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Why is getting A LOT of players to actually roleplay during a role-playing game like pulling teeth?
Because your skill at GMing comparable to your skill in dentistry
You'll realize this someday:
99.9% of players are shit people who are miserable to be around and ruin everything.
They can never, and will never, care about your game as much as you do, and they just want to be catered to while they act bored and uninterested.
>>45381624
Because playing pretend is really embarrassing for an adult.
I know a ton of you guys are into trying to design your own games, and I'm doing the same. I've heard of card games legally owning the rights to certain concepts used in them, like MTG starting with 20 life, or tapping cards to symbolize paying a cost. Is there any list or database of similar concepts that can't be used in other games anymore due to ownership?
>>45381141
You can trademark terms, but you can't actually trademark game concepts. MTG has a trademark on 'Tap', but you can't trademark the concept of turning a card to do something, which is why there's a ton of other card games that use the same mechanics, but their own terms for it.
>>45381216
Ok, but is there an easy way to find out if any other terms have been used in that way? It would be very difficult to manually search for patents for each term used in a game.
>>45381337
I'm not sure. I know that there are sites dedicated to TCG's that might have something like that, and the /gdg/ thread is a good place to ask, someone there might know.
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“Your friend is fine,” says the 2-1B medical droid as he oversees Kuvasz on his bed. You stand over his bed with Vikker, crossing your arms. Kuvasz lies there, barely awake, but looking better than last night at least. A bacta patch crosses over his chest where the lightsaber hit him. If he hadn’t been wearing that armor, you’d probably be only looking at half of a Mandalorian right now. “There are...
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>>45380347
[2/3]
You sigh, then stop Vikker. “Alright, talk.”
“That girl is going to get us killed,” says Vikker. “I mean, you-know-what is one thing. But come on, you can’t expect her to just hide it.” He holds up a finger, coming up with a idea. “I say we dump her somewhere isolated. Maybe like Lothal or Jakku or something. Then we go about, find that Fleet, we go back to treasure hunting. In fact, forget all this business with Admiral Reike and the Empire. We just go back to doing what we did.”
“Vik,...
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>>45380358
[3/3]
Cutting Misri out? Admittedly, you’ve only known her for at most several months in this venture. Not to mention that she’s been shirking her responsibility lately. What would Kuvasz think though? Hell, what would the droids think? Not that they really have a say in the matter, but they all love her. You can’t have all of your droids deserting on you.
The two of you go down the lift into the hangar where all the big shuttles are kept. Reike’s personal Lambda, Sentinel Landers, and finally...
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>>45380374
>> Pick it up in your quarters. You might as well hear her out.
we aren't booting Misri. She's learned her lesson in Not Getting Everyone She Knows Killed.
Why do people like Barbarians when Paladins, Fighters, and Rangers exist?
Paladin: More versatile than a barbarian, and wears the coolest armour.
Fighter: More skilled than a barbarian and just as strong.
Ranger: Better at survival than a barbarian.
Barbarians are literally "muh rage" and they're not even the best at that. Pic related (a fighter) can outrage any barbarian.
Because Barbarian is fun to say while still sounding Badass.
>>45380325
I would consider Fighter to be the boring one. A fighter is just a guy with a sword, nothing particularly special about him (and in DnD he also tends to suck at, well, fighting: the one thing the class is designed to do). Basically:
>Fighter: Basic Fitin' Man
>Barbarin: Fitin' Man with rage powers
>Paladin: Fitin' Man with holy power
>Ranger: Fitin' Man with innawoods powers
All...
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I mean one of my current characters is a Barbarian 4/Paladin 3 right now, with the maneuvers feat kind of like fighter.
What do you think of that?
How do you do a Chaotic Neutral character right?
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>>45379923
>>45379923
Character who has no inclinations to follow the law/actively rebels against it and does a mix of good and evil things, plus things that clearly aren't one or the other.
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So after all the tears,blood and semen that was the launching of this book for /tg/ and the warhammer 40k community as a whole. I've decided to see what was all the fuss was about.
And after having reading it I come to the conclusion that the tau have a secret weapon that make all Imperial officers inept.
This was supposed to be a one sided slaughter the planet was suffering a huge blokade, the imperials had numerical advantage to take key location and encicle the city forcing Shadowsun to split her forces even more and weakening their defenses as a whole...
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>>45379072
>they decide to land in one location and make a b-line for the city by doing this giving her time to harass the imperial forces and killing field officers.
Been a while since I have read the books but I am sure there was an explanation for it.
>>45379072
>b-line
It's bee-line, as in OH GOD THE BEES
>>45379214
They wanted to draw her into open conflict which is reatarded if you don't use you superior artillery like you are supposed to.
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You are Princess Zelda, heir to the throne of Hyrule.
The fallen throne.
The Kingdom has collapsed. Your father, corrupted by Power, was slain in a coup. The young Hero in Green gave his life to ensure you and your attendant Impa escaped the ensuing chaos. The land descended into civil war, bands of warriors under Ganon appeared out of the desert sands, only to vanish as quickly as they appeared.
It has been 10 years since that fateful day. You have been raised by Impa for these last few years, just outside...
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Impa tosses the large bag she brought with her over her shoulder, the tall woman pulling the hood of her brown cloak down. "We shouldn't be here for very long, but stay alert. Farmers arriving today, guards are lighter than usual."
"You think something's going to happen." you remark, slinging your own bag over your shoulder, following her towards the Item Shop, spotting people going about their morning business. Quieter than your last few visits, but it's early in the day.
Impa smiles at you as she opens the door. "Most likely...
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>>45379028
>Those kids really shouldn't be bothering the town guards
>>45379028
>>A. Greet the Goron
Sup boss?
Stage 111: The Difference Between Dragons and Oni.
The fact that you are fasting in order to be worthy of meeting the emissary of Ryujin Owatatsumi only drives home the point you haven't actually eaten in a few days. While you understand, after a basic explanation, that your body can sustain itself as long as your Shen and Chi are balanced within each other and within yourself, it's still a little weird not to need to eat. You also need to find out if the immortality granted by the flesh of a ningyo has anything to do with it.
At this point nothing should...
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>>45377892
You might be able to get more information from her, but then again, you might not. Not from lack of interest in helping on her part, but simply because she's Yuuhi. There are of course other situations to think on. If Yuuhi-chan did sense a threat, then you have a hunch that the threat may be more immediate, even if it isn't directly from Ginka-san. You might have to send someone to investigate. Alternatively, you could see if Akari-chan is ready to travel; her injuries were pretty bad, but she has been...
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>>45377933
Alright, Dragon time!
>[] Ask Inau-kun if she'd do you a favor and have a look around.
>[] Distract your priestess and ask about the offering you'll be making.
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Eight hundred and sixty-two cat youkai live in your aura
Nyoi-ju, the Wishing Jewel.
Matagama-no-Shitoki, a kami in it's...
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Order of the Stick #1023: Last Call
>>45377813
The pacing in this arc is horrible.
>>45377851
The pacing in your arc is horrible.
>>45377813
What was the fucking point of this strip? I always thought that "words-words" anons are just exaggerating, but this strip says nothing in more than a hundred words.
Tell me your about your setting.
Explain how you deal with problems like:
This culture already exists in the real world. Warhammer has already done it. D&D has already done it. Everything you think of has already been done. Your work is purely derivative. How do you find the will to live? Why do you think your setting is any good?
How does magic WORK?
How do gods work?
Do different factions worship the same gods?
Isn't it really lame that all the evil guys dress evil?
Do you have evil guys that dress normally?
What's...
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>>45377158
Isn't it also lame when your humans have realistic cultures but the cultures for non-humans are really just "themes", eg "Dark Dwarves", "Wood Elves", "High Elves"?
What are "elements"?
Does real world science exist in your world?
Are there atoms and molecules etc?
If the wizards are so smart then why haven't they discovered gunpowder or calculus yet?
>>45377158
Shit! Nice questions. I'm just going to take a gander at a few of these.
>How do you find the will to live?
Making something is better than making nothing: I think the act of creating something in a society of passive consumerism is worthy in of itself, even if the stuff you create is utter shit.
>How does magic WORK?
It doesn't "work". Magic should only follow a set of rules when you absolutely need it...
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orcs reproduce like this
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Hey everybody.
Sorry about that delay; my phone and computer were right fucked for awhile there and only just got a new phone.Who here who played L5R is pumped for a new 7th Sea game?
>Previously
>"This is my first time at Winter Court and I've already been the subject of two separate assassination attempts. The second took place in a village outside of Toshi Ranbo that had it's entire populace was massacred by the Hateru Ninja Clan. Lured there by a message sent from my senpai, the famous duelist and magistrate Uesugi Seijuro no Mirumoto, I ended up fending off a huge team of shinobi killers by myself and succeeded, though I was poisoned nearly fatally for my efforts. Seijuro-senpai and...
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"I can't believe you're making me do this," Seijuro says as he delicately uses your borrowed sumi set in the small cabin to write the post-script of your journal entry. "Why can't you just write this out yourself later?"
"Because I could die at pretty much ANY time. I've been fighting bandits and ninjas and ronin and yakuza for years now, how the hell am I gonna know when I next have time to write in my journal? Your handwriting had better be decent too, this is already a serious bit of trust I'm giving you senpai,"...
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>>45377222
>>"Where's your wife anyway?" [Mirumoto Kiyoko]
The story so far >>45355874
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>When we last left our heroes, they had just carried out their first mission in tracking down what remains of the Trioxin board members, who have each left clues on a trail leading to the whereabouts of Patient Zero, the source of the virus outbreak. This lead them to the City ballroom, where they found the...
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You pull up to The Fort, returning from your last mission. You're still unable to walk properly on your own strength after the nasty fall you suffered in the ballroom, but Sara has more than enough strength to carry you inside. You, Christine and Sara are all welcomed inside by the others, Annie gasping as she sees the condition you are in.
"Oh god, Charlie! Are you okay?"
"It was a close one, but I'll be fine," you answer, reassuring her. "The doc will take a look at it as soon as we settle in."
"How did it go?"...
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>>45376714
Just shake our head.
He deserves to know, but he doesn't need to know all the nitty gritty.
>>45376729
I second this, nobody deserves to know that.
Horus was weak, Horus was a fool. That is why I am using his weapon as a symbol of authority.
tsuntsun
>>45376512
He is using it because it means he inherited the title of warmaster from him.
Also because the weapon is so damn potent. It tasted the blood of the gods, angels, and daemons and because of that It has an extremely powerful sentient weapon spirit that caused Iskandor Khayon, who is a powerful TS sorcerer, to fall in his knees from its power.
>>45376512
>I am using his weapon as a symbol of authority.
You are also using it wrong failbaddon. It is not s8 ap3 shred, it is s7 ap2 shred Disabling Strike.
XCOM Lives, Commander.
By popular demand, /tg/'s /xcomg/ returns, with anther shitty survey for everyone to mock me for.
>Best XCOM game? Why?
>Worst XCOM game? Why?
>What's your best XCOM story?
>How much do you hate Thin Men/Vipers?
How do you distinguish between earnest discussion initiated by an enthusiastic Anon and marketing awarness increasing campaign by corporate new media department?
I'm not saying you necessarily have to be the latter, but it's an interesting question I believe.
I wish we got more of a look at what human life is like now that ADVENT is in charge. We have the newscasts and the new colonies and the gene therapy and constantly being watched, but do humans have any contact with aliens who are not just soldiers patrolling? Are the humans being forced to learn the alien language? Are there alien cults outside of the personality cult of the Elders promoted on TV?
>>45376527
The only difference between shilling and generally wanting to discuss a game is that the former already knows the answers.
