tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589855199278949277.post4151196831014928849..comments2023-10-27T03:31:40.603-04:00Comments on Dispatches from the Rim: I need more scream in my steamChristopher Sheetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04342699523009720571noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589855199278949277.post-86255571797648989742013-12-15T00:02:56.439-05:002013-12-15T00:02:56.439-05:00Thanks, Paul! Let me know how they work out for yo...Thanks, Paul! Let me know how they work out for you.Christopher Sheetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342699523009720571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589855199278949277.post-91704669353152393502013-12-15T00:02:08.764-05:002013-12-15T00:02:08.764-05:00Indeed -- it's a tough request, but I find it ...Indeed -- it's a tough request, but I find it is possible to make tabletop games genuinely frightening.Christopher Sheetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342699523009720571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589855199278949277.post-79374404124605198532013-12-14T10:00:44.074-05:002013-12-14T10:00:44.074-05:00Very cool (and intimidating!) Looking forward to t...Very cool (and intimidating!) Looking forward to trying it out.PMMDJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321813901181591214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589855199278949277.post-75763243781589548802013-12-14T09:42:01.458-05:002013-12-14T09:42:01.458-05:00Whilst certainly not my "thing", Steampu...Whilst certainly not my "thing", Steampuink and its derivations have certainly added to the whole horror genre as you show by the diverse number of models available for just ghosts ! - no llonger a spare figure with some tissue over them with a couple of painted black eye holes eh ?Zabadakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649765350412145174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589855199278949277.post-57295674857566668482013-12-14T08:35:10.628-05:002013-12-14T08:35:10.628-05:00OK, you got me. I failed to fully realize that you...OK, you got me. I failed to fully realize that your opening quote was from Igor, and I took its contents at face value, coupled with the information about the curse in the subsequent paragraphs of your description. A perfectly sensible approach to representing vampirism. Kudos, sir.Christopher Sheetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342699523009720571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589855199278949277.post-3144530721785590982013-12-14T07:56:39.378-05:002013-12-14T07:56:39.378-05:00The rules do not say that the Prince of Wallachia ...The rules do not say that the Prince of Wallachia does not drink blood, nor does it say how he 'converts' his brides.<br />To me the drinking of blood is a dining preference rather than a battlefield skill, so that is why it is not included in his stats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589855199278949277.post-83154498807138680432013-12-14T05:37:15.103-05:002013-12-14T05:37:15.103-05:00Yes I have, and that excellent entry is one of the...Yes I have, and that excellent entry is one of the appetite-whetting additions I mentioned above. Great take on him, but he's not a vampire! How am I going to use my bat-form mini with that incarnation of Vlad? Guess I have to tackle him next...Christopher Sheetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342699523009720571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589855199278949277.post-38027185985413778252013-12-14T05:33:16.645-05:002013-12-14T05:33:16.645-05:00Same here. Plus I want to be able to use all those...Same here. Plus I want to be able to use all those minis I got in the Empire of the Dead Requiem kickstarter.Christopher Sheetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342699523009720571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589855199278949277.post-87098281666453526072013-12-14T05:20:40.403-05:002013-12-14T05:20:40.403-05:00I have no problem with adding gothic elements if t...I have no problem with adding gothic elements if they are as well written as this. As for Nosfertau have you not met the prince of Wallachia or his Brides yet (HVF P.46)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4589855199278949277.post-85606675087634567322013-12-14T02:08:25.159-05:002013-12-14T02:08:25.159-05:00Great post! I too think that Gothic Horror element...Great post! I too think that Gothic Horror elements are currently missing in IHMN, but there is so much other goodness there that its not too noticeable. I'd like the odd Werewolf or Nosferatu thoughPaul O'Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611720164170399684noreply@blogger.com