I really want the King too.
Tangentially related, but does anyone in the thread actually have the game? I'm honestly thinking of taking the plunge but the plunge is expensive and I'd rather not spend near a thousand bucks on some (admittedly very well made) paperweights. Most sites seem to rate the game highly and being playable solo is a nice plus, but does anyone have any personal opinions here about the gameplay/model assembly?
I have the game. If you're interested in trying it yourself, and are near Chicago, drop me a personal message.
Gameplay is challenging. Your victories are exhilarating, your losses soul-crushing. You fall in love with your little hunters moments before you lose them forever. Each battle with creature you hunt, or that hunts you, is a tactical puzzle; I find that going in to each fight with as few spoilers as possible is the most fun approach.
The miniatures take some time and effort to assemble. Never having done so much as a model plane, I was worried about that aspect of the game, but I found that I really enjoy the hobby. I don't like painting them, but I'm considering a mass prime-and-dip approach.
Red Witches. Yes, very sweet set. Can't wait to see more than the art previews for them.
That kickstarter looks so awesome. Artwork looks phenomenal but between the price tag and the likely chance I would never get a good opportunity to play it, I'll have to hold off. Really sad.
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Ngghhhh, I'm starting to get torn now though.
I love the game and figurines and the art and lore and want them. But I don't really play in physical games anymore so they would never get used most likely, and I haven't put any of them together yet anyway.
So I guess I'm just trying to see if I can justify buying them...
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That kickstarter looks so awesome. Artwork looks phenomenal but between the price tag and the likely chance I would never get a good opportunity to play it, I'll have to hold off. Really sad.
That's what I'm struggling with right now.
One thing that I have used though, is the amount of inspiration and imagination I've gained from the stories the first version of the game provided, which has been incredibly useful for me.
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Yeah, the setting and art is just something you really don't see a lot of these days, part of the reason its so intriguing to me. Now we just wait for a KD Roleplaying Book. I can only imagine how many nerds would sling money at that pitch (me being one of them)...That kickstarter looks so awesome. Artwork looks phenomenal but between the price tag and the likely chance I would never get a good opportunity to play it, I'll have to hold off. Really sad.That's what I'm struggling with right now.
One thing that I have used though, is the amount of inspiration and imagination I've gained from the stories the first version of the game provided, which has been incredibly useful for me.
Hilariously the first Kickstarter was supposed to be a gateway for that as the end goal, with Monster just being a little side project for Poots.
Now $10 Million USD later...
Its good that you have gotten something useful and meaningful out of that investment. My thrifty side is telling me that I shouldn't bother looking at it any more.
Perhaps for you they have some book as an add-on you could purchase that has what you seek?
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Its good that you have gotten something useful and meaningful out of that investment. My thrifty side is telling me that I shouldn't bother looking at it any more.
Perhaps for you they have some book as an add-on you could purchase that has what you seek?
I would absolutely love an "Art of Death" book or something in that vein.
Excellent news, Rysky. All that I want sadly is beyond my ability to order. (If Poots allows the late backers as before, though, I'll be able to get some of the first sets I missed and get the newer ones I can't afford at the first go.)
You may get to play more than you think, Rysky. The game's pretty great solo, though 2 player is best.
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For the Red Witches (and the Lion Knight's attendants as well) I do have to point out that they are all White Speakers, so there's not multiple separate groups of women with the same skimpy outfit running around.
That being said, the justification for the skimpy outfit is the readily available aces to wounding oneself to get to blood to empower the Speaker abilities. The art in the book showing off the White Speakers doing so is NOT pleasant.
So on one side yes their outfit is overly sexualized, on the other though they have been with KD since the beginning, they're not just getting shoved in.
Meanwhile, one thing I noticed while browsing the comments for the witch update is that there's a pretty noticeable pushback against the witches due to being too pinup/sexy/porny (depending on who's typing) for the setting.
I sorta see where they're coming from on the one hand (shapely and busty women in essentially gimp gear as a nemesis compared to even more mundane looking foes like the Manhunter or Butcher is a bit of a disconnect), on the other it's not like ladies looking like that are entirely disconnected from the game (White Speakers, the Lion Knight's groupies, and the Flower Witch+Disciples if you go on the logic that it's only a matter of time before they get a proper expansion) and eternal youth/beauty is pretty staple for a lot of witch-like stories.
I dunno, as I said earlier, I like the crunch pitch more than the models in this case, what do you guys think.
The fetish gear and stripper heels the White Speakers wear is meant to be erotic, sure. I like the erotic elements of the game, which mesh well with the body horror--fear and arousal can enhance each other. However, I think a flaw in the first release of the game is that its erotic elements mostly appeal to hetero men; In other places, the creator has indicated he wants to broaden that appeal, for which I am glad, but this expansion isn't breaking any ground in that area.
The justification for the White Speakers' gear is as skimpy as the clothes themselves. It exposes lots of skin because that's useful when they're using their blood powers, and it doubles as restraints when they go into oracular fits. Eh, as lampshades go, not the worst.
In terms of menace, well, White Speakers are supposed to be giantesses, 7-8' tall as well as statuesque. The Red Witch concept art that shows them with dramatically different builds appeals to me; the mesomorph in particular is well done. White Speakers also have powers related to controlling blood and controlling minds with mystical stories. They are definitely in the league of Forsakers (such as the Butcher) or Twilight Knights in terms of personal power. Three of them coming after your settlement would be bad news.
If some folks don't want the expansion because they don't like the art direction, hey, that's their business, and they're welcome to their opinions. For my part I don't like the Frogdog model. The nice thing about having so many expansions is you can pick and choose.
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The fetish gear and stripper heels the White Speakers wear is meant to be erotic, sure. I like the erotic elements of the game, which mesh well with the body horror--fear and arousal can enhance each other. However, I think a flaw in the first release of the game is that its erotic elements mostly appeal to hetero men; In other places, the creator has indicated he wants to broaden that appeal, for which I am glad, but this expansion isn't breaking any ground in that area.
The justification for the White Speakers' gear is as skimpy as the clothes themselves. It exposes lots of skin because that's useful when they're using their blood powers, and it doubles as restraints when they go into oracular fits. Eh, as lampshades go, not the worst.
In terms of menace, well, White Speakers are supposed to be giantesses, 7-8' tall as well as statuesque. The Red Witch concept art that shows them with dramatically different builds appeals to me; the mesomorph in particular is well done. White Speakers also have powers related to controlling blood and controlling minds with mystical stories. They are...
That actually brings up a setting question. Are the "class" humans for lack of a better term (saviors, twilight knights, white speakers, manhunters, etc) a separate species than the rank and file survivors or are they just post humans modified by various entities/relics/etc? I was under the assumption they were just high level (figuratively speaking) survivors.
Also, small update: More uses for Scouts from the gambling box, more pin ups, and an armor set worthy of an expansion: the Death Armor. Really curious what makes the armor worthy of its own expansion (beyond looking awesome if the concept art is anything to go by)
Twilight Knights and White Speakers are modified humans, though if you use a class system like Pathfinder to mimic them then yeah they could be classes. The Manhunter is not human. In the slightest.
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Yes, the Manhunter "looks" human, but that's about it. It ends at the skin. The items and art showing what happens if you defeat it prove this thoroughly :3
I'm excited for the campaign book, and while I'm not interested in the Pond Scum Pinup I AM extremely curious about whatever area or monster it might be the pinup of.
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The only female pinups I think I'm interested in so far is the Frogdog (PUPPIES!) and Black Knight (she just looks so playful and hilariously awesome).
Also did anyone else catch the digititrade legs on the Black Knight? I haven't put my boutique one together yet so I had never noticed that.
I think the Knights in general are my favourite part of the game.
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Maybe, but I hadn't thought of that since we already had the Frogdog Armor Pinup, hmm...
I'm not for sure on the Sunstalker but I believe the tentacle penises are similar to the Wet Nurse in that they can impregnate/hook-up/interact somehow with humans to produce baby Sunstalkers. Would have to go reread the expansion to be sure.
*nods*
The Black Knight is very badass, just trying to figure out what animal he emulates, from the cauldrons and legs I'm thinking Dog, but the floppy ears also leans towards Bunny. Bunydog?
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I'd figure BK just has a dog or wolf for his animal. It certainly fits with some of the armor concepts, Hunter and Warrior sets in particular which specifically call out canines.
And now that wolves are brought up, I'm perilously close to thinking that Knight is the consequence of the designer playing Dark Souls and deciding to throw the Elite Knight set and Artorias into a blender...
Two fair points!
The floppy ears just caught my attention :3
Latest Update: An Old Survivor narrative sculpt and Inverted Mountain Campaign unleashed.
I'm interest in the new campaigns as much as I am the new sculpts. The change in the Mountain Man mini allows the one I nabbed earlier to remain cool...
And More Green Knights!
Atnas the Child-Eater and the Axermen Family added to the Gambler's Chest.
Hopefully Adam reveals that $8.5M monster he's been hinting at... Unless he's moved the goal post again...