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.
>>97238181With that in mind, how against is this community with making Custom warbands/lore.Is it as dreadful and sweaty as 40k
>>97238316As long as it is honest and you are prepared to stand on it, what is the issue?I mean, if you are pulling some herp durp nazis with the swastika filed off and replaced with an 'X', you are likely to get shat on for a very solid reason.
>>97238316See>>97193406The problem as always is that custom warbands are always massively OP.
>>97237011Interesting info, anon. Now I hope we get Argos as a base of operation for sloth warbands. They start acting when they get around it.
>>97238545get around to it.*
Vista edition>Cyberpunk 2020 vs. Cyberpunk RED?Cyberpunk 2020 is the second edition of the Cyberpunk TTRPG that focuses on simulation gameplay and has a black trenchcoat aesthetic.Cyberpunk RED is the fourth edition of the Cyberpunk TTRPG that is set after Cyberpunk 2020 following the Fourth Corporate War, focuses on more balanced gameplay and is more streamlined but has less content.You can discuss Shadowrun here too because I also feel bad for those guys.>Cyberpunk Rulesets (The Vault) (May not have all updated rulebooks, check official sources for updates):bit<dot>ly/2Y1w4Md>Resources for RED:https://datapool2045.net/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97237361>Persuasion can't make an NPC do a suicidal charge, but Rockerboy's fan(atic)s are devout/crazy/stupid to do so.Why not, the description of the skill doesn't say it's forbidden. At Base 18 I'm apparently"truly gifted with a silver tongue and you have the skill to convince almost anyone of just about anything, if it's not too insane."So maybe you can't convince a rando off the street to do a suicide charge, but a person who is not in their right mind or has reason to risk their life might. Persuasion is just as vague and malleable as Charismatic Impact despite being x1 skill. >>97237361>This applies to EVERY STRANGER YOU MEET THAT YOU CAN MEANINGFULLY INTERACT WITH.No it applies to your fans. Again it's up to the GM's interpretation of what your "fanbase" constitutes and what they can effectively achieveIf Post Malone came up to me and told me to get into a fight with a cop I'd tell him to fuck off. I don't care if he's a level 8 Rockerboy I don't listen to his music.
>>97237952Reddit drama is gay, but you do bring up a good point that because Charismatic is so vague, nobody can decide on the limits of it and people will argue over it endlessly.
>>97238359You're ignoring the part where there is a check to actively turn people into fans.
>>97238359Outside of combat you may make a fan of anyone you meet that does not have a negative impression of you with a DV 8 check. This, by definition, means that the odds of getting someone you've just met (that isn't specifically excluded from being a fan) to do you a favor at Rank 4 is 36%.Surprising no one, your impression of Post Malone is bad and thus you cannot be made a fan. Congratulations, you're a perfect model of a Cyberpunk RED NPC.
>>97238396Which requires you to get the ability up to atleast 7 to reliably do so. If not it's another barrier to the Rockerboy being useful, having to pass two checks to convince someone to do something. Thing is I'm not arguing that Charismatic impact doesn't have it's uses and can't be strong, just that the Rockerboy needs more abilities since it's sole ability has alot of overlap with regular Social skills that are much cheaper and designed for the same kind of narrative encounters Charismatic Impact is meant to solve.
The /btg/ is dead! Long live the /btg/!Now I have a BattleMech too, ho, ho, ho! Special Christmas Edition Previous Thread: >>97217175================================>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.
>>97238494>posts an artwork showing her at 59 and 78It's like you don't even read the lore
>>97238472>be literal genetic template eugenics and peak performance obsessed culture>allow genetic defects to existI know being disingenuous and retarded is a newly adopted /tg/ trait but come the fuck on.
>>97238457Hazen was visiting her brother in a hospital when the coup happened. She did get to witness the Amaris atrocities firsthand when the soldiers shepherded her and everyone else who wasn't ill or injured out onto the street and then bombed the hospital
>>97238481It is a good thing and in the spirit of the 1980s artwork, which was much more ineptly executed
>>97238509What part of being handsome is useful to Clan society? They don't even engage in sexual selection for reproduction. Any physical attractiveness is therefore a consequence of other physical traits selected for by the Scientist Caste and not actively selected.This means Clan warriors will be, by definition:- Biologically complete and whole, with no congenital bodily defects- Phenotypically exceptional with good development and growth - Physically suited to piloting and combat as is their predetermined roleThis guarantees only a bare minimum standard of attractiveness; they will have good teeth, no deformities or ugly disorders, they will have good muscle development and body-structure, but any conditions of marginal significance would not interfere with their training or placement as a warrior and thus would be irrelevant. Their culture suggests they'll never be substantially overweight, and their standards for uniformity and conformity means even the sloppiest of them will be well kept. Put simply: Clan warriors can only be expected to be as pretty as professional athletes or well conditioned soldiers; they aren't under any circumstances guaranteed to be adonises.That said, there's nothing keeping them from looking better than the bare minimum; but the idea there's no such thing as a homely Clanner is absurd.
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.
>>97234628My friend got the gift of infinity. He asked what I wanted and I said "infinity." Can't wait to see what he picked out.
>>97236902>what did it cost you?>everything
What game, in your opinion, has the greatest potential for ruining friendships? What game turns your friends into a bunch of Mr. Hyde assholes that start swinging?
>>97221035This game is friendship STRENGTHENING, you dumb fuck. If you are playing with your mate(s), takes to be a fucking retard to go against each other and not against the outsiders. It also takes to be retarded to not have a dedicated "ally" that you can trust with, knowing he won't betray you. Either of you wins, and the other of you will be 2nd, and if neither of you is winning, you can drag down whoever is.This is like TI 101, the bare basics of fucking strategyAnd like many games like this, the backstabber only gets to backstab people once. After that, they are forever fucked, because everyone remembers they aren't trustworthy
Junta.Where you and your friends have to argue over the distribution of stolen foreign aid money, with long interruptions to resolve coup attempts. Great game. Will destroy friendships.
>>97232577My wife, brother in law, and a third accomplice absolutely broke junta. B-i-l and wife hoarded assassin cards, the, the remaining four of us could not gather enough resources to plot a solid coup, they dodged the handful of assassination attempts we were able to draw, and despite their own last minute infighting, they held together long enough (and broke our backs so well) that they couldnt recruit us as end game allies with any real use.Great game though, found it hilarious to open up the rulebook and see the sample names in how assassinations work all match players in my east asian game group (who are all fantastic snakes).They got a kick out of that in the group chat.
>>97222472I know that someone somewhere has made a mario party traditional game
>>97221035Coup has stretched a couple friendships.Risk, if you play it with the optional 'diplomacy rules', can break friendships (especially if you stab them in the back).
Mobile Siege Platform EditionA thread for discussing the Star Wars franchise and its various media and tabletop games.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/ZE4gn0yNOld links>https://pastebin.com/yUVx32wBComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97237713There were good witches and bad witches on Dathomir in the EU, only the bad ones were Nightsisters. It's the main thing I prefer about that version, besides the rancors.
Merry Christmas, /swg/ :)
>>97237637>who could as well say slurs all the time behind those beeps>couldIn both the Lucas movies and Legends, R2 is a snarky, shit-talking asshole who swears like a sailor and the only reason it isn't R-rated is because all his speech is done in beeps.
>>97237637there aren't many, if any, bd-1 toys outside of a (very good) lego set.he might just be cute for the sake of being cutethere are however plenty of chopper toys despite the droid being>a nagging asshole, who could as well say slurs all the time behind those beeps.as well as arguably more violent the rest of the rebels cast
>>97217145this shit was good desu
Deck the boards with solos burningWhile the poles and leafsScream REE REE REETis the seasons to be follyAll AffO freaks go 'wege 'wege 'wegeOP dons his gay apparelLacerda, Knizia hand in handTroll /bgg/ threads we feel compelledFucking birds and FIRST, my (you)s sell wellWelcome to the Holiday Edition of the Board Games General!Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97237728>>97237741Pax Ren buckbroke some of the members in my group, they cannot fucking fathom it and they are nerd board game regulars.
>>97237929That's a skill issue but at least you know they're retarded now.
Which 504 worlds don't blow ass?
>>97237929Pax ren is mainly a testosterone check if you think about it, nonconfrontational pussies will never be able to play it
>>97237929The game only buckbreaks people who (like me) are used to getting everything from an upfront teach and (unlike me) won't be game for an grasp-it-as-you-play approach which is very much needed here. I don't think I know any other game THAT resistent to being groked from a dry teach alone.
Recently I was thinking about alternative combat systems.I remember someone talking about instead of HP the payer has a Jenga tower and he needs to remove peaces once hit, the skill is to remove peaces without the tower collapsingSo I started thinking.For example what if the combat somehow involves cups and balls?Instead of a D20+modifier nonsense why not change it up? Why not give a player 10 balls or legos or whatever and to win an encounter the player needs to land 2 balls in 1 cup?There can be variants of this like a super hard encounter demands the player lands all 10 balls or what about reducing the size of the cup with the difficulty of combat?What if we implement a fate system from Talisman for the players? What if legendary bosses have something like that for themselves? And can negate the players victory? What if different monsters use different "balls" like for example some bone golems will be you throwing legos into cups and zombies are aluminum balls while naga can be gummy bears? That actually makes the monster feel different and not a copy pasted set of numbers. Also the different aerodynamics of these "balls" are part of the fun.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Welp, your PS helped me realize that there's something really wrong with you. Thanks for the warning at least.
@97238320The D&D Fag speaks.Daily reminder that D&D is great for filtering out schizos and human trash!
Trash fire thread.
>>97238520Go back to your retarded containment game!
Yu-Gi-Oh! General #591"All i want for Christmas is for Dark Magician Girl to materialize in my bedroom so i can summon her in face down ass up position, have sex with her, and end my turn" EditionPrevious thread: >>97191908Most Yu-Gi-Oh! discussion encouraged. Post OC, write dumb fanfics with bad CaC in them, duel each other, have fun, etc.>Yu-Gi-Oh! Online PlayAutomated Sims:●EDOPro website: https://projectignis.github.io/download.html●EDOPro: https://discord.gg/ygopro-percy●YGO Omega: https://discord.gg/duelistsunite●Dueling Nexus: https://duelingnexus.com/●Master Duel: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449850/YuGiOh_Master_Duel/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97237706it'll be celebrating a conception thats for sure
>>97236634>TQ: What is the single biggest purchase you've made?~$80 for one of the 25th Anniversary Monsters (Magicians of Bond and Unity, etc.), don't remember which one it was.>TCaC: Take any normal fusion/ritual monster and base a new archetype around it.Musician King -> Make a band archetype that becomes more powerful the more band members are on the field. Each has a special ability while on the field (ex. drummer adds protection from targeting, bass player prevents opponents monsters from attacking other band members, etc.). There's also a field spell that can get upgraded that also grants the archetype benefits: club stage -> auditorium stage -> stadium stage, etc.
Have been out of YGO for some time and looking to get back into it casually (just playing at locals for fun). How does this pile look?https://ygoprodeck.com/deck/cubics-676262No sidedeck as I have no clue what my local meta-game is like, ut happy to take suggestions for the big decks (mitsu/dracotail etc)
>>97238363Would particularly like suggestions for my extra deck. I want to emphasise Fusion monsters over links, as I am running 3 Super Polys
>>97238363Cubics are pretty bad even for casual play at locals, so i'd go for blue-eyes instead, it's actually a pretty good product since it gives you a competent deck and a ton of staples to ease you into the game. It's a synchro deck however.
What the fuck was the Emperor doing during the DAOT and the age of strife?
>Be a Perpetual that watched Big E kick you from power and hijack power from you,.>Retard crashes and burns humanity with shitty empire.I would be laughing my ass off.
>>97227210Who could say no to this face?
>>97204994Being created, & devouring the Sigilites
>>97237860Unfortunately, most of the Perpetuals were playing into Chaos' hands and Chaos just ate the ones that could threaten its plans.
>>97211638>if you don't goon 24/7... you... LE GAY!Get new material.
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.
>>97236760>No one. The bar is empty as the regular customers left in fear of the suspicious wizard and only the owner remained too nervous to approach him.There. Not hard.
>>97236781>>97236791That's only when you're dealing with sane human beings. The stupid ones I'm talking about will take your insistence that there's nothing there as a sign you're hiding something from them, and insist to the point of being intentionally stupid on checking for signs of something that doesn't exist.That's either when you tell them in specific detail how much time they're wasting, or "pretend" they "outsmarted you".
>>97236791Players might leave the tavern. They are interested in Boblin. Boblin is now either a minion of the important wizard or afraid of the important wizard.
>>97236850>As the players try to leave the tavern and exit the door they find themselves surprised to see the same exact scene before. Try as they might no matter how many times they go through the door the same sight stands before them and the Wizard stares at them.
>>97237225That's just railroading unless being trapped in the bar and finding a way out is the puzzle.
Wanted to talk about advice on GMing, settings you prefer, and styles or issues you as a GM have. I generally tend to prefer dark fantasy or sci-fi settings rather than trying something a little different. I also tend to have a style, depends on the system though, where i have a combat heavy session or two and then a more intrigue/exploration focused session. I have been working on how to better balance games I run, but trying to tie that to timing a game session gets tricky at times. Another issue I noticed is that puzzle solving or investigative games can be a lot harder for a player to get into the mindset for than the dm. It is easy to think everything you planned makes sense when you thought it out in your head but the players might not have the same line of thought.
>>97218634>As far as investigation games go, that tends to work better in dedicated systemsI'm using a dedicated system, is there anything different than normal for setting up?
>>97233945Not only was i clear about it, it was structured this way basically on their request.>>97236121I have one player who is playing an investigator, and has a built in "I'm stuck" mechanic. But he refuses to use it or gets frustrated when I just "give him the answer". Another player also did a few things to effectively put him in contact with a god-like entity with near omniscience, but he also only uses it if he's completely lost.I also do cut in as they're discussing something really wrong with something like "based on x, y, and z, your characters would not make that assumption but instead think something else" and they'll generally agree with this assessment.
>>97236294>I have one player who is playing an investigator, and has a built in "I'm stuck" mechanic. But he refuses to use it or gets frustrated when I just "give him the answer".*fanfare.wav* Congratulations, this situation is no longer your fault.
>>97218290That’s a really interesting style—I never even thought about that. I’ll have to try it sometime. I’m new to GMing, so I’m happy to take any tips.
>>97236294>Not only was i clear about it, it was structured this way basically on their request.Discuss with them why it's not working. Presumably what you're giving them isn't what they wanted, so either you misunderstood or they failed to describe it.
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>“Hur hur, humie wants me potion, eh? ‘Ere it is, nice an’ bubbly. But you don’t get it fer free, no-no. You pays first, shiny-teef or gold, or I bites it off! Wut's "it"? Could be yer finger, could be sumfin' else! Now pays up!”
>>97238398>“Don't lissen to silly green-thing! Yes-yes, man-thing wants STRONG potion-drink. I have it, I have it! Very rare, very deadly-good. But first you pay-pay, yes? Give coin-now or I keep potion and maybe poison you instead, heh-heh.”
>>97238408>“Oi, this ain’t troll piss, you gormless lump. It’s, er...it's a Redcap elixir potion, it is! Real proper brew."She squints at the bottle, then snorts and spits a thick, ladylike gob of phlegm straight into it, before shaking it up.>“Now it’s got fey magic in it! Twice as strong ... an’ costs twice as much. Don’t like it?”She leans in close, iron boots scraping. She lowers of her waistband her mud-caked trousers slight, giving you a suggestive look. >“Plenty o’ other ways to pay.”
>b-but redcaps are supposed to look old withered!Shut up, nerd!
>>97238459>>97238480"Says who? How 'bout I slap their shit?"
+++ADMINISTRATUM PASS KEY ACCEPTED+++>Loading message...Welcome to yet another glorious day in your officio station revered clerk of the Administratum.Your efforts in compiling the information on [Vokaris Sector] and its eight subsectors have been further garnering plenty of praise from your peers and lords above your meager station, we implore you to resume your task to gather this stellar data about this sector in our glorious Imperium of ManA brief reminder that as data comes in to your cogitator station via the servitors around you, you will have to compile it and make this sector whole again.May the God Emperor continue to guide you clerk Anon.Hello there, Anons of /tg/. If anyone is still interested in this fun project, here is the whole sector - updated with the discovered planets so far - where we can continue to create together, using the planet generator found on 1d6chan.Previous thread >>971016821d6 page>https://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/Setting:Vokaris_SectorComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Rolled 11, 92, 93, 93 = 289 (4d100)>>97238301
>>97238351>continental sized forest, and a thousand plus islands dotted around the planetMaybe the cemeteries are on the islands? I kinda want to see the geography of this planet.Time for population. 1d100 - 30 (-10 for small planet, -20 cemetery world)
Rolled 72 (1d100)>>97238412So -60 because it's also a dead world?
>>97238438Oh yeah, we could do another roll for the current population. This roll would be for the population before its biosphere was eviscerated.>72 - 30 = 42. 10d10 millionMakes sense, sounds like a nice place to live. 10d10
Rolled 10, 8, 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 6, 7, 8 = 64 (10d10)>>97238466
This thread is all about solo games and campaigns. Midnight reading edition.>old thread >>96761554Resources: https://rentry.org/srpgghttps://infinityweavers.link/re-up/solo-rp-toolkitMore threads:https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/subject/%2Fsrpgg%2F/Thread Questions: How do you try to surprise yourself in solo games?
I got a $25 Amazon card for Christmas. Is Ker Nethalas any fun?
>>97180873Well, after Kerk the warrior made it out of the dungeon, he hoofed it to the nearest town (A couple days away.) While he was there, he gathered some equipment and sought out other adventurers to take with him, (Safety in numbers, and all that.)However, as he was looking for other likeminded people to adventure with, he instead found a merchant who'd been assaulted on the road. The merchant explained that he was attacked by goblins on the eastern road, and that his business partner was taken by the little green men. If I can recover his business partner (Or his corpse,) then I will be rewarded a couple hundred gold. I was going to purchase a suit of platemail, but shamefully platemail is really expensive in this town. (Go figure, I'm in the middle of nowhere.)I marched down to the goblin's hideout, but right outside they're using a nest of giant rats as a sort of defense. I actually thought I died to the giant rats because of how I rolled, but then I forgot that when you kill half of an enemy's units that you need to roll for morale. Luckily they ran away after I killed several of them, because otherwise Kerk would be dead... He hobbled back to town and told the merchant, "Look, I'll go back and see if I can find your buddy, but I need more equipment, more help, and a couple days to recover..."
>>97237792Aaaaand he just died to a goblin chieftan. I managed to kill the rest of the goblins in that hideout, but the chieftain was the last foe, and he managed to deal just enough damage to down Kerk.
>>97213239If you want an existing module, why not the venerable Keep on the Borderlands?
>>97213239Ruins of the Undercity is specifically designed for solo play.Scarlet Heroes works with basically any modules or campaigns.
