Why are spears such shit weapons /tg/? They are slower than swords they don't have the reach of a bow, you can't fo shit with them in close combat. They are literally the worst weapon I can think of.
In this thread lets try and figure out a way to fix spears.
>>48192417
You have to name the system you're talking about, dummy.
>>48192417
And don't get me started on halberds, even slower, heavier weapons that are just as easily avoided! What a load of shit.
>>48192417
Spears are already easy to produce, simple to learn, and have better range than swords. Stack a bunch of mostly untrained peasantry together, tell 'em to point the pointy ends forward, and you've got a passable army. Even if you give them shitty wooden shields instead of real ones, you have a pretty badass shieldwall.
Bows, meanwhile, require training and need a lot of upper body strength to use properly. Swords do as well, not to mention they need to be maintained and forged, and have less range than a spear.
They're more economically viable.
Now, the thing is, spears aren't shit for close combat. They're also huge-ass quarterstaves if you're good enough. A smaller weapon would definitely be better, but here's the thing- you can learn to use both. Use your spear and shield with your wall, wait until the enemy's charge is done with, then use your sword at close range.
I've heard it argued that cyberpunk is a dead, or at least dying, genre due to the world "catching up". We are too close to it, and we are basically living in a lowkey/pre-cyberpunk world.
My question is, what comes next? Is cyberpunk going to evolve into something that fills a similar role, and if so, what would it look like? Or will the genre completely become something of the past?
>pic unrelated
Post-cyberpunk of the Ghost in the Shell and Eclipse Phase bent.
>>48180482
Literally the next step is a setting where scientists learn how to extract the human soul and create AI's from them.
Nothing.
The more advanced the world gets, the less room for adventure there is. Our descendants will live in a post-scarcity utopia without war or pain, a world of endless boredom. They will envy us for living in a time of suffering and conflict.
...I mean, I say OUR descendants; it's not like anyone here is having kids, but you know what I mean.
How would you design a race of perfect soldiers
/tg/
>>48191880
When they turn five, put them in a steel box with only one way of access on the ceiling (for food), and put a dog in the box too.
The child will then have to avoid the dog for their entire life, fight over the food that drops down, etc. etc.
Repeat this process with two thousand other children. Most will die, but the few that survive will be incredibly formidable. Wipe their memories, reprogram their brains, and you have yourself a loyal, perfect killing machine
>>48191919
Dr Urist McUrist your experiments are unethical and I must insist you desist at once.
>>48191880
I'd make a bunch of guys who love being treated like shit and forced to cohabit with other sweaty men in close quarters with bad food and nothing to do.
So basically retarded masochistic faggots.
A few days ago I posted a thread regarding my game, I figured I'd follow up with some pics of the completed 2.0 version.
For the full description, I have it posted on BGG
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202491/12-towers
The TL;DR version:
This is my attempt at a Sandbox RPG game. The game includes a massive 32x32 board (working on sizing it down, or making it tile based), 600 game cards, 12 Tower figurines and character figurines, Tracker Sheets and a rulebook (in progress)
This has been a work in progress for almost a year, and I'm (hopefully...) getting close to the end stages of getting a Kickstarter later next month, as well as a team of artists, publishers and so forth to give it the final shine.
As complex as it looks, The 12 Towers is pretty straight forward and simple. Players take turns completing a number of actions; Attacking, casting spells, moving and exploring, etc etc. When there's a high number of active players, multiple turns are taken at the same time. This allows for team gameplay (and betrayal!)
The main goal is to control all 12 Towers, or eliminate all players, both are not easily accomplished. The focus of the game is Power. Rather than a shit ton of numbers to remember, Power basically represents everything that you are; Mana, Health, Money, Influence, and so on. Pretty much everything in the game effects Power, and it's not an infinite resource. The idea is to keep your Power high, and bring others down.
As of right now I'm looking to get some information in artists, publishers, manufacturers, editors, social media experts and possible play testers in the NY area to get involved in the near future, and be a part of this project. In due time I'll have the funds to divvy up and get some professionals working on this. So far it's just been me making this game.
I'll post my work e-mail in a bit, and if you have questions regarding anything just ask.
Card artwork so far, all my original work.
Obviously I'd like to find a professional group of artists to make this look a LOT less cartoony, but it's getting the job done.
Looks neat. It sounds a bit tricky to find enough people to play though.
>>48176487
Thanks, the game works with any amount of players, from 2 to 12. About a month ago I got a 5vs5 team DM organized, and it ran quite smoothly.
Problem is I keep finding new players, and it's a mess explaining the rules all over again. Eventually I'll get a solid team of pro testers, so we can whip through a game in no time, rather than cut half way because it's already been 2 hours.
Who's excited for this?
>>48175043
>What is this? An image for Dwarves?
Kidding aside excited to see the first adventure post Curse of Strahd. They seem to have remembered how to write adventures now and I'm excited to play this with my area's very disorganized organized play.
...once we finish dicking around in the sandbox that is Barovia.
I'm more interested for this tbqh
I'm more interested in this tbqh
>>resources
>pastebin.com/LPEdZcTi
>The thigh of Everqueen edition:
>>Point system pdf for matched game
>>Thx, Based Leaker!
>sendspace.com/file/n3nkx2
>Old thread
>>48175202
Did nothing wrong edition.
>>48187058
He's bald. That's the mark of ultimate doing things wrong.
>NAGASH, THE GREAT BETRAYAL AGAI
>Nagash had led the emissaries of the Anvils of the Heldenhammer to believe that he would join them in their assault upon the fortress of Gothizzar, the All-gate that guarded the Endgate. Nagash knew that the arcway leading from the Allpoints to Shyish must be shuttered, but he did not aid the Stormcast Eternals. Such an alliance did not suit the Great Necromancer; after all, Nagash still did not consider his long-standing grudge against Sigmar for the wrongs done to him repaid. From his throne of bones, he watched the Stormcast Eternals die at Gothizzar. When he was ready, Nagash’s assault upon that fortress would not fail. He summoned his Mortarchs to council…
HA stupid, Azyrite peasants. The Undying King needs no one.
>>48187122
That sure worked out well for the dumbass. Hope he enjoys Chaos continuing to camp on his lawn.
Welcome to a thread where we discuss the backstory to a children's card game and make awful OC for the same setting. Expect the lowest quality of fanfiction and self-inserts in this thread. Remember, every snowflake is shit, especially yours and especially mine.
Previous thread: >>48169092
What happened in it? Some more nonsense about the doomguy-clone (>>48171085), a bunch of bickering about some pointy flake shit, some smutty fucker with another angel flake and a bunch of bad erotica (>>48183858) and maybe some other shit I can't recall.
There's also a repository where someone is obsessively hoarding all of the OC we produce, whether it's a shitty snowflake planeswalker or a terrible story. Whatever you make, expect it to be saved. Here's the repository:
>https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwl7IuoVRkFxUDZRVGVfQ1BDbm8
And if you're interested in discussing the lore that's almost as bad as what we make, then here's the latest MtG lore article featuring oldwalkers being stupid:
>http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/campaign-vengeance-2016-07-06
Enjoy your stay and don't forget, all snowflakes are equally shit, especially yours.
-THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE-
>>48184382
I am so okay with this.
>>48184382
Muh niggah
It's been too long edition.
Because the other generals are cluttered, and forums are too slow. AoS, 40k, etc. all welcome. Post your army list or idea for an army list below.
General List Building Advice: https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000/Tactics#Listbuilding_101
Some Dos and Don'ts of this thread:
DO:
- Post what you want to do with your list (tournament, casual, etc.)
- Post the points limit
- Post the total cost of each model (for characters) or unit
- List the upgrades a unit has taken
- List the dedicated transports a unit has taken
- Clearly identify which detachment/formation each unit belongs to
DON'T:
- Post the individual cost break down for each upgrade
- Post the individual stats of a unit
- Copy the list directly from battle scribe (or equivalent)
- List ALL the war gear/special rules a model/unit has
- List all the command benefits a individual detachment has
Looking for a little feedback on what I just came up with. Hopefully this thread stays around.
Alpha Legion
Age of Darkness 2000
125 Autilon Skorr
Pride of the Legion
295 Veteran Tactical Squad
Vexilla, 2x Melta Gun, Sniper
Rhino ,Dozer
Artificer, Power Dagger
295 Veteran Tactical Squad
Vexilla, 2x Melta Gun, Sniper
Rhino, Dozer
Artificer, Power Dagger
365 Lernaen Terminator Squad
Dreadclaw Drop Pod
Chainfist, 3x Power Fist
Chainfist, Power Dagger
165 Contemptor-Mortis Dreadnought
Two Twin-linked Autocannons
110 Rapier Weapons Battery
2x Laser Destroyer Arrays
150 Jetbike Sky Hunter Squadron
Melta Bombs
175 Heavy Support Squad
5x Autocannons
Artificer- Augury Scanner
200 Heavy Support Squad
5x Volkite Culverins
Artificer, Augury Scanner
120 Scorpius, dozer
>>48144515
Use kheres on the contemptor, if you really need the 48 inch range then mount them on a regular dread, much cheaper
I started with nids, switched to AdMech when they came out, and will collect some more nids now.
I don't have much in terms of playable nids, which are:
Dakka flyrant
Dakkafex
Termagants+devourers
Genestealers+broodlord
Laius Horror
Zoanthrope
What should I get next? I'll get at least the nid value box for more warriors and another dakka flyrant, but what else is good?
I'm looking to play more of a mid-range nid army with more specialization and less horde
Could I conceivably transplant Pokémon (the creatures, not the storylines or worlds) into an otherwise more or less serious fantasy world without turning it into absolute nightmare fuel?
I think most of them make up an interesting batch of monsters that would switch things up from the standard orcs and dark elves. It's just that the implications of having weird little elemental demigods running around can get out of hand pretty quick.
>>48192098
Stage 1 Pokemon are the common ones, so, for example, Charmander is basicallly your grunt-type of enemy in the dungeon. Charmeleon would be a dungeon boss, or at the very least higher level encounter. Charizard is the final dungeon boss, incredibly tough and with flames that easily melt rocks and roast a knight in his armor (Quite vulnerable to a sneakily thrown stone though).
So basically, you'd want to keep the higher evolutions for special bosses or encounters, and make them feel special. If you have a monster that can fuck over whole mountains, you wouldn't want it to just roam around, I guess.
>>48192098
Pokémon aren't just creatures, they're the central mechanic around which the games and setting revolve. Pokémon are caught in PokéBalls bought at the PokéMart and brought to the PokéCenter for healing, so you can go out and catch more Pokémon or have Pokémon Battles to advance yourself in the game. Pokémon are very setting-specific because the rules by which they behave don't mesh very well with other settings. It's possible, but you might as well just use their fantasy equivalents, and many are based off fantasy creatures already.
The Monsters in Monster Hunter are also very setting-centric, but those monsters are much more transplantable because your engagement with them isn't too out of place in other settings. In Monster Hunter, a PC fights monsters for resource gains and advancement. In Pokémon, a PC uses monsters to fight and capture other monsters which can be used for fighting for resource gains and advancement.
Part of the reason Pokémon operate so differently is because they're much more like Shinto spirits than actual monsters. You'd also have to justify why cleaving through dozens of fully-sentient beings is okay, given that they've all shown a capacity for reason, empathy, and a huge depth of understanding on-par with the humans who work with and train them.
>>48192098
>Could I conceivably transplant Pokémon (the creatures, not the storylines or worlds) into an otherwise more or less serious fantasy world
yes
>without turning it into absolute nightmare fuel?
nope
>Google Drive
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>Jumpchain IRC Chat
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>Rules
http://pastebin.com/Gqj3iKyn
>How to Jumpchain
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1qb0_OLhDrDNjZmRG02SDFaRVk/view
>Last Thread
>>48183857
I'm reading about those Decans last thread, and man, whoever made them really hates Gemini. The only ones with a good description are the last 2 days because they bleed into Cancer.
>>48191210
Godbound jump when?
>>48191222
YOU FOOL. Now butthurt Gemini anon will post 50 times about it.
>What is this about?
This is a kind of strategy game where you control a space ship, battle space enemies and hopefully don't get turned into space debris. In space.
>How can I join?
It's simple:
- Choose a name for yourself and your ship
- Put it into your trip
- Read the rules
- Design your ship (or take a sample one provided below)
- Copy the stats of your ship into the bottom of your posts.
It has been thousands of years since humans discovered FTL. In that time humanity settled a corner of the Galaxy, discovered no non-human sapient species and managed to become an ancient precursor civilization to itself at least a few times. Right now humanity is pretty divided, with states ranging from 4-5 systems to a single orbital habitat, and low-level space warfare is ubiquitous. This is where you come in.
>Changelog:Seeking weapons can't aim
More hulls
Shield generators 2
>>48190212
[C&C]: Your mission is to escort an archeological expedition to a recently discovered fragment of a Precursor space habitat. Unfortunately, treasure hunters usually move faster than academic bureaucracy, so expect combat.
Deploy in the range of 2 hexes of the expedition's ship (on the right) with the speed of 1.
Note: the habitat fragment is surrounded by debris. It functions just like a dust field. Namely:
- Attacks have -1 to hit per debris hex they go through
- A ship entering a debris hex with speed over 1 suffers an attack that hits on 5- (plus size mod) and deals 1d10 + speed + size mod damage.
You have 360 credits to design your ship for this mission. Or you can choose the sample ship below:
[Cormorant class] Ship name here
HP 26 | AP 6 | Thrust 1/3
Thresholds 23/19/16/13/10/7/4
Systems:
DIY Kit Railgun size 1 To hit 4/7/5/2 Dmg 12 at all ranges Projectile, Charge, Forward only
Dual medium turbolaser FPSA To hit 7/6/5 Dmg 4/2/1 Direct fire, Charge to strafe
Dual Bascinet PdG To hit 6 Dmg 1 Point defense
>>48190217
By the way, the rules are now contained in an easy to navigate Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kIfAEId3VPOG4889bMav1oLWdcYKvHNk7evqrAu6FUI/edit?usp=sharing
>>48190217
[Cormorant class] Złom
HP 26 | AP 6 | Thrust 1/3
Thresholds 23/19/16/13/10/7/4
Systems:
Heavy pulse laser | To hit 7/6/5/3 Dmg 8/4/2/1 | Direct fire, Strafe | Port and Starboard
Parashu missile | To hit 4/6/7 Dmg 3 at all ranges | Seeker, Blast | Forward
Light Turbolaser | To hit 7/6 Dmg 2/1 | Direct fire, Charge to strafe | Forward
Dual Bascinet PD chaingun | To hit 6 Dmg 1 Point defense, Direct fire, Charge to strafe
Alignment thread? Alignment thread.
Where exactly would this guy fall? Sacrificing a few million to save billions, was he right?
>>48186097
Ends don't justify means where murder is involved.
>>48186097
Neutral Evil?
>>48186097
Lawful Evil, I'd say. He'll save the world and maintain order, even if he has to murder millions to do it.
>The Pronoun Game:
>Okay, here it is – we use he, him, and his when we’re talking about people playing the game. It just seems weird to alternate pronoun genders within the same book – it makes it feel like the book is written for two different audiences. The masculine pronoun is the standard and right or wrong we’re used to seeing
it. It may not be politically correct, but you can’t please everybody
How based can they be? Are other game designers this sensible usually?
It's too bad the game sucks.
>singular they has been common usage since the 16th century at least
>it only became a "problem" when self-proclaimed "grammaticists" got a stick up their ass in the 1800s
>people still bitch about it despite singular they still being heavily used in speech and writing, even by people who bitch about it
>>48184857
Reee explain
>>48184909
It's just a product of the times, everyone has to worry about offending someone else.
Guns guns guns! What game is best for combat with repeating firearms? I'd say this goes back to the Old West with revolvers and lever action rifles and such up to the modern day. What games do this sort of combat best?
>>48183525
RuneQuest 6/Mythras
>>48183525
Define best.
>>48183525
I'm also interested in this, because I have a need for Operational Operators RPG.
>Previous Thread: >>48125930
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http://www.mediafire.com/download/a1kpjrm41yzozkq/V20_Ghouls_%26_Revenants.pdf
>Latest News
The Kickstarter for Beckett's Jyhad Diary is live!(Technically the latest news is Beast&Exalted shirts, but I doubt anybody gives a fuck about that)
http://theonyxpath.com/the-deluxe-becketts-jyhad-diary-kickstarter-is-now-live/
This week's Monday Meeting Notes:
http://theonyxpath.com/beckett-is-live-or-something-like-that-because-he-is-a-vampire-monday-meeting-notes/
>Question
Top waifu?
>>48169822
Arisen waifu.
>>48169822
>This week's Monday Meeting Notes:
>http://theonyxpath.com/beckett-is-live-or-something-like-that-because-he-is-a-vampire-monday-meeting-notes/
http://theonyxpath.com/monday-no-tuesday-meeting-notes-monday-meeting-notes/ *
There are no waifus in the CofD or the WoD. Everything is too sad for waifus.
