The /btg/ is dead! Long live the /btg/!One Confederation, One Vision, One Chancellor editionPrevious Thread: >>97234667================================>BattleTech Introductory Guide & PDFshttps://bg.battletech.com/?page_id=400>Overview of the Major Factionshttps://bg.battletech.com/universe/great-houseshttps://bg.battletech.com/universe/the-clanshttps://bg.battletech.com/universe/other-powersComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97258150>but ECM only temporarily disrupts itAt least you can rebuild your network again. I don't play with networks enough to know if 30% will make it unplayable.
>>97258150The 30% BV increase works fine if you're running all heavies and assaults but not so good if you are running lights and some mediums since even with the ECM changes you're still potentially competing with a targeting computer for the weight and cost involved. keep in mind you've still got a mech that needs to spend tonnage on a C3 Master here
>>97258170You only get a bonus as long as you keep your units at medium or long range, if your opponent is smart he closes with you as fast as possible, using cover to break line of sight as much as possible on the way in. Because once you're in short range you effectively no longer get a bonus and they've got more bv than you.Back when it was 20% for the 4 unit c3 force the comparison was as follows: two identical 4 unit lances where one uses c3 with 4/5 pilots and the other has 3 gunnery across the board but no c3 has the same bv.This means you have to leverage your situational -2 to hit Vs your opponents permanent effective -1 to hit enough such that once the opponent can close to short range his damage output is already reduced to the point that you can win the brawl despite your worse pilots.With the new situationAt 30% you're still only getting a situational -2, and now your opponent has even more BV to counter you with.ECM no longer fully shuts you down but bv wise even if it was 20 instead of 30% you're now equal for to hit rolls as your opponent with better gunners.The positive changes to c3: ECM doesn't 100% shut you down anymore, instead only halving your effective bonus, and it is no longer prohibitively expensive to run 7+ unit c3 forces, as the extra bv percentage got a cap.Negatives: the increased cost on the most common sizes of c3 forces (4 units) makes it basically unplayable at the scale at which most games of battletech occur.
>>97258168Yeah, so much post-dune scifi traces something back to dune. Taking that slight fantasy approach with latherings of handwaves, maybe a lost/gatekeeping technology background and a sprinkle of prophecy or magic was all important for creating a certain kind of futuristic setting.Though tbf psychic stuff used to be generally more popular in scifi. It's kind of sad that its real life status going from "potentially but unlikely" to basically flatly disproven means it's no longer as accepted. I like psychics in my scifi. Out of anything they add to the next AU settings, I want psychic rules.
Can someone explain what thrust exceeding SI means? I just planted my own ASF in the dirt by forcing this piloting check.
>leather armor>studded leather armor
>reddit cat>inane hypothetical
>low effort shitpostThere are historical examples of both in pretty much any museum you would care to visit :/
Gygax confirmed he meant brigandine. it's just another modern/fantasy term, same way characters don't have cotes and maille.
>>97256116Traditional games?
>>97256116
Welcome to Mecha Monday! Here we dedicate ourselves to mecha RPGs, wargames, and boardgames alike. Here we start games, tell campaign stories, share resources & assets, and seek advice for our games and homebrew.Assorted Mecha Goodness:https://pastebin.com/E2wi55AZEmbryo Machine Translation:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1r_cjOLuUp3HussVRhbQYU3G0zK6hwy1rLancehounds Homebrew:M3g4 folder/eMEBUbCL#kj2FRrlqTa-02U16XpnVRgPrevious Thread:>>97092391Question of the Thread:Should mecha have hands? Should the hands be humanlike? If they shouldn't have hands, what should they have? If no hands, why even have arms?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
An odd question but do any of you guys know if there is, or how to make, a piece like the viewport the hussar has in front of it's head, but on a smaller scale?
>>97256794I don't understand the question. Are you talking about a drawing? A mini? A game rules design?
>>97256794Man, that's a tough one. Maybe a bit off an older tank or bunker miniature?
>>97256794On the smallest scales the easiest thing is usually to just sculpt it out of putty. The details are gonna be a bit blobby regardless of the method and it's easy. Otherwise get some tiny tank kits like flames of war. Those are shockingly good for kitbashing with mechs.
>>97250544my setting has the players fight as civilian monster hunters (ala a civilian militia), and they're all incentivized to customize their mechs for branding to receive better recognition and contracts, so it greatly varies based on region and personal aesthetics. Some people use the parts as they come, while some come up with shit that makes them look like they're 12. It doesn't help there are widespread artisan-mechanic guilds that are paid to do this work with specialized tools and materials. The military itself uses basic muted colors for their mechs or camo, and leaders get a special mark to distinguish them.
>the dark lord just wants bitchesIs this a good villain motivation?
>>97258165In what system?
>>97258165make him a dragon and suddenly it's a classic
>>97258165Traditional games?
flop thread, too obvioustry another.
>>97258179Generally the way you get murderhobos involved is by their shit being broken by an antagonist's machinations. It might not even be "your girlfriend is hot, I'm gonna mating press her," but just his goons breaking a bunch of shit they own on their way to kidnapping the local nunnery.
OOP editionInfinity is a 28mm tabletop skirmish game produced by Corvus Belli, and includes the related games Aristeia, Defiance, TAG Raid, REM Racers, and Acheron's Fall. Corvus Belli also produces the fantasy games Warcrow and Warcrow Adventures.>Latest official update:January preorders>Rules and missions:https://infinitythewiki.com/index.phphttps://infinitytheuniverse.com/resourceshttps://infinitytheuniverse.com/games/infinity/its>Beginner FAQs and guides:https://pastebin.com/x06JG55U https://pastebin.com/xtQzRcq5 https://pastebin.com/xUBR7QFU Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97254618shiny norkias...
>>97256971ALEPH has no chill
So if one wanted to binge on lore, particularly the latest shift from starting lore, what would be the place to look?
>>97258184Here: https://store.corvusbelli.com/en/books/lore
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Does vaccine/virus/data even fucking matter in this games aside from pata/ange
>>97257761yeahcards like wizardmon specifically provide protection for data type for example.it isn't super common, but decks definitely do interact with it.
>>97256946Before spoilers really kick off I want to predict a long-shot that I think would be really funny.HeavyMetaldramon's level 7 should be named after ska (punk). Because of the US movie soundtrack.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w393GxgzvT0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgRVzfq_g6w
>>97257899Beelskamon
>>97257761Chamblemon and Publimon lol
winter edition >Chess websites, tools, videos and books:https://rentry.org/vxdsw7k5>Calendar:- Tech Mahindra Global Chess League | December 13th - 24th- FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships | December 25th - 31st- Rilton Cup | December 27th - January 5th- Lichess Winter Marathon | December 28th- European Women's Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship | January 8th - 12th- Tata Steel | January 16th - February 1st- Speed Chess Championship Finals | February 7th - 8th- Prague International Chess Festival: Masters | February 25th - March 6th- FIDE Candidates Tournament | March 28th - April 16thComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97201186chess is hard
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide/55006826617/My waifu Vaishali doesn't wax when she wears long sleeves. So hot.
>>97253025blitz day 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umHnqmxfq4w
>>97255706https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide/55009981703/https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide/55009695541/https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide/55010198963/Huge disappointment, waxed smooth like a plastic doll. She would be very hairy naturally.https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide/55010334544/Such a qt though.
>>97257948based beast tamer
Love Wins Edition>>IF YOU ARE ASKING A QUESTION, PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH GAME YOU'RE PLAYING<<Previous Thread: >>97099515 /pfg/ (pathfinder 1e) link repository: https://pastebin.com/RSt0rF0T/p2g/ (pathfinder 2e) link repository: https://pastebin.com/1zySxwm3/sfg/ (starfinder) link repository: https://pastebin.com/5yp9s2U3>>CHECK THE SHARE THREAD FOR MISSING MATERIALS<<TQ: What is your favorite pantheon? What pantheon(s) would you want implemented/updated?
So in Starfinder 1e it really seems like Evolutionist has some really glaring drawbacks when it comes to niches, all of them seem fucking hellbent on killing you like a retard, which is weird to me since it seems like the class isn't even that good in the first place so having drawbacks as insane as they are is confusing considering the other classes seem just as good without the chance of you being raped by double damage from electricity
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder2e/comments/1pxqn06/mythic_experiences/Every time I see a thread along the lines of "What do you think of Pathfinder 2e's mythic rules?" the response is almost universally "They are underwhelming and boring" or something similar.
You think they will ever revisit some adventure path "concepts" Id be interested in another carrion crown or skulls and shackles. For that matter remembering back to 1e I fully did not understand how they wanted the start of skulls in shackles to be run with influencing crew members on wormwood. Felt really awkward when I tried to run it but I feel like I missed something.
>>97257880That's because they are. What's even up to debate here?
>>97257880Because Paizo hates fun even when they have to design stuff for the "THIS IS BROKEN AND STUPID BUT FUN" category of options. They just can't let go
ca/tg/irls, have you ever roleplayed a MALE character?(inspired by the other thread, because why not)
>>97257325this
>>97256921>lust provoking image>irellevant timewasting question
I do not play gaems
>>97256921Traditional games?
>>97256921Who's lighting all those candles?
How would you implement undead PCs in a game, in a way that feels flavorful and meaningfully different from regular PCs?
>>97257344It's been a very long time since I played any version of D&D so apologies if some of this isn't relevant, but I'll bite.First thing is what sort of 'flavour' are you after? Associated with the night? Comparatively easy, they get penalties in open bright light. If you're feeling generous or want a "old and powerful can withstand it", maybe they get a save every (time period). Doesn't have to be 'crumbles to ash', we all know players will twist themselves silly to avoid even a -1.Anon above mentioned that a lack of disease etc takes out certain dangers. Well, yes - so have some new ones. Maybe being near a temple is like being near a gas cloud - consecrated ground rules may already exist, but is there a surrounding "irradiated area", so to say? That's why they avoid cities, there's loads of them. Tweak for god/alignment type as need be. Does even SEEING a holy symbol provoke some sort of constant, low-level Turn attempt? Similar response, populated areas are bad. Besides, you've more risk of meeting a paladin or cleric than out in the wild (though conversely druids may be an issue there).Want to keep travelling logistics A Thing? Vampires need blood, obviously, but if they're not that type of undead do they need some other sort of sustenance? The ever popular ghoulish cannibalism? Top-up spells or rituals or the like?Really though, no matter what game you play you'll still need to have at least some of these things in mind. Something like WoD does it for you, to a point, but you still need to have an idea of how you'd like your PC's to act and think.
>>97255834I don't have to implement it, the system already did.
>>97255834I think I would try playing traditional games.
Damn! This looks like shit.
>>97256018idk, looks like ai to me lol
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>>97257210g0f1le /d/SRvgoV
Looking for The Thousandfold Temple, it's a supp for Kal-Arth
>>97258138g0f1le /d/MyeQua
>>97257925Big Bad anon here- Thankya.
>>97258185g0f1le /d/oxy3TC
>Choose your own adventure games
>>97253529Still better than general slop.
>>97253691It's doesn't make sense to me either
>>97253256I lurked a couple of jumpchain threads, don't think I'm enough of a power levels/vs. battles guy to get anything out of it. Unless there's some other appeal I'm missing
>>97253256>>97257427We've got a whole board of TTRPG nerds and nobody gets the appeal of theorycrafting characters?It scratches two itches; first you get to immerse yourself in a setting and come up with a cool OC that's unique to you; and secondly you're doing a little puzzle with character points, requirements, and the like.I think of it as extremely 4chan, because it's so touch-and-go. You're not committing to join some group when you decide to play a cyoa, you just do a build and throw it out there to compare with other anons. It's something personal like a TTRPG character, but only asks as much time and dedication as you're willing to give it.
>>97254114No, because they're talking about games, and you're spamming.>verification is not requiredYeah, I know.
Previous Thread: >>97096644For: Creation and discussion of Lewd RPGs; including Solo Rpgs, Homebrews, and Greentexts about your game sessions (specify the system you are using)>DON'T post or ask for "Looking For Group" or "Looking for Players".>DON'T sperg about Hentai logic, Hentai Artists or NTR. Take your meds.>NO Shota/loli crap. Go to /trash/>What's a Solo RPG?1: YouTube (Season 1 of Me, Myself & Die! gives a good explanation)2: Ask in the Solo RPG General: >>970620423: Solo is a good way to test out systems and to avoid problems such s "Schedule Conflict" or "Playing with Weirdos">Solo RPG Toolkit (NPC Generator, Mythic GM Emulator, etc.)https://infinityweavers.link/re-up/solo-rp-toolkitComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Ngl, running a lewd game for an older married woman is activating so, so many neurons.
>>97243662I appreciate the detail that the Yokai you added also have japanese terminology for some of their Interests and Kinks
>>97251412i guess people like them, usually expresed as shortstack.
>>97248830Here's your (You)What hypothesis was your experiment testing? For that matter, where are any of the steps of the scientific method?Does your experiment design list the steps needed to reproduce your findings from the data?Why is "connecting symbolic mechanics to biological reality" a difference between success and failure in your "experiment"?
>97248830>no theoretical evidence"It do be self-evident" is not a valid argument.>no research problem, no research question"How do evil porn addicted zoomzoom proces info" is not a valid research question.>no methodology, no instruments>no variables>no objectivity>everything >>97257723 said>boasts not being held by academic posturing, plays scientist anywayBeing outed by that psychologist a few months ago that's me! really broke you, eh George?
TTRPGs are a social game first and foremost. That means there's unspoken rules that vary from group-to-group, but a common one is "acceptable breaks from sensibility" in the name of game experience or table cohesion. It's the kind of thing that keeps the bitter rivalry between the Elf and the Dwarf largely to amusing banter and not outright PvP. It's an innate instinct: nobody likes to spoil the atmosphere, because that's a large part of the appeal of a good game (alongside the freedom).That being said, there are also times when the group's course of action is patently retarded and you can't meaningfully push back on it without feeling like you'd cause a big fight over nothing (and then feel obligated to keep comrades away from the consequences), or something a character cannot abide has to be "sanded over" somewhat, or you as the GM don't want to cultivate the feeling that you're antagonizing your players by hitting them over the head with "you murdered someone because it was convenient and didn't even take measures to cover your tracks" or whatever unhinged misadventure occurred because something about the player position of the table cause human beings to lose IQ. Have you ever had that feeling? I think I see enough greentexts to think it's common.
>>97257728I just want to prevent others from suffering through what I suffered back when I still tried to cater… I just want everyone to have good games…
>>97257728>Nothing in your post is out of the ordinaryif you play with idiots.Don't play with idiots.
>>97231450This. Players should be aware of what their character knows. Unless the character is utterly moronic (to the point that they'll struggle to function in all kinds of situations) they aren't going to mouth off to a vengeful king in his throne room, for example. If a player isn't utterly moronic then they'll take that hint.I don't permit idiot players or idiot characters.
>>97228101>>97228995I've played in games exactly like this, where a player gets mad and kills an NPC and it rapidly escalates from there.
>>97258143This.>"I mean, you can do that but your character would know that telling the King to eat a dick would be very stupid and would get the whole party into trouble and ooc it'd be a fight you guys couldn't win realistically. Your characters would know that."Every time I do this everyone laughs says "haha let's do it, would be funny but nah haha let's be serious - my character does [normal non-retarded thing]"
...was also the first third-party one, with its first product released in 1976. Judges Guild's Wilderlands of High Fantasy is the only setting you'll ever need.>18 hexmaps at 5-mile hex size, with a cool thing (ruin/relic, castle/keep, town, or monster lair) every 5th or 6th hex>Covering an area the size of the Mediterranean Sea>Crazy shit all over like a Balor running a town>Huge aesthetic variety, lots of different flavor and creature types>Home of the iconic City-State of the Invincible Overlord, a wonderfully dysfunctional city>There is exactly ONE nation-state in the setting, and it's the size of Belgium. Everything else is city-states and fortified towns>Life is grimdark as shit for regular people, think Bronze Age Collapse tier. Child mortality is high as shit, only the lucky strong or brilliant make it to the ripe old age of 35.>No ancient conspiracies or secret societies puppeteering from the shadows--geopolitics are very primitive>Tech is schizophrenic, with some towns having just invented the wheel to and some cities having discovered calculus >But despite all that, you can make a real difference with your friends! Kill the asshole Overlord and see if you can do a better job.WoHF is written for old-school D&D but easily adaptable to other editions. Necromancer Games updated the content to 3.5 in splendid style with their releases of it.What are you waiting for? Pirate a copy right now! >REALLY OLD-SCHOOL & NECROMANCER RE-RELEASEComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97257104That was clearly a metaphor, not a real alien.
>>97257023>aliens stick out in fantasy Yes. That's why its cool in limited doses.
>>97257023I agree, they will always invite a tonal clash on principle
this is an excellent collection, thanks anon>>97255555>>REALLY OLD-SCHOOL & NECROMANCER RE-RELEASE >https://wilderlands.guide/files/ is it just me or does the site lack a convenient way of downloading everything?I mean I still got it done, I'm wise to the ways of wgetbut I was wondering if maybe I missed some handy button
>>97257145>>97257023Retard.
