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Today, 04:15 AMGrim Portent replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsTo elaborate, things like the Tarrasque were part of the random assortment of monsters that were at one time called dragons, despite the early...98 replies | 3012 view(s)
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Today, 04:01 AMGrim Portent replied to a thread What Have You Been Painting? Miniatures in Gaming in Gaming (Other)Thanks. :smallsmile: Muted colour is semi-intentional. Was originally going for a more bright yellow, but I couldn't get it to work on the...48 replies | 4459 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 05:59 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread What Have You Been Painting? Miniatures in Gaming in Gaming (Other)Been working on some stuff for my Mousillon army. First actually finished model is a metal paladin on foot with hand weapon and shield. Got some...48 replies | 4459 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 05:01 AMGrim Portent replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsThey are a D&D thing originally to my knowledge, but one that's spread to other D&D influenced media. Winged snakes with feathers crop up in a few...98 replies | 3012 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 07:08 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsMechalich brought up the idea back on the first page, and it does seem solid. But the wikipedia article does suggest the changes to heraldry,...98 replies | 3012 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 04:20 PMI like both, but I slightly prefer Heathen British Magic.1472 replies | 128821 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 02:02 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsOracleofWuffing beat you to the joke. :smalltongue: Dragons with huge tracts of land aside, I'm not sure the mesoamerican critters are usually...98 replies | 3012 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 12:23 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsThe whiskers are often something like catfish barbels, but the mane and frills towards the back of the head, on the limbs or along the spine are...98 replies | 3012 view(s)
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2024-05-15, 04:03 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsIn Calder's case the way the two fore bulby-bits are drawn looks more like how hair would be drawn rather than tentacles or spines, they even change...98 replies | 3012 view(s)
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2024-05-15, 02:34 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsCalder does seem to be among the rare modern exceptions to the general decline of mammal bits. Warcraft dragons are in that boat as well, with some...98 replies | 3012 view(s)
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2024-05-15, 01:24 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsIt kind of matches up, things like Rankin Bass's cat-Smaug was from 1977, and kind of the pinnacle of mammal/reptile dragons, and there was a big...98 replies | 3012 view(s)
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2024-05-15, 12:11 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsI would guess sometime in the 1800s, probably as part of an illustrated children's book. The look had definitely taken by the 1900s, it pops up in...98 replies | 3012 view(s)
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2024-05-10, 08:27 AMGrim Portent replied to a thread Miniatures Warhammer 40k Tabletop Thread XLIV - "Take a Shot of Paint Water" in Gaming (Other)With the Eldar they also don't actually have perfect foresight, their visions are slightly clearer than those of human psykers, but still not...84 replies | 4069 view(s)
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2024-05-10, 04:54 AMGrim Portent replied to a thread Miniatures Warhammer 40k Tabletop Thread XLIV - "Take a Shot of Paint Water" in Gaming (Other)In a setting confirmed to have time travel, isn't it reasonable to assume the timeline already incorporates any efforts by time travellers to change...84 replies | 4069 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 03:29 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread Miniatures Warhammer 40k Tabletop Thread XLIV - "Take a Shot of Paint Water" in Gaming (Other)I think interpreting the Chaos Gods as omnipotent and omnipresent but not in concert is the most reasonable interpretation of some of the things...84 replies | 4069 view(s)
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2024-05-08, 05:11 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread Miniatures Warhammer 40k Tabletop Thread XLIV - "Take a Shot of Paint Water" in Gaming (Other)There are probably lots of pivotal moments, but none of them are the pivotal moment that would allow Order to overcome Chaos. Save a planet or two...84 replies | 4069 view(s)
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2024-05-08, 09:40 AMGrim Portent replied to a thread Miniatures Warhammer 40k Tabletop Thread XLIV - "Take a Shot of Paint Water" in Gaming (Other)All instances of backwards time travel I can think of in 40k take the form of closed time loops, where going in back in time enables the events that...84 replies | 4069 view(s)
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2024-05-04, 08:28 AMI think nomadic races can be well suited to an air affinity theme. Off the top of my head I would go for centaurs. Open plains and mountain plateaus...29 replies | 2183 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 04:10 PMI would say Seffie is on her own side first and foremost. She loves her brother, they have a genuine bond which seems uncommon among their family,...1472 replies | 128821 view(s)
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2024-04-27, 07:14 AMSimplest assumption is that neither domain is contiguous, but both claim the same de jure lands. Or rather, the Storm King conspiracy wants to...1472 replies | 128821 view(s)
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2024-04-26, 02:01 PMHis primary passion is cruelty, so I don't think Palpatine ever really gets weaker. I think he marinates in his own sadism and only grows more...636 replies | 28325 view(s)
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2024-04-24, 02:06 PMJango is established as being the best mercenary around at the time, and one of a small handful who can take on Jedi 1v1, so using him as the genetic...636 replies | 28325 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 11:56 AMGrim Portent replied to a thread What Are You Playing: 9 Years since the Last Dragon Age in Gaming (Other)Snake-wolf would remove the ability to rides wolf-wolves. I advise Supergrowth and the hero perk from the last Materium book, if you've got the...1472 replies | 115748 view(s)
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2024-04-23, 11:08 AMGrim Portent replied to a thread Stormcloaks Or Empire (One Of The Three Certainties Of Life) in Gaming (Other)There is no direct link between Sithis and the Hist to my knowledge, at least not in official material. Both are part of the Argonian religion, but...619 replies | 18215 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 05:02 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread Got a Real-World Weapon, Armour or Tactics Question? Mk. XXX in Roleplaying GamesOn the topic of blackpowder, was there a notable increase in price for corned powder over serpentine, or was it just a matter of available supply...309 replies | 49337 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 08:23 AMGrim Portent replied to a thread Warhammer 40K Tabletop Thread XLIII: "This Is A New LoW For Us All" in Gaming (Other)Remembered a unit that actually got Squatted, Mutilators. Not that anyone particularly misses them.1475 replies | 189313 view(s)
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2024-04-22, 06:39 AMGrim Portent replied to a thread Warhammer 40K Tabletop Thread XLIII: "This Is A New LoW For Us All" in Gaming (Other)I can't actually think of any Chaos Marine models I own that have been Squatted. Specific loadouts sure, I used to have a unit of Havocs with four...1475 replies | 189313 view(s)
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2024-04-21, 04:24 PMGrim Portent replied to a thread What Are You Playing: 9 Years since the Last Dragon Age in Gaming (Other)Been playing Rimworld, unmodded other than some UI stuff and a few cosmetic styles to try out the new Anomaly DLC, and recently wrapped up my first...1472 replies | 115748 view(s)
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