Those of you who design your own world/region maps; what software do you like using best?
Paper.
>>43842897
/thread
>>43842897
I usually just use paper, but I'd prefer having a map on my computer, especially if I can add notes to it. All the good software I've found seems to cost a lot of money.
DMs, how often do you fudge dice rolls?
Never.
I'm not a pussy.
Not as often as the players think I do, but more often than the players think I do.
More often than you'd think, but less often than you'd hope.
What kind of servant or warrior race would a wizard or cabal of wizards create?
Would they be reisitant to magic so that they could better defeat rival wizards, or more susceptible to magic so the wizard could better support his henchmen/army?
What other traits would a wizard prioritize?
Lets assume that differing greatly from anything found naturally in a setting would cause the cost per individual to be prohibitive.
>>43842654
That outfit makes zero sense. Why did she bother to cover her neck?
>What kind of servant or warrior race would a wizard or cabal of wizards create?
That is so dependent on so many different factors you may as well as not asked the question at all.
>>43842686
Did you not read past the first sentence? There's at least a few token guidelines to follow.
This, at the very least, isn't an image and a single line of greentext.
How do I make the traditional fantasy races actually interesting?
Use them creatively in line with the themes and tone of your setting. It's not that hard.
The same way you make any fantasy race interesting.
I really wish I could use non-traditional races, but every group I play with can't handle things because they're too unfamiliar.
Writefag request thread /tg/! Preferably anything WH40K related, looking for ideas related to factions that don't get much love on the fluff front, no lewds sorry, well, at least not 'till the weekend... Anything else goes, likely a page or more, so feel free!
(Pic related, I prefer humorous stories :P)
>>43843064
Darn, shouldn't write when tired... I thought it was a drawthread. Sorry. But to give an idea, how about a story of some adeptus arbites troopers? There is very little of that, as far as I have seen. Some investigation, murder mysteries and of course, raids.
>>43843111
Sounds interesting....I'd love to do something based on a Shrine World, give a little more insight on the day to day life on place like that, maybe some sort of ancient Dark Tech robot murdering in line with it's corrupt programming and stopping it leads to some sort of forgotten foundry deep in the crust of the planet?
>>43843289
Sounds good. I'll be waiting eagerly to see what you come up with.
Connecting to Shadowlands BBS...
>Verifying Biometrics...
>Identity Verified...
>Opening /srg/...
Books:
http://pastebin.com/SsWTY7qr
Chummer 5:
https://github.com/chummer5a/chummer5a/releases/latest
Issue tracker:
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Last Thread: >>43803803
Thread Topic- I've had enough of tactical operators operating tactically. /srg/, tell me stories of the time you said, "Fuck it!" and just blew everything to pieces to get the job done.
Do they still celebrate Thanksgiving in the NANs? Seems that celebrating the European invasion would kinda rub them the wrong way.
>>43842334
>>>43842341
So, how had he ended?
>>43842403
I'm pretty sure trying to make a paper turkey would get you shot in the Sioux Nation. They've probably reverted to some old First Nations holiday schedule, with everyone getting a few free days a year to take off as they see fit for religious reasons. Helps that they don't bow to the corps.
>Local Gw allows older models, provided they were originally sold as the character they are representing
>Don't want to pay £65 for big plastic nagash.
>Buy shitty 90's nagash on ebay for £12, with broken staff.
>Use second hand citadel paintbrush to replace staff
>Use in Age of sigmar and win every time, Local GW manager allows it.
>Munchkin incarnate.
>>43842021
What is that a picture for ants?
>>43842040
I think my aunt's dating Tyrone?
Powergaming in Age of Sigmar is kind of like beating up someone with a severe mental disorder. It isn't particularly satisfying and it won't make anyone respect you.
Welcome to A Song of Revenge and Gold: House Malroy Quest. In which you take the reins of a House of storied glorious past since Aegon’s Conquering, but whose fortunes have taken a turn for the worse in the doom that Robert’s Rebellion brought. Taking place in 284AC a year after the Rebellion has ended you are Brynden Malroy, second son to Lord Vamos Malroy and Lady Esemella Hayford and the last living heir to Steadhold and House Malroy.
House Malroy is a pre-genned House designed around the idea of a story within the Crownlands of a House fiercely loyal to the Targaryens and their attempts to live in this new world after Robert’s Rebellion. The new Lord Brynden Malroy is as well pre-genned but will take direction from the players in his ways and how he develops himself further. This Quest will be moderately more story driven than others of its kind, but the development of the House and her lands will take just as much importance.
If you’ve played the one of the many Quests within the ASoIaF setting the rules of the SIFRP system should be known. I will be using the Game of Thrones edition, as well as a few of the expansions namely OOSP and a few house rules which will be explained as we come to them. If you have questions about how things work or why certain actions are taken I can explain them as we go along. In truth this is a learning experience for me as well.
Google Documents Mastersheet:
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Twitter:
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Archive:
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And now without further ado.
“Will milord be needing any further assistance?”
“No, thank you,” you respond, fastening the strap over your boots into its buckle and inspecting the black shine on them.
The young lady that has been servicing your room since your arrival in Dorne gives you a simple nod and leaves off, her flowy dress trailing after. You stand, stretching out your arms, cracking your shoulders and rolling your neck as if you were getting ready for a tavern fight. Your stomach had been in turmoil for the better part of the day, you were to meet privately with Lord Quentyn Qorgyle momentarily, then attend dinner with three of the most important people in your general vicinity, Lord Jon Arryn, Prince Doran Martell, and Prince Oberyn Martell. Among them Lord Qorgyle again, and Lady Mellario of Norvos, the Prince’s wife. In truth you felt the odd man out, hardly a Lord for a year as of yet, a participate in peace talks that you were unsure of the purpose now. The invitation had left you feeling even more off, Lady Obella Qorgyle had delivered it making her first formal appearance to you since arriving in Dorne. What purpose did you have at such a meeting? Why you? Did many of the other Lords not make a much more reasonable guest of honor? Doubt filled your mind, yet lingered the words of others, a sellsword playing at Lord. You would prove them wrong. Even in your own small way, miles away from Steadhold.
A rasp upon your door interrupts idle thoughts, Ser Lucas Longwaters peeks his head in, “Are you ready my Lord?” Lucas looked the part of a Knight in his armor, he seemed unphased by the heat of Dorne and had worn it most of his time attending you. His smirk still played upon his lips reminding you of Ser Victor, not having any of the Sons among you for the past month and half felt so incredibly wrong, but they were handling the affairs of Steadhold under Ser Mason with Solhas and Barq Zos his guardians and Illiad with Asher and Sallo Rhod were half a world away.
It pleased you to remember that the twenty of you would be reunited soon.
“Yes Ser Lucas, let us be off,” you say finishing pulling your silvered hair back into a half ponytail allowing a mantel of silver to brush against your shoulders.
You were to meet with Lord Quentyn in the Tower of the Sun, and from there travel with him to your mutual dinner not soon after. Lucas chattered into your ear of small things, of Knights and Ladies of the court, your cousin Wesley had made a solid showing amongst the lists of a little meaningless tournament the bored Knights had thrown together the past few days. Other Knights had taken an interest in your Melee in the coming months, perhaps a few participants of Dorne would attend which sounded pleasing to your ears. But your mind sat elsewhere, Lord Qorgyle seemed moved by your earlier words in regards to the peace talks, if your information held true he was among the last holdout Lords you had a brief chance to sway his mind in your favor and you would have completed your, albeit small, mission here.
An squire in the scarlet and black of House Qorgyle meets you at the foot of the spiral staircase in the foyer of the Tower of the Sun. He looked like a far younger version of her Lord, perhaps Lord Qorgyle’s son? The lad smiles to you brightly seemingly aware of your House’s colors and stumbles into an introduction with a bow, you catch the name Arron and smile back to the boy bidding him lead on. He darts off and you follow after your stride as full and strong as it had formerly been you felt more comfortable on your leg now and were thankful for Benjin’s quick work. Your trip is short, Arron leading you into a side passage on the third floor and you emerge into a solar, Lord Quentyn already waiting for you, with Ser Symon Santagar to his his side, dressed in far less splendor than the Knight that had your back. The two Knights exchange glances and you meet eyes with Lord Quentyn giving a sharp nod in greeting.
“Ser Symon, would you take Arron, the Lord Brynden Malroy and myself need speak privately a moment,” he says without moving his eyes from your own.
“Of course my Lord, come Arron. Ser Lucas would you grant me a moment over a cup or two?”
Lucas looks to you and reads the allowance in your eyes, “Of course Ser Symon. Lord Qorgyle, a pleasure.”
“Very good. Lord Malroy, the same,” Ser Symon says. The two Knights leave off with the young boy and you are left with Lord Quentyn, the room quiet barring the buzz of the yard below.
“My Lord Malroy, wine?”
You take a deep breath and take the first steps into perhaps the most important diplomatic meeting of your life, “Of course Lord Qorgyle. I thank you.”
“No need, this is a gift. From the Prince himself.”
Which? Your mind reacts in kneejerk fashion, but your tongue sits idle. It could be either given his family’s connects at moment, you take the glass he pours for you and take a refreshing swallow, the sweeter red easing the thirst of your throat from the dry Dornish days. Lord Quentyn invites you sit, and you do so alongside him. Watching the yard from the low rise solar in quiet thought a moment. Lord Quentyn seems not eager to delve into topics anymore than yourself.
He soon breaks the quiet, his voice muffled by the cup to his lips, “Lord Brynden. Your words yesterday were true. I felt the resolve behind them. Yet upon your eyes I see the burning need for something more, perhaps vengeance? Perhaps freedom from the yoke of the Crown placed upon your neck the moment you had stepped foot in King’s Landing once more? Tell me do they burden you with debt as they did the others?”
Do any of you have a sci-fi setting where the money isn't credits?
>>43841772
They use Throne Gelt in Warhammer 40,000.
>>43841772
Dust
Yes! I have one where the currency is in hundreds, if not thousands, of separately minted/distributed bank note currencies, precious metal currencies, electronic currencies, crypto currencies, and commodity currencies. I have my players a big excel sheet of the ones they're likely to interact with.
Sup /tg/, lets talk campaign length
I have always been part of or run pretty long running campaigns (1+ year long with a session a week) but recently I started running three session long mini campaigns. (In the WH40K RPGs) and have found these to work really well.
So I was wondering what other fa/tg/uys feeling are on campaign length. Do you think longer campaigns are better? Do you go in to them with a set number of sessions in mind?
Personally I like the tighter feel of these shorter games. It allows for more drama to happen in a shorter period of time with less of the players faffing about between action.
>>43841474
When I run I do it for several months (think like 20 sessions-ish), running every week. Completed several campaigns like this. That said, I don't go in with a very specific number of sessions. I'd rather let things progress naturally and end the game when it makes the most sense.
Generally whenever I see a '1 year+' game, it's dragged out somehow (regular cancelled sessions, bad pacing or usually both) and eventually dies due to the GM flaking more and more. I've seen, idk maybe one or two games that long that completed but even they felt like they could have been productively cut down to a lot less time than they were. I'm sure long games can be done, but the longer it goes the more chance something crops up to screw with it. Personally I'd be aiming to complete games in months, not years.
Not sure about three session long games. Feels like I wouldn't be able to properly invest in my characters. Might work well for some things though.
>>43841613
well the three session thing is being framed around one major even. So each set of chars get to take part in another part of the event.
The problem I had when I was running games that ran longer was I usually had a end game I was trying to steer things towards and it ended up fucking things up. I am not much of a fan of the completely direction-less play style of game.
The 1+ year games where back when I actually went a physically met up with the people to play so it was also just a social thing. Didn't really matter so much if we didn't do a lot
>>43841679
event
Salamanders Don't Get their Save Against Baleflamers Edition
>Rules databases
https://mega.co.nz/#F!pFgm0RKR!J06C1gVYcjzNGsF8YNLsjQ
https://kat.cr/warhammer-40k-pdf-library-t9575373.html
>FAQs
http://www.blacklibrary.com/faqs-and-errata.html
>40k 7th edition quick reference sheet(s)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4104995/Games/7edRef_V6.pdf
>Forgeworld Book index
http://www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Forge_World_and_Apocalypse_Rules_Index
I'm working on a small CSM force for more casual play, because lord knows I'm not going to be competitive with them and they're more of a re-introduction to learning the game. Either way, I've got a pack of chaos terminators lying around and I wanted to build em. Normally I'd want to convert and do all lightning claws but only the lord will have em.
Anyway, if I just build them with the shit they come with, most likely a Reaper and a heavy flamer with a combi bolter and chainfist in the squad, will they even be worth taking just in casual games? Or do they just suck, full stop?
Why hasn't there been a Spartacus-like slave revolt in the Dark City?
>>43841133
They aren't awful, they're just a bit overpriced.
They will perform great against lighter infantry but get smashed by other termies. A land raider makes them so much better.
So my local nerd store is having a sale on nerd games.
suggest some good boardgames for 2-6 players that last about 1-3 hours.
Pic unrelated
>>43840738
>that pic
>the western fallacy that everyone is just like us, just a different color
>>43840738
No. Fuck you
>>43840931
Fucking cultural relativists, man.
Alright, why do so many people get butt-blasted at the mere mention of GURPS? I sincerely do not understand how a game can induce such blind rage.
meme
>>43840672
Even as someone who's main system is GURPS I get it. It's how that no matter what- people suggest GURPS. It's all people use to answer. That pretty annoying, especially if you dont like GURPS all too much. It's like that 4 year old who keeps repeating a phrase til you want to comming a murder suicide.
>>43840705
Commit* damn you ishit.
Previous thread: >>43794041
You are Nomi Takeda. At least that is what you student ID says.
About two hours ago you woke up lying on the street completely drenched by the rain.
You hurt your hands legs and head. Probably when you fell down.
After asking for help in a shop you have been brought home. Apparently the people in this house are your family but you don’t remember anyone. You actually don’t even think you should be here. Sometimes fundamental memories like language and how to use chopsticks come back but they are still sparse and confuse you even more.
After your wounds have been treated and changing into dry clothes you were looking for clues in “your room” but couldn’t find anything that would help you.
Now you just had dinner and now that you finished and thanked your mother for the meal you went back into your room to think about your situation.
It’s about 7pm and you start writing down what happened today in a journal. Hopefully it will be of some help.
[]specify the things your write in your journal (what?)
[]think about something (what?)
[]go down again to talk to you mother or sister
[]rest for the night
[]something else
>>43830143
Thanks man. It’s okay I know it’s not super exciting at the moment. I hope that will change soon but I don’t want to force it.
Like the new OP text says memories only come from time to time. We only now that this right now isn’t right.
>>43840658
Think about your birth date. Think about what normal people your age do, and try to remember -anything- relevant to your life.
Wow looks like I royally fucked up with the link to the previous thread.
Correct previous thread: >>43810239
Only one rule so far: Two replies for a decision make it happen(except it takes too long)
Rolls will use 2d6. The higher you roll the better. 1 = super bad, 12 = super good
>>43840765
Once you put the pen down you start thinking again. You remember your ID and take a look at it again. It says that you are born on February 17th, 2003. The alarm clock on your desk displays November 2015. So you are 12 years old. It makes sense when you look at the pictures or into the mirror on your wardrobe but you certainly don't feel that young.
You rather feel as if childhood is already a thing of the past for you. have you really just lost your memory and now for some reason think that you should be older? Are you imagining things or are you just arrogant?
Maybe you changed the body with someone. The concept is not unknown to you but of course still sounds silly. But if you really changed the body why can't you remember your old self? Or are you indeed Nomi and are just possessed or something? Your mind is full of weird ideas. And it seems the longer you think the worse it gets. You can't find an answer with this.
With a sigh you lean back into your chair and stare at the pictures on the board again. Trying to remember anything.
You look at your books, you stuffed animals, the clothes in your wardrobe. But nothing rings a bell.
[]go down again to talk to you mother or sister
[]rest for the night
[]something else
Monsters! I need the biggest monsters you people have
Colossal(++) monster jpgs
