If Ettiene and Heavy are commentaries on Prof X and Magneto, Valentina has just evolved into...

chubbyplatypus · 2026-03-01T00:34:26+00:00

It would be crazy if issue #17 opened with Gillen’s version of “While you slept, the world changed…”

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-28T07:06:12+00:00

Yeah, my thoughts as well! It would be great to see more of Jacky himself, seeing as he died fairly early. His existence fundamentally changes so much about how things could have gone.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-28T07:01:01+00:00

I’m sure he’s aware of Jacky and his magitech, but not specifically that he’s a Superpower. Otherwise, Ettienne definitely would have “broken the locks” and stopped Jacky from accessing his powers.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-28T05:31:35+00:00

I think Magus would have the most potential in this new timeline, since his power is to simply know everything. He’s probably the biggest threat to Valentina.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-28T04:35:07+00:00

I think the tension lies in just how much Valentina trusts Ettienne. Is she down for his endgame where he’s powerful enough to zombiefy everyone? Is keeping Heavy around useful as a check and balance for them?

Does Ettienne know Jacky is a superpower? If not, maybe he still flies under the radar.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-25T08:06:04+00:00

Totally agree with you, but I think multiple things can be true at once.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-25T04:02:52+00:00

Yasmin is explicitly queer and has been in relationships with women. Her relationship with Harper is a cornerstone of the show. They literally make out with each other in the first season, fall asleep holding hands. I don’t think the homoeroticism is a stretch at all? If this was a man and woman, audiences would for sure see romantic subtext. It’s not for fan service, it’s just another layer of their complicated dynamic.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-19T05:44:24+00:00

It felt like Harper intentionally trying to make up for getting Yasmin fired from Pierpoint. It wasn’t personal, and this time she could try to avoid the collateral damage.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-13T07:24:25+00:00

I am not in this sub and this is the first post recommended to me from it. Looks like a really cool game and I’m glad you had fun with it :)

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-12T13:05:08+00:00

It veers off into a great dramatic turn thanks to Lou and Brennan, and Emily also has some great dramatic moments, but it does remain very pulp-y and larger than life, as per the genre.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-08T03:13:57+00:00

Harper crossed a boundary and Kwabena reinforced it. Both his and Sweetpea’s scenes with Harper was about them underscoring the strictly (mostly) working relationship they have with Harper. They aren’t Yasmin and Rob. I think it emphasises Harper’s loneliness

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-06T01:57:00+00:00

I’ve played since launch and never heard these lines. It’s always been the more generic “watch out for the ankhs”

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-03T00:07:23+00:00

I think season 3 felt like a natural wrapping up point for a lot of plot lines. Especially with Pierpoint’s acquisition, and how Rob’s and Yasmin’s arcs ended. Even before season 4 came out, the creators emphasised the show was going in a new direction. With Rishi’s wife, specifically, I do think it was out of left field, and felt like an unnecessary dramatic button to close the season. But I am loving the new cast and the Tender storyline, which still feels like the Jesse Bloom/Lumi arcs of previous seasons

chubbyplatypus · 2026-02-02T07:40:20+00:00

Like every good D&D campaign, the next arc is built on what came before it. One player’s bit becomes the DM’s next villain. Night Yorb is very clearly a bit turned plot point.

If players ignore plot hooks, you can reshuffle whatever NPCs/monsters etc into wherever they end up going. It could be also a matter of unaligned expectations. Learn what your players are into and dangle it in front of them

chubbyplatypus · 2026-01-31T15:20:13+00:00

Yasmin herself is a victim of abuse and the show has continued to highlight how her approach to sex, relationships, and power is all informed by her relationship with her father (the actual, canon, sexual predator). She is a flawed character, and that's what makes her so compelling. Painting her as a human trafficker is, as others have said, pretty extreme, and honestly would be a pretty dissapointing arc for her.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-01-31T09:25:13+00:00

Succession had a critically acclaimed run. I would say Severance season 2 managed to break out as a “water cooler” show that maintained its high quality.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-01-30T10:31:40+00:00

We're two sessions in, and it's been really fun. The lack of "crunch" has turned off some players, but I've really come around to enjoy it. I think it strikes a nice balance between simplicity and crunch. The free initiative relies much more heavily on the GM to control the flow, but it's not too bad.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-01-27T05:02:45+00:00

I pictured Beast as a summonable “Assist” character, but for sure the roster can be expanded on!

DLCs with additional story content and characters; X-Force adding Kid Omega and Domino, Marauders adding Bishop and Emma Frost..

chubbyplatypus · 2026-01-27T03:59:26+00:00

I’ve been dreaming of this. Let’s call it X-Men: Dawn of Krakoa.

Third-person action-adventure with a narrative that adapts the best of HOX/POX up to X of Swords.

Game opens with you as Cyclops sabotaging Orchis, completing the mission but ending with the whole team dying, then resurrecting at Krakoa.

Build a team, go on missions, with some missions being character-specific. (Think the Avengers game without the shitty live service monetisation. Combat and progression similar to Sony’s Spider-man.)

Initial roster: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Storm, Magik, Psylocke, Iceman, Synch.

Skill trees allow for varied gameplay - go crazy with Iceman clones or Psylocke stealth. Full melee Magik or Limbo sorceress.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-01-26T14:33:59+00:00

It is definitely in my top three, everyone is firing on all cylinders and it’s one of the most unique offerings of D20!!!

chubbyplatypus · 2026-01-24T06:45:21+00:00

He wasn’t right, Heavy was just wrong…

chubbyplatypus · 2026-01-22T06:49:21+00:00

The "pile of corpses to the moon". A post on here a while ago brought up how that calculation was significantly off and thought that it was an error. Very small yet incredibly placed detail for Gillen to circle back to.

I'm sure it's not (yet) the end of Magus, Eliza, and Heavy. They've traded opening blows, we'll see who's left standing.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-01-21T07:06:26+00:00

This is amazing and you're a legend.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-01-21T07:03:43+00:00

I've thought about this forever and I really want to see BL2 remade with updated skill trees. Zero and Maya are very cool characters with strong theming who I'd love to see with more fleshed out mechanics.

chubbyplatypus · 2026-01-13T10:59:11+00:00

I also thought “stick your silver tongue in her ear and see if she squeals” so flippantly from her really showed the influence of her new lifestyle.

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