/bgg/ Board Games GeneralPrevious thread: >>97771950Pastebin:https://pastebin.com/h8Tz2ze8*NEWISH* survey results:https://pastebin.com/scAkFdTv>what's your favorite abstract game?>what game from your collection would you say are you the best at?>dice or fixed values for combat resolution?
>>97825383I pretty much never lose Ticket to Ride, even when players actively target me. Although one time I did get a perfect score of 22 in Splendor. (Bought a 5 point card when I had 14 points, and aid card also gave me a 3-point noble tile).Dice Combat is weird. I love it in Hoplomachus, Summoner Wars, and Eclipse. I hate it in WOTR and War for Arrakis. It's a game by game thing.
>>97825407yeah where the hell was the guy who bakes the thread anyway.
>>97825949I mean you're playing against people who unironically play Ticket to Ride and Splendor, it's like bragging you won Sorry!
>>97825975>t. guy assblasted that he can't win at Sorry!
>>97825975What's wrong with Splendor?
He was in his prime during the 1920s.
>>97820771>>97821548>>97822289Nah, kung fu is a more subtle gateway to the madness of the cosmic truth of Lovecraftian horror. Sure it starts like any normal martial art, but the deeper you go the more it strips you of your normal human impulses and warps your perceptions. Extreme training that dulls your reactions to bodily urges, food and sleep deprivation that detaches your mind from your senses, meditations designed to attune yourself to cosmic energies. Soon the only thing you're consuming is medicine and potions, carefully controlling your breathing and posture, and puncturing your skin and burning herbs on your body to align these energies. You detach yourself from earthly concerns, what actual meaning is there in law? In morality? In sanity? If you have the willpower and have survived long enough you start extending your control over the energies that flow through you into the wider world, even sapping it from other beings around you. Soon it's not enough and you start hunting down anything that might grant you more control, to swell your form with those energies. You kill all in your path, you know you are nothing against the infinite of the cosmos so they are less than nothing. Their blows are turned with the palm of your hand, their blades and bullets tear hopelessly at your fleshy tether to this universe, the pitiful wounds knitting with nothing more than meditative nod and breath from your lungs. Soon the trinkets are not enough. You take from the source. The mewling feminine sex are nothing more than cauldrons of energy to plunder until they're cold, empty meat while those who would call themselves men are a garden to be harvested for your alchemy. This universe is but one layer of many that rise to grander and grander heights. To be mortal, to be human, is to be blind; your eyes are open and you have seen Mount Tai.
>>97825858As the other anon explained, what you describe was a byproduct of the communist takeover of China, which however had nothing to do with Wing Chun. Traditional Kung Fu styles were pragmatic, even vicious personal defense system who were largely based on advanced biomechanics, designed to survive brutal street fights and sect wars. Kung Fu masters of old were larger-than-life individuals who could, in theory, led rebellions against the CCP, and cultural icons who were bastions of individuality and tradition. It was an ideological imperative for Mao to have people such as Ip Man, which he regarded as "reactionary neo-feudalists", hunted down and neutralized before they could become a problem, intentionally or accidentally, and that explains why most old masters fled to Hong Kong, Taiwan, or even Europe or America and set up shop there. CCP went on to make two "politically correct" versions of Kung Fu: one was Wushu, (which is essentially gymnastics) the other Sanda (an heavily sanitized version of kickboxing). Paradoxically, if you're searching for actual Kung Fu that is made for fighting, not for entertainment, you have a better chance of finding it OUTSIDE China, nowdays. Wing Chun is one such system: Ip Man's lineage came into existence pre-Mao, was refined in the then British-controlled Hong Kong, and spawned a plethora of successors all around the world. So, yeah, Ip Man was the real deal, and neither he nor his students are to be confused with whatever Wushu puppet get promoted by the CCP nowdays.>>97826030It totally did. It's a well-documented fact that Ip Man used to be a cop before and during WWII, and trained other cops in Wing Chun. Some of them even went on to fund other Wing Chun lineages themselves.
>>97822953Lol gottem
>>97826382Both Mao and Chiang Kai-Shek had personal bodyguards trained by Li Shuwen, with Bajiquan being kind of similar.
>>97826346This really rocks, anon, that's the kind of posts I want to read.
Way of the Samurai 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.
>>97822436Lemurian chart could be fun. Something like Fatebound-Fateless and Spiritual-Profane.
>>97821722I think we could stand to swap some spots around. My own personal interpretation of the axes:>Progress/TraditionProgress represents the attempt to make use of the madness. To innovate and iterate upon it.Tradition represents immersion in the madness. To embrace it and become one with it.>Absolutism/WingdingsAbsolutism represents both a baseline level of intelligibility to mundane humans and a desire to control the madness. To wield it, rather than be consumed.Wingdings represents both a deviance from baseline humanity and anything it would understand as well as submission before the madness.>>97822835I propose Fatebound/Defiant.
>>97825786I figured that the Hyperborean chart was factional rather than philisophical.
>>97822835Pious-Profane and Prophecy-Cultivation? They're all Fated. Prophesy and Cultivation are intertwined, at least to my mind, but most units obviously focus on one or the other. Above-Below would make sense as an axis for them, instead of Pious-Profane, as some units obviously have more to do with higher layers than others.
>>97821722Just out of curiosity, what do the wingdings say?
Post art, stories, fanfics, minis, animations any OC you like depicting this pairing.No seethers.
>>97787329I see that elf and human reference
>>97826375
It's Da PDF Share Thread!STEP 0:<----- That image is not a PDF, it's an image, at least for now. Check the 4plebs link below to find the PDF.PLEASE READ DA FAQ BEFORE REQUESTING OR SHARING.It will answer 99% of your questions about this thread. If you haven't read it, we will know.STEP 1:Please exhibit good manners. Threads start sliding off the board after a certain number of posts. More posts wasted on being rude means fewer posts available for sharing.STEP 2:Request, share, stay awesome!Previous thread:>>97757836Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97825808Awesome, thanks
Requesting Runemaster Volume 1: Sea King's Crypt (Broken Blade Publishing)
Requesting Kosmika (Black Site Studios)
Does anyone have any third party Daggerheart stuff, such as Pistolhearts?
>>97817353 (Me)>>97817439>the final release isn't out yetOh yeah, guess it's not. My illiterate ass missed the "This is the Advance PDF" line on DTRPG.Anyway, not that anyone cares, but the only difference between the two documents I have is the new one has an extra blank page added near the end. I'll check stuff if it crosses my path, but I'm not going to sweat keeping up with changes until final release.
Thread #012 Degenerate 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>>97733980Previous Thread>>97621954Brief 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.
>Bu chouir dhom barachd Chanadach a bruidhinnWhat even is Canadian in this context? Calling someone a hose-head? Français? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvR6-SQzqO8 ?
>>97822708Do you know that feeling of sheer terror when you receive a warning from one of the Seers but enough time passes that you begin to think it was nothing more than maddened rambling, only for you to suddenly encounter that which you were warned about? Encore merci à Mademoiselle Mèo-Mèo.>Avoid men in checkered suits for the time being. You can't, but just so you have a heads up.It seems we have more unexpected arrivals to our fair city. I'd best inform our relevant authorities about these newcomers.J'ai un très mauvais pressentiment à ce sujet.
>>97823312Forgive the rustic clunk, that's amateurish of me and God knows how it sounds in modern vernacular. When I say Chanadach I mean the Gaelic you find over in Nova Scotia. Mostly Cape Breton these days, there isn't much left. It's still my favourite tongue. Even if I'm far out of practice. My Quebecoiuse is probably better. Or worse my Chiac. >>97823503Familiar enough that it has gone away. I'll pass on the thanks, she could use it.And stay safe.
>>97824381Oh cool, I didn't even know that dialect existed. I learn something new from you every night.
>Get a PC sheet with the name Pinkman thinking I'll have to deal with Breaking Bad jokes all night >He was just a vampire who was turned while having a sunburn Wish more people did small stuff like that
Welcome to TODD!This thread is for OPEN discussion of TSR-era D&D (up to and including 2e), TSR-era settings, and related games, such as retroclones, OSR, and OSR-adjacent games. Free discussion of house rules is encouraged.>GamesIncluding but not limited to: OD&D, B/X, BECMI, AD&D 1e, AD&D 2e, For Gold & Glory, Hackmaster, Myth and Magic, Shadowdark, Into the Odd, Mausritter, Cairn, Mörk Borg, DCC, Mothership, Knave, Troika!, White Hack, Black Hack.>What is this thread NOT for?Meta discussions and drama related to game creators and other /tg/ threads. We come in peace.>Resources2e fan wiki:https://adnd2e.fandom.com/wiki/Advanced_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_2nd_Edition_Wiki2e archive:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97825935hey thx im gonna use this stuff in my ASE game
>>97825475Not that I know of. Honestly you might wanna look at newer editions for inspiration. Someone in one of the 2e threads made a cool looking 2e sorcerer
>>97825475try spells and powers book for 2e, it has alternate ways of spellcasting rhat you might snipe.otherwise, maybe look at 3e/pf cleric domain powers and stitch them in??
Looking into Castles and Crusades (with various rules tweaks) and considering other options for spending XP.Are there any decent rules for skill training or similar in an OSR that you like?
>>97824885Thats a wrong retarded definition with no grounds in reality. This entire thread is a bad fakth cintainment thread designed to try and shift trolling into while /osrg/ remains hijacked.
I always hear about the stir this caused, and recently about how bad or redeemable it is. I'm not certain about it myself because I dabbled with 3e and then got into 5e, never paid much attention to the scene during that entire era. What does /tg/ think of the system?
>>97825183>the character builder doesn't exist anymoreI am pretty sure it's still somewhere around
>>97826146Maybe some version of it got saved to some discord or something but the official WOTC tool I had all my characters on is gone
>>97825846>What is lacking in PHB1, DMG1, the Rules Compendium, or any setting specific other book that would be necessary for a DM to provide for interesting roleplay or exciting encounter building, if not both?Information on wilderness travel and encounters. 4th edition recommends treating it as an extended skill challenge, which is a boring railroad design. The traditional setting of the Forgotten Realms has a lot of rich history and lore, and 4e doesn't do jack and shit with it. It actually is credited for ruining various settings during its era.
>>97826242So you actually do not intend to address the real meat of my question, which is how does any of that improve 4e in its function and to its strengths? Is there a specific reason to detail the exact percentage of trees and of what type to forests in the game? Or the number and depth of hills within the area between flatland and mountain ranges? If you want setting specific details, those are covered within the setting books, and DMs can use such description to carry the idea for what PCs will need to prepare for navigating the wild item and/or skill wise. If you're looking for general terrain issues and hazards that might make the navigation itself dangerous, those too are covered within much of the DM's content side of things. If all you seek is the pedantry of charts and boilerplate information as though any of that actually makes roleplay, exploration or combat more interesting on its own merits, then yes, 4e failed you. Though I'd argue that was to great success, as all that information is ultimately useless for a game that treats itself as a game.As for the settings, beginner level DMs for the game probably don't care about established lore so long as they can make use of the setting to run a fun adventure for their tables. Experienced DMs don't need established settings or lore to make compelling adventurers, so it's not likely they would care either. This is just a problem for fans of the novels/games at best, and lore pedantry at worst.
>>97826157Oh yeah, that was closed.
I like this modelThis looks cool
>>97803652the design is made by a fan of 40k instead of a fan of sci fi and history
>>97825698This honestly seems like a problem to me because most of the good 40k stuff was designed by people who were fans of sci-fi and history and wanted to make a 40k equivalent of said things.
>>97820341>We can do this forever.I'll grant you this looks more like the fattened greebled M3 up there than say anything else in the ranges but that's just an argument that it /could/ fit in an Elysian force.genuinely like to see you post more so i can learn how retarded you are>just admitWhat if i hate it because it looks like a taurox, ever think about that?
>>97803652Old Guard stuff is great because the real-world inspiration is immediately obvious but at the same time it's also radically different from the thing it's based on and there's an extra layer of original design language on top that blends all of these elements from radically different time periods and design philosophies into one cohesive whole. The people who designed the Leman Russ and Chimera and later the veritable cornucopia of heavy metal that was golden age Forge World had an incredible depth of knowledge and passion about that kind of material that the modern 40k design team just doesn't have any more.
>>97820355>, with chunkier toddler-toy proportions.it'll fit right in beside the leman russ i suppose
>What is /awg/?A thread to talk about minis and games which fall between the cracks, or peoples' homebrew wargames.The >>>/tg/hwg thread doesn't entertain fantasy (for good reason) and the other threads are locked to more specific games.This thread isn't tied to a game, a publisher, or a genre, let's just talk about fun wargames. Any scale, any company, any miniatures.>Examples of games that qualify.A Song of Ice and Fire, Argatoria, Batman Miniature Game, Carnevale, Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings,Deadzone, Dragon Rampant, Dropfleet and Dropzone Commander, Freebooter's Fate, Frostgrave, Gaslands, HeroClix,Kings of War, Maelstrom's Edge, Malifaux, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Masters of the Universe: Battleground, Moonstone,Oathmark, OnePageRules, Open Combat, RelicBlade, Rumbleslam, SAGA, StarCraft, Stargrave, Sludge, Urban War, Void,Warcaster, Warmachine, Xenos Rampant, Xenotactics......and anything else that doesn't necessarily have a dedicated thread.>Examples of companies providing rules and/or miniatures for alternative wargames.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
And I finally bought lutherans cus the plan is to build my own cavalry force with two disciples, one patriarch, one Corsair, and one fusilier as the riders using rough rider or knockoff horses with gas masks. The missing cavalry is the only reason I always thought lutherans sucked.
>>97825359Perhaps he's pulling them from other dimensions with the Dark Symmetry. IIlian must be behind it.
>>97825566I'm so pissed off now.>>97825575Funnily enough, Lutherans are the only faction I don't have any minis for.
>>97825359kek
>>97822296>tqShin Megami Tensei. I think it's fairly doable already, any "near future" ruleset you could homebrew a monster summoning mechanic into would do it. But it would be cool to have models for stuff like demonica suits (slightly redesigned, because the original ones do look pretty stupid) and the classic SMT demons.
Where do I even put this on the alignmen chart?There's collectivist angle allowing "all people" to pursue their dreams, which is pretty Lawful.But also dependence on slave labor (drugged out of their mind to stay content and compliant), which seems pretty Evil.Or is ensuring the working class doesn't suffer kind enough to shift towards Neutral?Assuming high fantasy, not mudcore where the peasants make over 90% of the population.
>>97799486Stay mad, puritard
>>97770015Consequentialism is the truth, which is why that anon calls it a spook.Judging things by the consequences of said things is the only one of these philosophies that is a successful survival strategy.
>>97818457>successful survival strategythis doesn't lead where you think it does
>>97744006Cristi Noem's husband looking sexy as shit in this pic.
>>97785589Noldornigger isn't going to suck your cock because you posted something like this, you faggot.
Jolly good time>Cyberpunk 2020 vs. Cyberpunk RED?Cyberpunk 2020 is the second edition of the Cyberpunk TTRPG by R. Talsorian Games, set in a (then) future inspired by film noir and the dark science fiction films and books of the late 20th century. It focuses on simulationist gameplay and lethal near-future combat.Cyberpunk RED is the latest edition of the Cyberpunk TTRPG, set after the devastating Fourth Corporate War. It focuses on more balanced, streamlined gameplay and is currently supported by R. Talsorian Games.>Resources for RED:https://datapool2045.net/>RED has free DLC and extra content, including character sheets:https://rtalsoriangames.com/downloadable-content/>RED Easy Mode is available for FREE:https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/409912/cyberpunk-red-easy-modeComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97825160what the fuck, you aren't kidding. there's actually loads of useful GM tools in here just on first blush. Morale already seems like something I'd want to put in my games
>>97826047It's the shading itself, AI art always have that weird shading.
>>97825160Most of what's in single player mode should've been in the core rulebook. We should have an augmented reality style city builder for block generation built in.
>>97743613oh my god they did it again. there are about a dozen tables like this in the solo play rulesDo they actually not know distribution? for fucks sake just roll a D12
>>97826307innovations in not understanding distribution... so maxtac are more common than NCPD?also for the previous if they'd just included one less option in each table it could have been a D10. why the fuck are they like this
Work in Progress, "No Foolin'!" 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.
>>97826184Thanks anon.The dirty down moss is doing a lot of the heavy lifting.
>>97824202>>97824365Thanks, you have inspired me to once again kitbash some turret guy.And once again, I'm at an impasse.
Work in progress kitbashed halfling handgunner. This guy will be hunched over behind a pavise shield when hes based up. Sort of going for a taking cover/reloading look, while of course keeping an eye on the foe.
>>97826303I like the right one better, it's a lot more grounded. But I usually prefer reasonable marines, so take that with a hint of salt.
>>97826303Right looks like he's singing a showtune.
Get squatting editionPrevious Thread:>>97237452Check out here for useful links and a catalogue of relevant miniatures retailers:https://pastebin.com/nnNqqFLnThe Rogue Trader magazine article compilation:https://mega.nz/file/C4oSnArA#sA2O_7V6OnhZCOLCf0Sba1KW_wao3pZvc6IUmlHvpsk
>>97818470Yeah, I don't follow here.
>>978184703rd edition Codexes are basically compatible with 4th edition rules. 4th edition rules are generally seen as an improvement over 3rd, or at least cleaned up and clarified. mid-to-late 4th editon codexes have less options and customization so many prefer the 3rd ed ones and its not a big deal. Not sure what other cases there would be.
>>97820675Ah, if we're talking about that then there's a couple other examples:>3rd ed fantasy is mostly compatible with Rogue Trader, particularly via the Realm of Chaos and Siege books.>4th ed fantasy is compatible with 5th ed, though it might be necessary to convert some magic and wargear, particularly if backporting (Cards from both editions are also compatible with Warhammer Renaissance, for the three people that play it)>6th ed fantasy army books are mostly compatible with 7th edition, again, with some minor jank Generally speaking, most editions are somewhat compatible with army books from the previous edition, often needing some sort of errata, as this allowed you to play you army while waiting for the new codex to drop.Of course, 3rd edition and prior don't really have this feature as individual army books weren't a thing back then.Ps. God, this new captcha is utter shit, I've guessed correctly a bunch and somehow haven't been able to pass it.
>>97628636That middle one kicks ASS
>>97818470Most of us are playing with friends who we've played with for decades, you take the best bits of various rulesets and codexes to suit your army and your opponents and then play for fun, instead of being bound by deliberately constricting rules made to force you to buy the latest Jew-Dubya product.
So who are your favorite waifus in DnD?
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>>97820804Many systems have developed enough meta narratives to have a bunch of established characters, I can imagine more than a few of the female ones get simps of some kind.
Clerics are always hotter
>>97820569>Artificerno idea who that is>Barbariannot into butch muscle girls>Bardwho?>Clericwould>Druidwould>Fighternot my type>monkdont know herComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97820804This >>97821795Also BG3 and Critical Role spawned a fuckton of DnD r34. >>97821294Very fun. The players beat the 8 Wraiths I had set up to protect the magic artifact they're going to use to slay the final boss. Unfortunately one them won't be able to attend the final session due to a family gathering. >>97822122>ArtificerUnderstandable. There are literally zero good NPC artificers in DnD. >BardCompanion from Neverwinter Nights.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
