So /tg/ i've noticed that there really is a lack of material for /tg/ related Native American lore, art & games as well as generally a lack of American (North/Central/South) mythology that permeates a lot of modern fantasy. And normally when it does it's mingled with the Anglo-american/european influence
I'm building up a folder for a game i'm going to be running regarding an several tribes along the Mississippi & an apocalyptic event as well as another game regarding trade wars along the Rio Grande. So far all i can find /tg/ related are a few Mayan & Aztec CYOA's & splats
Perhaps its better to imagine the thread as Native American Fantasy. Or a fantasy setting where the Europeans never arrived or did much further down the line.
That & admittedly i love the idea of stone weapons & tools being high quality gear while actual iron tools would be the stuff of legends.
>>44774291
The only monsters that come to mind that have actually appeared in fantasies & gaming are probably thunderbirds & Windingos. Then again i'll admit to know knowing much about native american myths or monsters.
The inuit have a few cool creatures. But you can always count on people who live in an area of purpetual harshness & misery to come up with some cool shit.
Qalupalik hang out near the water wearing baby carrying parka & steal away children who stray away from home or gather too near to open water without escort.
So I've been playing X-Wing for a couple months now, put in a decent number of games running a list of 4 TIES + whatever else. Sometimes two interceptors, sometimes Vader in his Advanced. Also got the Shuttle because it's cool. I've won an okay number of games but I'm almost positive I've lost a lot more often than I've won. Any general tips for improving my game?
Also I want to try out this list because I have a hardon for Interceptors.
Soontir Fel
Royal Guard TIE (0)
Push the Limit (3)
Autothrusters (2)
Engine Upgrade (4)
Carnor Jax
Royal Guard TIE (0)
Autothrusters (2)
Engine Upgrade (4)
2x Avenger Pilots
Oh and yeah, general X-Wing thread
why do you have an engine upgrade on your interceptors? They come with a boost. I would recommend throwing a stealth device on them, and that should free up a couple of points for a decent initiative bid.
Like >>44774323 said, those engine upgrades are a waste of 8 points, anon.
Throw Stealth Devices on instead.
>>44774213
The engine upgrades aren't supposed to be on there at all. Squad builder is a shit and added them for some reason.
>Core rulebooks, adventure modules, Unearthed Arcana
https://mega.nz#F!UVkTnT5b!FJ34UZ98BMY2mEtexenS7g
>Pastebin with homebrew list, resources and so on:
http://pastebin.com/X1TFNxck
>OGL and SRD for 5e
http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/systems-reference-document-srd
I want to make a "clerical error" pun so badly, but I don't know how. Please help.
>>44773711
Just use the term clerical error in any situation that includes clerics.
Could Umberlee turn sailors undead?
For example, would it make sense if she punished a ship with a stowaway priestess of Umberlee by causing them to get lost in fog and then resurrecting the sailors when they've killed each other out of madness?
>>44773776
I kind of want to run a one-shot set on a giant boat now.
Probably the most disappointing part of any medieval-period film is the part where a castle is besieged and the attackers have no problem getting in. This is always made worse by the fact that enormous castle walls get brought down by fucking catapults of all things, despite this pretty much never happening before gunpowder artillery.
On the other hand, I feel like a fantasy setting could handle a siege in ways that are far less predictable and additionally provide more leeway for ridiculously powerful siege engineering. It could also lead to some immensely stupid oversights, like that bit in Lord of the Rings where the Uruks bring pikes to take Helm's Deep and never fucking use them.
What would be some interesting ways of getting into a castle in a fantasy setting where sorcery is possible?
Also what kind of defenses would arise in said castles as a way of combating these tactics?
Are there interesting alternatives that don't simply mimic gunpowder artillery (which could collapse castle walls)?
>>44772684
Use the bricks of the wall to make a golem and basically have the wall walk away.
Use illusion magic to scare soldiers off the walls.
Levitate or teleport in.
>>44772853
>Mr. Steal yo wall
That'd actually be pretty hysterical to make the wall get up and pimp away while flipping the defenders the bird with its brick fingers.
>>44772684
An extremely competent pyromancer could melt the wall, causing it to flow away. This would also give the defenders time to put up a second line of defence while the molten rock cools down (to speed this up, the attackers could throw water over the rock).
A Tyranid Hive-ship and a Zerg Leviathan land on a Sliver dominated Realm.
Which party comes out on top?
Whatever poor fucks are on the receiving of kerrgians new super brood.
>>44772512
A few choice slivers can make ALL of themselves infinitely strong and immune to anything.
>>44772639
why do you ask this question then
ITT: Confess your DMing sins. I'll start.
Whenever I run a dungeon of my own creation, I never actually plan a way for the players to solve the puzzles or get past obstacles.
Ususally I just have them fuck around until they do something that amuses me enough that I feel like letting them past.
>>44772145
I havent written a stat block for an monster in 5 months. I just have them hit the monster until i decide it dies.
I lied to my players and told them I had already given them vital plot information I forgot to tell them before. I convinced them that they just weren't paying enough attention to my masterfully crafted plotlines.
I'm a shitty person.
>>44772201
I'm getting fairly close to doing this honestly.
Especially in 5e I feel like monsters die way too fast.
>>44772227
If your players are anything like mine, then that's probably not unreasonable
Hey guys, let me know when you are here! Today we meet with the Lapsionan king!
Here
>>44771744
>>44771714
How do you do?
Should we start by changing and heading towards the meeting, or would you prefer if we skip forth a little bit and began by arriving at the palace throne room directly?
>the GM asks you to provide at least two NPCs your character is familiar with or cares about
Serious question. Is this ever not a bad sign?
>>44770899
When you know the GM is good, it's not a bad sign.
>>44770899
>not having family members and friends in mind for your PC when you create them
Everybody get a load of this mouse
>>44770899
Why would this be a bad sign? Sounds good to make sure your character is actually connected with the setting and stuff.
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Dawn breaches early, a soft tickling on the back of my neck, warm breathing.
Instinctively, I slap at it, moving away, only to divert my hand at the last moment, remembering I’m in bed.
Kara shifts in her sleep, lips smacking softly and face scrunching for a few moments, as I slowly pull myself away from her, slipping out of the sheets. Mr Johnson won’t be happy if he finds her in here, less so if he’d seen me under the sheets. Still… she looks to peaceful to wake, at least for now. Besides, it’s a few hours until my master usually wakes.
Sighing, I let her get some more sleep, easing the windows open to let some air in, I pull out a few more books and start hastily scribbling some more notes.
About an hour in, she bolts upright, long ears twitching, eyes wide. “Someone’s coming up the path towards the house.” She tells me, yawning quietly. “No, two people, and an animal with them. I think it might be a dog? Whatever it is, it’s not happy, ‘sbeing dragged along and scratching at the ground something fierce.”
>I’ll go check it out
>Want to come with? Just keep your hood down
>Wake Mr Johnson, he usually handles customers.
>Write in
>>44770264
Ask her to go wake Mr Johnson while we check it out.
>>44770264
>I’ll go check it out
>>44770264
>>Wake Mr Johnson, he usually handles customers.
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[ONGOING]
Intel:
-Secondary bases: (Potential base in U.S.S Aegis)
-Established contacts: Egypt [1 FO, 30 ROK], France [1 FO, 5 ROK], Japan [1 FO, 5 ROK], u.s [1 FO, 5 ROK]
-Chance of being detected: 35%! [Advent is investigating the organized attacks on its structure as of late.]
Grey Market Contacts:
-Jolt.clnt [Have intrest in Mechanical Wrecks]
-AF.Mrc [Mercs]
-SA.Mrc [Mercs]
-Exalt.clnt
-01101111 01101110 01100101.clnt [A.I?]
-_____.clnt [Corpses]
Mission Log:
Arms factory raid in Argentina [Success]
Raid on a containment Facility in Austria with Exalt Forces [Success]
Termination of a press in the united states [Success]
Raid on Clone Facility in Yemen [Success]
Extraction of Field operatives and recruits in North Sudan [Success]
Raid on an air base in Brazil [Success]
Destroy Advent surveillance project in France [Success]
Rob a bank in Madagascar [Success]
Extract personnel in Argentina [Success]
Destroy a plantation in Canada [Success]
Rescue a VIP in Italy [Success]
esearch:
>Project P.S.I [100 SCI, 100 MIL, 3 Month] I believe we can use our subject here as a live weapon. We can focus her psionic energy on our enemies in the field, the potentials are endless.
>Stun Captain Autopsy I [ 20 SCI, 1 MIL, 1 Stun captain corpses, 1 week] A magnificent example of the combination of Flesh and Metal, commander. This might open a non lethal route for our soldiers. I am sure we will find more advance on the long run with this specfic specimen
>Stun Lancer Autopsy [ 20 SCI, 500K, 2 Stun Lancer corpses, 6 days] So far, they aren't different from our advent soldiers we have encounter. However, rush something to consider. Perhaps, i can make some combat stimulant serum at the end of this research.
>ELR-GEN II , [10 ELR-GEN power source 3 sci, 3 mil, 2 weeks] Now we can focus on the original us of it. We can implement it into our generator, increasing productivity by 300%
>Alien Materials [Requires 10 Sci,10 Eng 100 Alien/Advent weapon fragment, 100 Alloy, 100 Elirium, 1 Mil, 2 weeks] Our understandings of these alien materials were lost twenty years ago, to fully uncover their potential, we need to thoroughly research them, commander.
>Advent weapon fragments II [10 SCI, 10 ENG, 150 Advent weapon fragment, 1 Mil, 2 weeks] Commander, we believe we can take a step forward, we can assemble these fragments to create weapons of our own. we will still use conventional ammo but its efficiency is ten folds better than our current arsenal
>Advent PSI Captain Autopsy II [30 SCI, 3 PSI Corpses,1.5 Mil, 6 days] There are more secrets to be uncovered with this specimen commander. We must win this race at any costs.
>Advent Shield [20 Sci, 20 ENG, 20 Shield Shard, 1 MIL, 1 week] Commander, While we can't make shields of our own, we can incorporate these shards into our scatter grenades. they will prove to be deadly to both light and heavy armored troops
>Advent Armour II [Requires 20 SCI, 20 Damaged Advent armour, 20 ENG, 3 MIL, 2 Weeks] Commander, Our breakthrough can be ever better with Moddable Armour. This opens a new route for protecting our soldiers
>Project MELD [1000 MELD, 100 SCI, 100 ENG, 10 MIL, 3 weeks] With the recent autopsy of the grunt soldier, We discover that they have been heavily altered with MELD. Should we finish this project, we can genetically modify our soldiers.
>Inject Soliders with Z0-1 Serum? (10k+ per soldier)
>Psi shield? [80k per soldier, negate panic attacks, equip-able]
>Implant Main Neural chip (500k per soldier)
>Implant Secondary Neural chip (50k per soldier)
Still going for a more streamlined opening post. Keep in mind I have no control over half the things in the pastebin.
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Previous thread: >>44747941
We haven't had a proper topic in a long time, so what are you up to, /cofdg/? Got any games you're in, homebrew you're working on, characters you want to try out?
Also, I need to get around to making more starter images...
Or just use the ones that still say "World of Darkness".
Asked at the tail end of last thread what Edward Nygma's Tell would be.
>>44769985
Should I maybe just give him a Ban as his Tell? What would be the benefits?
Also, this is basically Not-̶y̶e̶t̶-̶ serial killer Nygma. One of my Werewolves is an Irakka Storm Lord working as a GCPD detective, with Nygma as his Wolfblooded and sidekick.
Although I was thinking Horse might be good, since he'd take on Bans.Alternately Skinner, but let's avoid that for now.
>>44770089
Can't you just figure these things out yourself? Do you have to ask /tg/ about every step you take?
>>44770168
I'm an indecisive fuck, and it bumps the thread.
Plus we need people actually talking about their games, so I'm trying to encourage that by talking about my game.
Would "only" a Planetary system too small for a science fantasy setting?
>>44769320
No, but one line of text and a picture with no further explanation is too small to start a worthwhile thread.
Most planets in scifi are mono-culture/mono-climate anyway.
Instead of making planets of warriors, planet of scholars etc. Divide the planets by regions with competing cultures. The only constant being the planet itself.
>>44769320
If you're asking what I think you're asking, and you just forgot a "be" in the middle, there...
No. Not really.
Actually, keeping sci-fi and sci-fantasy within a single star system resolves a lot of problems inherent to sci-fi, like what happens when your players ask "what happens when we ram our faster than light ship into a planet?"
Interstellar travel generally tends to serve very little purpose in most settings where it's included; often simply an excuse to show far-off places that just wind up being like nearby places anyway, or a reason to show strange aliens, or isolate a ship/crew from their home to create tension.
Many series and sci-fi settings are set in individual star systems.
All you really have to do is make sure that you include everything you need for the underlying narrative within the system, and you're good.
Stat him, /tg/.
>>44768560
>famous person dies and suddenly it's /tg/ relevant because he was in some movies of some books
>>44768560
Dead
>>44768560
NO!
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE!
>The BBEG's plan is to market his Gynoids and artificial womb technology to "replace" women.
>BBEG even has plans to give Gynoids away in Lottos and giveaways. Also paying for a charity that GIVES them away to poor people.
1. Wtf?
2. why not make male versions to increase sales?
3. WTF?
>>44767559
>why not make male versions to increase sales?
Because he wants all the human women for himself.
Artificial womb technology doesn't equate to artificial egg technology. Still need women.
>>44767559
1. WTF was the point of this post?
2. Is this a shitpost that has no point and belongs on /d/ or /trash/?
3. The answer to #2 is "yes".
Between this and the outroar about the entire Judge spoiler banning thing, alongside other fiascos in this past year, I decided I no longer want to support WOTC. They're just essentially treating their playerbase like shit. Now don't get me wrong I own a handful of Legacy and Modern staples, like Lillys, Snaps, Tarmos, Fetches and even some Duals, so I'm not salty about this. I'm salty that I won't be able to play Legacy with people now because A) WOTC refuses to reprint ridiculously priced cards or cards in the reserved list so Legacy becomes more accessible and B) They now axed proxies, which was the alternative for poorfags to play Legacy.
Since they don't seem to care for me and they are actively wanting to kill all formats but Standard and Limited, I won't be supporting them anymore. So, does anyone know about where to buy extremely good counterfeits? Things that could pass for the real thing even in a sanctioned tournament when subjected to close scrutiny? I know they exist, but I haven't had the need to buy them until now. Thanks in advance
>TL;DR where can I buy counterfeits of expensive cards just to piss WOTC off
>>44766848
What did people really think was going to happen when they started making noise about this?
Honestly.
>>44766848
How about you just quit the game? Would send the same message to WotC without risking legal action.
>>44766902
I want to play, I just don't want to give them my money anymore. I'll keep the original cards and staples I have of course, but from now on and until they change their policies I'll just be buying counterfeits. Also the only "legal action" they could take is banning me from play.
