tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post8163080224187652977..comments2024-03-28T16:13:29.502-04:00Comments on Throne of Salt: Halo for MothershipDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-6343425138277440832022-07-26T20:33:48.285-04:002022-07-26T20:33:48.285-04:00I've been going through all your Mothership st...I've been going through all your Mothership stuff and having a great time, but revisiting this post I'm a little confused about something.<br /><br />Does the Armor stat on foes in this post act as DR, and if so how do they defend themselves? I was under the impression an attack roll in Mothership was PC Combat vs NPC Armor, but some of these guys have an armor of like, 1. So does that mean they defend themselves by rolling NPC Combat vs your own, and their Armor reduces incoming damage? That's my assumption, but I haven't found confirmation in any rule set I've been able to get my hands on, and I feel like I'm missing something.<br /><br />(sorry for comment-spamming on this post btw, I spent a few days trying to find the answer myself before asking to avoid choking the page)KimokaheSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640878214863621121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-36773168317156883482022-07-24T16:23:29.828-04:002022-07-24T16:23:29.828-04:00If they had shunted the timeline ahead 25 years, a...If they had shunted the timeline ahead 25 years, and we ended up with Old Man Chief and some ex-Covenant + independant Outer Colonies fighting Forerunners + new aliens, we'd be all set.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-41759489129788929462022-07-23T02:12:44.195-04:002022-07-23T02:12:44.195-04:00I agree, and I think the issue was with a lack of ...I agree, and I think the issue was with a lack of vision after the trilogy. The trilogy being limited in scope makes sense, it's a war story and the war was apocalyptic-scale. But after that all we ever got were extensions to the war story; ODST was awesome and atmospheric but just Halo 2.5, and Halo Reach was awesome and atmospheric but Halo 0.5. 343 got a chance to do something cool and unique because the war is finally over, and...literally level one of Halo 4, we're fighting a neo-Covenant. Neat, I guess. Crap.KimokaheSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640878214863621121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-45029574995845565842022-07-14T08:36:24.593-04:002022-07-14T08:36:24.593-04:00100%. Halo's success comes down to the moment-...100%. Halo's success comes down to the moment-to-moment gameplay, being a flagship moment for console games, some immaculate vibes, and having a finger on the zeitgeist of the aughts.<br /><br />Which is why it's become increasingly irrelevant since the release of Reach - it's been scrambling to find some replacement for broad-strokes War on Terror Era in Space and coming up empty.<br /><br />Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-85662710981681653222022-07-13T22:35:53.536-04:002022-07-13T22:35:53.536-04:00I'm honestly yet to be convinced that there...I'm honestly yet to be convinced that there's anything actually interesting in the Halo lore. like the child soldiers thing is... something? but even fucking 40k seems to do it better. otherwise it seems to be peak sci-fi genericism.Captain Crowbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959402382179885595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-41025023263118831122022-07-13T22:19:58.500-04:002022-07-13T22:19:58.500-04:00They really should have added in non-Covenant or c...They really should have added in non-Covenant or civilian-Covenant species a lot sooner. Would have given them a lot more room to pivot to something new.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-3437223245533298712022-07-13T22:02:40.132-04:002022-07-13T22:02:40.132-04:00I am glad you did this because in general terms th...I am glad you did this because in general terms the setting is pretty cool and I like seeing your take/interpretation of things, but I agree with your last paragraph that on a re-read so many of the novels are just absolutely nothing. I think literally the only books that stood the test of time for me were Ghosts of Reach and the Kilo-Five trilogy.KimokaheSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14640878214863621121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-45559647087082144082022-07-13T18:55:09.722-04:002022-07-13T18:55:09.722-04:00Also i had considered adding some Destiny things i...Also i had considered adding some Destiny things in as well, but honestly destiny itself, as a disaster of a game, is better moSh fuel than its contents.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-89193671517534609222022-07-13T16:52:59.106-04:002022-07-13T16:52:59.106-04:00Also: wow, I had not realized the sheer scope of h...Also: wow, I had not realized the sheer scope of how 4-5-6 have rebooted themselves with every iteration, rendering every single concept contained within them utterly pointless from a narrative standpoint. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.com