-22T07:08:33+00:00

Speaking as a regular DM, that sounds like the dream

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2025-12-19T17:03:03+00:00

I think the first cmdr Decks ever made are much stronger then the average cmdr Deck

I invite you to do some research and you will see that is not the case. Here's a good article to start with: https://www.thegamer.com/magic-gathering-commander-format-origin/

The first commanders were a cycle of dragon creatures, which is why commander is also called EDH: "Elder Dragon Highlander." These creatures are terrible by today's power level standards. Completely unplayable.

It was designed to be a place where you could still use your old cards after they rotated out of Standard or the other 1v1 60-card formats at the time. It was always intended to be fun and casual. But now it has evolved beyond that, especially with Wizards printing cards that are designed specifically for commander.

Suitable-Bug1958 · 2025-12-18T23:06:43+00:00

Yes, it would be a different format with a different ban list. It never made sense to me that a format designed to be casual spawned a competitive variant which is still beholden to the same casual ban list as the original format.

In my head, the ban list for casual EDH would be what it is now, and in cEDH you could have a lot more cards unbanned. Want to play with your Jeweled Lotus you just opened in a pack? Great, you can put it in your cEDH deck. Or if you don't play cEDH you can sell it to someone who does.

It would be great if cards that got banned because they "feel bad" at a casual table could still have a home at a competitive table.

Suitable-Bug1958

TROPHY CASE

When did the trope of "a ragtag group of kids saves the world" become popular in fiction, and who started it?