What makes a setting don't feel generic a.k.a. not DnD?
>>97191156Death being permanent and brutal. I shocked an open table I DMed by killing a party member even though I said to bring a backup character. Newer players have likely never had a character death.
>>97196399You are a fucking moron. Read the OP again, but slower this time, until you understand what this thread is about before you regurgitate your teenaged nonsense again.
>>97196414Having a gritty setting not afraid to kill it's main characters is a good example of a non-generic setting tho
>>97196433I don't think you understand what a setting is. Setting is the world that the game takes place in. The land, the history, the religions and cultures and cities and major factions and characters. What you are describing is game tone. Thats a setting agnostic quality. I can make a meatgrinder kill-em-all one shot in literally any setting, from 40k to He-Man. If the most exceptional thing you can say about your "setting" is that you are going to kill off characters, you really do have the most generic setting possible because you couldn't even come up with anything better to talk about.
>>97196479>If the most exceptional thing you can say about your "setting" is that you are going to kill off characters, you really do have the most generic setting possible because you couldn't even come up with anything better to talk about.Well I could've brought up that it takes place in a world inspired by the Bronze Age Collapse but I've found that most players don't care about lore or setting. Tone will stick with them more than setting.
GW kept mentioning space marines or even primarchs coupling with regular human women and it always took me out of it. Like how the fuck? Wouldn't she get ripped in half? But then it dawned on me. They just have tiny penises. Well not by human standards, but relative to body-size. Like think about it, why would you supersize the dick too when there literally do not exist women big enough to handle that size? So the simplest explanation is they just keep the penis size of a regular human.
>>97196204Why are you so offended by the dimensions of a proportionate extremity?
>>97196181>How do they rotate their ankles?The empire will never bend its ankles, we are not xenos.
>>97172457If your faggot ass used even a fraction of the time you spend on thinking about dicks on something else, maybe you would've amounted to something.
>>97196204>Do you think men with broad shoulders have broad cocks? What kind of Tom of Finland logic does your brain run onNow I want to... Nay... I NEED to make a Tom of Finland chapter.
>>97196435Dark Angels are already there.
Moloch's Fun Park Edition>What is Trench Crusade?An alternate weird history 28mm/32mm tabletop skirmish game still in a pre-release playtesting phase but with the full release slated for this year. Based on the art and lore of Mike Franchina, whose illustrations you may have seen floating around on /tg/ for a several years now, and designed by Tuomas Pirinen, one of the original creators of Mordheim. It's grimdark, it's visceral, it's awesome, and it's very Blanchitsu.>What Trench Crusade is notTC not an excuse for you to discuss IRL religion, history that didn't occur in the game, culture war shit, or discord bullshit on /tg/. Keep it on topic.>What's the QRD on the background?The Knights Templar turned heretic and opened the Gates of Hell when they took Jerusalem during the First Crusade. Over 800 years later the war is still ongoing as technology has developed to a pseudo diesel-punk WW1 standard and a third of Humanity has sided with the Infernal Princes.>How do I get started?All the files are free online:https://www.trenchcrusade.com/rules/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97191592>>97191592From what I have heard, HoW is the top IS list due to having the best gear options and not losing any of the better units.Let us know!
Anyone got scans from the new art book?
Why the official books are so thin in lore and art?
>>97195717There is only one official book and 50% of it is lore, I don't know how you could expect more.
>>97196351NTA. Its easy to forget that, since its lore that we already know. With some changes. I kind of expected lot of new stuff, which there is in the book, but lot of stuff I've already read.
How would you make them more enticing?
>>97189497Jordan Prentice still gets work but not a lot.
>>97171417So, New Jersey fathers look the same as Eastern European ones?
>>97189497thats fine since he has a short lifespan compared to normal people
>>97183124Even people who are actually disabled and eligible to be receiving pensions would rather pretend to not be disabled.
>>97191676Eastern Europeans have narrower and pointier noses, pointier chins and their eyes look larger and are places closer together. Also paler skin.That guy is of alpine race with roma admixture, looks like a Czech blacksmith.
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>>97195518why would a bunch if homeless bounty hunters care about aquilas on their equipment they either looted or bought from some shady dude?
>>97196430Why would they remove it in the first place?I mean unless they are heretics, even the random outlaw would still be an Imperial and have some faith in the Emperor.Since the Imperial Eagle is both an Imperial and Religious symbol it would be strange to remove it.
>>97194863Ivan Ugni if you want high detail, Calaverd Griffon team if you want it simple.
>>97196449yes that's why I didn't remove them, and was confused why >>97195518 thought they needed to be shaved down
GW posted a FAQ/errata for Underworlds but didn't announce it.https://assets.warhammer-community.com/eng_17-12_whuw_core&key_-rules_update-ulnlmn5pfk-gxepzf8u87.pdf
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What is it about? Why is it interesting? Should I care about it?
>>97133885>What is it about?Dungeons and also some dragons >Why is it interesting?It's O.G>Should I care about it?Honestly, if you want to get into an old school setting you should go with Mystara. Whole planet + hollow earth with great maps that is still supported by fans to this day. File sizes too large to post here but check Atlas of Mystara. Old settings like these were just a jumping off point for the DM. Do not try to keep them 100% lore accurate. Get the maps and the general feel then change whatever you want.
>>97188099https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Valley_(California)Valleys can get pretty big.
>>97188051>>97188043I like the idea that the Keep is actually the same one as the one in Mystara, a la the Hodgson story.
>>97183937I'm with you on most of that but inherently evil orcs don't make sense. Either they're humanoids, and thus have free will. Or they aren't.
>>97195370Don't get me started on California! It's not even an island, let alone an enchanted island, let alone the one visited by Esplandian!Seriously though, the Central Valley is between one and two of the Greyhawk map hexes wide. Calling the Sheldomar a valley is like calling France a valley, it makes no sense.
>The Honest Wargamer>actually a wanker (obviously), a serial bully, and a landlordI think it's because most wargamers are quite soft and odd that when you get these kinds of "extroverted" podcast types they really run riot. What a cunt.Is this a problem in your local scene?
>>97192082Isn't the Miscast dude pathetically in love with Louise? Vaguely remember a vid of him making weird simpy orc conversions for her
>>97196094Doesn't he live in the middle of nowhere Australia?
>>97196384That was probably just cringy influencer cross-promotion stuff.He has a long-term girlfriend he keeps mentioning in his videos.
>>97196461His girlfriend shows up in at least some of his videos, but not for any length of time
>>97196461>>97196467Oh ok cool, thanks anons. I don't pay a lot of attention to these people, and only watch them when they pop up in my Youtube recs doing something especially cringey
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.
>>97196244you're right, i suppose it's backwards. i do that thing where i take the wording of thief abilities literally. when people say thieves start out underpowered...they can climb SHEER surfaces the vast majority of the time, that's absolutely insane on its own.i think of it more in book terms than in movie terms. the visuals/physics/mechanics of it don't matter so much, it's like a legend where the legendary thief Horatio Moneybags IV scaled the Tower of the Giraffe. cool.but something about hobbits...i dunno. just don't like it. odd inclusion.
Hey everyone, finally getting into the OSR and bought those nice looking green cover reprints of 2e PHB, DMG and MM plus the Birthright box. Anything else I need?
>>97196295I too dislike hobbits included as a standard fantasy race. Elves and dwarves find their origin (differing as they do from ol' JRRT) in myth, much like many npc races and monsters. But hobbits feel so signature to LotR that they seem out of place to me. Not only that, but their nature needed to be changed drastically, from fat village folk who fear anything or anyone unusual, to something more likely to spur them on to adventure. The hobbits from the books were extra exceptional, and would probably level cap at 4.
>>97196411You can talk to>>97195226
>>97195226Those are just lists of topics. You haven't been able to bring any of that into discussion in any way the entire time. Its just >thoughts? and that's it. >on principle You don't have those, you just like to pretend.
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>>97193961>Neither John Boyega nor Kelly Marie Tran deserved that.And if he wouldn't cut some scenes out of the movie/production, Boyega would get worse.
>>97194948Yes. FFG's X-wing has been the best fighter/space(wel, might as well be air) combat game of the past ten years.
>>97196165Aren't the only decent elements of Ahsoka the parts with Baylan Skoll (RIP Ray Stevenson) and Shin Hati anyway? Definitely can't be anything about the titular character.
>>97196310Boyega as a person behaved like an idiot, mostly after TLJ.Finn, the character he played, was wasted in TLJ and TRoS after being set up as something at least a bit interesting in TFA.In the end, it all comes down to the godfawful writing of TLJ.TFA wasn't a great foundation,. but it was something. TLJ looked at what was there, turned around 350° and moonwalked off a clif.
>>97181931>It's not got anything egregiously bad about itEven ignoring plotholes and conveniences in the film, the entire premise makes no senseSomehow the republic that the heroes had just hard fought to achieve isn't interfering with the neo empire and is irrelevant? Somehow Luke alone can fix everything even though he was basically irrelevant in the battle for the second death star after the rebels had infiltrated it? It's just as bad as the other sequel movies.
Why was XP for gold largely abandoned as a way to reward players?
>>97166997Retarded ESL
>>97167084>refuse to pass turnThis is called "surrendering" and it's an instant loss.
>>97169867>now imagine taking away combat XP. ever.>>b-but we killed 5 goblins!>>no sorry Timmy, XP is for quest completionThere is nothing wrong with this. Winning combat gives enough rewards.
>>97195587Saw doesn't mean caused. Stop writing like a retard.
>>97196394Umm it does actually, because of like quantum physics and stuff.
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>>97195983Seems reasonable.
>>97195902>enjoy your /tg/ hobbiesAn autumn person would never say this. There's still hope, ChangelingBros
In my current VtM game, I've got a oWoD diehard and a guy who primarily got into WoD via VtR and nWoD before settling back on VtM. The two of them talking has made me notice how your entry point into the setting seems to permanently color your perception of it.VtM guy...>Sees the setting as being about individuals doing things- he did, she did>Lots of focus on humanity, trying to cling to it, regain it, make it into a path, so on>Tends to be somewhat dismissive of the metaplot beyond a character hook or twoVtR guy...>Sees the setting as basically just supernatural politics- the Camarilla did, the Sabbat did>Your splat just determines where you fit in, but it's very "dry">Any mysticism is just another scam, as well as alternatives>You wanted to be human, you should have killed yourself yesterday>An odd tendency to refer to things as ascended fanonWhat's interesting to me is that they both openly prefer oWoD and play it near exclusively, but this has got me thinking about how similar VtR guy is to other people I've met. Stereotypes by splat is one thing, but some people seem to just carry assumptions from their first system forward into infinity. Any other traits I've missed or for other splats?
>>97196269More like you purposefully missed the forest for the trees just to give your opinion an air of validity.
>>97195902>PicEverything working just as planed...
Hrm. How would fa/tg/uys handle a PC that the player wants to play as a former war criminal? So according to my player his character did a lot of heinous shit during the war that ended about 10 years ago, but is now haunted by these terrible memories.The player is asking me for game mechanics to apply to this and I'm a little stumped. Some advice from you guys would be most welcome. On my own bat I figured since this is a fantasy world getting actually attacked by the ghosts of his victims would be appropriate, but I do I really want to give him the opportunity to kill them twice?
>>97189959Backstories are gay.
>>97191184CON save throw, dif. (usually 10 or 15) depends on the severity of the flashback, failure adds one levels of exhaustion. There.
>>97189959Level 1 doesn't have to be someone with no experience.>Guy hasn't touched a blade in those ten years>His skill, training, etc. have grown rusty from disuse>Even what he's still retained is questionable, due to his trauma over his atrocities>Whatever instigated him taking up the blade again was enough go push a little bit more than the past's hold on him>He, at some part deep down, remembers the stuff up to whatever "level" equivalent he was in the war>Leveling up is his body remembering how to fight, and his mind honing it away from the purpose he once wielded it for
>NOOOOOOO YOU HAVE TO START AT LEVEL 1 EVERY CAMPAIGN!>NOOOOOOO LEVEL 1 CHARACTERS LITERALLY HAVE NEVER FOUGHT ANYTHING IN THEIR LIFE EVERWhat causes this retardation?
>>97196308The retarded rules of D&D. Play a better game.
In my games, high level wizards turn to stone.
>>97195417Cool that you're playing games, but what do you want from us? A gold star?
>>97195417In my games, high level wizards turn into lolis.
>>97196344In my games, high level wizards are lolis.
>>97196160To be fair, Byakuren aka the White Lotus guy, is basically a xianxia character who's literally a demigod.
in my game, high level wizards become fully delitized and love it.
Like who can anyone paint with these range?It sucks.Metals are fine.
>>97193455Dark colors are better than lighter colors: with lighter colors tending towards being either chalky or too metallic tasting, with reds/pinks being particularly foul.Abyssal Blue, African Shadow, and Black Forest Green should be reserved for true connoisseurs, not just your casual "oh fuck I drank out of the wrong cup" neophytes.
>>97193657I prefer making my own blends.My current favorite is a delightful mix I like to call "Sludgewater Brown".Delectable.
>>97192482I have a few of them I really like the cherry wood flavor it looks pretty
>>97192482Reaper paints really suck too. Kinda amazing Army Painter managed to survived until their current range dropped. Once you got over the novelty of primer colors besides white/gray/black, you realized their paints had this weird gummy texture and shit coverage. Pro Acryl seemed super promising early on since they made a non-chalky white, but they totally dropped the ball with their metallics and washes. And they keep sending emails about a new color called "wizard's butt" like it's the funniest shit in the world.
>>97192837Why do you lie about touching paints? You have never worked on any art, models or otherwise.>>97196424I like Reaper. At least their pale skin range is the best I've used.
