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So, my DM is pretty tough on us, I need some help on how to survive in a campaign with wacky monsters that act like god versions of themselves(trolls with 500+ hp, class levels above 9, bumped stats, and generally boosted everything).
He isn't unfair, he has been extremely apt to allow us creative freedom with our roleplaying, but the combat is brutal as all get out.
The grand total of deaths in his campaign is close to 15. The party level is averaging on 9-11. The system is 3.5, the only books he has banned are the dragon mag(and compendium).
Any and...
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>>43802010
The obvious answer is leave, but since you won't be doing that, I can tell you how I dealt with killer DMs, back in my younger days when I was too stupid to just leave and play with other people.
If the GM is going to kill you in every combat scenario, talking to him about it is your first step. I have never, NEVER had a GM improve as a result of this. Some have remained the same, others have become worse to punish us for questioning them. But even though it is pointless, you should still try and speak...
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>>43802282
Good advice, anon!
>>43802010
I'd just do what this guy said. If he's making combat difficult for you just refuse to do it. Whenever he sends a monster after you just have a winge about how unfair this campaign is and just refuse to try and have the least bit of fun with the campaign he's running as you possible can!Is it a combat orientated campaign because he's pushing you to do combat, or because the players constantly seek it out?
>>43802010
GM yourself, watch everyone have more fun when you're running the game, maybe That GM will get a clue (if only out of butthurt jealousy).
Discuss.
Yeah alright.
>>43801978
how about
"Don't be a dick."
I thought this was about actual magic and was disappointed when I realized it was about your silly moneypit cardgame
Some day people will respect my work in experimental magic middle science
>TL; DR
>What is it that makes a Horseman of the Apocalypse?
Hey /gents/, how's the night/day going?
I come to you for advice on a Mutants and Masterminds3equestion.
Basically, I'd like to trim a pl15-20 concept into a playable pl10 one.
Pic related.
What's essential for a Horseman of the Apocalypse?
Does Death need to have the full suite of powers? Or can he just be damn good at appearing somewhere and killing everything in the room?
Does...
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And just as a side question, kind of related but not really, since we've had a few threads with people who seem to enjoy the Fate universe...
What are the limits on Servants anyway? Do they have to historical in some sense of the word, or can they be more conceptual like the Four Horsemen?Would their Phantasms be their Horses?
>>43801952
>Hey /gents/
kill yourself
>>43802172
But the new Star Wars movie is coming out next month!
I need to know if it's worth continuing to follow the franchise or not.
Is there any system where magic uses a deck of playing cards, and where stuff happens when the deck is depleted? As a representation of "too much magic in one place = reality gets fucked up".
To clarify: everyone using magic in the same general area is drawing from one deck. Some spells would work off the discard pile and let people replenish the deck if they're trying to avoid the reality fuck.
deadlands USES a card deck, so might be a good base for a system. Haven't heard of one that you're looking for though.
might I suggest if you homebrew, using the suits for types of magic (spades/swords for attack magic, diamonds/pentacles for creation magic)?
>>43801740
Sounds pretty cool but I haven't seen that idea implemented before.
I'm in a frustrating situation /tg/: a while ago I agreed to trying DMing for a group of friends. We're doing DnD since this is the first tabletop we've really tried, but the main problem is there's anywhere up to 9 people at the table at any given time, and since they're all old friends I can't convince them to make separate groups or boot anyone. Even in spite of having to simultaneously learn the rules myself and scale up, the real problem is the lack of courtesy at the table: people are constantly talking over each other, slowly raising the volume and wasting time. It's also not uncommon for them to throw multiple questions at once, and while simple "just checking" questions would be fine, some people lie between not having read the rules as much and just not having any common sense (just last session I got asked if survival was used for searching rooms.) If they weren't my friends I would've given up by now, but in this case I have to ask if there's any way to moderate noise without seeming like an asshole. A talking stick is starting to seem like a decent choice but I'd like something that doesn't make me seem like a disgruntled teacher or an angry mum. Where do you draw the line between "we're having fun" and "I'm dealing with uni students that scream like primary schoolers?"
Talking stick is fine I think.
It does send the message of "I'm done with your shit and I'm gonna treat you like kids for a while" but that, if these people are actually not just pieces of shit, should be enough to make them realize their behaviour is pretty unacceptable for what they're doing.
>>43801491
Nine people is too many. If you really can't get them to split try this:
Appoint an assistant DM. They can distract the other people and discuss mechanics with them and stuff while you handle four or five of them at at time. Try to split the party in social encounters. Put a turn timer on them so that combat progresses faster.
Just some thoughts.
>>43801491
HOW THE FUCK DID YOU THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO START OFF IN AN UNFAMILIAR SYSTEM WITH NINE FUCKING PLAYERS!?
Like, there's your problem right there, Jesus fuck. Start with three people and work your way up to five. Nobody runs nine people and stays sane unless they all approach tabletop like an order of benedictine monks.
Can you cut down your group size? Take out the most serious players and run them in a small group? Would your friends understand if you told them all that nine people is too many to deal with when you're still learning the system yourself? Would they understand if you picked your favorites and perhaps promised to run them in groups of three when each group has completed a short campaign? Don't run multiple campaigns, however, that's not a good thing for a beginner.
What went wrong?
>>43801358
Should have cost 1 mana
>>43801358
just another reason for crucible of worlds to go up.
>>43801358
>untapped forests
This is how I monk
>>43801227
Is that guy pregnant?
>>43801227
tripping people with your walking stick is lame op
This is how *I* Monk.
Been watching some mecha anime lately, and I want to try run a mecha game for my buddies, since our perma-GM is looking for a break, and I've run a few. What does /tg/ think about Mekton Zeta's system? Anything I should watch out for? The 1d4chan page* seems to make it out as something a little nutso, which sounds fun.
>>43801063
You have no idea, How much this enrages me.
>>43802384
ditto
>>43801063
It depends on how serious you want the campaign to be.
Mekton Zeta is great for more super robot-inclined stuff (e.g. later Gundam Unicorn, Gurren Lagann), whereas I prefer using modified AdEva for more realistic stuff (Gundam Thunderbolt, VOTOMS).
of course
instead of continuing to work out how to deal with this threat
the unknown fool that claims to have no face
you leave theresa with that which devours
and run off with your beloved weed
pathetic
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A few minutes after the taxi drops Theresa off at my house, I find myself the recipient of an especially cheerful text from Irene, complete with a selfie of her hugging a very embarrassed-looking Theresa. While feeling pretty damned good about myself, I lean back in my seat and turn to Charlotte.
"So..." I glance out the window, "what exactly did you have planned for the rest of the day?" I ask. "Since I'm just kinda tagging along."
"Nothing in particular," Charlotte shrugs. "I was just going to go to the mall for a...
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>>43800178
>>see if the mina wants to do mall things
>>43800178
>see if the mina wants to do other things
How about doing the revolutionary - and asking her what SHE wants to do? If that doesn't work we can just fall back to the mall plan.
Following a naval bombardment and invasion of the East Coast by the German Empire, the United States reformed its society along Prussian militarist and 19th century progressive/modernist/rationalist lines as per the history presented in "The Repairer of Reputations". As does not actually occur in that story but is suggested as a possibility, this United States has been a monarchy since soon after its founding, perhaps in an early counter-revolution like some kind of alternate Shays Rebellion or Hartford Convention, under the Castaigne Dynasty.
A major war before...
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Why the Germans?
This is one of the dumber alt-history ideas I've seen in a while
>>43800452
Designated baddies, apparently.
How can you guys like reading so much on this board? I like a good story as much as the next guy but you seem to be focused on quantity over quality.
>>43800027
What can I say? It's a nice place.
>>43800027
My friend, do let me introduce you to the delicious concept of excess.
>>43800027
You never know which story is going to pan out from the get go. Gotta read through the majority that's shit to find the minority that is worth keeping.
