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Why are skeletons always human skeletons?
The question is why are humans always skeleton humans?
>opposable thumbs
>relatively easily acquired
>most weaponry and armor is made human-sized
>>47930878
i don't think elven skeletons have pointy ears fampai
In all of your years as GM, what has been the biggest missed opportunity?
>>47930848
That I refused certain bribery offer. Of carnal nature.
Same as
>>47930872
But with a trap.
>>47930848
Not going full magical realm to convince someone else to gm.
What sorts of obstacles do your 1st level characters face, /tg/? How do they deal with them?
>>47930249
Depends on the system.
>>47930249
Peer pressure towards conformity. Poorly.
>>47930430
What a terrible fucking non-answer that is.
Since it's asking 'your,' why don't you actually answer by citing your own experience in your preferred system instead of contributing literally nothing?
Anyway, OP, the general answer is to start with small-scale and work your way up. Generally something related to petty crime or problems that will become worse the longer they're ignored is a good choice, something that the general populace isn't capable of doing until they've...
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what would you do in the following situation
>trpg "club" at university, there is no membership, anyone can come whenever they want
>been with the group for a relatively short time, only half a year
>About to start a campaign in which I am the GM
and here is a hypothetical scenario
If you were in my situation, what would you do if a person you hate for personal reasons wanted to join the game (of course, he wouldn't know you are the GM)?
>>47929578
Talk to him like a big boy and tell him that your preexisting feelings make the two of you a poor match for the game.
>>47929620
what if it wasn't mutual?
what if you hated him but he thinks you are cool with him? (and you hoped to never cross paths with the guy again)
>>47929650
>what if you hated him but he thinks you are cool with him?
>(and you hoped to never cross paths with the guy again)
see >>47929620
>Talk to him like a big boy
>like a big boyread: be mature about this
>and tell him that your preexisting feelings make the two of you a poor match for the game.
How would you run a campaign set in a prison?
>>47928761
>How would you run a campaign set in a prison?
The Farm.pdf
>>47928813
Explain.
Start by researching the social rules of prisons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6laPiPI4RKU
> PREVIOUSLY: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=Varuna
> When we last left our main character, she was scrounging around in the admin offices, looking for the suit that would take her to Research. There, she would hope to find a new way off of the base, and away from the nightmare.
> Along the way, she has picked up a peculiar ally in Secord, a shaken security officer who has survived six months by himself,...
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>>47928507
I hurried right out of the vent, and dropped down to the ground. "Ow!" I almost hit a desk down here! I turn around, and meeting eye to eye with me was one of those things.
"Oh, sweet mother of mercy," says Secord. "More of them got out!"
"Secord, Secord!" I hurry to get up. "Go and get-"
SLAM
>>47928545
...
My radio pings. She's calling for help.
Don't answer it. For goodness sakes, don't answer.
Oh God, oh God...
what have I done?
>>47928574
...
okay, good. Nobody saw that. Nobody saw anything. I-... I can breathe easy.
Just take a real deep breath. Nice and easy. Nice and easy. Sometimes I need to walk too to get my thoughts clear, that's it, that's it, walky walky, doodoodoo...
Ooooh...
Okay.
I'm going to have accept the fact that she's dead and uh... Yeah, she's fucking dead.
I need a new plan to get off this station. M-... maybe I could double back through mining to her submarine....
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Now that wizards has thoroughly disappointed their entire fanbase by giving them exactly what was expected, let's look to the bright future!
Kaladesh is, I think, the perfect setting for Steamflogger Boss
Perhaps contraptions?
>>47928239
>yfw Steamflogger eventually becomes a $100 card after you've been sitting on 15 of them for a decade
All ready been confirmed to not be on kaladesh by maro.
Can't wait for Didgeridoo 2: Electric Boogaloo
>>47927896
>THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS 19.95
amazing
10/10
>>47927896
Yeah, I always wondered if they tried to get the license and this was just the final result. WEG produced a lot of tie-in RPGs.
I want to play that, as the either a sergeant commanding a squad or the commander of the entire force of the first wave of Soviets invading America.
The only thing I know that lets me do that is World in Conflict.
Is it normal that players become assholes when they play demigods?
>>47927040
Yes. Power always corrupts, the trick is that you must either pick a corruption of moral values or a corruption of rationality.
>>47927040
Power corrupts.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
>>47927040
They were always assholes, OP, power just gave them the opportunity to exercise it without fear of consequences.
Does /tg/ like Druids?
I like druids. They're a good all-rounder class for those times when you're playing core-only D&D 3.5 (not the best way to play 3.5, but some people still do it). Didn't like them as much in 4e, though.
As for /tg/ in general, I do not believe they like anything.
>>47926805
Playing druid in 3.5 is one of the first signs of a munchkin.
Not always right but a good red flag kinda warning.
>>47926805
What is this shitty artstyle called?
>Join an online Pathfinder game
>Get told "We've got all the niches filled so just make whatever you want"
>Well okay I've been doing mostly melee stuff lately lemme make a CHA-focused char
>Immediately plunge into dungeon grind
>Character is slightly underpowered compared to everyone else's but oh well if I can get through this maybe I'll get some decent items or something
>No...
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>joining an online game with strangers
>it's a system renowned for dungeoncrawling
>don't play it safe and make a character that's good for a dungeon crawl
This is your own damn fault, OP.
>>47926110
You sound like a salty little bitch.
>>47926133
I'm sorry I thought I was joining a role playing game not a combat simulator.
I may have been confused because of how there was role playing going on.
Balanced modern edition.
>If mox opal, lightning bolt, tarmogoyf, snapcaster mage, thoughtseize, and path to exile were banned and replaced with these, what would happen to modern?
>What decks would become tier 1 with these changes?
>What other changes to modern would you make to make it more balanced?
>>47926084
None of these would see any play except for maybe thought steel, and goyf in wierd zoo variants, but maybe not even then
They would be replaced with budget/worse versions in their given decks, (Thunder is nearly worse than shock), and the only deck taking a true massive hit would be affinity and maybe jund. Snap's removal would hurt, but the decks he's played in could likely function without him.
These are terrible and I suggest you kill yourself violently
>>47926175
>thought steel
whoops, meant thought steal
>>47926175
Thunder IS worse than shock
Giving your opponent a card defeats the purpose
I've been thinking for a long time about starting some sort of Dungeons and Dragons type campaign in Minecraft.
First we'll need a group of DMs interested in building and running adventures, working on plot, etc.
Then once things are more set up a good group of PCs interested Roleplaying Adventures.
Theres not too much built right now, But found a great location to start up. Pic related. Its on a realm, So just post your minecraft name and I can whitelist any one interested.
>>47924821
We should have some good mods, some tekkit mods, and the boob mod because it helps with role playing !)
We need to have special rules so Peple (4chaners aren't people the ere Peple, like pepe, get it?) don't grief, I hate Greifers, we should have a secret server to catch Greifers and prevent them from ruining our roleplay experience, we should build a super base with traps and redstone so we can stop people from stealing our diamonds , also can I be moderator I have a lot of experience I as mod on cousins...
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How do you like your fairies, /tg/? Cruel and deceptive? Spiteful pranksters? Helpful green-clad midgets? What roles do they play in your campaigns?
>>47924770
Generally, I forget to include them at all in my campaigns until I'm reminded that they exist.
>>47924770
My setting has them open portals in woods to get people to their realm. Their realm is a chaotic, nightmarish place to those not used to it, and most die from not being able to adapt to new terrain. The PCs are trying to get out now, and after they do they finish.
>>47924826
Pretty much this for fairies, and when I AM reminded they exist... I still don't include them.
As for "fey", I just sorta use that as a catch-all phrase for beings from other planes/realms who aren't necessarily as well understood or catalogued as things like demons.
How do you like your Undead Hordes and their Necromancers /tg/? Do you stay with the ol' faithful horde of zombies and skeletons as far as the eyes can see, or do you have monstrosities of crazy science in there as well?
I was talking about it with my players, I personally prefer Zombies and Skeletons, but I'm not averse to zombie creatures like dragons and the like, but I find I lose interest if there's Undead Abominations like pic related, as it becomes less about magical epidemics and blights on the land and more crazy science. My players argued otherwise...
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>>47924286
Playing a necro myself and actually being in talks with my DM about giving me more exotic zombies to create, I suppose I'm on your player's side. Though I do still very much think that regular old undead should remain in the vast majority.
>>47924286
I've got necromancers, but no zombies, skellies or undead hordes for that matter.
Necromancers can momentarily resurrect the dead but only for a short while, depending on the state of decay the deceased body is.
Carniomancers on the other hand can with sufficient flesh, blood and the appropriate salts from funeral ashes create living beings from these materials according to their diabolic needs and whims, Hellraiser style.
>>47924286
I keep my traditional zombies, ghosts and skeletons to the Priestly Necromancers, while "stitched" or "skaab" zombies and golems are the realm of Mad Mages.
The former being curse or blight-like hordes, the latter I keep for single bruisers and escaped experiments.
