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Re: Heroscape 2.0 and Halloween: On Gaming Moral Sensibiliti
I do agree that characters have become more nuanced and 3-dimensional. I wouldn't call that a product of political correctness, though, but rather of increased choices for consumers naturally pushing higher quality (i.e. better written) content to the top.
C3G can be played with official Heroscape, but it's not recommended.
DISCLAIMER: C3G claims no ownership of the characters or artwork used for C3G customs. All rights for the characters belong to their respective publishers/creators. C3G cards are not intended for sale, and C3G does not authorize any party to profit from C3G cards. |
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Just when you thought it was all right, someone made it alright. Good trades with - Porkins / xraine69 / mac122 (x2) / frylock / Ztimster (x2) and probably others I forgotten to mention...sorry. Last edited by AMIS; September 25th, 2022 at 06:06 PM. Reason: Some places think of the US as the Joker...Just sayin' |
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Clint Eastwood in the man with no name trilogy was the first major anti-hero I'd heard of. Then Charles Bronson and his 342 Deathwish movies (may be a slight exaggeration on the movie count), Hannibal Lecter, Mad Max, even Severus Snape and so forth. Morally ambiguous character's that are relatively good guys but not the way you'd expect isn't a shift in times it's actually a constant. I'm not against it but it's not what I think of when I think Heroscape. Just when you thought it was all right, someone made it alright. Good trades with - Porkins / xraine69 / mac122 (x2) / frylock / Ztimster (x2) and probably others I forgotten to mention...sorry. Last edited by AMIS; September 25th, 2022 at 06:21 PM. Reason: And I'm Not a fan of gothic style or steam punk. Feeling old...Get off my lawn! |
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Yeah, I didn't mean this Batman... ...I meant this Batman: |
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"Look, I ain’t in this for your revolution, and I’m not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I’m in it for the money!" |
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Re: Heroscape 2.0 and Halloween: On Gaming Moral Sensibiliti
Whether Heroes or AntiHeroes, what we love about our favorites is that they won't break the rules past a certain point. Now that point may be different for different characters, or even change during their development. They have their own code and live by it, even if the legal authorities lose their own way.
That's why we love Superman or Captain America. That may be why I was never into the Frank Miller Batman when everyone else was. I'm not necessarily against (in fiction) terminating the worst villains with extreme prejudice. But thinking about it first, except perhaps in a mass fire fight, rather than just doing it, separates for me the Good Guys from the Goths, and always will. |
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Re: Heroscape 2.0 and Halloween: On Gaming Moral Sensibiliti
Evil Raelin
Having revealed that I was upset about her change of alignment, I note that Craig Van Ness himself said it made him sad, during the PulseCon panel. On the other hand, Encarmine said she had fallen due to her craving for power and other aspects of her own personality. Its good that everyone has lore in mind, but this is very different than the old animation, which shows her succumbing to the magic amulet of Su-Bak-Na (with Utgar looking over her shoulder). Of course, one could argue that the amulet works more strongly on those with their own evil tendencies, like Tolkien's One Ring. I also note that as one of the five old heroes from Swarm of the Marro, which now form the Stretch Goals of the offering as appearing now on Haslab, Evil Raelin is the last, final, and therefore Most Desireable Superbonus Figure out there! Whereas Sgt. Drake is the first. Go figure. |
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Just when you thought it was all right, someone made it alright. Good trades with - Porkins / xraine69 / mac122 (x2) / frylock / Ztimster (x2) and probably others I forgotten to mention...sorry. Last edited by AMIS; October 2nd, 2022 at 07:46 AM. Reason: Well spotted Chas |
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Re: Heroscape 2.0 and Halloween: On Gaming Moral Sensibiliti
I'm not sure if they're ranked by desirability. It's entirely possible that they don't think the 16k backer goal is at all realistic and they wanted to put the one they wanted to get out there most as the first goal.
It's also possible that something mounted on a manticore is the most expensive to actually produce so they put it at the slot that had the most money raised. C3G can be played with official Heroscape, but it's not recommended.
DISCLAIMER: C3G claims no ownership of the characters or artwork used for C3G customs. All rights for the characters belong to their respective publishers/creators. C3G cards are not intended for sale, and C3G does not authorize any party to profit from C3G cards. |
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Re: Heroscape 2.0 and Halloween: On Gaming Moral Sensibiliti
Remember the Elf Wizard Erevan Sunshadow? He was locked in a cage by Evils and needed to be rescued in the first DND scenario. If they don't have a scenario to "rescue"/realign Raelin, I'll have to make one up!
Perhaps it should be the final one of the 20 new AOA scenarios. Of course, you can't stop me from playing her as Good. Perhaps the Manticore is just misunderstood... Does her new mini show her wearing Ki-Mo-Shi's Alignment Altering Necklace, as in the old cartoon ad? |
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Is seems from the comments I've seen made that this was her giving in to her personal inner demons after a life time at war. So no magic at play, just a breaking of ones spirit.
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Re: Heroscape 2.0 and Halloween: On Gaming Moral Sensibiliti
Yes, that what Chris "Encarmine" commented. Well, alignment switching is all too common today in comic books and Star Wars lore, so we have to deal with it! But wouldn't a person with their spirit broken want to just retire to an island somewhere, rather than join in more combat as Evil?
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