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City of Glass - Discussion
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@MisterBoring said in City of Glass - Discussion:
I have neverā¦ everā¦ drawn as complete a blank as I have for a played by for my character here compared to anywhere Iāve ever played before.
Like, ugh.
I would advise going on pinterest, finding art, and using that. The obsession with living actors is weird to me. Iāve done it, and it seems like way more trouble than itās worth. If something doesnāt fall in my lap in about ten minutes of searching, itās artstation and pinterest time.
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@MisterBoring The internationally recognized rules for PBs on WoD games say youāre required to pick between Jason Momoa from 15 years ago or, uh, that one redheaded latex model from 15 years ago.
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@GF Or Christina Hendricks.
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We still havenāt had a Jensen Ackles!!
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@Tez Up the alt limit and Iāll accept that challenge!
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The question I have is:
Have you gotten the Tom Hardy whoās 6ā tall, or 6ā2ā, or 6ā4ā?
And how much BEARD does he have?
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@SpaceKhomeini I donāt think so! Which means itās wide open for you
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And two other people at the other height points.
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I mean why stop there? There can be 7ft Tom Hardy.
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@Smile Only if he buys the giant merit.
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So which books are good to have for this place and where can you get them? I dabbled in nWoD many moons ago but fucked if I remember anything except that mage seemed hella hard.
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@bear_necessities The books we use are all listed here, and theyāre all linked to their DriveThruRPG listings.
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@Roz Thanks! I completely missed this while I was going through the wiki
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A pal who I DO NOT THINK is on this board pointed out a nice bundle if anyone is interested:
https://bundleofholding.com/presents/DarkEras
Starter Collection - $9.95
Chronicles of Darkness 2E Dark Eras 1 Dark Eras Storytellers Screen Tales of the Dark Eras
Bonus Collection - $25
Dark Eras 2 Dark Eras Companion Hurt Locker Victorian Lost
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Iām at the point where Iād just pay someone to make the character for me.
I can never tell if my issue is trying to read large books in .pdf formatting and thatās the biggest hurdle or if Iām just getting too old WoD.
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@Testament if you have a concept that youāre excited about, then folks can usually help with the numbers and meritsāthough if itās been a long time since youāve played and you are wanting to have maximum dice and minimum failure due to experiences around inclusion and people writing you off that might be harder to overcome mentally. My experience is that people donāt really care too much about your rolls and are very kind about it. You donāt need to come out of the chute badassāmost people wonāt. But I know that can be a really hard mental block to overcome for a LOT of WoD players esp. if theyāre used to high XP games.
I will say that the game culture is very different from the standard WoD before, so thatās not super a big deal (and itās a low XP game anyway). Iām not the best numbers person but Iām always willing to try to help as long as itās a system Iām somewhat familiar with. (which alas, is not demon or mage, but tbh Iāve been won over to the side of mages being really nifty)
Numbers wonāt make the character come alive though, nor will they win you inclusion, and this itās a very cross-sphere game. So I would say keep that definitely in mind with choosing concepts over being different for differences sake, or putting roadblocks in the way of connecting with folks, unless you can do that ICly in a way thatās still OOC engaging to others. Thatās often kind of different to the classic WoD game, even some of the newer games (so not talking about the 90s here).
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@mietze said in City of Glass - Discussion:
ā¦(which alas, is not demon or mage, but tbh Iāve been won over to the side of mages being really nifty)
Mage is great! And 2/3 of the people we ban. But itās great!
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@mietze I really like what Iāve read from Demon, especially since it doesnāt hop right into your boilerplate Judeo-Christian imagery.
But since itās a totally new splat to me, itās just finding enough time to absorb not only the lore of the splat but also whatever changes have happened since the last time I played WoD.
So on the one hand I like what Iām reading, but on the other Iām just like āokay Iād just like to play at this pointā.
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If anyone needs help making a changeling or demon or mortal+, Iām happy to assist! Youāre on your own for mage, though.
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@Testament Make sure your concept is something you are excited about doing, and then just go for it. You can always ask staff for some guidance to say āyikes/i wouldnāt recommend thatā even if things are chargen_ok, or ask on questions and see if thereās a player willing to help you through it. But that is just the thing. Numbers can be worked on later. I know on one of mine her concept has spun around a few times so there are some sheet things I would ideallly like to tweak now that Iām more settled into the trajectory but honestly it doesnāt impact my play because itās a strong concept that I have a lot of fun playing regardless of sheet efficiency, and I think that enthusiasm encourages the same.