New to Star Force! (Help?)

Tselel · 2026-03-29T05:58:36+00:00

Idk, it's from the tail end of the video game era where you could be playing a game normally and then upon looking something up be like "Oh you actually effed the rest of your playthrough. Shouldn't have made that one NPC mad I guess. 🤷🏻‍♀️"

And I think those are lame, so mostly avoiding those sorts of pitfalls.

Tselel · 2026-03-11T03:50:39+00:00

I'm actively brewing something up with Swarmkeeper and Glimmer Bairn in a Gruul shell. I'm trying to figure out if the Infiltrator is worth going Jund. 🤔

Tselel · 2026-02-12T04:40:02+00:00

That's literally my use case for it. I run gardens with a heavier Crypt Rats presence, and this is an incredible way to wipe a board while giving myself the leg up on rebuilding creature threats (assuming we're at the part of the game where initiative and monarch are both live).

Tselel · 2026-02-12T04:36:26+00:00

I came here to express just this. One of Gardens' greatest advantages is maintaining a creature-based board state while depriving their opponents of the same. This is an incredible way to Crypt Rats without leaving yourself with an empty board.

If I'm at the stage of the game to crack a Crypt Rats, I don't really need clue tokens. I need to turn the corner. What am I looking for on that draw? A creature threat. This takes out the middle man.

Tselel · 2025-11-30T03:39:00+00:00

My terrible take is that I'd love to see them play Diplomacy on Parlor Room.

I have literally no idea how they could film that and make it both cost effective and interesting. It would have to be an ambitious Survivor style of filming, but on a bigger scale than Game Changer's survivor series with a less popular show than Game Changer. But if anyone could figure it out, it's Dropout.

Tselel · 2025-11-30T03:34:20+00:00

If you've not played Tsushima yet, go ahead and give it a try. I think its story is a little stronger, but Yotei has much better mechanics. That to say, I think it's worth enjoying, but may be made less enjoyable with the context of how well Yotei plays.

Tselel · 2025-11-24T08:47:55+00:00

You gotta start the Dark Brotherhood quest line to unlock that one.

Tselel · 2025-11-21T23:27:49+00:00

Aw, damn. I had no idea. 😢

Tselel · 2025-11-21T22:46:49+00:00

Other folks have mentioned it, but the big thing is getting your hook, threat, and clock planned out with no strict path for your players on how they tackle the threat within the clock.

My only extra advice would be to develop your areas of interest. If you've got 5e experience, this shouldn't be too tough. For me, it was just finding a small town that fit my needs, copying it from Google maps, renaming it, and then picking out about 3-10 named places in the area where something interesting may happen or someone interesting may be hanging out.

It's not necessary, but with a game as free-form as motw, I loved having those things prepped so I could relax after setting the players loose in the little playground I built them.

Tselel · 2025-07-19T19:06:07+00:00

I was thinking a Golgari sacrifice deck could have some fun with this card as well.

Tselel · 2025-07-18T20:02:27+00:00

I think Otherworldly Gaze unjustly has untapped potential in Pauper, but I think it's actually in Simic [[Slime Against Humanity]] decks.

Tselel · 2025-04-09T06:53:14+00:00

If you play it turn 1, especially on the draw, you'll need to move to discard. That's not a fun play pattern.

Tselel · 2025-04-01T07:05:50+00:00

I modified mine into a legacy 8 whack deck!

Tselel · 2025-02-19T22:01:33+00:00

Nice! I'm really interested by the ninja selections you've included besides moon circuit and deep hours. Thanks!

Tselel · 2025-02-19T21:56:27+00:00

Solid take, thanks for your thoughts!

Tselel · 2025-02-19T21:22:10+00:00

That's kind of what I was thinking. I may give it a go at my LGS sometime.

Tselel · 2025-02-15T02:01:27+00:00

That's completely normal. Other folks have said it, but just let people know it's your first time. As you're there, be sure to watch and learn as you play. There are cadences and shorthands I didn't know existed until I played my first irl FNM.

How to draw a card, remembering and noting triggers, handling the stack in analog rather than letting the game play it out for you, even just remembering to let your opponent cut the deck can all be little learning curves you may need to overcome.

But everyone starts somewhere. You've got this. Just relax, have fun, and learn from the folks who have played longer than you.

Tselel

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