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While I don't necessarily want to run a game that is all dungeons all the time, does anyone have any advice for running a Legend of Zelda or similar style adventure campaign? I'm thinking I should start small, but I worry that if I don't have enough history and such already mapped out I might run into problems...
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>>46254987
I think there was a Legend of Zelda homebrew system here on /tg/ that wasn't ever quite finished, but in terms of general advice irrelevant of systems being used, take a page more out of Hyrule Warriors than trying to 1 to 1 replicate the style of traditional Zelda games
Puzzles usually don't work in tabletop format either because your players don't have forever to figure them out in their own time, you have a session to run (and vocal puzzles are nowhere near as good as visual puzzles)
The format of needing to collect the three _____s and the seven ______s is still pretty workable for any tabletop RPG adventure, though, but remember that it can take mutliple sessions to clear a single dungeon, so try to pare down the numbers of macguffins you need to collect to 'enough to give the players enough dungeons/content to enjoy, and not enough that the campaign will never end or that the players get sick of the scenario'.
>>46254987
Don't worry so much about history, Zelda has always been about the characters and locations more than the history of the places and characters themselves.
Try to think up interesting and weird new characters like you tend to see in Zelda, as well as fantastical sorts of locations like the goron villages.
>>46255332
Thanks. Any advice on how to handle world building?
>Viking Funeral
>Scour ship for good news
You were not exactly the most poetic person in the world, but that was okay. Part of the reason you had picked this means of sending your Warriors into the afterlife was because it was short on words, and long on symbols. The Engineers had stripped the ship down to the waterline, as per your orders, and on it lay the bier for the three fallen. Sitting in nothing but a pair of trousers, one of the worst wounded had a small alcohol lamp made from a beer bottle in front...
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The salvaging of the boat goes well as those disinclined to actually work get herded into the bow cabin, which unlike yours was fairly zombie-infested. They had been slowly working on clearing it, and you were amazingly unimpressed. The half-dozen sailors had filtered themselves out early, as well as a single replacement for the four warriors you lost. It would have to be enough, you supposed. While fishing operations on the aft were slow and moderatly successful, you had to contend with the fact that sushi could only be served so many times before you were almost ready to go...
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You are a small centipede-child born not even yesterday. You explored the tunnels of your new home and narrowly avoided escaping an encounter with a large worm-woman who has taken it upon herself to ensure your safe return to your equally large mother.
To your surprise, your mother was not in the alcove you were born in. Rather, while you were being escorted your mother apparently snuck up behind you. Apparently Shelibpop's presence was unwanted, as they then began a shouting match of near unintelligible accents.
"Mutter!" you shout with joy. "Ist...
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Early bump? I did start early.
look its the actual start time bump
Just think of what could have been
Hello Fellers,
I'm a super huge new fag. But I really want to get into Warhammer 40K. Im, for now, especially really curious about the lore. The beginning of all. But I have no idea where to search/look for good items.
As a random noob, I also want to start collecting. Im really interrested in the Tau. (yeah I know, weeaboo blabla)
But the lore is also important to me. I want to know the history, the story. I see posts and I have no idea what people are talking about. Just give me a lead on where to start. Would be much appreciated.
Kind regards.
>>46253933
Literally Lexicanum
>>46253933
These are probably the most important bits:
War in Heaven.
Golden Age of Technology and Age of Strife.
Fall of the Eldar.
The Emperor of Man.
Horus Heresy.
Awesome, thanks for the replies. Will google and hope to find what I am looking for.
Hi /tg/, I come for advice.
I want you to help me choose a roleplaying system for my campaign. So, it'll be like this:
>low-to-mid-magic fantasy
>set in a big-ass city state
>a massive peoples' revolution just ended
>revolutionaries are genocidal assholes who brainwashed the masses into overthrowing the monarchy
>they rule with an iron fist, all opposition is brutally suppressed, dissidents die by guillotine,...
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GURPS would have been good but, oh well. Savage Worlds, Fantasycraft, even Fate.
>>46252702
>I don't want to use GURPS
>>>/out/
>>46252702
Call of Cthulhu might work, Modified Vampire the Dark Ages would also work, but if you're already familiar with Savage Worlds and your group's fine with it probably go with that.
>the setting is founded on Neo-Platonism
What sort of magic would it entail?
>>46254597
Why you gotta be like that?
It would be planescape.
>You are one of three characters: Samson, a spoiled bard, Dyrus, an axe-wielding rebel's son, or Rene, an orphan adopted by a high-ranking Director of an ominous empire, now a prepromoted archer-lancer. POV will rotate between them on a thread-by-thread basis, with an off-chance that someone else might occasionally take a chapter.
>These protagonists' motivations and goals will very likely come into conflict with one another's.
>Character Death is always a possibility...
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You are now Sir Dyrus, the barely-elder twin son of Lady Hauteclere. Predating the invasion of Noba by Central Teege's wyvern riders by a good several days, you, your grandfather, Darren, your maid, Via, and two soldiers you've had little chance to interact with (a golden-haired, freckled young soldier of small stature named Gerard, and a tall, purple-headed pegasus knight by the name of Belle. They were riding with Via much of the trip as your grandfather shared stories of your father) ride up to August's Reach right as scheduled.
"King Augustus will...
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>>46252556
>A. Assure them to follow their collective gut
>>46252556
>>A. Assure them to follow their collective gut
I really enjoy W40K novels like the ones by Dan Abnett. And enjoy the video games.
What about the Warhammer novels? Are they the same thing but in a medieval setting?
I am getting interested since Total War:warhammer is coming out and looks fun.
Where do I start with Warhammer novels/lore?
Start with the legend of sigmar.
Its pretty comfy.
Gotrek and felix is probably the best entrance into the lore
>>46252098
>>46252105
Are those as gothic and horror as the Matthias Thulmann trilogy? (the reviews on amazon say so and i like the sound of over the top horror goth high adventure).
Sounds like the Eisenhorn trilogy of warhammer. Or like a more brutal The Witcher hero.
To be honest senpai I hesitate to into warhammer before I read more w40k novels. I feel overwhelmed by the w40k lore already.
Your name is Amy Nakamura, a 17 year old void Oni, and the world used to make sense. Sort of at any rate, more than it does now. You’ve always had this preconception of what a Wizard should look like. They should be tall older men with long beards, the weight of their power and wisdom should weigh heavily on their shoulders and be present on their face.
Okay, you may have watched and read Lord of the Rings a few too many times, but who doesn’t think of Gandalf when they hear ‘wizard’. If not that they should be supremely confident and powerful, just looking at...
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>>46251791
>Start with the basics, what does she know about wizards and magic.
Time to learn!
>>46251791
>Start with the basics, what does she know about wizards and magic.
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Your name is Prince Meirion auk Gwyrren, and you're the second prince of Gwyrddarfordir.
When you're royalty, you've got everything: money, women, fame, power, and respect. All you have to do is deal with whatever problem gets thrown your way, like…
>"How dare the King of Svekka endorse the death penalty? To war!"
Your father King Gerad auk Gwyrren, who doesn't understand the concept of casus belli....
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> The Sorcerer Prince [Alchemy Skill +1, Enchantment Skill +1]
Magic all day every day.
>>46251469
The Victorious Prince
>>46251469
> The Victorious Prince [Military Skill +1, Intrigue Skill +1]
If worst comes to worst we can always take the kingdom by force.
>Myrrdin, your advisor and spymaster,
Merlin's out and about too, eh?
Sorry about last attempt at Thread 3. I was sick, and thought running a Quest while I was sick in bed was a good idea.
It wasn't.
Anyways, when we left off, we'd entered the Lakehouse, encountered Famine, and found a Journal. Let's do this thing.
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You stand in the music room, staring down at the journal in your hands. The faded leather cover seems to have once had a name, but at this point it's too worn to read.
Pestilence's warning about the last entry rings in your head.
>Read First Entry
>Read Second Entry
>Read Third Entry
>Read Final Entry
>Don't read the journal.
>>46250497
>Read First Entry
>>46250497
>read first entry
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>>46250409
I would argue GOO Warlock from a flavor standpoint because it's not that kind of horror and Ranger from a mechanical standpoint for worst classes.
Reading AD&D Ravenloft, do you think it would be fun to have the "Power's Check" in the 5e CoS?
Full Spoilers for Shadows over Innistrad are up. I fucking love this set, I think they managed to do Innistrad justice, which is especially surprising after how bad they fucked up Zendikar.
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>>46250164
Reminder that the clues aren't proving jackshit.
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