[DoctorEldritch]

Ah, I get you. With electricity being what it is these days, I had to adjust my utility expenses. A bit more, and this is how I'll do my laundry:

Originally Posted by DracoTarot

I literally played some of the games for a few minutes. The first two levels of a game are always the decider for me. If I didn't like the style of the game or mechanics I'd move on to the other.

This! I was never able to do that, makes m jealous a bit. I am a completionist and feel bad if I do not finish the game that I started (or series). There is a saying about people like me:

"The hedgehogs got pricked, cried, but continued to eat the cactus."

But I am working on it. I try to delete games I do not like and not feel bad afterward these days.

[DoctorEldritch]

Originally Posted by DracoTarot

@DoctorEldritch Nice artwork! The artist's work would fit well with some Death Core Metal album covers. Mostly the same artistic style.

He did that, actually! He drew visuals for the Dominator album by Cloven Hoof:



That's among other things, he seems to have drawn 10 covers for different bands. Maybe you know some of them?

And he inspired a fan rock metal tribute song to him, too:

The man is an inspiration in many fields.

[Saka]

@DoctorEldritch It's really not my style, but there's a lot of detail in the art. The ship engulfed in flames is very impressive.

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka Could be that details come from miniature coloring background. Those miniatures have a lot of small details to them:

Assembling and coloring them may be a type of art on its own...

[Saka]

@DoctorEldritch Ah. I have an internet friend who regularly buys and paints these figurines. It's a dangerous rabbit hole.

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka I can imagine. I myself am safe from it, though, I hope, because I have no illusions about my aptitude toward handicraft arts. My figures will likely end up looking like blobs. I do not think I'll get any satisfaction from making them.

But it is impressive when done by those with a talent for it. Do you know if your friend just enjoys paining them, or plays tabletop Warhammer too? Many people who paint them also play the game, but not all.

[Saka]

@DoctorEldritch I think he mostly just paints them, but I wouldn't be surprised if he actually played the game sometimes. He likes many tabletop games. I actually have a slight beef with him, because he's stolen my spouse for Gloomhaven and it has been like 84 years now...

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka 84 years? Oh my...

Well, the only idea that comes to mind is that you could get back at them by playing some Gloomhaven of your own in a digital format:

Maybe someone here has this game even. All the lore and fun of the game without the need to construct a tabletop dungeon. Feel the unrelenting march of progress.

[Saka]

@DoctorEldritch The digital game was given away somewhere a while ago. Maybe EGS? I am not sure. I have a copy, but haven't tried it.

My spouse and friends are playing the tabletop version using Tabletop Simulator. That game is really long and even a single scenario takes a few hours.

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka I don't think I managed to grab it back then. Shame.

I heard good things about Tabletop Simulator, but have not tried it myself. Good to know it can be used for something as complex as Gloomhaven, too. Though I am not sure how long scenarios usually last, with irl D&D they can be quite long, days if not weeks, in some cases. Maybe a few hours is about right.