Weekender XLBS: Dark Imperium; Returning To 40K & LARP Thoughts
June 11, 2017 by dignity
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Happy Sunday!
Morning all, im off to bed yawn. Hope you all have a great day 🙂
Sam!
Happy Sunday! Welcome back especially to Sam, Yay! We’ve all missed you. (Was that sycophantic enough?) Only joking!
Happy Sunday & welcome back Sam!
Happy Sunday
@warzan I’ll have to agree with your better half about the MLP RPG – and you should pick up some models for it
Happy Sunday!
Happy Sunday!!!
Welcome back, Sam!
After an extremely long hiatus (well, since 4th edition), my group and I are tentatively getting into 8th edition (via Shadow-War: Armageddon!). I went for Tau, as I always preferred ‘shooty’ armies- I just picked up two of the Start Collecting sets, which I hope should give me a decent starting force…
Buy my Imperial Assault and let me get a couple of Mythos factions 😉
Around 20 years ago I used to LARP a lot, 1st Sunday in every month, and then some full weekends as well. One of the reason were like @brennon that I played a lot of RPGs and 90% of the time as GM. The Nordic (or at least the Danish) LARP scene had a fairly low buy in as most weapons where home made – Duck tape, bamboo and the foam you use under your sleeping bag when camping or at a festival. Being a Barbarian at heart there where times where our costumes where just a loincloth and the… Read more »
Yeah, I’ve been looking at a lot of stuff that could very easily get me into LARP. I think I have a nearby group as well as what I’ve been looking at with Empire.
All just planning and seeing where it goes 🙂
Stick with the TAU Gianna and just get the rulebooks, and yes go with the Tiger Stripes.
woot Sam is back
@dignity the goblin team is available and you have the full rules for all the old teams. GW also sold old teams but I think they are all sold out. @warzan the little booklet you got from your daughter would fit me and several others I know to. About Larp: I don’t do it myself but I know somebody who does and she told me about an event weekend she went to. They went to an ork camp to talk to the people there but before they could leave they had to be “beaten up” and they got blood smeared… Read more »
Welcome back Sam. It is unbelievable that it’s been two years.
oh my Sam got all the kit kat i want
so when is the My Little Pony Lets Play video coming out @warzan
The Weasel coffee. 😛 This video clip sums it up perfectly…
https://youtu.be/fz3P0zDh6wc
Loved hearing about @Warzan‘s daughter and My Little Pony. Everyone here will have a story about their gateway game, which for most of us is almost certainly 40k (Rogue Trader & Eldar for me), but nowadays there are so many options, some of which are a lot more accessible than the big games. . And although most of are grizzled gamers, who probably sneer at the idea of My Little Pony being a cynical cash in, I think it’s important that there’s something so different to help introduce our hobby to new gamers. My eldest loves playing Silver Tower, otherwise… Read more »
Happy Sunday… Welcome home Sam
I am so glad my son is 8 and his reaction to My Little Pony is no way not interested…lol.
@Johnlyons I have never played 40k and Proud…and no I am not getting into it..my life is not incomplete .. Hahaha
@dignity maybe I will have to get my Skaven bloodbowl team finished…but Guildball is still inspiring me now.
@commodorerob – “I have never played 40k and Proud…and no I am not getting into it..my life is not incomplete. Hahaha.”
Preach on, Brother Rob! 😀 Couldn’t possibly agree more.
@Oriskany I will shout from the highest mountains…lol In all honesty for those that like 40k all power to them they are gamers like us all. However for me the universe is so cheesy and unoriginal, and from what I have seen whilst the have taken and shaken the rules it still seems to be an out dated mechanic that is several years behind…especially with IGOUGO system in which the person who goes first can devastate their opponent so it will just become an endless arms race with people just trying t get the biggest baddest weapons and hoping they… Read more »
Oh and as a coffee lover who has many Many MANY different types of coffee, and coffee making machines to hand…I have to say poo coffee is just pretentious and overrated.
Happy Sunday! And welcome back Sam!
I’m bit of a coffee nerd, but I would never go for the weasel beans. Firstly if they’re harming the animals anyhow in the production process, and secondly what I’ve heard it’s actually not anything really special.
New 40k: will be giving the rules a try and desperately attempting not to buy any new models.
I haven’t done LARPing for 15+ years, when unfortunately the leader of our group moved on the group slowly dispersed with it. But in my experience it’s extremely accessible, most groups will have spare gear for you to borrow, and then you can slowly build/buy/create your costume and accessories. A simple tunic and a basic weapon can be picked up (or made) for not a lot of money and will ‘do’ until you’re more invested. Alternatively, as you say, joining the monster/baddie side is a great way to get a taster without having any kit of your own. Although I… Read more »
Many (most?) LARPs will let you play a monster or NPC if you are new. It doesn’t require anything on your part beyond showing up and doing what they tell you. If you enjoy the experience you can progress to making your own character in future events. It’s the best way for total newbies to get involed. Another thing to consider would be finding LARPs that take place in modern day so you don’t need to buy special costumes. Back in my college days I helped run various Vampire LARPS and one time I wrote and ran a home brew… Read more »
@koraski I had a totally lapse of memory and I couldn”t remember your member name. I wanted to give you a big shout out for you tremendous donation and that it is going to a good cause. Again, a BIG THANK YOU!