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Right, so my players want me to run a one-shot where they are terrorists trying to launch a major attack in the West. Seeing as how I've never run a game set in a non-fantasy/superhero setting, I don't know what system to use.
People usually suggest GURPS, but does anyone have any other ideas? Suggestions?
>>44282935
For one like Four Lions? Fiasco, maybe.
>>44282935
All Flesh Must be Eaten (minus the zombies).
The corebook has military operative mooks in one of the deadworlds and you can use the Survivor character archetypes as boss-level NPCs.
Welcome everybody. I was previously the QM of Fate/Maimed Reality and I will be hosting today a one-shot quest. I've drawn a map that will help you understand the world we're in a little bit better.
This is to be considered a prologue of a much longer quest which is in the planning. As of now, it's important for me to learn how to give more options to the players, so this game will be entirely free-roaming.
I am also studying how other QMs use their twitter accounts
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How to read the map:
Green Borders : Hakamichi Territories...
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>>44282894
“What a regrettable predicament”, you find yourself thinking.
Knee-dep in the mud of the trench, your fellow brothers in arm seem not to be as worried as you are. Have they come to terms with their own death? Or do they cling on the hope of eventually surviving?
A nearby soldier produces a phone from his pockets, and proceeds to show around the picture on the screen. It’s his family, an old-looking couple, a guy that must be in his late twenties, and a younger girl, although you’re not sure if the latter is the guy’s sister or his partner.
As you stare in the picture, you start recalling that day not long after your graduation.
A friend of your father had approached you with a rather alluring job offer in his company, member of the same keiretsu that employed your whole family.
“There is one condition, though”, he said. “One year of mandatory military training”
“Military training? But I am an engineer”
“The army needs military engineers, not only to design new weapons, but also on the battlefield”.
Weapon design wasn’t exactly your dream job, but there was no doubt that a lot of funds were diverted from civil to military engineering and, as a result, breakthroughs in military engineering often ended up benefitting the populace as well. Specifically, you were looking forward for the opportunity to design the first deepwater vessel.
After all, a year spent as frontline soldier in training could have only been beneficial for your curriculum given your aspirations, so you accepted.
“Why the condition, if I might inquire?”
You father friend took you by the arm and forced you to turn your back on the crowd, with the air of someone who is sharing confidential details.
(1/2)
>>44282913
(2/2)
“My company as well as your father are part of a proud association of innovative businesses all united in their loyalties to the Hakamichi Zaibatsu. Now, there’s no mystery the Hakamichi have territorial ambitions over the Amber Plains, an area largely mutation-free even after the events of the Day of Infamy. It seems that after the pacificatory marriage the Satou might be incline to grant the annexation of that land to the Hakamichi. For this reason, Jigoro, the pater familias, has decided to offer...
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>>44282934
Let's go through our inventory.
What do we have with us?
I've been thinking about this for a while but I want a new perspective.
There are a lot of tools for generating villages and castles and various medieval things, but I need a way to generate a city. An endless, seedy, dangerous city. I've been thinking of various ways to do this:
1.Tiles: Similar to the dungeon dice thing. Generate a large number of tiles to chose from at random to build the general landscape, then use subgenerators to choose the types of buildings, their names (if they have signs), inhabitants, that sort of thing. Positive is that...
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it does sound interesting. Issue is that while a village in a medieval setting is pretty default, cities all wildly differ. I would be intrigued though, especially with no. 3.
>>44282919
In the setting I have in mind, a bit of nonsense mashups of things wouldn't be too out of place.
Basically trying to do an Urban Dungeon Crawl in a Kowloon like megacity with a hallucinatory 80's vibe and modern fantasy style. Sort of like IVAN crossed with Hotline Miami.
>>44282880
bump
A great danger looms under our feet, it is waiting, it is sleeping. Ready to wake up at any time now.
Old circuits start, electrons running across their electronic veins. They have awakened now.
Whole city blocks now house the ashes of mankind. Look on, there's not much left to see.
When all the humans start to die... When all that don't shall go insane...
As they look up at blackened sky, THE NECRONS RISE AGAIN!
>First dice roll:
Original Side in the Necrontyr Secession Wars [1d10]
>>44282729
tell me of the necrons, what year did they reappear? 35k?
>>44282745
Depends, some awakened sooner than others. There are even a few Dynasties that haven't been truly awakened. The Silent King is the complete opposite, he never went to sleep and has spent millions of years roaming the void between galaxies.
>>44282766
what should I read if I want to know more about the necron?
Pathfinder General /pfg/
Spirits for the Season Edition
If you are asking for build advice, please mention which third-party books are allowed. If you do not say anything, we will ask (probably about DSP).
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>>44282268
Gestalting a spellcaster with another spellcaster's usually a really bad idea; for all your spells and magical potential, you still only have one round of actions, and your chassis isn't made any better.
Don't play an active class alongside an active class, however tempting it is. They'll be competing for your actions and your feats, when in Gestalt it's almost always better for one side to be a "feeder" into the actual active class.
>>44282332
What are some good "feeder" classes then.
Aside from Aegis, I think everyone knows Aegis is the best passive class.
What are some classes/archetypes that don't really gel well in gestalt anyway?
Reminder about the new playtest of DSP archetypes of the occult adventure classes:
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?472513-Dreamscarred-Press-Psionics-Augmented-Occult
Most modern fantasy is heavily influenced by European folklore and mythology. What are some aspects of Euro folklore and mythology that still don't appear in many games?
>>44282288
All the rape.
>>44282288
All the rape, the torture, the genociding.
>>44282288
invisible flying wyrms of disease that infect you by shooting tiny plague arrows at you.
>the captain of the guard is a commoner who has risen to his position through skill of arms
>he refuses to allow your party an audience with the king as you are not of noble rank
>>44282141
So? The nigga is just doing his job. The fact that he's common-born doesn't play into it.
The Captain of the Guard doesn't make policy, the King does.
>>44282141
Kill him, take his armor/uniform and impersonate him and get your party an audience. Then lay out his murdered body in a carefully staged scene that will implicate an enemy or faction opposing your party. Fucking easy.
Anyone remember heroes of might and magic 3? Great, this game is a bit like that!
How to play:
>Each turn you decide an action for the village first (research, building, whatever). Most votes wins (loosely), roll 1d100 for success.
>Then you decide an action for the away team.
>Whenever something new is built/invented/upgraded/recruited/… YOU post an image of the thing and I shop it onto our village
>images cannot include: magical realm, lame...
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>>44282102
Hey guy, you might wanna name for this tho.
The village name... well I kinda like Og? a lot
We should send some scouts around, see what we can find to feed ourselves
>>44282102
>Before anything else, we need a name for this village
We shall name it Vanaheimr (I was going for Butterpuss at first)
>>44282208
or this for the name. although Butterpuss is hilarious
ITT we argue about the many fallacies commonly believed about 3.5, the big one being: caster supremacy
>it's true, but not nearly to the degree people make it out to be
>>44281471
How do you figure? Casters got something cool out of pretty much every new book because everyone wanted new spells, whereas the new feats usually sucked ass. Add to that new full-caster PrCs that didn't really require any sacrifice on the part of the wizard, and you can see how each splatbook increases the power of the wizard without doing much or even anything for anyone else. That might not be a core 3.5 issue, but iirc (and it's been awhile for me so I admit I may be wrong here! My apologies in advance)...
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>>44281646
>How do you figure? Casters got something cool out of pretty much every new book because everyone wanted new spells, whereas the new feats usually sucked ass. Add to that new full-caster PrCs that didn't really require any sacrifice on the part of the wizard, and you can see how each splatbook increases the power of the wizard without doing much or even anything for anyone else. That might not be a core 3.5 issue, but iirc (and it's been awhile for me so I admit I may be wrong here!...
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>>44281471
Even if you're only going with core, the most important thing that will determine how overpowered people think casters are, is how they look at levels.
If they look at the majority of their own play experience, which is usually mainly between levels 1 and 10, wizards or sorcerers start out as glass cannons that can usually take out their fair share of enemies with the Sleep spell, and then by level 10 they're actually strangely tough due to buff spells, and arguably the greatest contributor to combat...
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I AM CAPTAIN TITUS AND I AM CANON
>>44281469
God damn, its been a long time since we've had one of theses threads.
>>44281469
Alright, Captain titus is canon for the following reasons the statements made by the staff member on the THQ website were that of someone who wasn't connected to space marine project and was simply a person doing moderation for their site.
Secondly THQ was working with Games workshop meaning that it is canon but less canon than other things.
as all things are canon just some things are more canon than others.
>>44281469
Merry Christmas Titus poster.
Have any of you ever used WoD for a game not set in the traditional World of Darkness? Any of the Mirrors stuff or alternate options in the Chronicler's Guides. Or just thought of something new yourself.
Do you think Chronicles (and maybe Dark Eras) will make that easier? I've always wanted to do fantasy, and after watching Star Wars, a gritty space opera where you fight back against the God-Machine's machinations across planets, fighting with laser swords, would be cool.
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>Changeling:...
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Always considered it, but never went through with it. I get a lot out of the regular setting already. I might someday.
>>44281462
I once had a game of Requiem in which the vast majority of the game was set in a few years in roughly the present day. Once the main story was concluded, I did an extended epilogue, which took the form of the PCs now being Ancillae in a Bleeding Edge setting.
Relinking this. It's my entries into the 12 Days of Onyx thing. I felt like sharing them here where more people are likely to see it. Plus I can pretty it up.
>>44281533
I just feel like most of the rules would really fit well with something more fantastical, especially the mortal stuff that they can get up to with Spirits and Ghosts. Dread Powers especially add to monster creation capabilities, making things straight out of D&D.
I've mentioned before, but I want to run a heavily modified Woundgate...
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Welcome rudebois and rudegyals to the latest edition of Star Wars A New Quest,
Last time on STANQ; An unnaturally large amount of Al shenanigans, was literally the whole thread, toning it down today.
You developed the tenets of your religion and trained 6 days into hyperspace, then on sunday day of fun and rest, you won a space twister, which lead to Al trying it, you recanting your nightmare of a time with Ranlis, falling to force rage choking both Al and KJ, crying like a little bitch for several hours, going out in your car across the desert seeking justice, brutally murdering a gamerorrean aswell as the local crime lord and some of his bounty hunters in an edgy rage, met with Al and KJ, kissed the girl for apology, but could smell the strong cinnamon smell of a drug that fucks with your emotions, so you took her back to the ship and berated her, but you were diamonds and she needed release, so you had light lewds due to not wanting to repeat Ranlis or hurting her.
Al shenanigans ended there, at this point we time skipped (but with enough votes i can retcon it back as precognition/a force dream) 3 and a 1/2 years, having taken over Randall the Hutt's empire, turning it much more moral and much more profitable, going full trump transforming your portion of twatooine into swagooine, schools, hospitals, skyscrapers, a fledgling tourist scene, the works, aswell as your Academy of Fun and Good Times. You completed the classes on the last day of the week, met with KJ, won a race against him without even breaking a sweat, talked about your plans for Al's brithday tomorrow, and your plans for two days when You meet Ranlis for the first time in a long time, and that's where we finished due to sleepy times.
>Twitter: @WynautQM
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You and KJ walk through the streets of your sprawling areas, contractors around the galazy looking to snap up some of your land, and you rent it out nice.
Your financials are truly fantastic right now.
Your force academy, your dream, has just started and is going great.
you two get gryos and go your separate ways, KJ having privateer business to get on with.
>What do now?
>write in
>kys
>watch tv
>go...
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Obligatory "This a sandbox quest with write ins either mandatory or encouraged, do what you wantm the galazy's your oyster set in Tor era" post
youngling bump
Which dragonborn do you like better fluff wise and why?
Apples and oranges.
4.0 Dragonborn
>>44281156
4e. They had wings. That was cool.
what is literally the most barebones system out there?
and what's literally the most complex chemical-engineering degree level difficulty system out there?
>>44281094
>what is literally the most barebones system out there?
Probably some homebrew or these quickstart games with 5 stats and no skills. I've seen games go on with no rolls or stats at all, just people keeping track of what they're good at and what they own.
>and wha
>>44281094
GURPS Lite
GURPS
>>44281094
Playing Make Believe with friends.
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Last night, Petra had washed your back, cleaning out countless scratches – the tricky kind, the ones that you couldn't reach without help. This morning, she brought you food while you were sleeping, leaving it without disturbing you. You only wish you could call up those pleasant memories once more without thinking, instead, of the sight of Petra being carried off, plummeting...
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>>44280880
“We should...” Elliot says after a long and bleak pause. Those two words are the only ones he can manage to form, though, and soon he lapses back into silence. His glib tongue has failed him, leaving the eccentric young man at a total lose.
Taking a few unsteady steps forwards, your eye catches a glint upon the ground. Petra's sword, the blade streaked with blood, lies in a pool of half-melted snow. Even that blade, thrust through Raphael's hollow torso, had not been enough to still his wrath....
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>>44280885
>>Other
Have Hua Po and then Moh do what they can. While they are doing that call Joseph and tell him to get his ass here. He must have heard the commotion.
>>44280885
this is the part where the hero takes the sword and leaves everything else behind to get the job done.
Mia is not a hero.
>Call Hua Po and Moh Shuvuu, then call Joseph. WE need HIS help.
the ball's in his court now.
