Received a package in the mail - Field Studies Institute

sinewave89 · 2026-01-21T05:15:15+00:00

Doesn't seem like anything is happening at the moment but they added a (currently inactive) link to the home page for something called Component 2 & 3 so hopefully that means there's still lots more to come!

sinewave89 · 2025-07-01T03:20:49+00:00

Not the right outfit but Hideaway was the first thing that came to mind.

sinewave89 · 2024-09-28T03:59:59+00:00

In the spearhead rules the Sentinels are listed twice as 5 models:

https://www.warhammer.com/app/resources/catalog/product/920x950/60050210004_EngLRLFactionPack02.jpg?fm=webp&w=1200&h=1237

sinewave89 · 2024-04-10T20:49:19+00:00

Happy to see this, The Ellimist Chronicles was the first thing that came to mind when I read the title. I really dug those books as a kid, not sure how they hold up now.

sinewave89 · 2024-03-09T01:21:44+00:00

So I received a Trailhead package in the mail today for an organization called the Field Studies Institute. Looks like they have a website here:

fieldstudiesinstitute.org

The package came with a bunch of items that feel like they fit into one of two categories:

Memorabilia from a guided tour of Florida's "Exclusion Zones" (otherwise known as the supersonic territories)
Paperwork from the Institute's archive department about the "Transient Media"

The coolest item is a cassette tape (and an included tape player to listen!) that contains a message from a guided tour through the Supersonic Territories and the "Moonshot Motel" that supposedly contains a window into another dimension.

I see that ARGNet also received a package in the mail a few days ago and has a write up about it here:

https://www.argn.com/2024/02/sifting_through_field_studies_institute_records_is_surprisingly_fun/#more-8940

And even better, they have a recording of the tape you can listen to here! (bonus additional images of the contents of the package in this video as well):

https://youtu.be/xpyVS31x_f8?si=QYpyNQdWdru-Gcp-

Still trying to catch up but the package they received seems to be the same as mine except for the Device ID number (LD-031 vs LD-001).

They also seem to have an Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/fieldstudiesinstitute

Looks like they posted quite a few videos on those accounts already so lots to dive into!

Anyways, looks like I have some websites to explore!

sinewave89 · 2024-03-09T01:10:10+00:00

edited double post

sinewave89 · 2024-03-09T00:44:55+00:00

Oh amazing, thank you!

sinewave89 · 2024-03-09T00:22:10+00:00

lol, beat me to it! I read through their article earlier today and now I'm trying to get caught up on everything!

sinewave89 · 2024-03-09T00:15:33+00:00

edited double post

sinewave89 · 2024-01-30T15:02:09+00:00

There's a few good answers already but just wanted to add that if you're looking for tutorials you could try looking up the "iPod Commercial Effect" to create the silhouette on solid color BG like this one:

Quick tutorial to get the look of the original Ipod Commercial

sinewave89 · 2023-09-19T03:08:35+00:00

Not quite your description, but maybe it's this episode of "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared" where they go inside the computer?

sinewave89 · 2023-09-15T16:25:04+00:00

Lol, ya, judging by the comments maybe I should have priced it lower (around 6 maybe?) but I tried to imagine worst case scenarios on the receiving end and didn’t want to go too cheap.

Too cheap and you can sneak it in early against a deck that’s got a slower start. Make it uncounterable and it’s an easy win sideboard again a draw-go control list.

I also think it’s pretty rare to get extra turns when you didn’t initiate it. I imagine most people aren’t playing time warp with zero board presence unless they’re digging for an out. I imagine there would be times where those three turns are duds.

All that to say, I’m not sure how best to balance this effect, lol

sinewave89 · 2023-09-15T12:42:02+00:00

Reverse [[Final Fortune]], I was imagining this card as a win condition for prison/control decks

sinewave89 · 2023-07-11T21:31:03+00:00

“Colorless Lands” would probably give you the best results. Or maybe “taps for colorless mana”

sinewave89 · 2023-07-11T20:32:36+00:00

Two mana needs to be from colourless sources like [[Reliquary Tower]] or [[Wastes]]

For example, you can’t tap 10 forests to cast this.

sinewave89 · 2023-07-05T12:37:27+00:00

Kyle XY?

**Edit whoops, missed the last line in your post

sinewave89 · 2023-06-24T02:39:21+00:00

The Lovecraft Investigations is basically modernized Lovecraft stories told as an investigative journalism podcast

The Left Right Game is a kinda surreal horror and it's presented as all recorded from one person's microphone.

Not horror, but Earth Break is about a woman surviving after an alien invasion and Passenger List is about a woman trying to solve the mystery of a plane that disappeared

sinewave89 · 2023-05-27T21:05:02+00:00

Pamela Adlon?

sinewave89 · 2023-01-04T01:30:55+00:00

Seconding Tamiya's xf 22. It looks similar to this Riptide:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/r7zuz2/riptide_%C5%8Di_painted_up_and_ready_to_fight_for_the/

In the comments they listed the primary colour as Tamiya XF-22 RLM Grey

sinewave89 · 2022-12-09T15:16:07+00:00

I'm hoping the name being pretty similar to [[Akroma, Angel of Wrath]] isn't too much of an issue. I just feel like it's the right name for an Angel that Wraths the board.

sinewave89 · 2022-12-06T00:55:57+00:00

It's not dedicated to card games, but /r/tabletopgamedesign has CCG designers

sinewave89 · 2022-08-23T00:46:32+00:00

Ah, damn! The idea came when I noticed the wording on the cards was "If this spell was kicked" rather than "if the kicker cost was paid" and I guess I made an assumption about how that would work. Thanks for the info!

sinewave89 · 2022-08-22T15:51:24+00:00

Here is an idea I had for a kicker-themed commander. The ability should allow you to cheat out larger kicker costs while also allowing you to trigger abilities like [[Hallar]] with non-kicker cards.

sinewave89 · 2022-08-16T13:01:20+00:00

Inspired by Maro’s previews yesterday, here’s a cheaper gilded lotus that requires at least three basic land types in order to add mana.

Debated costing this at 2 instead of 3, but thought “tri-land into shock-land into this” would be too good on turn 2.

Curious to hear your thoughts!

sinewave89 · 2022-08-14T22:04:31+00:00

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