What's your theory for why all the talent is leaving Leder Games?What’s your worst/best board game break up story?
>>97365643I like tom and respect his opinion but I've grown tired of their slowly presented top 100 years ago. It'd be fine if they were either better at describing the essence of a game or had more visuals, as I remember it it was largely the picture of the games box with a 7 minute monologue struggling to convey why some nebulous concept in the game is really fun.
>>97365756They didn't even bother upressing, brushing up, nothingJust a screenshot
Here's my top 9 games of 2025, 2024, 2023, etc.
>>97302370How does it compare to Through the Desert?
So I've just gotten Marrakesh after telling queen games I want my money back because of their complete radio silence for 9 or so months. They actually upgraded it to deluxe edition for free because the one I pledged was sold out. Holy shit, what a scam this is.Aside from the """"deluxe"""" edition being basically the og game with a few screenprinted meeples sold at a premium, it came with gametrayz. Neat, I initially thought. But holy shit. People unironically pay for these flimsy pieces of shit plastic? It's not even a full step above these standard molded plastic inserts. I genuinely don't think throwing everything in ziplocks is any slower. Also, imagine my suprise that even the deluxe edition doesn't come with metal coins, that's something you'll have to buy extra ;^)Are all deluxe versions such massive scams?
What are some fantasy and sci-fi movies you should watch to inspire your games and players?
Here's a thing. Or two.https://files.catbox.moe/s0ua8g.jpg
>>97352795Neat, going to approved animeAlso, bump in case someone drops something good.
>>97337004Look at the Bluesky user right there
>>97346599Checked and great list Anon.
It's pic related. Peter Jackson tried to copy Blix's swag for a good reason
For me it's the gnoblars.
>>97350843Peak in the sense that they are a real and terrifying threat, as opposed to comical bad guys you meet on low-level dungeons.
>>97356791Just makes me think of psychicpebbles.
>>97348465That might be more Meg Mucklebones, from Legend, though she's closer to a D&D troll I guess.>>97342902>JacksonI REALLY don't see it. Too "2000s dark fantasy".
Crush, smack! Whip crack!Smash, grab! Pinch, nab!You go, my lad!Ho, ho! my lad!
So my DND group was kind of disolving, 2 out of the 4 players left because of life issues (one got a job abroad and the other one is dealing with life), to keep playing we incorporated 2 new players with not so much experience but avid watchers of Critical Role.One of these player conditions was that we incorporate x cards to the game, she says that it makes it much more comfortable for her to know she can avoid unpleasant story elements having this tool. I started to read a bit about it online and is this something you guys have used? In my 20 years playing I've never used this.
>>97364868>I'm doubtful... but also curious because I very much distrust that spear wounds are a common occurrence in daily life and if they are.... well it's probably your own fault at some level.He could be Australianwww.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/nt-woman-speared-in-the-head-in-alleged-dv-attack/105553788
>>97365142On average people shouldn't have triggers. There are people who have serious issues in their past but chances are good you're probably not going to play with one and when they do show up their the exceptions you should know about in advance. Otherwise anyone with a trigger is just a spoiled tit who was coddled to long and never learned how to deal with shit.
>>97363372>In my 20 years playing I've never used this.Basically this. The initial idea was that at convention games, which can be a bit odd or unusually emotionally heavy compared to other gaming, played with strangers who are a bit odd or unusual compared to other gamers, would be able to communicate there was a problem while playing in public. Haven't seen it used for that, but that was the idea. Also came about when there was a lot of crossover in the bdsm community and 2000s indi rpg stuff, and those assholes really like rules for controling what people do and arguing about what consent means. And then manipulating those rules so they can get what they want. The results are fairly predictable. Worst part is one of the most publicized rpg games where an X card would have worked really well, played by a crowd that was really into shit like X cards, all failed to use it and instead turned it into a weird passive aggressive cancel thing afterwards. Fuck Adam Kobel but also lol.
wouldnt it have made leagues more sense for an x card just to be handed in before the game began so the dm could adjust any existing plans?
>>97366248Consent/trigger forms are also a thing, put some groups don't want to deal with that sort of paperwork (or risk misuse of provided information).
How true is this?
>>97364997>Yugioh only requires skill at the deckbuilding level, which is fully obviated by netdecking.Ahhhh if only that were actually true. You need to know your opponents comboes choke points and how to recover from your opponents interactions and hand traps hitting your choke points with less than ideal resources, likewise how to play through your opponents reduced board states. Maybe 10 our so years ago you would have had a point but not anymore.
>>97365785>should I imperm the thing that's going to make me lose or notHigh level decision making to be sure. A complex and interactive game for only the King of Games.
>>97366029>hmm yes I have one maybe two negates in hand>let me just negate one card on my opponents field leaving 3 negates still up>instead of hitting a key searcher somewhere in the middle of their combo to minimize their end board>dependent the on which engines they're running>when yummy, branded, dracotail, exosister, maliss, vanquish soul, and others are in the metagame>meaning you won't have an ideal hand trap in every starting hand turn 1 over the course of a locals let alone a ycskys nogames
Honestly across all card games I've played so far I haven't had an experience as skill-testing as playing Doomsday
>>97364997Same with magic, which is even more braindead because of the large community dedicated to solving the meta
Clussy EditionPrevious thread: >>97241303Battlefleet Gothic, Blood Bowl, Epic, Kill Team,Man-o-War, Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game, Mordheim,Necromunda, Shadow War: Armageddon, Titanicus, Underworlds,Warcry, Warhammer Quest, Warmaster ...... and any other GW system and board game are welcome.>Helpful resources: (feel free to suggest additions!)https://pastebin.com/qq9N8V0V>TQComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97364271>feel like it is straightforward from the get goNot as much as you'd think. Learn the assist system, it's fundamental and yet plenty of players refuse to heed it and allow their defensive lines to get unraveled by just some mildly smart positioning. If you get the vidya it can be a good kicking off point, it does a lot of the work for you in the background though so reading the rulebook is very recommended to understand exactly what's going on. I'm in an online league that runs off BB2 myself, that's a ruleset more similar to BB2016 but legendary edition gives you all the teams and goes cheap during sales.
>>97365071>>97365252BFG is quite interesting regarding army size and game duration. You got less units, but you got alot of weapons to fire. And there is a time when a squadron splits and suddenly the movements become units.
>>97365252I just have the 1 mate from my group who has several fleets he built as a teenager in the 00s, so I assume both our fleets will just be a bunch of stuff we thought looked cool lol, afaik he does have all the markers and shit that we'll need from the original game, but I have a neptune 4 if I need more of them.>You'll want at least 4 launch bays per 1000 pointsI do have a cruiser on the way that I was gonna build as a lunar class, is it worth building it as a dictator? I'Il also have some weapon battery light cruisers on order so maybe that will cover my macrocannon/torpedo needs for a bit. >if you're in the South SoundSadly I am not, I am a norf bonglander lol
>>97364748>https://litterbox.catbox.moe/https://litter.catbox.moe/aurird8bxfivlg3k.zipYeh. Fuck Puckee.
>>97365532>>97364748Here, I accidentally set the last one to expire too quickly. https://litter.catbox.moe/hofwcb75pu5ejael.zip
Obscure conflicts editionPrevious thread:>>97095668>Thread Question:Which obscure conflict would you like to collect miniatures for and get a game going?>Community Summary of Wargames:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11JoUpGIRDp5DZdgJ24rijKHgyY-qvvR5QnVtHIp57Tw/edit?usp=sharing>List of Historical Tactical, Strategic, and Military Drill treatises:http://pastebin.com/BfMeGd6R>ZunTsu Gameboxes:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97363434Thanks man. Unfortunately, I think they are one of those 'factions' that slips through the cracks. Most people into medieval wargaming are interested in western Europe, and if they aren't interested in western Europe, they are interested in the crusades, in which Byzantine forces played only a small role with the exception of the 4th and even that, not really. And if you like the early middle ages, then up to about the 7th C (just) you can just use the ubiquitous late Romans, with a little modification if you are really into accuracy.It's a real shame, but not unsurprising - the market dictates what is made.
>>97363434>>97363829I recently discovered that all Byzantine minis based on Osprey publishing books are wrong. They didn't wear a padded garment over armor, that's the researcher translating or interpreting evidence wrong. I believe V&V have the most up-to-date Byzantines. There's also a Russian guy that sculpts good Byzantines but I've forgotten his name.
>>97364431It’s not technically incorrect, it was just not the standard practice that older Osprey books made out - the quilted gambeson was called a νευρικόν, and the Taktika of Leo VI states that all soldiers should wear mail (λωρίκιον αλυσίδετον) UNLESS they could not afford it, in which case they could wear the νευρικόν alone (Leo VI, Taktika, Diataxeis 5-6).>t. Wasted my life getting a PhD in Byz history.
>>97364535Or rather, I should say you are correct that they didn’t wear it over mail (which is commonsense really) - but they clearly did wear a quilted gambeson alone if they were poor enough.
Can someone give me a QRD on Firelock Games'... games?Are they pretty similar in mechanics but with different themes? Do they have different mechanics and, if so, does one really shine above the rest?
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.
>>97366106Seconding the request.
>>97364896>everything seems to be about self-insert sjw bullshit and netflix tier romantasy railroading by DMstbdesu i used to think this way until giving old school games a try and playing a bunch more crpgs. in reality you can play something like 5e in an old school way just like you can play ose in a "new" school way. some people take to the pseudo mmo west marches style old school stuff, some people like the more on rails with feats and traits and whatever. i can see the merits in both styles even if i personally prefer running old school games because i like dungeon crawling more than being theater kids. if you're playing it with your friends then it'll be fun no matter what.wizards of the coast can get raped and killed tho kill every suit kill every exec
>>97366059>>97365803>>97366091much appreciated anons
>>97366059>Showing players the map is not an option because they can get lost,Thank you for saving me the effort of making this point.
Keep seeing this game on DriveThruRPG, anyone got any experience on it?
Time to talk about weird monsters again.As usual, any rants about Bog will be treated as bait unless you have actual proof.
>>97360923>>97362569>>97363443>t. people who think >>97353468 is the height of sexuality Away! AWAY I SAY!
>>97365240Here's all the ones I can think of off the top of my headDoomboros: Cowardly, but will defend it's friends with its life.Bang: Dislikes people who exploit the weak and hates corrupt authority. Out of all the Boo-Men he's the most liked by retrohumanity (As well as the coolest).Hisscreant: Loves fighting but despises those who pick on the weak. Will never back down from a challenge.
>>97365418I'd also like to submit Coconaught since they have protective instincts over allies, to the point where they're often employed as guardians and established populations of Coconaught developing cultures based around chivalry and altruism.
>>97366068There's also apocalocust which is basically a whole kamen rider reference, as long as it isn't in it's rampage state it seems pretty nice. Even if it doesn't have stats.Not to mention it's shredmaster form.https://bogleech.com/mortasheen/collab/apocalocustshredmaster
>>97366237Is there any masterlist of the collab 'mortas? There's not a link on the archive at least.
Do you guys know of any places that turn real places into top down tabletop maps? Looking for palaces specifically.
>>97363779I'm aware of that but I'm hoping for something higher detail and lower effort, stuff like this. I'm doing a Rogue Trader campaign with my boys. We were gonna lay out a whole command staff living area and customize each of our rooms, and I had the idea that we could just take an existing map of some historical baroque/rococo palace or something and then edit it to be more 40k. I assumed that there would be a billion people who have run historical campaigns and have made proper maps with textures, furnished interiors, etc for them, but I can't seem to find any.
>>97363831I know people post them on twitter, good luck finding them though
I've been down that road. Palaces and other enlightenment-contemporary structures are surprisingly boring in terms of layout. Just use dungeonscrawl and make your own thing imo
>>97364350I mean, in general people don't design palaces with dungeon crawling in mind.
>>97364350How is that boring.There's like a billion things that could happen in that floor plan.
Work in Progress, Hawken Invictor Editionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFQ7Pg07edc>Full-on /WIP/ OP Links Pastebinhttps://pastebin.com/BE42AEcD>WIP Tutorial Images Megahttps://mega.nz/#F!TvQFCaLb!w8WZKCcOsTRasxrI0JWezw>Saint Duncan's "Six Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Painting"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufP8ka3KGno>Saint Duncan also explains thinning your paintshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWgsqSf74sComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97360213>purple and whitei cum
>>97361380Happy birthday, need! Nice building, how'd you get the red to shade like that + that clean matte?
>>97363279Besides smoothing out your highlights etc, try the trick on shining a flashlight from a light direction on your dude in the dark and then taking a photo. You'll have a much better understanding of where and how strongly to highlight.
Sup, /tg/entlemen, newfag here. So, what am I doing wrong here with blue base and drybrushing? Painting base leaves brush bristle texture and even after few layers. And while drybrushing it gets into recesses more than on edges.
>>97366272thin your paint
>Everyone• PLEASE BUMP THE THREAD IF IT REACHES PAGE 10!>Requesters:• Provide good, detailed references (pictures are better than verbal descriptions), so the artists know what you're looking for.• If you have a WIP quote the Anchor Post, and attach the WIP so your Drawfag can find you.• Do not reply to other deliveries with a request that the artist fill your request next. This is called 'piggybacking'.• Do not make multiple requests in the same thread and do not serially request multiple characters after a delivery. Suggesting several concepts for artists to choose from counts as making multiple requests.• If you're unsatisfied with your completed request, please wait at least one week before you re-request. If someone follows this rule, don't waste posts by complaining about it.• Stay on topic.>Drawfags and Drawfags-to-be:• Drop your tumblrs/websites/commission/etc information, but if you're dropping your commission info, please consider filling a request beforehand instead of just advertising.• Please keep AI deliveries to the /slop/ threads. This is a thread for human-made art.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97365851for some reason I can't open anything on catbox. "server not found". Do you know why? or can you post it here?. As far as I know you can post pdf as images.
>>97366125you can't post pdfs as images anymore :( try this?>buzzheavier . co m / cu98nmzk3zuljust remove spaces
>>97366158that works. just a leather jacket, a plasma pistol and some granades. got it.
>>97366213yeah, nothing too crazy :) the aesthetic i have in mind is somewhere between star wars and cyberpunk. all the tech is chunky and tactile
>>97208282
>What is Exalted?An epic high-flying role-playing game about reborn god-heroes in a world that turned on them.Start here:http://theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/exalted/>That sounds cool, how can I get into it?Read the 3e core book (link below). For mechanics of the old edition, play this tutorial:http://mengtzu.github.io/exalted/sakuya.htmlIt’ll get you familiar with most of the mechanics.>Gosh that was fun. How do I find a group?Roll20 and the Game Finder General here on /tg/. good luck>Resources for Third Edition>3E Core and Splatshttps://www.mediafire.com/folder/b54o6teut3fx6/Exalted_3eComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97365151Just a few charms.The rule of thumb seems to be "cut the mote costs to a ⅓, and make them last longer".
>>97365318Good to know if true. I know there is a mote to willpower to hp conversion thing out there for 2e, just a rule of thump thing to help out. For the life of me I couldn't think of where to find it though.Same thing with all those old homebrewed devil tigers. I can find one called Amy that seems to be deleted in a lot of places but I'm still looking for the one that has a water clock inside its soul.
>>97362804>I think the incessant negativity is good because it takes that energy to make the game better. Let the dissatisfaction boil over and then turn it into something better.how on earth is it going to do that, no one here works on the game and the one major homebrew this thread is mostly focused on mechanics over fluff
>>97365529Why would anyone here be on staff?
>>97365580Because 4chan is anonymous and /exg/ is the second most active place discussing Exalted after the Discord and the main counterdiscussion to what's considered there. If anybody on the Exalted team thought they were in an echo chamber and wanted to get opinions from outside of their own social sphere and preferably anonymously so that their own groups don't ostracize them for associating with the other, here is the place to go. We also sometimes get homebrew coming through.I'm not saying they are here, but it wouldn't be crazy to think they lurk.
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.
>>97363565>burning half your total storage including equipment for a chance of +1str is FANTASTIC!??
>>97338504Nah, best outcome is all survivors live, get love juice, have a successful baby and then roll 10 starting survivors for the first day. You unlock new life and society principles right away.Technically the min max is lose one survivor and then roll twins and +10 starting survivors for exactly 15 but that's super rare.
>>97363644But if you unlock 15 early you bring the hand fucks with no gear and get stomped and lose 4
>>97363565>Harvester loverKeep yourself safe retard
>>97365765>wah wah a rare event happened that made me lose for once and that's badCry more faggot, getting fucked over sometimes is part of the experience. Loose yourselves from the binds of the meta and that faggot Fen and have some fun sometimes and deal with the consequences when they come up.
Emotional support elf editionDiscuss elves.Post elves.Love elves.All elf lore, game stories art and any else that's elfy is all appreciated.Thread question: To what extent do elves share their wisdom and experience with other races to help them emotionally and psychologically?previous thread: >>97278632
>>97364462>AI thread where people just dump random art. They have a prompt theme for every thread. But all of us here know that you're not really here to post and appreciate ai art or elves.
>>97365462They're parodies of elves rather than the genuine article. It's like calling that weird Thumb Wars CN special a canonical Star Wars movie.
>>97364462>slop == artNo you little retard, those are not the same thing.Making art is something that skilled people can do, something they have spend time training to do. They impose upon themselves a goal and limitations to create something new, something that few others can make, and yet want to see.You don't do any of that. You do something that anyone else could do. You spend a moment typing words into a machine, and at most 5 minutes deciding if what the machine made was good enough, if even that. Your "work" has no value, no benefit. But you share it anyway, with the same pride as a toddler shares a potty, because he didn't shit on the floor this time.Nobody needs your 'help' with making slop. Nobody wants to see your piece of crap you had the machine belch forth. Even the other slopshitters don't really care about what you make, only about how their outputs compare to yours, about who can make the machine do the funniest lurch. That is why you feel alienated by the AI thread. You have no home, because you haven't earned the right to be anywhere. It is only through the flaws in this board that your existence is even noticed and despised, like vermin skulking beneath the floorboards. So take your filth, leave this place and do not return. Both your live and ours will be better for your passing, even if you can not restrain yourself from fulfilling a desire to create by claying with your stool.
>>97365624z-list 'artist' detected lmao
>>97365624Arianne's Player... dude. Please. Get the stick out of your ass.
