>WHAT IS IT THAT MR. SHARPE SAYS THAT MAKES A GOOD PLAYER, MR. COOPER?
>>97384243>This is a report from Major Hogan, which differs somewhat from your account, Sir Henry.>Major Lennox reports a number of incidents, Sir Henry.He says you first lost your focus, and instead of preparing snacks, you ordered take-out.He says you then lost your composure, and spilled Diet Coke over your character sheet.He says you lost ten party members, a major NPC, and two veteran allies.He says you finally lost your sense of fair play and flipped the table, cutting off a roleplay scene led by Richard Sharpe.Major Lennox leaves the worst to the last.>He says you lost the campaign notes.
>>97391403I’ll have you know that I have many friends at the friendly local game store…
>>97391403The fault was not mine sir. Major Hogan had the notes on hand..
>>97391562He who loses the campaign notes soon loses friendships at the game store!
>>97391581Major Hogan's roles cover a great number of campaigns...
What’s the edgiest tabletop game of all time
>>97344975Black Noir's greatest hits:bringing down an airliner with his laser visionpicking up a family in a convertible and throwing them into orbit (they'd won a competition, the prize was the car and an all-expenses paid holiday, they thought he was carrying them off to their holdiay island)
>>97349436>guns>Only one
What game is unintentionally edgy?
>>97357258It's a shame about Desolation Jones, it was a fun read
>>97343791this/thread
Damsel in Distress Edition>2024 PHB Scanhttps://files.catbox.moe/g8oo9h.pdf>Cropped and rotated, but more artifactyMjAyNCBQSEIsIE5vIFRodW1icywgT0NSZWQsIEFub24ncyBCb29rbWFya3MgdHJhbnNmZXJyZWQgb3Zlci4gCgpodHRwczovL2Vhc3l1cGxvYWQuaW8vd2Fvcm9h>2024 DMGhttps://files.catbox.moe/fd04pq.pdf>2024 Monster Manualhttps://files.catbox.moe/atd38s.pdf (D&D beyond version)https://pomf2.lain.la/f/1en5qwum.pdf (scan)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Need some advice, I'm starting my very first campaign in a few days. The DM has played with a different group for a few years but all players have little to no experience.I built my dude and am now wondering how much effort I should put into backstory and the flavor side of things. I made him pretty a pretty generic sword and shield fighter on purpose to keep things simple. How can I make sure that I can roleplay a consistent and somewhat interesting character, without having to come up with a novel worth of backstory
>>97367290jesus christ that's excessive
>>97391289The simple answer is to ask your DM. Some DMs like to use backstories, some prefer not to. A good DM will workshop it with you and it's pretty hard to get one that's outright rejected.Since you asked here, my advice is that there is a space between a 20 page novel backstory and John Baldur Human Fighter.I like to give a few bullet points on my characters' past, incident incident, and how they got to the starting location while also including a few named characters and a backstory hook or two.Character consistency is less about the backstory, but sticking to several traits you want to give your character. However a backstory can give you some ideas of what traits to give your character.If it isn't obvious, as a player, I like making backstories. One of my favorite parts of DnD.
>>97391289If you want to keep it super simple, try to come up with some goals of differing terms for your character that are achievable, are fun to pursue, and have consequences for failure.>John Fighterman was always enraptured by tales of the legendary Sword of Giant Slaying>John finds out that the sword is real, and that it was recently wielded by the famous Sir Knightley the Brave, who was lost in parts unknown>John also hears rumors of an impending Giant invasion that threatens the buvolic village in which he grew up>John decides to set out to find the sword and become a warrior worthy of the weapon so that he can defend his homeland>long term goal: get the sword>medium term goal: find out where Sir Knightley went>short term goal: get money to fund this search and skills with the sword by clearing this cave full of goblinsTalk to your DM what these goals would look like and how they'd be integrated into the world he's building.
What are your thoughts on summon dragon?I stole a suitable component a few sessions back
>Black Legion no longer hard into Chaos worship, Abaddon sees himself as not a slave and is disdainful of the religious>Iron Warriors see relying on the Dark Gods as a weakness>Night Lords are edgy atheists>Emperor's Children don't care about Slaanesh specifically really, are just concerned with pleasuring themselves and being freaky. Fabius actively hates Chaos>Thousand Sons hate Tzeentch for fucking them and try to fuck him over when they can>Alpha Legion retconned to basically never having been religious at all >World Eaters are crazy and barely verbal anymore>Red Corsairs see relying on Dark Gods as weak and now have a whole cadre of troops that are "free" of Chaos influence>Only Word Bearers and Death Guard seem to actually venerate the Chaos GodsWhy are so few CSM actually religious anymore? Back in the day even your average Alpha Legion boy would be all FOR THE DARK GODS
>>97387179>Black Legion no longer hard into Chaos worship, Abaddon sees himself as not a slave and is disdainful of the religiousThat's how it originally was. The BL gave sacrifice and worship to the gods only because they were fucked otherwise, but personally hated the position they were in. They routinely crossed the god they were previously making offering go to be in better graces with the god they needed to get cozy next. They were also the only legion to figure out how to get out of possession, even if it left the body warped and mutated. Basically, they were the minmaxers of Chaos.
>>97387422Word Bearers don't worship Chaos gods, they worship the Warp itself.
>>97387179The point is, they're all wrong and deluded. The gods exist whether you believe them or not. All of the rest is cope.The real-life explanation is that actual religious fanatics would probably come off as really disturbing. Even the Word-Bearers are very transactional in their worship, they do it to get bennies.If they were like Muslims, that would probably be too far even by grim, dark standards.
>>97390169>>97390177>ywn be jaded Chaos cult leader bamboozling a young band of fanatics with the same trite you yourself believed a few hundred years ago
>>97387516>>97387499The problem is that the poster boy of Chaos, Abaddon, canonically is doing that and winning according to GW.
The original Dark Erufu EditionDiscuss elves.Post elves.Love elves.All elf lore, game stories art and any else that's elfy is all appreciated.Thread question: Do you prefer your elves as fallen empire from the past or as dominant and hegemonic entity in your world? previous thread: >>97318413
>>97390690You're simply not a serious person if you're pretending this is the sloppers' fault. It's almost 100 of Noldorfag's impotent dumping as per usual
>>97390793Quit replying to yourself.
>>97390801Apparently pretty potent if it fills the image limit and makes you upset.
>>97391166I'm not nearly as upset as this anon though >>97390690 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯Taking up for Noldorfag because you think he's owning the AIchuds is abjectly pathetic.
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. 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.
I am tinkering about altering the initiative. individual initiative but it's split in this way1. Declarations2. Morale3. Movement & Shooting (PCs and Monsters in order of initiative, draws at the same time)4. Melee & Magic (PCs and Monsters in order of initiative, draws at the same time)Some can do 3 and 4 in this way which is the only thing that gives me pause.
>>97391000Why tho?
God I hate the fishfag and Ive only been following OSRG for 2 thread. Someone mentioned that his name has something to do with 'fish economics'. Can anyone enlighten me?More on topic: are most campaigns run using a hexcrawl for the 'overworld'? Or is that unusual. I really like the sound of the Wilderlands of High Fantasy's science fantasy elements.
>>97391501Here's the fish story summary: https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/96896564/#q96900679
>>97391543Thanks. The irony is that his 'origin' story is pretty boring.
What is a good tabletop RPG that is easy to run and prep for someone who is a new gm but has experience playing in games before?
>>97390093No exp GM with Paranoia is... not gonna go well, anon.
>>97390861How would you know, anon? You didn't look at the rules, did you?
>>97391161How would you even know there are rules if you hadn't already looked at them yourself?
>>97390861Agreeing with this guy. The first thing that comes to my mind is that people with experience in other games can get precious about their characters and it takes a bit of experience as a GM to get past that hump, especially as clones might not even survive the mission briefing if everything goes as it should. The second thing is that Paranoia missions can go off the rails very fast, not in the "this module is a railroad" sense, in the unexpected and chaotic sense so you'd have to be comfortable with the rules and improvising.I did look at the rules. I'm allowed to.
>>97386862Mentzer Basic D&DFuck the HYTNPD&D crowd and fuck the Moldvay is better/Mentzer isn't even D&D crowd.Mentzer has one of the best tutorials for a RPG so you can pick it up fast. It's core is nearly identical to all other forms of D&D through to 1999 and once you learn one you can pick up the others and adapt freely. You don't have to worry about that mystery stuff , especially at lower levels if you want to just dungeon crawl that's fine. You can use it for years. It expands nicely into domain play at higher levels if you want. Just be careful it anyone wants to play thief. Thieves do advance in skills a bit slowly, Mentzer himself came up with a better way years later and it would be worth looking that up. Don't even look at the Immortal rules.
Haste edition>Banshttps://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-november-10-2025>NewsThe 2025 Magic Con and Pro Tour Schedule:https://www.magic.gg/news/the-2025-magiccon-and-pro-tour-schedule>Metagame Mentor: The Winners and Losers from Standard's 2025 Rotationhttps://www.magic.gg/news/metagame-mentor-the-winners-and-losers-from-standards-2025-rotation>Spoilershttp://www.magicspoiler.com/https://mythicspoiler.com/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97391638Yes
>>97391530>get robbed at gunpointHonestly I have no idea how this never happened (or doesn't happen as often)>>97391607That looks good and broken. Didn't wotc learn anything in the past 3 years of ultra aggro standard red decks? Remember the red equipment from og eldraine?>>973916122 mana...>>97391642scales on another creature but this time it can put a counter by itself...
>>97391612This seems like it's legacy playable
>>97391663I was thinking more about the artifact token angle>>97391639I suppose, but 2 mana is a big deal, as is being an artifact itself.
>>97391642What a boring ass design. What does mike have to do with mutagens and +1/+1 counters?
existential edition >Chess websites, tools, videos and books:https://rentry.org/vxdsw7k5>Calendar:- Tata Steel | January 16th - February 1st- Speed Chess Championship Finals | February 7th - 8th- Prague International Chess Festival: Masters | February 25th - March 6th- Chesscom Global Championship | March 14th - April 26th- Reykjavik Open | March 25th - 31st- FIDE Candidates Tournament | March 28th - April 16th- European Individual Chess Championship | April 7th - 19th- Lichess Spring Marathon | April 18th- Grand Chess Tour: Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland | May 3rd - 10thComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Tata Steel finally started:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kMU5MP-AtQhttps://lichess.org/broadcast/tata-steel-chess-2026--masters/round-1/FRGTkE8Z#boards
>>97386333i didn't know that her farts contribute that much to global warming...
>>97386892Sindarov almost won a winning position, just like me
best game today: https://lichess.org/broadcast/tata-steel-chess-2026--challengers/round-1/ZVNLsNSS/0uaJzhsn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDB6ZO490vATina a cutie
It fucking sucks.Long live V20.That's the thread.
>>97388407>>97388480Reasonable gentlemen.
>>97389021It's a matter of opinion. There are a lot of gamers who are risk-averse and try to optimise the risk out of every scenario, which you simply can't do with Hunger. Every rouse check is a fifty-fifty, simple as. The only way to optimise the risk out of the Hunger is to minimise the number of rouse checks, in which case you're barely playing a vampire at all.It's a mechanic that works best for people who are comfortable with risk and adapting to whatever the situation is and making a story out of it. As /tg/ has always been home to players who prefer tactical gaming and character optimisation, it makes sense that most people here dislike the Hunger system.
>>97390564I probably heard someone else say it, but it's an apt thing to say about the entire X of Darkness corona pretty broadly.If you don't have to deal with any downsides to your splat, then you're just a guy with superpowers. If the player doesn't act like a vampire, isn't roleplaying like he's a vampire, no downsides, then yeah, the game is just about a bunch of superheroes. The vampire thing just becomes a vague aesthetic with no teeth, pun intended.
>>97390935>I probably heard someone else say it,at least you're honest about it
>>97382844>It fucking sucks>sucksI see what you did there!
dead before bump limit edition▶What is Kingdom Death?Kingdom Death is a tabletop miniature brand stared by Adam Poots and operated by himself and his Team that later spun off into a miniature based bored game funded by two very successful Kickstarter campaigns.▶What is Kingdom Death: Monster?Monster is a Nightmare Horror cooperative boss battler/miniature hobby game for 1-4 players about hope in a strange world of bizarre monstrosities and perpetually darkness. Players take on the role of survivors that band together to form a settlement, fighting monsters, crafting weapons and gear, and developing their civilization to ensure survival from generation to generation.Prologue Narration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNLc8dHv0AcThe Game is broken up into 3 phases:1. During your Hunt Phase your band of survivors traverse the world of KD in pursuit of their quarry.2. After successfully tracking your quarry you will begin the Showdown Phase, where you must fell these horrific creatures in order to acquire precious resources.3. After the battle, your survivors wander home with loot in hand to begin the Settlement Phase. Arm yourself by developing new weapons and bizarre structures to prepare for next year's hunt.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97384820Just wait until CoD releases my dude, it's highly likely they'll do a reprint of the out of stock expansions that weren't adapted for the node system yet.
>>97384820>>97384869>tfw I have every expansion except Gorm, Lion Knight, Manhunter, Slenderman, and Spidiculespoots you motherfucker print more expansions
>>97384869>Just wait until CoD releases my dudeBut I want it sometime before 2042 tho
>>97385119>But I want it sometime before 2042 tho*2085
>order my group each a set of different KDM dice as an Xmas gift.>also got a set of stoneface basesAlmost 2 weeks later>stone bases came in almost instantly, but none if the dice have gone past 'confirmed'Anyone else get these problems? Bought them all together. Figured they'd ship together with the same warehouse.
Troll Luck Horn EditionDiscussion of the Towergirls CYOA, RPG, Setting, or Video Games welcome here!Everyone is welcome.FAQhttps://pastebin.com/vv4xQuwDCharts:Main Gens: https://e-hentai.org/g/2556775/f1669e072b/Imgchest backups(not sorted): https://imgchest.com/p/na7ko9dky8dhttps://imgchest.com/p/pg73rmbv7rnLegacy Charts: https://imgur.com/a/IRtoHXhSide Quests: https://imgur.com/a/7euVXRTComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97386183If anyone here is taking drawing requests: https://postimg.cc/CB6rrkSQ
>>97386183Djinn best girl by far.
Boop!https://files.catbox.moe/2jh1ib.png
>>97390986Are both the picture posted and the catbox link your art?
>>97391074I think even the reference art in the small bubble in the catbox image is also his art, so all three are
What do you even do in a ghost rpg?
>>97390530late wod is weird
>>97387990You can't possibly be this lacking in self-awareness, hoooly shit
>>97391368Great defense of your persistently faggoty behavior. You'd think you'd have a better tactic prepared after doing this every fucking day, but I guess a retard can't help himself but to be a retard.
>>97386874serious question OP? are you one of the authors friends on discord or the author themselves because i've seen the author around on discord anyway the authors last game was a d100 take on vampire with some pretty controversial changes so it's a no brainier this is a take on wraith
>>97386874Ghost blowjob
Silica Mutus Edition>RPG Rulebookshttps://rentry.org/40kRPGLinks>Homebrew Collection (Feb 2025)https://rentry.org/40RPGHB>WANG/Imperium Maledictum Newshttps://cubicle7games.com/blog/warhammer-40k>Bestiary, armoury, weapon quality and NPC databasehttp://www.40krpgtools.com/>Dark Heresy 2e Character Creator:https://apps.ajott.io/dh2chargen/>General 40kRPG Encyclopediahttps://www.scholaprogenium.com/>Offline Combined Armory (v6.48.161023)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97390822I yank gagglefucks of utterly unrelated morons together. These guys then usually coalesce into a team, but there's usually one or two who dip out from in-game or other disagreements, so I replace them with a new moron. I prefer new peeps because they bring new perspectives into things. After each series, some leave, and some stick around for future series. I've got a bunch of peeps now who are "regulars", from peeps I knew in college to veterans from multiple games, and they often help with mechanics, testing, and ideas. However, every new series is ALWAYS free-range clusterfuck recruitment with no favoritism. Just because I've known someone a long time doesn't mean they automatically get in.The past few years though, since about 2022, it has been admittedly hard to find new players, since the entrenchment of what counts as "real" 40k has gotten REALLY bad, and the last two series were mostly my regulars.
>>97390710>Dredging randos can workYeah, just gotta vet the group carefully and set clear expectations early on. My group of random joes has lasted for 101 sessions and counting. A few players came and went due to life getting in the way, but a consistent "core" group arose from the turnover. It's been a fun ride.
>>97389724Seems I did get you confused. The guys not giving a shit about their world sounds like an issue with that specific group, good luck if you can fix wherever you're grabbing em from.
>>97390956>since about 2022>since when covid brought in a ton of normalfags into the hobbyChecks out, sadly
>>97391359not him but>since the entrenchment of what counts as "real" 40k has gotten REALLY badThat could have been an issue with oldfags as well, as we see any time pre vs post rift shows up as a discussion in this thread.
Prev: >>97360696Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/h8Tz2ze8Survey results: https://pastebin.com/YJPZ44rqtq: What are some out-of-print games or expansions that you regret not getting your mitts on?
>delete thread stopped workingGrimmer and grimmer
