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>gm invites you to game.
>you ask how many players are in the party.
>gm replies: "enough that we don't need more at the moment".
>"what we need right now is a good villain..."
You get to be a campaigns BBEG, how do you do it ? What will you be ? What are your motives ? And will you give no mercy to the PC's ?
While it seems like it could be a neat idea, I can only see it leading to hurt feelings and angry players.
I need to know the world. I need to know the game. Is it a campy hero saves the day game? Is it moral quandary game? Does the GM want them to fight me or is he ok with them joining me?
If my goal is to get a job done and the PC's are in my way, why would I show mercy? Because they have the anime cliche of having cooler hair then the rest of the background characters? Because they "tried really hard and made friends"? Fuck no. GM wants me to be the villain. Sure I'll through some side fights at them along the way, but face to face, shit is on.
>>44150830
I'm going to crash their game.
>player wants to learn how to steal
>get him to sign up with the thief's school
>has to fill out paperwork
>buy uniform
>first lesson how to find a good mark
>books, supplies and admittance fees
>next morning
>schools gone
>all his gold is gone
Jokes on him, the second lesson's on how not to be a rube.
>>44150739
>the thieves have high profile jobs in the city, nobody believes or cares the pic was robbed.
>bump
Did the spice truly need to flow? Couldn't Emperor Leto have found a way to rectify computers with human life?
>>44150509
No, Spice was to Duneverse what Astronomicon is to 40k.
Bitches love spice
>>44150509
Dune is a setting about winning at life by doing drugs.
People are too busy doing drugs to read technical manuals and learn how to program.
XV8 Crisis Battlesuits look so damn cool, but every time I field them against my flatmate who plays Chaos Space Marines, they get torn to shreds in no time despite having Shield Drones. What am I doing wrong?
>>44149897
>What am I doing wrong?
Playing Warhammer 40K.
>2015
>Losing any units to chaos space marines
You could just get more riptides. Those seem to be in style this edition.
>>44149951
>>44149982
meme harder
>>44149897
What is your opponent running?
Let us speak of "darkness/shadow-elemental" magic. Why is this the most incoherent type of elemental magic in fantasy?
Other types of elemental magic try to keep to what each element can physically do: air can buffet, earth can bash and erode, fire can burn, light can be as a laser or distort optics, lightning can jolt, water can drench and apply focused pressure.
And then we have darkness/shadow-elemental magic, which tends to be a nebulous form of sorcery that can do whatever the writers want: drain life force, act as a destructive and entropic form...
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Well, first you need to decide is it ''darkness'' or ''dark'' or ''shadow'' as all these have differing implications.
Furthermore, it needs a niche. What will it do that is unique to it? Thats usually an issue if you want to be realistic because Light then already covers stealth quite effectively, yet there often isn't too my other uses for Shadow.
Personally Ive always liked the idea of being able to use it to blind enemies and snuff sources of light and such
>>44149800
Because it's the obviously evil element, and as such, writers feel compelled to make it stronger than the "normal" elements.
The point is to give a sense of challenge, the protagonists are fighting a foe infinetely stronger than they are individually, and win through the power of friendship and all that.
Alternatively, the author just want his special evil snowflake to be stronger than anyone else.
>>44150086
Well, shadows travel faster than light.
If you had a light bright enough to shine at something really far away like the moon, it would take it a few seconds to actually light up, but if you blocked or turned off the light it would go dark immediately.
Or so I've been told. I'm not an astrophysicist or whatever.
>Initiating awakening procedures
>Loading memory banks
>Activate protocol dice+1d10
dice+1d10
Rolled 6 (1d10)
>>44149287
Rolled 6 (1d10)
>>44149287
in the options field, newfriend
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You knew this was going to be a trap from the moment you came here. At the very least, you suspected it would be a trap – strongly suspected.
Now, as you watch the whirlwind of howling fire unfold and unpack itself to reveal the lurching titan figure of Kagutsuchi, you realise that you weren't exactly right. This wasn't just any old trap, designed to lure...
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But where can you run? The tunnel you used to arrive here, in what was once the Lady's domain, is now blocked off by a curtain of roaring flame. You can't even get close to it, you imagine, without the brutal heat forcing you away – any attempt at pushing through it would be as good as suicide. The other exit, then? The portal there, at the end of a long and narrow corridor, would take you into the Intoxicating One's fortress itself. Not exactly what you'd call SAFE, but better than being...
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>>44148981
>>Stand and fight
>>44148981
>Stand and fight
Ha! Ha! Time for SM/tg/!Shame I'll be gone for most of it.
I know Maid RPG more or less does this with maids, but are there other systems that could be used for a lighthearted high school adventure?
>>44148851
Systems are collections of rules.
Rules are there to handle conflicts, both between players (Your attack missed! Nuh-uh!) and - I apologize for using this term - PvE (I try to climb the tower).
What kind of conflicts are you looking for in SoL high school shenanigans? Would there be any that wouldn't be best handled through roleplaying?
The clearer an idea you have, the more likely you'll end up with a system that does exactly what you want.
GURPS
>>44148851
https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Highschool_RPG_%28a_maid_RPG_modification%29
Since we are all angry about elves here, lets share our reasons to hate the pointy-eared faggots.
Il start: They are allways portrayed as flawless perfection, and that makes me mad
Can we.. not?
The joke isn't even funny any more. I'm not sure if it ever was.
Like, I'm glad you're trying to "fit in", but most of /tg/ has moved on past this about six years ago. It's only those type of guys who are in their twenties but still go to high school parties that bother with this silly "Elf Hate" business.
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>>44148775
>It's only those type of guys who are in their twenties but still go to high school parties
That's a thing? Aren't only actual high schoolers allowed to attend them? How do they even get in? A reverse case of false IDs?
>>44148824
Ive been on a friends's birthday party back in 2nd year of high school, and i think half of the people where over 20, but it was a metalhead party so the beards can be decieving
Role Playing Games General
Would your character worship a frog goddess?
>>44148582
A Role Playing Games General...
Think you might be casting too wide of a net there, OP?
>>44148662
I would worship a frog
Not sure about the goddess part
Running Everyone is John for the first time tomorrow, for a bunch of first-timers. Anyone have any tips? Any suggestions for good scenarios? Off the top of my head is 'employee in Amazon Distribution Centre'
That's weird, the one time I considered it I was thinking the same scenario. Mostly because I've actually worked there. You could get up to some real interesting stuff there.
>>44148120
>Tips
Don't take shit too seriously.
Take things in stride.
Learn to roll with the punches and improvise.
>Scenarios
A personal favorite of mine is that John comes to in a church, wearing priestly garb and holding a baby that's definitely not his.
I was thinking of running an alternative version I call "Do it Johnny!" Where the dm is John, and he has to go about his day in a normal fasion, while the voices in his head are constantly trying to trigger him to doing things, instead of one persona completely being on control.
>set it on fire john. Do it johnny.
>be walking through the library in Leuthilspar looking for a certain tome of dwarven limericks
>suddenly this little sun elf pops out of a pile of books and says "Hey faggot, my copy of 'Tropic of Cancer' is 399 years overdue, give me 500 gold to pay off the fine and I'll let you smell my armpits."
>wat do?
Sigh heavily and pull out my coin purse.
How is this a question?
I forcibly penetrate her in one of the alcoves, or possibly on the public toilet.
I don't have 500 gold.
>>44147450
Wonder what the fuck a Sun Elf is. Besides, my PC is genderless so faggot is a pretty weak insult.
How would you spec and build her, /tg/?
Who?
>>44147342
Avariel Cleric
>>44147676
Nina from Breath of Fire
>>44147342
Is system free or what?
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>>44147242
1st for taking sibling trait and romancing Ameiko
2nd for elf slaves
Is it possible to find a way to Charge away from the enemy? I have a half elf, Rifle using Rogue.
all 3rd party stuff allowed
Welcome to Stay Alive Quest. I'll be your Dungeon Master. Before we begin, I've got some rules.
1. The most popular vote after 15 minutes is the result that will be used.
2. "Write-in" is always an option.
3. Be respectful to your fellow players.
4. For dice rolls, the highest of the three rolls following the post requesting a roll will be used.
5. Stay alive.
Now that we've covered the basics, it's time to begin.
Rolled 67 (1d100)
>>44147174
Begin pondering the existential horror of your situation.
Your name is Bob. You've just finished finals and you're back at your parents house. They're out of town right now and you're all alone. Your room isn't very big, as it's technically an attic, but it's big enough to fit a desk, a computer, and a bed.
Last night you had terrible dreams. It's clear to you that this is the day that you're going to die. You don't want to die; you want to stay alive. It's also clear to you that staying in bed all day doesn't really count as living, so despite your fear of death, you've...
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>>44147209
>Check your e-mail
