Have any of you had The overly Avoidant PC?
>be me
>be playing Star Wars Rpg
>player is sith lord who's role is to travel to a different planet and discover and root out what appears to be a light force prodigy and his mentor
>player who is a sith lord is basically more OP than most other characters refuses any conflicts
>from npcs confronting him for being a outworlder
>to physical confrontations
>to random encounters with villagers
>to actually encountering his target, not securing her and allowing her to get away
> he literally went back to his base and totally avoided any possible situations
he refused to engage anything
WTF DO YOU DO WITH THAT AS A GM
>>44379249
Kill his character.
>>44379249
Have his father show up and ask him to come home.
I'd just force him into conflicts.
NPCs hassling him for being an outworlder? Don't have the jerks let up. Have them keep hassling him until he either runs away (marking himself as a coward and a weakling) or lashes out in anger (as a good Sith should).
If he needs information on the Jedis' whereabouts, but local villagers aren't being forthcoming, he can either shrug his shoulders and go without the info (and have no idea where his targets are, rendering his mission impossible to complete) or he can start hurling Force Lightning until someone talks (as a good Sith should).
If he finds his targets, but doesn't want to confront them, he can either let them escape (like an idiot) or he can actually step up to the plate and fight (as a good Sith should).
And if he goes back to his base with nothing to show for his efforts - does he have a superior? A Sith Master maybe, that he reports to? Because that's the time when his Master should give him a rightful chewing-out for being a weak, spineless coward and an embarassment to all Sith.
I wouldn't have the Master kill him for his failure, but a metaphorical whack upside the head is definitely in order. Then he should be sent out on another mission, with the threat that if he doesn't get results, he's a dead man.
Of course, this assumes the player isn't avoiding encounters out of shyness or lack of confidence. If they are, talk to the player, and try to bring them out of their shell. Make them feel comfortable at the table, and assure them that no-one's going to laugh at them or think they're stupid for making mistakes in a TTRPG. Try to impress upon them the importance of boldness in RPGs, and being willing to take risks to get what they want. Break down any fears they might have about performing in front of the group - it's all just fun and games, at the end of the day. There's no need to worry about it, or take it so seriously.
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What are the most and least fluffy units for Salamanders ?
Any advise what should units should I get first if I wanted to start playing them ?
>>44376411
tacticals in drop pods with flamers
>>44376411
>Most Fluffy
Anything that's Flamer/Melta based. Armor is good too, but as a supporting role, not balls to the wall like Iron Hands. Like your pic, they love them some Terminators.
>Least Fluffy
Now I'm not a Sallies expert, but I don't actually think there are any particularly unfluffy units. You don't see a lot of Bikes or Assault Marines in the green and black though.
>Starting units
>>44376424
I ho ho hope you're enjoying your Christmas, teegee.
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If you're the giving sort and willing to contribute to the prize pool, just mention it and I'll contact you so we can work something out.I hope I tripfagged correctly, I've never done it before but it would make it so much easier to organize this
>>44376308
Even though I'm not participating your generosity is appreciated fa/tg/uy
I'll participate in the raffle
http://steamcommunity.com/id/officeromally/
In addition, if anybody wants to pick up any of the following:
System Shock 2 (x2)
The Commandos Collection
MGS:GZ
Feel free to reply to this post with your steam/add me
In addition, I'll also go out and buy a ~5$ game for the first three anons to ask
Please don't double dip
>>44376308
Merry Christmas, everyone!
I'll try my luck
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You're doing god's work, OP
Giant statue thread?
Giant statue thread
>>44376047
>>Tandem war elephant
Stat me.
>>44375308
A 1700 year old Turkish saint who is somehow also King of the Elves. He lives in a pocket dimension at the North Pole, has, for at least one night a year, total control over space and time, and has the kind of surveillance abilities that the NSA would kill for. Also, rumor has it he he’s permanently bound Satan himself to his personal service..
I’m with the toddlers on this one: I’m terrified of the guy.
>>44375321
He's got a continuously active planet-encompassing Detect Evil spell-like ability, possibly manifesting itself into a list that automatically updates itself as we performed naughty deeds and nice deeds.
Level 100 Wizard that ascended to godhood. His worshipers are dwarf/elf halfbreeds, mall workers, and children. His domains are travel, time, air, winter, and night.
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On PDF Images:
>>44374015
On Blurry Images:
>>44374188
>>44375213
My PDF's for the newest stardust including the romance and soldier dlc's keep getting over 8mb
I give up, someone else fucking do it, but wait because SDA said hes doing a update to one of the DLC"s soon, very soon
>>44375213
I already made the .pdf, though. Zoom out to 75% and it should look relatively fine.
>>44375277
Don't include the DLCs.
I posted this pdf last thread.
How would you guys feel about your character class determining your equipment? Not necessarily your miscellaneous stuff like rope, rations, tents, and other gear. Just your weapons, armor, and maybe other things that are essential for that class.
>inb4 hurr durr classes are bad
>>44375082
>tfw can't play ranged Paladin
>tfw can't play a heavily armored standard bearer bard
>tfw can't play a knifemaster fighter with over 9000 daggers
>tfw can't play an elf barbarian with spear and bow
>tfw my fighter with maxed thieving has no thieves' tools
Predetermined gear is shit and makes already restrictive character creation into clone factory
That's fucking terrible. You may as well use pregens at that point.
>>44375082
It makes sense, the entire point of a class system is that it creates archetypes, and the reason systems like D&D have so many issues is because there is not enough niche protection for those archetypes.
The complaint in >>44375143 is silly, since that's assuming your class name makes a huge difference in your character, which it shouldn't unless game terms are real world terms, in which case that isn't really a concern unless you're specifically trying to be different.
The complaint in >>44375258 is somewhat legitimate, in that you either need to have a system which doesn't pretend to give a lot of player choices, or a system in which there are so many classes, and so many minor options that having your style decided for you isn't an issue.
How good are you with a sword IRL?
Decent, though I'd be slaughtered by someone who could actually FIGHT with one.
>>44373573
Getting better, started training with longsword a few months ago. Nothing professional and mostly for exercise.
>>44373573
I only have Martial Weapon Proficiency: Assault Rifle.
So Deadzone has released it Beta second edition rules.
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Anyone had a chance to play them.
>>44372646
Pretty sure I have shot a whole bunch of these guys in Mass Effect.
>>44372646
> True line of sight.
ok /tg/ you get to go back in time and stop one mistake in traditional gaming from happening what do you choose
i would say the reserve list with not calling 4e d&d tactics in a distant second.
>>44372579
Class based systems.
>>44372611
i really wasent thinking in such broad terms but ok
>>44372579
It doesn't matter. The world is exactly as people want it to be, so it would only be a matter of time before everything looked exactly the same as it does now no matter what you changed.
What's the best kind of magic for urban fantasy?Serious question; I am trying to mend together a game with a modern fantasy style setting and I need interesting magic systems
Graffiti Magic. It's like glyphs and shit. Writing the true names of things you graffiti on can make cool constructs and shit.
Subways built on leylines. Magical fights are settled on the F-Train as it travels through time and space.
Verbal magic in the form of Rap.
Urbanmancers who can sprout buildings out of the ground and hit people with them. Wrap lamp posts around someone. Make people get lost in a maze of alleys.
Barista Alchemists who can make themselves and others go into superpowered caffeine rages and can someone foam monsters
>>44372324
Ever heard of too on the nose?
Subtle and very much tied to the environment. You do rituals that are odd, but not what you usually call magic. No eye of the newt, feather of the raven, boil and burn and bury at a crossroads kind of bullshit. Don't step on the cracks in the pavement, toss exactly three coins to the second beggar you meet, wear something yellow, and don't ride a lift higher than the fifth floor.
The results are similarly subtle. You never get splashed by cars, people looking for you will find their way quickly and easily if they mean you harm, while pursuers will constantly be delayed by random shit.
Subcultures tap into this constantly and for the most part unknowingly. The bartender at the bar you drink at is so good because of the path he takes to work. The hipsters' lingo draws luck from others.
You don't notice it unless you know what to look for. This type of shit.
I miss the Blood Jaguars.
>>44372007
While that particular piece of art looks pretty badass, most custom chapters make the mistake of hamming it up too much. Seriously, when you've gone more wolfy than Space Wolves, it's too much. Space Sharks aren't shaped like sharks, Mantis Warriors aren't mantises. Why are the Aztec marines literal Aztecs? Why are the scuba marines literally old timey scuba divers?
>>44372039
I think it's more the lack of any non-European themed Chapters in canon. So they go too far the other way to show that these aren't another Chapter themed on white people.
>>44372039
That doesn't really work with the Blood Jaguars. It would only work if the 'jaguar' aspect was overstated, but it isn't.
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> QM question
How have the holidays impacted your quest?
> Player question
What would you get the QMC of the last quest you played for Christmas?
>>44368822
Player Question: Some Vinyls of the bands she likes and a package of 100 clothes pins.
Why are most QMs social rejects and autists?
>>44369336
>How have the holidays impacted your quest?
It's given me more time to work on the new quest I've been putting together, so it's been good for me.
>What would you get the QMC of the last quest you played for Christmas?A special symbol on his armor from Sergeant Crusader.
Its occured to me: Yahweh is basically a Lovecraftian god. A giant, unknowable and implacable god that is so big that he is beyond the very comprehension of man. His angels defy all logic and physics, his very presence terrifies anyone nearby. Further more, hes far beyond understanding to the point of contradicting and confusing. He doesn't follow logic. Hes basically a Eldritch abomination that thinks humans are neat and worth not acidentally obliterating.
>>44365844
anon pls
>>44365844
You could say the same about pretty much any deity
Any god from any religion can be redesigned into an Old One
>>44365882
Not really. For example the Greek gods were dicks but they were dicks in a very human manner.
>that guy that ALWAYS tries to min-max when specifically asked not to
>he looks for the most broken homebrew crap and keeps harassing the gm until he allows it
>then he uses the same background and look he uses for all his characthers
>first thing he does in-game is try to PK
Fuck people like this.
>>44363273
Post your players' current PC sheets, OP
What's that, you can't because reasons?
I too would be interested to know more details. Fuck the police OP, show us that shit.
>>44363273
I am glad I have never encountered these sorts of people. I've been playing for over a decade though, I half believe these people are myth.
