Cloudelephant in the Sky Edition>What is this?/TG/ DEVELOPED A GAMEIT IS PLAYABLE. IT HAS BEEN PLAYED.EXPEDITION is a ~1880s era, Jules Verne-inspired retro-futurist, underground blood soaked adventurescape.It is a Skirmish wargame. Two players with their own expeditions, on a hexgrid map, explore & fight each other for victory and profit.3 versions of the rules exist, 2 of which have been playtested. The main one is 2e, to be found :>https://www.mediafire.com/folder/us7vnek39dc6k/AgarthaRulesas with maps, tokens and lore resources.>TL;DR Dochttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1LxdaGoBlJRTMuziMDupG5TeeFwNDnsIW2pfaRAcFDgA>Main Lore Doc, including links to anon-written short stories and additional lore in "Recommended..." sectionComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>98196113>I wonder if they have any prohibitions on certain kinds of flight after they attached themselves to the pillars?Rather than prohibiting certain types, I imagine that they would give greater esteem to certain kinds. Anything is better than nothing, but a pterodactyl or bat is better than a glider and an airship is better than any kind of animal bar cloudelleafints; cloudelleafints are probably a special case due to their religious significance, being much more prestigious than anything short of “just able to float around under your own power somehow” or something.
>>98196937>*ADDENDUMWhen I say the early sort of airship using wooden frames I was actually referring to the Schütte-Lanz airships built from 1909-1917 while the first zeppelin was built with an Aluminum frame in 1900. Given that industrialized Aluminum production did not occur until 1886 and German inventions are supposed to have a theme of design compromise to achieve advanced results, I think going with wooden frames makes more sense to show this than the traditional duralumin alloy. (Or we could go completely batty and have their zepps use steel frames like the R101 but that's a design so poor that even desperate German inventors trying to bend to the will of their admiral would hesitate to try it)
>>98196937>Rocketry is outside my area of knowledge so ask Tsardom Anon about this one.You assume it's particularly within mine. As of right now, the only non-murderous thing they have working is a prototype rocket pack that is less for flying and more for launching oneself, represented by the Rocket Infantry. The other rocket propulsion projects are in the very early stages.
>>98094608TL;DR?Is this a campaign setting or a board game?
>>98198124It's a mostly playable skirmish wargame about 1880's colonization of the Inner Earth designed almost entirely by people shitposting ideas and gradually making them into actual rules. Same applies to the setting.
>Last thread hit the bump limit>>97986273>Resourceshttps://rhyfler.com/Quar is a game about chromatic Aardvark diplomacy, in the industrial age.
>>98197344Kryst is is an interesting place. I'll be excited for the day to gets plastics. They're not even royalist these days are they, just anti-crusader?
>>98197449they are anti-everyone, fuck off, my desert
>>98197449Seems like the Crusade won a nominal victory over the oasis and port cities, and seized the "Civilized" regions with moderate popular support to over throw their old ruler, who was not hugely popular, but had some support from his beneficiaries.Time wore on and the cities of Kryst failed to thrive under Crusader governance, and continued began to slide into decline.The tribal Quar of the desert interior and wilderness were never really pacified by the Crusaders, and probably never entirely by the old Royal house either.
>>98197936This made me think of some Quar-ance of Arabia type guy coming in and uniting the desert tribes to overthrow the royalists in the early crusade
>>98198158Sounds pretty dopeThe Maebwysh clan of Easky are known to have cross-border operations in Kryst, as they are connected to the Krysters by blood and tradition.They aren't Krysters directly, but they have Kryster influence and operate in the region.
Dungeon Crawler Edition.And whatever you are working on, whatever terrain topic you need info or inspo on and all other things scenery.Also:Fucking Mel The Terrain Tutor is actually back this time.Pic related is a small setup I made for a modified game of OG HeroQuest with the family.
>>98192735Also some monoliths.
Re-posting my WIP from wfg. It's the first piece from my upcoming winter terrain set.
>>98192735I like 'em. Kinda cheerful, reminds me of assets in an oldschool jrpg in a way.
>>98195740Looking good. What do you plan on using for the snow effect?
>>98192748Those are really cool.
I recently watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/KrPExvt2dUMIt got me wondering: is there a good way to make relationships between PCs a central feature of a scenario or campaign, while still making it compelling and memorable for the players?Or is that just pure theorycrafting fantasy?Are there any good practices for nudging players in that direction, even if they ultimately don’t bite?For example, I vaguely remember something like: >each player invents one NPC>then comes up with two relationships their PC has with NPCs invented by the other players.nb: I'm putting together a distantly Evangelion-inspired campaign, that's why
>>98197961Well I'm not running my game in DnD.I am not running an Evangelion-inspired campaign in DnD, heaven goodness
>>98198042>>98198048That guy is just a weird autistic troll. He spams a D&D hate shitpost in just about every thread, even if it's an extreme stretch to try and spam it.
>>98198042>>98198048>What rules would work better?For NGE and big mechas with pubescent pilots with big issues ? Definitely Bliss Stage. Be warned tough, is even edgier than last episodes NGE.
>>98197953For starters not watching your slop. Its premise is wrong. I outgrew anime way faster than cartoons. There aren't really any media worse than anime made after the aughts. Not even disney slop. Not even DC comics after 2015.Beyond that relationships(assuming social and romantic here) between PCs in my experience become a central feature of the campaign organically or not at all.e.g. In my current campaign one of the players unleashed, due to carelessness, a curse that resulted in the deaths of several npcs and a near TPK. Everyone was mad at him. There was drama both IC and OC. Fast forward a couple of sessions and the same player sacrifices his IC goals to save a NPC the party had befriended (although most of the time I forgot he even existed). Instant redemption moment. You can't nudge this things because that makes them insincere. You would be just masturbating with fake drama instead of playing a game with frens.If you are still looking for the secret sauce for player drama it's for the players to have conflicting goals. None of that NPC love triangle bullshit
>>98197953>For example, I vaguely remember something like: >each player invents one NPC then comes up with two relationships their PC has with NPCs invented by the other players.We're doing it in our current campaign. We're playing a small noble house in some sort of Game of Thrones style highly political campaign and DM told us to come up with one NPC who would act like a most trusted person to our PCs. They would serve various functions like messengers, squires, biographers, personal librarians or just simple errand boys. I'm still not sure why they are needed exactly since we are only a couple of sessions in, but they may be some kind of safety net in case we as players don't have info on something that our characters should know (since it's GM's original setting).
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>>98196577You missed multiple people recruiting for games in the thread a few months ago. I joined someone who was looking for deathwatch players.
>What was the most unsavory task your group had to perform?Being tasked with killing Sinderfell Tomorrow>[ Divine Guidance] : ACTIVE>[ Hand of the Emperor ] : ACTIVE>[ The Passion ] : ACTIVE>Fate Points: Recharged>Monster Zero Ultra: SIPPED>70mg Vynvanse: TAKENYup, it's Sinderfell killing night.
>>98197362>What was the most unsavory task your group had to perform?Even though we're playing Black Crusade, our GM knows that most of his players have limits; so he never sets expectations for us to do anything directly awful. That said, given how cartoonishly vast and miserable the human condition is in the setting; we've had no problems selling noble refugees into slavery or testing soul-draining devices of unknown origin on low-ranking ship ratings. I also once started a holy war; but in my defense, I also stopped it when it was no longer beneficial.
>>98197858WE ARE GETTING MOLESTED BY SINDERFELL TONIGHT
And why is it the Jenner?
>>98197985yes, but it strips all armour, making it crippled, lame, a failure, and most damningly... no longer has the hunch back. the Hunchback is NOT named for the giant cannon on its shoulder, but the distinctive giant ammo hopper backpack on its back.
>>98198038...You clearly don't know what the Hunchback IIC 4's loadout is, do you?
>>98198065none of the IIC's have the actual hunch. therefore they're not hunches. they're filthy swaybacks. you clearly don't understand the purity of hunchback perfection.
>>98186440It would be a lot easier if the Urbie had better than 2 JJs. A lot of urban terrain is higher than that. It is amazing how much the Urbie could be improved if it was 5 tons heavier and packed enough engine for introtech heavy tier movement plus JJs, instead of using the tiny meme piece of shit engine it has that barely saves any weight over something more substantial and prevents it from mounting enough JJs to hop over most urban terrain.
Cougar, specifically the 131km/h build in Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries for flag running in CTF games. Even more fun if it was peasoup fog at night.
What is actually wrong with the quantum ogre?
>>98196547You say this as if most games aren't run by the most mediocre-to-bad GMs out there.
>>98196626List all games ever played and show that your assertion holds for at least 50%, or admit that you aren't actually familiar with what happens in enough games to make such an assertion.
>>98186732You sound like an awful cunt to hang out with.
>>98192737Anon, these grognards' entire power fantasy hinges on the precious illusion that they are actually the ones in control, making supposedly meaningful choices (that matter a whole lot!) via their fictional sockpuppets. Don't be so mean as to take that away from them, now.
>>98196547The average DM is average, and half of all DMs are worse than average, definitionally.
Previous thread:>>98165400https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-SeVxX1EesIn the last thread, Alias woke up with an embarrassing tattoo, ruined a wedding and got drunk (in that order).
Will Alias find the answers she seeks soon? Will Akabar crash out again over all the damn paperwork?Find out tomorrow!
So, the real question is... is Olive worse than Listle from the third Heroes of Phlan book?
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>>98183302Very late TQ but I'll do a rapid fire of various current and previous PCs>Ventrue Neonate WunderkindWell it helps that she has a knack for winning even when the deck is stacked against her, but aside from the satisfaction victory her trick to keeping the dark thoughts away was always having something on her plate. Doesn't have to be work either, she'll exercise (mostly for the muscle memory, since vampire), doing gymnastics and swimming mostly, plus fencing (historical, picked it up from an Elder). Even plays the occasional video game, though pretty normie stuff. The big morale boost for her was getting into a serious relationship towards the end of the chronicle. >Hunter (vigil), circa 1816 KentuckyHonestly, he's always been a pretty upbeat, laugh in the face of death kind of guy. It helps that becoming a Hunter unironically improved his life, since he went from a lay about dandy wasting his youth to a respected pillar of the community and semi-prominent pioneer in the young artform of prestidigitation. Also stumbled ass-backwards into marrying a woman way out of his league. >Autumn Court Farwalker Ogre, Victorian EnglandHe's a miserable cunt. His only real joy in life is putting the fear of god into the wicked and delivering justice to those who think they're beyond it. Beyond that likes strong tea and copious amounts of cheap protein and carbs. Very protective of the innocent but also is uncomfortable in their presence because he views himself as a crude, ugly, low class beast only good for violence. Spirits low, the only cure is righteous violence.
if owod had an atlantis, what would their lore be compared to nwod
>>98198420Depends. The would be normie’s idea of Atlantis, from the Disney movies (Little Mermaid and Atlantis: The Lost Empire) to the more esoteric Hyborea interpretation, which is what CofD’s Atlantis is based on. Both of which would exist in the Dreaming. But if you want to stick to just Mage, something like Awakening’s Atlantis would exist as a Horizon Realm in Ascension.
>>98198390>What?Because you are not playing a monster girl, you are playing a Deviant Art OC who doesn't get to do anything all that interesting or fit with the rest of the setting.
>>98198501>who doesn't get to do anything all that interesting or fit with the rest of the settingt. Autumn Person
Beautiful Ears EditionDiscuss elves.Post elves.Love elves.All elf lore, games, stories, and anything else elfy is all appreciated. No AI or anime, please.Thread question:Do elf ears have any magical significance, or are they just pretty? Prev. >>98137771
>>98197761She looks like she has a cute penis
What do you think of the idea of elves not being an ancient race, but rather being the result of someone trying to create the next evolution of humanity, as represented in the Phantasy Star series?From the Phantasy Star TTRPG rule book>Newmans (sometimes spelled "numans") were created as the result of biological research experiments combining human genes with those of biomonsters. Originally shunned in society, they gained acceptance over time and evolved to be recognized and respected as an independent species. The genetic research that created newmans focused on augmenting their physiological traits and enhancing the ability to channel energy into techniques
Arrianna Luna Gladebottom returns home to her family.
>>98198170Being an ancient race is an important aspect of what makes elves work and heavily ties to many of their core traits.Genetically engineered humans with pointy ears are ultimately just humans with pointy ears.Takes these pointy ears from these newmans and what's so elfish about them? Being good at the settings equivalent of magic isn't it, it's not a niche that is unique to elves.I guess for the sake of a game, if they are the +dex (whatever PSOs equivalent is) and psychique race, that's fine enough. But conceptually, I feel like most of these aliens with pointy ears fail at being elves.
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>>98197628I dig this. Reminds me of the Sirens from Samurai Jack from the "Scotsman Saves Jack" episodes.Had to get my own screenshot from my Blu-ray rip since most images online of them are for ants.
>>98196072Well. Color me impressed. GPT could handle 11 distinct characters in one prompt.Added everyone from the D&D games and threw in a Coco for shits and giggles.Things aren't perfect since Aure did pick up some elf ears. Even Salafie has grown some mechanical elf ears.
>>98198097Incidentally, the prompt did specify that Aure had round ears. But I'm pretty used to Bing spreading the elfism to anyone else who happens to be in the image with one.Tried again with each character doing something. Corte Cafe is more properly sized but she sprouted a lizard tail. And Aure still has elf ears. And a fucked up hand holding her sword. Ah well.For getting 11 characters recognizable is impressive enough for the AI.
So, now you need to decide. Do you close your eyes to what you've seen and go back to sleep? Or do you come with this psycho burnout and do the impossible against the unbelievable and keep the future at bay for another day? What's it going to be? In or out?Yeah? You dumb shit.>Thread Question:What's your favorite Agent death story?>Previous thread:>>97997297>Unofficial Resources:https://delta-green.neocities.org>*NEW* Attack Generatorhttps://delta-green.neocities.org/attack/
>>98190427When someone shares a copy with me, or I find it from my usual sources.
>>98181240I used it a bit in my gamesmy take it : don't change anything, make it wild and fantasy and dreamy and throw your agent in there in the most weird and violent way. and when they wake up to the grey concrete horror, it will feel even worse so they get addicted to the dreamlandi also lower their sanity in secret between games
>>98186510That youtuber Princedabsalot covered Observer Effect decently
>>98190427Added "The Millennium" to TGB.
>>98196506muchas gracias
Redpill me on MERP, is it really that good or do people view it with rosy nostalgia goggles.
>>98197670Aragorn literally has healing magic.
>>98197497Does it just try or is it successful?
>>98197986Yes, because he's fucking Elros reincarnated, or appears to be like all the good shit the Numenoreans did in one person. He's not your average ranger, nor his abilities are supposed to be common (at least because he's so well-traveled).That being said: Tolkienian magic is absolutely not "do whatever, it's magic bro". While the "low magic ME" crowd is retarded as fuck, it is true that in almost any case in the third age magic is pretty subdued realtive to, say, dundee shit - Gandalf big weapon is, like, talking really well.So... even Aragorn being really good at healing people with athelas, wich is a magical power indeed, is not him walking on water like he's friggin' Jesus. Hell, between the two abilities, the talking with animals makes more sense, if anything.(well, there is Legolas and snow, I can concede that was pretty random)>>98198015My experience with it is almost non-exhistant at the moment, so I'm not gonna say if the system is good or not. It does seem pretty well tought.Setting-wise tough, it's spot on.
>>98198050Your "average" ranger is a dunedain, one of those long-lived semi-mythical men directly descended from not!atlanteans.
>>98198094And, from what we see, not athelas-using healers. I tend to think it's pretty clear he's the best of the best from the Dunedain, considering the Hunt for Gollum thing - your guess is as good as mine if that is supposed to be because he's "magical" as the last numeroean (of sorts), because he's the best of all the duneadains (meaning those other guys would be pretty OP anyway) or because he's VERY experienced. Personally I would say a and c, because the other dunedain coming from the North don't seem THAT cool (his peers in battle are Eomer and Imrahil).Note the theme of degeneracy in Arnor, in more general terms- we can't gauge other rangers, of course, but I wouldn't expect them to be Glorfindel's equals, just really good "militarized" woodsmen. Nothing clearly supernatural, but then, I don't picture the average ELF to be.Nevertheless... this is pretty non-consequiential. I pointed out that his powers are "non-flashy": even if we would assume (clearly wrongly, I'd say) all the Dunedain had athelas-using powers, that wouldn't make the case for them imitating Jesus.
What does /tg/ think of digital tools and implementations of traditional games, such as Tabletop Simulator, roll20, TCG/boardgame arena and others?
My favorite part of TTS is that people have made working booster packs for several TCGs. I can just spawn a starting deck with a bro, open up some packs and play just like we did when we were kids without spending a single cent buying more cards.I have joined some of the hosts on 4chan that randomly pop up, at least in my experience 90% of the anons are chill guys who just want to have fun.
I would be down for a thread to play board games and RPGs on Tabletop Sim with fellow anons. /bgg/ is not one to like playing digitally from my experience.
>>98198113I know /v/ runs a weekend TTS session, so I wouldn't be opposed to seeing /tg/ weeklies.
>>98198113>>98198119Heaven knows it's no fun to open the game and only be able to browse the open unlocked games in the lobby before closing the game again. The vast majority of sessions are closed, meaning you have to already know who you're playing with/how to get into a room.
>>98198131The death of the public chat on TTS really was a big hit to the game for people who don't want to join several discords in order to play with strangers. Back then you'd still have mostly password locked games but most of the host would use the public chat to provide the passwords for those who wanted a specific game.I remember joining a couple playtesting sessions of people trying to make their own games, they weren't too good but it was a fun little organic experience I don't think I one can find anymore.
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>>98198224All of Sidegrade City is a mistake.
>>98198127Yes, you imbecile, which is why it would not be a positive representation of sex work, you moron.
Other than the Fire Moth, which mech do you use for the Elementals delivery?
>>98198386Black Hawk. Plenty firepower. Plenty jump.
>>98198386Phantom E. Very BV efficient, surprisingly good availability in latter eras.
