#vampires rebalance

[awwoo56709s-sims4-mods]

Gutted and remade the entire inner workings of this mod, now it uses CORE LIBRARY instead of XML Injector. Also, added a cheat to remove/add the fitness nerf on a per-Sim basis. (Should be under Awwoo's Cheats/Customizations (or Misc Micromanagement, if you also have that mod.). Please redownload!!

Vampires Rebalance (Harder Vampires)

Required Packs: Vampires

This mod requires Core Library! You can download it here.

So, as we know, vampires are ridiculously OP in vanilla Sims 4. This mod attempts to fix that.

There's probably a dozen mods like this out there already, but my way or the highway lmao. This mod is my baby darling and I put uh, way too much effort into it, and I plan on adding even more stuff to it!

If y'all have any ideas or suggestions for this mod, please please tell me in the replies/reblogs. Two flavors, only download one!

Download my mod here!(MediaFire)

Contents & Conflicts under the cut!

Need decay tweaks:

Makes Thirst decay faster. (By default, with this mod, it decays a tiny bit slower than Hunger.)

Makes Vampire Energy decay, by default, a bit slower than normal energy. (Vanilla it doesn't decay on its own at all.) Things like nighttime/daytime now affects how fast it decays.

Nighttime/Daytime also affects child vampires' Energy decay. (Not by much.)

Perk/Weakness revamps (ha ha pun):

Dayphobia 1/2/3 now affects things like skill gain and vampire energy use. Tense buffs Vampires normally get from this weakness are changed from Tense to Uncomfortable.

Sloppy Drinker has been nerfed by a bit to make up for the changes to Thirst decay.

Insatiable Thirst makes Thirst decay 2x faster than normal.

Buffed Vampiric Strength 1/2/3 by a lot, it now affects things like skill gain.

In turn, in Flavor 1 (Awwoo56709_Vampires_Rebalance), Vampires start out weaker than normal. (They gain physical skills much slower and are less likely to win fights. This gets removed once the Sim gets any level of Vampiric Strength or levels up to Master Vampire.) You can disable this on a per-Sim basis with cheats under Awwoo's Cheats/Customizations.

In Flavor 2, (Awwoo56709_Vampires_Rebalance_NoExtraVampWeakness), the buff to Vampiric Strength is still there, but without the extra default weakness.

Eternal Sadness makes happy moodlets last half as long as normal, and the moodlet associated with it, will appear more often.

Nocturnal Affinity 1/2/3 has been nerfed by a bit, because I felt it was way too OP.

Conflicts:

Will probably conflict with mods that do something similar (ex.: Harder Vampires (even if they miraculously don't conflict, having both mods would probably make vampires ridiculously hard to play with, lmao)

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buff_PersonaPowers_NocturnalAffinity_Level3

buff_Vampire_Weaknesses_DayTime_Level1

buff_Vampire_Weaknesses_DayTime_Level2

buff_Vampire_Weaknesses_DayTime_Level3

buff_Vampire_Weaknesses_EternalSadness

buff_Vampire_Weaknesses_InefficientDrinker

vampires_PersonaPowers_VampiricStrength_Level1

vampires_PersonaPowers_VampiricStrength_Level2

vampires_PersonaPowers_VampiricStrength_Level3

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CC on my Sim:

No Ears by Cmar

Bunny Ears by Nolan-Sims

Hair by SimLive

Sweater by QICC

Skirt by Trillyke)

[harpersessentials]

+90 VAMPIRES & VAMPIRESSES MODS & CUSTOM CONTENT

i have been playing a new occult legacy in my gameplay blog. so i started looking for mods to enhance this occult experience. right now, i am playing with vampires, so i will share my findings with you.

SMALL MODS

vampires everywhere by kuttoe

plasma packs from plasma fruits by littlemssam

vampire powers by littlemssam

no burning sun in forgotten hollow by littlemssam

vampire self-preservation by gaymerborealis

vampire invasion fix by lotharihoe

occults activities by zer0

bloody party event by ilkavelle

vampirify spell by r3m

reworked vampires mods (vampire tweaks) by zero

vampire tweaks by airianna

crimson tea by icemunmun

advanced plasma packs by erosims

tralfaz vampire mods

GAMEPLAY MODS

vampires rebalance (harder vampires) by awwoo

vampire bloodlines by baniduhaine

super rascals (child vampire manifestation) by dipper

CAREER MODS

vampire council by lilyvalleycc

vampire rights advocate by lilyvalleycc

vampire counsellor by lilyvalleycc

darkside vampire by tlaram

ASPIRATIONS MODS

dracula untamed aspiration by ilkavelle

bloodborne aspiration by sresla

slayer & nosferatu by snowii95

SKIN DETAILS & MAKEUP

gapped vampire teeth by wyattssims

ankle biter teeth set by yooniesim

countess a vampire mini set by ladysimmer

nightfall tattoos by mynasims

real lips - vampires by amoebae

CLOTHES & ACCESSORIES

ruffled shirt by myfawnwysimblr

bite me top by lilypixels

vladislaus male clothes pack by wistful castle

rose dress by regina-raven

evelyn dress by nords

edea dress by sentate

revampire gown by tryllike

sanguine society collection by ellone

brides of the undead by zeussim

razorblade romance by myfawnwysimblr

tricker treat stuff set by ayoshi & aharris00britney

spooky kids rec by invadersims

toddler vampire suit by georgiaglm

bat and vampire costume (infants) by powluna

bat ass glasses by xldkx

spider gloves by regina-raven

punch drunk rec by pyxiidis

bat wings by nolansims

batty wings for infants by lilypixels

chilling clasps by nolansims

bat earrings & necklace by shandir

it's frickin bats tights by arowenc

bat wings boots by ctrl-sims

HAIRSTYLES

nadja hair by llazyneiph

farrah bun by dogsill

mon hair by simduction

de-chained bang long by missbunnygummy

twists long conversion by kiarazurk

vampy accessory bangs by atashi

BUY

skelly planter by nolan-sims

spooky clutter by 9sims

medieval music boxes by plumbobteasociety

my little montster nursery mobile bylittlbowbub

tiny vampire nesting blocks by tartiish

small bearcula by pixelfolk

coffin bookcase by simlaughlove

functional radiators by chippedcupanddustybooks

coffin beachtowel by bramblefinch

coffin mirror by xldkx

(not so) vampire bathroom by simswonderland

rune stone set by lumenniveus

the princess and the vampire bedroom by sixam

BUILDS

old church by alerion

chapel of ritual by xogerardine

blackmier house by septembersim

grim's house challenge by schnuck01

hemlock hollow by schnuck01

little vampires cottage by pixelshary

'til death do us part by whyeverr

quiet voices memorial by sweetbeagaming

POSES

bloody lovers by ratboy

vampire ea poses by herecirmsims

baby bats by marshmallow-sims

fangtastic poses by samssims

vampire family by culsims

bare your fangs by alpine-lapine

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Calamitous Cave-In

"For 'immortal conquerors,' these vampires seem very susceptible to being crushed by boulders." —Chara Rebal, bat rider

Artist: Diego Gisbert TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[arainaizevran]

(anon feral about Wyll transformation scene again) Do you think he has nightmares after that? dreams where he's human and then wakes up a devil and has to readjust all over again? nightmares where the transformation is worse, more drastic, more monstrous? nightmares where it happens again? where the devilish nature makes him do, or want to do, something monstrous?

when he wakes up from one of those do the changes hurt, or seem to hurt, again? does he go to anyone for comfort or try to soldier on? does he yearn for how he looked and felt before, even while he does his best to accept the changes and move forward? does Karlach notice him having a hard time and go try to comfort him somehow, because she knows that was all because he wanted her to live?

Karlach's engine was put in there against her will, Astarion got vampire'd against his will, do those two ever talk to Wyll about it from the angle of someone who's gone through something not the same but comparable? do they want to help get him away from Mizora before she can do anything worse to him, both knowing that it never stops at just the transformation, not wanting to find out what she would do to him next? (Karlach knows from an angle of having been used after the 'upgrade' as a devil's warrior and attack dog, Astarion knows from an angle of having been used as a vampire's tool and plaything, and from what they see of how Mizora treats Wyll she very well might do any/all of that or find some new other terrible thing to do)

when he realizes they have overlapping traumas like that do you think he seeks them out for help or comfort, or to try to help/comfort them because he's like that? do you think even the companions who don't 100% get the specific "somebody painfully physically transformed you against your will for their own gains" trauma notice him sleeping fitfully sometimes and recognize the same kind of pain in his voice that they heard that night when he was transformed and they just know what that nightmare was about?

it's late and I'm rambling but YOU KNOW???? WYLL...

(I haven't even made it through act 2 yet and I'm already like this about him)

considering wyll still has nightmares of him being exiled 7 years ago? he definitely gets nightmares about this one too. the readjustment period is another thing altogether - his skull is heavier, he has to rebalance his center of gravity to stand up straight, and everything else in between. it's a lot to handle, both in reality and in his sleep.

(also thinking about the last time something drastic physically happened to him is when he lost his eye 🥲 and now here he is again trying to readjust his life)

this is headcanon territory but - that man is a Sulker... whenever he thinks he's alone he just kinda mopes about it all. but it's also sooo obvious that he's not okay and that he's just putting up a front.

karlach definitely does everything she can to cheer him up. whether that be cracking the shittiest jokes (that wyll laughs at so earnestly) or playfighting with him. astarion does it in his own prickly way, like a cat pretending not to be endeared by wyll - offering to bite him to give him a good night's nightmare-less rest. gale cooks wyll's favourite dish as a morale boost - even though fresh ingredients are hard to come by. lae'zel offers to spar with wyll to take his mind off things, or just telling him how great a warrior he is and how she'd love to [redacted] his [redacted] (LMAO). shadowheart would tease wyll about his affinity for trashy romance novels, giving him a backhanded compliment on how hot he looks with his horns, and that his new look would fit in the cover of a trashy romance novel (that she'd totally read and enjoy).

whenever mizora appears in camp, everyone just forms a wall between wyll and mizora like a phalanx. wyll protection sequence activate.

i also like to think wyll recognizes that he's no longer alone in his suffering. he's not as isolated as he once was! that's why he's so eager to make friends, why he gives approval on every question you ask him. he's grateful to have these people who care for him, especially his bestie karlach who'd give her life for him and vice versa 🥺

(get yourself ready when you get to act 3... honey youve got a big storm coming.gif)

[brawlingdiscontent]

I forgot to clarify that this is exactly what I see happening when Lestat's on tour: "Lestat's threatening to go crazy again - can somebody call Louis?"

From this post. (Lestat's t-shirt is a crop top)

[starcunin]

@weaverots 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 ﹕ ❛ behave yourself , or i'm warning you ... ❜

    𖤐    𝒈𝒐𝒅𝒔   ,   𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈   𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕   𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔   𝒎𝒂𝒏   𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔   𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒏   𝒎𝒂𝒅   [   in   the   best   and   the   worst   of   ways   ].    even   now   ,   as   the   professor   wags   his   finger   in   the   vampire’s   face   ,   in   such   an   accusatory   manner   before   astarion   has   even   thought   about   doing   anything   wrong   ,   the   spawn   can’t   help   but   to   smirk   slightly   down   at   his   adorably   stern   husband.    does   he   think   he’s   doing   something   with   that   finger   right   now   ?    and   with   that   scolding   tone   of   voice   [   oh   —   he’s   doing   something   —   just   not   what   he   probably   intended   to   be   doing   ]   ?

they   are   at   a   holiday   party   at   blackstaff   academy   ,   one   astarion   was   reluctant   to   come   to   [   mingling   with   a   bunch   of   snobby   ,   know-it-all   wizards   hardly   seemed   like   the   rager   the   vampire   would   have   enjoyed   ]   ,   but   gale   seemed   reluctant   as   well.    in   fact   ,   gale   almost   decided   not   to   come   at   all   ,   and   well   —   as   much   as   astarion   adores   spending   the   evenings   alone   with   his   husband   and   their   feline   companions   ,   the   spawn   doesn’t   want   his   partner   missing   out   on   an   opportunity   to   socialize   with   his   peers.    besides   ,   the   last   time   astarion   made   an   appearance   at   blackstaff   academy   ,   half   of   the   rest   of   the   staff   fed   the   spawn’s   ego   out   of   the   palms   of   their   hands   —   and   he   did   quite   enjoy   that   feeling.   

astarion   is   always   attracted   to   the   wizard   before   him   :   it   could   be   first   thing   in   the   morning   ,   bags   beneath   his   tired   eyes   ,   long   ,   brown   hair   and   tangled   mess   before   the   morning   routine.    or   it   could   be   a   moment   like   tonight   —   he’s   dressed   in   some   of   his   nicest   robes   ,   his   hair   pulled   back   into   a   messy   ,   half   updo   ,   𝒕𝒉𝒆   𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅   𝒐𝒇   𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌   𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕   𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔   𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔   𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒏   𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚   𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍.    and   the   vampire   took   this   opportunity   to   dress   up   nice   himself   ,   lean   physique   clad   in   a   silk   ,   white   suit   ,   only   held   together   by   a   single   button   at   the   bottom.    the   jacket   is   open   at   the   top   ,   revealing   see-through   white   lace   beneath   ,   and   the   vampire   is   adorned   with   golden   jewelry   ,   long   ,   tiny   chains   decorating   his   chest   ,   waist   ,   and   hands.   

❛   my   love   ,   you   have   such   little   faith   in   me   ,   honestly   i’m   offended   ,   ❜    he   says   ,   though   the   smirk   still   pulls   further   at   the   corners   of   his   lips   ,   a   mischievous   gleam   within   his   gaze.    and   as   a   server   carrying   a   tray   of   drinks   walks   past   ,   the   vampire   plucks   one   of   the   glasses   from   the   top   of   it   [   much   to   the   server’s   annoyance   ,   as   they   had   to   rebalance   their   tray   due   to   the   sudden   missing   weight   ,   nearly   knocking   it   out   of   their   hand   entirely   ,   but   they   just   momentarily   glare   and   keep   moving   —   astarion   doesn’t   even   notice   ,   far   too   focused   on   gale   ].   

❛   here   ,   darling   —   i   don’t   even   have   to   touch   you   to   feel   how   tense   you   are   right   now   ,   𝒖𝒏𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒅   𝒂   𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆   𝒃𝒊𝒕   ,   ❜    he   tells   him   ,   presenting   the   wizard   with   the   wine   glass.    it’s   quite   fancy   too   ,   and   the   alcohol   within   smells   expensively   sweet.   oh   ,   if   only   he   could   enjoy   a   nice   ,   crisp   glass   of   red   the   way   he   used   to.    no   matter   —   he   can   enjoy   it   later   when   it’s   coursing   through   gale’s   veins.   

[astaricn]

[ catch ] receiver starts to fall, so sender reaches out and catches them. "I thought vampires were supposed to be graceful?" /from savageurges

@savageurges

THEY HAD BEEN FIGHTING FOR A WHILE, attacking the grove had been a long process and plenty of tieflings and druids now lay dead at their feet. Unfortunately some of them had still managed to land some rough blows to him, and his body screamed with the pain coursing through him.

This was the first moment of peace since they had started, and Astarion hadn't even realised just how exhausted he was until all of a sudden his legs buckled beneath him. He let out a small grunt, though Urge had been there to grab him before he crashed to the ground. His own hand gripped onto the tiefling's arm to help rebalance himself, and he let out a soft huff at the teasing.

"Yes... Well, I'd like to see YOU try to remain graceful after being maimed by five bears and twenty tieflings with weapons." The spawn spit, though his tone sounded more TIRED than angry.

[cigarettesandinevitablebetrayal]

Title: We Can Stay Here If You Want (But Is It Worth It?)

Pairing: Adam du Mortain/Male Detective (Raine Callaghan)

Rating: Mature (17+)

Word Count: 5,457 words

Tags: Mid-Canon, Mid Book Three, Pre-Relationship, Rivals to Friends to Lovers, Learning to Trust, Falling in Love, Emotional Baggage, Unresolved Romantic Tension, Mutual Pining, Past Violence, Discussions of Trauma, Mentions of Addictions, Non-Sexual Intimacy

Summary: It was just supposed to be a drive, a little distraction from the aches and boredom. Raine hadn't planned for epiphanies.

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In the weeks after being relegated to what amounts to house arrest, Raine is about ready to give into the cabin fever that’s been itching under his skin for the last few days. He doesn’t generally see himself as an impatient man. Quite the opposite. The years at the Wayhaven Police Station have taught him the valuable lesson of being able to sit through the quiet weeks. But the last few months have been a taste of old habits, much like smoking, and without the rush of another mission, Raine finds himself jonesing for some excitement.

Working with Unit Bravo offers him brief moments of reprieve, in the times that they aren’t away on patrol or hunting down Trappers. But between their jobs and Raine’s persistent insomnia, it feels he has most hours to himself in the warehouse. He has, in a few weeks, watched every movie of Felix’s that caught his eye, read any book in Nate’s library that seemed important or interesting, and entirely mapped out the floor plan of the warehouse. He has resorted to finding the best spots to watch the day pass by. Ironically, this is how he discovered Mason’s favorite patch of the roof to smoke on.

As afternoon passes into evening, Raine clambers up onto a patch of the roof opposite of Mason’s usual spot. He winces as the strain reminds him of the bruises that are slowly turning a more palatable color. Most of the lacerations have healed at this point, but Raine still feels sore. So he lays out on the roof for a second, taking a few deep breaths to steady his racing heart. He sits up and gazes out over the trees. There’s a good clearing between the leaves to see the sunset from here, even if it will be a little obscured.

Just as he sits up, movement through the underbrush catches his eyes. He glances down to see Adam walking along the path. He’s dressed in a plain powder blue tee and simple black trousers and Raine cocks his head as he realizes the vampire is hauling a bucket beside him. What on Earth? A sly smile tugs at Raine’s lips as he realizes Adam hasn’t noticed him yet.

It may have been years since he’s done anything like it, but Raine still remembers how to cross a rooftop quietly. He crosses over to the corner nearest the path Adam is traveling and, swinging down, drops to the ground with a roll. Even with his bruises, he manages a smooth landing. Adam just barely manages to keep soapy water from sloshing out of the bucket he’s carrying.

"Detective!" it’s not quite a shout, but it’s as close to one as Raine thinks he’ll ever get. He grins as he watches Adam struggle to rebalance the bucket, a few fluffy clouds of soap drop from the edges.

Raine reaches out to help steady the large bucket. This close to Adam, he can see the vampire scrambling to regain his composure. “I’m sorry, but did I catch the great du Mortain by surprise?” Raine chuckles as the usual frown settles on Adam’s face. “You should be careful. What would have happened if I had been a Trapper?”

“I would have neutralized the threat, regardless of surprise,” Adam returns, not even hesitating.

“So you were surprised?” Raine cocks an eyebrow, grin growing wider.

Adam scoffs, pulling the bucket from Raine’s grasp, and moves around to continue on his way. Unwilling to let go of this exciting new way to defeat his boredom, Raine follows after him. With his height advantage, it's easy to keep up with the brisk pace Adam keeps.

He glances towards the bucket of sudsy water and back up to the commanding agent's impassive face. "What exactly are you up to that has so much of your attention?" 

A rare smile lifts Adam's lips. The sight of it softens Raine's grin to a smile of his own. It's not often he lets himself linger on the fact that Adam is quite handsome. But in the dappled light of the woods and with the warm expression on his face, Raine doesn't resist burning the sight into his memory.

"I've been indulging in something I have not had the chance to do in decades," Adam admits, his posture straightening even further. There's something akin to delight sparkling in his green eyes.

"I'm glad to hear it," Raine forces his eyes forward for a moment. It wouldn't do to stare, even if he's made no secret of his attraction. "Nate tells me it's been some time since any of you really had a home."

"Perhaps a century, at the very least," Adam admits.

Raine rubs the back of his neck, grateful he'd had the wherewithal to tie up his long hair in the late spring heat. He chews on a few words before extending an olive branch. "I've never been without for quite that long," he chuckles, though it rings a little hollow even to his own ears. "But I know how that can disrupt a life. I'm glad you all finally have the stability to pursue your interests."

It takes a moment for Raine to realize Adam had come to a dead stop. He pauses on the path, turning to look at the man. Adam purses his lips, seeming to battle with a sudden thought, before he gives a short nod. "Would you care to see?" he asks with a tentative strain to the question.

Raine stares back at Adam, trying to discern what is going on. But Adam's expression is open and relaxed and Raine can't help the smile that begins to tug at his lips. "What you're working on?" He asks. He waits for Adam to nod before saying, "Lead the way."

There's a flash of something across his face that Raine would almost call relief, but it's gone the next second. "This way." And then he starts off again.

Raine keeps pace with him again, taking in their surroundings as they head away from the dilapidated front for the warehouse. Despite his recent free time, he didn't get around to exploring the outside of the warehouse proper. He hadn't noticed the small building with the red tile roof tucked away behind the trees and shrubbery. It's been updated more than the larger buildings around it.

He raises his eyebrows at the tarped-over hole in the roof and newly reinforced door. "I had no idea this was hiding back here."

"Neither did I until a few weeks ago," Adam states. "Come. I'll show you what's inside." He puts the bucket down and swings open the heavy doors with ease. 

Sunshine floods the interior, bathing the large covered object inside in golden light. Raine waits as Adam steps forward. He grips the cover and yanks it off, throwing up a small plume of dust.

Beneath the material gleams a sleek, curvy antique car painted a deep green. Raine steps into the little garage, his jaw going slack as he recognizes the model. Adam doesn't even bother to look up as he smooths a hand over the bonnet.

"What do you think?" he asks, his gaze trailing across the curvy body of the car with pride.

"I think this is a Rolls Royce Silver Dawn," Raine says a little breathlessly. If he had any less shame, he might have sounded close to ecstasy. His eyes roam over the car. He hasn't felt this giddy in years. "That’s a drophead coupé."

An actual chuckle escapes Adam as Raine circles the car. "It is," he says, and Raine catches the pride that drips off the two words.

"There are only, what? About a hundred of these custom?" Raine takes care not to touch it, though it is incredibly tempting.

"Only about sixty, actually. This one is from the original first manufacturing," he admits, patting the car as though it's done a good job.

"And she's all yours."

Raine glances up to catch the smile that grows on Adam's face in the wake of his enthusiasm. "Yes, it's mine. One of my rare purchases."

"She's drop dead gorgeous," Raine straightens up, shaking his head slightly. "But I have to say, I didn't peg you as a car enthusiast. Thought material goods didn't hold much value for you."

"And your assessment would be mostly correct," he replies. "Physical objects hold little worth to me, but even I have some weaknesses."

The last few words stumble out of his mouth as though he didn't mean to say them aloud. His green eyes flash to Raine and back to the car, but Raine does him the kindness of pretending not to notice. It does bring a wistful smile to his face. It’s good to know Adam feels as comfortable around him as he does in the vampire’s presence.

"So, did you used to drive her?" Raine asks, graciously dragging the conversation back around to something Adam's a little more comfortable with. "Back before the SUV's became Agency standard?"

"I did," Adam says. He smiles fondly at the car as he runs a rag over her bonnet. "It's been in storage since the transition. There has been no opportunity or cause to bring it out. But now that we have a home, thanks to you…" He nods at Raine with a soft gaze, catching him off guard. "I can have it in my care once more."

"That's hardly my doing," Raine says with a laugh. It's unusual for Adam to be so casually sentimental and it makes something flutter pleasantly in Raine's chest. It also makes a frown tug at his lips, but Raine catches it so that it’s little more than a twitch in his cheek, not wanting to break the moment. Better to return to the norm. "Though I'm sure I appreciate the gratitude more than Murphy would."

Adam winces slightly at the mention of Murphy, but doesn't say anything of it. If he notices Raine itching the scar on his wrist, half-hidden by the leather cuff he wears over it, he doesn't mention it, either. 

Silence reigns between them and Raine silently swears at himself for his poor choice in joke. He should have known better than to bring up Murphy. Failure doesn't sit well on Adam's shoulders, but weighs heavier than an albatross, bringing the tension back into his posture. Raine looks away, mentally scrabbling for something to break the weight between them.

"Would you care to go for a drive?"

Raine's attention snaps up to Adam, his train of thought spectacularly derailed. He searches Adam's expression, looking for any sign that the question is more for courtesy than a genuine suggestion. There is an earnest light in his green eyes, a softening in his usually stoic features, and Raine swallows hard as he finds nothing but quiet hope in Adam's posture.

The thought makes a smile so wide it hurts break across Raine's face. "That's not even a question," he says, excitement bleeding into his voice. He doesn't wait for further invitation, just opens the door and slides onto the cream leather.

Adam laughs, a deep and throaty sound that rumbles from deep within his chest, and Raine makes a note to see if he can draw the laugh from him again in future. He watches out of the corner of his eye as Adam snaps his aviators on and sits down in the driver's seat. They’re both a little too broad and a little too tall for the Rolls and Raine finds himself having to press closer to Adam than he imagines the older man would prefer. But if it bothers him, Adam doesn’t mention it.

"I'm surprised you didn't ask to drive it," Adam admits as they pull out of the shed and into the lowering sun.

Raine snorts. "It's been, what? Decades since you drove her? You would have never agreed." He tilts his head back, letting the sun and gentle breeze break over him. "I'm no fool, du Mortain."

"I suspected as much," Adam says, shooting him a glance and the second cousin of a smirk. "Despite how you may cultivate that opinion in others."

Raine raises an eyebrow at Adam, but doesn't say anything in response. He had previously been certain Adam saw him as just as reckless and foolhardy as most others do. He's mildly impressed, though he'd never admit it aloud. Can’t let Adam win too often. Bad for his ego.

Instead, he shifts his gaze out to the wall of trees they maneuver through. "So where are we off to, exactly?"

"I haven't the slightest," Adam admits. Raine expects him to sound tense about that, but instead there's a hint of excitement in his voice. "We shall have to see where the road leads us."

"Never thought I'd see the day when you didn't have a plan," Raine admits.

"Not everything requires a plan."

Raine bites back a sarcastic retort, unwilling to break the strange spell of calm between them. Perhaps not everything needs to be a battle between them. He's willing to accept the temporary ceasefire, this strange foray into no man’s land. Especially if it means he gets to watch Adam slowly relax as they reach the road.

He lets out a contented sigh as the ride smooths out on the pavement. Raine leans his head back once more, smiling as the breeze whips gently at his messy bun and the sun warms his face. The sky is changing from blue to a rich plum and Raine almost mourns the fact he will likely be missing the sunset.

However, when he steals a glance at Adam again, he finds it's a fair trade. The vampire has one arm leaning on the wound down window, the other lazily resting on the steering wheel. His shoulders are relaxed and there's a ghost of a smile on his lips. Wind tousles his short blonde hair, giving him an almost roguish appearance. Raine is more than willing to trade one sun for another.

They wind gently through the woods for a ways before Raine catches sight of a familiar side road. He leans over and suggests, "We should take this one."

Adam takes it without question or hesitation.

As they pull into the car park, Adam slips his sunglasses off, tucking a leg of them into the neckline of his shirt. He glances over the swathes of blooming foxgloves with a slight purse of his lips.

"Welcome to Fox Grove," Raine says as he steps out of the car.

Adam follows after, keeping in step but letting Raine lead the way. "Mason would enjoy this setting."

"I'm sure he would," Raine says with a nod. "Though I would warn him not to stop by during the day. It's a pretty popular picnic site; fills up with people with screaming children and a desire to grill."

"Then I'm glad we have come when it can be only us," Adam says, turning to meet Raine’s eyes.

Raine waits for the inevitable correction of the statement, but it never comes. He glances at Adam, but the man doesn't react, he shows neither regret nor embarrassment. He simply looks out at the foxglove and picnic tables with an impassive expression.

"Come with me," Raine says, placing a hand lightly on Adam's arm to catch his attention. He lets it fall just as Adam turns to look down at it. "I want to show you something."

Adam stares down at where Raine had touched him before looking up at him again, something flashing fast and uncertain over his features until it is gone again, like a rabbit running to burrow. "Lead the way," he says.

Raine steps out among the foxglove, past the picnic benches and play areas, and out towards the more wild parts of the clearing. They traipse through a small copse of woods until they reach the cliffside. Raine holds out an arm to make sure Adam doesn't step past him and over the edge, though he's not convinced it's entirely necessary.

Past the edge, they have a perfect view of the sunset as it casts the sky in shades of orange and pink. The last rays play across the lake below, making it shimmer like an opal. Perhaps Raine can have his cake and eat it, too.

Adam sucks in a sharp breath. "It is quite the sight."

"I'm glad you like it." Raine gently lowers himself onto the grass, letting his legs swing over the edge of the cliff. He can hear the admonishment building in Adam’s lungs, but it never comes. "I used to come here all the time when I first got to Wayhaven. When I wanted to be alone and just sit and think for hours."

Adam, surprisingly, joins him the next second. He keeps his legs on the ground, one laying bent before him, the other propped up so he can rest his arm on his knee. He doesn't say anything. He just keeps looking out over the lake.

Raine looks out over the scene before he closes his eyes, breathing the crisp mountain air deep into his lungs. It's only a few seconds, but he can feel Adam's intense gaze. He opens his eyes and looks at the vampire. Adam doesn't glance away.

"Getting an eyeful, are we?" Raine chuckles.

There's a faint twitch at the corner of Adam’s eye, but then he turns back to the view. When he speaks again, his voice is uncharacteristically soft. "There has been so much happening lately." He glances at Raine out of the corner of his eye. "So much happening to you. It's nice to see you…at ease."

"Me?" Raine barks out a laugh. He looks at Adam with a raised eyebrow. "I'm always at ease. Right as rain, remember?"

"You are a proficient liar, Ciaran," Adam says neutrally. Raine can't tell if it's a compliment or a gentle jab. The use of his name rather than his title or surname doesn't help matters. He wasn’t certain Adam had even heard him over the sound of the carnival’s fireworks. It’s nice to be proven wrong. "But I find that difficult to believe considering the things that have occurred."

Maybe it's the sunset and the fact that the dark always makes Raine feel more honest. Maybe it’s the echo of his name on Adam’s tongue rolling around in his head. Maybe it's just that he's tired of keeping up appearances. Without giving it much thought, he finds himself admitting, "It's easier to relax when I'm around you these days." He lets the words hang between them, unsure for a second if they're to be a guillotine or a noose.

Adam works his jaw a moment before something like a wry smile twists his lips. "I find it easier to be at ease in your company, as well."

"Hmm, high praise," Raine muses, casting Adam a sideways glance. "Quite an improvement from - oh, how did you put it? I believe it was 'a starving vampire let loose'? Or was that the improvement from 'an arrogant, petulant child in a leather jacket'?" Raine laughs as Adam grimaces at his impression.

"I wasn’t aware you had overheard those.”

“Oh, I didn’t.” He leans a little closer, offering a wink. “Think the only one I’ve personally heard you call me was a louse and a rakehell.” He leans into Adam, letting their shoulders knock playfully into each other, before he pulls back again. “I rather liked that one, by the way. But I regret to inform you that you have a mole in your midst. Felix likes to keep me updated on what new and creative pejoratives you have for me.”

Adam groans, pinching the bridge of his nose. He looks more long-suffering than annoyed but Raine still feels a pang of guilt.

“Do me a favor and don’t give the kid too much shit for it.” Raine leans back on his arms. It gives him a better view of Adam, but it also makes them a little closer to eye level. “He doesn’t have enough people to talk to as it is.”

“Felix is at least thirty years older than you,” Adam points out, raising an eyebrow.

Raine shrugs, “And I look about fifeen years older than him.” He gestures to himself. He’s intimately aware of the grey hairs that have started showing at his temples over the last few months, the lines near his eyes that don’t fade anymore. It doesn’t particularly bother him. Except when Rebecca’s staring reminds him of how much he’s starting to look like Rook. Or he catches Adam taking note with that morose look he always gets when Raine makes a joke about it. “Besides, you should see him light up every time I call him ‘kid’. Makes him feel like family.”

Adam muses on the thought, that soft smile that’s reserved for when he’s thinking about the others graces his face. Raine smiles lazily in response. “This is a good look on you.”

Adam glances at him, his brows furrowed.

“Fondness,” Raine clarifies. “You only seem to wear it when you’re comfortable - which doesn’t seem to be often." 

Adam takes a long, slow breath. "Being at ease in any situation is difficult for me. Doing what we do, and knowing what we know…it's impossible not to have it in the back of one's mind.”

“Then I’m glad I showed you this place.” Raine fishes his packet of cigarettes out of his jacket pocket. He hesitates for a second, then pulls one from the box and lights it. He ignores the frown it earns from Adam. “I used to think of it as my spot,” Raine continues. He takes a long drag of his cigarette, exhaling out the side of his mouth, though he doubts it does much to spare Adam's enhanced senses. "Come out here and watch the stars. Especially since I couldn't access the roof of my apartment block like I could back in London." He gives Adam’s shoulder a gentle nudge. “Now it can be yours, too.”

“Thank you, Ciaran. I…appreciate the gesture.” Adam lets the words settle in the quiet and Raine lets them wash over him like summer rain. He looks out over the view, thankful again for the lower light pollution. His attention is pulled back when Adam says, “Is stargazing a common hobby for you?"

Raine almost drops his cigarette at the question. He turns to Adam, eyes wide, but he struggles to find the right thing to say. It should be such an innocuous question, but it tears at the old wounds in his heart that still haven’t healed. His free hand comes up to fiddle with the locket around his neck and he can feel the grief pulling his features taut.

"Forgive me," Adam says quickly, turning his gaze once more out across the lake. "I did not realize it was a delicate subject." He shifts slightly, but doesn't move further away as Raine expects. "It wasn't my intention to bring you discomfort.”

“Don't apologize,” Raine takes another long drag of his cigarette, studiously ignoring the way his hands shake. “You didn’t know.”

The silence stretches between them, but it is not a comfortable one like it usually is. Raine weighs his options as the air seems to close in around them. He gives a short nod, though it’s more for himself than for Adam, and balances the cigarette between his lips so he can pull the locket over his head. He offers it out to Adam, earning himself a confused look.

“Go on,” he says, keeping his tone soft and even despite how much they want to come out snapping and snarling like rabid dogs. He looks away as Adam takes it, his fingers brushing ever so softly over Raine’s own and the gesture bolsters his courage. “It used to be more, back when he was alive.”

He doesn’t turn to look as he hears Adam click the locket open. Raine doesn’t think he could bear to see what Adam might be thinking, what might be playing across his composed features. Instead, he continues, knowing he’ll let them fall back into the quiet if he doesn’t. “His name was Eoin. He was my brother. Mo réaltín. Space was his passion.” Raine laughs softly, but the sound cracks a little. “He could name every constellation up there and navigate by them. Fuck me, he was a bright kid. He would have done big things some day.”

Adam holds the locket like it’s as precious to himself as it is to Raine. His eyes bore into the photos within, Rook's on one side and Eoin's on the other. His features seem to pinch inward, something grieving and familiar in the set of his jaw. “ Je comprends votre douleur. ” Then he shakes his head, shutting the locket gently, and offers it back to Raine. His fingers trail over Raine’s palm as he draws back. “When did he pass?”

The barking laughter that rips from Raine’s mouth is hollow and bitter and tastes like ash. “That’s the fucking rub, isn’t it?” He grinds his cigarette out on the sole of his boot, nearly burning his fingers in the process. “He’s still alive, so the doctors tell me, sat up in a fucking care home up north. Might as well be dead, for all the good it’s done him.” Raine takes a deep, shuddering breath, but doesn’t manage to catch the tears as they slip traitorously down his cheeks. “He’s been comatose going on twenty years now. He was only thirteen.” He scrubs his palm across his face, but composure eludes him. "I...I was supposed to look after him. Keep him safe when Rebecca wasn't around."

"What happened?" Adam asks, his tone kind, soft. Raine thinks if he refused to answer, Adam would let him.

Raine looks away, "I failed him."

Adam’s hand falls on his shoulder, warm and steady and tightening just enough to be comforting. On impulse, driven by something instinctual and thoughtless, Raine leans his face into the touch, letting his cheek rest on Adam’s knuckles. Adam doesn’t pull back, doesn’t move, Raine’s not convinced he breathes. They stay like that for what feels like hours, awash in the comfort of familiarity as reality shifts around them.

There is no return from this place they have found, Raine realizes, from gazing into the mirror of each other and seeing themselves. It feels like the moment after a misstep. Like the quick breathlessness as balance relinquishes its hold and gravity wraps its hungry fingers around him. Raine can feel it in every beat of his heart. Does Adam feel it, too?

He shouldn’t push it. He knows it’s a bad idea. It’s likely to shatter the delicate truce they’ve left unspoken here, but Raine can’t help it. He’s been put on the back foot and, to maintain some semblance of control, he has to do the same with Adam. He needs to bring them back to the status quo, back to center, because they're skating too close to the edge of the things neither of them are ready to bring to light. So he pulls away, letting Adam’s hand fall from his shoulder, and does what he does best. He breaks the peace. “You were wrong, you know?”

Adam looks at him with raised brows. In the aftershocks of the moment they've just shared, his expression is open and honest as a journal left carelessly out.

"About your weakness,” Raine says. “It’s not the car. It’s how it gives you some freedom to get away from everything. Like this evening.”

Adam turns his gaze to stare back out to the lake and the minutes stretch into hours. Raine waits for the hammer to fall, for Adam to withdraw and lash back. It would be what he deserves after laying a part of the man out bare and vulnerable between them. It's the one thing Adam hates most, and a weakness Raine has exploited with extreme infrequency. But Adam only offers a sigh and the most broken smile Raine has ever seen. "You know me better than I know myself, it would seem."

The admission hits Raine like a blow to the stomach, knocking the wind and words from his lungs. He looks down at his hands. In the wake of being exposed, Adam has offered him an olive branch, in his own way. He doesn't feel he deserves it, but he's so tired of fighting with Adam, and has been for a while if the progression of their conversations of late are anything to go by. In the split second that he decides how to answer, he makes another decision. He takes the offer of peace. "Maybe you and I are just more alike than either of us thought. Maybe we’ve both been through more than any one man should.”

Adam’s eyes flash to his. In the dark, Raine could swear they’re too bright. "And what would you know of what I've been through?"

Raine snorts and rolls his eyes. "I don't know the particulars, no, but you're not so hard to read as you think. You hold your shoulders like a man who's seen too much bloodshed and you worry for your team like a brother for his siblings. And you keep your emotions close to your chest because the world has taught you that you can trust nothing, not even your own heart." Raine shifts his posture and sighs. "And for all my posturing, I understand why you do it."

“It feels absurd for me to be saying this - I’m sure you’ve been doing this much longer than I can fathom,” Raine leans forward, his shoulders hunching, and he flexes his fingers to release some of the excess tension he feels. “But this job, this life…it takes such a heavy toll. I can feel it already. Fuck, Adam, it’s only been a few months, and I can feel it in my bones. It-”

“It weighs you down.” Adam’s lips stretch into a thin line and, for the first time in the entire evening, he looks tired. He looks his many years. “You are right, Ciaran. It is more than one person should have to bear.” The words come out bitter, spat out through grit teeth. He meets Raine’s gaze and there is a grief there so strong, it makes Raine's heart ache. "I would take this burden from you, if I could."

Raine opens his mouth and shuts it again as his words fall short in the face of Adam's tone. He wants to reach out, to pull Adam close, to stop the prickling in his eyes and just let himself cry again because it's all just a bit too much. It was easier when it was just him. He could fake a smile and a laugh and snap out a joke for Tina and Verda and even Rebecca if need be. But Unit Bravo have wormed their way past his walls and now he feels those cracks with such intensity. Adam has stepped through the ruins and seen him. It's a terrible burden. It's an unparalleled relief.

Another cigarette calls out to him, but he squashes the impulse. Picking up the habit again had been a moment of weakness and he doesn't want to slip too far back into it. So instead he rubs his hands across his face and takes a steadying breath. When he finally manages to piece together a coherent sentence, he shakes his head. "I wouldn’t let you." He says at last. "You’ve been carrying this burden too long, already. Why should you take mine, too?" This time, he does reach out. He places a hand firmly on Adam's arm. "But maybe we can find a way to shoulder it together, yeah?"

Adam’s breath hitches. His eyes bore into Raine’s, and Raine recognizes what he’s doing. He’s searching, looking for some proof of concept, taking his measure. He is deciding whether he can trust Raine. "You make it sound so simple," he says at last.

“Oh, I don’t doubt it won’t be a hard lesson for both of us,” Raine grumbles. “Old dogs and new tricks and all that. But I think it will be worth it.”

"Perhaps it will," Adam concedes.

The silence settles between them again, but it is warm like the coming summer winds. So they sit, gazing out upon the lake and the starlight, bathed in the light of the moon. Neither says anything for a while. Eventually, they will have to go back, but not yet. And Raine knows they will both take what they can get, even if it's just a sunset.

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RaR Musings #19.1: Reading

I'm gonna break this up into a few different posts, for a few different subjects.

A lot of ttrpgs biggest obstacle is reading, but reading is more ideal than a game that's too shallow to allow meaningful choice; One-Page Rules are an interesting exercise in keeping game designs streamlined and easily communicated, but are in no way a worthy successor of what ttrpgs can and should be, whereas DND 5e launching with three 300-page books for rules, and adding more over the years, goes a long way to explain why nobody reads the rules for DND 5e.

I play a lot of games that have component rewards; MMOs are rife with materials and items that have various uses and recipes, roguelikes have sometimes hundreds of randomly-spawned items that may be crucial for a build, and soulslikes, like Remnant 2, have oodles of lore and mechanical advantages hidden behind items scattered in the landscape.

Indeed, when I want to know more about something in these kinds of games, I don't look in an instruction manual, or go ask NPCs; half the time the information I'm looking for isn't even player-facing. No, instead, I google the game and the item or place, and read a wiki curated by other players, who have done the work to consolidate the information in a format that is simultaneously expansive, but also easily digestible.

When doing another pass on abilities and mechanics, to rebalance for the new Outcome die system, I realized a lot of things needed tuneup or replacement. I thought back to some work I did trying to figure out the math for Elementalist in Guild Wars 2, to better understand what the game's apples-to-oranges trait options even meant, and how having some kind of database that could read and query other parcels of data would be great for balancing a game that's heavily reliant on keywords.

Over time and experimentation with databases, I realized I actually wanted a wiki, not a database per say. I wanted a visualization matrix for how different pieces of data connected with each other, and how far you could trace the influence of an ability. It'd make it easier for players to gain an ability, and figure out what it even impacts; if you lean heavily on swords, why not follow all these abilities that are tied to swords? If one of those is serrated edges, which links to bleeding, you could go to carnivorous wildshapes, vampires, and blood magic, or, it could link to weapon modifications, which links to weaponmastery, crafting, and customizing equipment on the fly.

So, I'm building a repository using Obsidian that I hope I can eventually offer as a public-facing wiki. It'd be a boon for playtesters, and it'd help me in the design and balance stages, to make sure I'm not overcomplicating things more than I need to. Hopefully, prospective players will be more willing to read 30 paragraphs relevant to how they want to play the game, rather than ignore the majority of 300 pages of a single book. I'll still format it all in book form eventually, but for now, being broken up into smaller, but still linked pieces has already been much easier on me.

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Current mod list (highly recommend for best Skyrim experience)

SKSE

A Quality world map

Address Library for SKSE

Aetherius - Race Overhaul

Aetherius - Racial Passives Viewable

ALL Followers Uncapped

Arena - Encounter Zone Overhaul

Bed Head - Hair Retexture

Bandolier bags and pouches

Believable weapons

Belt fastened quivers

Better Jumping

Beyond Skyrim Bruma

Bond of Matrimony Left Hand

BOS HD

Castle Volkihar Rebuilt

Cathedral Weathers

Choose your own arch mage

College of Winterhold Quest Expansion

Cutting Room Floor

Change in Management

Display Enemy Level

eFPS

Enhanced Blood Textures

Enhanced Enemy AI

Faster Horses

Forceful Tongue - Shouts Overhaul

Feminine Chameleon and Lizard (Vanilla)

Feminine Grey Cat and Leopard (Vanilla)

HD Lods Textures SE

House Rule - Lawbringer for Solstheim

Human Enemies drop Hearts and Flesh

Ish’s Respec Mod

Kachunk - Creation Club Crossbow Distribution

Landscapes - Cathedral Concept

Lawbringer

Less Dragons (on AFK mods)

Less Visually Obtrusive Cloak Spell Effects

Locational Encounter Zones

Manbeast - a Werewolf Overhaul

Masculine Chameleon and Lizard (Vanilla)

Masculine Grey Cat and Lizard (Vanilla)

MCM Helper

Misc Dialogue Edits

Mundus - Standing Stone Overhaul

More Dialogue Options

More to Say

HD Tree Lods

My Home is Your Home

Nightingale Hall Restored

No Volkihar Outfits on Regular Vampires

No NPC Greetings

No Vampire Sun Damage in Soul Cairn

No to Nocturnal

Papyrus Extender *

Papyrus Scripting Utility Functions *

Path to Volkihar

PowerOfThree’s Tweaks

Realistic Dark Brotherhood Kidnapping

Realistic Night Eye and Vampire's Sight

Pilgrim - Religion Overhaul

SDA - Pilgrim Patch

Relationship Dialogue Overhaul (RDO)

RDO - Update and MCM

Remove Hanging Moss from Trees

Run for your Lives

Scarcity

Scrambled Bugs

Serana Dialogue Add-On

Simply Bigger Trees

Skyland Night Skies

Skyland Watercolour

Skyrim Unbound Redone

SMIM

Supreme and Volumetric Fog

The Paarthurnax Dilemma

Unequip Quiver

Unofficial Skyrim Creation Club Patch

USSEP

UV Tweaks

Vampire's Seduction Overhaul

Vampire Lord can go with Serana

Vampire Lords Can Activate

Vampire Feeding Tweaks

Vampire Royal Bloodline

Vampire Lord Real Flying

Vampire Lord Retextured

Vampire Underwater Suffocation Fix (oldrim but compatible)

Vitruvia

RS Children

College of Winterhold Quest Expansion RS Children Patch

RS Children Cutting Room Floor Patch

RSSE Children Oberhaul with Hotfix

The Brotherhood of Old RS Children Patch

Sky UI

Buttery Smooth Interface

Display Enemy Level

Wider Menu MCM

Extended Favourites

Remove Quicksave and Help Buttons

Apothecary

Bruma patch Apothecary

Fishing patch Apothecary

Food and Drink addition Apothecary

CC Goblins Patch Apothecary

USSEP Patch Apothecary

Rare Curios Patch Apothecary

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[thetoxicgamer]

Total War: Warhammer 3's latest free hero is Warhammer's original posterboy

Another free legendary hero is available in Total War: Warhammer 3 as part of version 3.1.0. Ulrika Magdova, a Kislevite vampire, was the antagonist the last time; this time, it's Harald Hammerstorm, better known as Harry the Hammer, a Chaos Warrior who specialises in eliminating anything that emerges from the dead. If you didn't already go through this step to unlock Ulrika, to get Harry in your game you'll first need to register a CA account and connect it to your platform of choice. Otherwise, you can skip that process. With that done, the hammer-wielding Kurgan will join a Warriors of Chaos army in any campaign after you complete his quest "The Hammerstorm Cometh", which appears when you get your legendary lord up to level 15. It demands you kill 3,000 enemies in battle, after which he'll spawn beside your legendary lord on the campaign map. Note that he won't join any of the Daemons of Chaos factions, just Warriors of Chaos like those led by Valkia the Bloody, Festus the Leechlord, Azazel and so on. Harald Hammerstorm is a character with a heck of a lineage, going all the way back to the first edition of tabletop game Warhammer Fantasy Battle in 1983. While the Warhammer world didn't exist at that point, the rules presuming a generic fantasy setting, John Blanche's cover art depicting a heavily armored warrior twatting a skeleton with a hammer would be referenced in later editions. Nicknamed "Harry the Hammer" by Games Workshop's staff, he was Warhammer's first mascot. Though later editions would retroactively make Sigmar's magic hammer the Warhammer of its title, as designer Graeme Davis has said, "Sigmar was consciously based on ." Eventually Harry was inducted into the canon, written up as Harald Hammerstorm. A Norse warrior of the Kurgan tribe, Harald was the slayer of the daemon Mathrag Brainmangler and "bane of the undead" capable of making units normally immune to psychology like zombies and vampires flee in fear while himself immune to their own psychological effects. He, quite literally, ain't afraid of no Ghorst. Harald's Total War stats reflect this, with unique skills that improve the leadership of the army he's embedded in when fighting against the undead, make them immune to vampiric attrition, and double their experience gain from defeating undead. Recruiting Harry does mean taking a 20-point penalty to your diplomatic relations with Vampire Counts factions, not that a Warriors of Chaos army is likely to play nice with the leeches anyway. He also disables the effects of the Undead attribute on anyone he faces, making them likely to flee just like he did on the tabletop, as well as disabling effects like vampiric healing. Looks like smashing skeletons is still his thing. The 3.1.0 update also brings a new Immortal Empires endgame crisis related to Chaos Dwarfs called The Will of Hashut, some rebalance tweaks for Bretonnian factions, and more mercenary Regiments of Renown to recruit, like the Boglars of the Mad Marshes, Bandits of the Silver Road, and the Frolickers Bubonic. According to the Total War: Warhammer 3 roadmap, update 4.0 will arrive in summer with another legendary hero, achievements for Immortal Empires campaigns, and the Shadows of Change DLC to bolster the ranks of Tzeentch, Cathay, and Kislev. Read the full article

[avelera]

What's giving me so much hope for Guillermo's arc in WWDITS this season is the many little (and not so little) hints that Guillermo is fucking WEIRD. Like a weird goth kid who was comfortable watching movies with a corpse, possibly before he even became a familiar, who saw Grima Wormtongue in LotR and thought "What an ICON" and dreamed of becoming the power behind the throne, who genuinely wants to get ravished by vampires and eventually become one to the point where he's entirely comfortable disposing of bodies even when it's not expected of him, and who is entirely more at home in the supernatural community than he is with normal people even if he grumbles about it sometimes. The guy has put up with so much shit that no normal human would do and rather than going with "uwu poor little guy, this place is toxic for him and he should leave" the show went with "Uh, yeah, he is NOT normal??" Guillermo knows exactly what he's doing even if what he's doing sucks most of the time but by god our homeboy has his eyes on the prize and I honestly think that's very sexy of him

[snekdood]

why would vampires want to drain any other animals blood, what does that do plot wise? why would they have any connection to humans after that point then really? they don’t really have the incentive to go drink their blood and turn them into vampires too anymore, so how do we make more vampires? can vampires breed on their own?? then whats the fucking point in making a connection between them and humans to begin with??? They are virtually just carnivorous humans, they have different goals and different physiology and i’m sure scientists would classify them as a different type of ape and at that point the meaning of “vampire” becomes virtually lost and theres no reason to keep calling them vampires, other than them being the closest thing we got to them.