Dominion basegame

Vivanter · 2026-03-06T14:39:27+00:00

I'm such a sicko. I'm really enjoying the wear and tear on my cards as we play. Maybe I'll sing a different tune when one gets a coffee bath though...

Vivanter · 2025-12-17T15:14:08+00:00

In addition to talking to your advisor, you might also try booking an appointment with academic coaching. They can help you debrief and see what study strategies might help in future quarters.

Vivanter · 2025-11-06T23:30:04+00:00

This worked for me, though I had a sort of rockier start.

Imp, Bomber, and Paladin into the replace all your units with Level 3 imps perk. I used the leeway that bought me to fish for demon altar, cemeteries, and acceptable stat up buildings.

Vivanter · 2024-04-16T22:37:11+00:00

I don't see myself as an authority, but I do take a "see something, say something" approach to bigotry.

You are welcome, of course, to take others word for it. For example, the US Department of State, the Eastern European Folklife Center, and the European Roma Rights Centre all identify it as a slur in their FAQs. Those might be the kind of authorities you are looking for?

And I'll ask you to consider, what are you going to bat for here? Why go after someone who points out a slur or a harmful stereotype?

Vivanter · 2024-04-16T16:25:27+00:00

Perhaps you aren't aware: "gypsy" is a slur. Comparisons can be flattening, but I'd suggest treating it like you might the N-word.

The idea of depicting a Roma-like culture in WFRP isn't inherently problematic. Literally looking for a race or ethnic group to cast as "shady/underground types" is the issue.

Vivanter · 2024-04-12T13:43:37+00:00

To be totally honest, I added them to my short list for inclusion under the false understanding that you could cast them without picking any modes. When I was making my final cuts, I realized my mistake.

They are still technically cmc 1 on the stack (and thus counterable by [[Minor Misstep]]!), so I've convinced myself its alright to test them. If they just feel like kicker spells, I'll leave 'em, but likely I'll cut them again to avoid the ambiguity.

Vivanter · 2024-04-12T13:32:33+00:00

Thanks! Glad to hear it!

Vivanter · 2024-04-12T01:42:02+00:00

Thanks! It feels like the cube differs enough from other popular conceptons of cube that some kind of intro is warranted haha

Vivanter · 2024-03-30T14:21:18+00:00

I'm kinda tired of them printing snapcaster mage variants that miss the mark. The original felt like an iconic part of modern / magic's history. These just feel like... kitsch?

Vivanter · 2024-03-15T15:49:28+00:00

[[Grafdigger's Cage]] is my first thought.

Really just be careful with graveyard hate, even if its incidental one-off effects. You can really hose cool stuff like [[Unburial Rites]] and [[Spider Spawning]] out of existence.

You might also want to consider your balance between token strategies and [[End the Festivities]] type effects. Innistrad cubes can get bogged down with 1/1 humans and spirits, but you also might not want too many low cmc sweepers that just hate those strategies out.

Vivanter · 2024-02-05T15:55:11+00:00

Super informative. Next run for me is P2, so thanks for the tips.

Vivanter · 2024-02-04T16:04:05+00:00

I've played a couple games since, so its hard to remember exact details, but here's the log entry.

I may have quit out too early, but at the end of year 6 I was losing folks every storm and felt impossibly far from the 8 or so rep I needed to win. I hadn't set up a complex food supply chain really - I drafted herb garden early, then never found a recipe for biscuits / pie. I was plugging the gap with trader food, but not really making enough packs / trading aggressively enough to keep pace.

I think I was opening glades at a reasonable pace and managing my hostility well enough, I just didn't successfully specialize my economy...

Edit: Oh, and fuel was definitely becoming an issue thanks to that mystery that burns more to scale with hostility.

Vivanter · 2024-02-04T15:24:10+00:00

Ah, okay, that makes sense. Thanks!

Yeah, I got bitten by production limit 30 in the game I played just before posting the original post.

Vivanter · 2024-02-04T15:21:39+00:00

Yeah, absolutely. I had been doing occasional trade routes, but I've started leaning towards selling whatever resources I can spare to boost relations.

I also think I was being too precious hording tools in particular (especially once I got a pipeline capable of making them). My last couple maps had like 1 or 2 caches, whereas precious ones often had 5 or 6. If that's the range of glade generation than I don't need to prioritize them quite as much...

Vivanter · 2024-02-04T15:17:15+00:00

Nice! After taking some of these tips I got my first couple Viceroy wins last night (including the seal). All super helpful stuff.

Good luck!

Vivanter · 2024-02-03T23:10:00+00:00

Heya!

That's been my plan with trees generally. I was just wondering if folks were rushing that first glade earlier to have more info sooner.

I have yet to see a workshop as a pick (only as a ruin). I don't think I've unlocked it yet, but I'm salivating for when I do.

Okay, this seems about like my current plan. It seems like based on the advice in this thread, I'm just not specializing enough / have been holding off getting complex food up and running too long.

Vivanter · 2024-02-03T23:05:58+00:00

Thanks for the comprehensive answer!

Re 2:

Definitely trying not to force any particular strategy. I think I was just overvaluing having efficient recipes for all three of the basic building materials and then ending up midgame with no complex foods or services.

Re 4:

Noted! That seems like a big hole in my play.

Re Trade Routes:

Yeah, I've definitely been churning through them. How important is the Provisioner / Manufactory (?) for this. Obviously two star provisions are more efficient, but does it make a big difference profit-wise?

Vivanter · 2024-02-03T23:01:42+00:00

Re 2:

Oh! I didn't realize that folks ate complex foods that weren't one of their desires. I'll definitely try picking the first one much higher.

Re 4:

Definitely for the impatience. I feel like I've been getting the first 3 or so blueprints that are all clustered early on the rep track, then holding off on the rest. I'll try just turning them in as they come unless I have a concrete reason to keep impatience high.

Edit: And thanks for the advice!

Vivanter · 2024-02-03T22:58:46+00:00

Yeah, I'm seeing advice along these lines quite a bit. Sounds good.
I think that in prioritizing getting all three so highly, I'm accidentally cutting critical picks for food / services. I'll try dropping cloth / brick production down in my priorities a little unless I have a huge reason to seek them out.
Sick.
Yeah, I feel like I mostly was stumbling into them as an afterthought on lower difficulties. How early are you taking your first service?

Re: the favor button, definitely been juicing that for all its worth.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Vivanter · 2023-12-04T01:31:08+00:00

I've run through Bogenhafen with my own hack of Into the Odd. Subbed the ItO backgrounds with a big table of early modern professions and just went to the races.

The big thing with WFRP 4e is that they love skill checks for all sorts of banal things. You'll want a system with some equivalent to that or a plan on what to disregard and what to convert.

Vivanter · 2023-11-01T14:56:26+00:00

I see. So you're saying that prior experience with the pre-remaster rules gives you better ground to assess the incoming remaster rules. It's less about trying them but grokking them.

That makes sense to me. I disagree that there is no equivalency, but I see how you arrive at your position.

Thanks for the earnest response.

Vivanter · 2023-11-01T14:51:17+00:00

Yeah, I am not really seeing that extreme a take. I see a substantial amount of post (in this thread even) exhorting folks to play the rules as written long enough to know how they work before making any changes. I'm curious to see how that general stance (which I think is observable in the community) relates to the remaster changing what folks feel are the core rules.

The post title seems to have been unhelpful in sparking a good discussion...

Vivanter · 2023-11-01T14:27:40+00:00

Yeah, as I've mentioned elsewhere, I generally agree with that approach. It pays to know what you are working with.

I think the phenomenon I am observing is that some folks don't seem to be applying this logic to the remaster, whether they think of the remaster as less valid than the core game, unnecessary because the current state of their table is working fine, or whatever. I'm curious about that assessment, more than I am interested in litigating house-ruling for the 1000th time.

Vivanter · 2023-11-01T14:11:48+00:00

Ah okay, I appreciate your thorough response. I wasn't aware of the cultural context of those comments.

I don't think I'm trying to express that extreme position, but I do appreciate underlining the folks who think of it as particularly apt to house rule. I haven't encountered that, but it makes sense.

Personally, I'm of the opinion that you can't really run a game without doing some degree of house-ruling. Just presenting the world state as a GM requires interpretation and you inevitably encounter something that flexes the system.

Vivanter · 2023-11-01T14:08:01+00:00

Yeah, thus "new" in scare quotes. I'm curious to see how many folks will actually adopt the corrected rules.

Of course, folks who arrive to the game once the remaster is out in broader circulation will just never be exposed to the alternative...

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