Competitive Modern Magic discussion
>Please do not discuss counterfeits in this thread, it deserves a seperate thread. I believe there is one currently here: >>46866570
Not interested in blogposts. Just answer this if you must:
>Wizards has announced Modern is no longer a Pro Tour format and has also announced Modern's guidelines. How do you feel about either?
>http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptsoi/where-modern-goes-from-here-2016-04-24
MODERN IS DEAD
>mfw star of david games now control the modern format
I need help. Do i run a secure the wastes or elspeth, suns champion in the main board?
Heres my current UWR Control list
Creature (4)
4x Snapcaster Mage
Instant (29)
3x Cryptic Command
4x Lightning Bolt
3x Lightning Helix
3x Path to Exile
3x Electrolyze
3x Remand
3x Mana Leak
2x Spell Snare
2x Spell Pierce
2x Sphinxes Revelations
1x Secure the Wastes
Sorcery (2)
2x Supreme Verdict
Planeswalker (1)
1x Gideon Jura
Lands (24)
4x Flooded Strand
2x Arid Mesa
4x Celestial Colonnade
2x Steam Vents
2x Hallowed Fountain
1x Glacial Fortress
2x Sulfur Falls
2x Tectonic Edge
1x Desolate Lighthouse
3x Islands
1x Plains
Sideboard (14)
3x Stony Silence
2x Leyline of Sanctity
2x Anger of the Gods
2x Relic of Progenitus
1x Keranos, God of Storms
1x Wear//Tear
1x Celestial Purge
1x Dispel
1x Surgical Extraction
Sideboard still needs work
Do you include different types of humans in your setting, /tg/? If so, do they have any specific bonuses or minuses?
>>46890299
>Niggers
>>46890299
Did they accidently switch the faces of the male and female garudas?
>>46890371
Only the Myrmidons and Giants are black, mate.
The Nomads and Garuda are Asian.
Hey guys, sorry I was away for a few days, I posted nsfw shit on another board so got banned lol.
Anyway, let's get machine civ back on the road.
60 drones
+ 4 drones a turn
7 leaders (6 named)
Buildings: LAB and LARGE-STOREHOUSE. Wall to the north that protects us from the average volcano eruption (volcano has been found to be highly unlikely to actually go off fully like when Ashen were created)
Civilization: Religion worshiping Father Volcano and the Queen Asigui of Metal life(?). Leader-bots have an evenly distributed number of drones that obey them. Nodes take the imprints of Leader-bots minds so that the Leaders don't need to micromanage everything.
Military: One Named is decked out with weaponry, about a dozen drones can fight effectively, all drones can be retrofitted to fight after a turn but won't be as effective at normal work.
Technology: all basic shit (tools, knowledge of construction, bladed weapons, basic unpacked explosives). How to create more drones from scratch. How to build more Leaders though until population of drones meets 100 it takes concerted effort to make leaders. Mining. Metalworking. Bronze working.
Autopsies of malnourished and battered Harpie pair has been done, as has analysis of broken Drones and a damaged-but-now-repaired Zealxi.
>Resources: plentiful access to metals and rocks. A local mine.
>energy: cooler lava flows can be accessed and the energy can be stored in now mk2 energy batteries.
Neighbours: a small dwarf clan that has a small farm outside their cave. Friendly.
3d100+30 tech rolls
3d100 melee rolls
1d100 for range
1d100 for diplomacy
1d100-30 for breeding
1d100-60 for magic
A Research
B Build
C Breed
D Diplomacy
E magic
F you add
We are a machine civilization called the Ashen Ones who originated about a 6 months ago from a volcanic eruption that spewed out globs of molten metals, lightning or the Gods hit it and turned it into life.
Our society is drones led by Leaders, 6 of whom are named.
Our lab gives a free research every turn and also helps out with pretty much everything.
I will wait for a bunch of replies. If there are lots then I do every 15 minutes.
>>46926783
A. Research the ways to better understand magic
Welcome back.
So when elves act high and mighty and humans get upset at them, aren't the elves kind of in the right? They're as smart as humans and live way longer. The only disadvantage they have is a lower rate of reproduction, which is still an advantage in non-war contexts because they can use their resources for longer periods of time.
>>46924113
The story usually elaborates that their perspective is flawed because they can't see the day-to-day details and also the authors are usually human.
This thread was a mistake
>aren't the elves kind of in the right?
Not every single time. Elves aren't infallible.
Your name is Hadrian Basile. You are the heir to the hereditary governorship of Napolus in the Empire of Lacus, your father Vastenius has groomed you for leadership of this prestigious position. Your contemporaries have descirbed you in many ways, the three words they've used most commonly were:
>Ruthless
>Violent
>Subtle
>Intelligent
>Charismatic
>Compassionate
>Ambitious
>Strong
>Agile
>>46923451
>Intelligent
>Charismatic
>Compassionate
>>46923451
Subtle
Charismatic
Agile
>>46923451
>Subtle
>Charismatic
>Ambitious
Yesterday's thread
>>46902523
Check out the pastebin for story, technologies, stats etc.
http://pastebin.com/t7gWa2pa
And an archive of ALL previous threads if you want to skim through some of them.
http://archive.4plebs.org/_/search/boards/pol.tg/subject/Civ/username/Civ%20bulgar/page/1/
>Population:46 500 000 (63% white, 3 % chink,3% kafi, 3% hibibi, 6 % pajit, 4% darkskin,11% ramki,6% pacharnati)
>Colonials: 7 700 000 Eyerdar 1 600 000 Veita 1 600 000 Ocras
>Economy:7/10
>Food stockpiles:7/10
>Food production: 7/10
>Political Stability: 7/10
>A.Exploration
>B.Food production & Population growth
>C.Improve religion/culture
>D.Settle new lands
>E.Construction
>F.Improve Military
>G.Research science
>H.Improve Navy
>I.Improve economy
>J.Regional development
>K.Diplomacy and war
>L.Government and laws
Previously - for a year we waged war on the Pacharnati Empire in Eyerdar, ultimately winning and splitting the territory of that nation between us and our allies as we agreed beforehand. The world is getting smaller - aside from us, our vassals and allies, there remain only two nations - the Barniju Spice Islands and the New Pajit Union. Both of those have not crossed us in any way so far and take part in foreign trade with no issue.
The NPU faced major defeat in their fight against the Empire and did not gain any new territories - that left more for us and our allies, of course.
>>46923441
L. Enact a one of two child policy applied to the Kafi and Darskins until they're like .5%.
Geological surveys in Ocras revealed great underground riches, among which coal and iron in large quantitites, which has increased the pace of colonisation of this previously uninhabited continent.
Who's up in creating a xeno creature for the 40k universe?!
https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Creature_Feature_Creation_Table_for_/tg
>Creature environment or World? (d100)I will use this creature in a future deathwatch and/or killteam game that im a GM/organizer for
selfbump
Rolled 4 (1d100)
>>46922871
>>46924570
Hurray, someone rolled!
Jungle - "It thrives in a dense saturated jungle filled with diverse wildlife."
What is the creature's food habits? (d10)
What would your character sell his soul for, /tg?
>>46921356
Two souls.
>>46921382
>selling your immortal self for a shitty David Cage "interactive film"
>>46921356
Pussy and beer.
Alright /tg/, here's the plan.
You are given creative control of the story for the next MTG expansion. The rules are as follows:
1) You can visit a previous plane or create a new one. Previous planes include any plane mentioned in the lore, including planes that have not actually been fully fleshed out in the card game yet, such as Vryn or Regatha. The entire events of this expansion will take place on this plane.
2) You must include at least 1 currently existing planeswalker that has a card. You cannot include more than 6 currently existing planeswalkers, and cannot introduce new planewalkers.
3) You can kill off up to 1 currently existing planewalker. Non-planeswakers are free game.
Where do you go and what happens?
Hijacking thread
Eldritch Moon discussion
What do you think the next set will feature?
Why is is definitely going to be more wolves and werewolves?
DO YOU LOVE JACE YET?
IS THE MOON ABLE TO BE TAPPED FOR MANA?
WHAT'S WITH THE PINK FONT?
FIND OUT NEXT TIME ON MAGIC:THE EMPTY WALLETS
>>46918909
It'd tap that moon.
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DOr a clone of Gatecrash, because that was a fun set.
Can we reclaim child character concepts from the magical-realmers and the frothing puritans who've been ruining it lately?
A whole period of a character's lifespan has been completely invalidated as a possible starting period, taking with it countless character concepts and roleplaying hooks, because two opposed sides are busy giving it a bad reputation. On one side, there's the magical realm shitters who spam the same tired animu memes over and over again, insisting that child characters have to be "cute lolis and shotas" and smash any semblance of ambience or themes in the game simply to be chaotic randumb, and on the other side we have the frothing cleave-and-smite puritans who're of the opinion that no player can want to explore a child character concept without instantly wanting to ERP an animu character.
With magic and technology at the level it is in many settings, there should be few obstacles in making a playable child character concept. It's still going to be challenging, as children are by nature immature and treated like that in society, but that's the reason one would want to play a child character - to portray how actual power interacts with immaturity and irresponsibility, without getting chaotic randumb. Many games already deal with similar themes of power in the hands of people who're too immature or unknowing of the greater powers at work in the cosmos to properly use it, but the pedo hunt in modern society combined with the frothing animu hate and fun policing on /tg/ has cut off a massive amount of character concepts simply because people are scared of falling in the same pitfalls as others.
In my opinion, child characters are hard to play and should be used sparingly and carefully, but one shouldn't dismiss them out of hand. Some people play all their male characters in their 30's as Hunter "Hones His Katana on His Stubble" Steele, but that doesn't mean that all male characters in their thirties are dreadful edgelords.
I think it's still possible to create child characters who have a good reason for being where they are, aren't sexualized or chaotic random, don't play on cuteness, and generally utilize the unique aspects of a child character (immaturity and short life experience combined with a drive to prove oneself) to positive effect, and I'd like to see everyone's best ideas for that kind of character so that someone out there might be able to play the character concepts they want without being shrilly accused of being a pedo.
Playing child characters is very difficult. Without good roleplaying skills they can easily fall into one of the extremes: goo goo ga ga retard, attention hogging moeblob, magical realm device who is too mature for her own good or psst nothing personnel kid orphan rusty dagger shanker.
I have a DM who plays exceptional children NPC, but she works with children extensively and knows a child's psyche and behavior in and out. When other people in my circle play children, they either seek out her advice or inadvertantly produce something unpalatable.
Ultimately if I'm a DM I will not permit players to play child characters. Why? Because playing a child is nothing but maluses and difficulties, both mechanically and RP-wise. Because it's very difficult to RP a realistic, non-cringeworthy child.
>With magic and technology at the level it is in many settings, there should be few obstacles in making a playable child character concept.
It's actually very hard to justify why a group of adventurers would take a child with them unless there's simply no way to accomplish their objectives without the said child or they're edgy faglords. A child with sorcerous powers(or mecha or whatever) is, at the end of the day, still just a kid. Except for batman, most heroic characters would recoil at the thought of putting a kid unnecessarily into danger.
How do you play a comically racist fantasy character?
>>46913888
Advertise your game on tumblr.
>>46913888
Use funny racist terms for creatures. Gnomes become cabbage-bangers, Halfings are all thieves regardless of their profession, Dwarves are fantasy jews and are responsible for everything from your fathers business going tits up to the encomy of your local down fucking up and the local trees beging stricken with blight.
>>46913888
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvJsG4F2Img
Anyone know any really good fantasy literature. I like dark fantasy and also noblebright stuff. Also future fantasy.
Black Company
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Future Fantasy you say?
House of the Scorpion is IMO the most realistic model for any high-tech world.
>it's 2016
>D&D came out almost 40 years ago
>people are STILL debating alignments REALLY mean
>people are STILL debating what hit points REALLY are
>people are STILL arguing about what attributes REALLY indicate
>people are STILL rolling up demi-human and wizard PCs instead of playing human fighting-men as Gygax intended
D&D was a mistake.
>>46911036
Or maybe the entire point is that it's up to the interpretation of each individual group of players based on what they like so they can have fun like they want?
>>46911036
>It's 2016
>4chan was launched almost 13 years ago
>OP is STILL shitposting
OP was a mistake
>>46911036
At least it popularized TTRPGs paving the way for future good systems.
Do you take notes during RPGs?
Occasionally. Mostly because I'm bad with names.
>>46909365
I try to, but shit usually goes too fast.
>>46909365
Yup. I've made a habit of keeping a single word doc for a given campaign, and recording things that I think are worth mentioning. It's been really useful. Having just the one document makes it easy to search.
>fuck, what was that NPC's name again? Shara?
>[control+F "girl"]
>oh right, Sarah
>Oh right, I want to use that sword
>uhh, anyone know what the DM said its stats were two months ago?
>[control+F 'magic sword']
>right, +1 to hit, thunderwave once per day, etc etc
One guy I used to play with would actually record the whole session worth of audio. If you were hell-bent on making an accurate campaign journal, that could be helpful.
ARCHIVE: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Dungeon%20Life%20Quest
PREVIOUS THREAD: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/46833944/
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You are Brianna la Croix, necromancer, and godsdamn but do you suddenly have more problems than you thought you did.
Ain't that just fuckin' /great/?
>>46882856
"Look," you tell Silence. "I can't /make/ Henrietta do anything. Frankly this bit where she likes me is new and fragile enough that I don't want to push it. But I /can/ talk to the Roost, and to her, about getting a relationship established. We haven't evacuated the harpies that want to leave yet. A place to call home, without having to deal with surfacers attacking them on sight...?"
"Tempting," Silence agrees. "But they'd need to behave, and so would Henrietta's men."
"Aye," you agree. "So that gets to be my next project, after the spider thing."
"Which, speaking of - your proposal?"
"Okay. I assume the buildings you're dropping are because they're already going down?" you ask.
"Aye," Silence agrees.
"And harpy song doesn't work on it?"
"If it did, they'd have killed it already."
> Take the buildings to pieces and drop /those/ instead; still safer than hunting it, but it'll leave more of the corpse
> Burn it to death. The meat'll be charred but the harpies won't care.
> Okay, hear me out. What if we dropped a /giant net/ on it?
> Fuck it, I want the whole spider. My allies and I will go tangle with it, if you can give us a floor to fight on.
> Write-in?Please, please don't make me regret adding a write-in option to this. Please. I tried to base the options off of anon's ideas.
>>46882992
>How do you feel about arachnophilia?
>>46883077
...Wat.
