In a Fantasy sense, which race of beings has the greatest potential to create Art?
I know everyone probably says Elves, but what of the humans and their passions? Would a half-Elf be better suited than either Elves or Humans? Or maybe dwarves, or are they more craftsmen than artists?
Or is there some other race entirely?
>I know everyone probably says Elves, but what of the humans and their passions? Would a half-Elf be better suited than either Elves or Humans?
You're thinking of Saiyans. Saiyans and humans.
Elves tend to be pretty passionate. I think Deedlit was the most passionate character in the RoLW OVAs, just after Pirotess.
Define art, it matters what you mean by art. Are you limiting it by medium? If not, then probably no race is more artful overall, but each have different areas they excel in and others they are weak in.
Remember that art is more cultural than tied to race. A culture that values aesthetics would make more art than one that values function.
>>44135203
Depends on the art style really. Elves would probably be unrivaled in poetry and songs, Dwarves would be the best sculptors and craftsmen, Humans would probably be best at abstract art or representative works, you could even make Halflings or Gnomes the best at miniature replicas, their small stature being perfect for delicate tasks.
You are a weird lizard thing.
You’re a pretty small lizard thing, actually. You’ve been told your claws are really sharp, and your colour-changing scales can be useful, but you don’t really like to use either of those traits.
That doesn’t matter though, because you live with someone, and she can keep both of you safe.
You nudge the wooden door with coloured glass panes open and trot into the kitchen balancing a large apple over your head, the object of your morning wanderings. It’s a bit awkward, but you manage to hop up onto the table and place the fruit down.
You spend some just lying down and dozing, absently watching those bent rope loops that hang from the ceiling, the colourful beads attached to them sparkling as they twirl.
Your owner likes to add all sorts of funny things to the house, and they’re always interesting and weird in some way. You think it’s part of her job, and it makes the house fun and colourful.
The air is nice around this time. The table surface is nice and cool, and still has a plate and fork from last night which she probably just forgot to clean, and you can’t exactly bring it to the sink and wash it yourself.
You should probably wake her up. It’s too easy to be lazy in this season.
> How did you wake her?
[ ] [Gently]
[ ] [Stubbornly]
[ ] [Forcefully]
>>44135100
>[ ] [Gently]
Wake up, human. If you're asleep you can't spend time appreciating how awesome we are.
>>44135100
>[X] [Gently]
>>44135100
>] [Stubbornly]
we don't know when to quit
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"You know, I didn't think arcades were still a thing" I say as I stare up at the glowing sign of dark golden letters that flicker off and on, reading "proudly" "funtime Arcade".
I smirk, as a cold wind blows through the street, making all my friends pull their coats closer to themselves, but not me, hell I don't even have a coat, gotta love ice magic
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"Of course I do" I say happily as I pat her on the head "Just surprised it actually exists"
"I know what you mean eli" amanda yawns, rubbing her eyes with her mittens "I honestly thought she meant something else, but thanks for bringing us here, Sis"
"Oh you're making me blush" Charlotte chuckles, as Jamie lets out a long sigh
"SO you made me get off work for this?" She groans, before she chuckles happily "Fantastic, I really needed a break today, thanks triple"
"It's good to see you getting in the holiday cheer Jamie" Delia says as cheerfully as she always does, taking a step towards the fossil of a building "rather than being a big ol mean grump, well we shouldn't just stand here and turn to snow girls, lets have some fun eh?"
cont
>>44134815
What do I say?
[] light weight, it isn't even chilly out
[] Oh I'm sure we can waste an hour or two in here
[] well don't have anything better to do?
[] Charlotte?I already know your answer
[]Do we have to?
[]Fine...
[]write in
>>44134828
>[] Oh I'm sure we can waste an hour or two in here
>[] well don't have anything better to do?
>>44134828
>[] light weight, it isn't even chilly out
So half humans /tg/, how do you do it?
I ask because I have some ideas for a setting where the main race is humans, but many of them are hybrids in some way.
Already I have;
>Animal human hybrids (satyrs, minotaurs, etc)
>Vampire/Undead Human hybrid (dhampir, ghoulish people, etc.)
>Demon human hybrid
>God/Divine human hybrid
>Plant/nature human hybrid
What other sort of halfsie races could you envision and what sort of special abilities could they have?
>>44134380
By abilities, what do you mean? Subtle physiological stuff like low light vision and heightened immune systems or "once per encounter, can use Laser Eyes racial power"
>>44134544
Either or, really.
Also; changes in things like stats and stuff work too. Obviously more magical creatures crossed with humans would probably result in magical racial powers instead of more practical and realistic ones.
bump
Greetings new overlord! I'll be your guide to indiscriminate evil and fulfilled megalomania.
And I must say you couldn't have come at a better time! What with all these do-gooder heroes running the show these days, this world could do with an old fashioned iron rule of tyranny I say!
First thing's first isn't it? Where do we begin? Well any decent overlord needs to look the part. Perhaps you have a name also? Of course you can simply go by 'Overlord' and present yourself as the provided image if you like, have a little vote on it.
>>44134192
The World will tremble at the mention of Overlord Steve. TREMBLE I SAY!
>>44134192
Already off to a bad start when you picked the picture that doesn't cover his face.
>>44134192
Gonna go with standard overlord like pic related
Welcome to The Lost Island Quest. Last thread our hero, Alan Rodain, learned some of the basics of wizardry. He then went to The Sword and Shield Tavern, drank with his friends and ended up fighting Gabby twice, before passing out.
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Your eyes drift open. Pain. Pain is your body. You groan as the morning sunlight hits your face through the window of your room in the Circle. You notice Ed, doing crunches. He looks up at you as you make verbal your agony.
“Finally awake, Alan?” He laughs as he gets up and walks over to where you're lying in bed. “You looked like absolute crap when Quissonce and that other beautiful woman dragged you up here.” He inspects your face. “Still look a bit like crap. Hungover?” You nod.
“Marble. Bring me my marble.” He looks at you puzzled before searching through your pack and handing it to you. You hold it and try to channel healing energy into your body. Nothing. Shit, guess that daily hour of prayer is necessary. You drop it back into your pack. You're in too much pain to focus on praying right now. He hands you a glass of water which you drain completely.
You focus all your strength, skill and willpower to sit up and swing your legs off the side of the bed. There's a bowl of eggs that Ed brought up for you to eat on the central table. You get up and hobble towards it, shoveling some in your mouth. Your memories of last night trickle back. Well, how are we going to handle this?
>Other beautiful woman?
>Apologize to Gabby
>Apologize to The Bartender
>Apologize and pay back Rowe
>Go to Father Calloway's so he can heal you
>>44134202
>>Other beautiful woman?
>>Apologize to Gabby
>>Apologize to The Bartender
>>Apologize and pay back Rowe
>>Go to Father Calloway's so he can heal you
>>44134202
>Other beautiful woman?
>Apologize and pay back Rowe
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In alternate gender form because, who else, Makoto wanted it.
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>>44134145
The night is surprisingly warm tonight, on the island. The full moon is beautiful against the sea, and the waves that crash against the darkened shore. Sculptures of glass, which you now recognize to likely be the result of one of Cocoa's drunken rampages, shine beautifully along the beach - reflecting and splitting the light that dances around them. This was definitely a good seaside restaurant to pick, you think, excellent... for your gender flipped dinner!
"Momo, come back here!" Umeki exclaims, grabbing her former-sister by the arm before he can run out over the beach.
"Aww, but I wanna play with the glass thing." He whines before Umeki hauls him back to the group. Well- everyone who can gender swap, that is. Umeki and Shizuko cannot, but Shizuko seems to be enjoying her place as your evident-date to this. Even some slightly jealous gazes from the male Shun and Yui don't seem to dislodge her. For once, she has enough self-confidence to persevere in the face of adversity. She even has a slightly sexy hip-wiggle to her walk. A social chameleon when she wants to be, this girl. She does try and flick her hair, only to have it smack her in the face though, so it isn't a perfect guise.
Not that you're to talk; this is the first time you've really worn a suit out with your friends (despite being a girl underneath), so you're feeling pretty pumped as well.
[1/2]
>>44134184
You reach the reception for the restaurant, and after getting an odd look or two, you are led inside. Not the poshest place, but with a seafood bonanza, you're not complaining. Someone seems to be, as you can hear something high-pitched.
"Wait, is that- No, no, I- I can't, I can't!" You hear squealing from behind a thin divider. Before you push aside the screen to view the voice's owner - a flash of gold blinds you, and the group. Grunting, you squint your eyes and see a suit of golden armour before you. She stands there, awkwardly.
"H-Hey guys." Saito, female if the voice is any indication, says, "N-Nice place, huh? You all look amazing!"
"And you look like you're hiding something." You say, tipping up your trilby. The 'shink' of Saito's armour is unmistakable as she crosses her arms.
"O-Of course not, I just decided to come in this. I'm s-still a girl, right? That should be enough." She reasons. No-one buys that for a second. Shizuko growls at her.
"Saito, if you stay like that you'll crinkle the dre-"
"Mng!" She squeaks, clutching a chair. You sigh. Cute as it is, this acting out of his is starting to get old. You thought being in a bikini would have helped, but he's as bad as always.
> But if you're in that, how will I kiss you~?
> Saito, please... just let me see you.
> Saito, enough. Stop being such a child.
>> There are children here more mature than you're being.
>>> Relatively...
> If you're really comfortable like that, then by all means.
> Fine, stay in that. Be a spoilsport.
>>44134215
> But if you're in that, how will I kiss you~?
> Saito, please... just let me see you.
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As the fae's soul rises from his body you reach out with your blasphemous Gift and ensnare it, preventing it from going to...wherever fae souls go to.
Your allies don't seem to notice, but Kaelyn shivers as if she felt something.
[Fae noble soul gained]
“I'm going to change their minds” you say to Kaelyn, reaching out to the unconscious fae minds using your telepathic abilities. Before you change them, you need to know what you're dealing with.
The younger fae are both ambitious military officers who gained rank from family connections and who want to use a military career as a stepping stone into politics. Their minds are sharp and cruel – when you first attacked and they were confident of victory they planned on torturing all of you not for information, but for entertainment. One of them planned of raping you first.
Their minds contain a lot of information about the facility, it would take time to sort through it all though. They are both minor nobles from rich fae families.
The older fae is colder, far more calculating. He has no moral reservations about hurting anyone, but would only do so for a tangible benefit rather than pleasure. He knows more of the facilities secrets and it was his spell that altered the activation chambers to allow beastmen to survive them. His name is Lorkua Hasied. He is a powerful chaos mage but bitter because he came from a smaller, less powerful fae family. He also had orders from Lord Reaper to report to him immediately if you or Kaelyn returned to the facility – and to gather any proof he could of your presence.
From their minds you gather a lot of things you didn't know about the facility, including storehouses of various weapons, databases of psychic knowledge and the fact that there are several hundred frozen Serec stored in a deep sublevel.
There's also something about spaceships, but it doesn't make much sense, you'll need to think about what you're seeing before you can make sense of it.
You're interrupted by Kaelyn “Change them how?” she asks, still looking unhappy.
What changes are you making? (Other than altering their memories of the fight)
>Implanted Commands (10 minutes per fae)
>Turn them into traitors (1 hour per fae)
>Total personality rebuild (1 day per fae)
>Other (?)
I assume they're all getting the same treatment, unless write-inds request otherwise. The first 2 options leave their personalities intact.
>>44134104
>Turn them into traitors (1 hour per fae)
>>44134104
>Turn them into traitors (1 hour per fae)
>Total personality rebuild (1 day per fae) Only the senior one
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> QM topic
How would your favorite author run a quest?
> player topic
What if your favorite quest became a novel?
Since I posted it so late into the last thread, I'll post it again here for input.
So I'd like some input on a little pitch I came up with last week: Mage Hunter Quest. Or something of the sort. You play as a Hobgoblin raised by Imperial mages. You're educated, taught to speak, and fight. Yet, you're not able to wield magic.
Instead of throwing you aside like a broken toy, the mages that kidnapped you and raised you gives you a new purpose; hunt mages that stands against the Empire's wishes. Whether they be of your own race or otherwise. You're trained by mages to hunt mages. People will judge you and resent you wherever you go, but since you have the Imperial Sigil with you, they know you're an agent of the Empire. Some will harm you for it, while others will tread lightly around you or even treat you with respect.
That's just the basic concept of it. Thinking about having the MC discover some conspiracy involving the mage order that raised and trained him that starts him off on a whole plot. Could also implement a system where the players can come up with all sorts of custom weapons/tools to kill mages with, making each hunt and kill more unique than the last.
>>44134040
>How would your favorite author run a quest?
Badly, since he's dead. I can't exactly imagine "popular fantasy author runs a quest" ending well, though. Imagine a quest by one of these luminaries:
>Rowling
>Butcher
>Sanderson
>Rothfuss
etc.
>>44134040
>How would your favorite author run a quest?
Iain Banks would do a pretty cool job I think.
>What if your favorite quest became a novel?
It would be trashy guilty fun, just like it already is.
Where did the idea that bigger ship=more powerful ship come from anyway?
>>44134027
where did the idea of bigger army = more powerful army come from anyway?
>>44134027
The fact that a larger ship can carry more weapons, sensors, and defensive systems. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
>>44134027
Spacecraft are phallic symbols. And the patriarchy wants to control the space program.
Have you ever experienced a GM being extremely frugal when it comes to loot? Like, you get to level 5 from level 1 and all of your total found loot has been summed up to 13 gold.
>>44133988
I kind of like the idea. It seems a more, and forgive me for saying it, realistic approach to adventuring, where you get very little until you finally land the big score.
>>44134031
13 gp seems absolutely ridiculous however. What, did no one carry weapons? Or wear armor? Or have any personal belongings? Was the entire campaign spent fighting naked humans?
Even if it was fighting animals their pelts and meat would be worth more than 13gp.
This reeks of didn't happen because it's highly unrealistic to even have this be possible.
>>44134031
Not really, especially when you consider a couple crappy human-sized armors and a few non-shit weapons combined will sell for about 20 gold.
Help me recieve a Cease-and-Desist letter from Games Workshop. The name of the game is BattleMace. The chief diety if Sigfried. What can we fludge off of even more?
>>44133707
Why do you want this?
>>44133707
Use generic terms they coldnt trademark, also CnDs exist more as a token effort then to actually a complies anything
>>44133707
>space mariners
>ordo sororitates
>autarchids
I have a challenge for your /tg/.
You are Space Marines and your challenge is to pull off a Lugft Huron.
As in do the same thing as Huron did and take control of a sector and use its industrial power to make your Chapter, and your allies, powerful, yet without the pants-on-head-retarded things Huron did.
Hard Mode: Do so without additionally pissing off other Space Marine Chapters.
Exorciators Mode:Do so without making the High Lords very pissed at you.
>>44133605
Do what Huron did except
1. Don't start legion building
2. Continue paying tithe
>>44133605
I do so under the reasoning that the sector's rulers were lacking in their capabilities to produce enough stuff, so I take control of the place after I discover that they were secretly Chaos Worshippers.
I then move my Fortress Monastery on the main planet now that the rulers were purged.
I then increase production to the point of not only having enough to send as tithe to the Imperium, but also to arm myself and my allies. All by making so by employing the same superior tech I have in my Chapter Forge. I also improve mining capabilities in order to meet production quotas.
And most importantly, I pay my geneseed tithe and continue to petition the High Lords to found new Chapters from my geneseed to lock off the Maelstrom.
I ask Terra to allow me to bend some rules. They know we're greatest of them all.
tau vs orks.whos better?
>>44133576
irrelevant because low tech orks have the advantage of being fuckhueg
>powerlevel in warhammer fluff
>powerlevel EVER
>>44133576
Who's this guy and why does he look so smug? He's not in power armour so he'll get blown apart if those tau fire.
>>44133576
Waat u git, are you questioning da boyz
When are we going back to lorwyn? it seems like a much more interesting place Innistrad and we have been away from it for a while.
>>44133235
Its story is up, and a major distinguishing feature of the plane has been eliminated. So something will have to intrude and break the new status quo first.
>>44133700
The art was better than most sets
I'm actually glad we're probably not going back to Lorwyn any time soon.
Once Wizard's gets over their obsession with everything having to center around the planeswalkers, then we can return to Lorwyn so it's not ruined by planeswalekrs shitting things up there.
