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Today, 05:50 PMFallout also has a much higher barrier to entry as a franchise than Elder Scrolls. Fallout is a post-apocalyptic setting, but the pre-apocalypse...88 replies | 2058 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:57 PMMechalich replied to a thread TV Star Wars: Tales of the Empire official trailer in Media DiscussionsAgreed. Seven years ago, SWTOR dropped the 'Betrayed' trailer for its Knights of the Eternal Throne expansion. And while it looks fantastic, it was...6 replies | 1114 view(s)
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Yesterday, 02:33 AMThe thing about Dwarves and Merfolk, and most other 'earth' or 'water' fantasy beings is that they live in the respective environment. With both air...23 replies | 981 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:57 AMStar Wars is very much a space fantasy, so while the technologies on display are a mess (though I feel expectations do need to be calibrated to...210 replies | 17674 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 07:11 PMThere's even more stuff going on in the locations in FO76, in which pretty much every location on the map either has some kind of connection to the...88 replies | 2058 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 05:16 PMProsthetic robot arms, 'bionic arms' as the various companies hyping them seem to have chosen to go with, are no longer mere science fiction and...28 replies | 1155 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 04:38 PMMechalich replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsThere are three major options for Vampire: the Masquerade. First is the 1998 Revised Edition, which was the last edition published under the auspices...9 replies | 297 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 04:13 PMCritically, there has been a relative lack of collateral damage for some time. The big combat set pieces in England: the dome, the island; and the...1409 replies | 122880 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 03:57 PMBut if you explore the map thoroughly (especially with DLC) your character can very easily hit such a point. Want to get all the companion perks?...88 replies | 2058 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 03:51 PMI'd phrase that much stronger. A group of twelve players, in tabletop, is doomed, full stop. A group that large will not function. If Talakeal is...365 replies | 15894 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 05:25 AMHer having lost the arms in some sort of childhood accident is the more likely explanation, since a child with such a severe congenital disability is...28 replies | 1155 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 12:33 AMThe trick is to get the players to increase their personal investment in the gameplay and not the OOC interpersonal table dynamics. After all, the...365 replies | 15894 view(s)
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2024-04-30, 05:17 PMIt's mostly a late game thing, admittedly. Once you hit a level ~75 or so, quest XP just kind of stops making any difference. At that point only the...88 replies | 2058 view(s)
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2024-04-30, 04:48 PMThe Fallout games are notable for their location-based storytelling. All the terminals, object placements, holotapes, and other artifacts that tell...88 replies | 2058 view(s)
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2024-04-30, 03:37 AMUnfortunately, FO4's post nuclear loot goblin experience leaves much to be desired. Because of the way both the loot generation and leveling system...88 replies | 2058 view(s)
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2024-04-29, 08:18 PMFallout 3 is where the 'modern' iteration of the franchise under Bethesda starts. It established the structure of the games as FPS-RPG hybrids in 3D...88 replies | 2058 view(s)
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2024-04-29, 05:39 PMOr possibly channeled. Martellus seems to genuinely enjoy making big fuzzy monsters and going on big old-fashioned hunts with them. If he can just be...1409 replies | 122880 view(s)
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2024-04-28, 04:24 PMForce users, in combat against other Force users, innately defend against other Force abilities, forcing them to defer to the use of physical weapons...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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2024-04-26, 04:42 PMHis drive isn't diminished, exactly, rather it has been redirected. Once he acquired control over the galaxy, his goals shifted from temporal power...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 08:22 PMThe absence of records is less helpful, actually, since that ought to increase suspicion rather than defray it. What ought to be in the canon (but as...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 05:04 PMThe Heterodyne lineage has been referred to as 'the House of Heterodyne' on more than one occasion, suggesting the family has some level of official...1409 replies | 122880 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 04:51 PMSo, really important point here regarding the overall structure of the Star Wars galaxy and why the Clone Wars happens: one planet can build a large...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 02:40 AMThis might work out better, but there are a lot of contingencies. In this scenario Palpatine will immediately turn on Anakin following killing...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 08:34 PMThis error by the Jedi Order is one that I feel is among the easier ones to justify. The Jedi clearly believe they should defend democracy - Obi-Wan...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 04:31 AMThe Internet in 2002-2004 was nothing like what it became. That's pre-youtube, pre-social media, and before modern Google. It was impossible to hear...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 12:41 AMIt would only be morally superior for the Jedi to command the clones if that choice was the best option for winning the war with a minimum of clone...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 11:31 PMSure, the operational space in which the Jedi Order has to operate post-Geonosis is highly constrained, but it's not like they have no options at...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 05:22 PMIn this case it's also of dubious accuracy. The Star Wars franchise has always referred to the destruction of the Jedi as a purge - ie. Great Jedi...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 06:07 AMWhile I would not say there has been anyone claiming the Jedi Order was perfect there have been claims advanced that the Jedi Order has no...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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2024-04-20, 09:21 PMRight. Many, many fantasy series go quite in-depth into their own politics. So do traditional adventure sagas from real world history. Heck, there's...616 replies | 24659 view(s)
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