Heroica: Glory Amongst The Stars - General Discussion

[Waterbrick Down]

53 minutes ago, The Legonater said:

Whoops, was messing around with post formats and accidentally hit the enter button. Could someone delete my quest page?

I've hidden it for the time being, do you just want to edit it again when you're ready?

[The Legonater]

11 minutes ago, Waterbrick Down said:

I've hidden it for the time being, do you just want to edit it again when you're ready?

 Can do, thanks.

Eurobricks not having the option to self-delete posts has always been the strangest choice to me.

[Classic_Spaceman]

3 hours ago, Dutch Thriceman said:

I think I got it from the CMF Space Theme Bounty Hunter figure.

You did. 
 

[samurai-turtle]

4 hours ago, Dutch Thriceman said:

 

I think I got it from the CMF Space Theme Bounty Hunter figure.

 

1 hour ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

You did. 
 

I knew it was familiar to me, seeing I got the figure. 

[Classic_Spaceman]

2 hours ago, samurai-turtle said:

I knew it was familiar to me, seeing I got the figure. 

Since I use the torso and legs for Yelana, I recognised it immediately. 👍
 

[Dutch Thriceman]

Here are some W.I.P. faceplate avatar examples for future missions, this is a teaser / look into how Bers expresses himself. As mentioned in the previous post this is how I imagined Bers (his face) when creating him, a literal display screen (inspired by the Securitrons from New Vegas for anybody familiar with that game).

The default Avatar faceplate

Bers is happy! Displaying his Smiley faceplate

Bers is thinking about booze! Displaying his Booze faceplate

 

@Waterbrick Down I'm terribly sorry, I realized my avatar was too small for the faceplate template to work, might I bother you one last time to update my default avatar? I think this scale works better.

Edit:

To showcase how much I actually edited, some of my monitor details are lost when cropping the avatar, a bit of a shame:

Edited October 23, 2021 by Dutch Thriceman

[Yzalirk]

That is a really fun and unique idea, @Dutch Thriceman!  I love it!  

[Dutch Thriceman]

7 hours ago, Yzalirk said:

That is a really fun and unique idea, @Dutch Thriceman!  I love it!  

Thanks, it's not really my idea, but yes I am quite partial to the concept myself

[Kintobor]

Reminds me a bit of Zer0 from Borderlands.

[Endgame]

The Heavily Armed HC-288 would've gotten 9 Depth Charges to play with per round, just for the record.

[Waterbrick Down]

On 10/23/2021 at 1:41 AM, Dutch Thriceman said:

 

@Waterbrick Down I'm terribly sorry, I realized my avatar was too small for the faceplate template to work, might I bother you one last time to update my default avatar? I think this scale works better.

Edit:

To showcase how much I actually edited, some of my monitor details are lost when cropping the avatar, a bit of a shame:

Done, cool concept! 

[KotZ]

On 10/21/2021 at 8:52 AM, Kintobor said:

I remember that happening on a quest I was on and Sandy came down with a ban hammer. 
 

Poor KotZ, I’m pretty sure it was one of their first quests.

Haha yeah that was one of mine.

[Zepher]

On 10/24/2021 at 10:04 PM, Kintobor said:

OOC: She has a holoscroll, allowing her to know an additional spell.

I guess I'm a little confused about how items work - I thought we needed to have them equipped for them to come into play?  (Not trying to blow up your spot, Kinto!). Do we just need them in our inventory, or equipped?

[Waterbrick Down]

11 minutes ago, Zepher said:

I guess I'm a little confused about how items work - I thought we needed to have them equipped for them to come into play?  (Not trying to blow up your spot, Kinto!). Do we just need them in our inventory, or equipped?

The Holo-scroll is a Tool, it should be equipped to have the extra spell available for casting.

[samurai-turtle]

On 10/21/2021 at 8:03 AM, Kintobor said:

I had this awful dream someone joined the game by just posting a comment in-character in a mission and it became very obvious very quickly that they were a troll just clogging up the thread.

 

On 10/21/2021 at 9:44 AM, Waterbrick Down said:

I'm fairly certain that happened at one point in Heroica: Fantasy. 

 

On 10/21/2021 at 11:52 AM, Kintobor said:

I remember that happening on a quest I was on and Sandy came down with a ban hammer. 
 

Poor KotZ, I’m pretty sure it was one of their first quests.

 

5 hours ago, KotZ said:

Haha yeah that was one of mine.

 

I remember someone coming in here wanting to play Doctor Who but @Sandy said "nope come up with something more original". I guess someone could play as a similar character now in the newer game.  

[Kintobor]

10 minutes ago, Waterbrick Down said:

The Holo-scroll is a Tool, it should be equipped to have the extra spell available for casting.

Fair. Should I have the extra spell listed in my stats for when I want to cast using the scroll, or can I decide what that spell is when I equip it, as it's likely I'll be moving between it and the farsight googles.

2 minutes ago, samurai-turtle said:

I remember someone coming in here wanting to play Doctor Who but @Sandy said "nope come up with something more original". I guess someone could play as a similar character now in the newer game.  

I remember this as well. That was some deep, recessed memory you just stirred, samurai-turtle, holy smokes.

[Waterbrick Down]

13 minutes ago, Kintobor said:

Fair. Should I have the extra spell listed in my stats for when I want to cast using the scroll, or can I decide what that spell is when I equip it, as it's likely I'll be moving between it and the farsight googles.

I remember this as well. That was some deep, recessed memory you just stirred, samurai-turtle, holy smokes.

I'd put it in the description of your particular holo-scroll. The idea is for it to only have one spell associated with it whether you have it equipped or not during missions.

[Zepher]

Okay, so we actually don't have to commit to equipment then? We can just constantly be equipping and un-equipping them? Why have an "equipped" distinction at all in that case? The holoscroll is the only one that seems particularly combat based - if we can switch freely as long as we're not in combat I don't really see how it matters. I would have bought a holoscroll before the quest if I realized I could just have both things equipped .

[Waterbrick Down]

1 minute ago, Zepher said:

Okay, so we actually don't have to commit to equipment then? We can just constantly be equipping and un-equipping them? Why have an "equipped" distinction at all in that case? The holoscroll is the only one that seems particularly combat based - if we can switch freely as long as we're not in combat I don't really see how it matters. I would have bought a holoscroll before the quest if I realized I could just have both things equipped .

It's more for if you're making Proficiency checks during combat as the "Try Something" action.

[samurai-turtle]

37 minutes ago, Kintobor said:

 

I remember this as well. That was some deep, recessed memory you just stirred, samurai-turtle, holy smokes.

That is part of my power.  

Now I am wondering if someone could come in here and play as a Star Wars Stormtrooper (you know a generic one).   

[Kintobor]

I mean, I think the archetype might be fun. A character who was just a faceless soldier and leaves to give themselves and identity beyond just "soldier who shoots things". It's got legs to go interesting places.

[Duvors]

36 minutes ago, Zepher said:

Okay, so we actually don't have to commit to equipment then? We can just constantly be equipping and un-equipping them? Why have an "equipped" distinction at all in that case? The holoscroll is the only one that seems particularly combat based - if we can switch freely as long as we're not in combat I don't really see how it matters. I would have bought a holoscroll before the quest if I realized I could just have both things equipped .

Aside from what WBD said, equipped items don't count toward your inventory limit.

[Classic_Spaceman]

1 hour ago, Kintobor said:

I mean, I think the archetype might be fun. A character who was just a faceless soldier and leaves to give themselves and identity beyond just "soldier who shoots things". It's got legs to go interesting places.

I agree: A citizen of an empire who, in the wake of a short-but-significant war, enlists as a soldier and fights rebel groups during said empire's civil war - Star Wars or GATS? 
 

[Zepher]

Endgame, looks like an exciting fight there! I was really nervous with the 14 vitality, but it looks like the heroes ate through it quickly!!

And, Legonator, I shouted out Kinto early and frequently - already enjoying the quest! Appreciate the mystery, and appreciate the chance to learn how the party is going to gel together!

[The Legonater]

47 minutes ago, Zepher said:

And, Legonator, I shouted out Kinto early and frequently - already enjoying the quest! Appreciate the mystery, and appreciate the chance to learn how the party is going to gel together!

Thanks, I really appreciate it! It's been a long time since Duplovia and I'm already feeling a lot more confident about this one. I'm excited for you all to see what's in store!