>hear a rich merchant has purchased your local tavern>go to check it out>see this mural painted on the wallyou ordering or leaving?
>>97231864My character doesn't eat food so it's very unlikely he would be ordering anything anyway.
>>97233261unironically VTM is better suited for what they want but they don't want to be edgy punk vampires for some reason?
>>97236019brand recognition is a helluva drug
>>97231864I might be retarded, but I don't see any overt red flags here.>>97236019>>97236076Brand slavery to DnD really. On top of VtM being washed down enough that no one cares but not so washed down as to actually get normie appeal. Also, no Critical Role for free marketing
>>97236113for me, burgers. Call me autistic but it's just a lazy cosmopolitan modern food spread. Complete with the slant-eyed elf eating with chopsticks
Christmas edition>Previously in the Mortal Realms:>>97225164 >Official AoS website:https://www.ageofsigmar.com>Downloads, Rules Errata, Sharty on the 'log and FAQs:https://www.warhammer-community.com/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-downloads/>Toolshttps://runebrush.pa-sy.com/warscroll/>Anvil of Apotheosis hero creator:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97236099Merry christmas homey.
>>97236099Merry Christmas bud
>>97235964These stripes are insanely clean. You'd think they were sculpted on the shield.>>97236099Feliz navidad friends
>>97236224NTA but this exists FYI
>>97236099Merry Christmas, anon.
Speed Edition.>Previous>>97205272>Pastebinhttps://pastebin.com/WiCHizn0>Mediafirehttps://mediafire.com/folder/s9esc6u7ke8k5/CofD>Mega Ihttps://mega.nz/folder/ePQ1BKhJ#RCosRCh59Ki2Mpb1M9H3Uw>Mega II (also containing fanmade games)https://mega.nz/folder/ZbQ2zLJA#DOT-3df6rS2lLet4_RmqJQ>WoD5 Megahttps://mega.nz/folder/7rQQ1LbQ#16_AiXVGo0P3_rVOJuoZyA>STV content foldersComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97236053No one's asking you to. Though the franchise is severely lacking in fan content as of late, no doubt because of Bloodlines 2 and 5th edition being mediocre
>>97236074Arguably, making a Tremere silver summoner to kill Garou is a red flag in and of itself. Or obsessively hoarding silver bullets "just in case". It's kind of meta gaming but it's not a dealbreaker.
>>97236092>>97236074And this is the reason Tremere are cringe.Only powerplaying faggots play them
>>97236136Nah, Thaumaturgy is genuinely cool and engaging. It appeals to the same type of guy playing a DnD Wizard appeals to. Just because they have the capacity to be retarded powergamers doesn't mean every Tremere is going to be one. Incidentally they just have it the easiest.
>>97236136My issue with the Tremere and the people drawn to them is that the Tremere are the Reasonable Marines of the World of Darkness.The Reasonable Marines (and their alter-ego the Knights Inductor) were a /tg/-made homebrew chapter of space marines for 40K. They were designed to be logical, practical, pragmatic and reasonable before all else, putting efficiency and rationality before any sort of dogma or belief, facts over feelings, that sort of thing. The fact that they were so much smarter than all of the other dumb space marines of 40K drew an audience of obnoxious nerds who huffed their own farts and wrote stories about the Reasonable Marines winning impossible battles by applying their intellects and outwitting terrifyingly powerful opponents. Eventually, people came to recognise that not only were the Reasonable Marines a power fantasy for insufferable autists who thought they were so much smarter than the setting that they were writing about, but all of these stories about them winning every battle thanks to their tacticool genius just sucked the fun out of the rest of the setting too.Tremere and Tremere players are often the same. They're vampires for the people who fetishise pragmatism and rationality and get an erection whenever they get to outwit all of those other silly emotional vampires with their logic and reason, who are able to accomplish almost anything because they're so crafty and clever and can hoist everyone else by their own petard. So whenever I read posts by this anon who won't stop rambling about his Tremere Stolen Moon shit, I roll my eyes. Congratulations, your tacticool genius special snowflake clan outwits the werewolves that are purposefully written to be flawed and irrational and steals the few advantages that they have, because you're so smart and they're so dumb. Have a medal.
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>>97235889I'm late to the party, but congrats, anon! I'm working on a board game myself, although it's going thru some mechanical revisions at the moment. Hopefully someday I'll get to where you're at, and it will be as well-received.>Edgar Scrolls reads from the Doomscroll
>>97235782nooooo
>>97236139"This...this must be destroyed."
>>97235782OH FUCKhell naw bro don't mess with me like this
How do we fix Steampunk?
>>97230511Steampunk was literally born as a bunch of nerds asking what if the (early) steam age had better computers. Take your gay plebbity lace code and shove it up your ass.>>97230255Materials shortages. If platinum, neodymium, and all the other fancy elements that catalytic converters and permanent magnet electric motors rely on to function are in short supply, STEEM TOOB is the fallback option.
>>97235915Yes, you are retarded and if you are not commenting on that other retard (or even reading it) then was no point replying to me. >>97235981No u
>>97235990>t. retard with stuff up the ass.
>>97236030I was addressing (you)r statement, not his. Good job remaining retarded tho.
>>97236183My statement was in reply to someone else, you retarded faggot. It is stupid to get upset about a post without at least reading the other posts in the reply chain so you understand what is going on.
After about 8 years since I last DM'ed a game, I've been asked to run a session. Unfortunately my books - adnd, 2e, 3e, 3.5, 4e, and 5e are in storage two states away.And i prefer physical copies. Thanks to critical role and the movie DND books have gone up in price which is weird.>4e books are ~10-15$ now. Is it viable to run 4e in 2025? I don't remember hating it and I still remember some home rules to streamline combat to speed it up a touch. Does anyone have suggestions for 1-3lvl adventures or campaign settings? >4e thread I guess
I don't care that you prefer physical.Download OSE and run them Hole in the Oak. Keep it simple.https://necroticgnome.com/products/old-school-essentials-basic-rules
>>972352554e has gone through something of a rennaissance in the last 5 or so years, with a few fairly-popular games adopting some of its design principles and focus on finely-textured grid-based tactical combat with descrete abilities, so I would say that yes, it is absolutely viable to run it in 2025. The cracked character builder with all the resources are still out there for free if you know where to look, but you don't really need the software if you have everything and know where to look and how to find the eratta.
>>97235255It was never viable to play 4e.
>>972352554e had a number of issues. Massively bloated baseline monster HP. The At-Will. Encounter, Utility, Daily ability structure while I think a great evolution was hamstrung by a lot of the later abilities just being slightly better versions of lower level ones and a general sameyness that wasn't addressed until the Power of X books. A lot of floating - or + 1s that come and go every round makes keeping track tricky. But if you are just gonna run a single session then had them premades that around around level 3 or if it's a small say 3 or 4 part adventure then start then at one and level thenm when they reach each part so they can experience it and you get more monsters to throw at them. A lot of the early adventures aren't very good out of the box imo and need a lot of work to bring them up to snuff. They made one or two "Dungeon Delve books" that had an sortment of premade dungeons with paper thin reasons for the party to go loot them. You could just string some other together with a more unified "plot".
>>97235255Look, I love 4e, and it is incredibly easy to run and play in 2025. But running it purely from physical copies is less than ideal. They don't include the errata, several useful books are unavailable, and the online compendiums have everything in one place for easy reference. It can be done, just make sure you use MM3 math for the enemies and have the errata handy. Buy what you can and print the remaining books, they are all available online for free. The generally recommended adventures are HS1 The Slaying Stone, Reavers of Harkenwold, Madness at Gardmore Abbey, and Thunderspire Labyrinth. For new to 4e players, I also generally recommend Prey for Smiley Bob.
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.
>>97228209I don't see what any of that has to do with the Hickman manifesto.
>>97232124There's no dichotomy but continuity, one path leads to the other, that's why you need to master both>>97233834Here's the actual one:1. A player objective more worthwhile than simply pillaging and killing.2. An intriguing story that is intricately woven into play itself.3. Dungeons with an architectural sense.4. An attainable and honorable end within one to two sessions playing time....as you can see i simply expanded the meaning of each point for clarity.
>>97232001It sounds like you spent a long time running a game where there were no real consequences for anything, swerved into a game where there were serious but complex and unpredictable consequences for everything, and swerved again to make the consequences more straightforward and obvious. And now you're wondering why your players are struggling to keep up.Did you discuss these changes with them, or just expect them to pick up "clues"?
>>97232001Have you tried putting in place systems to give players tips/answer their questions in a very explicit way?I play Mini Six a lot, and one way you can spend a Hero Point (akin to inspiration in 5e) is to get info from the GM. Sometimes that's a "I'm stuck" but sometimes that's more like "Hey, GM, we're trying to X but worried about Y. What's your take?" and the GM makes a best faith attempt to put the players on the track they want either by saying "I wouldn't worry about Y" or reminding them of the Y expert they met two sessions back. Generally characters are more plugged-in to the world than your players can ever be, so it's not a cheat to give players a limited resource that mimics that connection.Plus, if the way to replenish that resource is "go do hero shit" then you get a virtuous cycle of players knowing what to do and then getting it done.
>>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?
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.
I was looking into it, and is the cheapest way to become an interstellar mercenary with some tactical viability to use a modified K-1 with a single platoon of BA infantry? 12 BA troops can do some pretty lightweight anti-pirate jobs and the K-1 would be able to carry enough cargo to keep the troops and crew supplied for extended engagements.
>>97235809Or skip the dropship and just transport your suits as cargo on normal droppers.
>>97235628It's been like 2 years since your gayop and it's christmas, it really is time you grow up already.
>>97235901You're the one who still refuses to answer a batchall.
>>97235376>I might ditch the entire thing of controlling hexes with nothing in them to gain territory and money.I'm not so sure about this, since if you aren't coloring in the map it calls into question why you bother with a map at all...
Holiday EditionDiscuss and post elves. Elf lore, gameplay, and art are all appreciated.QOTT: What are some of the best gifts to give elf-lovers? What gifts would you give to lovers of other races/species/ancestries/whatever?
>>97235748the little AI persona generator on Perchance very consistently thinks Elves are cooler than humans. No idea where it would have scraped that data from though.
>>97235798my uncle has this album on vinyl
>>97230669Santa just wants free labor, and he doesn't descriminate
>>97235949damn, why didn't I make my one shot about a drunk fat-bastard dressed in red, abducting elves and forcing them to work in his factory making toys?it is even christmas themed
>>97235156Holy shit lmao
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.
>>97235091I expected to hate Flip 7, but honestly it's kind of fun in its place, as a zero stakes end of the night filler when you have like 5 minutes before the pub closes.
>>97235871Read the filename, mid-1975, South Vietnam ceased to exist after the fall of Saigon in April and Iran was US-allied since the US coup to re-install the Shah (and long before) until the revolution removed him in 79.
>>97235441Happy christmas anon
>>97235441unvarnished opinions are always better
>>97235900I find fuji flush and even uno flip more stimulating but still as my family and soon my neighbor seems to like it I found having "Pass" tokens is a huge improvement to the game.
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.
>>97234075But enough about Tohaa
>>97233670Why's the griffin holding the SMG like a club>>97234075But enough about YJ
>>97234257WIP 12
merry christmasIm enjoying it with jeannu
>>97234628Hands off from my wife!
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.
>>97227474Ignore >>97224886 he's one of those guys who gets butthurt because Anons suggest the two most played systems who they don't like
>>97225781Thanks!
>>97225122lolpaladins and clerics can only do missionarykung fu monks have to be showoffs about it and do crazy tantric stuffwizards cant get laid for their life because they are socially retarded incellsalchemists are shy but can have ultimate intimate snuggling with that one special someonedruids do as comes naturally and its gross
>>97225534F.A.T.A.L., although it isn't actually that debauched unless you consider Marquis de Sade a good erotic writer.
This is the ideal adventure party.
>Brutus' Drivehttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1qb0_OLhDrDYVVpbllIREdOczg?resourcekey=0-m3LU1xaC5-PnnA0VLRfK9g>DriveAnon's Drivehttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Cx7KoDkQa9qmDfJN9_CehZ0fxXEweKOu?usp=sharing>Jumpchain IRC Chathttp://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.rizon.net/?#JumpchainCYOA>Ruleshttp://pastebin.com/Gqj3iKyn>How to Jumpchainhttp://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1qb0_OLhDrDVDFBR2NpdG03S0U/viewComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97235314ah I misread what you asked for. Sorry I dont know anything like that. could probably do a custom cheat for that in Generix Xianxia or Generic Murim or something, I could see someone in a setting like that having the ability to draw enlightenment and cultivaiton progress from insights gained through teaching.
Merry Christmas! Here are some jumps. Family stuff happening today so apologies if I don't get back to you immediately.One Hundred and One Dalmatians (0.1)>https://files.catbox.moe/0o7bel.pdfDigimon All-Star Rumble (0.1)>https://files.catbox.moe/i36v31.pdfSteamboat Willie (& Other Timeless Tales) (0.1)>https://files.catbox.moe/usu9c1.pdfDigital Monster X-Evolution (0.1)>https://files.catbox.moe/jah8gx.pdfPeter Pan (1953) (0.1)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97231957Looks like a shitty upscaled constellation class.
>>97235909Thank for the present Jumps! Merry Christmas WoL!
>>97236164You're welcome friend. Hope you enjoy them.
Thread #006 Dark Imperial Blood 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>>97129837Previous Thread>>97024850Brief 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.
>>97234732You'll receive the surveillance footage as soon as this video editor stops ruining my unlife. For what it's worth there were no obvious external signs of Vicissitude. Now the dolls are looking on the inside, we'll send you pictures if they find anything.>>97234965I don't care if they're hobos, nazis, Sabbat, or God holding Satan's hand, if anybody comes looking for a war, I got plenty of war in me.
>>97234965>Yuck.I won't argue, but I will point out that sometimes one must get knee-deep in garbage or sewage to get a job done.
>>97234965>Did this Palatine ghoul, embrace, care for, recruit from, organize, or had any connection whatsoever with neo-nazis and/or people involved in the fentanyl trade?She didn't embrace anybody from those, and ghouled few from those. Her underlings did everything listed. Overall, her organization didn't filter Kine material very rigorously; attached is a file from my records showing what sort of Kindred and ghouls we had to cut through to harm her operations. They acquired neo-nazis and bikers as brute force, drug dealers as a source of cash and drugged-out bodies, local militias as firepower and so on. We've made an effort to cull whoever didn't flee Bridgeport, but nature abhors a vacuum, so those five could easily be survivors out of their mind due to vitae withdrawal, or some sort of asset of hers or of one of her underlings doing somebody's bidding by this suicidal attack, or just out-of-towners who moved in on seemingly free turf, or something else. I will, regardless, inform my coterie to make sure they're available if this is the first attack of many.>>97235080Thank you, the footage will come in handy.> For what it's worth there were no obvious external signs of Vicissitude. Unfortunately, that's not much of a tell; the Palatine was remarkably, if sporadically, careful about not leaving signs of her work and at least somewhat tried to avoid giving herself away, until she decided to bring out the fucking death unicorn and her other toys. Still good to know.>Now the dolls are looking on the inside, we'll send you pictures if they find anything.Appreciated, thank you. I'll be forwarding everything to the Brujah I've had with me, provisionally still named Tats here, she'll be the one to contact if it'll prove necessary while I am busy with the flight. She's a professional at turning people to pulp and has a good, if angry and spiked, head on her shoulders, good pick to turn to.
>>97234780Thy will be done. I'll bring along two ghouls to manage the plane and otherwise handle affairs if we end up unable to arrive before sunrise, and a member of my coterie as backing just in case. Beyond that, the plane can accomodate an extra eight passengers counting you two, has a spacious recreational area, private sleeping accomodations, ample space for Kindred to retreat to if sun's a problem, multi-layered window coverings to minimize sunlight risk, and plenty cargo space. So, nearly whatever or whoever you'd potentially like to bring to Europe, or from Europe, can be brought. Time-wise, we'll be leaving as early as possible from New York, and no later than at 3:30AM from Rome, to account for the sun's movement and the flight length; the ghouls could fly us during the day, even, if you're fine with that and would prefer to get the most out of your night in Rome, but otherwise that's the most reasonable timetable. The expected flight time is from around five to seven hours, depending on how weather will be and how obnoxious we'll be able to get with some of the plane's particular aspects - it's a special thing. You'll see what I mean in person.
>>97235910In that case yes, the whole night in Rome, or the next good thing, please. I'll DM you the full list of passengers.
Another Infernals edition edition>What is Exalted?An epic high-flying role-playing game about reborn god-heroes in a world that turned on them.Start here:http://theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/exalted/>That sounds cool, how can I get into it?Read the 3e core book (link below). For mechanics of the old edition, play this tutorial:http://mengtzu.github.io/exalted/sakuya.htmlIt’ll get you familiar with most of the mechanics.>Gosh that was fun. How do I find a group?Roll20 and the Game Finder General here on /tg/. good luck>Resources for Third Edition>3E Core and SplatsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97234921I feel like it would be a good stress reliever, setting up ridiculous contrived ways to blue ball some princeling or merchant
Hey, I’m looking at the Infernal Melee Charm Crimson Wind Ribbons. I’m not seeing a reason why you can’t trigger it off itself. You trigger it normally, make a reflexive withering attack, trigger it again, and so on. Assuming your dice rolls work out this seems to be legal.
>>97235483Along these lines I can't figure out this charm. I'm sure it's obvious but it's not clicking for me. Feeling rather dumb desu.Surpass the Silent Wind-If multiple characters use this Charm or a similar effect in a test of speed, each of them counts as having rolled one success more than the highest number of successes on any one roll.
>>97235779Exalted doesn't have a crash of wills mechanic like 2e!NWoD have, because of this we get these kind of issues.
>>97235779Sounds to me just like everyone using such an effect being faster than everyone who doesn't use such an effect, and equally fast to each other, regardless of any rolls.
