So as someone who as looked upon L5R with admiration for a long time, for it's deep setting and novel system, I've also wanted to run it. I have many ideas for characters, and I have a group of willing players I can trust.
The only problem is I know its a very fluff heavy system with a lot of splatbooks and the like. What would you consider mandatory intro reading, aside from the core rulebook, for someone to know enough to run L5R? What about to play it?
Hair Metal scorpion related.
>>43955510
Emerald Empire and Great Clans.
>>43955510
From most to least important, all 4th edition:
Emerald Empire
Book of X (Where X = Air, Earth, Fire, Water, and Void, in any order)
Imperial Histories (Or IH2. Find the era you plan to run in. Or look through for historical context to fit your own era in the empty times between big events)
The Great Clans
Secrets of the Empire (Bump this up for a Minor Clan game)
Enemies of the Empire (Bump this up for a Ronin game)
Sword and Fan
Imperial Archives (Most of this is just fluff that didn't fit anywhere else, but there is errata in the back)
I'd say at least look at Emerald Empire and the Elemental books. Players can get by with just the core book (And Emerald Empire if you want them to really act out their characters), but they'll probably want to at least see the character options in Great Clans and the Book of X series.
>>43955788
Why put the element books so high? Most of them is just optional crap and fringe fluff, I'd put them well below EotE and Great Clans personally.
so /tg/ apparently Disney is ruining the public domain, what do you think?
Also let's try to have a friendly conversation, everyone's opinions on the subject is more than welcome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiEXgpp37No
>>43955074
I think this has nothing even remotely to do with /tg/.
>>43955074
nothing to do with this board cunt.
OP is mad over a samurai jack thread
>You are a young man named Lloyd from the frozen Northern mountains of Tordo, on the continent of Teege. After a youth spent learning magic, you and your girlfriend spent some time as bandits after your home was destroyed, but have recently taken a chance to escape that life into a legit one... As sellswords, admittedly, but it's better than nothing.
>Your exact goal will change from thread to thread, most likely involving some job or another you've been sent on.
>The questmasters are Octoling (myself), and Grandflaw. There's no particular rhyme or reason to who posts when, and sometimes one of us might not appear all.
>Character Death is always a possibility and sometimes an inevitability (this is Fire Emblem after all), but your actions can very easily influence who lives and who dies.
>Voting periods will last an average of ten to fifteen minutes, but this may be increased, decreased, or generally changed at any given moment based on voter turnout.
>The previous threads are archived on suptg. A link to the most recent (coupled with summary and a handy list of names) is pasted http://pastebin.com/tzFCyaq7
>Our update twitter is https://twitter.com/qmgrandflocto and you can shoot us questions at http://ask.fm/qmgrandflocto
>An up-to-date link to all threads currently archived, both for this quest and its precursor: http://pastebin.com/Q77ts75m
Yone's things have been packed up with his body, and you're still not entirely certain who's going with you and Leigh the morning you're supposed to set off. Irene's still working it out too, so you postpone leaving by a couple hours.
All works out for the best, anyway. There's some stuff you absolutely can't set out without stocking up on.
While you're perusing bags of coffee to take for the trip (there's this high-end imported goods store that Irene swears by), you spy a familiar bespectacled man with an ethereal arm, accompanied by an unremarkably-intimidating and muscular bodyguard lady with a heavily-scarred face.
"Er, Mage General Yancy?" You greet the man quietly.
This earns the ire of the guard (doesn't look all too bright of a lady), but General Yancy stops her advance with a raise of his magic hand. "It's alright, Irma. We're acquainted." Noticing your choice in items, he grins. "And my wife told General Corneria that Teege wouldn't like that stuff. Irene cut you off from her own supplies or something?"
>A. No, gonna be out of town for a bit
>B. Why's he ask
>C. What's he doing here
>D. Be silent
>E. Write-in response
>>43954026
Er, vote time renewed.
>>43954381
And again, renewed.
Do all turn based games inevitably decay into a set of optimal strategies, where the skill of the game becomes entirely about memorizing the strategies and weighing probabilities?
That's for every game. Game theory is a thing.
if you dont have friends and play with the faggots at the hobbystore sure.
or if your "friends" are the only odd faggots who will hang with you sure
tldr; only if you and your friends are fun hating powergamers
>>43953832
You mean only turn based games because other games involve an element of physical ability. Also, are you sure you're using "game theory" correctly?
Can a level 20 fighter beat a SWAT team?
>>43953708
>Can a level 20 fighter beat a handful of level 3 warriors
>>43953708
A level 20 fighter with average WBL magical equipment could probably take on the united states by themselves.
>>43953708
Considering all those gaps in that armor, no. SWAT team would pump so much lead into those exposed spots that the fighter would be dead pretty quick
A few days ago I decided to run a bad d&d game.
So far I have 3 players and a 4th on the way. None of them are from /tg/. Also I said I'd run a game on Monday and didn't show up.
The real first session is tomorrow.
>>43953429
I'll bite... Do they know you're playing tomorrow?
>>43953429
What awful fetishes are scheduled to rear their ugly heads tomorrow
>>43953429
I'm curious about what precipitated this
Has anyone ever played a game in the setting of Transistor? If so, what was it like?
Has anyone ever played a game in the setting of My Dick? If so, what was it like?
>>43953433
Quality post.
I skimmed the wiki; is there anything unique about the setting? Seems like your average sci-fi dystopia with a spunky attractive young female protagonist.
>>43953694
It's kinda like an Art Deco Tron. The world isn't too explored before shit goes pear shaped
Age: 734
Location: Unknown Planet
Information: Daikon and his forces have wiped out most of the opposing army, but with heavy casualties, including Alpha. After an intense battle against Commander Fesla's top men, Daikon has lost most of his energy, and suffered minor injuries. The timely recovery of Bardock and Totapo allowed them to turn the tide until Fesla himself stepped in. Now, with Seripa, Rugula, and Totapo all out of the fight, things look grim for the Saiyans
Welcome to Saiyan Quest. This takes place shortly after the war against the Tuffles, as the Saiyans look for more foes to battle in the absence of their old enemies.
Voting will operate on a first to five system, at least for the time being.
Dialogue is allowed to be added to votes, as are actions (though I'll ignore what I consider shitposting)
During battles, options will usually have a number assigned to them. After that vote has won, players will roll a d100, and have three chances to match or beat that number.
If a 100 is rolled, it is considered a crit success (unless 100 was the number you had to match).
If a 1 is rolled, it is a crit failure, regardless of whether or not the other two rolls are high enough to succeed.
If, during a battle, players want to attempt a writein action, that is allowed, but I am the one who will assign the number to it, so use caution
You're a young male Saiyan who fought in the war with the Tuffles. You are an average fighter for now, but have the potential of one of the greatest warrior races to roam the universe flowing through your veins. There is no limit to what you can accomplish through blood, sweat, and tears.
Previous threads
>http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=saiyan+quest
https://twitter.com/QMVegirot
Power Levels (as of the start of this thread)
http://pastebin.com/JvPqwvaU
You decide to save Seripa, and Kamatsuna opens Sabi's pod.
Sabi's eyes slowly open, and he looks around in confusion. "W-what the hell happened?"
"No time to talk," Kamatsuna says, taking Seripa, stripping her down, and putting her in the healing tank.
As Sabi puts on some armor and a scouter Kamatsuna made for him, you give him a somewhat confused look. Kamatsuna said he hasn't fully recovered, but his power level is over two thousand.
He looks at Seripa and Totapo, looking somewhat anxious. "What's going on?"
Kamatsuna explains the situation as best she can, and you see Sabi growing more and more angry by the moment.
"I'll rip this bastard apart!" he shout, rushing down the hall and toward the battle.
"You need to recover!" Kamatsuna calls after him before letting out a resigned sigh.
She looks over at you. "I don't need to tell you that he isn't fully recovered, and that the three of them won't be able to stop this enemy alone."
You're tired and wounded, you've lost two valuable warriors, and two more are in critical condition. You can guess that the battle outside isn't going well, either.
This may be your last stand, and the last stand of your entire force.
But you'll be damned if you go down without a fight.
Taking a deep breath and preparing yourself mentally, you rush out after Sabi, ready to see this thing through.
Bardock and Toma are losing, badly. You can see the two coordinating their attacks and fighting with everything they have, but Fesla is simply too strong for them.
Sabi rushes up behind the Commander, slamming his foot into the back of Fesla's head and knocking him forward, giving Bardock the chance to use a double-axe handle and send the commander plummeting toward the ground.
Toma fires a barrage of energy blasts down, striking Fesla as he falls.
>A. Mouth Blast (20)
>B. Energy blast (30)
>C. Rush him (60)
>D. Something else
>>43953259
>A. Mouth Blast (20)
Alright, so I got it in my mind to make my first quest some sort of mythology-themed urban fantasy. Let's see how this'll go.
You are a 19 year old male college student named Morgan Vale, in the city of Everclear, California.. Your life is very mundane and average, or at least, it has been. You live by yourself in a small apartment near your college, University of Everclear, where you are a sophomore. Though you don't know why, you have a feeling your life might get more interesting soon. For now, your classes are done for the day, and it's time to get some sleep.
But first, what kind of person are you?
>Nerd. You're more about computers and games then going to parties, though you're acing almost all of your classes, and you're not at any risk of losing your scholarship.
>Average. So average, that you don't stand out, and perhaps contributing to this, you're quiet and rarely make yourself the center of situations.
>Troublemaker. Loud, brash, and you certainly have a mouth. You don't have many friends, but you sure do have a lot of people who don't like you, and sometimes, you like it that way.
>>43952956
>>Nerd. You're more about computers and games then going to parties, though you're acing almost all of your classes, and you're not at any risk of losing your scholarship.
Just like everyone on 4chan
Yeah, go for nerd gold.
>>43952956
>>Troublemaker. Loud, brash, and you certainly have a mouth. You don't have many friends, but you sure do have a lot of people who don't like you, and sometimes, you like it that way.
Posts ending in 3-5-7 are truth
Let's start with the setting, when we get 10 facts we're going to move on to other stuff
I'll draw autistic no skill at all artwork about what we produce made in paint
ALlright let's start with something simple,
setting is fantasy
4chan still exists in setting
>>43952865
D12s are main die used in system
Hey guys. This is the Inquisition. We've heard bad reports about this area so i've come to check things out. Have you seen anything suspistious?
n-n-no h-h-heresy h-here Mr. I-inquisitor
>>43952779
It doesn't matter if we are suspicious.
What matters is our plan.
>>43952804
Alright Mask Guy, i'll continue to look around.
>This is a quest taking place in an alternate version of the Naruto world during the same time period as the story, with a few notable differences. You will be playing as Kon Karagowa, a young Leaf Jonin. Your character is defined by your choices, so write-ins are always encouraged. And remember to have fun!
>Quest Info:http://pastebin.com/wNarfiiZ
>Previous threads:http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Leaf%20Ninja%20Quest
First for happy birthday Laze
>>43952287
Second for one less year of life.
>>43952287
Happy birthday Laze, mine's in 5 days so I'll celebrate mediocrity with you
Evo time again
How to play:
• Open an image of a species in MS Paint, or your editor of choice
• Make one evolutionary change to that species
• Save as .PNG!
• Post your new species in the thread with a description of what evolution you've added and why.
• Adding size increments or names is optional.
Notes:
• Unless stated explicitly, no species ever goes extinct. Old species can still evolve, even if they're not on the latest "chain"
• Try to make your evolutions gradual and realistic
• Every 4-5 hours I'll add an update Phylogeny Chart to track changes.
• Have fun
The Setting:
The planet is similar to Earth it's currently mostly covered in pristine oceans and the animals in it are tiny and sightless.
Lt. Baily, Master of the Watch: "Captain!"
Captain: "Yes Mr Baily"
Lt. Baily: "We've spotted a camp of Knights out on the sea three miles north along the coastline."
Captain: "Are you certain it's knights."
Lt. Baily: "Colorful streamers and tents, big horses and fellows in shiny clothes."
Captain: "Very good. Sound general quarters and run out the guns."
>Twenty minutes latter, the Knight's camp finds itself under a hail of roundshot fired by eight thirty pounder carronades and four 12 pounder long guns.
>>43952030
Oh no! Those dishonorable unchivalric sailors have blasted dozen of glorious knights and their proud destriers to bits with their cannons! Fellow knights, we must make haste lest we all...
>A 30 pound roundshot from the second broadside blasts through sir Knightington's head
Why did you take the time to type this drivel up?
>>43952257
Why did you take time replying to it?
hey /tg/ we are trapped in a small cave with a very destructive object at the center. You cannot leave without disposing of it and cannot touch it. You have one tank warrior, a rogue with daggers and chains and a mace and an archer. You also have a giant lion called Allah. What do?
allah hu ackbar
Literally cannot leave?
Literally cannot touch it in any way?
>>43951989
You throw the fucking mace at it, are you daft?
RANGED SMITE!
