How do you justify a "pest race" like goblins or rat people in your setting? Why wouldn't the dominant species make a concentrated effort to eradicate them if they were a problem?
>>97268896>the rest of us
>>97267617The average Groyper and copyist seems to be pretty square in the reactionary/romanticism space.
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>>97268896I've spent enough time around all three groups to tell you that the islam extremists are what you really should be worried about more than anything. The number of far right shitbags that talk big but will never do anything is most of them.The number of radicalized muslims actually willing to do something terrible is way higher than you could ever imagine.Despite what the media tells you, Islamic extremism IS a worse problem than far right extremism.
>>97269984There is no such thing as Islamic extremism.The correct term would be Islamic fundamentalism. Islam is basically the inversion of every other major religion today, where the people going out and committing atrocities to people of other faiths are the ones that are actually interpreting their faith properly and behaving as intended, and the people who are trying to not do that are the ones twisting the messages of their faith to suit their worldview. It's the kinda shit you usually only ever see in cults.
The /btg/ is dead! Long live the /btg/!Scratch one Cameron boat editionPrevious Thread: >>97249401================================>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.
>>97270033And if they like it, but think it's weird how the Valkyrie was never a LAM design?
>>97268900They work well with BattletechBut scale is very wonky in this game anyway>>97267405There is filler primerBut iirc it's mostly for filamentYour resin 3D prints shouldn't have a super uneven surface
>>97270386That is a cool design, gives me wing Leo meets guntank. Whats it from?
>>97269119>I don't know why I thought IS couldn't make omni's.Don't worry towards the end of the FASA era there was someone working there that thought the same.
>>97269119>I don't know why I thought IS couldn't make omni's. I guess I never thought about mechanized BA so I never thought about them.They don't seem to think much of Omnis either. Their capabilities are about as fringe as LAMs, once you start thinking about it, and the IS seems to have developed and deployed their BA as upgraded infantry from the start.
What are some of your experiences with BRP or mythras? Favorite stories, characters, or supplements? I generally like running pulp or horror campaigns. Funniest story setup was how my players thwarted a small series of adventures I planned before it even started.>Players role up an old priest, a journalist, and basically fred from scooby doo. >Investigating a series of murders and disappearances. >Get captured thesmelves and wind up in a rundown factory converted to sort of look likea victorian mansion.>Meet an obvious vampire who uses them for basic company and conversation before planning to kill them.>My players escape, the frail priest manages to full nelson the vampire, and the other players manage to use a stake to kill him. It ended what I planned to be a multi session adventure in one night. It was a lot of lucky roles and ended up with being funny.
Is there any major difference between Mythras and Mythras Imperative?
>>97268961Quite a few actuallyImperative is broadened and highly simplied While regular mythras is designed for fantasy settings from a tech level range of paleolithic all the way to late renaissance and napolnicBut assumes classical era bronze/Iron Age most of the time Also way more shit to play with about five diffent magic systems you can chose to include or exclude entirelyAnd a complete combat effects system Imperative is really a wide vertical slice that is missing a lot of shit though it has rules from a few supplements It even has a heavily simplified version of the supers rules present in the standalone game destined If you want sci fi stuff I would reccomend giving Luther Arkwright a spin
>>97269029>If you want sci fi stuff I would reccomend giving Luther Arkwright a spinThere's also M-Space for sci-fi mythras.
>>97269029You seem like you're a knowledgeable fellow so sell me on MythrasBonus points if you outline its biggest flaws too
>>97269950Cons: >Requires system mastery to flow correctly. Especially combat.>Combat maneuvers become a bit solved with pcs always choosing the target location special ability to dog pile damage and incapacitate an enemy. (i have had to homebrew around that)>Focus on simulationism even more than other d100 games might feel overly constraining.>it is more of a toolkit system as far as magic is concerned especially.>piles a lot on the gm to get it running properly.>character creation is kinda flawed and deigned towards making you mediocre at 5-10 things.Generally a lot of constrains when creating characters feels like an over correction more than anything. >Combat style is inherently superior to other combat skills like evade, endurance and willpower which are your resistances>action point system is kinda gamey and hardlocks you a little bit into mostly defending if numerically disadvantaged >lack of gm advice and procedures for dungeoncrawling, hexploration, sandbox play even if it was large part of the oldschool d100systems with settings like griffin island, especially considering that all the tools for such a style of play are there and the d100 is probably the only other game that can do that as well as the osr>armor is a little weaker than it should be.>the way xp rolls are gained is just worse and more gamey than the other organic ways used in d100 systemsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>gain traction from GW losing community goodwill>immediately start killing your own community goodwill before you even have a product fully outWhat is this business strategy called?
>>97266372>grimslop enjoyers flee from one bad setting to another bad setting>"hurr durr why setting bad?"Overly serious grimderp media is a thing of the 2010s. We're now in the hopeful fantasy era, and will stay in that era until our deaths. Either you join or you should commit suicide you wannabe edgy emo retards.You WILL wear colourful clothing instead of layers of black and shit.You WILL play a setting with a hopeful future.You WILL have a happy and fullfilling life.
>>97270417You're continuing to be retarded. I never said anything about my beliefs or even theirs. You're shitting the bed over someone else's creative decisions and trying desperately to conceptualize them.
>>97266665>Chuds aren't normal lmaoYet your kind can't even define what a woman is lmao
>>97270660>your kindWhy do people like you online always lash out this way. Is it comfortable to imagine all your faceless online "enemies" to be part of the same band?
>>97270672you are a communist, you literally are a mindless drone
Dubs and above turn into canon.
>>97270175Alexander is a mummy searching for new organs, to attain immortality and to join his father in Olympus. His army are undead monstrosities unaware of their condition, taken from Hades to serve their leader once more. They were summoned by vengeful veldt shamans desperately trying to destroy the Caliphate and end the slave trade.
>>97270422As is common with many Slavic peoples, spirits (alcoholic kind) practically flow through the streets and are broken out for even the smallest occasion.
Swords don't exist. Everyone carries either knifes or hammers/axes>muh messersNo.>>97257877>>97257855I like this.
>>97270466>spirits (alcoholic kind) practically flowThis is literal. There are vodka rivers alongside water rivers.
Dragons exist, but they are the size of housecats and are considered destructive pests along the lines of wild pigs.
I've been working on a game for about five years and wanted to share it, but I can't seem to upload pdfs anymore. Why is this? I thought /tg/ was the hub for sharing rules systems. A lot of the stuff I played while designing was downloaded from the sharethread, are they also suffering from this?
>>97266853thanks so much :) i'll make a thread about it maybe
Ok it's uploaded now.https://creations.mtdv.me/PulpDragooons
>>97266923great pdf! sorry i doubted you. this is very well crafted
>>97266883give us a link if you do
>>97254569Are you that homeless guy who keeps going between various TRPG Discords begging for attention and talking about receiving death threats? You have untreated schizophrenia and this is not a joke.
On the spectrum of rubber forehead aliens to complete starfish aliens that are made out of silica and breathe methane, where are YOU specificially comfortable with. Does there come a point where an alien becomes too weird for you to "relate" to in order to include them in your games as playable races?Personally I am fond of aliens that look plausibly like they could have evolved in a different world and have no distinguishable lineage to earth life, even if they share some superficial features.
>>97265308yeah, that's about the goldilocks zone of alien-ness i'm more inclined towards. though in all RPGs I run I prefer a human or human-like majority party which leaves room for one oddball that pushes it
>>97264811Should have made them with two pairs of tits (the long torso could clearly accomodate that) ... would have been waaay cooler.
In my book, any kind of alien can work, so long as their tech level is believable. While the Birrin feel like they've been designed with features that only exist for weirdness' sake, it's the natural way their biological quirkiness is presented in mundane scenarios that make them work. It's when an extremely animalistic-looking species has quirks that feel wholly unsuited for using the technology they have that starts to feel weird. Either the tech needs to feel ergonomic for them, or they need to show visible difficulty using it. Despite all this, it's pretty easy to handwave how an alien can use what it's got if it has tentacles. The game Endless Space 2 has a lot of atypical aliens, like cephalopods forced onto land (Niris), sentient Amoeba gestalt consciousnesses and tardigrade meteorologists (Kalmat), not even mentioning the ones from other dimensions, though many are the result of meddling from another advanced civilization in their development. They might have a single text box worth of exploration into their culture for you to read as the start of a quest, and a civic project you can enact relating to integrating them into your culture. I think the biggest issue I have is the annoying number of the races (especially the major ones) with very cybernetic looking "default" features, and it makes it feel way too on the nose that they were messed with by the titular Endless. Still, I really hope we get something like Star Control for the franchise at some point to more closely explore all the novel ideas the game presents on the macro level. Been thinking to maybe add some elements from the games to a Stars Without Number campaign.
>>97269490>UUUUULLAAAAA
>>97265502no. It's already perfect
Work in Progress, End-of-the-Year 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.
>>97270579these are begging for some water effect paste around where the models touches the base
>>97270583I have some Nurgle snot technical paint but tßh I like a matt look.
>>97270456pretty coolone day I am going to pile up enough eldar and other fitting bits to bash a bunch of them
>>97270456Looks a bit husky for an Eldar.
>>97270579Cool
I would like to talk about the Chronicles of Darkness game line Deviant: The Renegades, or more specifically, one major upcoming supplement. Deviant was released in late 2021, and has had three additional sourcebooks since then. A new supplement, Black Vans, has been in playtesting for a while, and is currently being previewed.I am not being paid or sponsored to promote this book in any way. I am just very fascinated by it, and indeed, I already ran a mini-campaign using the playtest material.Deviant is, by default, a game about playing angsty, scarred superheroes who either fight world-manipulating conspiracies or work for them. Black Vans is a toolkit full of variant rules, quick NPC creation, variant character types, and variant genres. These variants range from the minor to the dramatic, completely overhauling what were once non-negotiable, foundational themes and mechanics. Maybe your character is not angsty or scarred at all, perhaps they are a """""regular human""""" like John Wick or Batman, or the campaign might have nothing to do with world-manipulating conspiracies.These variant genres include cyberpunk, high fantasy, post-apocalypse, space opera, and superhero emergence.This is a beefy supplement. For example, one chapter alone dedicates 38,000+ words to playing other monsters of the Chronicles of Darkness: Beasts, changelings, demons, Sin-Eaters, hunters (entirely separate from the variant rules for """natural""" superpowers), mages, mummies, Prometheans, vampires, and werewolves. No additional supplements beyond Deviant are necessary; the rules are self-contained, allowing the group to play a monster mash of an urban fantasy setting without needing a daunting 7+ books. And yes, they are supposed to be balanced against one another, so a vampire in the same group as a full-fledged mage is probably some older Kindred.(Continued.)
>>97264048Have you had a look at Shallow Graves yet? It is very comprehensive in expanding player options.
>>97264144No, I only have clade companion and devoted, how many am I missing?
>>97264163Just Shallow Graves. All said, it is significantly more comprehensive a book than The Devoted Companion and The Clades Companion.Eric Zawadzki's Patreon currently has the full pre-release text of Black Vans up for subscribers, too.
>>97264163According to Eric Zawadzki, Black Vans is coming out on the 1st of January. Thus, you can pick up both Shallow Graves and Black Vans soon enough.
>>97269345Well damn alright, I just might
A thread for discussing the Star Wars franchise and its various media and tabletop games.Sheev I'm NJO editionPrevious: >>97217145Fantasy 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.
>>97269143>Also, any example of Rebels/NR APCs?Cilpari APC, if you're looking for something tracked. If you're after something that hovers, then the good ol' A-A5 is your go-to for the rebels.
>>97270010>>97270035>>97270040thanks a bunch!Couple more things, does the game... "flow" well? Is there always different things to do, or is it the usual "activate my strongest unit and shoot the enemy's unactivated strongest unit"? And can you snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, or if some random bad stuff happens early on, you are just in for 90 minutes of losing right from the start? And how does the game feel on the table, I mean... most games I have played are on the skirmish level and have that feeling of "this guy is behind this barrel so he gets a cover bonus, meanwhile this guy is aiming for an extra to hit bonus", from the couple of games I have seen SWL is a more "high level" with entire units doing things - which could be fine, but I am worried about the "granularity" of the game... like... like the units being sort of abstracted with the "only move the squad leader" and "everyone does the same thing" and the other models in a unit basically being tokens, window dressing, if that makes sense?This is one of my pet peeves with 40k, it is a game where the models "don't matter", it feels like in 40k you could draw a couple of blobs/rectangles on paper and just precisely position/measure them in a way to maximize your shots without really having to put models on the table. Especially with competitive table setups it boils down to geometry and math...
>>97268071The Sith vault within the Jedi Temple, whatever happened there?
>>97270346>does the game flow wellIn my experience, as long as the result of the game isn't a foregone conclusion, absolutely. Playing Legion is almost constant tension, action, rolling, planning and reacting. Every activation can change the state of the game, requiring you to adjust your plans. The only down time in Legion is when your opponent is thinking and when you're moving filler units.>And can you snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, or if some random bad stuff happens early on, you are just in for 90 minutes of losing right from the start?You can, definitely. I recently had a game where my opponent killed most of my army, but I managed to win by knocking one of his b1 squads off an objective in the last activation. Or, winning with exactly 1 b1 on the board because I scored more on turns 2-4.>other models in a unit basically being tokens, window dressingNope, where you put your non-leader minis does matter. For one, only minis that can draw line of sight to an enemy can shoot them. Two, you can bodyblock enemy squads and vehicles by spreading out your squads. Furthermore, enemy can only kill as many minis as they can see in their shooting attacks, so hiding your boys can limit enemy killing power.
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What is the best TTRPG for a Kenshi Campaign?
>>97263081>and thus to support a specific theme the end user has to undertake no small amount of design work pruning what doesn't fit.Not really? It's a little more involved in chargen if your players are the type to start buying TL12 disintegrators just because it's in the book.
>>97252652GURPS Lite with After the End
>>97255463Cyberpunk 2020 did limb-based damage & rules for replacements.
>>97252654>>97252718>>97253138GURPS After The End is good, yes, but be sure to include Martial Arts in there, too.
>>972554632D6 after Meat Points have been depleted. The only fight that needs any detail is the one the players are having with their own opponent.
Trench Raiding With The Lads 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.
>>97269610Fuck off. I’ve asked for links in these threads and multiple others and never seen a fucking thing. Also I see it’s now progressed to a ‘rape’, weird how it started as ‘Trench Crusade fans being edgy spergs’ and has become ‘serious crime’. For the record I’m Australian with deep connections in the Sydney scene going all the way back to the 90’s (think Atlantis Games on Pitt St before my friend Dennis committed suicide over that cunt Chaedy) and I’ve seen and heard literally nothing about it outside of unsupported claims in these threads.
>shits getting real goofy nowAnyway, after getting crushed by game 8 in a campaign, I am revising my list with advice given by anons, my mates, and my own experience. This is a new 700 Duc campaign list.## Wings of Simurgh ## Faction: Iron SultanateRating: 700 Ducats | 0 GloryPatron: None ## Elites ## Yüzbaşı Captain• Cost: 146 Ducats | 0 Glory• Equipment: Halberd-Gun, Alchemical Ammunition, Combat Helmet, Gas Mask, Mountaineer Kit, Reinforced Armour Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97270461>fun units at the start didn't pocket me enough wins for the resources to spend later onThis is exactly why I warn new players against taking prestige units as part of their starting lineup.
>>97270534Had to learn that lesson, especially since IS fun guys are really NOT that good unless you spend big money on them.If I could, I'd start the game with 8 azebs.
>>97270461You really want Janissary Training on your Captain so they can take Heavy weapons. As is all it's got is an accurate semi-auto rifle/polearm.Alchemist is fine, sniper is a good stop gap until you can get a Masterwork Jezzail.Shotgun/Shield Azebs are an option, but their main strength is the cheap Jezzail/Alch Ammo loadout.You also want to squeeze a muscial instrument Azeb in there somewhere as Dashes can win games.Jannies are fine, although they can take a Heavy melee weapon as they're Strong.And yeah Murad Bull is a trap as it's not a good shot. The Flamecannon however is an absolute menace. And with how much you need to spend on a Bull, you really want to have it from the start and get it promoted ASAP.
Post amazing terrain, amazing tables, and good looking games Rules: no slop!
>>97193526I used to have those weird puzzle block pieces that could be fitted either flat or at right angles that I'd use to build forts and arenas for my toys to do battle in.
>>97264183How's the view from Bangladesh mate?
>>97264252Weird shot in the dark there, especially given the way TC glazes muzzies harder than Americans glaze their donuts.
>>97260737Thanks! You can have the first model in the line for free.https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/buddy-bunker-a1f556910bb94e97c67d
>>97213658Okay but for real, let's hear the story on this.
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.
>"Normal summon Robina"What drives people to this
>>97270268Floo is based once you remove Feather Storm, Shifter, DBarrier, and Lose One Turn from the equation.
>>97270273*DFissureWhy do so many faggot floodgates have with Dimension in them?
>>97270285Because Dimension = Banish and you hate banish since nearly every deck for the last decade uses the gy as a 2nd hand.
>le gy is le 2nd handName a more reddit statement
How is it? Looks bretty fun
I'm just gonna toss two words in here;WACKY. RACES.You're welcome.
>>97265462I've seen people run Mario Kart with it. Ironically, I think races are what Gaslands is worst at, because rarely does anyone actually finish the race. It's a huge collision clusterfuck right at the start, then weapons come online and the idea of actually racing goes out the window. I much prefer deathmatches or some of the arena types with goals to accomplish.
>>97269328What's the best mode to teach some new players (including myself) and let them have some fun? 1 car each and deathmatch?
>>97269808the official kids ruleshttps://planetsmashergames.com/sdm_downloads/gaslands-kids-mode/2 pages!
>>97269328I largely found the opposite. Races had several viable approaches including smashing everything immediately, dashing to the first gate and opening fire, and racing off into the sunset. Deathmatch games don't give much hope to light, speedy teams. Flag Tag mostly went too far the other way as a couple of buggies could usually rush some flags while a heavier team had barely got started. And Saturday Night Live was hugely sponsor dependent.
