Broken Clock

Still nothing, sadly. Using the new masters requires nothing beyond using the new card, right? There are no rule changes or expansion rules in the expansion book are there? I thought it was all fluff.

Does anyone take the building size limit of 6 inches seriously? I have a load of buildings and many of them are over that size. Six inches wide on any side is really small for a building.

It's true and Seamus is the ultimate pimp daddy for it; however, I was just speaking to a more broader criticism I see pop up in the games I love that I'm finding a little tiresome these days. I play with a couple of my friends, my wife, and her friend and her friend exclusively plays with her "zombie whore" crew (her words) and she loves it.

Oops, forgot to add that I agree with the Dreamer. I loved the idea of an innocent little boy summoning giant monsters!

I'm not entirely comfortable with how some people have decided to associate women dressed with sex-appeal in mind as "prostitutes". Malifaux has plenty of women in the game who are not sexy. Perhaps let's not wag our finger at the tiny few that are. I find it's upsetting that some companies are actually listening to these complaints, when it's obvious they are held by what is likely a small segment of the community. I for one enjoy the sexy sculpts, as does my wife who both plays and paints with me. It's actually part of the thing that drew me to the game, since I loved the over-top stylization of EVERYTHING Malifaux does (including sex . . . sorry Footloose pastor). I'll let her know that what she chooses to dress up for for friendly Halloween parties and what she likes to play with when gaming is considered by some as "prostitutes".

Do you attach the front rag directly to the legs and does the rag go directly behind the belt in that small groove?

I'm having a hell of a time assembling one of the skullywags. It's the one with the swords crossed over his chest. I have the entire upper-half assembled, it's the bottom half that confuses me. His pelvis and and front rag don't seem to fit in that groove under his torso, under the belt! An assembly guide would have been amazing. Help!

I'm having a hell of a time assembling one of the skullywags. It's the one with the swords crossed over his chest. I have the entire upper-half assembled, it's the bottom half that confuses me. His pelvis and and front rag don't seem to fit in that groove under his torso, under the belt! An assembly guide would have been amazing. Help!

"we also cut down on the excess of Actions, Abilities, and Triggers to make sure the focus is on the fun and not on the memorization." So they've reduced the amount of choices I make? That's not fun. I like making choices in a miniature game. I like triggers.

No need for intellectual dishonesty. You know very well that he's not suggesting people are putting a gun to a developers head and "forcing" them. He's suggesting people are attempting to cohere designers to do something that they may not want to do for the purpose of pleasing a select few. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Some are just here to point out that the wheel doesn't need greasing.

. . . very cool

I'm still new to this game. What is in this book? Are the rules all new or something? Will they be available online? Is my regular manual outdated now?

I didn't say people can't want more diversity. If I did, by all means, quote the passage that states that idea. You're not engaging with the strongest form of my argument. You're strawmanning. My reference to homosexual characters within popular culture that were likely produced on the foundation of "let's make a gay!" is indeed relevant to my previous points. Again, I would ask that you engage with me honestly or not at all. Thank you.

I did not say anything about fan opinions of character traits are horrid. That's not the question that was asked. I did not say preferences could not be discussed. Please engage with me honestly. I was broadening the discussion to cultural artifacts that extend beyond miniatures. I'd apologize for not making that clearer, but I think you know that's what I was doing.

Why is it bad to ask artists to jam politically motivated requests into a miniatures game? 1) Maybe I don't like the idea of someone sitting down and thinking to themselves: "man, this game needs more gays! I'm going to make a gay character!".Do you know that feeling you get when you see a stock photo? That perfectly orchestrated mix of genders and races that in no way looks natural? Makes you cringe a little, doesn't it? Well it makes me sick to my stomach because I know a person was behind that photo saying "We need more blacks in our photo. Get me a black!". There is something insidiously racist with fulfilling racial quotas. 2) A character's sexuality is not really the best launching point for character development of a miniature. Face it, more often than not characters created from this foundation are typically boring and borderline ridiculous, since the genitals they love (something that doesn't matter at all) becomes the focal point of their character. Often times the creator will avoid giving the character flaws or making the character villainous, for fear of insulting people. You end up with a whole mess of constraints, all for the purpose of establishing a character on one of the weakest and most unimportant characteristics imaginable. An agenda doesn't necessarily have to be sinister. Make no mistake, the frequent occurrence of homosexual characters across every artistic medium is indeed an agenda. Nobody can deny the fact that there are likely far more homosexual characters in movies and television than there are in reality (in relation to their corresponding percentage within the general population). As a minority, I find agendas like these deeply racist/sexist/homophobic because inherent in the request for diversity is the belief that individuals like myself are in dire need of representation, as if I'm so weak and simple that I need a fictitious character to attach myself to or that the primary thing I find important about myself is my sexuality/race. Listen, I'm far more attached to a character who believes in honor and a strong family than I am in a character that likes dick. Those attributes represent me much better. I think you're attempting to "invent reasons to back up your original gut reaction of" wanting to be inclusive. Homosexuals are not sidelined by society. Homosexuality is very prevalent in popular culture and denying that fact seems very strange. But, whatever, social justice seems to have permeated into the artifacts I love. Shame.