I want to create some bizarre monsters, some of which are sapient and have societies of their own. How do you go about creating a weird creature without doing the old Roman "The Feet of X with the Head of Y and the body of Z" ?
>>43979820
Find an obscure animal species and build it up from there. Tapeworm people that live inside colossal animal creatures which they worship, or something like that.
Biologists have theorised that the reason we see certain features recurring in nature is because they're perfect for whatever need they fill. In other words, you're going to see certain features recurring no matter how strange the beastie looks - i.e. something recognisable as tentacles or feathers, even if they are on the same... birdsquid.
Still, if you want some inspiration for truly bizarre shit, google up some of the sea life that washes ashore after tsunamis. Or, have a look at pic related. This is an example of life during the Cambrian period of our own world. Yes, that is a headless worm with sea anemone legs and tentacle arms. Research that period for jaw-dropping Lovecraftian wierdness. Increase the size to L or bigger, add some unique abilities and serve.
>>43981000
I guess I see what you're saying. I'm fine with certain recurring features but I'd really like to avoid having dog people and cat people and squid people and so on.
How come Raptors don't get more love!?
I don't know but they're great and I'm gonna make some. I have like 50 tacticals among other things that have been gathering dust for a decade and I feel like painting.
Kind of need to have Issodon as your HQ to make them really feel and play like Raptors ought to it seems.
Because they're not an important or, for many people, particularly interesting Chapter. Not that this stops /tg/ from wanking them endlessly.
>>43979763
>operator marines operating are less popular than over the top skulls and flames and honor space-knight marines.
>In 40k.
They're purposefully contrasting with the iconic chapters in order to appeal to people who think that camo makes sense and that maybe bright red tanks with 12ft banner poles on them might be less than ideal if you don't wan to get shot.
It shouldn't be surprising that the chapters that follow the spirit of the setting the least are less popular with people who like the setting.
Ayy lmao, looking for a good set of defender cards for my defender/health gain deck for casual games in the dorms. I have a couple Archer's Parapets, a Dazzling Ramparts(?), and some other wall-type cards. I'm looking for a few of pic related, but I thought I'd look for some recommendations from you fellas.
I have a friend who made a monoW wall/lifegain deck with Chalice of Life/Death as its main wincon. It was pretty shitty. I do not recommend doing a deck like that, it'll be boring as fuck, you'll spend the whole game doing nothing and then you're suddenly just dead because you're not really affecting the boardstate, just playing walls. You'd be better off just going full on control.
>>43979773
What do you recommend for defenders, then?
>>43979801
It's like you didn't read my post. I pretty much recommended NOT doing a walls/lifegain deck. It's fucking boring and you're just gonna spend the whole game doing nothing and looking at your opponents steamrolling your shit.
Could a seasoned stormtrooper have any chance to win against a novice astartes? In which conditions? Discuss
>>43979518
With or without power armour?
>>43979528
Ok, two scenarios: a) full gear and weapons both of them, at their choice. b) No gear or weapons available at start but it is available scattered in the field.
Superhuman vs Future soldier.
I didn't want to see this fall from /tg/, so...
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>>43971693
>TiranelAnon, you made Yserafel, Lucira and Ilara?
I did. If a story involves lesbians (though I think futa may be involved most of the time), it's probably me. :)
>Might you or someone else do connections to them, as they are quite inert in their own forms. Is Ilara servant of Al-Elat?
None of them are servants of anyone anymore. They've broken away, to assert their own destinies. Yserafel would probably be friendly with other low-level entities, and this would lead them eventually to know Lucira and Ilara.
>The two angels formerly served Myera? No more?
Formerly, yes. But no more.
>What have they done since then?
Well, Yserafel has been roaming the world, saving/avenging folks, more or less aimlessly adventuring, following her heart and her desires. Eventually she's going to hear Lucira, and rescue her, though whether that's already happened is a matter of debate.
>>43979509
We still need to paste all the stuff from the last thread somewhere.
Also damn we have been going for days, we could stop for a morning, don't you think? The relationship chart is still not uptadated, what is the meaning of going forward if we leave behind most of the stuff?
And anyway, while I don't frown on anyone's fetish, let's do the important stuff before the futa goddess smut, ok?
>>43979653
Heh. I only mentioned it in an aside, though a clever person might wonder how the goddess Beryl sired a daughter on her priestess Avariel.
Anyway, I wanted to keep the thread alive. I'm writin' some stuff about The Wretch.
>> 43947397
Here is the previous one. I'd better throw it on sup/tg/.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/43947397/
Done.
>>43979653
You called?
Pantheon Proper vol 5!
>>43979767
>>43979509
I completely agree with Ura-Anon. Fetishes are fine (and weird shit is kinda expected in god-pantheons) but leave it out of this.
Also some of your creations are a bit passive - after their story (some which go against the nature of other gods) they just exist - which is something that this kind of Pantheon does not need. I moved the angels to the side because they really havent done much and space really was needed.
Tiranel herself is fine, shes quite active.
>>43979653
Ura has many many children, that monster of the sea.
:P
Now, to go forward, we cannot lock Gods only to their creators. Therefore, we all should be allowed to write about everyone, like in the first thread.
Consider all our writings about the Pantheon as stories - something might have changed during many layers of retellings,
Mortal might not understand all, and such. Then other Anons can adapt them or try to fix them or propose additions or removals etc.
What makes a good port city?
Plenty of adventure
A port
Prostitutes, lots of them. Take however many prostitutes you think is a lot, and double it.
What are good Orc mounts? I'm looking for some good beasts of burden/mounts for my setting (nothing is set in stone just want to know what you guys like to par with orc)
>>43979403
Classically, Orcs often rode Wargs.
Although, I've recently become fond of pic related. They're really fucking cool.
>>43979403
Depends on what kind of orc we're talking about.
I like big fuckoff coyotes.
Pathfinder General
Dark Omens Edition
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Old Thread >>43973011
>>43979032
>>43979123
We like you DSP. Don't become a Paizo.
>>43979180
>a black hole eats two smaugs that are shouting in fear as they are ridden by an 80's hair metal jedi that is giving in to the dark side and akuma preparing a chidori whilst his 1/1 red-white angel tokens go in for the kill
>>43979180
First for Trapfinding should be a trait, because having to be the "Trapfinding" and Disable Device guy sucks major dick
>>43979180
DSP has representatives that come to these threads and discuss Pathfinder with us and make design decisions based on those discussions.
While I don't think that's in any way a bad thing, it's very obvious that /tg/ likes DSP.
This doesn't fill me with confidence as to the quality of the content. /pfg/ is not the end-all perfect storm of Pathfinder discussion, and more than a few times, people here have been wrong as fuck or just outright dicks about design decisions.
Granted, I'm not necessarily saying DSP automatically does whatever /pfg/ says, and I do admit that it's better to at least have some kind of dialogue than to have nothing at all like we do with Paizo, but I just mean to say that just because DSP is on good terms with /pfg/ doesn't make it good.
If /pfg/ designed a system, would you play it more than Paizo's?
post them! Be they funny or epic.
>"What do you want?"
"Do you have a minute to talk about my fist in your face?"
>Roll for initiative.
>A nearly 30 meter long snake-like creature juts out of the sea and cries out, a mix between a roar and a hiss, almost deafening.
"Ooh, that's a cool animal. I want to tame it!"
>"Please don't tame Leviathan."
>Roll for initiative.
>Alright, so the last of the pirates jumps in and closes the hatch behind him: the submarine seems to be submerging again already. Anon, it's you!
I jump down onto the submarine and rip the hatch open with a grin. "Heeere's anon!"
>"You're a horrible person."
>"It's like stealing candy from a baby! And the baby as well!"
>"I feel the warp overtaking me!"
rolled perils of the warp
>"They fucking lied, there isn't anything good about this pain!"
>I roll to bang
>nat20
>bard bought horses
>making nature check to see how healthy my horse and it's brewed
>1
>"Why the hell did you get me a rock ? Is that some kind of fucking joke. I know that the pioneers were able to ride them across the land but I'm not a fucking pioneer."
>"Look behind you buddy."
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>40k 7th edition quick reference sheet(s).
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>>43978863
>>43976612
>>>43976612
>Not a RG thing.
RG Have the resources of an entire legion and own a small forgeworld. Even post heresy they could pump out a few things to cater to any job. Everything is an RG thing because they are a space marine legion. They prefer certain things yes, but if a line of vindis is the most efficient way to win a particular battle they won't handicap themselves by sending out two tacs and a meltagun just to keep their sneaky rep.
>Nothing to fight AV13/14
Lighting has tank hunter, strafing run, 4 S8 AP1 Armourbane missiles, and a TLLC.
The Xiphon has 2 TLLCs and a S8 AP2 Heavy 2 cluster warhead ML that forces reroll of successful cover saves.
The Rapiers dish out 12 S8 Sunder shots.
The Eagle has 2 TLLC
Then in a pinch theres 2 MLs, a HK missile, chainfists, and a meltabomb.
>Meltas on mor deythan to Fatal Strike vs ceramite.
Combi plasmas with rending will do better: ~3.2HP vs ~1.6HP
>Rapiers infiltrating
Rapiers crew are infantry, which get infiltrate.
>placing 10 flamer templates
Its very hard and require you to bunch up and stagger awkwardly if you are in optimal range, if not then youre stuck with wasting some shots.
May as well save this thread from page 10.
Posted in last thread, but didn't get any useful feedback. It's my first attempt at making a Chaos army. It's Nurgle themed and I plan to use to do a lot of summoning. My intention is to flood the field with Plaguebearers and Nurglings.
+HQ+
Typhus (warlord) 230
Daemon Prince of Nurgle (ML 3, Wings, Power armor, spell familiar, Black Mace) 355
Sorcerer (Mark of Nurgle, ML2, Chaos Bike) 120
+Troops+
30x Cultists (Plague Zombies) 150
9 Plague Marines (Meltagun, all VotLW, Icon of Despair, Champion w/ Gift of Mutation and Power Sword, Rhino) 269
+Fast Attack+
Heldrake (Baleflamer) 170
5x Chaos Bikers (Meltagun, Mark of Nurgle, VotLW, Champion w/ Power Sword) 171
+Dedicated Transport+
Rhino - 35
Found this dropped on a countertop, it's a new oath spoiler.
First off, it looks like there are some non-eldrazi to use diamond mana - glad to see the zendikari are branching out.
CMC of 61 seems a bit steep, but being able to do 20 damage for 2 mana with no tap is pretty good (though there's no remainder text on the new headbutt mechanic so maybe it's got some other cost).
Plus, looks like Waste isn't the only new basic we're getting! Lots of cool stuff revealed from just this one card.
>>43978733
quality post op that's a zigzagoon LOL
>>43978733
>but being able to do 20 damage for 2 mana with no tap is pretty good
>not pointing out the one creature fog effect for one anusmana, it is random but quite powerful
>>43979103
it is tribal though, only works on creatures with the pokemon creaturetype, so it depends on which other creatures with that subtype are released
Are the W40K rts games a good intro into actual Warhammer? I loved those games as a kid, but never really thought much into Warhammer itself, but now am considering picking it up.
>>43978655
>as a kid
Underage b& much? These games aren't that fucking old.
>>43978668
It released in 2004, that was a while ago. 19 at any rate, but ok.
Oh and >>>/b/
>>43978668
Dark Crusade is a ddecade old, DoW is 11 years old.
Do you like doors, /tg/?
>unlocked door
>unlocked door, trap that triggers when the door opens
>easy door
>easy door, trap that triggers when trying to open it without unlocking it first
>unlocked door, trap that triggers if you do anything with the lock or try to bash it
>difficult door
>difficult door, trap that triggers when the door opens
>difficult door
>unlocked door, it locks if you try to pick or bash it, and gets progressively harder the more you fail at opening it
>difficult door that can't actually be opened but seems like it should, has traps on it
>very difficult door
>very difficult door that forcefully closes and relocks itself after a single person goes through, there is no way to open it from the other side
>>43978164
> unlocked door that locks if you tamper with it
I like it.
Doors are fun for D&D and similarly low powered adventure, but for higher power leveled systems they just become too easy to circumvent, unless they're magical legendary plot doors sealing another dimension or something.
Challenge:
How to make an interesting door encounter for, say, a normal/high powered M&M party. Or some high powered WoD Vamps.
>>43978342
>M&M
Hows this for a start:
The door leads to the villains extra dimensional fortress, but has a super-alloy iris and a bunch of passive defenses (traps) and active defenses (turrets). Pretty much a fortified stargate leading to a pocket dimension.
MTG might as well have added the color purple to mana pool.
>Fuck the wastes...
The art's dank tho
>h8ers gonna h8
>>43978011
So when do we start referring to this pseudocolorless as "Skub color"
>>43978033
You mean the scummiest color.
>Not Colorless
>Not Colored
>Forever awkward turrle
Welcome to my second attempt on a quest, and Gundam has always been a favorite of mine.
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June 7, 2381
You couldn't believe the opportunity that was presented to you. You have spent the last three years training on the moon getting intimately familiar with the RGM-79[GT] Ground Type. And, it is finally coming to an end. Just a couple more days before the annual war games to weed out the last candidates. And, you can just feel the bubbling in your stomach as the day approaches.
But, first who are you?
Name?
Gender?
Note: Your squad you've yet to meet consists of two men and two women.
>>43977893
>Name?
Jaskaran Singh
>Gender?
Male
>>43977893
>Name?
John Jacob Smith
>Gender?
Male
Rolled 2 (1d2)
Alright.
Jaskaran Singh=1
John Jacob Smith= 2
