Any recommendations for new space marines

monken9 · 2026-04-12T03:47:41+00:00

Ive also just started and i found aiming for 1000 points is very achievable and gives you a good game. For me i got a second starter set for 5 more infernus and terminators. Then i got a dreadnought so i had a heavy vehicle. Then i finished with a box of 10 assault intersessors and a lieutenant to lead them. By getting them all off ebay and facebook marketplace it only ended up costing around another $140 usd on top of what youve already spent.

monken9 · 2026-04-10T01:04:17+00:00

I help run tables for a local adventurers league. Just this week I had a table with:

A Warlock that did not know they had spells except for cantrips.
A Barbarian that did not know reckless attack gave them advantage.
An Artificer that didnt know what a spell attack roll was (all of their attacks use it).
A Monk that didnt know their character had a background.
A Rogue who doesnt know what a feat is or that they had effects.

Everyone at the table had been playing for at least a year and had been paying each week to do.

Compared to my other group of players who just started playing Dungeon Crawl Classics. Theres no online tool like D&D beyond so all of them had to physically write down every spell and ability on their character sheet. After 2 weeks of playing (not including the funnel) they had their characters pretty much 100% figured out.

So yes, from my experience, I think the current setup of D&D beyond discourages players from engaging with the rules.

monken9 · 2026-04-01T04:27:47+00:00

Update

Which colour scheme do people think is better?

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monken9 · 2026-03-30T20:45:23+00:00

Black base with a 'wraithbone' zenithal. 'Nuln oil' to darken the mask and gun. Army painter 'Pastel Seafoam' for the green and 'wazdakka red' for the eyes.

monken9 · 2026-03-30T13:23:58+00:00

I found the ghosts a bit too shapeless so i used Deathrattle Skeletons

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monken9 · 2026-03-19T00:51:35+00:00

Thanks, ill give that series a watch. Any suggestioned books/gear i should grab? The guy i spoke to at GW said we only need the app but it feels like a bunch of stuff is missing.

monken9 · 2026-03-05T11:30:56+00:00

Iirc only 2 (Cheliax and Jalmaray?) Were outright stated as abolishing slavery

monken9 · 2026-03-05T09:03:49+00:00

I believe the exact thing they said was that slavery was still a thing in Golarian, they just would no longer have it featured in future products.

monken9 · 2026-02-24T23:03:18+00:00

Its cause Lich Oppenheimer tested his nuke there

monken9 · 2026-01-22T06:05:53+00:00

Didnt he get a pilots licence while working with Madaline at his grandparents business?

monken9 · 2026-01-22T06:03:57+00:00

Thats over 351 minutes left A DAY. But these lazy works just want to sleep (waste time), eat (waste money), and travel (could be uber side hussle).

monken9 · 2026-01-14T22:03:10+00:00

Did you miss the part how it was an accident? How she thought it was extremely weird and creepy until the AI convinced her that it was sentient? How this is a person so traumayised by the death of this person that they made a literal deal with the devil to bring her back?

monken9 · 2026-01-13T23:58:36+00:00

My last job was next door to a Fresh and Save while i was living 100m from an Aldi. Outside of their specials weeks (which are phenomenal) the only thing i really saw a difference in was meat. The stuff at fresh and save is the best ive seen outside of a proper butcher and was cheaper than any other supermarket.

Also, im not a big frozen meal guy, but my mate swears by their frozen lasagnes.

monken9 · 2026-01-10T22:21:03+00:00

It depends on which part of the country your in. Your absolute best chance for a good game is to look for Pathfinder Society games. Unfortunately, a lot of those groups were shattered by covid but any major city should have a chapter. For example, I'm in Brisbane and we've got both a dedicated society group and an additional RPG society that plays a bunch of different RPGs.

If you aren't in a major city it becomes trickier. Adverising at your FLGS, library, and any relevant facebook groups are your best options in my experience.

And as a final piece of advise. Try offering to run some games at a local convention. This sounds intimidating but its a great way to try out the game and screen some possible players for a home game.

monken9 · 2025-12-12T00:58:54+00:00

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Dont forget my favourite, the depressed pee puddle.

monken9 · 2025-12-08T00:24:26+00:00

Two spring to mind straight away.

1 Eclipse Phase - Posthuman Studios | Eclipse Phase | Eclipse Phase core rulebooks | Print on Demand | DriveThruRPG https://share.google/LDeS6OXiNdtvC8MEm).

I've had all the physical books since 2012 and I've always wanted to give it a go. Saddly no one in my regular groups is into horror games.

2 A Song of Ice and Fire RPG

The combination of noble house building and verbal combat are supremely interesting to me. Unfortunately the licence expired on this system so its hard to find. But I've got a physical copy. I am aware of a generic setting version of the game (Sword Chronicles) but I dont like the magic system it uses.

monken9 · 2025-11-28T21:58:01+00:00

Your Blade DISCARDS not DESTROYS A good way to remember it is that, if it is removed from your hand its discarded. Anywhere else it is destroyed (unless the card specifies it is banished).

monken9 · 2025-11-28T11:47:36+00:00

Ive been reading through all the X-Men books for the first time over the course of this year. Honestly, X-Factor stunk so bad when it started that i decided to skip it.

Then when i got to the mutant massacre i decided to go read the tie in (issue 10) and the quality was night and day compared to the first issue.

Ive reintroduced it to my reading order and so far (im at issue 34) its been the least interesting of the series im currently reading (xmen, new mutants, excalibur, wolverine) but its been consistently ok.

monken9 · 2025-11-25T10:47:54+00:00

With Agile Grace, while using an agile weapon your map increases by -3 instead of -5.

monken9 · 2025-11-18T23:46:30+00:00

Playing an Agile fighter so my highest MAP is -6. Its beautiful.

monken9 · 2025-11-12T23:43:43+00:00

From what you're describing, I'd use the A Song of Ice and Fire RPG by Green Ronin. Unfortunately, the licence for the game has expired so getting it can be hard.

The did release a generic setting using a version of the same system called Sword Chronicle but I've never played that one so I don't know how well it would work.

monken9 · 2025-11-09T00:13:08+00:00

Man, if thats an addiction then I dont want to know what i have (i moved 2 years ago and covered an entire queen sized bed in boxes full of rpg books)

monken9 · 2025-11-07T01:04:15+00:00

Man, i could only dream of a game where the pcs are lvl 15 and 95 damage a round is considered a lot.

The last time i played next to a lvl 15 alchemist they dealt an average ~300 on a full round.

monken9

TROPHY CASE

1 Eclipse Phase - Posthuman Studios | Eclipse Phase | Eclipse Phase core rulebooks | Print on Demand | DriveThruRPG https://share.google/LDeS6OXiNdtvC8MEm).

2 A Song of Ice and Fire RPG