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>giving players extra points at chargen for giving their characters real flaws
>giving players points during the game for roleplaying real character flaws
How do you make players create characters with real flaws AND ROLEPLAY THEM without resorting to contrived bribery systems that make no sense?
>>43972204
You can't. Players are animals.
>>43972204
Contrived extortion systems that make no sense?
I mean, if you're looking for ways to force your players to roleplay flaws, that implies they normally don't want to, in which case either majority rules or you end up alone.
If your players aren't interested in roleplaying without being rewarded for doing so, they aren't interested in roleplaying.
You may be able to train your players to create interesting characters on their own by gradually offering fewer rewards, but they are unlikely to stop treating your sessions like a video game any time soon.
>The GM announces that his next game will be about extremely boring space economics and fighting will only be relevant in terms of assassins trying to murder you so your traderoutes will collapse
>>43971812
sign me up
Did it with game of thrones, putting it in space wont pad out your game Dave.
>>43971812
Time to be a terrorist and upset the system.
Economics is fun when you're blowing up pipelines.
Greetings /tg/,
I've been searching for ideas and inspiration for a setting I am working on and have come up short.
So I come to you.
The setting is analogous to steampunk/magitech.
It took me a while to settle on "Fantastic Technology" as a term to explain what I am talking about.
I like new & clever combinations of science applied in ways largely not done in real life.
I hate nonsensical applications of it such as a clockwork spoon or magical Iron Man armor powered by a-wizard-did-it.
I realize it's autistic to expect any...
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Improvised guns and explosives. Have the primers for hand made cartridges be made of magical shit. Instead of black powder various reagents could be used to alter the effects. The magical shit would be scavenged from ruins based on what you've outlined for your setting.
1. Power generation
-power station is split into hubs
-hubs are split into a number of periphery towers
- each tower is a shaft that sits vertically in a massive pair of journal bearings
-each tower has a number of fabric sails to catch wind
-each tower is connected via chain to central power shaft
-to account for variability in individual tower angular velocity have each tower's chain apply torque via its own differential gear setup. each differential gear setup would be at a different height obviously
-power shaft transfers rotation to a horizontal...
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>>43971749
I like that arrow. The fact that it would cost 22500gp (in PF at least) makes it surprisingly balanced.
What are some themes/mechanics you would put into a 40kxGundam crossover?
>>43971621
>40kxGundam crossover
Which timeline? I need to know so that I can tell you why this is a HORRIBLE idea in the most correct detail.
>>43971777
>Horrible idea.
Who gives a shit about lore? Just give 40k gundams and scale up their power to fit in the setting for a campaign.
If your that concerned about fucking 40k lore, then seek medical help. It's so stale and stagnate that nothing can really help it anymore.
>>43971944
Actually I'm far more concerned about GUNDAM getting assraped to cram it into the awfulness of 40k.
I put stress on Gundam because it's the franchise I was asking for a timeline of.
Hey /tg/, does anyone still build for/play mobile frame zero?
http://mobileframezero.com/
Guessing not many.
/tg/ doesn't like vincent baker
MFZ bro checking in! Just reorganized some stuff into a bigger tacklebox/sewing box holder. Christ, when you get deep into LEGOs it's tough to keep track of stuff.
I'm about to deconstruct a few things and have a friend over tomorrow for a demo. Time to build the construction-frame theme I've been wanting to do.
Do you guys build to have the frames stand on their own, or on a base? I'm contemplating getting a few 5x5s and 7x7 plates to make bases, that way I can incorporate some terrain and have them be more sturdy.
Follow-up, how do...
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ITT: The guy below you describes your next character
>>43971290
Liquid Snake in Shadowrun.
>>43971495
Jesus in Dark Heresy
>>43971495
Solid Snake in Pathfinder
Stat me /tg/
Don't make me say it.
>>43971418
Say it say it
>>43971220
I Believe/10
;_;7
Previously, you got poisoned and invented what might be the first firearm with the Duke's help. Hiss did terrible things while you weren't looking.
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>>43971090
Light is already creeping through the window in the ruined tower when you wake, dancing over wilting moss. You’re lying in bed with Hiss still sleeping beside you and you feel fantastic. Last night had been hard but it seemed like the Duke finally made Hiss curb her ambitions, you had actually gotten through to Zigzag about anything and Hiss had told you that she loved you.
Not that you’d had much doubt about that but it felt good to actually hear her admit it.
You’ve still got a lot of problems...
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>>43971099
>> Why not celebrate the new day by testing out the Caster?
never know when you might need it
>>43971099
> Go see how Zigzag’s recovering.
Then
> Wake Hiss.
>have idea for a character concept that sounds fun
>widowed high strength priest bbeg killed his wife, her skeleton is inside a coffin which he uses as a weapon
>different coffins act as better weapons, base is just wooden coffin
>channels her ghost for combat/ buffs, starting with very basic abilities
>gm: i'm not gonna allow it. Here why don't you be a werewolf?
ITT: GMs who hate fun.
>>43970711
That character sounds fucking awesome. It makes me think find memories of shaman king.
Did the dm give any reason why he wouldn't allow it?
Wait, he hits people with his dead wife?
Wouldn't her bones get fucked up and smashed to bits from rattling around inside the coffin?
For that matter, how does he even hold it? Did he fit extra handles on the side that help him to swing it properly?
How is a wooden coffin resilient enough to get smashed against things? The planks wouldn't be strong enough to hold up for long, especially if you're braining people in helmets and full armor?
More importantly, why is he avenging his wife when he seems super keen on showing her the maximum disrespect possible?
>>43970711
>>have idea for a character concept that sounds fun
Okay
>rest of the post
Oh shit son what are you doing
Ebin memeing aside, what game was this for? As a GM, I'd like my players to show a bit of creativity from time to time, but if it means having to work against the system to get a mechanical representation that 1. satisfies the player 2. is manageable 3. doesn't take up all the fucking game, I will say no.
The grand halls of the Mausoleum echo with the voices of the Wormstar's Necrolytes and the chitin-forged Choir, singing the praises and hymns dedicated to the Dreadstar and it's generals.
Jadyk the Worm sits on his throne of chitin and bone, his lieutenants flanking the dais overlooking the throne-room. Reconstructed warriors of mighty power line the grand chamber armored in the bones of the vanquished.
They part silently as a giant walks forward shaking the hall with each step. Their armor was black as the void between stars, drinking in the feeble...
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>>43970661
Welcome back folks, let's get this started
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Woho! Today again
>>43970860
Completed Research
>Caustic Weapon
This curious device is more living creature than unfeeling weapon. A spiraling shell with multiple chambers protects its gastropod host while allowing several individually harmless chemicals and fluids to mix and be fired with great force and distance. These fluids are produced by several organs and glands and once mixed ignite into a powerful burning liquid capable of melting metal and stone. This mixture burns for quite some time, reducing...
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>Magic
>YGO
>Pokemon
>Force of Will
>Coin-Flipping
>Buddyfight
>Hearthstone
>Vanguard
>Obscure Weeb games
So in terms of which games require the most skill and are the best from a competitive viewpoint, this is the correct order, right?
Of course Magic is the best from a competitive viewpoint. You can't have a competition without having players.
>>43970567
Weiss Schwarz is the most competitive game out there. But only if you're playing Standard format.
Out of the ones mentioned, Magic hands down is the best. It manages to have a deep and complex system with a lot of mechanical power without fucking it up with shit that doesn't make sense or doesn't really work. Most of the time, playing a game of Magic isn't that complex, but there's a whole underlying system that supports basically any sort of mechanic you can imagine (that makes sense) and makes the extremely precise and logical when it needs to be.
>The GM sucks at timekeeping edition!
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The tiny charm comes out a lot better than you expected. If you're going to do this, you figure you may as well do it properly. You use three different strings made from tough, springy aurochs ligaments to bind three sets of three evenly-sized crystals together. The subtle differences in colour are really set off by the crystals soft glow. All the while you're...
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>>43970513
Just as you're packing your things away, Nila notices the dried husks of the silver leaves slip out of your bag and drift to the floor. Almost at once, she snatches them up, her eyes wide. She looks between them and you, an expression of shock on her face. "Where did you get these?!" she demands.
"Huh? Uh, I found them in the hills," you explain and tell her the story of your encounter with the bear. Was it already years ago? It feels like just a few weeks.
"I see... So the sapling...
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