GIANT BOMB 2: THE OFFICIAL FANTHREAD FOR THE BARENAKED LADIES

T4CT

GIANT BOMB 2
THE SECOND COMING

Welcome to the Giant Bomb Thread as run by Mike Blais

Sometimes we talk about video games



Sometimes we talk about Giant Bomb



AND AT NIGHT TIME THE THREAD COMES ALIVE IN THE HAPPIEST BEST CONVERSATIONS (but then during the day things get SERIOUS)

also we're playing D&D lol

RULES FOR LATE NIGHT GB THREAD
1. If you think a conversation is gonna make people really angry with each other and it doesn't involve a food debate, CONSIDER IF IT'S A NIGHT TIME CONVERSATION. It's like 11 PM to 3 AM for most people we basically just wanna talk about food and dumb stuff and maybe waffle over each other and text me
2. idk whatever

T4CT

I'M IN CHARGE AGAIN HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

JohnHam

Oh thank god now I can go to sleep.

BlankZoe

-Tal's a murderer

JohnHam

Blankzilla wrote: »

-Tal's a murderer

ATTEMPTED murderer

Speed Racer

all i fucking want to do is work on our game shit

but i'm drowning in real life responsibilities and have to constantly crack the whip on myself to stay focused on it and then i finish and i say FINALLY I CAN PUT ALL MY WILLPOWER TOWARD PERSONAL PROJECTS except i don't have any willpower left i'm metnally exhausted and just want to lay around and do nothing and then i feel shitty about that and that makes me feel even worse and then oh whoops time to do more real life responsibilities and now every day is just kind of running together and just ffffffffffffffffffffuck everything

Nirya

Mike when are we playing/teaching me DnD?

Sterica

Waiting on the prequel, Modestly-Sized Explosive

T4CT

Nirya wrote: »

Mike when are we playing/teaching me DnD?

we just finished making my character (big ups to @Stilts for being in Skype for like a really really long time with me for this)

Helpless Rock

I wonder who that is peeking behind Jeff and Ryan in that picture.

Cilla Black

Mike Blais you're always in charge of this thread

only the fanfiction.txt twitter has more power over it

Speed Racer

good sign that you are kicking into depression mode: you hear a nine inch nails song and you're like "yeah, totally man."

Brolo

oh god not again

Speed Racer

or you read achewood and you read some things that roast beef says and you say "yeah, totally man"

Sterica

You see a dog lick himself and you say "yeah, totally man"

-Tal

the jedi code clearly outlines that forced suicide is not murder and gives no dark side points

Melding

-tal, i'm afraid you might be evil. like, lawful evil.

T4CT

CHARACTER MADE

Nirya

So Mike what you are saying is that you'll walk me through some basic character creation tomorrow?

Nirya

Double post thanks mobile you're the best.

-Tal

Melding wrote: »

-tal, i'm afraid you might be evil. like, lawful evil.

look don't judge my religion

Melding

-Tal wrote: »

Melding wrote: »

-tal, i'm afraid you might be evil. like, lawful evil.

look don't judge my religion

When your religion condones letting you use mind powers to kill people, i think it's okay to raise some issue with it.

T4CT

without giving too much away

if my character is running he apparently tops out at 22 mph

so that's something to look forward to

T4CT

he also speaks dragon so you can bet your ass the first time we get into a dragon situation I'm gonna push luke in front of him and say "Hey mister dragon count to ten" and then goatspeed the fuck out of there

Melding

T4CT wrote: »

without giving too much away

if my character is running he apparently tops out at 22 mph

so that's something to look forward to

which edition DnD is this?

T4CT

4E

GnomeTank

One of these days I will read the 4E Handbook. One of these days. I have it, but it's sitting under a bunch of other system books I'm trying to read.

Stilts

EDIT: Oh, wait, did you not want me to post anything, Mike?

But yeah, his base movement speed is 8 squares. And if he's in one of his alternate forms, that changes to 10 squares.

Virgil_Leads_You

Goodnight Blais

Last thought for inquisitor,
check Critical Failures for a forum game or phalla to jump into.

T4CT

Stilts wrote: »

EDIT: Oh, wait, did you not want me to post anything, Mike?

But yeah, his base movement speed is 8 squares. And if he's in one of his alternate forms, that changes to 10 squares.

oh post whatever you want dawg

Stilts

Okay, cool.

Here it is again:

Mike Blais, level 1
Hengeyokai, Druid
Primal Aspect Option: Primal Predator
Animal Form Option: Dog Goat (Insight)

STARTING ABILITY SCORES
STR 8, CON 12, DEX 16, INT 10, WIS 16, CHA 12

AC: 17 Fort: 11 Ref: 15 Will: 15
HP: 24 Surges: 8 Surge Value: 6

TRAINED SKILLS
Diplomacy +6, Insight +11, Nature +9, Perception +9

UNTRAINED SKILLS
Acrobatics +3, Arcana +0, Athletics –2, Bluff +3, Dungeoneering +4, Endurance +0, Heal +4, History +0, Intimidate +1, Religion +0, Stealth +3, Streetwise +1, Thievery +3

POWERS
Basic Attack: Melee Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Ranged Basic Attack
Hengeyokai Utility: Nature's Mask
Druid Feature: Wild Shape
Druid Attack 1: Savage Rend
Druid Attack 1: Storm Spike
Druid Attack 1: Swarming Locusts
Druid Attack 1: Cull the Herd
Druid Attack 1: Form of the Primeval Bear

FEATS
Level 1: Ritual Caster
Level 1: Enraged Boar Form

ITEMS
Ritual Book
Animal Messenger
Alarm
Staff Implement x1
Hide Armor x1
Adventurer's Kit
Totem x1

Basically, a hengeyokai behaves similarly to Bigby in The Wolf Among Us. They have a humanoid form (in this case, Mike wants to look like a gnome), an animal form (we reflavored the dog option to be a goat), and a hybrid form (like if Fox McCloud was a goat). His goat's color is brown. This is important because of the next part.

In addition do that, his class is a druid, so he can wild shape into an animal of his choosing. He has chosen to shapeshift into a white goat (which I dubbed "the legendary goat of winter").

We have chosen powers that he is meant to use in his goat of winter form. And we've also chosen powers and a feat that encourage him to make charging attacks.

Finally, you'll notice his daily power is "Form of the Primeval Bear." So not only can he shapeshift into two different goats, but his daily power then turns him into the first bear to ever exist. He uses this form to maul the shit out of you.

GnomeTank

I've been playing too much Street Fighter. My first thought was that he could use his goat shape charging attacks as a corner carry, then cancel in to Primal Bear and juggle you to reset the combo.

T4CT

IMPORTANT NOTE: THE BEAR IS A SLOTH BEAR

Xehalus

GnomeTank

I miss Ryan

miscellaneousinsanity

Speed Racer wrote: »

all i fucking want to do is work on our game shit

but i'm drowning in real life responsibilities and have to constantly crack the whip on myself to stay focused on it and then i finish and i say FINALLY I CAN PUT ALL MY WILLPOWER TOWARD PERSONAL PROJECTS except i don't have any willpower left i'm metnally exhausted and just want to lay around and do nothing and then i feel shitty about that and that makes me feel even worse and then oh whoops time to do more real life responsibilities and now every day is just kind of running together and just ffffffffffffffffffffuck everything

yeah, i feel you on this

hoping i can actually get employed soon so i don't have to worry so much about scraping together enough for rent and food every month and can work towards personal projects

T4CT

Luke the only responsibility you and I have to each other is crackin' wise in text messages

Undead Scottsman

GnomeTank wrote: »

I miss Ryan

I'm getting better at giggling at his stuff again instead of getting sad.

Well, I get the giggle out before I get sad at least.

GnomeTank

Note to self, when drilling a hole in powder coated metal...wear a mask. My nose is all stuffed up from the metal dust now. I'm probably going to die of some rare disease in ten years.

PwnanObrien

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP1eaju_Waw

Anzekay

A Hengeyokai?

That's hella anime, t4ct