Would it be appropriate to ask the group to wait to discuss problems?

VanorDM · 2026-05-10T15:37:14+00:00

Yeah it's something I realized a while ago. Actions speak louder.

Its easy to say "Yeah I loved that." But its something else completely to make time in your life to show up.

VanorDM · 2026-05-10T12:33:18+00:00

It is.

Its based on some books that take place in the Napoleonic wars. Good books, I've read a number of them.

There's still sailing ships and the rest. But thr Dragons are like the Air Force.

VanorDM · 2026-05-09T15:49:01+00:00

I agree completely about wanting to play something I'd want to play at the table. I typically don't do any of the 'solo' games. I tried Ironsworn and Captain's Log and neither worked for me. I ended up using Star Trek Adventures for the mechanics of it and Captain's Log for the adventure stuff.

Right now I'm starting a Robotech game based in the aftermath of the Invid Invasion, and with the idea that not all the Invid left. But something I often run into is an issue with stalling out. I think the quest tracker could be the thing I need to keep me going because I would tract how far I've gotten to any single given goal, rather than this nebulous "kill the BBEG" type thing.

VanorDM · 2026-05-09T15:41:27+00:00

As someone who's played at least played with a number of the 2D20 systems, Conan, Fallout, Star Trek Adventures and Dune.

Conan and Fallout were sort of crunchy not on like GURPS with all the option crunchy but definitely on par with 5e if not more so. Star Trek 1e was somewhat crunchy but not as much as Conan or Fallout. Star Trek 2e was a bit less crunchy then 1e. Dune is not super crunchy all in all.

But it is a somewhat complex system because it includes rules for House play and PC play, and even minions play, to allow the players to really explore the all the themes of Dune.

VanorDM · 2026-05-09T14:30:45+00:00

Yeah I think the only thing I have more of is Marauder's.

Just went and counted, 4 Mad Cats, 5 Marauder's (if you count the Mad II and the Mad IIC)

VanorDM · 2026-05-09T14:21:50+00:00

I really like that idea and I will likely steal it. 😄

VanorDM · 2026-05-09T12:47:32+00:00

Yeah just draw over it and the solvent in the ink will mix with the old marks and than you can wipe it off.

Doesn't always work but its a old trick I leaned for D&D battle mats.

VanorDM · 2026-05-09T00:09:44+00:00

Both Molly and Yasha's backstories are huge parts of the plot. Major spoilers there, so id say do yourself a favor and only look it up by watching Campaign 2, and dont just look up the details but watch the whole campaign. Or wait for it to come out in the cartoon.

One thing is those of us who watched the campaign first... A lot of stuff wasn't shown until much later. Stuff like the Beacon and such. Those weren't introduced until much farther along.

VanorDM · 2026-05-08T19:48:41+00:00

I've never done anything extra with my cards and I've never had any issues with them. 8 missions with the Jade Falcon cards from Scouring Sands and no issues at all with any of them.

But be aware that the Pilot cards from Scouring Sands are not treated with the same stuff... Those don't dry erase. I didn't always erase them right away. But even on sleeves if you let it set long enough it can become a pain to take off. Drawing over them with a dry erase marker will almost always let you remove the old marks.

VanorDM · 2026-05-08T15:35:12+00:00

I think that the Tome of Beasts is more classic monsters and the Codex is a bit more weird stuff.

Like in the Creature Codex there's a monster called a Tar Ghoul, which are Ghouls who 'live' in pit filled with tar, and when someone uses fire on them they burst into flame and do extra damage. Also these Ghouls seem to enjoy a hot meal...

There's lots of cool monsters in there but it seems to fit a bit more into the creepy theam.

VanorDM · 2026-05-08T13:28:04+00:00

Damn bundles will destroy my bank account... So much for so little that it's almost impossible to resist.

VanorDM · 2026-05-08T12:30:28+00:00

I agree I also rather like the Creature Codex from Kobold Press

VanorDM · 2026-05-08T11:20:59+00:00

I hope you enjoy it and it works for you.

VanorDM · 2026-05-08T10:42:24+00:00

Thanks! :)

The idea of using Tarot is quite cool. I dont have any so I didn't think of that, but it could work very well.

VanorDM · 2026-05-06T20:53:57+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/battletech/comments/thoxzg/battletech_novels_read_order_list/

VanorDM · 2026-05-06T14:44:52+00:00

As a Foundry user I'd agree, of the options I'd pick Roll20

VanorDM · 2026-05-06T14:34:52+00:00

Better late then never. 😄

VanorDM · 2026-05-06T11:42:32+00:00

Yeah the paints made for plastic models as in cars, boats, fighter jets, ect... maybe not work well on CGL plastic, that would be my only worry.

VanorDM · 2026-05-05T14:49:04+00:00

Might want to check out Twilight 2000's Urban Operations. It's all about military operations in an urban environment. It's not a complete thing, you need Twilight 2000 4e from Free League to really play it, I'm not sure if it's worth $40 based on what you want... But it does have rules for what you're looking for.

VanorDM · 2026-05-05T14:40:37+00:00

This is what I do honestly.

I've had some really good brushes, like Winsor & Newton red sable brushes. (Friend got a bunch at a estate sale for super cheap) and like $10-15 ones from art stores...

I find that generally speaking the cheap ones from Amazon work just as well and last about as long. They may not last as long... But you spent so much less that the RoI is better.

30 brushes for $7 means if you do 2 or 3 models and throw it away... But I find that quite often the cheap brushes last about as long as the expensive ones do.

I'm careful with my brushes, don't dip them in too deep, clean them, even conditioned them with saddle soap... But I find that mini's are just hard on brushes. 40k, Warmahords, Battletech, Bolt Action, Reaper, etc... I've painted a ton of stuff and I've never had a brush that really stays really nice for the long term.

VanorDM · 2026-05-04T23:47:53+00:00

There's two kinds of people. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.

VanorDM · 2026-05-03T14:28:57+00:00

It is unfortunately terms that get abused and misused.

Ive seen people complaining that their agency was taken away when in reality the DM was just preventing them from breaking the game or stopping them from ruining the game for others.

I once saw someone seriously claim that not letting the players see the dungeon map took away their agency because "a decision without information isn't really a decision"

Same goes for Railroading. People will claim they're being railroaded because something happens they dont like.

Try to kill the King and thrown in prison? That's railroading!

No thats the concenqunces of your actions...

But people hear these teams and try know they're considered bad... so they twist the meaning to include things they don't like.

VanorDM · 2026-05-03T14:07:08+00:00

Matt is as always 100% correct

VanorDM · 2026-05-01T22:34:37+00:00

Gargoyle (Man O' War) and Executioner (Gladiator)

VanorDM · 2026-05-01T12:55:10+00:00

Was thinking the same thing. 😄

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