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A game of enchantments and intrigues in the shadow of Stonehenge…

Wizards of the Wild

Kickstarter ending 4/9/15

Imagine if you will…

The evening of the longest night. Each star is perfectly clear in the chill air, and the moon climbs inexorably toward its zenith in the sky. As the shadows of Stonehenge’s ancient monoliths shorten, the power in the air is palpable, magic surging through the ground, along the stones.

And a fox in a top hat is about to throw a swarm of fairy mice at you. Think fast.

Wizards of the Wild is a new fist-of-dice/resource juggling game from Crosscut Games, In WOTW players take on role of one of eight wizardly beasts–a crazed raccoon shaman, vicious badger magician, suave cat, cunning fox, robed bear, each a powerful mage with a pawful of spells and strange resources at their command. Over the course of the game your tools wax and wane–this round, you’ll be rich in mana but poor in financial resources, next round you’ll have all the arcane lore but none of the power to back it up. Such is life, as a wizard.

WOTW has elements of a resource-management game, but with a lot more randomness than your typical round of Settlers. Looking at the rules–available in PDF–there’s a bunch of randomizers here, so many that I’m not sure how strong a strategy you can build. There are seven rounds in a full game, and during each round you strive to get victory points that add up to your final victory. The tone of each round is governed by an acolyte card who can be bribed for victory points and throws various penalties around, and when you’re out of acolytes, the game, as they say, is up.

Each round you get a fistful of dice (and as many rerolls, so you can pick and choose) to represent your shifting fortunes–different types of magical energy, financial clout, arcane lore. Draw new cards from the spells and challenges decks, throw spells and effects around, or put your resources into storage for a rainy day. When all the players have finished their turns, see what penalties the round’s ally dishes out, then start the next turn. The game wraps up in a flurry of spell-casting, victory points are tallied, winners are applauded.

Without having played the game, there is a lot of random to it–much of the fun seems to be seeing what crazy combinations of cards can be spun out, which is a part of that kind of game. Your resources are randomly determined each round, the cards are their own randomizer, and the acolyte, too. WOTW looks like it doesn’t have a lot of agency, more of a game of reaching into the churn and seeing what happens next, with enough round-to-round planning to make the game, well, a game.

The artwork is really charismatic, a well-realized world of anthro critters and magical happenings. Fun stuff!

I’m not madly in love with the reward levels, they tend toward multipacks and luxurious deluxe materials. You can get your pet added the game as a card for the reasonable price of $200, but you can get the full game for about $25 without spending a bank-breaking amount on the super-complete set. Which is definitely not a bad thing! A game that’s totally in the “shopping cart” price is something to applaud, but on the other hand, there’s no material that’s only available to Kickstarter backers. Again, not a bad thing, but a noteworthy thing.

The Kickstarter page could benefit from a play-through video, but if there’s a lot of resource buildup from round to round (like the deceptively complex card game, “Three Dragon Ante,” which really makes sense only across several rounds), that may not give a clear image of the game.

Take a tour through the Kickstarter page and watch the video, which is filled with sample artwork (plus, it’s short!) Imagine the game play. It is very much like a psychologist’s inkblot, if you’re looking for a game of skill, you will see a game of skill. If you’re looking for a fast-moving game of stir-fried random, you’ll see that. But if you’re looking for dapper badgers, you’ll definitely find what you’re looking for.

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I keep seeing shows like treehouse masters and other creative shows like that and I though that fursuit makers would make an awesome show. Also might clear up some misconceptions about the fandom.

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This week is our discussion about protagonists! Follow along with us as we talk about what makes a protagonist, what makes them interesting, and what you can do to make them better.

Fangs and Fonts

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Ep 37 – Protagonists - This week is our discussion about protagonists! Follow along with us as we talk about what makes a protagonist, what makes them interesting, and what you can do to make them better.

Now this is a post for you to vent or rant ,but lets at lest try to remain civil.

I have some friends on FA that have been super nice and generaly sweet people ,but the last couple of weeks they've gotten the super edgy evil fur thing going. Not like a 13 year old puberty thing ether. They just have gone from a Python that likes hugs to evil serpent of rape and hardvore. No shit that's what one of them changed to in a week. I feel like I don't even know them and the stuff their posting is not only fucked up but you can't say "bruh that's just not right, your scaring me man" because for some reason you can't say someone's fetishs are gross in the furry community. That's bullshit.

That's the thing I dislike about this fandom. We should not have to be all accepting and abale to say "dude that's fucked"

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I've been thinking lately and wondering something. Some furs (including me) have NSFW ref sheets but that's not all I want. I do like SFW stuff. But I kinda feel awkward and embarrassed giving a SFW artist my ref sheet. I mean, I'm sure they know that stuff exists, but it feels... odd to send it to them.

My question for you is this: what do you think if you get a NSFW ref sheet? Does it bother you at all or am I just being slightly paranoid?

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I'm just curious about those strange things that make you happy, or other things! That, and I like getting to know people sometimes.

EDIT: I feel strange not having my own stuff in here! The two safest things I'll admit right now is being into cross dressing and occasionally blood. Why? NO FREGGIN' CLUE!

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Hello again, found some more games that I have/don't want. So here you guys go. First come, first serve.

EXCEED - GUN BULLET CHILDREN: P8NVI-BT4IW-QQRV4

EXCEED 3RD - JADE PENETRATE BLACK PACKAGE: M0II7-HCEWC-9EAWA

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hey all! Bunniehkins from FA here :)

im trialing some headshot/bust practise thingies at the moment. ive offered two slots on my twitter so i thought i might try two slots here too.

these will be totally free, but if you like the results that much then you are more than welcome to tip :) (simply shoot me a note)

my fa: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/bunniehkins/ ( mature art warning )

my twitter: https://twitter.com/Bunniehkins

post your refs below (plus some info about your characters personality) and ill choose two characters that i beleive i can work well with <3

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Here's the idea:

Amazon lets its users share their ebooks via a loaning system. Once you've read a book, and it's just sitting there on your Kindle, why not lend it to someone else so they can enjoy it too?

So here's how it works:

1. List in the comments what furry books you have, or what furry books you have on your "to read" list, or both!

2. Send a PM to someone who has the book you want, or to someone who wants the book you have.

3. Let the lender know the email address you use to sign in to amazon.com via PM only. This is a privacy issue.

4. They can then lend the book to you for 14 days.

5. After 14 days, the book is automatically returned to their library.

How to lend:

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Disclaimer:

I hope this takes off and flies! Just please be aware that sharing your email with others is an act of trust.

An alternative is to create a new email and amazon account solely for reading furry books or whatever, so nothing is lost if someone breaks your trust.

However, knowing this community, I don't see that happening.

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I found a station today that has a thing called Wolf Therapy. It allows visitors and patients to bond one on one with one of the wolves. They act as a way to ease stress and addiction. I mean, who wouldn't want a animal companion in their time of need?

Here is a photo of the ad I found in a issue of Psychology Today at the clinic where I meet with my therapist.

The number is 800-985-4711.

That photo is crap, website here

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Icons (Pawsome! #12)
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