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submitted by Denaro
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submitted by badumtsshh
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I decided to read the whole series in one sitting, oh boy huge mistake! It's about a dog thing name joe, who's bisexual but mostly gay, who works at a movie theater concession stand. Who's very uncomfortable, and he has the hots for a cat named Matt I think. And Joel has like super powers or something, the comic changes from comedic to super serious over time, I just thought it was very unlikable and dreary. Immelmann just isn't funny, and to top it off it has an epilogue at the end which spans for like 20 strips, the comic is like you're renting a room to an emo houseguest who won't shut up, an the epilogue is like that same house guest who finally found his own place and I all packed up, but is taking forever to leave. I read it from beginning to end only to have a feeling of regret, but then a couple days later, I remembered this imgur post and then all was right in the world, and now I'm a huge doug jones fan now!

submitted by casulhello
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Im starting to feel a little down lately, could it be that most of my friends are moving, i was wanting to know if i can have more friends to chat with in the furry culture, as for friend not even one of them are furries maybe one, but i really wannna make friends and chat on skype, maybe meet up at a anthrocon! So i been making free art trying to make friends, with kindness, sense i love doing free stuff for others. i was wondering if any of you want to become friends with me..?

submitted by MonoSAI
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An Action/drama tabletop RPG soaring over a war-torn Europe…

Wild Skies: Europa Tempest

Kickstarter ending 10/31/15

Short and sweet: “Wild Skies” is the first in, ideally, a series of tabletop role-playing games, set in an alternate-history, anthropomorphic world. The concept: World War I never really ended, it just slowly shifted toward a series of unstable national alliances, restless nations, and conflicting loyalties. A world where your allegiance to your comrades-in-arms is worth more than your ties to queen and country. It’s a Dieselpunk universe, where everybody’s got crude oil stains in their pelts that aren’t ever going to come out, and you can bet that even Granny knows her way around a 3/4-inch pinckney flange.

The single best quote in the video, that really summarizes the world for me, is “In russia, the Bear Tsar officially rules from his flying palace…”

I’m joking a bit with the title of this article, but it does seem like a darker version of the “Tailspin” world, where private agents loosely contracted by governments can skirmish with air pirates, and the occasional Gentleman Adventurer who hasn’t quite realized the Age of Empire is in the past can strike off looking for the Hollow Earth in Nazi-held Antarctica…

Okay, so it’s not World War II yet,  but one of the planned supplements is set in Antarctica, and if you don’t address the serious issue of Nazi hollow earth theories you are seriously missing a beat in your alternative histories.

And, of course, there are animals–30+species to play with, each with their own tailored abilities.

Interestingly, Wild Skies is not a furry project, it’s an entry into an anthro world from the tabletop gamer community. Unlike the recently successful WWII Ponies game “Roan,” these folks are gamers first, fuzzy animal fans second (if at all). In some ways this is a very Good Thing. The writers have credits in the Tabletop RPG hobbistry (don’t know what they are, but hey), and the artists I recognize from Palladium’s “RIFTS” games and other tabletop properties (see the galleries for Chuck Walton, Mike Mumah, Brian Manning, and Amy Ashbaugh for a sense of their quality).

This creates some odd little “dings” for me when going through their project. Using animals as shorthand for human stereotypes and qualities is old hat for the furry fandom, it’s kind of what we do, and it’s not really a new thing, but furry gaming is so very niche…there’s an odd little disconnect in the writing of the project (“Who better to outfox the authorities than a fox? What about an elephant bouncer who never forgets a face?”) that sets the project apart from standard furry games (our fandom wouldn’t think this was unusual, that’s what we expect, it’s unstated!)

The art—and there’s not a lot of it available, unfortunately—has a feel of old-school gaming. It looks like a lot of the artists involved have worked for Palladium projects, a company that hasn’t evolved since its 1980s origins. There’s a look to their product and art that’s unmistakable. In an industry that’s gone slick, glossy, and airbrushed, they’ll stick with their line art, thanks. I’m overstating it, but I wish I could have a comparison point…well, look at this google search of Palladium Art (which is probably weighted toward The Good Stuff) vs HC SVNT DRACONES. Gaming is high design these days, and this product feels a bit like something from when I was in high school (and, statistically, most furries weren’t born…)

The mechanics sound interesting, a minimal set of rules for cinematic resolution, “percentile dice +1d6 to 5d6 for skills vs. a target range.” Straightforward, and the pure randomness of the percentile dice will lend itself toward cinematic, rather than realistic, rules (more randomness, less smooth bell curve).

I wish we had more art, there’s only a few pieces. I like the setting, it sounds like a rewarding read. The development team has their Quick Start Guide ready to go if the campaign is successful, which seems a little backward—put that sucker out and show how awesome you are, and see if that helps the money come in.

From a kickstarter perspective, the low goal of $8000 makes me nervous, I know that’s not enough to publish a book, even using Palladium’s remarkably cheap-ass publication methods as a model. On the other paw, they’ve got some ideas that I DO like–a “social stretch goal” (more species for more backers, even if those backers are only pledging $1; releasing materials based on retweets and facebook “likes.” That’s neat, it gives a sense of participation and community-building.

Anyway, I’m a little on the fence on this one. It’s outside the fandom, which in many ways is good, in-fandom games tend to have really rough rule sets and a simulationist feel that’s out of place in the new, rules-light-character-heavy indie gaming world. But there’s just not much to go on, it’s a new company, and they’re playing with their cards close to their chest. We’ll see.

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submitted by mynameistag
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submitted by ZincAwesome
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I am curious to know how many of you furs would attend a meet up or a panel f I was able to secure one at Anthrocon 2016. This is open to anyone going or not going to the con since it is still very early to even know if you are going or not. I would like to gather some feedback before going forward with the process of getting a panel. :)

Some ideas: meet & greet panel, dinner together, book out a local bar for an open event, book a boat cruise on the river, evening fursuit stroll down the river. There are endless options!

I would love to hear some of your ideas, as well as what days would work with those ideas. (meet & greet could be on a weds/thurs before the con. etc)

submitted by iTo
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I'll also post your finished sketch here for everyone to see! https://picarto.tv/TheInkMercenary

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submitted by komurasaki
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This goes to show how easy it is to lose someone over something hard to comprehend. So please let this be reminder to everyone make sure to keep your friends and family very close.

Remember that one annoying person who you befriended because you were being kind and now you regret it? Talk to them. They just might have had an awful day and need at least one person to act like they care about them.

Have a best friend that you haven't spent time with in moths? Ask to go for a walk, nice public setting, or lunch something. Remind them that you 2 have each other.

Significant other made you made mad and now you 2 are playing the silent game? Aplogize and let it go because you both agreeed to love each other for the good not the bad.

Show your supportive and loving gaurdians that you appreciate them by cleaning, cooking, pass school, pampering them best you can. Labor can make up for money most of the time.

So please, I beg everyone to watch what you say to someone because you never know when they decide they want to leave this Earth forever. Once it happens and you find out, the last thing you did or say them will be the only thing you or them will remember the most. Thank you for reading this.

submitted by Ryuu_Girl
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I've been in this fandom for a while but I've never tried fursuiting until very recently, I've noticed in videos everyone has a million badges with art , anthro con logo, etc. Are these badges nessisary? What do they do?

submitted by chosenwolf47
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submitted by TheKillerJester
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I'm looking to move my attempts at art off of my Galaxy tablet and onto something more substantial.

I'm either getting a Surface Pro 3, or a Wacom Cintiq 13HD, with the interactive screen, so I don't have the disconnect of trying to put lines on a screen through a tablet that doesn't have the image. So! Opinions pro or con for either?

submitted by athramir78
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submitted by The_Otsoko
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submitted by Ehksidian
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