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Devoted to Ryōko Kui's award winning hunger-inducing manga / anime, Dungeon Meshi! Monsters never looked so tasty!
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2024.06.09 16:12 JudgeLex The Horus Heresy Book 21: Fear to Tead by James Swallow

The Horus Heresy Book 21: Fear to Tread by James Swallow
Good gods, we finally meet the Blood Angels. Was it worth the wait? Well, it's a resounding yes from us. This is a portrait of a legion struggling with secrets and having it used against them. The noble Sanguinius is heartbroken by the Red Thirst and having to deal with his poor mad sons, and this is used against him to pull him into a trap. The discussions with Horus before the Heresy are a good look at who both of them were before all the bitter infighting. This set up heightens the betrayal, as before Horus fell he and Sanguinius were close. Horus realises his pure brother cannot fall to chaos, so sends him away to perish.
“With the whip still coiled about its neck, the Angel dragged the spitting, wounded fiend to the lip of the pit in the middle of the chamber, then lifted it up so he could look it in the face. The daemon cackled through its pain, convulsing as it tried to shake free. ‘I will take your skull yet.’ The primarch’s eyes flashed with a powerful hatred. ‘If you truly do hail from the realm that men once called hell,’ he intoned, ‘when you return there, tell your kindred it was Sanguinius who threw you back.’ With a grunt of effort, the Angel took hold of the beast and shoved it over the spiked edge.
Ka’Bandha’s curses echoed all the way down, before it finally vanished, shrieking, into the warp-flames.”
The Blood Angels are shown here in a completely different light to the other legions we have met so far. They fall to the Red Thirst for quite an extended part of this story so we get berserkers from the Blood Angels before we truly get them from the World Eaters. They slaughter everyone they can get their teeth on and are truly repentant for it at the end of the book, with the Flesh Tearer feeling distraught over what he did to their allies (doesnt stop them from doing it in the future though). Erebus’ plan could have easily worked to bring the Blood Angels to Khorne and you can see why Angron is second choice over the beautiful Hawk Boy.
Synopsis
Before the Heresy, Sanguinius and the Blood Angels have a slight issue. Sometimes, they go crazy and get turned into blood fueled mindless killers. During a campaign against xenos known as the Nephelim, who feed off religious adoration, Horus learns of this Red Thirst and talks with Sanguinius. He is scared, fearing the Emperor will destroy the Blood Angels for this genetic abnormality (something Emperor has done before)....This brings Horus and Sanguinius closer together.
During the Heresy, following a campaign against the Orks, Horus contacts Sanguinuis, talks with him face to face using a psyker and asks him about the Emperor and the Great Crusade. One question later and Horus sends him off to walk into a trap that will destroy the Blood Angels. He claims the Nephelim have returned and the entire Blood Angel legion are required to deal with them.To sweeten the deal, he tells Sanguinius the Nephelim have a machine that can cure the Blood Angels of their affliction.
The Word Bearers and Space Wolves are along for the ride and have secret agendas they plan on completing. The Blood Angels head to the Cignus cluster and find a giant burning eight pointed star and everyone dead. Just being in the vicinity causes a wave of suicides among the mortal crew of their ships. A veil descends around the system, preventing any contact outside the system. The Blood Angels are alone.
A squad is sent to investigate a planet and the mission goes wrong (the pilot goes mad on the way down, they get attacked by the city itself).
Horus summons the Bloodthirster, Ka’Bandha, and tells him to murder Sanguinius, rather than corrupt him, which is Erebus’ plan.
A few survivors are eventually found and tell the Blood Angels about what happened and are attacked by Daemonettes. A Keeper of Secrets emerges on the flagship and tells Sanguinius it is the mastemistress of the planet. Sanguinuis vows to murder it. Sanguinius is told that it seems likely that Horus put them in this trap and almost kills the marine that suggests it. The Space Wolves tell Sanguinius that they are there to deal with the threat of rebellion, in the form of the use of psychic powers by the Librarius. Sanguinius acknowledges the possibility of rebellion and goes to kill the enemy….
Sanguinius fights the Bloodthirster and the fight goes badly. The final blow kills 500 marines at once, knocks out Sanguinius and puts all of the Blood Angels deep into the Red Thirst. The Sanguinary Guard transport Sanguinius back to the flagship and call a full retreat, but the bloodlust is too strong. The legion succumbs to the other Legion genetic defect, The Black Rage, and the dive headfirst into a full on BLOOD ORGY attacking everything.
The Librarians realise they are hamstringing themselves and take part in a psychic process to wake Sanguinuis. He is not happy and destroys the Bloodthirster with perhaps the coolest one liner we have had. But the bloodlust in the legion is too strong and a Blood Angel sacrifices himself to become the Red Angel and save the legion. The veil is removed and the Blood Angels are able to shake themselves off and leave the system (trying not to look at each other or mention why there seems to be a lot less mortal legion serfs on their ships or wiping blood off their mouths). They received word of the Isstvan V massacre and run into an Ultramarine fleet.
In possibly the most satisfying epilogue, Erebus decides to berate Horus for his failure and gets his face cut off. Horus does not care about the will of the Gods, only his own plans.
Review:
This is a brilliant book and brings a lot of ideas into the Heresy that are vital parts of 40k, especially for the Blood Angels. The Red Thirst, The Black Rage, the Sanginor ability to fuse with warp entities, pariahs and the daemons of the Gods are all here and in full display. Slaanesh and Khorne are working together to bring down and corrupt Sanguinius, although you get the feeling that Slaanesh was never going to have him, with the Bloodthirster somehow managing to output the Keeper of Secrets running things in the system. The Blood Angels as a legion are fascinating. The Blood Angels are not perfect but they are trying hard to be good. They display strong genetic defects that should render them removed from conflict by the Emperor. But their noble cause, and angelic primarch ensure they never fall too far into a parody, and instead are haunted knights trying to fight themselves and the enemy for the good of the universe.
We get an interesting look at Chaos in this book. A Slaaneshi psychic is openly working for the Word Bearers, but no one recognises what she truly is and what her power entails. A world is turned into a living weapon and a symbol of the power of chaos. An entire star system is trapped from the rest of the galaxy. The whole population is turned into a fortress of bones.
Whilst it lacks the constant creeping dread of Know No Fear, this is a spectacular book and I can fully understand why the Blood Angels are so many people’s favourites after reading this one. They are the noble angels (and also murderous, barely kept in check butchers ready to go mad at a moment's notice.) The Blood Angels face horrors that drive men mad and manage to survive and carry on.
The ending fully wants you to know what is happening next in the series, so unsurprisingly we are going to have a bunch of short stories next that are completely unrelated to this book…
Score: 9.5/10 - a wonderful look at this mostly ignored legion so far that hits hard and shows how horrific Chaos can be. Full on cosmic horror versus a literal angel and his army of angels. It is glorious stuff. It just lacks the focus and creeping dread that “Know No Fear” had.
Cover: It's a warrior angel fighting a devil as the sky explodes around them. If this was an Iron Maiden album cover, it could not be any more metal.
Heresy Watch:
How close were the Blood Angels to falling? If not for the World Eaters they may have been something for Khorne to pursue. Erebus is no longer the favoured of the Gods, having accomplished his purpose, Horus no longer needs to listen to him and demonstrates it in quite a clear way. Horus is concerned that Sanginius would be a better leader than he is, if he falls to Chaos.
Legion Watch/Number of Book(s):
Dark Angels: 5
: 2
Emperor’s Children: 8
Iron Warriors: 5
White Scars: 3
Space Wolves: 5
Imperial Fists: 8
Night Lords: 4
Blood Angels: 2
Iron Hands: 4
: 2
World Eaters: 9
Ultramarines: 7
Death Guard: 4
Thousand Sons: 5
Sons of Horus: 9
Word Bearers: 11
Salamanders: 2
Raven Guard: 4
Alpha Legion: 6
The Emperor: 7
We finally have Blood Angels! They were worth the wait. They are now on a par with the Salamanders.
Tropes Watch:
Are we the baddies?: 36 The Flesh Tearer. That is not a nickname a “good guy” gets. By the end of the story, he (along with his men) murdered the Space Wolf observers and the legion response seems to just be to sweep it under the carpet. The whole “drinking the blood of my enemies” feels a bit ‘not very good guys’. Sanguinius talks to Horus through a naked Slaaneshi psyker, learns this is not the Emperor’s technology and basically shrugs and is fine with it.
It's definitely not gay: 20 “The ornate doors of the primarch’s quarters opened and Raldoron stepped through, his eyes falling on Sanguinius before anything else. His liege lord wore his duty armour, gold and white platinum with a bronze mail cloak that lay draped over his folded wings. It was not as ornate as the high artificer armour he would wear into combat, but still it seemed barely able to contain the full radiance of the primarch. Raldoron had once heard one of the remembrancers say that Sanguinius shone like a star carved into the shape of a man, and he could not fault that description.” The Blood Angels really love their father. Everyone who sees him seems quite overcome by his magnificence.
How not to parent 101: 25 Sanguinius prepares to attack one of his sons for daring to claim Horus lied to them, whilst they are stuck in a trap that Horus sent them into.
Erebus!!!: 19 Oh we get a proper appearance for Erebus and some actual pleasure as he decides he can berate the Warmaster following the failure of his plan. The slimy little scumbag decides he doesn't need to be nice anymore, shouts at a Chaos powered Horus and gets his face ripped off for it. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy. There is a scene where Erebus goes and sees Fabius Bile and you legitimately feel bad that Space Megele has to deal with him…. Berus the High Warden earns an honorary Erebus award, being an absolute git throughout the story until his noble sacrifice (read: falling off a Land Raider to kill daemonettes).
Does this remind you of anything?: 37 Chaos corruption led to the creation of concentration camps. Possibly the most grim dark thing so far. I cannot help but feel that a lot of Khorne apologists will blame it on Slaanesh and “Khorne only wants honourable kills” but also the Blood Father “cares not from where the blood flows”. Comment below which chaos god you blame for the camps. When Sanguinius kicks the Bloodthirster over the edge does he is either channelling Gandalf or Leonedius and we are not sure which….
Idiot Ball: 24 Horus just happened to come across a planet with technology to cure a super specific legion genetic defect. How exactly did the xeno’s manage to cure this? And the planet is really far away from everyone? A likely story. Only fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
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2024.06.09 15:56 ExtroverTom The Best Debut I Have Ever Seen : In Four Acts

Before I start, I have to semi-dox myself and say that I am Indonesian. I have to do that because it would add so much more context to this story.
Prologue : The Antlers
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I bought the latest Football Manager few months ago while the price was discounted. I was so excited to finally have J-League licensed because playing in Asia have been my lifelong FM dream but without J-League which is arguably the biggest and most competitive league in Asia, it just felt wrong.
I embarked on this year's journey the same way I have always started, to pick one of the top half teams in the league that I wanted to play, so that I get accustomed not only by the league rules but more importantly by the latest features and wrinkles of the game. I usually would play it for a season before moving on to the real long-term save.
This year, the lucky organization is Kashima Antlers. To cut the story short about this club background, you can imagine them like Japanese Manchester United with even less successful history. They have gone years without lifting a trophy but is able to consistently stay on the contention. Now that I said that, I guess they are the less horribly managed Japanese Manchester United.
My one and only mission : bring the J1-League trophy back to the Island of Antlers. Although, whatever it was that I wanted to do, I have to do it within the limitation of only 5 foreign players as per J1 rules and the lack wingers within the club. After hours of thinking and tinkering I came up with a tactic that I believe would work.
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The asymmetric 4-3-3 which emphasized the quality of Target Man Kai Chinen and homegrown talent Yuma Suzuki as well as 'hiding' the lack of winger but still be able to offer some width in the field. Saying that, it was still necessary for me to find a better winger for the formation than Yuta Matsumura, which was decent, but not good nor was he well-suited enough with the way I want to play.
Kai Chinen: Our main striker and one of our best player
The stats of Yuta Matsumura which was actually decent relative to the league quality, but not good enough. Also the only wingers other than him were some promising yet raw young talents.
**1******st Act : The Reds
J1-League transfer window would be closed on 31 March. By the start of the month I have brought into the team some quality players: Roberto Soriano and Ismael for free and bring creativity in that midfield, and an uzbek guy called Hojiakbar Alijonov, a mature physical attacking right back which will provide those crosses from the right winger-less side of our formation.
I have not found my guy to be put in that left side though, until a young right-footed brazilian had a semi-fallout with his club and get transfer-listed. SC Internacional, his club, asked for two millions euros for whoever wanted to bring him out from Brazil. Having only spent so little, and in nearly desperate need for a winger, I jumped into the chance, and built a 2 millions worth of a deal based on so many installments and bonuses. Finally after some contract negotiation, my long-awaited inside forward has finally arrived on 06 March 2023.
His name is Joao Gabriel Martins Peglow, a 21-years-old who modeled his game after his idol Cristiano Ronaldo. He has good technique as well as physical attributes perfected by almost world class amount of flair. With him running with the ball down our left side, I believe we can outrun and outscore anybody in the league.
Peglow: Our main winger, and he had not even reached his ceiling
and I was not making it up when I say he idolized CR7.
**2******nd Act : The Braces
You are forgiven for thinking that this story is about Peglow's debut. But it's not. His debut is mediocre at best. Playing against Urawa Red Diamonds in the J-League Cup (Japanese equivalent of Carabao Cup), he did not offer much. Only attempted 15 passes, produced 6.6 match rating, before I had to take him off in the one-hour mark of the game. In the game where the opponent produced nearly as many XGs from half as many shots, we ended up winning thanks to heroic performance of our first-choice goalkeeper, Tomoki Hayakawa.
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Debuts are expected to be rough though. The real glimpse of what Peglow could bring to the team came almost two weeks after his debut. After another stinker which saw him produced 6.4 match rating in the league match that we otherwise dominated, I trusted and started him again in the match against one of the big boys: Yokohama Marinos. He paid that with an impressive return. I had to wait for a while though.
From the get-go, Yokohama's midfield which operate weirdly with two mezzalas in front of the single pivot, clearly got overrun by our midfield led by Roberto Soriano and spearheaded by Peglow. But it was our free agent signing, Ismael and our homegrown striker Yuki Kakita who gave us 2-0 lead before the halftime. In the 2nd half though, it's all Peglow's world and we were just living on it. He scored two goals in the span of 3 minutes before assisting another one in the closing stage of the match to close the game 5 goals to none. What a performance from him and surely, surely from then on, he would be the one leading this club to the promised land right?
Right?
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**3******rd Act : The South-Easterners
All good things must come to an end. Some before it even begun.
I rested Peglow in the following match against lower division club in hope that he would be in peak condition for our next league match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Then the news struck.
It was 31 March, maybe around 10 am. Just one day before the league match mentioned before. Peglow was dribbling the ball in training when suddenly he turned sharply and fell. He scream in agony while the emergency radiology found out that he twisted his ankle and out for at least a month. It was far from being a career-ender, but if you pay close attention, it was 31 March. Not only was it just one day before the match, it was also THE transfer deadline. I only had hours to find Peglow's replacement. I had to.
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I panicked and scrambled around scouting reports and player search columns. It was extra difficult knowing I had filled my foreigner quotas, so I could not add another foreigner anymore, but the japanese winger available just did not cut it. And there, at that moment, we came back full circle to me talking about the wrinkles of the league.
J-League has this unique registration rules where we could only field maximum of five foreign players, but with a little bit of curveball added. Due to some real life agreements, players from South East Asia countries is treated as non-foreign players. So I could buy and field whatever amount of players from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and my real life home country Indonesia, together with other smaller South East Asia countries that I wanted. It did not help me instantly though as there are next to none SEA players that good enough for the top division of japanese league, let alone to be the replacement of Peglow.
That's until just 8 hours before the deadline is closed, a message come to my inbox. Agent recommendation. Candra Firmansyah, an Indonesian agent, notified me about one of his clients. A left winger, just as young as Peglow, does not get the playing time he needed in his club ADO Den Haag and after just 3 appearance in the first team, he thought it was the right time to be loaned out. ADO agreed and he became loan listed. His name? Rafael Struick.
Rafael Struick : Every Indonesian knows who this man is. For you who do not know, oh you will soon do.
I took a glimpse. And I sit there in front of my laptop trying to process it. Not only does the boy good enough for the J1-League, he almost as good as Peglow. I could even argue his technical ability is superior and his physical attributes are comparable. For a moment I got "kicked out" back to real life and thinking not as Hiruzen Hiragana the Japanese manager of Kashima Antlers my alter ego, but as me myself, and thinking "It must be nice to manage my countryman in the biggest competition in the continent."
I might overpaid for him. Giving ADO 200k just for a loan fee seems a bit much and my board felt that way too. But, I need a winger, the deadline was just 4 hours away, I did not have many choices. So I pulled the trigger. The administration team moved fast enough to conclude the deal just in time. In the midnight Kashima Antlers welcoming the promising Indonesian youngster and hopes that he is fit for the match, tomorrow.
Final Act : The Mismatches
Bad news and good news. The bad news is Peglow's injury was not a nightmare nor an SI april mop at all. The good news, Struick was in peak condition to play against Hiroshima. I did not know how he took flight from den Haag to Kashima without took a nosedive in terms of his fitness, but there he is, just hours after signing the contract, wearing red shirt and white shorts, ready for his debut.
Hiroshima was not an easy opponent to play let alone for the first time. They finished in the 3rd place the season before. The attack was dangerously led by brazilian target man, Vieira and the defence was solid under the command of Kansai University alumni Hayato Araki. The road gets steeper due to the fact that heroic Hayakawa got injured, so Karl Jakob-Hein, another emergency loanee, deputized him between the sticks. But, ready or not, it's game on.
From the very first minute, I can see that Struick got cold feet. Maybe from the jet lag, maybe because he was not familiar with the exotic asymmetric system. Whatever it was, he did not look good. My hopes for Peglow to miraculously be healed and playing that day peaked when in just the 4th minute mark, Struick has the ball in the left side on the field and tried to make a field-switching pass to Ismael on the center of the field, but his wobbly legs did not generate enough power and the ball was stolen by Hiroshima's midfielder, Matsumoto.
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Who brings the ball upfield, did a 1-2 pass combination into our penalty box, before swiftly pushing the ball in the path of their forward, Kashiwa who then struck the ball behind our net. Kashima 0, Hiroshima 1. In the 4th minute mark.
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I encouraged the team, told them that there are still 86 minutes to play. I saw Kai Chinen came over to Struick, maybe to help him calm his nerve. I did not know what Chinen said, but whatever it was, it worked. Just a couple of minutes after did that horrendous pass, Struick again found himself in the left side of the field. This time though, he had more confidence in his heart, and brought the ball way up front.
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He then passed to Chinen who quickly gave the ball to Suzuki in the right side. It was Suzuki's show right after. He dribbled past two defenders before hit the ball so hard, Hiroshima's keeper, Osako could barely even react. It's 1-1 and there are still 84 minutes left.
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This match is destined to be an end-to-end affair, when after Ismael Silva stopped Hiroshima's passing in the centre of the field, he found Alijonov running full speed on the right side. And running he does. Alijonov picked the ball just inside our side of the field and quickly run near the byline, bringing the ball up ahead.
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Without any pressure whatsoever, Alijonov bent a cross into penalty area where all of our forwards are ready to head it home. Some of you might notice that Struick had pretty impressive jumping reach. But I did not notice that until Struick leapt above the right back who man-marked him. And when I say leap, i mean it almost looked like that Ronaldo's header against Sampdoria. Struick headed it home, his first goal, just 10 minute into his debut. It's 2-1 for Kashima Antlers.
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That goal gave Struick and the team massive confidence boost. At the same time, Hiroshima looked trembled. Few seconds later, they misplaced a pass and let Chinen stole the ball and slot it home. It's 3-1 after 11 minute.
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The game calms down a little bit until in the 35th minute, again Alijonov found space in the right side and bent another cross almost finding Struick. But this time Hayato Araki won the duel and headed the ball for a throw-in. A few simple pass from throw in then ended in Struick's feet who stood just inside the penalty box.
With a few neat moves, Struick found the ball in his right feet and rocketed the ball deep into the low left side of the goal. It's a brace in his debut and it's 4-1 for Kashima Antlers.
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After that, I instructed my team to lower the tempo a bit, to conserve energy and retain possession. It resulted in the match gone calm for a bit. After Kashiwa sent an amazing cross to Vieira who headed it past Jakob Hein and Chinen slotted home a penalty kick to make it all 5-2, Matsumura who came in for Suzuki had the ball inside Hiroshima's penalty area before he's getting tackled. Referee pointed out to the spot for the second time. Chinen, the original taker, took the ball and give it to Struick, to let him complete this magnificent night both for him and the team. Struick shot it as hard as he could, it did not fool the goalkeeper, but it blew past him. It's a hattrick in his debut, and it's a dominating 6-2 win for the team.
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He ended the night with 3 goals, 1 key pass, won 7 aerial duels, attempted 5 tackles and won all of them, covered 13.1 kilometres the most compared to every other player in the field, and fielded a match rating of 9.9. It was a dream debut for Rafael Struick.
Epilogue : The Reasons
Now some of you might say, "meh, I once have a debutant scored 5 goals and assisted 5 more." And I would not object that. That's why the title is the best debut I have ever seen, not YOU have ever seen. Because from FM standpoint it is "just" a good showing, not a spectacular one.
But this is so personal to me. This is my first save after months of hiatus, and just the pure hype of this game, the roller coaster of emotion just based on finding the right inside forward, it's just beautiful. This story, especially this match, makes me love FM all over again.
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2024.06.09 15:44 ExtroverTom The Best Debut I Have Ever Seen : In Four Acts

The Best Debut I Have Ever Seen : In Four Acts
Before I start, I have to semi-dox myself and say that I am Indonesian. I have to do that because it would add so much more context to this story.
Prologue : The Antlers
https://preview.redd.it/ih54st9rji5d1.png?width=1732&format=png&auto=webp&s=22f3fcd319a0a621b918c5ba1cf11ff19d3ad818
I bought the latest Football Manager few months ago while the price was discounted. I was so excited to finally have J-League licensed because playing in Asia have been my lifelong FM dream but without J-League which is arguably the biggest and most competitive league in Asia, it just felt wrong.
I embarked on this year's journey the same way I have always started, to pick one of the top half teams in the league that I wanted to play, so that I get accustomed not only by the league rules but more importantly by the latest features and wrinkles of the game. I usually would play it for a season before moving on to the real long-term save.
This year, the lucky organization is Kashima Antlers. To cut the story short about this club background, you can imagine them like Japanese Manchester United with even less successful history. They have gone years without lifting a trophy but is able to consistently stay on the contention. Now that I said that, I guess they are the less horribly managed Japanese Manchester United.
My one and only mission : bring the J1-League trophy back to the Island of Antlers. Although, whatever it was that I wanted to do, I have to do it within the limitation of only 5 foreign players as per J1 rules and the lack wingers within the club. After hours of thinking and tinkering I came up with a tactic that I believe would work.
https://preview.redd.it/rzfx9sn3mi5d1.png?width=645&format=png&auto=webp&s=7eb7296ced348ee3f4414c474111ee54e643f0e2
The asymmetric 4-3-3 which emphasized the quality of Target Man Kai Chinen and homegrown talent Yuma Suzuki as well as 'hiding' the lack of winger but still be able to offer some width in the field. Saying that, it was still necessary for me to find a better winger for the formation than Yuta Matsumura, which was decent, but not good nor was he well-suited enough with the way I want to play.
Kai Chinen: Our main striker and one of our best player
The stats of Yuta Matsumura which was actually decent relative to the league quality, but not good enough. Also the only wingers other than him were some promising yet raw young talents.
1***\**st* Act : The Reds
J1-League transfer window would be closed on 31 March. By the start of the month I have brought into the team some quality players: Roberto Soriano and Ismael for free and bring creativity in that midfield, and an uzbek guy called Hojiakbar Alijonov, a mature physical attacking right back which will provide those crosses from the right winger-less side of our formation.
I have not found my guy to be put in that left side though, until a young right-footed brazilian had a semi-fallout with his club and get transfer-listed. SC Internacional, his club, asked for two millions euros for whoever wanted to bring him out from Brazil. Having only spent so little, and in nearly desperate need for a winger, I jumped into the chance, and built a 2 millions worth of a deal based on so many installments and bonuses. Finally after some contract negotiation, my long-awaited inside forward has finally arrived on 06 March 2023.
His name is Joao Gabriel Martins Peglow, a 21-years-old who modeled his game after his idol Cristiano Ronaldo. He has good technique as well as physical attributes perfected by almost world class amount of flair. With him running with the ball down our left side, I believe we can outrun and outscore anybody in the league.
Peglow: Our main winger, and he had not even reached his ceiling
and I was not making it up when I say he idolized CR7.
2***\**nd* Act : The Braces
You are forgiven for thinking that this story is about Peglow's debut. But it's not. His debut is mediocre at best. Playing against Urawa Red Diamonds in the J-League Cup (Japanese equivalent of Carabao Cup), he did not offer much. Only attempted 15 passes, produced 6.6 match rating, before I had to take him off in the one-hour mark of the game. In the game where the opponent produced nearly as many XGs from half as many shots, we ended up winning thanks to heroic performance of our first-choice goalkeeper, Tomoki Hayakawa.
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Debuts are expected to be rough though. The real glimpse of what Peglow could bring to the team came almost two weeks after his debut. After another stinker which saw him produced 6.4 match rating in the league match that we otherwise dominated, I trusted and started him again in the match against one of the big boys: Yokohama Marinos. He paid that with an impressive return. I had to wait for a while though.
From the get-go, Yokohama's midfield which operate weirdly with two mezzalas in front of the single pivot, clearly got overrun by our midfield led by Roberto Soriano and spearheaded by Peglow. But it was our free agent signing, Ismael and our homegrown striker Yuki Kakita who gave us 2-0 lead before the halftime. In the 2nd half though, it's all Peglow's world and we were just living on it. He scored two goals in the span of 3 minutes before assisting another one in the closing stage of the match to close the game 5 goals to none. What a performance from him and surely, surely from then on, he would be the one leading this club to the promised land right?
Right?
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3***\**rd* Act : The South-Easterners
All good things must come to an end. Some before it even begun.
I rested Peglow in the following match against lower division club in hope that he would be in peak condition for our next league match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Then the news struck.
It was 31 March, maybe around 10 am. Just one day before the league match mentioned before. Peglow was dribbling the ball in training when suddenly he turned sharply and fell. He scream in agony while the emergency radiology found out that he twisted his ankle and out for at least a month. It was far from being a career-ender, but if you pay close attention, it was 31 March. Not only was it just one day before the match, it was also THE transfer deadline. I only had hours to find Peglow's replacement. I had to.
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I panicked and scrambled around scouting reports and player search columns. It was extra difficult knowing I had filled my foreigner quotas, so I could not add another foreigner anymore, but the japanese winger available just did not cut it. And there, at that moment, we came back full circle to me talking about the wrinkles of the league.
J-League has this unique registration rules where we could only field maximum of five foreign players, but with a little bit of curveball added. Due to some real life agreements, players from South East Asia countries is treated as non-foreign players. So I could buy and field whatever amount of players from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and my real life home country Indonesia, together with other smaller South East Asia countries that I wanted. It did not help me instantly though as there are next to none SEA players that good enough for the top division of japanese league, let alone to be the replacement of Peglow.
That's until just 8 hours before the deadline is closed, a message come to my inbox. Agent recommendation. Candra Firmansyah, an Indonesian agent, notified me about one of his clients. A left winger, just as young as Peglow, does not get the playing time he needed in his club ADO Den Haag and after just 3 appearance in the first team, he thought it was the right time to be loaned out. ADO agreed and he became loan listed. His name? Rafael Struick.
Rafael Struick : Every Indonesian knows who this man is. For you who do not know, oh you will soon do.
I took a glimpse. And I sit there in front of my laptop trying to process it. Not only does the boy good enough for the J1-League, he almost as good as Peglow. I could even argue his technical ability is superior and his physical attributes are comparable. For a moment I got "kicked out" back to real life and thinking not as Hiruzen Hiragana the Japanese manager of Kashima Antlers my alter ego, but as me myself, and thinking "It must be nice to manage my countryman in the biggest competition in the continent."
I might overpaid for him. Giving ADO 200k just for a loan fee seems a bit much and my board felt that way too. But, I need a winger, the deadline was just 4 hours away, I did not have many choices. So I pulled the trigger. The administration team moved fast enough to conclude the deal just in time. In the midnight Kashima Antlers welcoming the promising Indonesian youngster and hopes that he is fit for the match, tomorrow.
Final Act : The Mismatches
Bad news and good news. The bad news is Peglow's injury was not a nightmare nor an SI april mop at all. The good news, Struick was in peak condition to play against Hiroshima. I did not know how he took flight from den Haag to Kashima without took a nosedive in terms of his fitness, but there he is, just hours after signing the contract, wearing red shirt and white shorts, ready for his debut.
Hiroshima was not an easy opponent to play let alone for the first time. They finished in the 3rd place the season before. The attack was dangerously led by brazilian target man, Vieira and the defence was solid under the command of Kansai University alumni Hayato Araki. The road gets steeper due to the fact that heroic Hayakawa got injured, so Karl Jakob-Hein, another emergency loanee, deputized him between the sticks. But, ready or not, it's game on.
From the very first minute, I can see that Struick got cold feet. Maybe from the jet lag, maybe because he was not familiar with the exotic asymmetric system. Whatever it was, he did not look good. My hopes for Peglow to miraculously be healed and playing that day peaked when in just the 4th minute mark, Struick has the ball in the left side on the field and tried to make a field-switching pass to Ismael on the center of the field, but his wobbly legs did not generate enough power and the ball was stolen by Hiroshima's midfielder, Matsumoto.
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Who brings the ball upfield, did a 1-2 pass combination into our penalty box, before swiftly pushing the ball in the path of their forward, Kashiwa who then struck the ball behind our net. Kashima 0, Hiroshima 1. In the 4th minute mark.
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I encouraged the team, told them that there are still 86 minutes to play. I saw Kai Chinen came over to Struick, maybe to help him calm his nerve. I did not know what Chinen said, but whatever it was, it worked. Just a couple of minutes after did that horrendous pass, Struick again found himself in the left side of the field. This time though, he had more confidence in his heart, and brought the ball way up front.
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He then passed to Chinen who quickly gave the ball to Suzuki in the right side. It was Suzuki's show right after. He dribbled past two defenders before hit the ball so hard, Hiroshima's keeper, Osako could barely even react. It's 1-1 and there are still 84 minutes left.
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This match is destined to be an end-to-end affair, when after Ismael Silva stopped Hiroshima's passing in the centre of the field, he found Alijonov running full speed on the right side. And running he does. Alijonov picked the ball just inside our side of the field and quickly run near the byline, bringing the ball up ahead.
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Without any pressure whatsoever, Alijonov bent a cross into penalty area where all of our forwards are ready to head it home. Some of you might notice that Struick had pretty impressive jumping reach. But I did not notice that until Struick leapt above the right back who man-marked him. And when I say leap, i mean it almost looked like that Ronaldo's header against Sampdoria. Struick headed it home, his first goal, just 10 minute into his debut. It's 2-1 for Kashima Antlers.
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That goal gave Struick and the team massive confidence boost. At the same time, Hiroshima looked trembled. Few seconds later, they misplaced a pass and let Chinen stole the ball and slot it home. It's 3-1 after 11 minute.
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The game calms down a little bit until in the 35th minute, again Alijonov found space in the right side and bent another cross almost finding Struick. But this time Hayato Araki won the duel and headed the ball for a throw-in. A few simple pass from throw in then ended in Struick's feet who stood just inside the penalty box.
With a few neat moves, Struick found the ball in his right feet and rocketed the ball deep into the low left side of the goal. It's a brace in his debut and it's 4-1 for Kashima Antlers.
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After that, I instructed my team to lower the tempo a bit, to conserve energy and retain possession. It resulted in the match gone calm for a bit. After Kashiwa sent an amazing cross to Vieira who headed it past Jakob Hein and Chinen slotted home a penalty kick to make it all 5-2, Matsumura who came in for Suzuki had the ball inside Hiroshima's penalty area before he's getting tackled. Referee pointed out to the spot for the second time. Chinen, the original taker, took the ball and give it to Struick, to let him complete this magnificent night both for him and the team. Struick shot it as hard as he could, it did not fool the goalkeeper, but it blew past him. It's a hattrick in his debut, and it's a dominating 6-2 win for the team.
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He ended the night with 3 goals, 1 key pass, won 7 aerial duels, attempted 5 tackles and won all of them, covered 13.1 kilometres the most compared to every other player in the field, and fielded a match rating of 9.9. It was a dream debut for Rafael Struick.
Epilogue : The Reasons
Now some of you might say, "meh, I once have a debutant scored 5 goals and assisted 5 more." And I would not object that. That's why the title is the best debut I have ever seen, not YOU have ever seen. Because from FM standpoint it is "just" a good showing, not a spectacular one.
But this is so personal to me. This is my first save after months of hiatus, and just the pure hype of this game, the roller coaster of emotion just based on finding the right inside forward, it's just beautiful. This story, especially this match, makes me love FM all over again.
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2024.06.09 15:15 SoftPois0n Most Watched By SIMKL Members This Week! What have you been watching?

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2024.06.09 15:12 Siggi_Trust People struggling with the Blitzball game in Luca in HD Remake??

Just my report on my new playthrough, I got through Luca after an evening of playing, now reached Guadosalam after the second evening. After all the nightmare stories of the Luca Blitzball game and me wanting to beat it (I've done it before and all), I was a little bit stressed about it.
But so, with all the posts here about Blitzball, I first of all don't get how people hate it SO much and struggle so much with it. The reason I might hate Blitzball is exactly how easy it is and how many games you need to play that you know you are going to win 7-0 every time. Now I have no love for it but taking some games once in a while is just fine.
So I beat the Luca game on my first try, but actually I messed up and figured out that the game AUTO SAVES AFTER WAKKA ENTERS.
So I was playing with 0-0, finished first half like usually, just passing around and getting EXP. Then I made some really stupid mistakes. First I messed up scoring with Tidus, Wakka came in at 0-0 and I messed up scoring with him. I ended up restarting instead of finishing (I was thinking the Goars were just about to score).
Then I found out it saves when Wakka came in so I just scored one goal with him and that was it.
So now I'm wondering, how are people struggling so much if they can even just use Auto Save to kinda cheese it? If you get to Wakka with 0-0, you can just try again from there are get in one goal. You can literally use the first half as usually and not even try to score, just pass around and maybe try scoring with Tidus if the opportunity presents itself. As long as you are tied before Wakka then you just restart from there until you get a goal in.
Anyhow, it takes about 2-3 more games of Blitzball after that with any team to start surpassing every other team and win Blitzball every time. I played the next Tournament for Attack Reels, my first game was with the Psyches and it was challenging, only because of the goal keeper. Managed to squeeze in a goal with Sphere Shot with 1 SH left actually on Overtime which has never happened before. On my previous playthrough and this one, I am using the original Aurochs and they are just completely fine. I did throw in Jumal as a goal keeper for a round against the Psyches so I could at least make sure they don't score (I also recruited Jumal to avoid him going to another team).
After that it's been nothing but a breeze. Anyhow, let's continue.
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2024.06.09 14:46 No_Marzipan_1230 Industrial Mage: Modernizing a Magical World Chapter 11 – A New Skill, Jack’s Request, A Strange Visitor

Synopsis:
An engineer from earth blends science and magic to achieve greatness in another world where skills and levels reign supreme.

Ethan was just a plain old engineer, but everything changed when he was reborn into a world of skills, levels, and magic. With his advanced knowledge far ahead of the time period he finds himself in, this new reincarnated life will be much different than his last, especially because he can construct, deconstruct, and reconstruct runes—something no one else can do.
But with royal politics, looming tax collectors, a mountain of debt, dungeon incursions, cults, and hostile fantasy races mixing together into a cocktail of bullshit that threatens to bury his dreams; Ethan must bridge the gap between steel and sorcery to grow stronger. — What to Expect:
- Weak to very strong progression with a Sword & Magic MC that kicks a whole lotta ass. - Fast pacing. A balance of action galore, politics, kingdom building, and slow-burn runecrafting. - Fun, satisfying moments. An extra shot of happiness when reading. Hardcore wish fulfillment. Hyper competent MC. - MC will trigger an industrial revolution, abolish slavery, revolutionize magic, modernize agriculture, communication, commerce, textile production, education, transportation, sanitation, weapons manufacturing, leisure & entertainment, and medicine. - Dark truths of a medieval-esque society going under change.
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Chapter 11

Congratulations! You have unlocked the skill: [Meditation]!
Meditation – Level 1
Type: Passive
Effect: This basic meditation technique focuses on bringing your awareness to the present moment. By calming your thoughts and observing your breath, you create a state of inner peace that fosters the natural restoration of your mana. It’s a simple practice that can be maintained throughout the day, even while traveling or performing light tasks. However, that requires a higher level of the skill. Connections: [Meditation] has formed Connections with [Magic Sensitivity] and [Magic Perception], enhancing all three skills’ effects.
A smile spread across Ethan’s face. He continued his routine like usual, albeit with one addition: daily meditation. It took some time, but slowly—ever so slowly—the dull aches behind his eyes receded, replaced by a refreshing coolness as his mana regeneration speed increased. Meditation indeed helped.
[Meditation] — Lvl 1 -> Lvl 2!
[Magic Sensitivity] — Lvl 1 -> Lvl 2!
[Magic Perception] — Lvl 1 -> Lvl 2!
“Finally!”
Unexpected bonuses! Ethan chuckled. It seemed even seemingly basic skills could have hidden relations. He closed his eyes once more. He had a feeling this was just the beginning.
Time passed, and he continued making rune motes. But a new kind of worry furrowed his brow. The novelty of handcrafted soap had its limits. The initial batch was sent to potential investors, nobles, merchants, et cetera—and it had indeed vanished like suds in a rainstorm. He’d even managed to train a couple of the more eager servants, turning them into his first, albeit slightly nervous, soap-makers. But scaling things up? That presented a whole new bar (pun entirely intended) of challenges.
First, there was the money issue. His pockets were starting to feel empty. Expanding his operation meant serious investment, something he could only take so far.
Investors. Ethan grimaced. The word conjured images of stuffy suits picking apart his plans with a practiced sneer. He shuddered. Funding everything himself was a pipe dream. He needed someone to believe in his vision, a knight in shining armor wielding a hefty bag of gold.
But the bigger challenge, the one that kept him up at night, was the production line. Hand-making was a labor of love, not large-scale commerce. He wanted a streamlined process—bubbling vats and efficient filling. Factories, of course, were out of the question. But the principles could be adapted, scaled down for his humble little workshop.
Large, sturdy vats, fire-resistant, and big enough to hold gallons of bubbling lye solution, were a must. Then came the pouring—tedious and time-consuming by hand but he would find a solution somehow. Safety, of course, was a large concern in his mind. Lye was a fickle thing. He needed proper ventilation systems, thick gloves for handling the caustic solution, and clear safety protocols practically drilled into his fledgling soap-making team. Maintaining quality was another worry. With increased volume, ensuring each bar possessed the same level of perfection became a concern.
Not to mention delays. Delays—that word was the entrepreneur’s nightmare. Machines breaking down, surprise ingredient shortages, unexpected problems in the production line… Ethan knew they were inevitable. He needed a buffer—a reserve of supplies and a maintenance plan to weather the inevitable storms. It was hardly rocket science, but the logistics of it all made his head spin.
Regardless, Ethan worked on the investor pitch, the design for the assembly line, the contingencies for delays—and with each minute, they solidified.
There’s so much to do...
***
Ethan ran a hand through his hair, standing inside the makeshift workshop they’d made to produce more soap. The latest batch of soap sat on the wooden table—smooth, white ovals that lathered luxuriously and left a hint of calming fragrance. The results were undeniable. Now, he had quite the amount of soap made already; it was time to get his creation into the hands of those who needed it most.
Selling within the barony was the easiest option. He could hire someone to hawk his wares at the market, catch the eye of housewives in need. But Holden was small, and the potential customer pool was limited. Not to mention folks knew him, and they didn’t trust him. Regardless, a well-placed stall at the weekly market would likely do the trick—meager returns, however, given that majority of the people were poor. Thankfully, they could afford it.
Ethan needed to be bold, however. The grimy hands of miners in neighboring Corinth, and the mud-caked travelers passing through the bustling border town of Westford—they all needed to experience the excellent product he’d made. Catching the eyes of a noble or two would be even better. Spreading the word beyond Holden presented a problem.
Trade fairs, perhaps. Grand events held a few times a year, attracting merchants from far and wide. The thought of securing a stall at the Westford fair, a place that would be teeming with potential buyers—and the biggest Bordertown that could arguably be called a city—was indeed enticing. But that would require waiting.
Nah, can’t wait. I need money. Merchants themselves would be it. Partnering with a reliable merchant who frequented the border towns could be a more strategic approach. He’d provide the soap, the merchant would handle the transportation and distribution, sharing the profits. But finding such a partner would be rather hard considering his reputation with the Merchants Guild...
Ethan sighed. He needed a plan that would push his soap beyond Holden and into the wider world. I should contact some of Theo’s friends...
Thinking of those “friends” that were indeed just like Theo if not worse, Ethan weighed his options, but settled for it regardless. He had no choice.
“Excellent work, everyone,” Ethan praised the workers, then walked outside where he boarded his carriage. Sitting down, Ethan looked at Roland.
“Roland. Send a letter to Hector asking if we could arrange a meeting,” Ethan ordered. “If he isn’t willing, contact every merchant of worth in Holden—contact the Merchants Guild, they will likely ignore me, given my reputation; however, even if one of them agrees to come, arrange a meeting. I will not be taking a bad deal, but we need to try anyway. Surely not all of them hate my guts...”
Roland looked doubtful of that possibility. Ethan coughed.
“As you wish, my lord.”
...
The carriage was going through the town to his manor when Ethan received a letter from Jack—through one of his undead ravens—regarding the base spell’s situation. The man had been using himself as the nexus, and the spell was working, analyzing the blight-organism’s patterns, recording them, sending them back to the nexus (Jack), and then those instructions would be sent to the base spell in every soap. The process was costing the man quite some mana, and he’d been requesting a mana crystal so he could make it the nexus instead of himself.
Mana crystals were unique, naturally forming gemstones that were imbued with magical properties They formed in regions with a high concentration of mana, often in places where the veil between the physical and magical realms was thin. These regions typically formed deep underground, in caves or ancient ruins, making them difficult to access. The formation of a mana crystal itself a slow process. Over centuries, the ambient mana in these regions coalesces and crystallizes, forming these precious gemstones. The size, purity, and power of a mana crystal depend on the concentration of mana in the area and the length of time it has had to form.
Procuring mana crystals was a dangerous and costly endeavor because it required skilled miners and mages to safely extract the crystals without damaging them or causing magical backlash—it could even be called magical cancer. Worse yet, they could explode. Thus, all the mana crystal areas were akin to area-51 back on Earth. Heavily secured, well-guarded, with possibly several types of magical alarms and defenses to detect intruders, and these mines were watched very, very closely by whoever could. Once extracted, the crystals must be carefully handled and stored to prevent their magical energy from dissipating. Due to their rarity, power, and the difficulty in procuring them, mana crystals were highly valuable. Often used in powerful spells, magical research, and as a power source for magical devices.
The flow of Mana Crystals into the market is strictly controlled due to their potential for misuse—though, if Ethan was being true to himself, it was most likely so the crystals could be sold at exorbitant prices. Though, the “official” reasoning by the mining guilds was that in the wrong hands, a mana crystal could be used to fuel destructive spells or create forbidden magical artifacts. As such, governments and guilds often regulated their sale and distribution, requiring permits and licenses for their purchase and use.
That’s why it’s quite understandable that a mana crystal would be the best nexus. Thinking so, Ethan rubbed his chin. However, mana crystals are expensive...
Ethan wrote back to Jack, penning his concerns and reassuring Jack that he would try to get his hands on a mana crystal as soon as possible. However, it would take time as they’re hard to come by. Not to mention, they cost a hefty sum, and Ethan lacked money at the moment. I need a way to make it absolutely certain that Hector will agree to be an investor. I also need people in the Merchants Guild backing me up—
As he was writing to Jack, Ethan suddenly had an idea. He paused, blinking, staring at the raven. Hmmm. I wonder if I can use these little guys to gather dirt on nobles. The morality of doing such a thing was questionable, and he would rather not do it, but he was in a world that required such actions if he wanted to survive.
Ethan leaned back into the soft backrest inside the carriage, a pensive look on his face as his mind raced with possibilities. He knew the noble houses of the kingdom engaged in all manner of unsavory dealings—corruption, bribery, smuggling, tax evasion on a grand scale, illegal trade in magical artifacts, forced labor in hidden mines, pregnant prostitutes, bastard sons and daughters, and even human trafficking. Heck, he was sure many secretly engaged in trafficking exotic Beastkin from the other continent. A cold disgust settled in Ethan’s stomach. Some Noblewomen with harems of human-looking Beastkin for their amusement. Men who lusted after feline Beastkin, keeping them chained and collared, using their enhanced senses for perverse pleasures. Sadists, the entire lot of them.
The children of these unions were another layer of tragedy. Then there were the barbaric collectors, humans who craved the immense strength of the Minotaurs, using them as gladiatorial entertainment or worse, in underground fighting rings where blood painted the cobblestones—heck, he was sure many were breeding monstrous Chimera for use in their personal fighting ring. The Beastkin weren’t livestock, they were sentient beings, their cultures and traditions as rich and varied as any human kingdom. Yet, here, in the supposed bastion of civilization, they were nothing more than exotic commodities to fuel the insatiable desires of some of the elite.
Lucianos Solarian IV, the Emperor, had outlawed Beastkin trafficking decades ago, and the punishment for defiance was a brutal lesson etched in blood. The first year after Beastkin slavery and trafficking were outlawed was etched into history.
Public execution wasn’t harsh enough. Traffickers were broken first—physically and mentally. Men and women alike. Weeks of torture were standard, designed to make them not only regret their crimes but also serve as a terrifying public reminder of the Emperor’s wrath. Ethan shuddered. He’d heard about men and women being flayed alive, their screams echoing through the city squares. They were forced to march through the city squares, stripped of their finery and any magical glamours that masked their appearance, stoned. Their crimes were announced to the jeering crowds, their faces branded with a mark signifying their depravity. They were then forced into hard labor, their bodies broken and their vanity shattered.
Surely, the Emperor was no kind man, and the message was clear: Beastkin were not slaves, not pets, not trophies. They were sentient beings deserving of respect, and the Emperor would tolerate no violation of their rights. Theodore’s father was the same, Obsidian was one of the better Kingdoms under the Empire. Heck, it could be said to be the best.
However, just like always, people still participated in sick behavior. Not everyone, to be fair. But a minority, still. And given how large the Solaris Empire was—and not to mention the other Empires that were worse than Solaris—there were bound to be dark secrets that they would do anything to keep buried. It was just how things were, and Ethan doubted it would ever end (the continent of Beastkin wasn’t any better; humans were the ones exotic there).
Thus, Jack’s undead ravens could be the perfect spies, slipping into noble manors and gatherings unnoticed, their beady eyes and keen senses recording every sordid detail. With enough incriminating evidence, he could blackmail these nobles into supporting his business ventures, ensuring they backed his proposals and used their influence to aid the common folk. Ethan would feel no remorse, regret, or apprehension for doing. The thought of wielding such leverage would give him a significant advantage when he inevitably threw his hat into the political arena. He refused to be a mere pawn, manipulated by those with wealth and status.
This way, he could control the game from the start.
However, a nagging voice in the back of his mind cautioned him. Using necromantic summons for espionage was hardly an original idea. Surely, some of the more paranoid nobles would have measures in place to detect and counter such tactics. He would need to tread carefully, lest the ravens be discovered and his plans unraveled before they began.
Still, the potential rewards outweighed the risks. With careful planning and execution, he could amass a wealth of compromising information, giving him the power to shape the kingdom’s policies for the betterment of its people. It was an ambitious gambit, but one he felt was worth pursuing despite the moral wound he’d receive from doing it.
Then, when the time is right—I can report them to the Emperor.
Ethan’s gaze drifted back to the raven, its lifeless eyes seeming to bore into him.
A wry smile tugged at his lips. Let’s see what secrets you can uncover for me, my little friend. Thinking so, he added a line saying that he would like to meet Jack sometime and talk about a “business opportunity”—after all, talking about such illegal activities that he was thinking of doing wouldn’t be wise over a letter.
...
A pleasant surprise awaited Ethan in his manor. A middle-aged man in simple attire paced within the living room. He had light, close-cut brown hair and brown skin. The stranger had sharp features, a salt-and-pepper beard, and a kind face that seemed easy on the eyes. Upon seeing Ethan, the man’s features stretched into a deeper smile as he bowed.
“Lord Theodore. I am Derrick. My apologies for the unscheduled visit.”
“It’s alright. I’m not sure if we have met before, Sir Derrick,” Ethan responded, glancing at Roland who appeared to have recognized the man. Roland gave Ethan a look that said I know this man, and he’s here for business.
“Indeed, we haven’t, my lord. I am Derrick, and I used to be a member of the Red Tower. I come here to talk about introductory books that you might interested in—and a far better deal that could benefit the both of us.”
Ethan raised an eyebrow, then smiled.
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2024.06.09 14:22 UselessWise Please let me learn

I'm not the most skilled player on Earth (or Azeroth, or whatever). I always need twice the effort and time to catch up with average players.
And that's fine.
Nobody should be granted to beat 100% all the top content just because of the sake of paying the sub. There's always a lot of content I'm not able to beat, and it's OK, it's how it things should be. I'm not a top player, so it makes sense I'm not able to beat top content. Making it accessible to me would mean a boring faceroll for skilled players. The thing is that, in the end, I finally feel proud of getting there, to the not-top-but-average point despite of my handicap. It happens at WoW Classic and at every other single game out there.
... Except Retail WoW.
Any fresh start is with like 2 spells. They're easy, understandable, no mystery. Then, you start leveling up, and you get more and more buttons, and you grow to have no idea what to do with them. You get new ones way before you lean the previous ones, so they start to stack. You get to normal dungeons expecting to "play" the game, and there's always someone in the group 1-shotting the bosses, so the most important thing you do in the whole dungeon is running behind that dude. Don't loot that lone mob who died a bit far in the left that has its corpse glowing, cause it will mean not seeing your group mates in the rest of the dungeon. Cutscenes? Don't even think about watching them, pres ESC ASAP, or your group will be 2 bosses ahead when they finish.
Then you get to max level after a long stint of pressing just two buttons (zero in dungeons) and suddenly need to use those other ones, and in a proper order, so the procs and synergies work properly. How do you instantly go from that ultra-braindead playstyle to that ultra-stressing one? Lets find a guide: so now you don't just have a million buttons, but also a lot of text to scroll through. It's overwhelming, you try your best efforts, but there's no way. Can other better skilled players do it? Sure. But wouldn't it make more sense to gradually learn while leveling than slapping a guide on your face? Wouldn't it make more sense to play relevant content through all that journey to max level instead of just running? Wouldn't it be more natural to gradually raise the challenge than instantly spiking it?
All my insta-lv tokens from all previous expansions are sitting there, in my login screen, unused, cause I like to start characters from scratch, and take time to learn because of being aware of my handicaps. But in this game, that effort doesn't pay off.
I don't want to be granted to beat max content. Just want to get help to learn, not anything else.
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2024.06.09 14:22 musicsoccer Veterans of the game, please don't rush early dungeons

Hi, all. Returning player here. Been about 10 years since I played the game until now (last I played, Ramuh / Leviathan came out before the first expac, currently in Shadowbringers enjoying the story).
When doing the stories, I noticed something. The farther in I got, the less likely I see actual newer players like myself. Then it hit me. During the earlier dungeons, the community rush through the dungeons so much that the newer players seem to not be able to catch up. I also remember one dungeon (i think in stormblood) where someone actually called me "an actual sprout" to which yes, I was. I didn't know the bosses very well and can only rely on intuition based on ARR mechanics. I've gotten to the point where I have to say "o/ First time here" when I enter a dungeon just to let everyone know I'm a damned actual sprout. I play DNC so it doesn't matter as much as if I were a healer (who need to survive the bosses and their mechanics) or a tank (who needs to know the route and CD management).
Now comes to my gripe. I got 2 of my friends to start the game. They aren't very good but one of them decided to pick conj (WHM). While helping them with the first few MSQ, I noticed their movements weren't that good and gets me worried about the social interaction part of the game, the dungeons/trials/raids. Yes, I know there is the "do with NPCs" options, but some people want to do the MM (Massively Multiplayer) part of the game. Which brings me to the title.
I think the game goes too fast for many people that they give up before completing ARR. I think the story of this game is wonderful (although I find ARR boring now because before stopping 10 years ago, I had a few alts who I used to practice things like Tank and DPS so I've done ARR at least 3 times) and with how long the story is, I want to show some of these people (aka my friends) the cooler stories, especially Heavensward.
TL;DR Slow down on ARR dungeons guys!
Edit: I figured I'd get down voted. I understand why people rush but I find that rushing overwhelms new people and they quit early into the story.
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2024.06.09 13:32 DutifulEagle43 Bungie cooked.

Bungie has absolutely cooked with this expansion. The Pale Heart looks great and is a fun location. The exotics are cool, and I like how there’s a bit more story tied into their quests (especially for the Still Hunt with that surprise cutscene, more of that please Bungie). A more linear narrative without so much running around in patrol zones made the story so much better. Prismatic? Amazing, would be interesting to see them eventually just merge everything into prismatic and if you want a specific element just focus all your fragments/abilities into it.
I remember being a bit disappointed by the end of the campaign and thinking that the Witness was only going to be defeated in the raid. As a person who spends the majority of time in game raiding and doing dungeons, it just didn’t seem right to leave the majority of the playerbase out of that. But THEN Bungie drops the 12-player activity so everyone can get in on the ass-whoopin’, with an emotional and fitting end to our saga. Thank you Bungie for the 10 years, here’s to another 10. (Okay glazing is over, I hate Destiny 2 it’s my favorite game).
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2024.06.09 13:11 Ennthropy Iridomyrmex sp. Help

Iridomyrmex sp. Help
Hi everyone, I'm a first time ant keeper who was an iridomyrmex sp. colony (seller told me bicknelli). It currently has one queen and three workers, with some brood. I received her by mail on the 1st of May and since then she has been kept in a test-tube, wrapped in aluminium foil in the dark. I checked my colony about 2 times per week.
Does anyone know how long it should take iridomyrmex species to transition from larvae to pupa? I've been told my brook is mostly larvae, and I am getting worried I'm doing something wrong. I've attached some photos of my colony.
I feed them sugar water and half a freeze dried cricket twice a week, and have just offered them half a live mealworm.
Any advice for brood growth or general husbandry would be really appreciated
Thanks!
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2024.06.09 12:39 KokoHekumatiaru Beginners guide to Soulmask, with no BS.

Hello there. If you are like me, you might also be a bit allergic to all the guides out there, that start with "please hit like and subscribe", followed by 10 minutes of chatter around what you need help with, for something that could`ve taken 30 seconds to explain.
With that out of the way, welcome to my No-BullS#$t guide to Soulmask, outlining everything I`ve learned in 80 hours playing on a server rented from G-Portal.
I am going to assume that everyone is somewhat accustomed to the bare basics of the game and how it plays so I will stick to only highlighting things that I learned myself.

1 There are 5 Tribes: Claw, Flint, Fang, Outcasts and Plunderers.

-Everyone can be deterred except Plunderers and Elites (The ones with a unique name and a silver border around their health bar).
-The Claw tribe has the best overall fighters for every weapon school
-The Fang tribe specializes in Remedies, healing and Poisons (Alchemy) so they make for great Alchemists overall, but do very well in relation to ranged combat so make for decent companions, if you prefer having a ranged helper along, they are good for this.
-The Flint tribe are supposedly the clever ones who are all about evolving and furthering their tribe's development so naturally, they make for great crafters.
-The outcasts don`t belong to any tribes and their stats as such are completely random. You can find great ones of course but expect a lower chance of finding what you need, compared to if you were chasing the more specialized tribes.

2 Proficiencies of barbarians go from 1-125+ in each respective school and what they have is based on a lot of factors as well as the low chance of them being a uniquely titled barbarian that can give them various perks outside of the proficiencies themselves.

-The level of the deterred barbarian ONLY affects what the overall proficiencies' start at when you deter them. with the higher the level the better the proficiency.
-Source: Personal experience after deterring roughly 800 Barbarians and while I know the pool isn`t very big, but it is high enough for me to be positive that the level of a deterred barb does not affect their max proficiency level, only what it starts at.
-Labourers are great at the collection of materials: Logging, Mining, Harvesting
-Craftsmen: Any crafting, completely random which ones they are given. Also supposed to unlock various tribes medium/advanced clothing and costumes if they are found in a fortress(Only 3 fortresses at the minute.) Potentially bugged right now though as I`ve deterred 50+ Craftsmen of varying levels from Novice to Master Craftsmen in a Flint fortress with 0 unlocks as of yet).
-Porters: Good at working the Kiln and or Furnace but they are also Great at transporting large quantities of items over longer distances as their weight limits are different and they have positive traits that affect how having more weight makes them move faster etc. (Unlocks the first tribe clothing too. Level 20-25 area barracks)
That`s it for now, if there`s anything else you want to know, just ask in the comments and I will add it to the guide too. But these are some of the things I see being asked the most, so instead of commenting in each post and repeating myself, I will update this one with new info.

3 Mysterious Tisane, dropped by bosses will reset the attributes of your main aka the Vagrant Novice character, but the Mysterious body shaping pill will reset the attributes of any of your deterred tribesmen.

-I have been informed there is a server setting that changes this, letting you reset the attributes of your deterred tribesmen much earlier in the game, effectively making the Mysterious body shaping pill a completely irrelevant addition to the game, so the choice is yours. Make the game easier earlier and or play it the way it`s "meant" to be played. Whatever the choice, as long as you are comfortable and happy with it, that`s all that matters.

4 The Basic Portal that you can craft yourself will not let you teleport to unlocked teleporters, only to other basic teleporters. (Please for the love of god change this.)

-Important to note that you can only teleport with whatever is currently on your action/hotbar and it will not bring anything in your inventory when using this discount portal they`ve provided us with.

5 Cooking is one of the most important proficiencies in the world of Soulmask.

-I would highly recommend you get someone who`s good at it and put points towards output when selecting bonuses as they improve.
-You can have 7 different buffs active at any one time. 3 Meals, 2 Drinks, 1 Medical and 1 "unhealthy" one in the Cigar. Types of buffs: Staple Food, Recreational, Beverage, Vegetable/Fruit, Meat, Medical Potion and finally a Cigar.
Thank you u/fatheals & u/tadian for the info.

6 Armor & Weapon crafting

-For traits, select Durability for 30-60 respectively and then Quality once you hit Iron as this is the point where levelling starts to slow down and moreover, you will unlock the Sabre tooth Armor at Awareness 40 once you kill the Berserk Sabre-toothed Predator which is a recommendation to everyone and when crafting the gear it will inherit the stats of the Iron Armor that goes into it. Hence you want to make sure it`s as good as possible as this will be the best Armor you will have access to for quite a while.

7 Modifications make a huge difference

-All these mods you keep looting in chests from barracks and dungeons are not useless, even if the numbers may seem small they make a massive difference so use them.
-Having multiple Armor sets with different mods on them will be a benefit, even though it is grindy. Having one with Heat, Cold, Poison and Radiation protection will be the difference between surviving or dyeing.
-Repairing a Weapon or Armor WILL remove the MOD that is on them, so keep this in mind. Repair first, then put on the mod of choice.

8 The hunting Gallery is VERY useful.

-It will show a lot of useful info about the local wildlife and enemies you encounter so I recommend having a look if you are struggling with a specific enemy, perhaps you`re just using the wrong weapon to fight it?.
-One good example of when it helped me was in my first Ancient Ruin Dungeon/Holy Ruin where I encountered an enemy type that took essentially 0 damage until I threw a Corrosion bomb on them so use it and you will find that while doing the classic Unga Bunga works, sometimes. Having a bit more tact does come in handy.

8 Farms inside Barracks & Fortresses

-These farms are incredible if you are looking to get resources for either food and even crafting by way of cotton, needed for a lot of various crafts. What is important to note here is that these farms, IF you empty them out, leave and return at a later time, the crops may actually change. The availability of what they can change into, seem to be dependent on what you find in the chests within the Barracks and or Fortress. In the Flint Tribe fortress, I have collected everything except for Cactus out of their farms.

9 Unlocking Tribe Costumes and Armor

-The first three sets can be unlocked by Deterring the Porters in each respective low-level barrack.
-The higher tiered ones can be acquired by deterring craftsmen from Fortresses, albeit. I have yet to unlock a single one, even after numerous deters and full tames, so this might be something that the dev`s will need to look into, so if you`ve been chasing it as well, know that you are not alone friend.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AWARDS and SHARES.
Please, if you have anything you would like to be added to it then this is the places, let's make our own little lexicon for those who come after.
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2024.06.09 12:07 Laggoz Summer 2024 LOA ON was a massive W for new players/casuals and here's why:

Summer 2024 LOA ON was a massive W for new players/casuals and here's why:
There's been a lot of gloom surrounding the changes but Jae Bae managed to tackle or massively improve on many long-running issues (these were from the Gold River -era) with the Season 3 changes and the game will SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE for everyone but even more so for new & casual players. So here's a look into what _new_ and _casual_ players can expect in T3:
#Problem 1 - Alts and new characters are awful to play
-> _EVERY_ character created will have 5x3 engraving support (changeable/selectable) and lv7 gems in T3.
-> You will only need to buy (or send from alts) accessories with correct stats and high quality in order to make a well-equipped character to clear and farm all the T3 content (1620 you'll be going to T4). Negative engravings don't matter either since you are running engraving support.
-> This means every character will have a significantly lower start-up costs and it will only revolve around honing, elixirs (1600+) and transcendence (1610+). More about these later on.
-> Max character level will rise to 70 which will most likely give around 5-10% 'natural powercreep' and helps showing your proficiency with the character.
-> You can also play and hone these alts in the new solo raids by only doing solo content and you will not be forced to group up with characters you are not completely experienced with. You can also raise your mechanical skills with the character without being in a stressful situation.
-> This will also affect EVERY OTHER player in T3 so 'trash alts' or 'just an alt' will be mostly a thing in the past and everyone will have a character that can perform well, the obvious difference being the skill of the player.
-> There's even more powercreep with the 'Ark Passive' system that allows you to ignore gear and accessories and instead select passive powers that give you the most benefit (also allowing 6x3 engraving setups), but it's unclear how this system is leveled, whether it's rostecharacter etc.
===> Every character will be well-equipped for T3 content and you can fully progress solo into T4 content. Other players will also be well-equipped and there's no reason for anyone to not have a 5x3 and 7 gems on their character.
#Problem 2 - Cards
-> Light of Salvation will receive a 24 step which means you will need 30 less cards to gain power from LoS 18. This will be a good step towards 30 and most likely ease the card gatekeeping as 24 set becomes a thing.
-> You will also be able to get cards from solo raids meaning you have a valid way of 'farming' these cards. That's 7 solo raids you can run per character. It's still a massive grind but a new opportunity in progressing your card collection is significant never-the-less.
===> This doesn't solve the issue with card gatekeeping but 24 set is way easier to get than a 30 and allow you to "only" miss 4% of the damage from LoS 30. Farming cards solo is now more possible than ever while still being a massive grind.
#Problem 3 - Alternative Advancements
Quality
-> Introducing quality pity and significantly improving the chances to hit around 90-100 (at least in T4) will bridge the gap between current low rollers and megaluckers. A change that should've been in the game 3 years ago but better later than never. The power gains from 100-120 are expected to be far less than 80-100.
Elixirs
-> In Season 3 you'll be getting 35-40 set completely solo and according to the LOA ON screencaps it seems they are merging epic & legendary elixirs into one elixir type. You will also get 1640 ilvl when you hit 1620 and the power gain from 40 set becomes much less significant for IT HM in case you will ever need to farm it. The abyss dungeon itself will also be a lot more bearable with only 3 Gates and the overall powercreep of Season 3.
Other raids have their rarity as per their item drops and IT is legendary rarity instead of epic.
Transcendence
-> Gold reduction and free attempt tickets will make this AA system mostly a breeze. You will still have to play the minigame but it's far easier to get it done and once it's done, it's done. Thaemine G3 HM is now significantly easier with nerfs and powercreeps, if you even need to complete it for transcendence unlock in the future.
===> The 'AA' systems will feel a lot better and you can work on elixirs/quality completely solo and transcendence's issues are mostly fixed. The impact of these systems is also far less in the future for Thaemine/Echidna/Behemoth as we'll be getting bumped to to 1640 once you reach 1620 (behemoth is 'easy' anyways). Overall players will get a lot further and a lot faster in all the vertical/AA systems without massively reducing the value for players who put in the effort (some used 6 MONTHS+ of farming IT and pouring gold into these systems). I've seen a lot of posts about players saying this changes nothing but's it's DAY and NIGHT compared to Season 2.

TLDR: Season 3 for Tier 3 is a MASSIVE WIN for new players and casual veterans and everyone without 6x1620 benefits from the T3 changes significantly.
Bozo didn't just cook, he fucking built the kitchen.
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2024.06.09 11:48 Dirtybeef0101 [H] Games From Recent Bundles [W] Wishlist, Offers

Looking for trades for steam games only. I am located in North America (NA). Open to seeing any list, but i also have a pretty big Wishlist below!
My rep page
My List (A-Z):
•American Arcadia
•Bing In Wonderland
•Breathedge
•Cafe Owner Simulator
•Diner Bros
•DOOM 64
•DOOM II
•Double Cross
•Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen
•Dust Fleet
•Golf With Your Friends
•Graveyard Keeper + Stranger Sins DLC
•Humankind: Definitive Edition
•Kill It With Fire
•Lost In Play
•Mediterranea Inferno
•Minute Of Islands
•Monster Train
•Moving Out
•Not For Broadcast
•Pike and Shot: Campaigns
•PlateUp!
•REZ PLZ
•Rain World
•Ship Of Fools
•Slain: Back From Hell
•Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
•Soulstice
•Steelrising
•Strategic Mind: The Pacific
•Super Panda Adventures
•Survivalist: Invisible Strain
•The Anacrusis
•The Dark Eye: Memoria
•The Deed: Dynasty
•The Dungeon Beneath
•The Excavation Of Hobs Barrow
•The Pale Beyond
•The Red Lantern
•The Wild Eight
•Time Loader
•TinyKin
•Tropico Reloaded
•UNDETECTED
•Unity Of Command II
•Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
•Victoria 3
•When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
•Worms Pinball
Im open to seeing any list!!! But i also have a pretty big Wishlist here
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2024.06.09 11:44 Dirtybeef0101 [H] Games From Recent Bundles [W] Wishlist, Offers

Looking for trades for steam games only. I am located in North America (NA). Open to seeing any list, but i also have a pretty big Wishlist below!
My rep page
My List (A-Z):
•American Arcadia
•Bing In Wonderland
•Breathedge
•Cafe Owner Simulator
•Diner Bros
•DOOM 64
•DOOM II
•Double Cross
•Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen
•Dust Fleet
•Golf With Your Friends
•Graveyard Keeper + Stranger Sins DLC
•Humankind: Definitive Edition
•Kill It With Fire
•Lost In Play
•Mediterranea Inferno
•Minute Of Islands
•Monster Train
•Moving Out
•Not For Broadcast
•Pike and Shot: Campaigns
•PlateUp!
•REZ PLZ
•Rain World
•Ship Of Fools
•Slain: Back From Hell
•Snowtopia: Ski Resort Builder
•Soulstice
•Steelrising
•Strategic Mind: The Pacific
•Super Panda Adventures
•Survivalist: Invisible Strain
•The Anacrusis
•The Dark Eye: Memoria
•The Deed: Dynasty
•The Dungeon Beneath
•The Excavation Of Hobs Barrow
•The Pale Beyond
•The Red Lantern
•The Wild Eight
•Time Loader
•TinyKin
•Tropico Reloaded
•UNDETECTED
•Unity Of Command II
•Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
•Victoria 3
•When Ski Lifts Go Wrong
•Worms Pinball
Im open to seeing any list!!! But i also have a pretty big Wishlist here
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2024.06.09 11:38 TheFunkeyGibbon Does anybody think EA has ever watch a game of football?

Seriously, after playing FC24 did they watch how football plays or did they just decide to make a pinball game based of football, because the physics in this game are insanely bouncy. Did you keeper make a last gasp rush to get hand on a player who is through on goal? Did he get the ball? Well tough luck because that ball is going straight to an opposing player to slam back in from 30 yards out.
Did you clear the ball? Nope it pinged off of ; players uncontrollably before falling at the feet of their striker 2 yards out.
Are games tight tactical affairs with a couple of goals at most? Hahah. No. Every game has to have a basketball score or how would you be having FUN?!?
I don’t know what this game is but it ain’t football.
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2024.06.09 11:20 Perkelton Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: June 9 2024 29 ending soon (incl. Rebirth, Feudum) & 28 new this week (incl. Grimcoven, Return to the 7th Citadel)

What is this?

This is a weekly crowdfunding roundup of new projects launched last week and projects that end the coming week.

Google Docs

As an alternative format, the lists are now also available as a Google Docs found here: Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup

Updates

Expect new lists every Sunday between 00:00 and 23:59 CEST on the following platforms:
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Discord: https://discord.gg/dN4P4PZcU9
Reddit: /boardgames

Selection criteria

The criteria for the lists are as follows:

Ending soon

Newly launched

Notable filtered projects

Tags

🎉: Staff pick/featured
💰: Funded
🔥: More than average 200 backers/day
🌱: Creator's first project
🌳: Creator's >5th project
🔄: Money back guarantee (Read more)

FAQ

I live in El SalvadoCanada/Colombia/USA, why are you posting on a Saturday?!
Because I'm writing this from Europe in the future where it's already Sunday. Timezones be crazy.
Why are there a bunch of non-board games in the board game list?
Because the Tabletop games category on Kickstarter includes anything remotely related to board games and sometimes things slip through my filters.
Why is this future award winning board game and literal saviour of humanity missing from your list?
Sometimes my filters get a bit overzealous and discard actually valid projects. If you feel something is missing for this reason, leave a comment and I'll add it (maybe).
Can I donate all my money to you?
No
Can you help me promote my game?
Please no. I make lists. Nothing more.
Your list is full of errors and now I cnat spel amymor!
Indeed, this fine piece of code runs purely on single malt whisky, so anything can happen. Leave a comment and I'll see what I can do.

Ending soon (29)

Name Description Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags BGG
Rebirth: Limited Edition A brand new, tile-laying game from Reiner Knizia, set in a lush and hopeful future. 5552 €265,854.00 (1329%) in 19 days 2024-06-12 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 45-60 min. 🎉💰🔥🌳 BGG
Feudum Game-of-the-year winner, Feudum is back with the 7th anniversary collector's edition featuring an exclusive clockwork behemoth! Grrrrrrrrrr. 2679 $354,257.05 (1417%) in 26 days 2024-06-14 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑5 players ⏱️ 150 min. Area Control 💰🌱
Hex Effects: A Spellbinding Card Game Hex Effects is a “take that” card game that involves beautiful artwork and easy-to-pick-up gameplay. From the makers of Side Effects! 1413 $55,457.00 (462%) in 24 days 2024-06-14 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑8 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 20-40 min. 🎉💰 BGG
How to Save a World Three desperate plans. One small chance... to save a world. 1216 CA$114,038.00 (190%) in 19 days 2024-06-13 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 60-90 min. 🎉💰🌳 BGG
Village Pillage: Big Box + New Expansion Magic makes its way to Village Pillage in the fourth and final expansion to the critically acclaimed game! 1090 $60,172.00 (301%) in 19 days 2024-06-15 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑5 players ⏱️ 15-30 min. 💰🌳 BGG
BERSERKERS : Chaos Extension by Alone Editions Berserkers is Back ! 972 €26,872.00 (413%) in 24 days ⚠️ 2024-06-09 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Big Sur, Grand Central Skyport, Sand Art, & Wine Cellar Mix and match your pledge from four new games across a variety of styles, themes, and player counts to elevate your next game night. 893 $42,936.00 (429%) in 12 days 2024-06-14 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🌳
🍁 Masters of Maple Syrup & Downstream 🛶 Manage a maple farm and explore the riverbank in these cozy, pocket-sized games for two! 835 CA$47,616.00 (595%) in 19 days 2024-06-10 💸 Kickstarter 💰
Greenlight A game for people who will never make it in Hollywood. 829 $45,269.00 (453%) in 33 days 2024-06-10 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌱
Thorgal: The card game Thorgal: Card Game, where strategy meets destiny in a thrilling card-based adventure 761 €40,864.00 (409%) in 19 days 2024-06-11 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 45-90 min. 💰 BGG
The Big Bad Wolf Based on The 3 Little Pigs! Secretly pass the "Big Bad Wolf" then Entice & Persuade players into flipping it, to Blow Down their house! 570 $12,768.00 (365%) in 26 days 2024-06-13 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 15-35 min. 🎉💰🌱 BGG
Catstronauts: The Board Game The cooperative boardgame based on the hit graphic novels! 492 $31,506.00 (630%) in 26 days 2024-06-14 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 30 min. 💰🌳 BGG
TOOTHEAD Let's Get Ready To Rumble!!! Sneaky moves and a lot of fighting in an innocent setting. A family-friendly game, also great for parties! 448 €29,744.00 (372%) in 33 days 2024-06-10 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑8 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 40-180 min. 🎉💰🌱 BGG
Amsterdam Board Game Design - season 1 Three fun card games by different members of ABGD: Bable, Grachtenpand, & TimeZoo. May this be the first season of many! 419 €11,900.00 (397%) in 27 days 2024-06-13 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌱
Guns of the Old West Players compete in solo/co-op play or as a team with over 100 campaign paths. Each playthrough is a unique cinematic experience offering endless replayability. Players make strategic decisions and interact with each other to achieve their group and secret individual objectives, some of which involve… 299 £53,400.50 (107%) in 26 days 2024-06-11 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑8 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 45-90 min. Card Game Wargame Dice Game Area Control Cooperative 💰🌱 BGG
DVG - Mustang Leader The WWII Air War Over Europe Solitaire Game! 284 $54,294.00 (271%) in 19 days 2024-06-12 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
GotchaCards: a rock-paper-scissors card game! a thrilling RPS dueling card game for all ages by Pat Casao & pabloKM 278 $15,972.00 (86%) in 31 days 2024-06-15 💸 Kickstarter 🌱
EXPENDABLE EMPLOYEES A Cooperative Miniature Skirmish-Extraction Game Inspired by Lethal Company, Content Warning & Helldivers 2! 269 CA$6,390.00 (256%) in 24 days 2024-06-15 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Dabba Walla The famous Dabba Walla invite everyone to join them on their daily journey through Mumbai! 250 $14,400.00 (288%) in 5 days 2024-06-13 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 30-45 min. 🎉💰🌳 BGG
The Thinning Veil Cormac Mac Airt on the Other Side of Midnight A solo dungeon crawl now featuring a 2 player mode set in the world of The Thinning Veil, and featuring Cormac Mac Airt, High King of Inis Fael! This game is the first in the Thinning Veil line and the Cormac series. 243 £34,126.74 (1706%) in 26 days 2024-06-11 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑2 players ⏱️ 90 min. Dice Game 💰
Freak War: A Card Game A fun and simple pick-up-and-play card game—with unhinged rules and a hidden layer of intense strategy. 227 $15,544.00 (155%) in 26 days 2024-06-13 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 6+ ⏱️ 15-60 min. 🎉💰 BGG
Dice Tales: Knight's Adventures Become mighty Knight, live exciting adventures in this solo sandbox print and play roll and write board game with a dose of strategy. 226 €3,030.00 (3030%) in 10 days 2024-06-13 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1 player 👶 10+ ⏱️ 20-30 min. 💰🌱 BGG
One Hour World War II A fast playing game of all of World War II for 2 players. Actions and Reactions drive the game. Plays in....wait for it.....1 hour. 224 $20,955.00 (1080%) in 8 days 2024-06-15 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
The 7 Seas: A New Start Embark on a thrilling adventure in the world of The 7 Seas. Explore, trade, and fight to become a legend! 218 €20,600.20 (206%) in 24 days ⚠️ 2024-06-09 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑5 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 30-90 min. 💰 BGG
The Dream of Gods: An Interactive Mystery Game Speak with gods. Solve puzzles. Uncover secrets. An interactive mystery book with audio, puzzles and visuals. 201 €12,151.00 (608%) in 25 days 2024-06-14 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌱
Of Popes & Plagues The Game of Plague & Pestilence in the Middle Ages 183 $7,890.00 (158%) in 33 days ⚠️ 2024-06-09 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑6 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 20-60 min. 💰🌱 BGG
Scare BnB - Spooky family fun for all ages! Help guests flee from a Bed and Breakfast run by monsters! 142 $2,938.00 (94%) in 19 days 2024-06-11 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 5+ ⏱️ 15-30 min. 🌱 BGG
El Camino de Belén (The Journey to Bethlehem) The game that brings families together. Up to 4 teams, the first to get to Bethlehem wins! The game comes in English and Spanish. 111 $10,384.00 (103%) in 30 days ⚠️ 2024-06-09 💸 Kickstarter 💰
WARLINE x Dragons War Design the battlefield. Design your army. Design custom tactics. Craft your own path to victory in this sandbox fantasy warfare game. Now, Warline's head-to-head "Strategicraft" gameplay is bolstered with the new solo or cooperative army-versus-dragon expansion—Dragons War. 99 $10,085.15 (81%) in 10 days 2024-06-16 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑4 players ⏱️ 45 min. Wargame Cooperative

New this week (28)

Name Description Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags BGG
Grimcoven Discover our new boss battler game for 1-4 players, set in a dark Victorian universe where only the hunt matters. In the unique tactical gameplay of Grimcoven, you take up the role of a hunter fueled by Lament. 9366 $1,795,810.67 (3592%) in 3 days 2024-06-27 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 90-270 min. Cooperative 💰🔥🌳 BGG
RETURN TO THE 7th CITADEL. Explore, build, YOU are the hero! Get ready for new adventures in the Collapsing Lands! 1000+ minutes of exploration and adventure for 1 to 4 slave-gardeners. 8031 €837,720.00 (1077%) in 5 days 2024-06-19 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🔥
🧁 Apothebakery - The Culinary Alchemists Forage resources, brew elixirs and bake cakes of salvation to heal adventurers on the brink of doom in this game for 1 – 4 players. 3870 £286,958.00 (820%) in 5 days 2024-06-28 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-90 min. 🎉💰🔥🌱 BGG
Mythic Battles: Isfet Explore Ancient Egypt or Norse Mythology, commanding gods, heroes, monsters and troops in this 2-4 player skirmish adventure game! 3288 €627,108.00 (314%) in 5 days 2024-06-21 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 60-90 min. 🎉💰🔥🌳 BGG
Mine Turtle: It’s a blast! An explosive game of truth or dare. 2655 £98,122.00 (981%) in 6 days 2024-07-03 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🔥
Secret Villages & Santa's Workshop (+Related Story Puzzles!) The first expansion to Merchants of the Dark Road, plus a deluxe edition of Santa's Workshop and our first two story-driven puzzles! 2289 $146,525.00 (488%) in 5 days 2024-06-22 💸 Kickstarter 💰🔥🌳
Agemonia Reprint + New Heroes! From the publisher of Eclipse, a fully co-operative board game with challenging moral choices, set in an epic campaign for 1-4 players! 1924 €161,398.00 (461%) in 5 days 2024-06-21 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 60-120 min. 🎉💰🔥 BGG
Yokai Septet Pocket Edition Fan favorite trick-taking game is back with a smaller footprint and an official inclusion of 2-player mode! 945 $15,535.00 (518%) in 5 days 2024-06-21 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Port Royal A Miniature Skirmish Game set in the Searover's Caribbean 558 $72,324.00 (482%) in 4 days 2024-07-05 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Pillars of Heracles - Awaken the Legends! Lead your city-state through a monumental adventure in Ancient Greece in this epic civilization board game for 1-4 players. 517 $42,151.00 (211%) in 5 days 2024-06-24 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 90-120 min. 💰 BGG
Imperfect Crimes: Pop-Up Escape Book Solve an immersive, 3D PopUp Book crime escape game. Find clues, solve puzzles and explore each crime scene filled with hidden secrets. 463 €44,896.00 (180%) in 4 days 2024-07-08 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Operation Barclay Operation Barclay is a two-player game of low/medium complexity about the intelligence war between the Allies and their Abwehr counterparts in the Mediterranean theater in 1942-1943. 461 €15,244.85 (191%) in 3 days 2024-07-04 💸 Gamefound 👥 2 players 👶 10+ ⏱️ 25-40 min. Card Game 💰🌳 BGG
2GM Tactics 🔥 France & Total War 2GM Tactics series expansions. Fight in World War II! And become the best General. 368 €20,878.00 (418%) in 5 days 2024-06-28 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌳
Fluffy Dragons A bluffing game, where you'll use the force of the elements to fight your Fluffiest enemies to collect the most gems! 357 $16,827.00 (224%) in 5 days 2024-06-29 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌱
Bunny Boom Bunny Boom is a strategic game of bunny infestation! Manage actions, place cards, and pass the bunnies to your opponents to end the game with the fewest bunnies! 🐰💥 310 CA$28,728.43 (144%) in 5 days 2024-06-27 💸 Gamefound 👥 2‑4 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 15-45 min. Card Game 💰 BGG
Cyberpunk RED: Combat Zone™ - RePrint and Vehicle MAYHEM An introduction of vehicles to the Combat Zone featuring the Zetatech Herakles, sleek cyber-bikes, and more! 310 $83,971.00 (280%) in 4 days 2024-06-28 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🌳
Clash - D-Day Special edition Get ready for an immersive World War II experience, during the D-Day landings in Normandy, 1944. 'Clash - D-Day Special edition' is an accessible, turn-based, tile-laying board game for 2 players. You and your opponent will have to fight for every beachhead to win this war. This special 80th commem… 308 €25,105.99 (279%) in 6 days 2024-07-03 💸 Gamefound 👥 2 players ⏱️ 45 min. Wargame Area Control 💰🌱
The Parthenogenesis of Hungry Hollow for Liminal Horror The Parthenogenesis of Hungry Hollow is a sandbox investigation for Liminal Horror. 285 $12,340.00 (123%) in 5 days 2024-07-05 💸 Backerkit 💰
Dabba Walla The famous Dabba Walla invite everyone to join them on their daily journey through Mumbai! 250 $14,400.00 (288%) in 5 days 2024-06-13 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 8+ ⏱️ 30-45 min. 🎉💰🌳 BGG
CASSETTE DUNGEONS! A compact rogue-like dungeon crawl board game through a realm of metal and madness packed in a cassette tape case! 196 $2,955.00 (197%) in 6 days 2024-07-03 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1 player 👶 13+ ⏱️ 5-45 min. 💰🌱 BGG
X: Seekers of Fortune | An Action-Packed Adventure Card Game Hunt for lost relics and legendary sites while performing heroic feats to outfox your rivals in this tcg-like strategy card game. 191 $12,328.00 (123%) in 5 days 2024-07-01 💸 Kickstarter 👥 2‑4 players 👶 14+ ⏱️ 20-40 min. 🎉💰🌱 BGG
NAWALLI: The Aztec Card Game (Second Edition) A strategic lane battle game based on Aztec mythology - become a Nawalli Sorcerer summoning Nawals and Spells to dominate the Arena! 129 $8,198.00 (410%) in 3 days 2024-07-06 💸 Kickstarter 💰
Paw of Duty Command a kitty squad to regain control of a war-torn city. 102 $2,832.00 (189%) in 5 days 2024-07-04 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌱
TomeBound The Game of Strategic Sorcery 77 $4,686.00 (134%) in 2 days 2024-07-07 💸 Kickstarter 💰🌱
Order of the Day: Normandy A boardgame of the D-Day invasion, June 6, 1944, playable by inexperienced or veteran boardgamers. 60 $2,744.00 (62%) in 3 days 2024-07-06 💸 Kickstarter 👥 1‑2 players 👶 12+ ⏱️ 45-120 min. 🌳 BGG
Wrestling Cubes A unique abstract strategy game about pinning your opponent's cubes. 51 $2,102.00 (42%) in 2 days 2024-07-07 💸 Kickstarter
Fantasy Adventure Game LIGHT AND DARKNESS Embark on a journey full of dangers, random locations, random encounters, watch out for traps, hunt animals, heal the sick, pay for services, trade. Enter the darkness and explore ruins, caves, or undergrounds. Keep your team in mind and meet their basic needs of thirst, craving, and sleep. 19 PLN 5,227.50 (7%) in 6 days 2024-08-03 💸 Gamefound 👥 1‑3 players ⏱️ 180 min. 🌱
Top Line Hockey A fast paced table top hockey game that fits on a piece of paper. 18 $605.00 (151%) in 1 days 2024-07-08 💸 Kickstarter 💰

Notable filtered projects (4)

Name Description Backers Pledged Ends Information Tags
DC20 The Next Great Evolution in Fantasy TTRPGs: A Fresh System with Epic Combat, Intuitive Gameplay, and Characters as Unique as Your Group 10643 $1,109,228.00 (5546%) in 5 days 2024-07-02 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🔥
Blade Runner RPG: Replicant Rebellion & Asset Pack Fight back against Replicant oppression in this major expansion to the award-winning BLADE RUNNER RPG from Free League Publishing. 4134 SEK 3,612,769.00 (1445%) in 12 days 2024-06-13 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🔥🌳
Mörderin by John Blanche John Blanche presents a new range of 32mm grimdark femmes miniatures based upon his artwork. 1733 £53,911.00 (2696%) in 4 days 2024-06-12 💸 Kickstarter 💰🔥🌱
Mörk Borg Action Figure w/ Zine by Stockholm Kartell Dread Risen - A fully articulated Mörk Borg Action Figure w/ Zine by Johan and Pelle of Stockholm Kartell 1199 $104,799.00 (210%) in 40 days 2024-06-11 💸 Kickstarter 🎉💰🌳
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2024.06.09 10:59 HealthyYard6559 Revelation 6-Introduction

John's Revelation can be divided into several parts in which the periods of the past, present and future are described:
The past is described in the first chapter and there we have a description of the glorified Christ, the present is described from the second to the fifth and that is the period of the Church, and in this part there is one part that is also the future for us because it has not yet happened and it refers to the Church that is in heaven and the events described from the sixth chapter onwards are future.
For a better understanding of God's plan and program until the end of time, we will study Daniel's prophecy, which will facilitate our understanding of the events that were revealed to John.
"Seventy weeks have been determined for your people and your holy city to finish transgression and to disappear sin and to cleanse iniquity and to bring eternal justice, and to seal apparitions and prophecy, and to anoint the Holy of Holies. Therefore, know and understand: From the time the word goes out that Jerusalem will be rebuilt until the anointed duke will be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks for the streets and walls to be built again, and that in a difficult time. And after those sixty-two weeks, the anointed will be executed and nothing will remain to him; the voivode's people will come and destroy the city and the sanctuary; and its end will be with a flood, and certain desolation will be until the end of the war. And he will establish a covenant with many for a week, and in the middle of the week he will abolish the sacrifice and the offering; and with hateful wings, which make desolation, until the appointed end, it will be poured out on the desolation"
Daniel 9:24-27
Danilo was a prophet, a Jew, and he was a slave in Babylon with the rest of the people, but in addition to the torments he had in slavery, he was also interested in the fate of his people Israel and the holy city of Jerusalem. That's how Danilo read Jeremiah's prophecy about his people.
"And all that land will be desolation and wonder, and those nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
And when seventy years are completed, then I will visit the king of Babylon and that nation, says the Lord, for their iniquities, and the land of the Chaldeans, and I will turn it into an eternal desolation."
Jeremiah 25:11-12
and he saw that God had appointed Judah to be in captivity for seventy years and then he counted the time spent in Babylonian captivity and concluded that the end of this time is near. It is written:
,,. In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus of the tribe of Midian, who reigned over the kingdom of the Chaldeans,
In the first year of his reign, I, Danilo, understood from the books the number of years, which the Lord had told Jeremiah the prophet that would end with the ruins of Jerusalem, seventy years.
Daniel 9:1-3
And God sends an angel to the prophet Daniel with an announcement
"And while I was still speaking and praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and I fell down praying before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God. they flew quickly and touched me about the evening sacrifice. And he taught me and spoke with me and said: Danilo, now I came out to reason with you. At the beginning of your prayer, the word came out, and I came to tell you, because you are kind; therefore listen to the word, and understand the apparition. Seventy weeks are appointed for your people and for your holy city..."
Daniel 9:20-24
At the end of this quote, we see that it says "ordained to your people", which means that what God says (in this case, determined) no one can change. So this refers to Daniel's people and the holy city, which are the people of Israel and the city Jerusalem and this is not designated either for the Gentiles or for the Church of Christ.
,,Seventy weeks are determined for your people and your holy city" and in the new translation it says,,,Seventy weeks are determined for your people and your holy city"
Since this is about the Jews, let's see how they divided time. The Jews divided time into seven intervals, so they had a week of days (week of days).
"Work for six days, and finish all your work. And the seventh day is a rest for the Lord your God; then do no work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your livestock, nor the stranger who is within your gates."
Exod.20:9-10
The next thing they used was a week of years and they also called it Saturday years or a week (week).
"Six years sow your field, and six years cut your vineyard and gather the harvest. And let the seventh year be a sabbath for rest for the earth, the sabbath of the Lord; do not sow in your field or prune your vineyard."
Levit. 25:3-4
and in the end they had a week for seven years
"And count seven sevenths of years, seven times seven years, so that seven sevenths of your years will be forty-nine years"
Levit. 25:8
We saw how the Jews used time intervals, and now let's see what happened to Daniel
"Seventy weeks are determined for your people and your holy city..." God announces to Daniel that there are still seventy determined weeks to fulfill God's plan with Israel and Jerusalem and the promises that God made since Abraham.
This is certainly not about a week of days, because that would be four hundred and ninety days, but about seventy weeks of years, that is, about four hundred and ninety years.
The next thing Daniel needed to understand was the details that would be fulfilled in these seventy specific weeks and also what would be at the end when these seventy weeks were over.
We read in Daniel:
"Seventy weeks have been determined for your people and your holy city to finish transgression and to disappear sin and to cleanse iniquity and to bring eternal justice, and to seal apparitions and prophecy, and to anoint the Holy of Holies"
"Seventy weeks have been determined for your people and your holy city to end the transgression"
We have seen that the prophecy refers to Israel, and the greatest transgression that Israel has ever committed is the rejection of the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior. This transgression was committed by the Israelites when the "sixty-nine weeks" were over, and in the prophecy we read about it: "he will be executed" anointed "
The anointed one is Messiah in Jewish and Christ in Greek. From this transgression, the Jews who believe in Christ will be saved in the last week, which lasts seven years, and that is seven years of great tribulation. According to the prophecy, during the great tribulation, there will be a great awakening and then a hundred forty-four thousand Jewish missionaries to preach the word of God (revelation of the seventh chapter). In Romans we read about it:
"And thus will all Israel be saved, as it is written: A Deliverer will come from Zion and turn away wickedness from Jacob"
Rom. 11:26
and only at the end of the great tribulation will the rest be converted and only when Christ comes will the transgression of Israel be completed and
other details that Danilo should have understood, he writes, "and for the sin to disappear"
Only when Israel receives Christ through faith in Christ will their sins be cleansed, and we can read about that:
"And this is my promise to them when I take away their sins."
Rom. 11:27
and the third detail is "and to cleanse iniquity" and that will happen when Christ comes and we read about it in the Gospel according to Matthew:
"The Son of Man will send his angels, and will gather out of his kingdom all those who stumble and do lawlessness"
Matt. 13:41
And when these negative things are removed in the text, we also read positive changes and relationships that will be established.
"and to bring eternal justice," this is what the whole world longs for, but that will not happen until Christ comes. And when Christ comes, the problem of transgression, sin, infidelity, iniquity and scandal will be solved, and only then will it be established eternal justice in Christ's kingdom. In Luke's Gospel, it is written that God announced the following to Mary;
,,. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; And he will reign in the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom."
Luke 1:32-33
"and to seal the apparition and the prophecy," we know from the Bible that many visions and prophecies are related to Israel and many of these prophecies have been fulfilled, but not all of them and will finally be fulfilled when Christ comes because it says,, and to be sealed " means it will be fully fulfilled and there will be no more need for prophets and prophecies.
And the last detail that Daniel should have understood in a positive context is: "to help the Holy of Holies". to the saints" (it is written about this in the book of the prophet Ezekiel from chapters 40 to 48) and when the seventy weeks are over and Christ comes to earth, there will be a consecration of this temple (anointing means consecration)
"Seventy weeks are determined for your people and your holy city" we could write this differently, "four hundred and ninety years are determined for your people and your holy city" and from when these four hundred and ninety years are counted, it says:
"Therefore know and understand: From the time the word goes out that Jerusalem will be rebuilt until the anointed duke will be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks for the streets and walls to be built again, and that in a difficult time." but a better and clearer translation is in the edition Realities, Zagreb:
"Know and understand: From the time when the word "Let them return and let them rebuild Jerusalem" goes out until the Prince of the Anointed: seven weeks, and then sixty-two weeks, and the square and the moat will be built again, and that in a difficult time ." and the English translation reads
"from the issuing of the command to rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed Duke, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks: the streets will be built again, and the walls, and that in a difficult time."
according to this, this simplicity is divided into three parts: seven weeks, sixty-two weeks and one week, so a total of seventy.
The counting begins,, Since the word came out that Jerusalem is being built again "There are disagreements and various interpretations regarding the beginning of the counting, but what the Bible indicates is that the "decree on the building of Jerusalem" is counted from when Artaxerxes issued the command and permission to Nehemiah to builds the walls of Jerusalem. We read about it in the book of Nehemiah.
"And in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, there was wine before him, and I took the wine and gave it to the king. And before I was not cheerful in front of him. And the king said to me: Why are you looking cheerful when you are not sick? It is nothing but sadness in the heart. And I was very scared. And I said to the king: May the king live forever! How could I not have a cheerful face, when the city where the graves of my fathers are laid waste and its gates burned with fire? And the king said to me: What do you want? Then I prayed to God in heaven, and I said to the king: If it pleases the king and if your servant is dear to you, send me to Judea to the city where the graves of my fathers are, so that I can build it. And the king said to me, and his wife was sitting next to him: How long will you need for the journey, and when will you return? And it pleased the king, and he let me go when I told him the time. Then I said to the king: If it pleases the king, let me be given a book on the princes across the river to accompany me until I come to Judea,
And a book on Asaph, the keeper of the king's forest, to give me wood for the logs for the door of the court next to the house of God and for the city wall and for the house I will enter. And the king gave me, because the good hand of my God was upon me.
And so I came with the princes across the river, and gave them the books of the emperor. And the king sent princes and horsemen with me. And when Sanavalat the Oronian and Tobias the servant of Ammonite heard this, they hated it very much that a man had come to take care of the children of Israel. Then I came to Jerusalem, and I stayed there for three days. So I got up at night. with a few people, and I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do in Jerusalem; and I have no horse with me except the one on which I am riding. And I went out at night to the gate of the valley, to the dragon's spring, and to the festering gate, and I looked at the walls of Jerusalem, how they were broken down and how the gates were burned with fire. From there I passed to the spring gate and to the imperial lake, and there was no place for yarn to slip under me. So I rode along the stream at night and looked around the wall, then I returned to the gate of the valley, and so I came back."
Nehemiah 2:1-15
and in the sixth chapter we read:
"And so the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul in fifty-two days."
Nehemiah 6:15
and in the sixth chapter we read:
"And so the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul in fifty-two days."
Nehemiah 6:15
Artaxerxes gave this permission, which means that "Danilo's weeks" are counted from then.
The first part of this prophecy is "seven weeks" or forty-nine gidins, and during this time the Jews completed the construction of the Jerusalem wall, and the second part is "sixty-two weeks" and that is four hundred and thirty-four years, a total of four hundred and eighty-three year and after this, something should happen. This period in Jewish history is also called the "difficult time" because God did not appear from Malachi until John the Baptist, and in the time of John the Baptist, the Jews were under the occupation of the Romans,
"And after those sixty-two weeks, the Anointed One will be executed," so God foretold to Daniel the crucifixion of Christ on the cross in this way.
John the Baptist, the apostles and Christ spoke
"And they said: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near"
Matt. 3:2
"From that time Jesus began to teach and say: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Matt. 4:17
"And Peter said to them: Repent, and be baptized each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit;"
Acts 2:38
"Repent, therefore, and turn to be cleansed of your sins, so that the times of rest from the face of the Lord may come."
Acts 3:19
If the Jews had listened to what they were saying, another week would have passed and seven years would have passed and eternal justice would have come as it was prophesied.
"Whom, then, is heaven worthy to receive until the time when everything is restored, which God has spoken through the mouth of all his holy prophets since the creation of the world."
Acts 3:21
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2024.06.09 10:40 Imaginary_Base_2903 A little rant on SL hate

Solo Leveling recieves a lot of hate from Manga and Anime communities and we all know it very well. Two things that cause this are 1) Popularity - As any series grows popularity it is sure to have haters.
2) Peculiarity of story This take may be controversial but hear me out. The average content any manga or anime reader consumes especially isekai genre is basically a person who is a hero-esque person, maybe edgy and may even have a harem and has reputation all over the world. This is your generic isekai MC. These traits are generally there along with many others. This is just scratching the surface. Amidst of these kind of shows the anime and other content forget what a person irl would actually do.
Solo Leveling has many of this kind of moments. One is where SJW stays with family so that he can spend time with his basically revived mom. Then he goes to Jeju Island when things get heated. Many people think that he should have gone there and helped in the raid but they never think that if a dungeon raid has over 10 S-ranks, even SJW would not worry. Especially one who is called to be the next National Level hunter. He was acting like a normal man trying to fix his family but still some people blame him for the deaths of S-Rankers.
Second instance is him rewinding time to protect people. He lost many people in this fight especially his dad who was missing for years. Like any person who would be given an opportunity to rewind time knowing they have the ability to make a better change, he took it. Still people criticise him for such actions.
Solo Leveling sometimes puts out things which may look bad in the eyes of viewers but only after 2-3 rereads will you be able to grasp how SJW thinks. He came from a humble background, not by gaining extreme knowledge or power from the get go. While he has otherworldly powers he still cares about the world around him.
That's what makes his character so human. Maybe that's why some people do not get it because nowadays people are much more adapted to MCs who go beyond the scope of humanity both mentally and physically.
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2024.06.09 10:32 Pepe_Andre Best Way to Use Battle Maps at the Table?

Hi all,
For about 2 years now I am using a variety of battle maps at my table, ranging from Chessex to Paizo flip mats. We're playing Pathfinder 2e.
When my players are spelunking, I let them draw the map on the battle mat as they proceed, communicating the details of the surroundings.
This works, generally speaking, OK. If the dungeon is composed of something different that 90° walls, the system slows down significantly, as you can find imagine.
Also, the focus shifts from the narrative to the drawb map, and my players tend to interact more with the physical representation than the fiction. Which is ok in some scenarios but, in my experience, leads to less memorable experiences (quite literally, as the players concentrate on the drawing and dimensions instead of the grime I'm describing).
Yet, the process of drawing the map is fun, and seeing the map evolve over time is satisfying (the full fledged Sunless Citadel on your table is just cool!).
How do you use battle maps at the table? Do you just draw out rooms once combat occurs? Do you pre-draw your maps and obscure the sections under a fog of war? Do you just detail the maps to your players and let them figure it out thenselves?
tl;dr I regularly run into practical issues with my current style of players drawing the map as they explore. How can I improve our gaming experience and still use battle maps at the table?
Kind regards!
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