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if swords are as useless as /tg/ says , why were greatswords used as a legit "primary" weapon on battlefields?
an example is the landsknecht or the doppelsöldner who often used those. i cant imagine that they just tried to look cool by buying a weapon that is more expensive but less effective
>>47505760
landsknechten were not "primary" fighting force, they were "commandos" of sorts
>>47505760
Didn't lansknecht mainly use pikes and spears?
zweihanders mainly being used like axes, to chop the enemy's pike heads off? And only secondarily for swordplay?
>>47505805
>chopping pike heads off
as far as i know , that is pretty difficult to do , even with a chopping weapon . it's a bitch to get the right angle on a moving object
For some reason this game has the most amazing, cutting-edge adventure modules I've read in years. They are edgy as fuck but in a good, mind-boggling way.
>Bad Myrmidon
>Vornheim
>Deep Carbon Observatory
>Death Frost Doom
The Monolith from Beyond Time and Space is a betterCall of Cthulhuadventure than anyCoCmodule I've ever read.
Why did this particular retro-clone attract so many good writers?
>>47504692
Isn't the main writer, Raggi, more pretentious than John Wick?
A lot of the modules aren't really playable. Alternatively, they have no point. The Tower of Love and Death Frost Doom are especially bad, given the big twist to each of them.
Like, they seem gimmicky for no real reason.
>>47504692
Fuck it, I just like the system.
>fighters get to hit shit
>specialists get to do shit
>casters get to cast shit
>healers get to heal shit
I ran this for some first-timers and they picked it up quick as hell. Actually ended up being a decent session in a a generic homebrew setting.
>>47504835
I wouldn't say pretentious, I'd say very strongly opinionated.
The gimmicks do have a reason: horror. DFD is a homage to a specific series of movies and it works very well for creating an atmosphere of doom and no-win despair, something other games often fail at.
>>47504918
That too, but I was less impressed with the system than the bizarre adventure ideas.
Got dang it Bobby, why'd you have to go and blow your allowance on an army like the "Tau"? What if the neighbors see?
You should have gotten some of those Ultramarines, they have the same coloured uniforms as the Dallas Cowboys! Why, even that Calgar fella reminds me of Tom Landry!
>>47492641
as if Hank Hill ain't a fucking guard player. revisionist scum. Bobby would play eldar anyway.
>>47492837
No, Hank is more about the Sister of Battles.
PROPANE AND PROMETHEUM.
>>47492837
>THAT'S MY SOULSTONE, I DON'T KNOW YOU!
Legs Ain't Broke Yet Nigga Edition
Some worldbuilding resources:
On designing cultures:
http://www.frathwiki.com/Dr._Zahir%27s_Ethnographical_Questionnaire
Random generators:
http://donjon.bin.sh/
Mapmaking tutorials:
http://www.cartographersguild.com/forumdisplay.php?f=48
Free mapmaking toolset:
www.inkarnate.com
Random Magic Resources/Possible Inspiration:
http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/magic/antiscience.html
http://www.buddhas-online.com/mudras.html
http://sacred-texts.com/index.htm
Conlanging:
http://www.zompist.com/resources/
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>A human from Earth and a human from Faerun are both magically transported to your world.
>Which one is the more startled?
Most likely the human from Faerun. There's no magic, and there are only humans.
>If the BBEG of your last campaign appeared in your new setting, what would be his first reaction?
Mine's not for a campaign, so no BBEG.
>A Galactic Superbeing appears, demanding your setting's mightiest warriors challenge...
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just build my shit up senpai
>>47469213
What the hell is around Dedi? Is it swamp? Is this enpire thing actually an archipelago? Some fucked up river sistem? If it's rivers, I don't think it makes any sense.
>>Previous threads
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?searchall=dragonball+quest
>Information on the MC
http://pastebin.com/26cbDMzF
>>Information
This quest, as the title suggests, takes place in the world of Dragon Ball. You're playing as a twelve year old boy named Tofoo, and will adventure through the story of the Dragonball series alongside characters such as Goku, Yamcha, Bulma, Tien, and many others. Through your actions,...
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"But, you haven't taught us anything yet," you tell Master Roshi.
Goku nods.
"So, anyway, Launch," Master Roshi says, changing the subject. "Since you're my special guest and all, how would you like to take a romantic walk around my island paradise?"
Launch looks around. "Well, it doesn't look like a very long walk. Alright, that sounds...pleasant to me."
"You-you mean it?" Master Roshi asks in disbelief. "Oh boy!"
He begins dancing around with excitement.
"I...
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>>47511058
>B. You wonder when training will begin
>>47511058
>>A. You're surprised Launch said yes
>>B. You wonder when training will begin
>>C. Ask Krillin if he's ever done martial arts before now
Since no one has started one yet
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So let's get this right.
PP decided Warders box spam was too strong, so they got the nerf bat. They lowered their POW to 10 (now 11), to make sure that while they're in base to base they can have ARM 21...but they won't really hit that hard.
Then they remove animus buffing on troopers to ensure that wouldn't happen as well. They reduce ARM benefits from EC as well, as they really don't want ARM 22+ to be the norm.
Warders are now 17 points.
Now, let's look at Man o War Shocktroopers.
While under Shield Wall, they'll be ARM 21. Ok, same as Warders so far. But wait, Iron Flesh is +2 ARM now. So a full unit of Shocktroopers are going to be ARM 23. I didn't think that was acceptable! Oh well, I'm sure they got nerfed on their POW like Warders did.
Huh, they're POW 14 reach. That's 3 points higher than Warders. Damn they have CMA too. Well, wait anon, surely they're more fragile in wounds maybe than Warders?
8 boxes. And repairable, with Mechanics and a UA that prevents being pushed or knocked down. Well ok....they must be expensive then.
16 points for 5. Cheaper than Warders, plus they don't require the Krielstone to get high ARM. Well ok then...
So pButcher + 2 units of Man O War going to be a thing? Front unit will be ARM 23, no knocked down, no push, Shield Wall lasts until their next activation now. Engage them? Here comes Jacks or hell, he'll just throw Fury on the unit now instead so you can eat MAT 7 POW 17s.
Blatant cash grab by PP.
>>47503085
Trollbloods players already bought Warders for MMM, but Khador players didn't buy Man-o-Wars so there needed to be an incentive.
So what's the faction balance looking like, apart from Cryx being shit tier?
The Hive grows. Across entire star systems you feel the chorus of your children ever expanding, ever diligent in their duties. Your mind has stretched to cover entire civilizations who are even now only beginning to even learn of your existence.
In less than three of the Union's months, you have gone from having only yourself and your thinker, to a vast swath of territory and the military force to keep it. Your technology, accelerated by your study of the natives to this region of space, has leapt exponentially beyond what your previous generation could have imagined....
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>>47511329
Tonight will be a special thread largely dedicated to reviewing the past events of the hive, since we've done quite a bit and it's been far too long, as well as a general discussion of the quest's overwhelming crunch. For some time I've been pondering on a method of overhauling it but such a dramatic change should not be done without tremendous amounts of player input.
Think of this as the token mid-season flashback/beach episode.
To get things started, I'll just give you guys...
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>>47511329
Say, does 'recap thread' includeactually looking at pods that were already sent out to scout
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. You are Brynden Malroy, second son to Lord Vamos Malroy and Lady Esemella Hayford and the last living heir to Steadhold and House Malroy. The year is 285AC, two years after the Rebellion and a year after your return to Westeros.
House Malroy is a pre-genned House designed around the idea of a story within the Crownlands of...
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“And the winds would cry.
And many men would die.
And all the waves would bow down.
To the Lorelei...”
“I would certainly hope my newborn daughter is not giving cause for men to die,” you say from the nursery doorway. Lord Quentyn Qorgyle sits with your daughter, Lorelei, in his arms wrapped up in a blanket stitched with little scorpions, a gift from his and Obella’s mother Lady Elysa Dayne.
The dornishman scoffs casting a glance back towards his sister, your wife, sleeping blissfully in the bed. He holds Lorelei up for you to take before leaning...
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You eyes stay fixed upon your daughter, her arm reaches up for your face, brushing the pink raw flesh from your burn upon your cheek. You stand in silence for a moment and nod your head, emerald flickers in the morning sun as they glance towards Lord Qorgyle, “I shan’t.”
Quentyn responds with a wordless nod gathering himself up and standing, he places a hand upon your shoulder as he passes, “Later, shall we discuss our plans to travel to Highgarden? My son has expressed a love for your roof ‘training yard’. Before dinner?”
“A plan Lord Qorgyle.”
His...
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You cast a glance towards Sybelle, emerald flame causes her to blush and her face to deflate in the eyes of her opposition, “Yes my Lady. I am sorry, it was not my place.”
Olyver and Worsh greet you at the doors to the grand hall, snapping off quick salutes before opening the door. Rolling your neck you press down the need to smile. Steadhold was alive it felt. Illiad is entertaining a host of merchants for your Caravanserai in Dyre Den, a few were old friends, others new and young. You had thought it best to hire an Essosi for the job, Lord Eustace Brune seemed...
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So now that the dust has settled, what are your opinions of a block that will be set in Kaladesh, a plane influenced by steampunk and pre-colonialism India?
Nightmare Mode:No poo in loo, designated shitting streets or related jokes. That's low-hanging fruit.
>>47505020
I think we should get a legendary Thopter Artifact Creature and Construct and Thopter tribal buffs.
>>47505020
>Assemble contraption
>>47505020
>Now that the dust has settled what do you think about this thing that we literally have no information about?
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Water laps at the small boat you sit in, rocking the tiny vessel as you pause and set the oars aside for a moment.
This is hard work, rowing between the Hijiri and Black Rock, and you're not afraid of a little hard work. Leaning back, you glance over the side of the boat and watch as a small squid, a dark...
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>>47503639
Sand crunches underfoot as you take a few paces up the beach, scanning the horizon for anything that catches your eye. Other than the beach, there is only the thick trees clumped at the foot of the mountains, and that thin stream trickling out from their midst. That's where Murasa suggested you start, following the stream to an old village. If there's anyone here, that's most likely where they could be found.
Which, considering your position, might be a good reason to avoid that route. Far...
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>>47503643
>Head upriver to the old village. You don't have time to waste
>>47503643
>Investigate those gunshots. It's the first sign of life you've seen so far
What is your favorite alignment?
>>47472416
Unaligned.
Chaotic in general
>>47472432
Doesn't that mean you're an animal who has no capacity to understand the concept of morality?
>Sweltering summer day
>Playing a role-playing game
>Sweat drips off your brow
>The heat presses down upon you
>The GM asks you: "Do you mind if I strip down to my underwear? This heat is killing me."
How do you respond?
>>47507057
Go for, I will too. We're grown ass adults and we've known eachother for a decade.
>>47507057
Get a fucking air conditioner you subhuman.
>>47507057
Is the GM a girl?
So if Dwarves/Dark Elves live in the Mountains, and Low/Wood Elves live in the woods, where do the High Elves live?
(In the context that they're not actually demi-gods, just really magical mortals that lay claim to a divine heritage).
In cities.
In the high lands
>>47504580
>Dark Elves live in the Mountains
Sounds like you need to do a bit more reading.
Maybe you'll find your High-Elf answer too.
>playing a 5e game with friends
>make a dwarf life cleric of Moradin
>Last game I played a healer I remembered someone taking the healer feat and that person out-healed me for the good first part of the game
>I talked it over with party and DM and they allowed me to make my own background that allowed the healer feat to start
>reasoning behind this is a life cleric who has done mostly healing his entire life should be able...
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>>47504322
Seems fine, as long as the entire table is in agreement with it. But I thought the healer feat only allowed you to heal each person once per long rest?
>>47504322
>playing a 5e game with friends
>surprised when system allows for supreme bullshit
>>47504347
It one d6 plus 4 plus the number of hit dice per short rest
You are Sallazar, a young wizard who has recently left the army. You have taken a teaching job at Egwen Girls Convent.
In addition the Headmaster of the school wants you to run the schools adventurers club, to give some of the schools more unusual girls something fun to do.
“Sounds like you had a fun time” says the Headmaster, grinning at you over his goblet. The two of you are in his rooms, its late in the evening and you've just finished telling him about your recent adventures at the Fall of Dengorough.
“Well I didn't have that much to...
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“I do” you admit “but I want to discuss it with the girls first, after this last weekend I think we might have another team forming.”
“There is another task that would benefit from your attention” says the Headmaster casually, too casually “whilst you were away one of the students mistakenly poured one of my experiments down the wrong drain and as a result the cellars are now full of rats the size of dogs. When you have a few hours do look into this would you? It might be a useful training exercise for the girls.”
You laugh into your drink “rats...
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>>47503074
>Clearing rats out of the basement
