why are many creators so afraid of making a setting with napoleonic wars era technology?
>>97286622https://sharpe.fandom.com/wiki/Prince_William_of_OrangeFamously depicted as a dunderhead in Sharpe, not least because he commits his troops to "standing in front of the other guys just shooting" and gets them all killed by cavalry.
>>97286541>At NO point would two lines of infantry just stand in front of each other shootingMaybe you MEANT to say, that the objective in this era of warfare was to close in and drive off the enemy with the bayonet?(Or conversely, to shoot an approaching enemy to ribbons, before they could get close.)But as written, you're saying that never ever ever did both sides just get within firing range and shoot over and over.Which is of course just ridiculous.
>>97286656>But as written, you're saying that never ever ever did both sides just get within firing range and shoot over and over.>Which is of course just ridiculous.NAYRT but that would be an oddity. For a start, if in open terrain how would you get a unit to stand through it? One would break before long, which was the whole point. Units needed to move to hold together in combat. Either towards or away, in general.It's certainly the case in rough terrain (or around fortifications) two sides could end up enmeshed and repelling each other by fire to prevent a close to bayonets. In that case it's less the case that they formed firing lines against each other and more the case that you'd end up with slow wheeling maneuvers to seek flanks and lots of skirmishing. Situations which might be resolved by cavalry or artillery.
>>97285005Why haven't you ever played traditional games?
>>97286280They can at most take credit for the naval part of the war.
Is it really good etiquite to have seriously "heavy" and depressing themes in your tabletop campaign as opposed to just lighthearted evening fun or cynically detached/ironic grimderpness?
>>97286440NTA, it's an intrinsic problem with most /tg/ types, autism, anti-social, etc, but it's something that we need to push that asking and talking about things is the best way to bridge that issue and help each other understand that and improve.
>>97286461Absolutely.
>>97286063Read the room. Is that what your table wants to do for that game? If so, then yes. If not, then no.
>>97286063Try playing games sometimes and see how it goes.
>>97286489You are my friend now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWNNjIIq4TA
winter edition >Chess websites, tools, videos and books:https://rentry.org/vxdsw7k5>Calendar:- Tech Mahindra Global Chess League | December 13th - 24th- FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships | December 25th - 31st- Rilton Cup | December 27th - January 5th- Lichess Winter Marathon | December 28th- European Women's Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship | January 8th - 12th- Tata Steel | January 16th - February 1st- Speed Chess Championship Finals | February 7th - 8th- Prague International Chess Festival: Masters | February 25th - March 6th- FIDE Candidates Tournament | March 28th - April 16thComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97283443reddit site that’s why. muh heckin free wholesome chungus anti-capitalist chess site
>>97283976>anti-capitalist How the fuck could it be overtly "anti-capitalist" except for the fact that it is free to use
>>97282255Magnus with wooden pieces, a small board and bullet time control :D
>>97283999It's owned by a quirk chungus virtue signaling Marxist who makes a very loud point about never selling it or allowing advertisers and insists on being funded by Bernie-bro type "match me!!" donations. It's aggressively anti-capitalist, don't know what you don't understand
>>97266900https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krikor_Mekhitarian
Here is a thread to discuss trading card games other than the big three.>Build Divide>Force of Will>Final Fantasy TCG>DBZ CCG>Wixoss>Keyforge>Gundam>Legend of the 5 Rings (L5R)>Digimon>Flesh and Blood>Gate Ruler>Battle Spirits>Ashes>One PieceComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97286397Site has been up at https://trinitydraft.com/
>>97286535No idea, doesn't seem like it.
>>97286310Duel rules variant for 2 players does exist.
Trinity card pool seems pretty limited actually so I wonder if every card just has a ton of different potential synergies to compensate.
>>97284780>>97285167Why keep reposting the same images we've already seen rather than new cards?
How do I make a campaign revolving around the gimmick Arios Theoman's sword Escude revolves around work?To explain>Arios is the "hero" of the setting>He has a magical sword that gets more powerful the more humanity dies>It's a dilemma - he needs the sword to be at least 30 percent powered up to be able to even hurt the demons ravaging his world, but to do that he needs to allow humans to die - or even actively curtail their population himself so as to paradoxically save them It's a killer concept - but I feel like as a campaign it becomes hard to gamify since the players could literally just do nothing, allow the sword to get powered up, and kill the big bad without any moral dilemma at all
>>97284375Why didn't they make a magic sword that didn't need people to die and was just at 100% all the time?
>>97284375I guess you could give each PC a distinct legendary weapon or artifact that gives various buffs depending on the current human population. It could be something as simple as "+X to all stats", as crucial as "ignore X points of any demon's innate supernatural damage resistance", or it could be something unique to every weapon.You should also have a "human population" statistic that the PCs can check with their weapons at any time. It doesn't have to give an exact number. You can just give a hint like "the weapon feels colder than when you last held it, as if the sollective life force of humanity is dwindling" or an abstract rating like "3 out of 10 jewels on the legendary scepter's head have faded black."When the PCs complete a quest, you might adjust the human population depending on how well the PCs succeeded in their quest. You might determine this with a random roll, use a character of modifiers depending on how many objectives were accomplished, or just go by vibes.If a PC dies, you might allow the weapon to be passed along to a new PC, or you might allow the old PC to be revived at great cost to the human population (it might require willing sacrifices, or maybe a fraction of the remaining population just gets magically Thanos-snapped at random). I think allowing PCs to revive at a cost is a neat idea, since it creates dynamic difficulty (if the PCs do well, then more people are saved, but things get harder for them; if the PCs are struggling, then they can just power up at the cost of human lives) and saves the trouble of having to roll up a new character.If the PCs choose the easy path to power, or too many humans die, then make sure they feel the consequences. Places where the PCs can rest and resupply become sparser, replaced by ghost towns. Human allies and support networks become fewer and more expensive. Demons become more numerous (but not individually more powerful). And so on.
>>97286300forgive me, I might be having a stroke>sollective life forcecollective>character of modifierschart of modifiers
>>97284375What if instead of requiring a % of population dying the sword is just powered up by human souls consumed? Then your players have to actively decide if it's worth it to personally slay innocents to power the sword enough to fight demons.
>>97284375What traditional game?
Thread #007 Countess EditionWelcome to /schreck/ where you can rp your VTM character! For all questions concerning the World of Darkness, please consult the WoDg and CoDg thread>>97258877Previous Thread>>97131386Brief rules>We have no story teller, we are acephali>Threads are v20 based, although the night is long and full of whispers, lies, and half-truths. Decide your own canon but all will not believe you>all nicktuku will be diablerized on sight>all OOC discussion should be spoileredTHREAD QUESTIONComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97270170>Thread questionThe Sire of my Sire. We've been introduced. It was an enlightening experience.>>97272277Ah. Is that where Tats got her new paperweight, the split in half skull? Freshly-bleached? Horrid little thing.>>97270221The Prince cordially informs you, and all parties otherwise interested in assisting the rightful authorities of the city, or otherwise not interested in getting caught in the crossfire, that the plan outlined by House Venus is broadly accepted. Authority on its execution falls to House Venus. On account of our Sheriff being still missing, and presumed dead and probably eaten by a unicorn, I've been granted the entirely provisional, until a better candidate is found, office of Sheriff as to helm a force sent to aid the operation, with my Coterie declared equally provisional Hounds, as to spread the authority out.Accounting for reinforcements and volunteers, we'll have:>Three Ventrue, counting me, an older sister visiting to help and a local>Four Brujah - Tats, two of her friends, one local>Two and a half Toreadors, consisting of the younger member of the college circle of Toreadors, as she works under me, one local Toreador who agreed to help, and Romeo>Unknown amount of Nosferatu, since Romeo's Juliet said her clan intends to assist in some wayComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
yo is this the hookup thread?any nos girls looking for a hung ventrue stud? we can do it at my penthouse or my yacht. i expect oral, do not expect it from me
>>97278512To any kindred who wish to help with the operation: please rendezvous at our mansion, the Chimneys in Bridgeport, CT, after sundown on the 2nd of January, you will be briefed and assigned to one of three teams.YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN WEAPONS.THE MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO TAKE AS MANY HOSTILE KINDRED ALIVE AS POSSIBLE TO BE INTERROGATED AND TRIED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES.SEVEN SUCH KINDRED HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED BUT WE INTEND TO BE PREPARED FOR MORE.Until the briefing, please refer to this message for a general outline: >>97273294>Could we please blast Beethoven's Ode to Joy while raiding these targets on the 2nd?Granted.
So I looked at the facial composites Mercury Lamp drew of the kindred she identified, and one is identical to Bergen-Belsen camp guardswoman Irene Haschke. Released from prison in '51, fate unknown, until now.I told uncle The Devil Wears Me and he frenzied, I needed both Boy Toy and Blue Fairy to restrain him. Shit, my vitae froze there.He offers $200k to whoever captures the nazi whore alive in addition to whatever the Prince would give you.
>>97275360Thank you and happy new year
The /btg/ is dead! Long live the /btg/!Tex Talks editionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38cHV-lZCXIPrevious Thread: >>97267187================================>BattleTech Introductory Guide & PDFshttps://bg.battletech.com/?page_id=400>Overview of the Major Factionshttps://bg.battletech.com/universe/great-houseshttps://bg.battletech.com/universe/the-clanshttps://bg.battletech.com/universe/other-powersComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97283612>The Taurians were a "tall" civilization compared to the Great Houses "wide" civilizations, even up to the 4th Secession war the Taurians produced nearly a third of all Marauders and produced a metric fuckton of Thunderbolts, Archers, and Warhammers for sale. Taurus itself was second only to Terra for the number of Mech factories it had.Good post.>>97283859Now quote the section with the warships.lol I love how trolls cherrypick that book.
>>97285813Based and Jappilled.
>>97286544You're the troll, buddy. 1629 is still canon where other sources do not contradict it. Most of it has even been reprinted in 1692 and the Handbook. Let's take a look at what the TDF comp is in 3059. Does it say tends toward light and medium battlemech lances? It sure does.You're really just proving that Tauriantards don't actually read the books.
>>97286428I say in the year of our lord 3067 that there's only been a handful of incidents the last two hundred and fifty years. It'll probably be fine. We'll miss the Solaris Class 5 finals if we dick around with that, today.
Can I trust Satan to give good advice about maintenance schedules?
>gm said no theatrics or monologues >two guys leaveIs not being too loud that difficult for some of you?
>>97284530Big talk from a nogaems
>>97285987>No RP. Tactics combat only.
>>97286658I don't understand why people who just want to fight dont just go play a video game or something
>>97286668Or play a system with better combat
>>97273433>Hey anons wanna play a roleplaying game?>No roleplaying tho.> Wdym you won't play, are you guys faggots or smth?Just play monopoly at this point.
I would like to talk about the Chronicles of Darkness game line Deviant: The Renegades, or more specifically, one major upcoming supplement. Deviant was released in late 2021, and has had three additional sourcebooks since then. A new supplement, Black Vans, has been in playtesting for a while, and is currently being previewed.I am not being paid or sponsored to promote this book in any way. I am just very fascinated by it, and indeed, I already ran a mini-campaign using the playtest material.Deviant is, by default, a game about playing angsty, scarred superheroes who either fight world-manipulating conspiracies or work for them. Black Vans is a toolkit full of variant rules, quick NPC creation, variant character types, and variant genres. These variants range from the minor to the dramatic, completely overhauling what were once non-negotiable, foundational themes and mechanics. Maybe your character is not angsty or scarred at all, perhaps they are a """""regular human""""" like John Wick or Batman, or the campaign might have nothing to do with world-manipulating conspiracies.These variant genres include cyberpunk, high fantasy, post-apocalypse, space opera, and superhero emergence.This is a beefy supplement. For example, one chapter alone dedicates 38,000+ words to playing other monsters of the Chronicles of Darkness: Beasts, changelings, demons, Sin-Eaters, hunters (entirely separate from the variant rules for """natural""" superpowers), mages, mummies, Prometheans, vampires, and werewolves. No additional supplements beyond Deviant are necessary; the rules are self-contained, allowing the group to play a monster mash of an urban fantasy setting without needing a daunting 7+ books. And yes, they are supposed to be balanced against one another, so a vampire in the same group as a full-fledged mage is probably some older Kindred.(Continued.)
>>97284076CoD works in a two axis system, typically your 'race' (vampire bloodline, type of mage, werewolf breed, etc) and your 'guild' (order, association, tribe, school, etc), and each thing gives you access to different powers or abilities or schools
>>97284076>>97284091Deviant: The Renegades is a little looser than even that.The vast, vast bulk of powers are universal, not Clade-specific. Furthermore, the only limitation on cross-Clade powers is that no more than half of your total dots of powers can be cross-Clade.For example, if you are playing a Cephalist, then you could have half of your total dots come from [Chimeric/Coactive/Invasive/Mutant] powers, but no more than that.That is it. They do not cost extra or anything. And again, most powers are universal. If that still is not good enough for you, there is the Transitional Form from Shallow Graves, which is specifically set up to enable even more mixing and matching of Clades.
>>97284201As a caveat, there is a small handful of unique, exclusive powers for each Clade, called "Adaptations." But even this is not a hard rule; Shallow Graves offers ways to pick up Adaptations cross-Clade.Alternatively, Black Vans' high fantasy genre lets you simply ignore Clades altogether and just pick whatever you want for your character, all very build-a-bear.
Looks cool but having to keep track of everyone's conspiracy and keystones seems pretty cumbersome
>>97286169The core rulebook specifically suggests having everyone tied to the same starting conspiracy. This is why there is a rule for upgrading a conspiracy based on how many Renegade PCs oppose it. The Devoted Companion suggests much the same for Devoted PC games.If conspiracies still are not your thing, Black Vans offers options for removing conspiracies in favor of other antagonistic plot devices. The high fantasy, post-apocalypse, and superhero emergence genres are good examples of this.Touchstones can be a lot to keep track of, true. Shallow Graves and Black Vans both offer advice on this. If this still is not good enough, Black Vans gives options for removing Touchstones in favor of more conventional motivations, like Virtues, Vices, and three Aspirations.
What are some of your experiences with BRP or mythras? Favorite stories, characters, or supplements? I generally like running pulp or horror campaigns. Funniest story setup was how my players thwarted a small series of adventures I planned before it even started.>Players role up an old priest, a journalist, and basically fred from scooby doo. >Investigating a series of murders and disappearances. >Get captured thesmelves and wind up in a rundown factory converted to sort of look likea victorian mansion.>Meet an obvious vampire who uses them for basic company and conversation before planning to kill them.>My players escape, the frail priest manages to full nelson the vampire, and the other players manage to use a stake to kill him. It ended what I planned to be a multi session adventure in one night. It was a lot of lucky roles and ended up with being funny.
>>97270691So how do those cons compare to BRP?
>>97280959brp is more generic and tries to simulate a lot of different genres of games. Most people dont even use it for fantasy because there is magic world as mentioned before which is a fantasy hack of brp+stormbringer.This mirrors my own personal experiences as well as i have played different stuff in brp but never a fantasy game with it
>>97280959>>97281060The initiative and action economy stuff in mythras is also better. BRP really emphasizes dex as the best stat for almost anyone because of it. Myhtras uses a combo of dex and int to determine action points or you can use the alternative of giving every pc the same amount. A lot of BRP supplements or spin offs can be hit or miss, especially form chaosium. The base game of magic world, but a lot of supplements are trying to fit stuff from other games int magic world with little alteration to make it work right.Recent chaosium supplements are notorious for being the writers thinly veiled fetish or political shitflinging.
What would people say are the most necessary or useful supplements to mythras/brp?I feel like monster island, book of schemes, and the sorandib supplement are pretty useful. The last one is mainly for the alchemy and engineering rules.Does anyone have any experience with clockwork & cthulhu or clockwork and chivalry?
>>97286462i really like mongoose empires for handling kingdoms and their conflicts even if it's on the background and the gloranthan book on chaos magic whose exact name i forget rn. Monster island as well as griffin island are awesome
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>>97285685it would*
>>97285685>Even if I include builds that were active once upon a time, it doesn't mean they're active nowDespite what the shitposters say there really are anons waiting for an excuse to play MHA again. >we have like 3 cyoas running right now, so I'll just chillThis is the real problem, they are waiting for other cyoas to die off.
>>97285710>Despite what the shitposters say there really are anons waiting for an excuse to play MHA again.why don't they just play MHA now?>This is the real problem, they are waiting for other cyoas to die off.why don't they play when just one MP dies off instead of waiting for there to be zero MPs active at once?
>>97286653>why don't they just play MHA now?I'm busy and want to explore other MPs first.
>>97286665you dont have to make it sound as gay as thatalso>captcha changed AGAINwhat is this madness
If you told me a few years ago that I'd be primarily using fucking Army Painter warpaints I would've called you a retard. Genuinely what a gargantuan upgrade from the old crap, can't recommend it enough
>>97284541Speed paints are APs take on Citadel Contrast paints. Thin and pull away from peaks while setteling in crevaces. The idea is to get a highlight, base coats, and shadows in one go. The images shown here >>97284444>>97284485>>97284498Have one coat of speed paints over a mini with a metallic primer on the left and a white primer on the right. The first run of Speed Paints had reactivation issues resulting in a new formula pretty quickly that solved that problem.Contrasts and Speed Paints share problems. Neither do well on large flat surfaces, they have a pretty wide range of opacity even in similar shades making mixing them pretty much a no go, and they suck dick on any primer that is darker than light gray.Where SP is better than Contrast?>Cheaper>Dropper bottles (although this is personal)>Consistent flow propertiesComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97284541It's like a super pigmented wash so it colors the whole area but is stronger in the crevices, basically doing two or three steps all in one go. iirc, the first iteration of Speed Paints had a problem with reactivation so they were really one and done, but Citadel Contrast Paint and I'm pretty sure the modern iteration of Speed Paint doesn't have that, so you can combine it with proper highlights or put a second layer of it on after it dries to further enhance the color. The intention is for them to be a whole alternative system to traditional painting, and it is easier to get table ready results since they look half-decent just putting one layer down over white primer.
>>97284677Yeah, it's about making minis look "good enough" for gaming. You can use them for basing and then highlight, shade, and such with acrylics for more showcase kind of things, but at that point you should really just be using regular paint.Whether it be SP, Contrast, AK, or any other 'speed paint', if you are doing more than prime, one coat, wash, and seal then you should stick with traditional paints. That said, speed paints are a god send if you got hoards of board game gray minis you want to knock out.
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>>97284166It was obviously comical hyperbole but since it went right over your head and you're being a humourless dick about it.Guy who learnt his techniques as a kid and has to match hundreds of years old paints, glazes, finishes using materials which he has often has first to source the raw materials for, many of which haven't been made for centuries, before he can try mixing them without knowing the exact proportion of ground, pigments, solvents, binders, other additives, size of pigment particles, how they will be affected by the need to layer, apply a surface treatment, sand down, match texture, artificially age, let alone all the other work he does in reconstruction and repair before he can even apply the colour since all of those will affect the colour matching.versusBuy a couple of paints off the shelf.Use a measuring spoon or pipette.Your comparison is invalid and unreasonable.
I started working on a Science Fantasy TTRPG. It was originally a GURPS setting, but i wanted something more pulpy, less realistic, and it's spun off into its own thing.Here's the latest draft, tell me what you think>https://files.catbox.moe/maxhmu.pdfthe new captcha is fucking gay btw
>>97283484lmao alright. i did watch a video a couple weeks ago of a shaped charge splitting a tungsten vube into 4.
>>97272708You seem retarded, happy new year
>>97284049happy new year anon you fucking bitchboy
In the middle of session 0! we have a Robotic Esper and a custom species Plantoid Smuggler so far
session 0 went well! the players are really excited about their characters. i found a few flaws in the ruleset so:>https://files.catbox.moe/cmoxsx.pdf>some wording has been cleared up>personal and military shield generators have been given DR caps to prevent unlimited scaling>a new robot only drug has been added>a Withdrawal status effect has been added>head shots now add -20 difficulty rather than -10>Electronics has been renamed Operations>Flammable species-specific disadvantage added>general formatting fixes
Welcome to the Old School Renaissance General, the thread dedicated to first-decade, Gygaxian D&D, its faithful modern clones, and content created for use with them. Later editions (2e and newer) should be discussed elsewhere. And as we enter this happiest and newest of years, remember: 2e was never an old-school game, bait is for reporting, and fish is for smoking! Happy new year, grogs! Broadly, OSR games encourage a tonal and mechanical fidelity to Dungeons & Dragons played as intended by its creators from 1974 to 1983 — less emphasis on linear adventures and overarching metaplots and a greater emphasis on player agency. If you are new to the OSR, welcome! Ask us whatever you're curious about: we'll be happy to help you get started. We also have two excellent beginner guides created by Anons with feedback from the thread that you can check for help: >n00b DM's Guidehttps://pastebin.com/EVvt6P0B>n00b Player's Handbookhttps://pastebin.com/XALkXkV0 >Troves, Resources, Blogs, etc:http://pastebin.com/9fzM6128 >Need a starter dungeon? Here's a curated collection:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97286382There's no fully faithful retroclone, but OSRIC is the one with the fewest changes and omissions. You should just play AD&D itself, though, not much reason to use a retroclone.
>>97286382>>97286494I use OSRIC at my table for players to reference but run things using AD&D for things that it doesn't cover (encounter distances etc.) I think it's a fine product and, let's face it, much easier to parse for the less enlightened of us than the prose of Gygax (pbuh).
>>97286382OSRIC and hyperborea are the big two that come to mind. OSRIC is more of a reorganizing of the rules. Hyperborea is more of it's own thing but heavily influenced by ad&d.
>>97286494>>97286625>>97286631alright thanks, I'll check out OSRIC
>>97286631>>97286659(Tayrt)If you want to mix it up, give Hyperborea a peak. My group is going to be playing it after this AD&D campaign reaches a good stopping point or a TPK. If you're into sword and sorcery and/or weird science fantasy it's absolutely worth checking out.
Welcome to Mecha Monday! Here we dedicate ourselves to mecha RPGs, wargames, and boardgames alike. Here we start games, tell campaign stories, share resources & assets, and seek advice for our games and homebrew.Assorted Mecha Goodness:https://pastebin.com/E2wi55AZEmbryo Machine Translation:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1r_cjOLuUp3HussVRhbQYU3G0zK6hwy1rLancehounds Homebrew:M3g4 folder/eMEBUbCL#kj2FRrlqTa-02U16XpnVRgPrevious Thread:>>97092391Question of the Thread:Should mecha have hands? Should the hands be humanlike? If they shouldn't have hands, what should they have? If no hands, why even have arms?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97228530I have a soft spot for it. Stuff like MechWarrior and Earthsiege were my first taste of mecha. Even if 'mechs are more mobile than they are depicted in MechWarrior. I still have the itch to put weapon arms on reverse joint, quad, and tank leg ACs sometimes. (I.E. when I'm not getting my ass kicked by other ravens)
>>97262919half of all mecha content is pve video games, whats your point?
>>97283697Most of all mecha content is a boy and his robot type anime from the 70's-80's. Videogames would barely cover 10% of it, pve or otherwise, and they mostly stopped making them entirely about 10 years ago.
>>97283884lol yeah sure okay buddy, im sure when people come in here to the mecha monday general they're thinking all about astroboy and gigantor and shit and definitely not mech warrior and armored core type shityou got me, i concede
>>97285858Which should have really have nothing to do with lancer. Neither of those games are primarily about dismantling yucky chudstates with your epic antifa builds anyway.
