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My Skinny Minis arrived today (delayed by the storm) and they're even better looking in person. I definitely recommend them. I spent nearly $1000 on my first order and I'm probably going back to the well for another couple hundred.

Ya. They're very similar to the Pathfinder Pawns, but..better. Front/back art, much more sturdy, clear background, the die cut hugs the outline of the art. I should have mine in hand by Saturday.

You could get them with some mail-order service called Dungeon in a Box (or something similar), but never by themselves. I have a ridiculous collection of D&D books, but minis is something I could never bring myself to buy unpainted and I know I won't paint them. Nor will I pay the premium for...

Agreed. Mechanically, I loved DoS: II. And, despite finishing the game, I found much of the story terrible. Obviously, some of the game was really dark, but the slapstick comedy and whimsical tone just aren't for me. DoS: II with a much grittier story (and art direction) with a PF or 5E...

These finally became available outside of backers. I spent just under a $1000 after the 25% discount.. https://skinny-minis.com/

We wuz kangs... This show is trash.

Arcanum.

That's where I bought mine and ya, it didn't give me a choice. It just said "3080, pre-order." The one I just bought is actually the 3rd system I've purchased from them. I've had absolutely zero complaints. Certainly, you can (usually) build a system for a couple hundred bucks cheaper if you...

My pre-built system arrived yesterday, but I had no idea what 3080 was going to be in it. It ended up being a TUF gaming. Those are actually really good cards and run very cool. Satisfied.

I think it was PlayStation for me, but I played both I and II and enjoyed them. Though they were a bit too arcade-like for my tastes. I'm not a gaming snob, but I definitely know what I like. BG:II, Torment, Pathfinder: Kingmaker, PoE II, DoS II, and even Wasteland II/III are pinnacle gaming...

To the first paragraph -- Yep, I've felt it. I got in to D&D at a fairly early age (10ish), but I was too young for my parents to let me spend 4 or 5 hours in an unsupervised house with a group of 'strangers.' Not to mention, at 10, I would have had serious problems finding a group willing to...

I couldn't disagree more. Leveraging the tabletop aspect is a huge component in the success of these games. The core fan base of isometric RPGs don't want less "dice," they want more.

Icewind Dale is definitely one of the weakest games listed here, but I thoroughly enjoyed it as a teen because I was just happy to be adventuring in the stomping grounds of Drizzt, Wulfgar, Bruenor, Regis, and Cattie.

Having played and beaten every game you've mentioned in this thread, I'd probably play them oldest to newest. As much as I love BG I/II, Torment, etc....the graphical fidelity and refinement of modern, isometric RPGs will definitely diminish the experience of older games if you play the new ones...

Yep. Just turn on Kingdom Management auto-play very early. It's still possible to fuck yourself if you don't do it soon enough.

I have a couple long boxes of random Revised stuff in a closet. It's been years since I've looked at it so I'm not sure what's in it, but I'm probably going to just buy-list the entire lot to Card Kingdom. Hell, I'm probably going to buy-list a bunch of my stuff and only save the $50+ hot...

I appreciate your post. I also noticed the spike to Legends, Sylvan Library because I have two copies. I have been ready to sell my entire collection for a long time, but I don't need the money so my laziness trumped my will to sell. However, it's hard to argue with dumping everything now.

Agreed. The Kingdom building aspect of the game was interesting but it was too punishing. If you didn't pay incredibly close attention to the wording of every quest in the log and/or stay acutely aware of the progression of time you could literally run in to numerous game-ending scenarios. I...

Since I quit playing Magic years ago I don't keep up with it at all (other than to occasionally hate on the woke infection), but I watched the AI video. Afterward I was curious about the value of my collection and scanned a few major online shops. What is going on with card pricing right now...

Every game mentioned in this thread is worthy of the praise they've been given, but personally I can't say enough good things about Pathfinder: Kingmaker. It was a buggy mess at release, but it's been patched in to a truly great experience. And as already said, it's a loooooong game. It took me...

I definitely play, my guy. I have enough material to fill this bookshelf twice over but I only keep the most commonly used/campaign relevant stuff on the shelf.

Agreed. I've also played every edition and 2nd was a head and shoulders above 1st. I have very good memories of it. It didn't hurt that guys like Elmore and Parkinson did a lot of the art.

I'm a forever-DM and played in my first Fantasy Grounds game yesterday. I thought it was great, but everyone was cool so that helps a lot. However, I do agree with you that the tabletop experience is vastly superior. I think most people agree, but schedules and lives diverging makes VTTs a nice...

Calves are ridiculously impacted by genetics. Probably more so than any other muscle. A lot of Black guys will attest to that first-hand because the ability to develop big, thick calves is even more uncommon for them than other populations. *edit* fixed a grotesque grammar mistake.

Are you a serious runner? You have the frame of someone who runs a lot. *edit* Just put 2 and 2 together.

Agreed, but I need a second monitor. If that LG (or any other strong, cheaper monitor) is as good or better, it doesn't make sense to pay the premium for another Predator.

I'm looking for a monitor for my second desktop. How much better is that than the ? I got the Predator in late 2017 and it's been great.

I had a few folks chuckle at the fact that I ordered a very solid $1900 pre-built with a 3080 last month. I saw the writing on the wall and now you can't even build the same system yourself for less than $2300.

I'm definitely advocating for the former.

The best advice I can give you is to understand that in 5E, action economy is king. That said, a singular monster (even much higher 'level' than the players) is far, far easier to handle than a group of less-difficult monsters. Judging encounter difficulty comes with experience but some red...

I can't remember which summer it was but in '15 or '16 I poop-socked Black Desert for almost 4 months and I had a great time. The combat is genuinely orgasmic, but the gearing system is masochistic. The lack of a true 'dungeon' experience sucked, but once I accepted it was a different type of...

Huge fan of Struggle, but this song is particularly appropriate. Taking the time to listen to the lyrics is worth it.

Instead of playing wack-a-mole with retailers for a card, I just bought a pre-built system with a 3080. It was time because my 6600k/GTX 1080 isn't cutting it anymore at 1440p/165mhz. It wasn't much more (2k w/tax included) than what I could build it for myself.

Fuck this gay Earth.

Absolutely. The "Godhood" plot won't be revealed until a couple months in because it just doesn't make sense for an NPC pursuing such a grand plan to seek out brand new, wet-behind-the-ears adventurers. However, the NPC will be introduced quickly and I'll spend quite a bit of time building the...

In my experience, keeping a group together for any meaningful period of time is THE hardest part of playing D&D. It sucks because I honestly enjoy the game the most when we're able to weave a long, sweeping story where the players gradually flesh out their characters, the world develops around...

That's a pretty egregious error. How much experience running games does this guy have?

Dirty secret: I've never used a random encounter table in my life. My players have never been in a combat/encounter that I didn't intend to happen. Personally, I think random tables are lazy and often create unintended consequences. However, I understand why a lot of DMs use them (especially...

The lore, the 'story,' and the dungeon itself is varied and interesting, but nearly every encounter, DC, loot, etc needs attention and that's what turned me off of running it. Also, from your experience was it run as a once-you're-in, you're-in" dungeon or were you able to leave/rest/regroup...

I have every Rappan Athuk PDF and that dungeon is masochistic. I only read about 45 pages of it before I was like -- "Nope, not running this without some heavy, heavy modifications." The core book is like 600 pages. Maybe, it gets better further in?