Does /tg/ like gothic horror setting?
>>43961883
It isn't generic Tolkien-clone fantasy, Generic 80's cyberpunk, or Literally Star Wars, so no, probably not.
>>43961999
Your forgetting 40k
>>43961883
Its ok when done right
>>43961999
What about Ravenloft?
>>43961883
Do /tg/ likes Castlevania? yes
when do we play op
>>43961883
Inb4 "/tg/ isn't a hivemind and everyone will have a different opinion."
>>43961883
Gothic?
That's Tiffany's
>>43962124
Art deco is gothic as well.
>why
because it looks cool with vampires and shit.
>>43961883
/tg/ loves Gothic Horror. I have no basis for this but I am sure it is true.
There's just a lack of decent ones.
>>43962137
Sure. Whatever you say, Barnabas.
>>43961883
Always loved Ravenloft, fantastic setting let down by a rules system that didn't suit it
World of Darkness obviously has a gothic tone, especially in Wraith
Colonial Gothic intrigues me, but no-one I know wants to play it
>>43962138
>I have no basis
There has been huge Castlevania threads lately
FUCK ITS SETTLED OP LETS PLAY
>>43962150
Out of interest, what version of Ravenloft did you play?
Depends what you mean by "gothic"
>>43961883
Shanoa was better.
>>43962137
>Art deco is gothic as well.
You think Trump is a Vampire?
>>43962176
Shanoa is matchless
>>43962179
I wouldn't be surprised if VtM 4e had that in it.
>>43962171
That would look nice in that stadium Mussolini built in Rome.
>>43962179
>Donald Trump is a vampire
that wouldn't surprise me much.
>>43961883
Oddly enough, I've run a Ravenloft game with a mostly-female party, and it was the most sexually-charged game I've ever run. Something about gothic horror just lends itself to that.
>>43962204
Describe me the pcs so I can fap.
>>43962204
Storytime?
>>43962225
>>43962221
You guys are so desperate you want storytime about goffic lesbian hambeasts?
>>43962204
...well, the gothic romance story were basically about saving dat smouldering hot manbeef from the fires of hell...
>>43962238
I want to hear a Ravenloft story daddy.
>>43962238
I would even a storytime about gothic wooden janitors
>>43962225
Sure, when I get back. Give me about an hour, and I'll lay it out. But basically, Strahd trying to find his reincarnated waifu and the girls actively competing for the role.
>>43962238
Sorry, no lesbians in this one. I wouldn't know how to run them, and I didn't want to be creepy.
>>43962255
I see you're not denying the hambeast part.
>>43962248
So, I6 with the ladies leaping all over each other (and the NPC) to be Tatyana?
>>43962248
>Give me about an hour
What are we supposed to do in the meantime?
oh wait, I got this:
JONATHAN
>>43962259
I wouldn't know. It's an online group. I assume at least one is a hambeast.
>>43962260
Not I6, but yeah. It's really just 3.5 Expedition to Castle Ravenloft with Castlevania stylings.
>>43962262
CHARLOTTE
>>43962097
Someone's running a Castlevania game? I'll get my whip and leather skirt.
>>43962282
ECR is I6 version 3 anyway.
>>43962285
JONATHAN
>>43962313
You go do that, I'm already set
>>43962356
DONKEY
>>43962360
Thanks for waiting, I'm set now. My sword fell behind the bookcase.
>>43962366
PAPERPLANE
>>43961883
I think gothic horror settings are really great. I've actually got my own setting floating around in my head, not sure if I'll actually do anything with it though. In my opinion, gothic horror settings are a lot like McRibs: succulent, sweet, savory. Perfect in every way.
>>43962407
>Muh mcribs
You're not supposed to post the same joke on two different threads, anon.
>>43962179
Well he definitely ain't human.
>>43962248
Where are you, anon?
>>43962736
He's gone back to the land of faggots.
>>43962376
DR.SCOTT!
>>43963140
JANET!Is the Rocky Horror Picture Show gothic?
>>43962150
>ravenloft
>fantastic setting
Literally a crossover palette with a railroad built into the fluff and little wiggle room for players who don't like being shit on for wanting to win once in a while.
>>43963222
tl;dr: I don't like Dracula movies
>>43963238
I love Dracula movies, I just don't like playing role playing games where the setting expects me to have about as much freedom to change the outcome of things as I do when watching the aforementioned films.
>>43963222
>win
>gothic horror
>winning
You can win in Ravenloft, you just have togit gud.
>>43963248
>change the outcome of things
What do you even mean by this? Do you mean destroying the Darklords? That removes parts of the setting, but can be done.
>>43963248
You can't put aside your burning struggle aganist fate for a role playing session? speaking frankly, pretty autistic
>>43962909
Yeah, sorry, guys. There was a train fault. I just got back, and it's a quarter to midnight: It's going to have to wait for next time, sorry.
How heroic or powered do you like your gothic horror games? Are you meant to only barely survive against the horrors of the night, or are you meant to be that champion who can potentially banish the night, the beacon of light in the dark?
>>43963982
You are either part of the forces of darkness or end up succumbing to them.
>>43963982
Somewhere in the middle.Ordinary folk with the odds stacked against them with a chance overcoming the horrors through faith, cunning and hope.
Working on a kind-of-bloodborne setting right now as a matter of fact.
Speaking of Gothic Horror, I'd say Innistrad did it pretty well. It's not terribly original but I wouldn't expect that of this genre.
>>43963169
BRAD!
>>43964873
ROCKY!
>>43964895
SHANOAAAAAA!
>>43964958
FRANK-N-FUUUURTEEEEEEEEER!
IT'S ALL OVER!
>>43961883
You guys are already way behind on your blood-borne ripoff settings. I'm already on my second session.Players don't even realize that the werewolves and vampires are going to give way to ayys
Feels so good.
>>43963222
>>43963248
So you have a problem with winning the day and saving the world not being in the cards.
Cool.
Why are you discussing Ravenloft then, when you literally have nothing to add except a negative opinion?
>>43965101
Winning is usually in the cards with Ravenloft, it's just something you have to work real hard for, and use your head.
>>43965002
Spring the Rom beasts on them
Those guys are freaky
>>43964358
If by bloodborne do you mean it has cosmic horror?
I prefer to keep my vampires and shoggoths separate.
>>43962041
>Implying that running 40k as anything other than gothic isn't doing it horribly wrong.
>>43964358
I happen to have a setting that is also bloodborne inspired, perhaps we can share notes?
>>43965456
thats cool.
I like the combo myself, or at least the novelty of the idea has yet to wear off for me.
>>43965002
system?
high points?
storytime?
what would you do differently or better?
I ask because reasons...
>>43965175
the occasional hunter too mind you...
let them survive within an inch of their lives just to show them how not to fuck around
I basically use Rippers from Savage Worlds.
>>43961883
Hey sis, how're you doing?
>>43967054
What's a good ruleset to do Glasstlevania/OoE shenanigans?
>>43967092GURPS
>>43967033
From the manual Savage Worlds seems pretty vague as combat goes.
>>43961883
Yes, I do. However, you have not posted gothic horror, but generic weebshit.
>>43967144
>generic weebshit
>>43967144
>here comes the Murnau hipster
eternity is long dude, there's space for some bright colors once in a while.
and Shanoa.
>>43967197
Probably he didn't notice that in the last two decades only japan has produced entertainment that could be called gothic horror without closing an eye on genre contamination.
>>43961883
No love for Dark Heresy?
Say what you will about the direction GW is taking Warhammer 40k, Black Industries and FFG just absolutely NAILED a Gothic feel.
Corruption and madness in the halls of power. Check! Evil, corrupt clergy? Check! Haunting, crumbling edifices brimming with dark secrets? check. Romance and death intertwined check, check check check.
Dark Heresy 1st edition's fluff really is like the bastard child of Frank Herbert and Edgar Alan Poe.I really have to wonder how Japanese gamers felt about seeing the beloved Captain Harlock re-imaged as grief-stricken, utterly evil, insane megalomaniac who nearly brings about the end of the entire galaxy?
>>43967319
point blank question: what do you think of the % success based system of 40k rpgs? I tried to do some session with my group, but they don't seem appreciate much the high chance of hit failure
>>43962372
Is your sword a paladin?
>>43967386
It's really not that high.
The DH system is all about stacking bonuses. So, let's say you have a BS of 30. Aiming gives you +10, single shot gives you +10, and close range bonuses can factor in. So a basic character with proper actions can easily turn a 30% chance into a 50% chance without any special equipment. Knowing those bonuses, knowing when to use them, and reminding players of them are things a 40krpg GM needs to do.
>>43967386
I like it. I'm a huge fan of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd edition so the Warhammer 40k rpgs are nice fit for me. It's simple straightforward and easy to understand.
Now, I can see how it might be frustrating but the high miss chance is there to balance out the fact that, when you do hit (or get hit); it hurts. A lot.
>>43967450
Probably I have understimated the importance of modifiers myself.
>>43967464
how does it work on fantasy? since its melee oriented I guess there qare less combat options, like cover and aiming
>>43967516
The whiff-chance is a lot higher in fantasy. IN 2nd edition, a lot of the strategy comes from balancing attack and defense, especially if you are using a 2-handed weapon. Parries are not automatic. You can get one by using an off-handed weapon such as a shield. Yes, shields count as WEAPONS not ARMOUR in WFRP 2nd ed. A buckler or other small weapon grants no bonus to parry, while larger shields give a bonus to your WS and an automatic parry chance once per round.
If you don't have an off-hand weapon, you have to choose weather to use a Swift attack, which is a full round attack action that lets you make a number of swings equal to your Attacks characteristic, using an all-out attack which is a single shot that gives you a +10% chance to hit or fighting defensively by making a single swing for a half action and then going into defensive stance which is also a half-action.
>>43967636
That's actually pretty interesting system. guess I'll read the core soon
>>43965509
Unfortunatley my 'notes' are mostly scrawled on paper or kicking around on .txt files.
I do remember the last thread you posted that in, and its been appropriated for my own use
>>43965456
In Bloodborne the 'vampires' in Cainhurst were inbibers of the old blood since a time before the Healing Church, which is what lead to their behaviour and the Executioners, so its not like its two seperate horror enemies there just for novelty.
>>43961883
Not a fan of her design, but I do hope the game is fun.
>>43968187
Its mostly fault of the artist and his tendency to draw potato faces. it would look better with more elegant lines
>>43967319
I like Dark Heresy but I don't think it does enough to detail the universe. Taking just anything relatively earth-like cultures and throwing some gothic paint on it doesn't work for me.
>>43964362
Innistrad was awesome flavor-wise because it was so small.
It's just one small continent with one big city, two minor cities, many hamlets, towns and villages and lots of space for evil to lurk.
Being so small also allowed them to really put detail into every place and the people who populate those places. It's the only plane with an actual map and where you can figure out what basic lands belong to what province and where in each province some of the important places are located.
It feels like an actual place you can actually picture traveling through.
And of course they'll ruin it in SOI with Emrakul raping everything for cheap Innsmouth references.
>>43969803will avacyn kill emrakul?
>>43969803
I dunno, I could see him introducing some interesting double-faced cards.
Flip from vampire to shambling abomination. From werewolf to wereldrazi.
>>43965549
>I ask because reasons...
Gomez don't read this5e homebrew game, done two one-shots with randoms to flesh out the backstory of the campaign before I run it on my regular group. Not using typical rules or stats for named monsters. One of the one-shot test players tried to get himself bitten by a lycanthrope during an encounter thinking he would get infected and get to be a werewolf, instead it grappled him and vomited white-phosphorus blood stuff on his face. When the party retreated a bunch of baby ghoul things showed up and lapped up the face-melt as the werewolf gently caressed them. Another player cast a shitload of really obvious enchantment magic in public like it was nothing and the city watch started shooting him.The night afterwards a mob tried to rip him out of his bed at the inn and execute him for unsanctioned witchcraft. Yes, I had explained that this would happen. Yes, did try to play dumb. Still haven't thought of a good way to integrate skellingtons that are actually honest-to-goodness scary.
>>43964980
Matt Damon!
>>43972796
Innistrad itself has a pretty good suggestion:inside skeletons, pre-mortem.
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I only like gothic horror settings we can grantedEYES GRANT US EEYYYYEEES
>>43962097
I'm going to attempt to run a not-Castlevania game in DnD 5e. I'll let you know how it goes.
>>43972796
Gomez here, I read it. Fight me.
