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  1. Grabbit Allworth

    Lost Ark Online

    /Laughs in BDO.
  2. Grabbit Allworth

    Lost Ark Online

    While it's possible, in retrospect, it may have been just a bunch of people trolling. I'm actually ashamed of myself for posting anything the morons in chat talk about. Though, interestingly, those same morons made it quite clear that the N-word isn't censored. lol I don't want to believe...
  3. Grabbit Allworth

    Lost Ark Online

    I rolled my main on Azena and apparently it's been dubbed a PvP server. Rumor in chat right now is that Asmongold is coming here. Not that I care, but I thought it was funny how much the chat did.
  4. Grabbit Allworth

    Lost Ark Online

    I made a Sorceress on Danube just to check this and I haven't seen it.
  5. Grabbit Allworth

    Lost Ark Online

    I have absolutely no experience with the game beyond my day and half (about 11 hours) of play, but as a Deathblade I feel like I'm shitting on mobs. Especially when I can attack from behind, but when I watch others play, it looks like everyone else is, too. I don't know if it's a perception...
  6. Grabbit Allworth

    Lost Ark Online

    I'd argue that the leveling process of LA is simply a very convincing and pretty illusion of its gameplay, but it's really just a long tutorial designed to slowly introduce players to the wide berth of systems and mechanics of the game. We all know that games today are designed for the slackjaws...
  7. Grabbit Allworth

    Lost Ark Online

    A buddy and I played together all day taking things really slowly. He chose Paladin, I went Deathblade, and we made it to 25 before calling it quits for the day. We both had a great time and never had any lag or connection issues, so that's a plus. I have absolutely no idea what the end-game...
  8. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    Something else that I've recently done is implement skills, abilities, and magic items (such as tattoos) that use the character's Hit Dice as a resource to power them. For tattoos specifically, the art functions as the focus that enables the effect, but they have to provide the power source...
  9. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    To be completely transparent, very few of the mechanics are entirely my own. I have A LOT of D&D content that I've poured over to take the elements that I like, tweak, and put them together in one document. Some examples are: 1. Greatly expanded the skill system to include additional tiers...
  10. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    I very seriously doubt that any TTRPG is going to ever carve out a niche larger than what Pathfinder has managed, much less unseat D&D as king until the game literally ceases to exist. D&D has dominated the market for far too long. Pathfinder 2e is a fantastic system and the published material...
  11. Grabbit Allworth

    Lost Ark Online

    @Zindan Thanks for the heads up. Is there a good video that showcases the sounds of each class? I know some folks are in to their character's combat sounding like they're constantly trying to keep a tentacle monster from raping them, but I can do without it.
  12. Grabbit Allworth

    Lost Ark Online

    My best friend and I are going to play LA, but neither of us know shit about this game apart from watching a few videos trying to decide which class to play. Already, the art direction has me feeling like I need to take a shower. It's an incel's dreamworld. I settled on playing one of the two...
  13. Grabbit Allworth

    Kickstarters

    I backed ~40 D&D projects in '20/'21 and they're starting to roll in. Every week is like Christmas and the production value on some of the books is impressive.
  14. Grabbit Allworth

    The Legend of Vox Machina

    I watched the first three episodes and I agree with the general consensus. 1 and 2 were a disappointment, but I suppose they were a necessary evil. 3 was much better. That said, I wasn't the least bit surprised that 6 minutes in to the first episode they introduced the pink-haired, non-binary...
  15. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    Agreed. Fortunately, I already own literally 95% of 3/3.5 material in hard/softback.
  16. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    I guess I'm guilty of being one of the NPCs because I buy every hardback that WoTC publishes for D&D because I'm a collector. However, I also pirate the absolute fuck out of D&D material; including a lot WoTC stuff. All that said, I'm getting incredibly close to completely turning off the...
  17. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    Yep. Agreed. Even without WoTC, there's so much inspirational D&D material online that no DM or group could ever come close to exploring it all. Not to mention, decades worth of physical material. I love collecting D&D books but, to be frank, I've found both of WoTC's last two books, The Wild...
  18. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    I'm genuinely and totally confounded by the fact that so many companies believe that walking, face-first, off the figurative cliff to appease the woke mob is the correct business decision. I play D&D weekly and will continue to do so for years to come but, at this point, a significant part of...
  19. Grabbit Allworth

    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    I bought Outriders for $10 on Epic and the game is an absolute steal for that price. My best friend and I have been playing it non-stop for the last 3 days. Yesterday we did a 12 hour marathon. I read that it had a rocky release, but now it's genuinely a great game. I haven't gotten to the...
  20. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    Absolutely disgusting. Fortunately, even the morons on Reddit feel that this is a pointless overreaction. Heh, WotC gutting lore for "sensitivity" reasons and Paizo is literally no longer going to use the words "Golem" and "Phylactery" because they think "it might" offend Jews. Fuck all of...
  21. Grabbit Allworth

    MTG thread

    Every time I see this shit it makes me want to vomit. I started playing Magic 5 or 6 months after it came out. I missed being able to actually buy Alpha and Beta packs because they were gone almost immediately, but I did manage to snag some packs of Unlimited and bought a fuckton of Revised...
  22. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    I back a shitload of D&D projects so I honestly went to the page thinking I may offer support even if the product wasn't my speed, but I don't want any part of 'Wokesong.' Here's an excerpt from the campaign: "We’re not going to appropriate anyone’s cultures or experiences, so we couldn’t...
  23. Grabbit Allworth

    Willow

    What? That was cringe as fuck. I have less than zero hope this series will be anything but a complete trainwreck.
  24. Grabbit Allworth

    2021 AssHat Winner!!!

    Mmmhmm, the loser embraces the attention even if people openly despise him. Losing at being a loser is a serious blow to his warped ego because he won't have the title or avatar to parade around.
  25. Grabbit Allworth

    Kickstarters

    I backed this Kickstarter months ago. It had a relatively humble performance, only getting ~$50k in support, but I've been following the updates and it seems like an incredible campaign. They originally aimed for it to be ~300 pages, but it has blossomed to over 900 pages. I think it might be...
  26. Grabbit Allworth

    Arcane

    That's actually a good point. I never even considered that angle. I guess it eluded me because, despite the fact I 'qualify' as a nerd, I've never found myself wishing-to-be-like or identifying with any of the characters I'm a fan of. And SJWs have definitely poisoned the well in terms of...
  27. Grabbit Allworth

    Arcane

    Yep. I honestly don't know why characters like her are popular. Who is her fan base? Certainly not men. And I do mean, men. Not little limp-wristed, faggot cucks. Women/girls like Vi have less than zero appeal to masculine men. I just roll my eyes at the fight scenes. I know it's just more...
  28. Grabbit Allworth

    Arcane

    The art/animation are amazing and there are numerous scenes that truly capture the emotional element, but I am so fucking tired of the 'edgy,' lesbian, strong-wahman characters. They disgust me and Vi isn't an exception.
  29. Grabbit Allworth

    Wheel of Time

    I don't know squat about the lore but, in this show, The Dragon was never going to be anything but a sheboon.
  30. Grabbit Allworth

    Wheel of Time

    I just finished episode 3 and I to have to agree.
  31. Grabbit Allworth

    Wheel of Time

    I've been out of the country so I finally just caught the first episode during a layover. I never read the books so I don't have that basis to be disappointed. Despite that, it's still not great. The first episode definitely has elements of the SJW woke cult, but it's not shoved down my throat...
  32. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    I can see staging as an issue for some folks, but I've almost always played at my house so I don't have to deal with a lack of room or dirty space. Fortunately, I've never had anyone mess my house up during a session. Though, I have had a million spilled drinks. A few of which have ruined a few...
  33. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    Jesus Christ, yes. The hardest part of playing D&D is finding a group of people that get along, aren't idiots, and show up every week. As a DM, it's relatively easy to fill up a group, but I find filtering through the trash/flaky people to create a stable group, incredibly exhausting...
  34. Grabbit Allworth

    MTG thread

    I've got a full play set of Revised in great condition (and another $30-40k in great Modern/Legacy playables). I can't provide pictures right now because I'm in Mexico with the wife but I'll be back in the States at the end of the week.
  35. Grabbit Allworth

    Elden Ring - From Software + George RR Martin

    I know they're beloved games, but I've never played any of the Dark Souls-type games. Although the aesthetics of them are great. The gameplay of bashing your head against an encounter until you figure out the proper sequence for victory, just doesn't appeal to me. Maybe, I'm not giving the...
  36. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    Pretty much this. The timeline for the campaign I'm running now is 1495 DR, which is current for 5e content. However, I don't really think it makes a bit of difference to my players. None of them are particularly familiar (or likely care) about the year/era. It's mostly for my enjoyment of the...
  37. Grabbit Allworth

    The D&D thread

    It depends on what it is. Some of the old content isn't nearly as valuable as I would have expected it to be, but you're correct that some of the old stuff is quite valuable. The condition, like most collectibles, is extremely important. As is the print run. 1st print runs are worth A LOT. I...
  38. Grabbit Allworth

    Kickstarters

    I know there was a bit of interest about this, so here's a reminder that it closes in a few hours. I backed with two separate accounts (for a total of $650, 120 sets) to get two sets of stretch goals. There were a couple of sets unlocked through polling that made me salty (baby monsters...
  39. Grabbit Allworth

    Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games

    I tried playing DoS 2 co-op with my best friend I and gave up after two nights. The game is already incredibly long, but adding the co-op element easily makes the game twice (if not more) as long. I simply have way too many games in my backlog to devote 250+ hours to a single game so I went on...
  40. Grabbit Allworth

    Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

    I didn't want to Google it for fear of spoilers, but I did look a little bit and I think you're right. Him leaving is part of his arc, but he'll be back. It makes me feel better because I was leaning heavily on him for damage.