So lets say you actually got dumped into another world, with pc level stats and growth potential. Would any of you actually be a good guy? It seems like most people would either stay safe in a town somewhere, or go rape/murder/pillage across the lands.
no. i'd go straight to a college and start learning magic
Does being a hero actually pay anything?
>>46492367
Amen.
I mean I don't know enough about engineering to do much, but the ability to apply the scientific method to throwing fireballs might be handy.
>>46492379
Gratitude!
Also you can sell everything owned by the people you kill.
>>46492379
It occasionaly pays in the hand of the kings young son in marriage. He will make a beautiful bride.
>>46492441
Yeah, but couldnt i just massacre a villiage and get more money that way?
>>46492359
Honestly? Yeah, I'd probably try.
I grew up wanting to fight Evil, with a capital E. I read about Evil in all the books, I learned about the Devil and how he's Evil, and I always hated the idea that people would voluntarily commit Evil acts (as I understood them to be) to harm others.
One of the hardest things for me growing up was that Evil, captial E, is a very, very rare thing in todays world - it just really doesn't exist anymore, at least in a way I can fight against it. Everything is really just evil, lower-case e. Dark, demonic spirits, unspeakable horrors, armies of black-hearted rogues don't really walk today - now it's just people shooting each other up over money, or angry, misunderstood people lashing out at their perceived oppressors, or negligence preventing good deeds from being done. It's wrong, but it's not Evil.
To be placed into a land where not only is Evil proven to exist, but where I'd have the power to actually stop it, would be almost liberating for childhood Anon, and give me the purpose I honestly feel like I'm lacking here on earth. I believe in God and the Devil still, but I also believe that the days of armies of men marching to combat the hordes of Pure Evil are long behind us - now it's a whole bunch of little evil we need to fight today, and that's so, so much more difficult and less rewarding.
I dunno, just my thoughts.
>>46492489
This gives me a warm tingly feeling inside.
>>46492489
This anon gets it.not that this image has anything to do with fighting evil
>>46492476
But then the local lord would probably send men to kill you. I mean, as a pc you have a good chance of fending then off, unless you piss off the king and he sends his best men.
>>46492476
Massacre a village you get 100℅ of its revenue, once.
Own it and ask for taxes, you get 10℅ a year. After 10 years you're ahead, and nobody's trying to burn you at the stake.
Plus, physical fights are EXHAUSTING. Most RPGs just don't reflect the sheer effort it takes to fight one person, let alone an entire village.
>>46492489
I honestly feel the same way anon and I would try to do the same thing.Plus I like the idea of getting to do something truly important
>>46492489
Having PC stats and being in a world where I don't have any pre-existing attachments? Hell yes I'd try to be a hero.
>>46492359
For a given value of "hero", yes.
I'd certainly try to right wrongs, save lives, and leave the world a better place, but I'd be an asshole about it. I really don't give half a shit about people's gratitude or morality; I just fucking hate when shit doesn't work like it should.
Call me Autism-man, defender of the neat, orderly, and productive.
>being the hero the world needs rather than the one it wants
>>46492359
Yeah
But then once you start becoming stronger, people start bitching about the things you do
So i'll probably end up taking over
>>46492359
If I had powers I would immediately look for a way to make money off them.
>>46492694
>you impregnate your new fantasy waifu
Does that hamper your adventerous life style?
>>46492858
Not him but I'd spend more time with them and would pretty much before the guy they beg to drag back for one more missionthat I really want to go on but don't want to piss off the family
>>46492858
>a good adventurer
>not having bastard children in the dozens, if not hundreds
You're a shite adventurer, mate.
>>46492359
I'd like to think I would. Like, that's my power fantasy and all. And if PC-level stats include things like wisdom and willpower then maybe it would be so. But if I'm honest with myself I'm probably still a weaker person than that, faced with those stresses and circumstances.
>>46492894
Just don't blow up a building on Christmas and I' think you'll be good.
>>46492858
Considering she's a White DragonessNoBut i do try make time to visit her and the kids
>>46492840
To add to this I would still try to avoid most crimes.
If I found a wrecked caravan I would loot that shit, fuck the owners. But If I found some lone easily mugged trader I would leave them alone.
>pc level stats and growth potential
Time to cheat. As much as physically possible.
Find the quickest, safest route to level ups and start the grind-train baby. Put all your levels in magic. Once you get high enough, fix everything at once.
None of this putting out tiny fires reactive bullshit, Everything. At once.
So, I mean, I'm probably a villain, simple because Villains Act and Heroes React, and Heroes defend the status quo.
But I truly do believe that Utopia Justifies the Means.
>>46492359
Probably not.
>tfw no motivation to do anything but work to pay my rent, shitpost on 4chan, and sometimes hang out with friends on the weekend.
It's hard to be a hero when you can't even summon up the willpower to wash all the dishes sitting in the sink or move the laundry to the dryer.
>>46492954
Fuck you anon don't tell me how to live my life
>>46492359
I'd learn magic, but I'd probably just use it to turn into a girl and jill off.
>>46492359
Probably not, I'd live a simple life unless a big threat was putting me immediately in danger.
>>46492898
Well i'm not a bard, anon
>>46492999
No, you triple-faggot.
Adventurer.
Not Bard.
Adventurer.
You're a shitty adventurer.
I'd minmax my way into godhood.
Probably die because I wouldn't have plot armor.
Unless having pc stats and pc growth potential means you have innate plot armor.
>>46493037
Ideally you have thin plot armor. You wont die from a stray arrow, but an army of orcs will give you a bad end.
>>46492976
I feel like that is because you have too many limitations placed upon you. I mean, say i magically gave you superman tier power. You are telling me you are gonna still sit there and shitpost on 4chan? I mean, at least do it from the whitehouse if you have to.
>>46493057
>but an army of orcs will give you a bad end.
>he doesn't have Great Cleave
Hah, what a punk.
>>46492359
>Would any of you actually be a hero?
lolno
>>46493071
>You are telling me you are gonna still sit there and shitpost on 4chan?
>>46492359
It depends on how you define hero. I would go on an adventure, try to meet other PCs to enjoy the ride with, win fame and fortune, find the love of my life, and fight against the invading hordes of whatever happens to be threatening the land. I may be viewed as a hero if I'm successful, but I'd only be Good insofar as fighting against Evil because it's more fun than having to deal with everyone hating me for being an Evil prick. If shit hit the fan I would definitely do some things a paladin would not approve of to protect me and mine or just get the hell out of there.
>>46492622
>Plus, physical fights are EXHAUSTING. Most RPGs just don't reflect the sheer effort it takes to fight one person, let alone an entire village.
Most powerful RPG heroes' veins are literally brimming with supernatural power, though, so that might be less of a problem.
>>46492961
Meh. I would avoid the lone trader because it sounds like he would not be worth the time. But if a princess and her caravan come through, i am slaughtering all her attendents, leaving an orc body there to make it look like a raid, and keeping the princess in my rape dungeon.
>>46492359
Heavens no. Assuming I was at least moderately powerful (if not exceptional) I'd be an unrepentant self serving asshole whose primary goal was to carve out a comfortable little space for myself. Beyond that I'd try to amass wealth and pursue whatever piques my interest.
On the other hand, if were just some random weakling in a world full of magic and monsters, I'd busy myself trying to slink back home while staying as far under the radar as possible.
>>46493187
Thats just needlessly mean. If you are that strong you can just get hired by the king, fight a few monsters, get paid more money and still probably fuck the princess.
>wanting to be a hero
>>46493213
Op said pc level abilities, so i assume even if you start at lvl 1, you have the chance to go out and become a titan that can defeat entire armies with enough training.
>>46492359
Nope. I'd be immediately delving into necromancy with the end goal of either going full Nagash mode or building myself a gothic as fuck castle populated by skeletons that do nothing but protect the walls from foolish heros that think im being 'evil' by persuing immortality
I haven't decide which yet.
>>46493235
>mean
I guess that is true. I guess i could just dress as a bandit, kill the guards, and leave the rest of the retainers alive as i escape with the princess.
>>46493277
Become lich.
Acquire concealing suit of armour.
Use superiour stats to pretend to be a righteous warrior.
????
Profit.
>>46493320
I'm not 100% certain but I am pretty sure its more fun to fuck someone who wants to fuck you than to fuck someone who doesnt.
Conjuration and summoning magic is typically frowned upon right? So if i am going to get treated like a villian, might as well do villian like stuff.
>>46492359
Oh yes.
As for good? Well that's relative.
>>46493246
Assuming I realize that right off the bat, then definitely the former. I'd have no interest in returning given such a clear path and more than enough power behind me to see my goals through. I'd probably ultimately become the well paid bodyguard/enforcer of some mildly corrupt noble or something, since combat is typically a PCs specialty. I'd sell my strength to the highest bidder, and the one that would give me the most leeway in my personal affairs.
>>46493363
I doubt that highly.
>>46493364
I think its mostly just frowned upon by players or something.
>>46493383
I shall take your word for it rapist anon.
>>46493397
C'mon, you dont get horny at the idea of defiling a princess and forcing her to submit to degrading and cruel sexual acts?
>>46493417
Not really. Sounds a bit uncomfortable to be honest. I like to think if I was that strong I could get my fuck on without raping people.
>>46493417
>tfw you're more interested in seeing how far you can bend physics with magic than fucking some two-bit princess
I'll be over here becoming a living god while you're busy getting your dick wet.
But seriously, gratz on getting some ass.
>>46493457
I guess we just have different tastes. You could tell me that the princess could fall completely in love with me and be devoted to me for the rest of her life, and i would still prefer to rape her and push her gave into the mud. It just turns me on a lot more.
>>46493492
O no no, i would be spending quite a bit of time prefecting my magic and questing for powerful artifacts. But some hot princess ass is fine now and again no?
>>46493363
Opinions are by their very nature subjective.
>>46493494
>gave
Sorry, i meant face
>>46493519
You can keep your princess, I'm devoting all of my time to ascension so I can fuck a literal goddess.
Keep your petty distractions.
>>46493494
roleplay is a thing.
>>46493544
I wish you well on your journey anon.
>>46492359
Fuck no. I don't want monsters to hit me.
>>46493546
Well yes, this is roleplay now. Roleplay where i have enough power to freely act on my desires. Not like im going around raping people in real life. But if you mean having her fake being raped in this scenario? No, i would prefer it to be real.
>>46493544
this guys gets it.
Step 1. learn necromancy
Step 2. become queen of the dead
Step 3. ascend to godhood
Step 4. become queen of the gods
Step 5. have hot kinky sex with my harem of goddesses. Also fuck a princess and dragon while I'm at it because why the fuck not.
>>46493561
Have fun with your princess raping.Don't go for the elves, it'll give you cancer.
>>46493585
Be a mage and get some guys to play defense for you.
>>46493596
who would want a filthy subhuman elf?
I'd find a nice waifu and start a family.
>>46492359
>>46492359
Absolutely. I'd take my first level in Paladin and keep going from there. If I die, then at least I die for something true and good.
Saving dragons, slaying horses, and riding fair maidens into glorious combat is my kind of life.
>>46492489
I'm >>46493679, and you're absofuckinglutely correct.
>>46492763
Lawful lawful reporting for duty and literally nothing else forever.ily
>>46493546
Are you new anon? Rape is a pretty common fetish around here.
>>46492359
Time to become a Lich who sits in his castle and never does anything! My master plan is complete!
>>46492974
Shit, this guy right here. He gets it.
>>46493327
And this guy. Better watch out for anyone with a mace. They'll rattle your bones.
>>46493679
> slaying horses
> slaying horses
> slaying horses
...wut?
>>46493635
Me! Elves can be pretty cute when young.
>>46492359
No. I'd go full neutral sellsword. I'd do some good when I could but life's rough and a nigga's gotta eat.
>>46492489
I would join you in your quest, anon, if you would have me.
>>46493789
But why even do good? You dont seem like the kind of anon who wants to be a hero, considering your professiom as a sellsword.
>>46492359
I'd do some bandit-clearing and try to take a few levels in factotum, but ultimately I wouldn't go off fighting evil, I'd secure enough power and money to give myself a comfortable life and start doing research and shit.
Be a lonely necromancer and hang out with some corpses.
>>46493810
I don't like Evil, I just prioritize my own survival. I wouldn't condone excessive cruelty solely for the sake of power and wealth but I'd probably abandon innocent people if I felt the task was too risky.
>>46493494
THIS IS WHY WE NEED PALADINS.
>>46493854
But if the price was right, would you do morally reprehensible things?
>>46492489
10/10 would save the world with.
>>46493810
Because he feels like it? Maybe one day he feels like giving a coin to some random beggar. Maybe the next week he's burning people out of their homes for money. Good days and bad days, anon.
>>46493860
Come and get me Paladin. But i will have you know that i dual wield katanas that have been folded over 100000 times each.
>>46493891
I guess that is true. Sometimes i take the alignment system to rigidly. I even find myself applying it to people irl.
>>46492489
The truest of Paladins, I think he just converted me to his cause.
>>46493879
It depends on how down on my luck I am. I don't want to hurt anyone, but poverty can bring the worst out of people. If I really felt I had not choice but to do something Evil or die I'd do what I had to do and then be haunted by memories for a long time. I'm just a coward I guess. I'm not expecting the life of a warrior for higher to be easy at all.
>>46493892
Bitch I bet your katanas aren't even forged of 100% tamahagane, and quenched in demon blood*
*((that's why the blades are crimson))
>>46493940
I will have you know that they are sister swords. One is fprged from the tears of an angel the other from the bile of a demon. They are also half dragon.
Be a cleric of Pelor and be a sunbro.
So far we've only got, what, two villains? And a whole bunch of heroes. /tg/ is way more noblebright than I imagined. I'd have guessed there were way more morally grey, self serving scumbags here than righteous arbiters of justice and mercy.
>>46494030
Really? That's... odd. I'm seeing this thread as quite the opposite, but I'm too lazy to count so I'll just accept that my expectations are too high or something.
>>46492359
> ctrl - f wesnoth
>not found
come on yall, i realize this is /tg/ and not /vg/ but The Battle for Wesnoth is a really good game (free and open source as well) and its design could have just as easily been that of a table top game.
You wanna know who gets fame and fortune? The guy who kills the kobolds sacking a town. You wanna know who gets invited to the Governor's manor on holidays? The guy who cleansed his lands of the Witch's blight. You wanna know who gets entrusted with collecting bounties? The guy who's proven himself trustworthy.
But to be honest, I'd probably end up dead the first time i found myself in a dungeon containing monsters too high-level for me, because fantasy-real life doesn't scale to you.
God that makes no sense. VERISIMILITUDE!
>>46494030
Talk is cheap. I bet half these bright eyed hopefuls would turn into another Arthas Menethil as soon as some real despair sets in.
>>46494030
See
>>46494087
I think we have a bunch of neutral, a decent amount of evil, and a handful of good.
>>46492489
You ave my sword!
>>46494030
From what I've seen, in my experience, /tg/ is very noblebright, I would go so far as to say that while individual opinions may vary, Paladin would be the boards favorite class, and while we have our "edgy Blackguard" moments, we honestly find doing the right thing, or settling down to live a peaceful life, more rewarding than burning down orphanages and all that other stuff we sometimes say we'd do while cackling from behind a horde of skeletal minions.
>>46492974
Well, technically, you're a villain because you're quoting the whole 'villains act heroes react' thing like it's an axiom.
>>46492359
I'd become a wizard and seek immortality.
I think I'd give into the hypocrisy of my ideal hero; punish the wicked, no matter the transgression. Bear the weight of every sin even if it means damning yourself to a life of anguish and despair, because no price is too high when it comes to protecting the innocence of others.
Chaotic good as fuck.
>>46494138
Ehh i would disagree with you on that, especially when it comes to sex. We tend to be pretty twisted in any sex related discussions
>>46492489
I too long for a world where I could fight against Evil, where I could do something that would actually matter.
Here on Earth, evil has taken root and, like a vile weed, refuses to be stamped out in any meaningful way. Sure you might fight a war, but once you kill one terrorist cell, 10 more will rise up to replace it. Sure you might save an old woman from a mugger, but you haven't changed anything really. If he goes to prison and he isn't already in a gang, he'll probably join one and become a more violent criminal. If he is somehow aquited, he'll probably have such high fees that he'll be back out on the prowl soon enough.
In a fantasy world where I not only know that ultimate Evil exists, but am also assured a glorious afterlife succeed or fail, why the hell not? I would gladly crusade to crush Evil wherever it may lie.
>>46492359
Not a hero per se, but I try to be a good person in my daily life as much as I can. Being dumped into a fantastic kingdom wouldn't change that.
That being said, I would 100% be ecstatic about my situation. Holy shit I am in a world I have experienced literally none percent of! Do you have any idea how amazing that would be? Like a man who grew up in a bunker, learning nothing about the world outside suddenly has the doors thrown open before him! Everywhere would be a place I've never been, people I've never met, and magical things that must be seen to be believed. I'd want to see it all. From the small hamlet to the shining holy city to the far and savage shore. To be completely honest I wouldn't dwell too long on being heroic because I'd be so busy experiencing my fantastic new home and generally making my life an A D V E N T U R E !
>>46493494
I dont get it. Not that i get rape in general, but if you were given the chance to have a girl love you to that point, why the fuck would you want to rape her instead?
>>46492419
Probably not.
The scientific method is not much more useful than intuition unless you're trying to encourage peer review.
And if the society you end up in values academia even slightly, they'll probably have developed something similar already.
>>46492359
I would probably reach mid levels being a cowardly ponce.
Once confident in my safety, I would make up for lost time by being a reckless evil ponce.
I'd probably get killed by adventures before reaching high levels.
>>46494337
Because some people just want to see the world burn
>>46493651
Find one that can hold beer properly.
And I get that she's squishing her boobs, but if they were unsquished they'd still be super lopsided with those proportions.
And between her leaning forward and the way the beer is moving, the artist seems to have no sense of perspective.
>>46494337
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uZ_M0w8xKs&t=57
>>46492359
Hell yeah I would. I'd even go all the way and go full Doomguy.
>>46494337
Power, control. Having a bit of a sadist streak. They like the feeling of having complete power over them and exerting that power. Yeah, you could offer anon a beautiful girl who genuinely loves him and would do anything for him, but that is not enough. He wants to humiliate her, show he is in absolute control of her, and she has no choice in the matter. Sure an anon who is into it could describe it better than i can though.
>>46492489
A paladin order accepts you for that speech, slightly altered.
>>46493320
>dressing as a bandit
Anon, you're talking about raiding a caravan. You're a bandit. A high level one, but still a bandit.
>>46492489
>>46494797
Does... does the order accept those the speech moved on a personal level? Cause I was just gonna live a simple peaceful life but then I read that. I'm all for standing for Good now.
>>46494679
The plus side being: some women would fall in love with him for that very reason. Lets just hope he's the type that lets the poor gal have a safe word, eh? There are plenty of ladies out there that would relish being dominated by some violent shady thug, all the moreso if he's the strongest shady thug.
Who knows, maybe after pounding the princess raw, he'll show her even the slightest kindness. Toss her a towel, hand her a glass of water, and suddenly a spark is born.
Next thing you know the princess is running away from the castle, dressed in his colors, ready to be his adorable psycho sidekick.
He's the MC, so why not?
>>46494865
Meh. Maybe an assassian then. Main point is, be concealed so i can kidnap the kingdom's princess and take her to my rape dungeon.
>>46493679
>saving dragons
>slaying horses
>riding fair maidens into glorious combat
Anon... That's not what a glorious paladin does.
Nope, Dracula in a tower.
All are at the mercy of my unquenchable thirst for blood.
>>46494185
Good in general, kinky in the bedroom. What's the problem?
>>46494865
Yeah, but he's a lone drifter. The idea is to pin the crime on the local color. Who's established in this area? Who leads them? How do they operate, what do they wear? Every village is going to have its own home grown criminal element. You point the heat at them and then wander away. Or better yet, kill them all, say they did it, and collect a reward on top of your ill gotten gains. If the king's men ask where all the money in the village went, tell them some of the bandits got away with the loot. Barring some magical CSI scrying type shit, you get paid and make a clean break. Well, until you establish a pattern of being in the right place at the right time for these kinds of happenings, but by then you're high enough level to just steamroll your way through the whole of the kingdom virtually unscathed.
>>46494873
It does, anon. It does.
>>46492359
Oh, adventure is the life of mine!
Tales of yonder in my mind intertwine,
With dreams of salvation and final glory,
Truth in hand, I hope for is a demise so gory.
>>46494965
High level, clever as fuck bandit. Still a bandit.
>>46494976
I hope for a demise oh so gory*
>>46494983
Oh, I never said he wasn't. Just that he isn't the only game in town and as they say, there is no honor among thieves. Or in this case, bandits. Labels don't matter. Getting money matters.
>>46494885
I like the way you think anon.
>>46492801
British/10, would colonise with.
>>46494942
Well, there is some crossover. Getting excited about buying loli slaves at the market is not typically a noble thing to do.
>>46494178
You sir are a true hero, CG best alignment.
>>46493892
So they are extra shitty and breakable then?
>>46492489
we need to make this a quest now.
>>46492359
I'm a pussy so i'd probably end up as an npc
>>46492858
>Not taking kids on mini-adventures.
Come on man, children in fantasy are hardy little shits. Keep a couple of the caves around town cleared of major big bads so little ones can move in. Take your kid with you to clear them out.
>>46492359
>So lets say you actually got dumped into another world, with pc level stats and growth potential. Would any of you actually be a good guy? It seems like most people would either stay safe in a town somewhere, or go rape/murder/pillage across the lands.
I'd probably go around killing the ones who choose to go rape/murder/pillage across the land.
because that kind of behavior pisses me off to no end.
So take that as you will.
>>46495181
I dont think taking youngins on extermination quests is a good idea. Anime seems to think 12 is the appropriate age, so aside from training, those buggers are staying home tilk their 12th birthday.
>>46495197
he family that slays together stays together.
>>46495192
So you want to be a hero?
>>46494257
Honestly probably me. I've been lucky enough to see a lot of the world in my life and waking up one day in a fantasy world where I can legitimately make my way across the world under my own power would just turn that wanderlust up by 1000%. I'd try to be good or maybe even 'heroic' on my way sure, but the goal would always be just over the next hill or around the next bend, preferably with good company by my side.
>>46495262
So you would do a kino's journey style adventure?
>>46495197
I'll take it under advisement.
>>46492489
Become the E vil Anon, give this world what it needs to push forward with heroes and amazing feats of bravery.
>>46495275
Something like that, though not as strict in my timetable and hopefully not quite as solitary.
>>46495197
So what you're saying is...abandon my son back at home and completely drop off the grid for about 10 years or so, then meet back up when he's a teenager and thinks he's caught up to my level and... and then... fight to the deeaath? I'm sorry I'm so bad at this.
>>46495353
No. I kekd heartily.
>>46492359
As myself?
No. I got knee problems. Hard to smite the unholy lich when your kneecaps are trying to escape from their sockets.
>>46492359
I would try to be a hero. Except not a social justice hero. A real hero who does what he needs to go save his people, even if it means doing something horrible. A hero like Hitler.
>>46495416
It's cured when you cross over. First thing you notice. Now what?
>>46495416
>I got knee problems
They have magic for that though
>>46492489
You should come to /pol/. The (((Evil))) isn't as small and disorganized as you think. Everything tends to be connected in (((strange))) ways that you probably would dismiss offhandedly if you didn't look for them. We might not have PC stats, but we can still make a difference anon, just look at Trump.
>>46492489
You sound like a genuinely cool guy.And this is coming from an atheist.
I'd like to say that the only reason I'm not going around performing acts of heroism right now is that the world we live in doesn't allow it, but that's quite plainly untrue. In truth, I am too selfish and apathetic to care enough about the suffering of others to do anything so drastic, and too cowardly to put myself at risk.
I admire the altruistic and the selfless more than I do anyone else, and I wish I could be that great, but I am only fooling myself; I am not one of them.
>>46492801
this can't be British, his teeth are not fucked up enough.
>>46495438
>>46495446
I find a pretty elf girl and settle down. Probably learn a trade (I've always been interested in metal-working). I'd try and learn how to swing a sword on my spare time if I could manage it.
I'm not particularly charismatic or intelligent. I'm not epic hero material. really. There would also have to be a good reason that it had to be *me* who goes heroeing. Combat isn't something I'd just leap into.
>>46492359
I see someone just started watching Konosuba.
>>46492489
you should read the screwtape letters. very horizontal thought to yours.
it depends on whether i could learn 3.5 xph psionics or not cuz that'd be cool as fuck.
if not then i'd immediately begin learning magic up to Alter Self and turn myself into a girl and become a turboslut.
i have no shame in saying this.
>>46494919
I would like to personally thank you anon, for providing me with my first Crusade against Evil in this strange new world and granting me the trial I need to join a Paladin order
>>46492359
>go somewhere I can learn magic
>put every level into intelligence
>go full TUUUUUUBES trying to use magic to make the world a better place
>become the crazy wizard villain for other adventurers to defeat
>>46495793
Tubes?
>>46492359
>growth ability of a PC
Hell yeah. Not immediately walk out and fight goblins, but after a week inside a town I'll probably be accidentally breaking doors already.
>>46492359
Depends on how developed and protected their financial sector is, what the tech advancement is etc.
Do other people have PC level stats and growth potential?
> YFW you realize that this world has growth potential even if the PC stats are a little fuzzy and you're asking a stupid fucking question when the real question is why are/aren't you good IRL
>>46492359
>Is there no one to do protect shit I like for me?
Yeah, then I will do my best to protect my lifestyle and close ones.
>There is someone to do it for me?
Then I'm just going to sit it out.
I am a human, and I will only risk myself to protect something\someone I love.
>>46492359
Nooope.
>>46492489
Don't get me wrong, but I think you misread that book. The Devil has always been in little things, trolling people between the lines.
>>46492359
First I'd become a wizard.
Then I'd do wizard things.
I don't think I'd so much be evil as simply amoral.
>>46496319
Wizards... no sense of right or wrong.
>>46494104
Now I love wesnoth as much as the next bloke who loves wesnoth, but uh...you seem to be in the wrong thread friendarino.
>>46495775
Just don't pressure your kids into it. There's a lot of evil out there and they should have a chance to find their own to fight ya know?
>>46492359
It depends on how common "heroes" are in the setting, but I think I'd be a good guy at least. I'm not saying "wizard", but certainly I'd be some sort of bookish NPC (a cleric maybe?) that does is best to help people. That at least is on par with a lot of 1st level PCs. After that who knows.
>>46492359
>be me
>find myself a nice forest or jungle
>commune with nature
>learn the ways of the stoner dudes
>hang out with dank ranger pals
>smoke your troubles away when not doing druid things
I wouldn't really bother with good or evil, as long as me, my pals and my home grove is not in peril.
>>46492359
In all honesty, I would probably be the villain.
Not a villain like Sauron, none of that traditional dark lord world takeover nonsense.
I'd be Skeletor.
I'd get to live out my childhood dream of being both A) the villain that is so incompetent that the resources needed to get rid of him outweigh the damage that he does, and B) Use my veneer of incompetence to cover for me while I take over the criminal underworld of whatever place I'm in. Once I do that, I would go for civilizing the local crime. Be a better class of villain, get paid by the city because we prevent lots of outside crime from getting in, and lots of crimes of passion via deterrent, and I also get to lead adventurers to my Evil Lair of Doom every weekend and laugh as they trigger the trap room filled with nerf guns.
Evil is always great as a growth industry in all honesty.
Pretty sure most guys out here saying one of the extremes (going out to murderfuck the world/smiting evil left and right) would most likely just like most people stick at home and become a really good dung farmer who helps exterminate some of the troublesome local wildlife and maybe even pesky adventurers who get a little too rowdy after their drinks. But yeah, I wouldn't even mind that. Just be a normal villager +, or maybe sign myself up for the local guard at a big city because holy Hell is actually judging people yourself scary. Not sure bout y'all but I'm far too easily fooled to want to be the one who just goes about smiting people all the time
>>46496620
So you'd essentially establish the Guild of Calamitous Intent. Impose order on the sordid violence and outright terrorism of super villainy. Not sure how I feel about that.
>>46496632
That depends on how powerful I am or how powerful I become. I wouldn't pick fights I wasn't very confident that I could win, but there's not a whole lot a powerful high level player can't do when it comes to mortal threats.
Being that strong, it would be a waste to keep my head down and not make use of such a rare and valuable resource. It'd be like sitting on a gold mine and not profiting on it because counting all that money sounds like too much of a hassle.
But you're right, if I feel like it isn't worth the effort or that the threat to my person is too high, I'd play it real quiet.
>>46496620
Sounds like a chill guy to be honest.
>>46496712
It depends on the setting that you land in aswell. What if it's noblebright, instead of grimdark? What if nobledark or grimbright? There's many variables floating around still.
>>46496664
The end goal I suppose would be to make supervillainy a valid career path, albeit a somewhat overlooked one. Some day in the future, apprentices will be sent to the guild of villains, where they will learn the fine arts of the trade like the Evil Laugh, the Cape Swish, and the Ominous Pun. It'd be like a bards college meets pro wrestling, as run by Invader Zim, and run entirely on pseudo-illicit funds from the local king/queen/ruler who's in on the action.
It also makes the adventurer market sustainable. And, when you get those really evil megalomaniacs that pop up with a world domination plan, they can't hire any henchmen, because we've got them unionized.
>>46492489
Righteous Brother!
>>46496712
Yeah exactly, if we'd start of with laser eyes and flight I'm sure we'd all pop off into the sky and save the day.
But going on the whole premise of us being first level or so for starters I kinda suspect most of us will end playing it quiet. Because heck, going for a nice and positive view right now all of us HAVE the option of becoming a bright and flaming example for all good in humanity. Instead though we're choosing to play it safe and browse /tg/, yes most of us atleast try and make the world a better place little bit by little bit. And maybe that's what we'd with our new found powers, just keep it small and try to be a good human bean. Because really, except for us not having laser eyes, what's stopping us /tg/'ers from becoming the next exemplar?
>>46496620
>nerf guns
How do you expect to actually stop anyone from getting in? At least use tranqulizer darts and gloat for a few minutes after they wake up hanging upside down before "accidentally" releasing them, come on.
>>46496768
I doubt that would work. Criminality isn't something you can unionize as much as you'd think.
Just look at modern-day jobs: people still have to pay taxes and stuff, so they go and work off the records.
>>46496768
>they can't hire any henchmen, because we've got them unionized.
Truly the darkest evil.
>>46496798
Well I mean, in fantasy settings theives guilds happen a lot. And they're basically the same concept, but on a much smaller scale. The city allows them to exist because they prevent rampant thievery by kneecapping anyone who steals in their city that isn't affiliated with them. This is kind of the same concept, but scaled up for villainy as a whole. It works as a safety net for the villains, since they have a form of backup, and works well for the heroes, since they have an organization who has a vested interest in keeping out major dangers so that they can go back to being villains. If a potential dark lord, crazed serial killer, or other such unsavory type shows up, you have both sides of the law looking for it. It works out better in the end for everyone. The difficulty is getting the city behind it in the first place.
>>46492489
The world is no longer as simple as it once was anon.
Evil has changed and become harder to see, but we have not, and can't seem to see what is between the lines in front of us.
>>46496795
Tranqs can be messy, depending on the target's body weight, medical history, and other complications like that.
Nerf guns are better because while they're being pelted with foam, they won't notice the tripwires, or trapdoors, or numerous other triggers hidden around the area.
Also, it's funny to watch seasoned adventurers swat pathetically at foam darts.
>Am beeg guy
>Love to be loud and make everyone around me laugh
>Tend to take charge, but will defer to someone who has more experience or knows what they're talking about better than I do
>Am a habitual person. Get into a routine, always go to the same places.
I'd probably wander around until I found a town I liked and then adopt it as my home town. Work on making the surrounding areas better, work on becoming an influential force in the town, eventually gain a prominent voice and begin directing the town to be more what I want.
I think I'd be a fighter overall, but I'd definitely work my ass off to pick up some magic from different classes. A minor healing spell, a light spell of some kind, a fire spell, and an ice spell. Nothing major, just enough to: heal minor wounds that need more than a bit of dirt rubbed in them; make sure I'm not fucked if something goes bump in the night and I can't light a damn torch; light a fire (or a fuckin torch, why are these things so hard to light?!); chill a drink. I don't need to know the why of how magic works, just teach me enough to make the spell work.
Since we're talkin PC levels and whatnot, I'd stack up strength until I could wield a giant hammer and a big ass shield at the same time.
>>46492359
I'd finally become the larger-than-life muscle wizard I've always wanted to be. After discovering the secret of using magic to increase muscle mass or muscle mass to increase magic (whatever comes first), I'd definitely run around saving the world from dragons and other terrible dangers.But what I would really love is to reach a level of arcane supremacy where I can make my own worlds and planes, so that I can finally make the beautiful places I have dreamed of become a reality.
>>46492379
I thought the only reason to even become a hero is to gain fame and riches?
If I went on rampage then another hero would gain fame by wrecking me.
>>46492359
I probably wouldn't I am actually huge fucking coward. If I am given a choice I m pretty sure I would not risk my life to do great things... yeah... I know it is sad... I would probably just stay in a town and do mundane things.
>>46497406
I get you, but as people with PC levels we're basically walking gods. Shit that's hard for everyone else is no effort to us. Eventually you'd gain confidence, even if all you did was mundane stuff, as you notice how much others struggle to do what you do easily.
Legitimately, if it were to happen, I would throw myself in there, fully dedicating myself to becoming a hero, even if it means I might die trying.
Absolutely, with no hesitation, yes; I would try to be a hero.I'd strive to be a gunmageWhat class would you be anon?
Anti paladin: Knight of the Sepulcher
Beefy as fuck paladin + powers? Check
Becoming undead without actually losing my flesh? Check
Becoming immune to succubus soul sucking? Check.
Aquire infernal lover, build dungeon, feed her the soul essence of the asshole adventurers, enjoy harem, spend unlife working towards ascension.
Would essentially be a selfish asshole unless it took my fancy to act otherwise.
>>46492359
I'd go crazy. I'm already depressed as I am and then everything I know, everyone I love just disappears. It'd be cool to be a hero, sure, but the longing for my old life's feeling of security would most likely crush me, especially considering what a wimp I am physically AND mentally.
>>46497614
kill yourself
>>46492489
You believe in the devil? Holy fuck, hows tribal society working out for you?
>>46492359
I'd certainly try.
I mean, probably lay low and just do normal life stuff for a bit to build up a little coin, but then, sure, sign on with local guard to get some basic military training and then head on out into the world.
If i had the requisite 'stats', magic would be a pretty baller thing to learn too.
>>46492359
>with pc level stats and growth potential
With that stuff, sure. With some variance depending on setting, of course. But I think that in the end I'd lean more toward heroics than villainy.
Nah, I would be inventor, but I might sponsor heroes if my inventions would make a fortune which is pretty likely if we're talking about generic fantasy tech level.
>>46495486
>>46496632
No, i can assure you. If i got to the level of say, a high level player in skyrim, where you can walk into mmajor cities and casually kill every thing that can be killed, i would be out raping and pillaging the world, and killing anyone who got in my way. Good think i dont have that kind of power, it keeps my actions relatively decent.
>>46497614
Anon.
>>46497630
This. You seriously wouldnt give up your life here to be reborn into a famatasy realm?
>>46497992
It could be cool, but I'm too weak to take the modern small evils. Fantasy Evil? No way, and to be a farmer would be just throwing away the few good things in my life for risk of bandits.
>>46498527
It was already on pg 1, why would you bump it?
>>46492359
I'd be as I am now.
A Neutral cleric.
>>46497572
Fighter/Barbarian.
>>46492359
I'd become a lawful good wizard.
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>>46497572
Medicbro.
Don't follow a deity so a cleric is out, but I could see myself dedicating everything to the cause like pic related.
>>46492359
Odds are good that I'd become an hero.
>>46497572
I'd probably be taking levels in fighter if I was leveling up while messing around in town, but if I ever get into the adventuring life it'll be full DEUS VULT.
>>46497572
Fighter, 100%
>>46497642
Go home, Dawkins, you're drunk and your jar of honey misses you.
>>46497406
That probably just means you'll start with levels in Rogue.
Adventure will find you, Anon! Much as I wish it would lay off, myself.
I don't think I would try to be a large hero. If anything, due to my training as an anthropologist, my goal would be to trek around the entire fantasy setting and write down and document everything, and then tell about my travels. Would that make me a weird bard?
I'm not actively going to seek out evil to vanquish, but i'm going to do my best to get rid of it if I happen to encounter it. Not a hero, but definitely on the side of good.
While D&D alignments are rather stupid and constraining, I think that NG is the one that fits me best.
>people on /tg/
>being outgoing enough and having stats good enough to be PCs
Fucking liars, all of you.
>>46497642
I'd use my newfangled knowledge of sanitation and microbes to make those shitty clay pot water filters for gold. No longer will clerics be besieged by scores of peasants begging for their dysentery to be cured.
Using my savings, I'll pay a wizard to Polymorph any Object me into adragonwrought kobold, then maybe I'll start taking levels in cleric or something.
>>46498839
What, you already have adventures in real life?
>>46498854
I spend every day assessing risk and trying to implement controls and mitigation strategies.
Some days you just want to say 'Fuck it', and see what happens.
Fuck yes I would be the hero. I may not last long, but I wouldn't miss the opportunity.
>>46492359
You ever actually gone camping? Or gotten into a fight beyond highschool? Shit sucks HARD. I'd study magic if I could, get a consulting job with an adventuring party but actively joining them is fucking madness. Those crazy fucks are fighting spiders the size of bears, I'll stay in town and charge them a small bit of gold plus expenses to identify magic shit for them.
I don't want to be a hero, I want to be the NPC.
Until I get get 5th level spells, that is, then some evil gonna get FUCKED
>>46498887
You magnificent bastard. Are you planning what I think you're planning?
>>46492359
If my life was actually on the line I would learn some healing magic and basic combat skills. Then I'd head off to find the most boring, definitely not cursed town in the land, set myself up as the town doctor/healer and live my life with a decent amount of ale, a bar maid at my side and my constant research into more and more powerful forms of magic. I'd probably never use it, but on the off chance that a mysterious knight or quartet of brave adventurers came a knocking, I would want to be able to immolate them without a second's hesitation.
>>46498913
Probably the most sane answer here.
>>46498902
>I spend every day assessing risk and trying to implement controls and mitigation strategies.
Yeah, sitting on your fat ass in your cubicle.
>Some days you just want to say 'Fuck it', and see what happens.
The fact that you haven't already done so in real life tells me that you won't do it in a fantasy world either.
>>46498890
Different anon, but my brother keeps dragging me into plot hooks. His dex and con are absurd, mr I got hit by a car and walked away.
And here we have yet another skateboard punk rock adventure.
>>46498887
Nobody said you are allowed to keep your real world knowledge.
Well, I'm already a wizard. Guess I'll figure out how enchant a few items to sell every now and then to keep living the NEET life.
>>46498984
>Yeah, sitting on your fat ass in your cubicle.
More or less.
>The fact that you haven't already done so in real life tells me that you won't do it in a fantasy world either.
But I'm from /out/. I'm doing 'fuck it' stuff all the time, just not as a job which is what OP seems to be implying, rather than just forming some sort of 'anti evil militia'.
>>46492359
I try to be a good guy in this world. Instead of hitting goblins with a stick or whatever I'd probably put my education to use and try to improve infrastructure and the economy while taking a few levels of cleric for self-defense.
>>46492489
You have my aid, brother.
/tg/ Paladin order when?
>>46492359
I don't know if I'd be a hero, exactly, of the typical epic fantasy RPG type, questing for holy artifacts to save the world, if I could avoid it.
But I would probably do some adventuring to start off, focusing on adventures where I can gain influence (enough to get a royal charter to found a town on the frontier) and resources (enough to give the town a good start). I'd spend downtime scouting good locations, and when I finally got it started, I would have the town thoroughly planned out, stage by stage. I'd keep adventuring, to pacify the surrounding area, open trade routes, and generally improve my town's position. Maybe by the time I was done, I'd ascend to become a demigod of urban planners and architects.
>>46492974
Go back to tvtropes.
>>46492359
I feel like I wouldn't really be a hero, but a weird antisocial crypt robber.
>>46495486
Stop trying to make the Paladin fall, /pol/.
>>46492359
>try to become a hero out of lingering guilt issues
>end up dying at Level 1
This is how it ends for me.
>>46499008
Nobody said that you aren't either, so it assumed that you do.
>>46499008
>So lets say you actually got dumped into another world
Sounds pretty clear to me that you do, but i think the point of this thread anyway, is would /tg/ act on their fantasy if they had a choice, or stay behind and do farming shit.
>>46498984
>get given a second chance
>have stats bumped up to the level of soon-to-be-demigods
>not taking the chance and running with it
I've met people I could swear browse /r9k/ and they'd probably take up arms under circumstances like this. You'd have to be enough of a coward that you were literally scared of your own shadow not to take this opportunity.
If you had the money, imagine all the things you'd buy or the charities you'd donate to. Now imagine if someone handed that to you on a silver platter.
It'd be the best day of your life, and I doubt there's /anyone/ for whom it wouldn't be.
>>46492359
I gotta say, I'd probably never be the hero in the conventional manner. I'd do good incidentally, sure. Helping people requires so little from me most the time, but I'd mostly be in it for the challenge.
In a fantasy world, EVERYTHING can be improved, even things that shouldn't be possible due to bodily limitations. I can train and train with no effective limit, and with visible results at every milestone. I'd be out there fighting just to fight, making up new styles and techniques just to see if they were possible, constantly trying to test my strength against the best of the best to see if I could. In essence, I'd be Goku.
>>46499589
>You'd have to be enough of a coward that you were literally scared of your own shadow not to take this opportunity.
Have you SEEN the survival rates of first level characters when the DM doesn't restrain himself?
>>46499504
Could make a good (tragic) prologue for a dark fantasy series. The Boy Who Tried.
>>46499648
Only beacause it has to be interesting. If you can progress at the rate if a pc, just go join the guards and practice fighing. Your level will soar much faster than normal.
>>46499648
As long as he uses CR-appropriate enemies, everything will be fine!Right?
>>46498974
Actually, after further thought, odds are this would just end with a powerful hero/holy order mistaking my town for cursed/demon worshiping.
>we all end up under siege from an order of paladins
>I try my best to defeat them alone but I just can't
>the rest of the town, my friends and family, come to my aid despite having literally no experience of fighting
>I watch as my loved ones die for my mistaken attempts to protect them from murder hobos and plot.
>In the darkness, a voice whispers to me
>"I could save them. I could give you the power you need. All you must do is bow and obey"
>Become the champion of a foul, eldritch god.
>massacre the paladins and offer them as a sacrifice to my new master
>my own people are horrified and terrified of me
>forced to abandon my home after years of happiness, seeking revenge against the people who took it from me
>decades spent in the service of my patron turn me into a cold and cruel sorcerer.
>Eventually he makes me into a sorcerer-king, oppressing a great many normal people
>when the chosen heroes finally break through my defenses I wait for them and our final confrontation.
>I feel relief for the first time in so long as the blade finally falls on my neck.
So... I guess eventually I would be the bad guy.
>>46499678
>just go join the guards and practice fighing. Your level will soar much faster than normal.
>harmless sparring will increase your level
Have you even played D&D?
>>46492359
No.
Heroes venture forth and fight the vile forces of darkness that gather every day.
Heroes save the kingdom from rampaging dragons that threaten to devour enslave all who dare oppose them.
Heroes are renowned as champions, their deeds are forever engraved in history they shape the world.
But heroes never look back, they move on. Every tavern, every town, every court, every province is a hero's humble beginning, but never their end.
They will never again share a drink in that moldy tavern.
They will never again help the townsmen at the mill and fields.
They will never again partake in a Lord's noble hunt, winning the admiration of the ladies.
They will never again fish with the old hermit by the lake, who shakes with every cast of his rod.
No, this world does not need more heroes, it needs protectors, it needs balance.
I will raise my blade at those who dare to attack the defenseless farm.
I will point my spear at the vicious beasts that bring plague and death to the harvest.
I will defend this small town until not a single drop of blood is left in my body. And If I am regarded as a hero for my duty, then so be it.
>>46499582
But my fantasy would be to be inventor in "medieval" fantasy world. I mean with my knowledge I could invent tons of shit and would be go into history famous as fuck. Why would I want to be a murderhobo when I can be so much more and finally put my skills/education into something meaningful?
>no one has asked "what system".
D&D 3.5? Maybe
WHFRP? Fuck no.
>>46492359
>Drop off inter-dimensional portal
>Immediately find some wimpy farmer and kill him, no remorse
>Git loots, sell loots for coins, buy equipments
>Chain over padded cloth, slightly used axe, booze
>Ambush passerby and travellers, save enough coins to travel
>Join a merc band
>Kill for coins
Then either:
>Die on the battlefield, content with your short and brutal life
>Live long enough to quit and settle down, have fond memories of chopping people to death
If only ;-;
>>46499504
>lingering guilt issues
Why?
>>46499662
So, Quentyn Martell?
>>46499736
This is an RPG world. The plot is going to catch you, no matter how hard you fight it. You could spend years as an engineer or doctor or general nice guy. But eventually someone is gonna give you that quest that you have no option but to take and then you're fucked
>>46492359
I'd most likely try to learn some healing magic and just take care of people who really need it, like the peasants in some shithole in bumfuck nowhere. I just can't imagine myself doing heroic things like fighting evil, even in a world where I have pc stats. Maybe once in a while I can help actual heroes.
