What is the counterculture of 2020s, that could be used as the basis for a contemporary countercultural tabletop game?Take the World of Darkness for example, which was so grounded in the the counterculture of the 90s that it comes across as dated and strange today. How would you update the World of Darkness so that it better represents the counterculture of today?Nightmare Mode: Talk about more than just politics. There's more to rebellion against the status quo and the prevailing social norm than who you vote for.
>>97323111Might be onto something with digital detox and offline connection. Given nearly everyone is addicted to their phones now. Not me though, I'm addicted to my computer. Very different and cooler
>>97322893There isn't a counter-cultute because there is no broader uniting culture. For the most part, people have broken off into insular communities within communities. 4chan is a great example. You like video games? There's a board for you. Do you prefer mobile games, old games, or RPGs? Those have boards too. Maybe you only like a certain niche genre? There's a general on /vg/ for it.People choose who they interact with in their own echo chambers. /tg/ is no different.The internet fractured culture massively. You can find a subreddit for fucking anything. You can block any subs you don't like. Everything is curated, everything is optimized. Love or hate, love to hate, doesn't matter. There is something somewhere for everyone and someone to sell it.
>>97326946Are you Discordies still pretending white nationalism is in charge in the US with Zion DonLike really
>>97322686NEET, antiwork, MGTOW, silent quitting, counterurbanization, retroreturn, and so on.Good luck trying to make a coherent setting from those though.
>>97322686>What is the counterculture of 2020sBeing authentic. Being private. Being skeptical.
A thread for discussing the Star Wars franchise and its various media and tabletop games.Under Construction editionPrevious: >>97217145 #Fantasy Flight Games’ X-Wing, Armada, and Legion>https://pastebin.com/9puqx1zeStar Wars Roleplaying Games (d6/d20/FFG)>https://pastebin.com/iUriRfaAOther FFG Star Wars tabletop (Imperial Assault, Destiny and the LCG)>http://pastebin.com/ZE4gn0yNComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97326528How can you look at AI and be fine with the cheap, glossy look of it?
>>97326913That doesn’t sound like a problem to me. It just reflects a reality that some places are going to be more familiar with the Jedi than others. This can be the result of any number of factors, how close you are to coruscant, how far off the major hyperspace lanes the place is, is the planet host to a force vergence or Jedi monastery? Is that area of space relatively quiet? Or tumultuous? All this can affect how likely or frequently Jedi will visit that area and how many unembellished stories of Jedi exploits will reach the ears of the general populace.So yeah, I do imagine people on Corellia or Sullust are going to be more familiar with the Jedi than someone on Kal’sebbol, or Nar Shaddah.
>>97326528>>97327039Not to mention her extra digit. It's enough to drive an Arkanian insane.
>>97327039Because like you said, its cheap. Specifically its free. And you don't need to be an artist, or deal with an artist, to make the piece you want.Everything has a downside. Nothing is perfect. Six fingers is the downside for at will image generation of whatever you want.
>>97323551>Consular-class "cruiser", with some aftermarket weapons.We fly around in one of these (no weapons though) in our game. Granted it's because we are on the Jedi Order's payroll so we are allowed to use a Judicial ship (one of the party flies it for us), but it's /comfy/ as fuck.
Work in Progress, Traitor Guard Edition>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=wxWgsqSf74s>Paint thinning 102Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97327527Prints never have mold lines
>>97327556instead they have support blisters, which are even harder to find and clean up
Can someone repost that photography guide from a thread or two ago?
Recently found this badboy from Black Reach and painted/slightly repaired the powerclaw with Greenstuff. What we sayin
This thread is dedicated to all kinds of solo games, systems, tools, and campaigns.Fail Forward Edition.>Last Thread: >>97062042Resources:https://rentry.org/srpgghttps://infinityweavers.link/re-up/solo-rp-toolkitMore threads:https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/subject/%2Fsrpgg%2F/orhttps://desuarchive.org/tg/search/subject/%2Fsrpgg%2F/type/op/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97324577>Arrived today :)sweet, godspeed...
>>97324661Hello SOLO GAMERS.It's 2026 and I'm still trying to get a single character to get through my sorting gauntlet challenge in an OSR game. I have a pretty thick stack of papers, and only 1 character has gotten through it legitimately (To which he immediately died afterwards because he couldn't persuade NPCs to join him in clearing a goblin nest.)Still going at it. Hopefully I get another character to break through in the next few days...
>>97269583It is OSR. If you play it by the rules, you absolutely still have the same chance of instant death and high lethality.You're a big Conan guy. But anyone that's actually played it substantially knows that you are still likely to get your skull caved in, even in a lesser fight.
Guys what supplement or expansion do you recomend for mork borg, im overwhelmed by the amountTIA
I saw a Mythras starter box on my hobbyshop. How does that play solo?
Welcome to /wbg/, the official thread for the discussion of in-progress settings for traditional games.Here is where you go to present and develop the details of your worlds such as lore, factions, magic and ecosystems. You can also post maps for your settings, as well as any relevant art (either created by you or used as inspiration for your work). Please remember that dialogue is what keeps the thread alive, so don't be afraid of giving someone feedback or post whatever relevant input you might have!Last thread: >>97165346Resources for Newfags: https://sites.google.com/view/wbgeneral/Worldbuilding links: https://pastebin.com/JNnj79S5 (embed) (embed)https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/view/Eo+fK41FKVR7xDpbNO0a0N4k0YYxrmyrhX3VxnM14Ew/Fantasy map generator: https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator/wbi/: https://discord.gg/6ZjEc7dy4TWorldbuilding Hub: https://discord.com/invite/wGjxK3YThe Writer's Forge: https://discord.com/invite/CUxHxWqTira: https://discord.com/invite/f52W6KgComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Does your world have any famous (or infamous) serial killers?
Third time the charm, I guess.Started editing, pastebin prevented me from making it public after I removed a single link. Guess their standards changed over the years. Copied it to justpasteit, but can't post the new link for the 2019 list here, couldn't because it's flagged as spam. So I'll make a pdf for the updated list.
>>97320356Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with having both something "traditional" and "subversive". I take a species, give it a set of characteristics which can be used to form a sort of baseline culture/identity, and then create different permutations of that culture based on where I drop it in the world.Nothing wrong with taking traditional formulas and putting a little spin on them either. I'm taking some Scottish influences and mashing it up with some Chinese influences. Confucianism works surprisingly well with dwarves.
>>97320286idk, all I can really imagine them as is like warhammer or tolkien dwarves, and like I said they're my favorite fantasy dudes but it just feels kind of derivative.
>>97325093>I take a species, give it a set of characteristics which can be used to form a sort of baseline culture/identity, and then create different permutations of that culture based on where I drop it in the world.In a similar vein (and if setting permits), having distinctions based on nationality could allow for even more differences to exist within a single race, or even among several. Iron Kingdoms does this pretty well; conflict ensues more due to nationality or allegiances than due to race, though that does still exist. Also has beardless dwarves.
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.
Post your OSR sins.>I prefer draconic kobolds to classic kobolds.
>>97326229>>97326284ntaDo you want to discus actual game things or just whinge about the possibility of being able to hypothetically discuss a game thing maybe? Because if you want actual discussion there's this thread and /todd2.0/ but none of that ever comes up in either.
>>97326575I think it's all fine, except for dog-bolds, those are kinda dumb
>>97326575>Post your OSR sins.I don't have any as I'm literally the reincarnation of the Saints Gygax and Arneson and you can't prove otherwise.
He's begging the question and samefagging about it again for no actual reason. Report, hide and move on. Anyone pilfer and repurpose something from a module lately with a good story about it to boot?
Out on Patrol 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.
>>97317567Well, there are photographs from the early 20th century. It is a pretty disturbing phenomena. Without a working knowledge of written Hindi/Gujurati/any of the dialects of India for primary sources, getting a grasp on it can really on be done by the observations of British personnel. They characterize it as sort of a suicidal disregard for safety amongst the population, as a demonstration of bravery. If we didn't already get a Neo-Mughal book pounded out in short order, it would've been interesting to see something like this. You could compare it to the phenomenon of تَجَاهُل (tajāhul) (disregard) in the Arab world. Men will deliberately place themselves in positions that men from other cultures would regard as insanely perilous. Saddam's T-72's attacking coalition forces at the battle 73 Easting with their commander leading a flying column into the teeth of wire-guided anti-tank missiles and a group of Abrams comes to mind. Unlike in western cultures where similar acts are motivated by the potential for remaining safe, or to provide a solution to the dangerous problem, these sorts of things were done for personal glory-seeking. Might there be a Lemurian phenomena that's similar? Would be worth exploring in further writing.
>>97322102>Might there be a Lemurian phenomena that's similar? Would be worth exploring in further writing.Unless you were referencing the Juggernaut directly, its already in the game. The view I had of Lemuria initially was pretty anthetical to this kind of thing, however, I don't think it would be something widely used, or culturally encouraged, since the Cultivation mindset in the warrior caste requires you to pity that the weak cannot be strong opponents to you (which is completely different from taking pity *on* the weak, mind you) rather than outright hate them. Degens would be free game, however, its obviously their fate not to amount to anything anyways.
>>97325216Arguably the 4th ed nid codex is the best nid codex, same for marines, same for tau + imperial armour 3 taros. 3.5 guard was the most thematic too with regimental rules. 3.5 orks were the most thematic they will ever be, but a bit underpowered. 3.5 necrons didn't had all the egyptian crap just yet, but they needed a couple more troop profiles for variety. Imperial armours updated lost and damned list was also great.
>>97317329GW needs to release a 40k classic. Base it on 3rd to 4th edition rules tweaked SLIGHTLY. I know HH exists but I don't care about marines vs marines. I want a proper return to 4th edition soul. Let the zoomers enjoy the slop of 10th edition while we play in the paradise of 4th.
>>97327574Or you could just play 4th.
>>97327723then he couldn't consoom
>>97327723Nah, he needs GW to both sell the idea to his local playerbase and to fuck with it a bit so he has something to blame when the magic from his childhood fails to return.
Emotional Purging 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.
>>97326866>what if firebending, but good
>>97327617gonna dump my hand with fire bending ascension and windcrag siege
Is this the answer to cub?
>>97327671Basically
>>97327671Uhh, Wizards!?Wh-wh-what if my opponent has hexproof?! And they only have one creature in play!!!I don't want to ping myself for 1, Wizards! Why didn't you make this optional!!?!? This is a feel bad!!!
Oh no no no
>>97327751Just paint him white, whats the problem? So long as GW dont try to force fem marines I couldnt give a shit
>>97327751VIKINGS WERE BLACK YOU PROOBLEMATIC CHUD AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH POOSLIM VALUES ARE BRITISH VALUES TALLYWAKER TWEET TAWOO
>>97327751>Muh dark skinned FenririansThey all came from Earth anyway, so why does it matter? If you really want to cope just assume they immigrated from some other planet in the empire, they have space travel.
>>97327758>the empireIt's amazing how calling the Imperium "the empire" continues to be the shibboleth that catches out secondaries
Besides Shadowdark, are there any other TTRPGs that have playable goblins?
>>97322786I am not sure of the timeskip - if any - between the B&W sections and the color section.Are those descendants or the willing ones?
>>97327161m8, pick up the context clues. It's not hard.
>paid GMing>AI slop>unironic "badwrongfun"/"you can't play that way" shitThe unholy trinity of what's killing ttrpgs.
>>97327580>Every GM reading this can relate to what I've just describedNo, not really. I rarely use character art at all, and i can just draw it if i have to. Besides, gming is a form of creative self expression. Using AI as part of that is like putting tomato sauce on a steak, its antithetical
>>97327674>>97327580I just draw shitty mspaintoids over images I find that are vaguely close, and I'd take that a thousand times over AI nonsense.It's both less work AND shows you put more thought in.
>>97327580>Every GM reading this can relate to what I've just describedI've been running games for a decade and a half, and I can't relate to what you've said in the slightest. I frankly don't understand some people's obsession with having art for NPCs--do you print it out and pass it around at the table? Seems like an unnecessary amount of paper when you can just describe the character properly in the first place.
>>97327731I have a laptop soooo
>>97327731It's universally for tokens, so really you just want something on theme and identifiable from a distance, with a GREAT emphasis on that second part.
Metaplot Edition>Previously in the Mortal Realms:>>97313609 >Official AoS website:https://www.ageofsigmar.com>Downloads, Rules Errata, and FAQs:https://www.warhammer-community.com/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-downloads/>Toolshttps://runebrush.pa-sy.com/warscroll/>Anvil of Apotheosis hero creator:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
The more I looked at then the more I wasn't liking the flesh tone I had on my storm fiends so I changed the flesh color to fur color I use and I like them way better now
I've been trying to bit by bit work on the blight kings. Also got some dirty down moss to fiddle with. It's a neat little effect but I reckon it's gonna be a few more models before I really get it nailed. Until then just gonna keep chugging along!
>>97327414This ain’t what you think it means.
>>97327414>price plastic like it's precious metal>sell rules separately from the game, which end up outdated after 6 months and a waste of money>sell bundles that make no sense and offer very little discount value>stop selling cool models or make models limited time fomo shit so secondhand market is peoples only option if they get in lateThe problem is they price this shit like collectors kits for gundam or whatever where people are paying prices of good looking one off dispaly models they're not expected to have more than one of. But the way they write the rules they want you paying fucking $15 a 4cm model that you need 40 of. They used to make and price this shit with the expectation that a teenager could reasonably get into warhammer. Now only rich kids and adults with more money than sense can afford it.
>>97327112unreal
I have some questions and a premise for a thread. > 1. What is the best system to run a one-shot campaign emulating the story of No Country For Old Men in a way that captures the "FUN" of the movie?>2. If you could make a system for this one-shot to be played from, what would you put into that is notable?>3. What other scenarios would be interesting to play in this style?Having divergences in the story would obviously be critical, like if Moss had actually killed Anton, for it to be fun, but other than just plain ole' rolling dice how would a game where an individual plays as Anton Chigurh, another plays as Lewellyn Moss, another plays as Carson/The Sheriff, etc etc work?
>>97326998this is literally a copy paste of a reddit post from 11 years agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/2g2e3o/no_country_for_old_men_film_anton_chigurhs_name/dead internet is real?
>>97327043 You will see that I removed part of the text however.
>>97327071Are you too retarded to write your own posts or something?
>>97314498You fool!
>>97313800The best answer in the thread.
Thread failed its save overnight huh Edition▶Previous thread:>>97021561▶News:Reminder that next box is Sisters vs Raptors:https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/zrjpzrms/adepta-sororitas-battle-chaos-space-marines-over-a-long-forgotten-tomb-in-kill-team-shadowhunt/▶Official Key Downloads, FAQs and Erratahttps://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/downloads/kill-team/▶Rules Scanshttps://gofile.io/d/AinK04▶Boxed Set Rules Scanshttps://gofile.io/d/NWRByw (deprecated)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97324165Wrecka Krew, no one else comes close.
>>97324165Wreckas for pure unga bunga yoloBlooded require a bit more strategic yeeting of bodies into the grinder
How much are the 2 team and terrain sets? Probably going to split the upcoming raptors vs sisters box with a friend when it comes out
>>97327326Varies depending on the terrain and extra stuff they put in. can be around 80€ to 160€ around here. no clue where you live and how expensive it get there or what currency you even need.
>>97327650USA, but that gives me a decent picture. I think the CSM raptors vs sisters will probably be the more expensive kind. Would be kind of neat if the release overlaps with the GW store's anniversary near me and we get a free mat too.
