>A town is having a festival with a beauty contest
>The PCs decide to enter the contest
How would you resolve this in a manner that won't ultimately result in a war that ends the Age of Heroes?
>>43703840
In what role am I? The GM? Obviously I had a plan already, or I wouldn't have come up with something as stupid as a beauty contest. As a player? According to you, I've decided to participate, so all I have to do is not throw a retarded bitchfit over the outcome.
>>43703840
Anon, why would that result in a war that ends the age of heroes?
Highest charisma wins.
>>43703870
Because autism
>>43703888
Oh... right... Should have been obvious to me. Finding good people to play with isn't easy
>>43703881
Charisma is not related to appearance.
>>43703840
All the PC's must enter, no exceptions.
Their mysterious benefactor sends them to an all-expenses paid makeover spa complete with training on how to walk, talk and behave on stage.Once at the spa they slowly get transformed magically into beautiful, adorable or cute female versions of themselves. Characters who start out female become more and more stereotypically feminine and attractive.Their benefactor then sends them to be equipped for the contest, with each player getting a casual outfit which is a skimpy female version of their normal adventuring outfitFinally they get fitted for swimsuits
>>43703897
Careful. Nu-/tg/ mods will ban you for that. I'd delete it desu.
>>43703840
Do you mean OOC or IC?
>>43703934
>OOC beauty contest
>with the typical RPG players
Jesus Christ how horrifying.
>>43703912
Then porn
>>43703964
I kinda meant, will the war be OOC or IC. Imagine somebody going "BUT I'M PRETTIER IN RL" or something and shit kicking off.
Let the chaos god get a chance to participate and maybe win.
>>43703912
Not until 8 posts in? You're getting slow /tg/
>>43704229
I just wish those kind of posts were jokes.
>>43703912
Also, if the PCs try to start a fight, their mysterious benefactor is ridiculously easily killed and now the PCs are stuck like this.
This is what you get for going off the rails, 100% magical realm if you step off ths beaten track. Bet you wished you were still fighting the hordes of Ragmar-Uluth now, right?
>>43703840
>How would you resolve this in a manner that won't ultimately result in a war that ends the Age of Heroes?
(Str+Dex+Con+Cha) / 4 = Appearance Score, use this as a modifier for checks you make while out on stage, wearing a swimsuit, or doing whatever.
Joke's on them, I've got magic.
I can game Thaumaturgy and Prestidigation hard enough to make myself twice as pretty as all the other contestants
>>43704272
I'm sure they can find new employment.
>>43703840
Jokes on you, I'm going one better.
If I want to troll them, I'll tell them that they loose because they lack the poise and grace that a beuty queen should have
If they are graceful, they'll admit their defeat with honor, if they complain or throw a shitfix then they are clearly not graceful enough to deserve winning
>>43704272
>>43704239
>implying some lighthearted genderbender is bad
>implying you can't have fun without people masturbating under the table
Build it up to be some particular reward that will have the PCs backstabbing and sabotaging to try and win no matter what.
Npc contestant not considered attractive, possibly described as "hideous" enters and wins.
Plot twist, it's an inner beauty pageant, the judges all have undetectable scrying spells and can see the PCs being typical PCs behind the scenes.
>>43704563
>Plot twist, it's an inner beauty pageant,
Rolf the Bear turns out to have the soul of a true beauty queen and wins. It's the proudest day of his life and he will return to his tribe when he retires to have the skalds compose a new saga about how Rolf won the bikini contest with a perfect 10.
>>43704398
>not working for The Moral Order to assassinate Gold Collins
>>43704587
11/10
>>43703964
>not playing D&D with hot people
What are you doing with your life, anon?
>>43703881
This. Every beauty pageant gives the contestant a chance to speak, and unless they're maimed or have a high strength score, they can use their force of personality to sway the crowd.
>>43704596
>Trying to prevent people from enjoying their lives.
Sounds like someone's not APPRECIATING their life very much
>>43703840
>there's men's and women's divisions
>party Wizard tries being bishonen in glasses, fails due to no confidence
>my Brawler does kinda well, but mitigated by him being 4'10"
>party Ranger regrets this decision, but being catfolk beefcake actually does pretty well
>party Druid does the whole "wild woman" look, cheers from the entire audience
>whole party gets beaten by NPC's in both divisons, though
>oh well
>>43703908
Yes, yes it is.
We've had this argument a million times.
It's not the end all be all, but it plays a part. Just like how resisting poison is a part of constitution, but you're not going to be holding drinking contests in order to determine who should be in the frontline of the party.
>>43704398
>>43704596
>>43704733
We were about 1% into this arc before our campaign suffered Critical Player Loss. It would have been very amusing to have seen how the GM planned to kidnap us, probably some heavy duty magic haters. My character was shamelessly employing the "fall in love with me" aura from Nobility, so she probably would have been the first to get black bagged.
>>43705111
Yeah, as a GM I'm trying to figure out how to get the group I'm running there. Got one or two things, but I'm gonna wait a bit longer, as there're one or two hooks they're currently risking grabbing.Like the Ferris Mansion.
>>43703912
>That spoiler
Unf
>>43704398
>>43704733
What is this.
>>43703912
Do their stats change?
>>43704836
>you're not going to be holding drinking contests in order to determine who should be in the frontline of the party
Someone's never played with a proper drawf party.
>>43705218
>>43705987
Fetishists pls go. /d/ is for you
>>43703870
why wouldn't it?
>>43705935
Anima: Beyond Fantasy. Specifically the setting book for it. One island is a paradise resort complete with a theme park designed by the most SCIENCE dude in the setting. Said dude also created another park beneath that one, that nobody, even the owner is aware of, that rekindles peoples passion for life by trying to kill the fuck out of them.
>>43706474
I usually work under the rule that if R.L. Stine wrote a book about it, it's best to go back to the drawing board and think up something more imaginative.
>>43704733
Isn't that basically the plot to the Saw films?
>>43703897
Not gonna lie, if three Goddesses came down to me and told me to decide which one was the most beautiful, I'd probably shit my pants. Especially if they were Greek Goddesses.
Although, with a bit of time, I could probably weasel my way out of it. Say that I am wholly unqualified to decide.
>>43703912
Keep your fucking hands above the table.
>>43704318
Brilliant.
>>43707308
You've got a containment thread. Keep your dumb stuff there.
>>43707316
But it's cold up there
>>43706538Oh shit, forgot about Horrorland.
But seriously, due cribs stuff from just about everywhere. Has both the mansion and Raccoon City from RE, an entire PROVINCE that's every 19th Century European Horror Story in one, and the SHAI HULUD.
>>43707407
Get a space heater or some gloves.
>>43703912
>Implying I can't stay a trap, just becoming even more feminine to my PC's shame>Implying the other men in the party won't just become traps near indistinguishable from beautiful girls
At least tell me our female barbarian will stay a musclegirl, just turning into an amazonian beauty instead of some cute little girl with no muscles to her name
>>43707155
If Paris had an ounce of wit on him, he would have chosen Athena, and then used his newfound wisdom to figure out a way to appease the other two goddesses.
>>43703840
It would be a total shitfest no matter what I did. I have afemlaeplayer who's ooc fixated with playing hot characters, and ic is rping a vain sorceress who wants to stay young and beautiful forever. There's no way this would play out that wouldn't either be annoying to the other players or upsetting to her.
>>43708356
>Thinking the Barbarian wouldn't become a musclegirl
What kind of faggot would do otherwise?
>>43706995
The plot to the Saw films is "Remember that final scene from the original Mad Max? Maybe we can make an entire movie out of it."
>>43703912
>Implying my character would willingly participate in a beauty contest
>Implying my character would give two fucks about the supposed "no exceptions" rule
>Implying my character would EVER enter a spa
Yeah fuck that noise. My half orc brawler spent then last eight years before joining the party fighting in a pit for money because he didn't properly read the contract he signed. Competitions are a no go for him now, as is not reading the fine print. At any rate his face looks like he spent his entire life beating his face against rocks and trees for fun and smells almost as bad as he looks. The chances of anyone getting him into a spa are nil. He buys a room to stay the next few nights in and laughs at the party when he sees what they've turned into when he runs into them again. Alternatively I tell my GM to curb that magical realm shit or leave if he tries some silly shit with my character.
>>43703840
1) Have them participate in a question and answer addressing political or social issues. Let them actually think up and create a small speech to sway the crowd. Have them roll a persuasion check (so charisma is still a factor) and give them a bonus based on the efficacy of their speech.
2) Mud-wrestling
3) Reveal to the PCs in the course of the first round that the entire contest is severely corrupted by bribery and coercion. They're heroes after all, and righting wrongs whether in a world-threatening or even an integrity-threatening scenario is what they're supposed to do. Give them the chance to bring order and fairness into the contest. Spur that desire by introducing a pure, sweet and honest participant who legitimately deserves to win, and then have the heroes' actions result in her victory. They won't win, but the person who does will be so deserving that they'll feel like winners.
Bonus Option: Have competition result in a war that ends the age of heroes.
>>43703840
An NPC wins because she bribed the judges.
>>43709366
A+ post.
>>43708392
Once he'd gained wisdom he would have realized he made a terrible choice because there were now two goddesses he called ugly and killed himself
>>43710060
A+ appraisal of my post
>>43706538
>he doesn't specifically use R.L. Stine books as setting inspiration
>>43710090
>eris rubs hands according to keikaku
>>43708356
>>43708747
>YFW magic turns you into a trappy shota mage and makes your robe look more like a dress with a really short skirt
>YFW turns the rogue into a qt 3.14 athletic "girl" in really tight leather armor
>YFW when Barbarian lady becomes a tall, muscular amazon with only a barely there loincloth and the cleric girl turns into a curvy MILF in a skin tight robe>YFW after the contest you overhear them talking about how cheep it was to bribe the judge to make the effects irreversible
This reminds me of the time we entered in a cooking contest.
>>43712721
That must've been some cooking contest.
>>43714263
It was. I was surprised the Illithid's brain fondue placed as high as it did.
>>43714314
I was expecting more something along these lines.
>>43704272
>Saying that's a bad thing.
>>43708392
But wasn't Paris fated to cause the end of Troy? So no matter what goddess he picked it would still eventually lead to bad end.
>>43703840
you really should have worked this out beforehand
you cant have a contest and except your players not to take part.
>>43709269
>My character who is bad at reading rules won't get rused by rules
Well it would be interesting seeing a party of humanoids trying to barge into a distinctly nonhuman beauty contest.
Or their culture is at least so different that even a high CHA wouldn't penetrate their sensibilities.
>>43703912
>>43708356
>>43708747
>>43712693
>Hyper competitive PCs completely ignore the fact that they've become sexy chicks (and traps) in skimpy armor and instead try to out compete each other
>Keep it up even after the contest is over, leaving before the DM can introduce the way to change them back
>Adventuring party becomes a group of backstabing bitches traveling the land flaunting what they got, showing up any other stuck up bitch they find, and constantly looking for ways to increase their own power to screw over their "friends"
I'd play it
>>43715717
Still, it would be better to go through the end of Troy while being super wise and having great military prowess, vs. having a sulky girl.
>>43703870
Greek God rules.
>>43703912
That's such blatant magical realming.And also my fetish.
>>43720033
>their new goal is to find the hottest guys and get laid
>each one is hotly contested
>>43723139
Not my thing
>>43723139
Even the traps?
>>43727348
Especially the traps. Unless they can find a girl willing to /ss/ with them.
>>43703912
>>43727963
You're writing something? HOLY SHIT YES
>>43727963
Bump for writefag
Well as a gm I would come up with some pretty impressive beauty contestants to pit them against and some prewritten performances. Also you should make your players sing as is tradition that way it's nobodies fault that they suck. If your a guy then it will work even better because you can default to renaissance folk singers on youtube and the like to pit them against.
>>43730677
Bump once more
>>43727963
One last bump before bed
>>43703840
>goddes of beauty steps down from heaven
>wins contest
>gives the consolation prize to all the villagers and party members present
>consolation prize is eternal and irreversible ugliness of the body in its worst and most potent form
Done.
>>43703840
Well my bard has 20 charisma, is proficient with a disguise kit and is the most handsome motherfucker on the planes. NOBODY IS PRETTIER! NOBODY!
>>43712693
>mfw 4x COMBO
>>43735678
That doesn't seem like a very good prize
>>43712693
Go on
>>43727963
Still waiting
>>43741213
"I'm still not comfortable with this," Corral said. He leaned close to the mirror, examining a face that was his, but...unfamiliar. The scar over his right eyebrow was there, the crooked tooth, his skin tone, his eyes, but all situated in a smaller, prettier face. In his old body he would have found a face like this attractive. Now he didn't know what to think.
"Nobody likes this, but we've got a job to do," Pellor rasped. The mage was annoying most of the time, only bearable because his power made up for his noxious personality. Now that he (she?) had transformed his pretentious wizard hat and amply filled out robes seemed, uh...more bearable? Corran turned his eyes back to the mirror, trying to hide his blush.
"You said it," Corran said. Had Pellor also been looking at him? He wasn't as...developed, to put it delicately, but the mage had been staring at his legs? Maybe?
"...alright, we both know what's going on here," Pellor said. He raised his staff, lightning crackling from the end. "You wanna just hate-fuck this out?"
Corran reached for his sword and shield. Left the scabbard on the sword, just...just in case. "Sure, let's just get real fucking weird with it."It's not much, but it's something. Writing for a fetish I don't have feels kinda weird.
>>43741516
It's a good try, thanks man
>>43741516
It's fine so far, expand your horizons I say
>>43735678
what kind of a consolation prize is that?
>>43742370
The kind that provokes deicide
>>43741516
Any more?
>>43746857
Probably not tonight, I only wrote a bit because the other anon never came through.I was working a bit on something about a barbarian being disgusted by his new soft body with its lack of muscles and overabundance of squishy bits but I couldn't think of anywhere for it to go besides another implied yuri scene with the party rogue, originally a woman who was into the barbarian as a man and is confused by how much hotter she's finding this new version of him? It just wasn't quite coming together and my movie's about to start, may take another stab at it later.
Also I don't remember how explicit written stuff can be on a blue board?
>>43747602
Honestly I'd be fine with a story just about adventurers getting used to their new feminine body and learning to flaunt their stuff, implied or actual yuri is fine
And technically lewd text never counts as NSFW, it can count as off topic/garbage, but not NSFW. If you're worried post it in a greentext
>>43747602
Looking forward to it
>>43703840
Roll tempt [seduction], Advantages like Dangerous Beauty or Benten's blessing apply, But you lose 1 full point of honor for participating in something so shameful.
>>43703870
Because the gods are vain and petty.
>>43751094
But how many honor points do you get if you win?
>>43703870
Never heard of Eris' golden apple?
>>43752500
All of them of course
>>43747602
You could just stick it in a pastebin.
>>43703840
Beauty contest would end in slave selling.
Selling all the females in contest regardless of who wins, loses. Economy would grow, political discussion and general carousing would fallow.
Everyone happy.
>>43755920
>PCs turned sexy slaves
>Not ending in them tearing their way through the slavers>And probably taking over the slavery ring themselves, turning every humanoid or monster they defeat into a sexy chick/trap version of themselves and selling or keeping them for their personal harem
>>43756435
dude
>>43703840
>current Pathfinder game
Who cares what the rest of the party wants? I have work to do and Asmodeus does not care for tardiness. Besides, there's a bit of an undead problem in the area.
>>43703840
Murder all the competitors. Easy win if I'm literally the only person left.
Doubt my PC's wife would appreciate me doing that though....entering a beauty contest in the first place, she's down for mass murder.
>>43757980
>YFW you and your wife will never enter a beauty contest together after you've been magically turned into a qt
>>43703840
Multiple ability roll off's. Strength contest, Charisma contest, Intelligence contest. Or another applicable stat or skill to avoid another (such as constitution instead of strength).
>>43757931
So you wouldn't join in the contest even after being turned into a cleric girl?
>>43747787
Eofen swung his sword clumsily, rotating his whole body into the strike in a way that put him off balance. In his boyhood he played a bit of neighborhood stickball, now those skills were being put to use again. As a swordsman he found it clumsy, but with this weakened body it was the only way to get any power.
Luckily, he still had his timing and sense for battle. The longsword sailed into a gap between the skeleton warrior's defenses and sent its skull flying away from its body, the leaving the undead body to collapse to the floor. His comrades Corran and Pellor were fighting back to back, combining steel and sorcery more smoothly than Eofer had ever seen. Their brawler Orthus was lagging worst of all in this battle, his lifelong training in hand gto hand combat useless now that he could no longer trust his body. Still, half the skeletons were down. If he made a beeline straight for him Eofer might be able to skip straight to the necromancer.
He grit his teeth, hitched up his overly-fancy skirt with his off hand and prepared to charge.
* * *
"So it was the Bathing Beauties host after all," Orthus said, looking at the unmasked and severed head of the necromancer. "Isn't he the one who...?"
"The one who transformed us in the first place," Eofer said. He made his way to the edge of the stage and sat, his strange new legs hanging over the edge so his feet trailed in the water. They had interrupted the ritual of the contest, battled skeletons while the other competitors fled and the crowd ran for cover. Now it was just the four of them, a lot of bones and one corpse left. Eofer dipped his sword in the water and watched the blood drift off the blade into the clear blue, clouding it. "Also the one who could change us back."
There was an uneasy silence as the group thought about the implications of this. Corran cleared his throat. "Well, the Sorcerer of Sufett may be able to lift this curse. He's only two tendays ride from here."
>1/2, comment too long
>>43764269
Eofer thought about his old body. The grey in his grizzled beard, the aches and pains of waking up in the morning after a hard day's march and a night sleeping on the hard ground. Developing his counterthrust timing to perfection just in time for his right shoulder to sing in pain if he used it.
He leaned forward to look at his reflection in the water. They were looking out from a dainty face framed with blonde hair, but his eyes were still the hard eyes of a lifelong swordsman. He pressed his free hand to his unmuscular thighs, his soft stomach, the strange new breasts that threw off his swing. If he had to guess, this body was...twenty, maybe? He experimentally rotated his shoulder a few times. Nothing hurt.
"I'm keeping this one," he said quietly. "It's going to take a lot of work to get it into fighting condition, but my old body was just going to get me killed any day. I knew it, you all knew it too."
"Eofer, that's..." Orthus trailed off. Eofer didnt have to turn around to know he was looking at the too-often broken knuckles on his right fist, young and strong for the first time in a long time. The mind of a martial arts master in a blank slate of a body. He was starting to see the potential.
"I could...try it out," Pellor mumbled. Corran grunted in acknowledgement.
"Let's try it out for a bit, then," Eofer said, rising to his feet. He swung the oversize blade to rest against his shoulder and turned to face his men. Corran and Pellor were standing together and holding hands, the mage as poker-faced as the fighter was blushing and embarrassed. Orthus was tearing the useless sleeves off of his outfit to make something more comfortable to travel in. Eofer felt his blood start burning like it did all those years ago when he left the family farm for a life of adventure. An involuntary grin spread across his face.
"We stand as one, then. To new adventures!"
>>43764269
>>43764531
Amazing, thank you writefag
>>43764531
>Corran and Pellor were standing together and holding hands
>>43752500
You would gain a small amount of Glory. .1 to.4 depending on the region and how big the competition was.
>>43709366
>>43710060
Best post. One could possibly combine 1 2 and 3 together. Have the sweet and honest NPC be a tough rival, but one that's possible to defeat.
Also, submission wrestling catfights are the best. I would rather they be in whatever the settings equivalent to bikinis are. Mud just seems to cover up the good stuff. But mud wrestling is a classic, so props for that.
>>43723106
What the hell is from? the characters on the left and right looks familier
>>43768180
Twintail.
>>43706995
It's actually Deadman Wonderland
>>43768218
Huh, not him but thanks, though I heard that image was a edit
