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Song of Swords is a realistic fantasy tabletop RPG that draws inspiration from historical fechtbuchs, weapons and armor. Its combat system is fun as balls and it can be used for both fantasy and historical/mundane settings.
Call of the Void is a pulpy sci-fi tabletop RPG about fighting space-nazis and hunting giant whales with harpoons made out of the moon. Ironically it also has a very realistic combat system based around modern firefights, and can handle mundane or magical settings.
Here's a .rar archive with the newest version of the rules as well as all related current working documents: http://www.mediafire.com/download/12xqm1p2q69m392/Song_of_Swords.rar
Here's Ballad of the Laser Whales' latest version: https://www.mediafire.com/?rtbjk51jnm2wv8a
Here's a wiki detailing SoS's fantasy setting, getting filled up bit by bit as Jimmy reveals more details. Its worth a look before asking for lore questions in the thread: http://tattered-realms.wikia.com/wiki/Tattered_Realms_Wiki
There's also a roll20 room where new players are encouraged to try the rules, test new rules, and find game breaking issues: https://app.roll20.net/join/346755/hRKd4w
Roll20 Note: The Room might be empty, but the people who teach the game still browse the thread frequently. If you're looking to learn and can't catch us in the Roll20 leave a request and we'll get to you as soon as possible.
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What did the world of Vosca look like during the time of the Ruvian Empire? Who do you were the big players, apart from the Empire itself? What were the Gallian and Kamen barbarians like? What about the Dessians, the Karthacki, or the Din?
What is this Five Axioms thing?
>>43479312
Gun-fu magic
>>43479312
Basically it's about the Way of the Five, which is a kind of philosophy/religion that among other things also involves a martial art focused on guns. Their deal seems to be achieving a state of mild precognition through intense meditation and/or hallucinogenic drugs. The Axioms seem to be some kind of particular philosophical tenets that have certain in-game mechanical effects if focused on.
>>43479312
It's hard to figure it out from what we've been told, but the jokes Jimmu put in the last pic actually helped clarify that the points are supposed to be deliberately antithetical to each other.
The Axioms seem to be totally contradictory statements that these gun-kata guys hold to be true. And by holding these contradictory concepts to be true, using self-hypnosis or drugs, they somehow unlock superhuman attributes. It sort of implies that belief and perception define reality in CotV, and that people who can force themselves to believe nonsensical things, can thus DO nonsensical things.
Truth is Falsehood
Sanity is Insanity
Freedom is Slavery
Mercy is Cruelty
These are all contradictory statements, but somehow by believing that they are true, you can rape reality into giving you whatever the fuck you want.
>>43479615
The title of Axiom seems to play into this as well. After all, an axiom is something that you hold as universally true to base further assumptions upon, but that itself cannot be actually proven to be true (within the system they define, at least).
Also, I wouldn't necessarily say they're contradictory statements, but rather redefining ones. Everybody believes that, say, Truth := Truth, but the practitioner decides that right now, for him, he'll define Truth := Falsehood. And from this different premise, he's then able to come to different "conclusions" about the world around him. Since these conclusions are still technically correct when starting from his altered premise, reality then kind of follows suit and humours him.
>>43479615
>Truth is Falsehood
>Sanity is Insanity
>Freedom is Slavery
>Mercy is Cruelty
What on earth could it mean?
>Kickstarter is Released
Oh, it's an anthitesis!
I remember when I thought Opaque would go kickstarter in a few weeks time.
>>43480295
Oh, the lost days of youth and innocence. How I long to return to you.
>>43480447
Imagine this, soon, someone would have had sex, gotten a kid, raised that kid, and sent it to first day at school in the time we've been waiting for the kickstarter.
>>43480555
This kid probably will have the opportunity to finish school and find a job in time to support the Kickstarter.
Or am I unreasonably optimistic?
>>43480584
Jimmy's liver will have no doubt given out by then putting the project on a permanent hiatus.
>>43481111
That kid will get PhD, invent an artificial liver and implant it into the comatose Jimmy. The Jimmy will rise up from his hospital bed and amidst the beeping of the medical equipment say: "I am alive! Kickstarter soon!"
It will be a lie.
>>43481189
I believe in one John Galt, the Fecht-Master almighty, maker of Songs and Swords,of all things flammable and inflammable.
I believe in one Lord Jimmy Rome, the Only Buggered Catamite of Galt, born of the Fecht before all threads. Groinstab from Groinstab, Sepsis from Sepsis, true Serbian Nationalism from true Serbian Nationalism, buggered, not intercrural, cohabiting with the Galt; through him all fechts are fought. For us anons and for our salvation he came down from /tg/, and by the Song of Swords was incarnate of Sarah Gizka, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under namefags, he suffered alchohol poisoning and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into Santa Cruz and is seated at the right hand of the Galt. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his thread-chain will have no end. I believe in the Song of Swords, the System, the giver of fechts, who proceeds from John Galt and Jimmy Rome, who with Galt and Jimmy is mocked and heckled, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one,black, middle-aged and southern Demographic. I confess one Bump for the forgiveness of sages and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead threads and the life of the Kickstater to come. Amen.
>>43482020
Amazing
>>43482020
Reminds me of my days as a Lutheran.
>>43482800
It's actually based off the version used by the one,holy,catholic and apostolic Church.
Which I thought Jimmy would appreciate, in addition to being the version I hold to.
Strangely though, despite Genosus standing in for Catholicism, of the Voscan religions I am most tempted to Praise the Moon. But then I always was an iranaboo.
Also Snail Knights!
>>43483459
Well, Boccy is clearly the best deity in all of Opaques setting.
>>43483459
I think that Dessianism has a slightly greater appeal to many here because, on a purely theological basis, it's more personal and pleasant. Through the song you basically have a direct personal communion with your deity, guiding and reassuring you. That's a really big damn deal. It also helps that we've gotten an impression of Dessia's actual personality through her husband, which seems to be generally pleasant. Somebody, even a god, who's happily married to somebody can't be all bad.
By comparison, Genosism is much more distant. His communication with his adherents is filtered through the pontifatrix and the paladins, either of which most people are unlikely to ever see. Also "labour for me until you die, then do more labour" is not really the most inviting prompt, especially if you go in with the assumption that both deities are real and their religions essentially true.
Now, that's the theological angle, on the ground it may be a bit different. In that context, Dessianism kinda has the downside of their not-Gestapo violently stamping out any perceived heresy, and occasionally hundreds of people falling over dead in the street because the Silver Guard they're adherents off fell down some stairs.
That actually reminds me, I don't think we've been given any info on Dessianism's version of the afterlife, if there is one. Jimmy, any info on that?
>>43483459
That's not so much a snail knight as a knight who really hates snails.
>>43484140
>not humanity itself
>>43484233
>>not humanity itself
I see you are an adherent of Domingo de Santa Clara
"We are here in this holy cave today
To celebrate the reincarnation of Domingo de Santa Clara
The man who convinced us that there is no Lord
For His name is Buddha, Allah, Shiva, YWH outside our bodies
We are God 'cause only we can create the idea
Of His existence in our holy brains"
>>43484146
Genosus also allows free will, despite enforcing divine slavery upon his adherents, while Boccandessia's song could be perceived to act as some kind of divine mind control, all the while allowing people to enjoy their lives.
I'd say it's a choose-your-value situation, but that only applies to the players; religion is inherited, literally in the case of Dessianism.
>>43484460
Sounds like Disgusting Heresy.
>>43484146
The afterlife is where things start getting murky with Dessianism. It isn't clear if she even has one.
The irony may be that while Dessia's religion is feelgood and comforting, the end-game might just be death and nonexistence, or some similar fuckery, whereas Genosus's dour, joyless faith offers a very real alternative to the eternal slumber.
>>43485636
Did we ever figure out what her "true form" was? There's been some allusions that her red-eyed silver-haired woman appearance is just a glamour, but I haven't seen any description of what lies under it.
She also has the most "Oh, those wacky gods!" way of ascending her favored souls. Giving birth to the reincarnated souls of past lovers is just- yeah.
>>43486360
Well, one of her true(r) forms is the moon. As in, literally the rocky satellite orbiting Mundus.
>Giving birth to the reincarnated souls of past lovers is just- yeah.
Shit, if you've got to go through all that trouble reincarnating some dumb Silver Guard because he choked on a chicken, you might as well pick a method that guarantees you with a steady supply of tail.
>>43486567
>a steady supply of tail
She is a married woman, sir.
>>43487304
A very long lived married woman Anon.
>>43486360
I don't think it's past lovers, just good servants. I thought they were chosen more or less the same way Paladins were, but the reincarnation method was different.
>>43489055
From the wiki:
>These children are more than just offspring, they are the ascended, reincarnated souls of her greatest servants, and even of some of her former husbands.
I bet Boccys afterlife is just some kind of hell.
That way the only time you will have fun is during your life, dancing at least once a month in godly rave until you die and are sentenced to hell for having too good a time while alive.
>>43489311
How Oedipal.
Bourgeoisie infidels check your blood privilege, the one true god is Sartur
>>43490859
Blood For The Blood God!
So that it may be fairly redistributed among the People according to their need!
>>43490969
>Socialist Khornites
This is legitimately the funniest part of TR. A Sarturi can make his case very rationally, very quietly, very subtly, but ultimately the case is "Blood for the Blood God."
And people listen, because it's actually a pretty compelling argument.
>>43492757
It's about the time he executes some knights, then claps his bloody hands, and the fields bloom, that I expect people to be convinced.
>>43492835
That's the problem with Sarturism. Sooner or later, you run out of other peoples' blood.
>>43493542
I don't know anon, there are a lot of other people, and they are always making more.
I want to know about the Star Vampires
>>43494209
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIs5StN8J-0
>>43494209
Why do they cost so much Arc?
>>43494209
We got some vague and uninspired lore a bit ago. Nothing about stats though.
>>43486360
They don't have to be past lovers. She just gives birth to those she deems worthy of being Silver Guards.
>>43494945
>music video even has roman costumes
This can't be a coincidence.
>>43482020
Crying tears of laughter on the train.
Feels heretical man
>>43484146
and occasionally hundreds of people falling over dead in the street because the Silver Guard they're adherents off fell down some stairs.
Wait what
Jimmy, we care about you and want to help you.
>>43483459
>liking any of the TR deities
Shit taste desu
>>43496155
>If the Silver Guard is killed violently, all of his Adherents must make a HLT test at RS 5 or die instantly. One Adherent at random may be spared from this fate per point of Divinity the Silver Guard had in his repository when he died (so, if a Silver Guard has 30 Adherents and 25 Divinity, and is crushed by a boulder, only 5 of his Adherents will have to make HLT tests).
>>43496155
Well, it's #Adherants-#PoolDivinity die. Assuming they don't pass the test.
>>43496411
>RS 5
They don't pass the test.
>>43496450
If the silver guard has the "spent in 24hours prior to death clause" he could use his last moments on earth boosting his followers WIL to high enough where they'll reliably be able to survive.
>>43496311
Praise Christ erryday.
Parliament can suck my Monarchist cock.
>>43497397
Jimmu, whatcha doing for nanowrimo?
>>43497397
I care very much about skills, excuse you.
>>43497469
If I wanted to write a novel, I'd have spent the last three years doing that instead of making a game with you dweebs.
What would I write about anyway? I've been doing the setting-building thing for so long that my mind can no longer imagine plots, just plot hooks. The world exists to me as a stationary setting, where things are about to happen but never do, where stories are begun, but never finished, left open for some anonymous DM to complete in glorious fashion.
Every beautiful plot idea I have ever had, every grand adventure, has been sacrificed on the alter of Setting. Those stories are not mine to finish, anymore. They are yours. I have given them away.
Anyway I'm 20,000 words in, I expect I'll be done by the 15 day mark. Good luck spotting mine in the anonymous mass.
>>43497397
Now we've got a Nazi intro? What happened to the casual racism one?
>>43497560
>Now we've got a Burgundy intro? What happened to the Violet one?
>>43497570
Well yea but the new one doesn't refer to blacks as "farm equipment" anywhere.
>>43497551
We don't need luck. Just dedication, and greek catamites chained to desktop computers.
>>43497560
People rightly called the last narrative weak. I was trying to do something with Nyashny, but it ended up feeling inconsistent and scattered. I still intend to pick that story up, but it needs to be longer. I figured we wanted something more nautical for the opening fic anyway.
>>43497397
Captain "Should I ruin these ships, or these Zellish hips" Voorstadt needs his own series.
>>43497612
Yea it's a better fit I suppose. Seems like you'd want to include some gunfighting though since that's a big point of the gaem.
>>43497397
>Dat intro
I want to be this man, I'll settle for being his zell hell just under his command following him into unterhell.
>>43497397
I've been here from the beginning. I fought in Galt's fechts. I signed on for SoS. I was ready for elves and HEMA.
Now I'm getting hype for U-Boats and SS Elves. I don't know who I am anymore. I can never go back.
>>43497397
Fuck you Jimmy.
>>43497927
>>43497397
Oh shit I just realised I missed bonfire night.
What the fuck am I doing with my life.
>>43497934
>Jimmy fucking Rome cares more about your country's history than you do
I would shoot myself in the mouth.
>>43497944
Well, he fucked up the actual details as far as I can tell.
The attack was aimed at Parliament and the King. By, you know, a Catholic.
>>43497953
The intention was to kill a false monarch who was a puppet of the parliamentarian forces, and replace with a legitimate monarch. The attempt narrowly failed. In the end, though, the Monarchists sort of won out. That faggot Cromwell was hanged in Chains, much as his infidel soul likely screams in agony in chains for eternity in the depths of hell for his crimes.
And as he kicks and struggles in black fire, twisting in impotent agony, begging God for release from the just retribution for his sins, he likely counts the death of the men responsible for the 5th of November among the key actors of his damnation.
>>43497975
>The intention was to kill a false monarch who was a puppet of the parliamentarian forces, and replace with a legitimate monarch. The attempt narrowly failed. In the end, though, the Monarchists sort of won out. That faggot Cromwell was hanged in Chains, much as his infidel soul likely screams in agony in chains for eternity in the depths of hell for his crimes.
Literally none of that happened, though.
Parliament was subject to the king, the king just wasn't such a tremendous faggot that he thought he could swing his dick around like fucking Philip of Spain without actually being Philip of Spain.
He also was legitimate, despite being a filthy "Presbyterian" Scot.
Then Charles came along, and he *was* stupid enough to think he was his own Sun King, and so he got killed. Then Cromwell fucked everything up (although not from his perspective), and then parliament sort of got things going in their favour again by giving James "Argh sowwy argh can' tal' righ' now, Argh' go' Fwance's dick in my mou'" II the boot in return for a much more constitutional monarch.
Still shit though. At least we got rid of the Catholics.
>>43498020
Don't worry. In a hundred years, there won't be any more Englishmen. Nothing you did, or have done, or will ever do will matter.
What a relief it must be, to be a footnote in the history of a superior people. You should be thankful that you get to eat such good food now.
>>43498054
I've honestly never understood the whole "English food is disgusting" thing, and I pretty regularly travel out of the country to Italy and Spain and France and all that.
I *hope* there are no more Englishmen, just men. But I'm only a naive anarchist.
>>43497975
You're getting mixed up between the gunpowder plot (1605) and the Civil War (1642–1651)
>>43498068
No, just no more Englishmen. That vapid secular "culture" will fade away as superior (see: any) cultures migrate in to their living space and outbreed them. The progressive motions will be undone by people not yet infected with the Marxist disease, and order and prosperity will be restored. Nobody will weep for the disgusting, childless maggots who were the English.
>>43498095
Anon, English culture has always been other people's culture.
>>43498099
That would explain how such a decadent and weak race has managed to crawl to the top of the global hierarchy so well. Carried there by conquerors, superior peoples with stronger fingernails have dragged them up the mountain.
Then, atop that mountain, finally triumphant, the Englishman surrenders to the American, and then the German, and becomes a slave by his own volition.
One can only imagine the thoughts of Britons who remember their country from back when it was an actual country, and not a province of the Holy Roman Empire. How they must squirm and squeal as they see their nation destroyed, utterly, and parceled out to foreigners. I wonder if there will be an Anglo Trail of Tears. That would be the final justice. I hope they all starve.
>>43498118
>hat would explain how such a decadent and weak race has managed to crawl to the top of the global hierarchy so well. Carried there by conquerors, superior peoples with stronger fingernails have dragged them up the mountain.
I see you are in favour of multi-culturalism, then.
>>43498118
You are a strange silly man.
Love, a Scottish Unionist.
>>43498137
You are a strange silly man.
Love, an English separatist.
Lads, we're not at bump limit.
We're not even past 100.
>>43498158
It started out historical, to be fair.
>>43498173
We're not done yet, frog. God is an Englishman. If you've got even half a ball left, I'll Fecht you for the future of this nation.
>>43498173
This is literal /pol/ shitposting on /tg/ and off-topic.
>>43498173
Really, a multicultural society is just a cultural one. Or a bunch of disconnected cultures.
>I believe in Ethnic Cultural Sovereignty
You mean you think that a bunch of Celts, Romans, Saxons, Jutes, Danes, more Danes but later on, more Danes again but this time with pointy helmets and a French accent, Dutchfags, Scots, Poles and Jews (and Jewish Poles) and Indians should all be unified under one superior culture because they're the same ethnicity?
>Except this asshole
I'm not protecting anyone, I just don't want to be associated with Scotland any more than necessary. Also this way maybe the Scots will have separatist referendums every week, eventually creating states the size of one person.
>--
Hey Jimmy.
>>43498220
I had nothing to do with this you faggot. I did not invent em-dashes. I'm wondering why nobody is talking about my Gun Kata rules. You have /int/ and /pol/ and your made-up bullshit board /his/, and still you cannot talk about rules in /SoS//
>>43498242
Maybe if you don't want us arguing about off topic stuff you should release something periodically.
>>43498242
>I did not invent em-dashes
See how he doesn't use an em-dash in the word em-dash? This is clearly not the *real* Jimmy Rome at all.
>>43498256
Something has just been released you whore!!!
>>43498259
You shouldn't use m-dash in the word m-dash. The m-dash is a clause-concatenator — it's used like this.
>>43498270
It's the idiot's semi-colon.
>>43498268
Something? Was it a kickstarter?
>>43498256
I will literally fuck you to death. I released something less than an hour ago, do I have to break space-time for you to be satisfied?
By Riven's broken mechanics, I will find you.
>>43498278
A semicolon would be wrong in that context.
>>43498287
No it wouldn't. See:
>You shouldn't use m;dash in the word m;dash. The m;dash is a clause;concatenator — it's used like this.
Get it now?
>>43498242
Fuck rules. I'm here for fluff and history.
>>43498280
Here you fairy-fucking-frog-fritter.
>>43497397
>>43498327
In other words it's basically nothing.
>>43498338
>Long periods between bigger updates
>Why is there nothing?
>Short periods between smaller updates
>Whow it's fucking nothing
Why do I hang out with you people?
So, to talk about rules for a second, how about maybe restricting using the Way of the Five to certain classes of weapons? Or at least to exclude particularly heavy weapons? Monks gun-kata'ing their way through a battle with pistols and submachineguns seems fine, shotguns and rifles might work as well, but the mental picture seems to break down with the MGs and some of the partiuclarly heavy rifles.
Besides, using the Up is Down Axiom with an unbraced HMG would be completely fucking ridiculous.
>>43498361
You don't. You've never met any of us, and never will.
>>43498618
I've met you, Johnny boy.
>It took me 29 minutes to make these changes. Claymore.
Good going Claymore.
fuck there's blood coming out from my peepee what do i do senpaitachi
>>43498391
But gun monks with FG-42s. Why can't we live that dream?
>>43500407
Eh, FG-42s may still get a pass, those are pretty much just souped-up battle rifles. It's gun monks with MG34s or even M2 Brownings that start to get kind of broken.
>>43498391
It could be based on gun weight depending on the user's strength.
>>43498391
You're forgetting that Heavy is Light.
>>43500678
What, you don't want warrior mank prancing into battle while shooting two sawn-off pistol gripped GAU-8 Avengers?
>>43498286
While I appreciate the offer of hate fucking us all, how are monster hunting rules coming?
Hey Jimmy, can someone other than Chironites use the Five Axioms?
Also, it seems the Axioms impose a particular way of thinking and living. Can you give us some details about that?
>>43503873
Drink the Tar
>>43498361
We're the only people you have.
Should I use the Phase System for SoS? Consider I'm running a gun-centric game, with plenty of muskets and rifles.
>>43507817
Napoleonic, I assume? Ballad is probably worth giving a shot then, using SoS gun stats. Report back with your results.
So, who are the Berkukhans?
>>43511302
Arabs. Their current state is based on the Mamluke Sultanate in Egypt.
Been working on a 20 step plan to kill the Celestial Gods.
I do not know all the steps yet, but some include:
>acquire the Zoph-Koga's notes on how to summon and bind Bocanadessia
>lead the Kaselreich to conquer Illegon, then lead the Schwarzwald to Mount Genosus
>use Zoph Escher's Mastication Engine on the Moon itself
>kill Zaza Racoco, ensure he becomes a Sarturi, then return him to Dace
>convince Paladins to nuke Karthack
>get Dwarves and Iron Elves to work together to build tunnel-engines, steal for efficient siege warfare
>>43513514
Probably would need a voidship from Ballad to get the Mastication Engine to the Moon. Dace would probably need to civilize all of the Endless Steppe to have enough area to do an attrition war with Eternal Karthack.
Also Jimmy, when do we get The Means of Production: A Song of Swords supplement, detailing the socialist uprising all around Vosca?
>>43498754
My name isn't Johnny OR boy.
>>43515402
He's far too Republican for that. Expect Spice and Swords: Wolfgirls, Trade, and the Economy of War first.
>>43513514
Wow, what a fantastic idea, kill the only powerful beings that give anything approximating a shit about humanity. Enjoy having your face eaten off by Dark Watchers and chaos gods you wanker.
>>43518785
I hope you're not implying Republicans are in any way interested in the economy.
>>43519038
I bet you fucking linked the fire in Dark Souls too.
>>43519486
>Not linking the fire
So are you an edgy teenager or are you dumb enough to let a sex-offending serpent trick you into fucking over the world?
>>43519753
>sacrificing yourself nobly in a totally useless way that solves nothing and leaves the original problem exactly the way it was before
You must be a liberal.
>>43519848
>Raging against the dying of the light
>Totally useless
Called it, edgy teenager
>>43519877
>edgy teenager
Well, yes, but that is besides the point!
I'm actually pursuing a possible solution. You're just taking another dump onto a pile of endless shit.
>>43520345
But the dump has actually some use for the world, unlike your solution.
>>43520345
There is no solution though, the abyss overtaking the world is inevitable, and the only things that will survive that are the dragons, the primordial serpents, and monsters like the four kings and Manus. You could accept that, and have fun suffering a pitiful existence, or you could do your part in pushing it back just a while longer, long enough for people to live and love and be happy, long enough for someone else to make the ultimate sacrifice and save the world again.
>>43520554
>But the dump has actually some use for the world
>>43520640
>Not living a free life as Humanity should
Sure smells of slave in here.
>>43521198
Ah, so you are an HFYfag. Has that endurance hunter ancestry gotten you off the couch lately?
>>43521331
Have your fictional god waifus given you anything but bonermaterial lately?Why does Google automatically make "boner material" one word?
>>43521418
Not him, but I decided to buy a dancemat just to rave on some sweet animoo tunes.
The idea came from the monthly dance parties of Boccy.
>>43521418
You say that like bonermaterial isn't sufficient
Jeeze, I don't even need to shitpost anymore, you guys'll just do it for me. Someone get this commie fuck out of here, we're doing Tanks.
Why are we doing tanks? Because we have anti-tank rifles, and rocket launchers, and that means we now need tanks. Stands to reason really.
>>43519038
>ignoring Sartur
>desiring safety in slavery
We will stand on our own, or we will die.
>>43521448
That's...good for you, anon.
>>43521470
Humans give enough bonermaterial by themselves. Fuck, we created the damn bonermaterial in the first place! There *is* nothing except humanity, so what else can we celebrate? What else can we fervently beat our meat to the might of? It's just us, mang. Unless you're some deranged UFO nut or theist.
>>43522747
Fuck, now you're going on about tanks too.
What the fuck is it with tanks? I fucking hate tanks. I want to tank tanks.
Tanks.
>>43522747
I'm confused, which one's the commie?
>>43522770
Out. Out you weasel. You will find no student loan subsidies here. This house is protected. Begone.
>>43522930
>Jimmy Rome is against student loan subsidies
I know you're right-wing, but this is ridiculous.
>>43522912
Probably me. I mean, I am actually socialist.
>>43522930
Jimmy pls. It's hard enough with my dad constantly rubbing it in my face that he was paid to go to uni twice.
also
>using normie memes
So what about this tank? What kind of era is it? Shitty but fucking awesome looking WWI look-mummy-I-attached-two-caterpillars-to-a-slug era, or shitty looking but technically better WWII era?
>>43522979
It isn't working, usually they'd have fled to a Starbucks by now.
The power of Trade School compels you! Get a job you hippy!
>>43523017
Tanks in general will be WWII-era, but scaled back a bit, since the world lacks huge continents to be raced across by armored hordes. Without the possibility of a blitzkrieg, and with war primarily being fought on islands (albeit big islands) the role of tanks changes somewhat, since they have to be transported across voidways and make amphibious landings as a matter of course.
So most tanks will not be monstrous Tiger IIs or anything like that, but smaller, but still heavily optimized light tanks. Heavy tanks do exist, but are only brought out for serious business.
For this reason, antitank rifles aren't really obsolete yet--most tanks still have armor that can be penetrated with a good shot from a 14.5mm to the rotator cuff or the viewports.
Tanks are one of the ways we think a "boss battle" in SoS could be done interestingly. Having the party try to bring down a tank would be a real challenge.
>>43523017
You know what tanks?
Flying tanks. Treads made from armored laserwhale bone and aero diesel engines to push it forward.
If this is not the case, I'm not happy, Jimmy.
>>43523098
A floating, self-propelled, heavily armed and armoured weapons platform? We already have those. You know what they're called?
Ships.
>>43523092
>implying California shouldn't fully nationalize the CSU and JC systems, and regulate entrance to CSU based on testing rather than money
>>43523185
Hush, you. Come back in ~150 posts.
>>43523092
>The power of Trade School compels you! Get a job you hippy!
Jimmy pls I'm not even at uni yet.I'm going humanities though. Fuck your "I like having a job" bullshit.
Also, realistically speaking, the way an SoS group would handle a tank would probably be by shoving a fuckload of alcohol in the general direction of the driver the night before he got in/digging a whole fuckload of ditches and putting mines in them/getting some other group of poor bastards to deal with it/getting a prepared building to collapse on it/causing a giant distraction to get the pilots (is that what you call them?) to pop their heads out so they can shoot them/kill them with the gas that's in the air or something. They probably wouldn't actually fight it head on, honestly -- that's just how the game's trained 'em. At least, that's what my group would do.
>>43523098
>>43523182
Those would basically be ships, as X anon says. The point of tanks is that you have something that can traverse land easily, doesn't require highly precious Whalebone, and provides more protection against machineguns and artillery than infantry normally have.
>>43523185
Literally nothing California could do at this point will repair our economic situation, so frankly I don't give a damn. Just don't ruin the other states too.
>>43523238
I am speaking of Ballad of the Laser Whales, at least, which means that with some careful planning you can take out a tank the old fashioned way--with explosives, getting close enough to stuff a grenade into one of the viewports, or an antitank rifle or rocket launcher.
Panzerfaust, more like Panzerfeast, am I right?
>>43523092
Hey Jimmy are airplanes a thing in Ballad?
>>43523238
Humanities can still get you a cushy academic job if you're a snake in human form and play the politics well
>>43523238
Guy who did humanities here: don't. Or at least do something that you can make money with before, after or during your degree, but for the love of God, don't just do a BA. They're fun, interesting and important no matter what anyone says, but your knowledge of early modern history doesn't mean jack shit when you're still sponging off your parents at 35.
>>43523370
But surely spending all your money on a north/south train would help stimulate businesses!
>>43523394
Yes, planes are around. Almost all of them are naval aircraft, though, since the islands are almost always too far away for even heavy bombers to reliably fly to and back from targets. Carriers and Zeppelin-Motherships are the most popular means of deploying aircraft.
>>43523482
That was never about business or money. The purpose of the train is to unify the north and south, culturally and politically.
It won't work.
>>43523370
>>43523484
Speaking of ships and planes, what's the usual operational ceiling for a given class of warship? Building on that, do ships usually moor at the "coast" of the flying islands, or can they just move further inland and land there?
>>43523370
I admit I haven't run a CotV game yet, so I don't know how that would play out. If it follows the same general style as SoS though, it would not surprise me if players would do the whole "let's make sure this fight is in our odds as humanly possible before we actually do anything" thing.
Sounds metal, though.
>>43523412
>your knowledge of early modern history
F-fuck.
What if I convert to law after a few years historyfagging?
>>43523482
Speaking of which, what the hell happened to that Birmingham/London train thing?
>>43523620
Law's fine, just cuthroat as shit. My advice is to go into a trade you can deal with. Plumbing might be shit work, but my god do you rake in the dough.
>>43523484
>too far away
So I suppose there are no proper trains between islands, and presumably none at all (since there's not much reason for that tech to develop) but are there cable cars?
>>43523641
>Starting salaries for newly qualified plumbers can be between £18,000 and £22,000 a year. Experienced plumbers can earn between £22,000 and £35,000 a year. Rates vary in different regions. The highest average salaries are in London and the south east.
Uh.
>>43523705
That's probably an American, where plumbers are independent contractors, and therefore are paid the full value of their services.
>>43523705
That's almost unbelievably low. How does a market get that saturated? Is the UK just like 20% plumbers?
>>43523705
Well for comparison the median US single income seems to be around 25k$, so I guess that's still fairly high for them, considering it doesn't require a degree or anything?
But if you want something really high-paying without needing a degree, I think air traffic controller is still near the top. That shit is incredibly stressful and will probably burn you out before you hit your fifties, though.
>>43523787
It's high for the median, but comparatively plumbers make like 50,000 a year in America. It's a notoriously well-paying job. Maybe the cost is kept down artificially so that people can afford plumbing services?
>>43523785
Well, the average salary is £26'500. It's not unusually low.
>>43523833
$50'000 a year is the same thing as £33'00 a year.
>>43523574
Most ships have a ceiling height of about 300 meters, which is around the resting height of most islands. Some of the smaller ones (or ones enhanced for the task specifically) can reach has high as 500 meters, moving clear over islands except for ones with mountains or unusually high surfaces.
>>43523651
There are some islands which are basically "within sight" of each other, and these sometimes have grand bridges or even tracks between them. Railroad tracks suspended by whalebone bouys can provide reliable and fast traffic between adjacent islands. Generally though, ships are used to transport materials.
Some of the larger islands also have sufficient reason to build internal railroad networks. Many of the islands are the size of Britain or Japan, both of which had extensive internal rail networks.
>>43523787
>That shit is incredibly stressful and will probably burn you out
I find sniffing glue helps with this
>>43523883
Ballad of Zelda: Call of the Wind Waker when?
>>43523883
>There are some islands which are basically "within sight" of each other
>within sight
>there is no horizon and nothing but emptiness in between
I should fucking hope so.
>>43524023
Wait, what does the void actually look like?
>>43524075
Essentially like space, from what I understand, but with intermittent clouds and stuff. No mono-coloured sky or anything of the sort, though.
>>43524167
Right.
I'd assume you wouldn't be able to see shit for the darkness, then. Islands would look kind of like stars, I guess.
>>43523641
Another great line of work is welding.
Shit is zen as fuck and looks beautiful when you really put time into it. Plus, there's always a place for a good welder somewhere in the world.
Last time I looked australia and Hobbitlandia were excellent places for welders, but that was 2-3 years ago.
Too bad I got sick and can't do it anymore outside of hobby projects.
And when you learn it, try to get all the training you can. Not just black plate mig, but aluminium, tube, tig...
My favorite is aluminium, just because that's what I started with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3NTAuDjuYA
>>43524167
I thought it was actually blue-ish since there's air all around, with streams of solar winds that look like auroras zig zagging between the islands.
The black space is in the Overspace, and the deadspace where you can't see a meter in front of you is Underspace.
>>43524360
Depends on the density of the atmosphere and the relative brightness of the stars during the "day", I suppose. If they're about as bright as the sun is here then there would be some colouration in the lower layers, I suppose.
Then again the whole shit's magic out the ass, so I dunno.
>>43524289
This guy knows. I'm taking welding classes right now, going for a certificate so that when my History degree is done, I can do research while not living in a cardboard box.
>>43524075
It's essentially space, with a few differences. The closer you get to islands, the bluer the sky becomes, as molecular diffusion from the islands reflects the light from the stars differently. Some have different colors than blue, but most are blue.
Additionally, there is a consistent "down" in CotV, which is Underspace. Underspace sort of looks like smoke in a glass, except it's black, and sometimes red light shows from beneath it. This black smoke has a bit of "give" to it, but not enough to sustain a human body, though a piece of paper might float on it for a time. The smoke is called Dust, or Void-Dust/Voiddust/VoidDust by sailors.
Up above there are eyes (stars) which look down on the world, and occasionally "week" (rain) in a torrent of water. What people in CotV call Stars aren't really like stars as we know them at all--they're only about a kilometer wide, and high up in Overspace. And while they produce an enormous amount of light, they only do so for a set number of hours every day before going dark.
>>43524768
So wait, how do you fight a tank with just infantry weapons?
>>43525220
They way you fought before.
Tree trunks inbetween tread mechanisms and cocktail into air intake.
>>43524768
Jimmy?
>>43511302
>>43525220
You use big infantry weapons.
>>43525322
That's a big gun.
>>43525345
For you.
>>43525220
Pretty sure most islands would have a complement of AT-capable light artillery around, especially considering that heavy tanks apparently aren't really a thing.
>>43525220
Well, to understand attacking any armored vehicle, it's best to do away with some misconceptions.
A tank isn't a monster with hit points. You don't just shoot a tank over and over until it explodes from collective damage. Tanks have internal systems, and when those systems are damaged or destroyed, it loses functionality.
So if an M3 Stuart comes over the hill, and you have an antitank rifle, you don't just shoot at it at random, you figure out what you want to do, and aim accordingly. You aim for the seal between the turret and the tank, damaging the rotator cuff. Now the turret can't turn as quickly. You quickly gtfo of your position because your weapon smokes like a volcano and you don't want to be obliterated by cannon fire. One of your friends in a nearby position takes aim at one of the MG-Pods and fires, penetrating through and probably destroying the weapon. Some of your friends rush the blind spot with bundles of grenades or molotov cocktails, hoping to destroy the treads or envelop the vehicle in flames before it can turn and mow them down.
If you had someone with a recoilless rifle or a rocket launcher, he would get close enough to guarantee a hit and fire at a good angle at the side or back armor, aiming for the engine, the fuel storage, or the crew compartment. This kills the tank.
Basically you have to pick specific targets on the vehicle to attack to create openings for a killshot. A tank outranges most of your AT-weapons with its machinegun, so you can't just hang back and try to fight it at range, but at the same time you can't close with it without concealment or covering fire.
It'll be fun, and typically mortal.
>>43511302
Sure, gimme a minute.
>>43525404
>You don't just shoot a tank over and over until it explodes from collective damage.
You don't do that to a monster with hit points, either.
>>43525482
Shit, the way Knights and Nobles are in SoS right now, you don't do the same to them either.Not unless the players are really high PCP, or have a Blunderbuss, anyway.
>>43525529
>tfw horses have only one target zone modifier
Knights? What's that?
>>43525482
Well, not in SoS, I just mean in general, many games treat vehicles as though they aren't made up of parts, like any amount of damage done to the roof of a car will cause it to explode, etc.
I'm just setting straight that we're treating vehicles the same as we treat people, more or less.
An interesting campaign idea that I've been playing with would be a Tank game, where the PCs are all different positions in a tank. But that seems a bit unfun, so a more likely idea would be 1-2 PCs per tank, one as the commander, another as the gunner, and have the party be a tank squadron.
>>43525853
Only War with homebrew?
>>43525925
Essentially, though instead of Catholic Space Nazis, you have
...Wait
>>43525980
Jimmu, Jimmu, can you privately own tanks in the CotV world? Is it unusual to see mercenary units with tanks and ships floating around selling their services?
>>43526341
There's several nations with different laws, you know?
Has the Void has a HMS Dreadnought equivalent?
>>43526341
It's less of a case of who's going to stop you, and more a case of who's going to sell to you. Chiron's laws do not extend past Chiron's borders, same for the CSA, or Rahoo, or The Hive.
Nobody can really stop an independent Captain from doing whatever he wants in international waters without risking the wrath of the Free Men. That said, if you want a tank, you have to buy it from somebody, no? And most countries will only sell to their friends.
So, if you're vaguely aligned with Chiron, maybe they'll sell you a Panzer, but they'll expect you not to use it to kill their friends, or you won't be getting any replacement parts.
Even within these countries, there are no laws regulating the ownership of tanks--how the fuck would a civilian own a tank? Who'd he buy it from? It's like US regulation regarding flamethrowers.
Sure, on a federal level, it's perfectly legal to buy a flamethrower, but nobody produces flamethrowers. You'd have to have gotten one from the army, but the army never sold its flamethrowers, so if you have one, you either stole it or bought it from someone who stole it.
>>43526473
Surely there are Free Men enclaves that are big enough to produce things like bespoke tanks?
>>43526643
Anon there's quite a long chain of production and organisation to end up with tanks, and they're not very useful when you're not at war so unless you have a huge market or a government to sell to building tanks isn't usually that profitable. There's also the small mater of you making weapons for people and this is a great way of painting a target on your head if things start to get nasty.
>>43526643
Potentially, though neither in large numbers, nor on the same level as tanks produced by the primary States. It's plausible that a small nation might produce tankettes for private sale, or, on the case of a particularly powerful independent island, full-blown tanks. Some might produce licensed copies of Chironite or CIS tanks, taking some of the weight off but limiting their potential market.
Second-hand or salvaged tanks are also probably a large market. Same is true with aircraft and ships.
>>43521198
>not helping Solaire so he can use his radiance to become an incandescent beacon for the world to come
>>43526744
A lot of the production and organization involves stuff that's used for other vehicles and/or weapons though, doesn't it? I'm pretty sure a decent tank could be made in a workshop, if you've got some specialized machinery set up and a supply of materials and a few parts from other industries. Could do it in less than a year, after the first few times.
>>43526844
>neither in large numbers, nor on the same level
Well yeah, obviously.
>Problems that can't be solved with void magic kung-fu duel:
>>43527296
I'm gonna build the Maginot Line. It's gonna be big, it's gonna be powerful, and it's gonna look damn good too.
>>43527371
>big
>not huge
Ya blew it
>>43525404
Jimmy?
>>43511302
Also, any details on Alandi society?
>>43527371
>Anyone with any void powers at all is a god
>tfw Zells are the true Aryans
Hitler on suicide watch. It was the fish-slavs who were the true master race all along.
>>43527884
>implying a Way of Five Templar with Flash or Shift isn't god in flesh
Fuck off, +init in melee and +4 CP per melee attack, over the entire round. It's fucking great. Zells are, and always will be, the untermensch.
Quick question while I flail my hands with this comic.
Do any of the factions in Laser Ballad have royalty? Lords, upper class, kings and queens?
I was about to put a chiron kid in, because nazi royalty.
>>43530142
Oh well, nazi royalty it is.
Working on this single page taught me many things.
I can't write, I can't draw and I can't tell a story.
Is this interesting start?
>>43530678
Bit flippant for someone about to be executed by... uh... Jimmy, what does being exposed to void dust actually do?
Anyway, it would probably be better to find some way other than internal monologuing to convey exposition. A bit of pre-execution dialogue, perhaps? "Any last words? You could at least explain to me what you hoped to accomplish," sort of thing. Or a flashback- actually show us the assassination of the guy. Or him telling the story over a few beers after his inevitable rescue. This flippant monologue just lacks the necessary gravitas for what I'm certain will be a major plot point/antagonist.
>>43531177
Thanks for the help.
I have the text and text boxes on different layers, so I can easily just take them off and replace with something more interesting.
The only idea I had was that someone is about to be pushed off to underspace, and then more trouble emerge.
I'll try to come up with something once I wake up.
>>43531270
>>43531177
Here's the page without the flippancy if anyone wants it.
>>43531353
Needs a "Kickstarter Never" edit.
Holy fuck, weird dreams. This is what I get for sleeping during the day.
>>43530678
>>43530142
The Chironites don't officially have royalty anymore (the child of the last King joined a monastery to officially end the royal line) but obviously any child whose family was part of the original push for power in the State would functionally be royalty, and relatives of the old king who didn't have the nuts to commit genetic suicide could still theoretically be royalty at some future date.
>>43531177
It's sort of like being thrown overboard, if swimming didn't help, and the sea were Hell.
>>43533295
Were they weird dreams about SoS/BotLW?
>>43533642
Maybe one of them. I remember loading a rifle that had an internal magazine by dropping individual rounds into it. The sound was very distinctive. I think it was an SKS. I also remember a pillow in a loft. I think I was hiding, or waiting.
It's gone. I'm gonna make pho.
>Reading the Karachki fecht for the first time
>>43534537
Karachki is a man well possessed of Lv after sharing his friendship with so many men.
>>43534951
>Stick with uncle Karachki, and everything will be horrible
>You're gonna have a bad time
>>43535619
>>43530678
>>43531353
I'm a terrible artist, but I think it looks good. Keep going dude, it's all uphill from here. The first step is the hardest.
>>43535859
>it's all uphill from here
That wasn't as encouraging as you thought it would be.
>>43535910
What, would you rather I lie? It isn't easy. Go get a cup of coffee and keep going.
How many people do we have? I intend to run a Fecht.
>>43536073
WHAT
>>43536079
It's 1:20 in the morning, and I just had a cup of coffee. Maybe I feel like running a Fecht.
Are you in or out?
>>43536092
It's 4:21 am here so of course I'm in.
>>43536092
Saturday night/Sunday morning motherfuckers. Fecht it up.
>>43536092
Sleep? Who need it.
>>43536118
Good, give me ten minutes.
>>43536126
And he was never heard from again.
>>43536126
>>43536092
>>43536126
I'm literally about to go out for my brother's birthday.
Fuck you Jimmy. The one day you post at an actually convenient time...
Niko the Serving Boy
"Of course, M'lord."
Str: 6
Agi: 6
End:
Het: 6
Wip: 8
Wit: 6
Int: 4
Per: 6
…
Adr: 6
Tou: 6
Car:
Mob: 9
Cha: 10
...
Skills
…
Boons
Beautiful (Major), Tireless Lobster
…
Banes
Honorable, Oath (10)
…
Equipment
Servant's Uniform & Stuff (wt 12.5)
Knife
…
CP: 0, what's a CP?
The fortress-city of Tenja. A lonely monstrosity of stone and steel in the heights of the Tiger's Gate--the one pass into Osterbija large enough for an army to pass through.
The city is cold, blanketed in snow the year-round, though it is much worse in winter.
It's January.
You sit in the tavern by the fire, your coat hangs by the door, as you cozy up to the flames. You are not used to the feeling of warmth on your face. Your time at the castle has numbed you.
You are Niko, a servant, down from the keep for the first time in many months. Your body bears the scars of your terrible service. The horrors you have witnessed in that black fortress would cause any person to cringe.
You huddle closer to the fire. It has been so long since you have felt warmth in your flesh. You shiver.
Should you
>Buy a drink
>Find a friend to talk to
>Get down to business
>>43536241
>End:
wat
>>43536293
What happens at the castle? Am I not allowed down normally?
>>43536337
His END is infinite. From all the brokeback cats it's labour you see.
>>43536338
No, normally you would never come down.
But this time... There is black work afoot, and you had no choice but to become involved. Someone contacted you, seeking to undo the Count.
The Count... Well. The Count speaks for himself. And his brother is a maniac. You could not say no. You have come down into frightful danger, and now you warm yourself before a fire in this dingy pub, a dog-fighting pit, if you've heard right. You don't get out much. They don't let you leave.
>>43536293
>buy
how
>friend
who
>Business
guess so
>>43536389
>Buy
You have four silver coins in your little purse. You've never even SEEN money before.
>Friend
There's a pretty woman in furs with long ears drinking at the bar. She's been looking at you for a while. She has black hair done up in an elaborate bun, and big red eyes. She's a... Din? You don't see many of them up at the castle.
>Business
You're here to meet with conspirators... They need your help. You've arranged for a package to be sent to them that only you can receive, as well.
>>43536293
HATE BUSINESS
>>43536411
>Innocent young serving boy
>Sexy Ohanedin Girl
There's nothing wrong with a bit of SS. Let's go talk with the lady.
>>43536411
[X] Touch ears
>>43536411
din-girl route lock go
>>43536482
>>43536483
You approach the woman, who turns to face you as you sit down on the stool next to hers.
She coos in another language that you don't quite understand. Some of it seems to be a whistle, like the singing of birds. You gather that her name is Matoko Maloko, and that she thinks you are cute. Cute!
She pays for nine drinks--and then also for yours. You don't recognize any of them. You don't drink often. You start feeling dizzy after the third, and are quite senseless by the fifth.
You return to your senses in a bed in a back room. You feel exhausted. The Zell is lying next to you, smoking a cheroot through a holder. Your head is resting on one of her breasts. It's like a pillow, except everything smells like quinine. You sit up. She gives you a light smile.
"Sorry sweetie, I was turned down by the Count, and I needed a sweet boy like you to let me forget. Nothing personal." She gestures you away, and sinks back into the cushions on the bed.
You dress, which takes about fifteen minutes, and return to the common-room, feeling a bit foolish. Sleeping with a Zell, what will your brother think?
>Get down to Business
>>43536576
>you will never enjoy quality time with a zell with soft pillowy breasts
What's our business supposed to be? What is expected of us?
>>43536576
>Eaten by a Cougar
I guess that's it for Niko.
>>43536643
You're having trouble thinking. You don't get out of the castle often. You feel uncomfortable being this... Open. Everyone is looking at you.
You're supposed to be meeting with some people. Your brother told you it was important.
Oh right, the conspirators. They're trying to bring down the Count. They want you to help. They're probably wondering where you are.
You get up and head into the back room, and say the words to the maid there to assemble the group. She runs off.
A quarter of an hour later, they start filing in, entering and then confirming their identities through passwords. You wait, looking at pale hands on the table as they enter. They don't seem to notice you. One of them the highest ranked, Baron Suvarov, asks who you are.
"I'm Niko," you answer, "the serving boy."
"Oh, of course! You have done the right thing, Niko, by coming here."
"I know. Thank you." You nod. You are scared. You've never been exposed around this many people.
>>43536576
Wait hang on that's nice and all but did we get to touch her ears
>>43536728
You remember biting her ears. She screamed very loud, you were worried she had hurt you. she didn't seem upset, though.
They were different than you thought. Thicker. Less flexible. Maybe it's just necessary to keep them from drooping, but they seem more like noses than ears, in terms of consistency.
"We are gathered here," the Baron says, "to rid ourselves of a tyrant and a monster."
>>43536769
hnnng
Just what are we supposed to do against the Count of Tenja, with our no CP?
>>43536797
Provide information for people with cp?
>>43536769
"Ratko Abuslav," the man says, after a moment's hesitation. "Let us not beat about the bush. The demon of that black tower, the gargoyle of Tenja."
Some of the men jeer. Lieutenants, even a Captain from the garrison. A few wealthy burghers and their bodyguards. The Baron himself brought two knights.
"this boy has found us a way into the castle, where we can depose the tyrant without incident. With him and his bastard brother dead, we will demand that the King install one of us," the Baron straightens himself, "as the new Count. Then, we can finally end this pointless feud with the Marju. I plan to act as an intermediary with the gracious Khan, to usher in a new era of trade and commerce that will surely benefit us all!" the Baron raises a cup, and the rest of the men present raise theirs, "to progress!"
You sit, unsure of what to do. Finally, a maid enters, bearing a long paper-wrapped tube with roses extending from the end, and a box. You look at her.
"Ah, boy, these are the tools your contact said would enable you to, ah, help us with our 'little problem,' eh?" the Baron grins at you, "your reward shall be great, you know. I saw you with that Zell earlier. When I an Count, I will see you married to her, if you'd like. You could have children with her, dozens of them. You're strong of shoulder--very much so I imagine, given that huge outfit of yours! I will see them all educated and raised as though they were nobles themselves, and they will serve as my men at arms. Would you like that, son? A happy family, and bright futures for your children?"
"Yes, you say, meekly, looking at the packages before you. "I would like that very much."
You unwrap them, as the conspirators toast each other and laugh. You think of Maloko's smile, and feel something pressing out through your eyes. You've felt that feeling before, but you've never been able to touch your face before.
It's wet. Why is it wet?
>>43536852
You finish unwrapping the long package, but leave your friend where it lay in the paper. You open the box, and lift your face out of it, and set it on your head. It takes you a moment to fix the clasps and straps. Some of the conspirators stop laughing and toasting as they see you.
Your face is on, now. You can't feel the cold air on your tears anymore. You can't feel anything. Your breath is the rumbling, resonating rasp of a dying beast. Your voice is a terrible booming echo.
"Traitors," you say, "you have confessed to your treason. Now, you will die."
The Baron screams as you lift your poleaxe from its paper coffin.
Behind them, a pair of maids slam the door to the backroom shut, and deadbolt it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcoqR9Bwx1Y
Ratko Abuslav
Str: 6
Agi: 6
End: 10
Het: 6
Wip: 8
Wit: 6
Int: 4
Per: 6
…
Adr: 6
Tou: 6
Car: 20
Mob: 9
Cha: 10
…
Proficiency
Noble School, Polearm 20, Spear 20, 1H Sword 20, 2H Sword 20, 1H Blunt 20
…
Talents
Helm Splitter, Impaler, Kebab Master, Ironwall, Spartan Sole, Juggernaut, Stern
...
Skill
Athletics 6, Leadership 5, Tactics 6, Strategy 1, Subterfuge 6, Ride 5, Craft (Whittling) 4, Knowledge: History 4
…
Boons
Beautiful (Major), Tireless Lobster
…
Banes
Honorable, Oath (10)
…
Equipment
Servant's Uniform & Stuff (wt 12.5)
Closed Helmet (wt 3.5)
Hladnavrata
Knife
…
CP: 26
>>43536908
Bad time incoming
>>43536908
oh shit oh shit oh shit
Is Ratko like 'the mask'? You know, the real one dead, mantled throughout?
>>43536908
Jimmy you magnificient bastard
