>They were never an actual threat to the world because the literal God of the world and his angels would never let them win. Do you cuck your dark lord on purpose or give them an actual fighting chance in your game?
>>97227556>For Eru, it was more important that its creation stood up for itself than succeed by his hand aloneSomeone who actually read the books and understood them
>>97227556>>97227580Except Eru apparently set it all up to happen that way it did, and even nudged Gollum off the cliff and into the lava at the end. So OP is technically right, Eru was never going to let Sauron win, it was all in his control the whole time.
>>97228361He quite literally said to melkor "cope and seethe, you can't make shit up that i have already thought of first" after the song of the ainur, it's melkor (and sauron) fault for not listening.
>>97228499I don't even think it's the act of wanting to create things for himself that makes Melkor evil. Aulë created the dwarves without Eru's knowledge and Eru still accepted them into Arda.The problem is that Melkor made shit like orcs, dragons, and disease when given the chance.
Eru Iluvatar was a dick but only because he sang a bunch of aggressive and destructive bullshit into being around Tom Bombadil's otherwise peaceful realm.
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>>97227799If we're being that pedantic, it doesn't look like Promised End either because the texture on its non-tentacle parts is totally different to all MtG Emrakul versions..
>>97227792I guess so considering >>97227000Is here
>>97226542It does seem like they are massively simplifying levels. In the sample deck they provided, no spirits have more than two levels: https://battlespirits.com/pdf/standard-early-access_deck.pdf. It looks like now all spirits have a level 1 and a "True Release" state which is level 2 for all intents and purposes, but nothing beyond that.
For me it's Shard Bugs :]
>>97228235>mon visage when you're so completely blown the fuck out you have to make shit up to 'own' the opposition
The /btg/ is dead! Long live the /btg/!Can't show POV of being taken bondsman by a Clan Jade Falcon Aerospace Phenotype on this board.Previous Thread: >>97195724================================>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.
>>97227918I think the Leonidas is a great all-rounder with its stealth armor, but for flexibility to take on other BA and larger targets you really only have the option of the David.Black Wolves are tough though for BA, with reactive making them resistant to the normal infantry counters, and the ERSPL or LBX gives them damage enough to keep mechs worried. The JJ is really just to get them a TMM, but it can also get them down from vantages if you had time to set them up on buildings or cliffs.I bought minis for both for my mercenary company since I was planning on using them to babysit conventional infantry; there's pros and cons for either.
>>97224296>>97224309Not really no, an IS Regiment is at least twice that number, arguably three times.
>>97222448Mechs can still jump with BA riding on them but vehicles cannot. Look at the phrasing of the rule, Mechs and Vehicles are two distinct categories of units.
>>97228270That is exactly the point I was trying to make. The original question all the way back at the start of the thread was “can Omnimechs run and jump with Elementals attached” and the guy that answered “no” missed the fact that the rule he cited said vehicles can’t jump, but it didn’t say mechs or units. Just vehicles.
>>97227400what is the source for this update?
In your game, do you treat bows as strength- or dexterity-based weapons?
>>97223103Dexterity for aiming, strength bonus for damage. Also, the bigger bows (with higher damage) have a minimum strength to draw them.
>>97223103I hope you didn't pay money for this fuckee, it looks like shitty genai sloppa lol
>>97227891>Muh longbowsNobowz and Eternal Anglo are the only people wankingthis shitWhich is also from where the whole "mus STR" meme comes.Also: puckee in OP has a recurve bow, so hello, nobowz
>>97223103I was gonna answer but I got distracted because this looks like SHIT!
>>97227798Makes sense to me
Christmas edition▶What is Kingdom Death?Kingdom Death is a tabletop miniature brand stared by Adam Poots and operated by himself and his Team that later spun off into a miniature based bored game funded by two very successful Kickstarter campaigns.▶What is Kingdom Death: Monster?Monster is a Nightmare Horror cooperative boss battler/miniature hobby game for 1-4 players about hope in a strange world of bizarre monstrosities and perpetually darkness. Players take on the role of survivors that band together to form a settlement, fighting monsters, crafting weapons and gear, and developing their civilization to ensure survival from generation to generation.Prologue Narration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNLc8dHv0AcThe Game is broken up into 3 phases:1. During your Hunt Phase your band of survivors traverse the world of KD in pursuit of their quarry.2. After successfully tracking your quarry you will begin the Showdown Phase, where you must fell these horrific creatures in order to acquire precious resources.3. After the battle, your survivors wander home with loot in hand to begin the Settlement Phase. Arm yourself by developing new weapons and bizarre structures to prepare for next year's hunt.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
After 1078916 lion fights, we wanted to try Croc (we were waiting to beat a core game before trying gce). This is really a node 1? Are we just supposed to sit in the blood puddle the whole time? We must have just had really shit rolls on getting insanity events because the croc would just delete us from terrified
>>97225927autism>>97226604I hope this year's christmas mini is slutty and shows nipple like this one
>>97227542take a fucking risk you twat
>>97227542Level 1 phoenix is easier than level 2 lion. Just go kill it, it's not even that scary.
>>97228438"no"phoenix already looks high risk low reward as is, I'm not gonna make it any more dogshit for myself>>97228492I was planning to go straight into a lvl 2 hunt since it's late in the campaign and I'm mostly okay hunting other lvl 3's
Any problems you have with Warhammer 40k/Games Workshop over the past few years, anon? Do you see it getting better or worse?
>>97223560Very nice scheme, you're a brave man to paint a yellow army, but now you can paint spirit stones in any color and they will contrast nicely.
>>97223560>Iyanden but black helmets!KYS
>>97222984>the "diversification" of the art and stories>femstodes>primarshits>votan>price increases>price increases again>scale creep>absolutely everything that has happened since they decided to move the lore forward>Do you see it getting better or worse?Depends on your point of view. The lore won't get any better, primaris garbage is here to stay and it's unlikely that prices will ever go down in a meaningful way. GW has figured out that manufactured scarcity drives FOMO sales and there are too many whales and scalpers for the practice to not make sense. I don't see them ever changing the rules to get rid of IGYG and the game will always be steered by tournament fags. Scale creep isn't going to be rolled back so the abundance of high model count armies are still going to be cumbersome to play. I don't have any issue with CAD made sculpts in principal, but the chunky cartoonish style we have now isn't going anywhere which is sad. The "diversification" may halt as the zeitgeist changes, but it wont be rolled back.On the bright side, they did bring back the old world and it's cheaper than 40k. 30k being converted to plastic is cool. A lot of old sculpts being redone is hit and miss, but the new eldar and necrons look great; I love that necrons got an expanded model range.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97228358Thank you, its actually not as bad as people make it out to be, averland sunset goes on very nicely, only took two coats.Here’s my warlock with both red and blue gems, his base has been finished since this pic was taken.
>>97228375>they did bring back the old worldBut it is a shadow of it's former self.Some of the retcons are incredibly stupid, like female bret knights being common when they were supposed to be, at best, hidden and rare, and never had a chance a grail knightdom
What kind of fantasy monsters are you into? I like original abominations, standard humanoids/mythological creatures/giant animals are boring to me.
>>97228517I like thinking about how fantasy monsters would affect the world around them. What would a world with these kind of abominations look like?Probably a whole lot fewer people living behind palisades, a much better trained levy that uses mostly long spears/pikes. Trade occurs with heavily armored and escorted caravans, making it much more expensive. The existential threat of these wouldn’t obviate political war but there would probably be some concession to deal with these beings. Holy orders that can kill these beings would be lauded. Plate armor would probably be more widely distributed by holy orders. The church would likely have substantially more authority.
Thread failed its save overnight huh Edition▶Previous thread:>>97021561▶News:Reminder that next box is Sisters vs Raptors:https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/zrjpzrms/adepta-sororitas-battle-chaos-space-marines-over-a-long-forgotten-tomb-in-kill-team-shadowhunt/▶Official Key Downloads, FAQs and Erratahttps://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/downloads/kill-team/▶Rules Scanshttps://gofile.io/d/AinK04▶Boxed Set Rules Scanshttps://gofile.io/d/NWRByw (deprecated)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97215105It’s the opposite. I don’t care that much about the lore but i likewise don’t want to play against some ballaching metafag which is the majority of people i’ve met in KT so far. To claim that you just want to “throw some dice” is absurd when metafags are the least casual players you can go against.My last game had my opponent go over the entire meta leaderboard status of the top teams and how the newest dataslate could impact the upcoming this and that other fuckin tournament. Who gives a shit. >>97216044I’ve never met the latter in my life in any game. I would find a /yourdudes/ autist pretty annoying i’m sure but i’ve yet to even meet one to make this observation. The most fun games are somewhere in the middle where it’s a good clean fun game where the rules are observed but both sides remember that we are trying to simulate dudes fighting eachother and not merely moving spreadsheets around
>>97222716>both sides remember that we are trying to simulate dudes fighting eachother and not merely moving spreadsheets aroundNot instigating anything, but what would this look like to you? And how would it impact the game or enhance the enjoyment of the battle? I ask because used to live in a place where our local spot tried to implement a sort of narrative campaign but it ended up just being limply implemented and mostly limited to a whiteboard map that got colored in depending on what faction (Chaos, Xenos, Imperium) won the most games in any given week.For me, KT has fun rules and good game design so just the act of playing is enjoyable; you could strip out the flavor of the teams and it still would be enjoyable on a mechanical level. Obviously the flavor is what adds the special spice to the game, getting to interact with the factions/setting you like and all that comes with that, but at its heart KT is still a warGAME to me.
Anyone played the new raveners ?How do they play ? are they more of a aggro team or do they just hide in their tunnel and do missions mostly ?
>>97228305hard to discribebut they mostly play passive aggro. practically like traps. if som,ething comes to close to the tunnel. they seem durable but mostly aren't. so hit n run tactics are a must.
>>97228467k makes sense, I assumed they were like a turn 3-4 team since the tunnel is such a big part of their power, thanks for the info
I think that D&D 2e/3.X/5e, Pathfinder, and Draw Steel's cosmologies all have major issues with scale and in-game practicality. Setting authors tend to get weird about scale whenever extra worlds are involved, and these are no exception.These games' settings want to fulfill multiple conflicting desires:• #1: One or more "flagship" fantasy worlds: the Realms/Greyhawk/Dragonlance trio in 2e, mostly just the Realms in 5e, Golarion in Pathfinder, Orden in Draw Steel.• #2: A vast universe full of so many other worlds, so that GMs can feel cool about their own homebrew worlds somehow sharing the same universe.• #3: Otherworldly planes full of celestials, demons, devils, fairies, and the like.• #4: These planes are so vast that they influence many worlds simultaneously! We have heard since 2e about how the Blood War has spilled into and ruined many worlds. Pathfinder's Hell has "countless malebranche," each specifically tasked with conquering a whole world for Hell.• #5: The adventures that take place on a "flagship" fantasy world are of super-great import. Their stakes and consequences ripple throughout even otherworldly planes.• #6: The planes and their cities and hierarchies should be approachable in-game and understandable, not totally mind-boggling.(Continued.)
>>97227489>>97227492It's also a problem with numbers. 3e onwards can scale and level infinitely, but there's a point where that +1 to hit, or even +5, or +10 becomes naught but a rounding error. The Immortals Handbook books tried to create cosmic-scale D&D and had some really cool ideas, but the balance and number inflation resulted in it being hot garbage.One big issue is that the games are designed with the idea that +21 is only a slightly better than +20 which is already in the realm of epic heroes, rather than "You're not a guy with +21 to the roll, you're one of the ten guys in the world with +21 to the roll, and there's five with +22, and one with +23, the guy with +25 is the weakest member of the Great 10 and..."Another big problem is the d20, the bigger the core roll, the harder it is for a modifier to mean something. Though cosmic adventures are possible, the simple fact is that numbers break down at a certain point, and you end up having to do things like "My infinity is bigger than yours" or "Only paragon-tier and higher heroes can inflict damage on this monster".
>>97227489Fantasy is the last place there should be multiverse slop, all you need is one main terrestrial setting, a divine/heavenly realm, and a netherworld
>>97227634>"Only paragon-tier and higher heroes can inflict damage on this monster".This is the norm in some settings.
Multiverses and parallel timelines are the worst thing that can happen in any story for multiple reasons. Scale just happens to be one of them. These are concepts that appeal to literal retards that find the whole idea that there is more than one of a thing the most mind-blowing shit ever and genuinely believe that that makes them smarter.
When it comes to worldbuilding, I use only 2-3 planes. Depending is the afterlife is canon.
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>>97227893Kindly request Nimble TTRPG, if anyone has.
>>97228483/d/8b8ZYG
>>97228141Seconding, as well as these Shadowdark tings
Requesting Deadlands: Dark Ages please
Requesting foundry files for Wrath and glory. The mega has the pdfs
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.
>>97217145In the Jedi code, cutting someone in half is known as "sai tok". It goes against a sacred concept known as "living".
>>97227501>It goes against a sacred concept known as "living".And then all the Jedi ended up dead because their opponent didn't follow their sacred rules. Ironic.
with 2025 coming to a close, we should rank what released this yearobviously andor S2 is the best, but what's second? tales of the underworld?
>>97227501But apparently cutting someone's head off or stabbing them with a lightsaber is fine. Jedi rules are sometimes strange and seemingly arbitrary.
>>97223685>>97223878Didn't Andor have a story arc where Cassian went on a wacky sidequest where he fucked up stealing a specialized TIE Fighter, had to deal with goofball rebels, and then has to figure out how restart his ship while floating around in space for days? That was very Star Wars to me.
Magic should be rare, mysterious, superstitious. It should take time to use and be exhausting to cast When did fantasy magic and wizards turn in Avatar the Last Airbender shooting fire and lightning out their assholes?
>>97227346And yet the GM appears to be a flaming homo. How does that work?
>>97227734He's the only gay in the village like in that british comedy.
>>97217788>Old thing good new thing bad
>>97217677Magic should NOT be rare.It should be at minimum between uncommon and common. It should be well explained, yet at the same time it should not be given out like candy. Only few should have access to magic.Small spells should be instant, without chants and require those depending on the spell's magnitude (not to mention specific reagents).Magic should be powerful at least and bordering extremely close to reality warping if not being this, yet should also have the user pay the price for overdoing it.
>>97227144>Hobbit 1I just meant the book. I forgot there was a movie.
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.
>>97226240Yes, hands are the most useful part of a mecha. Realistically a fighting vehicles would be more likely to have hands than feet
Are there any Heavy Gears converted to Mekton II/Zeta/Zeta+?
>>97226240They should have hands and be humanlike, but barring that, should take on an animal form so you can at least keep the cool factor without going all walking trashcan with it.
>>97226240>Should mecha have hands? Should the hands be humanlike?Why are you making a humanoid robot if you're not going to use one of the main advantages of the human body? Like what are you doing at that point man??
the unironic tank on legs is the dumbest mecha things possible.
Work in Progress, Pink 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.
>>97228241>tfw a courier's branch here is so bad it's the only country with a section on their Wikipedia article
>>97228078>>97228081And with highlights on everything but the leather. I am learning how to blend. I assume it came out a bit chalky on the shield because it was not watered down enough?
>>97215340Hey anons, A friend of mine has his birthday coming up and he's been using crappy cheap synthetic brushes up until now. I want to get him some nice brushes, but the problem is that he's vegan and has been for like 10 years, so sable is a no-go.After doing some digging on my own, i found W&N make "Synthetic Sable" brushes, and monument hobbies make their Pro Synthetics, but I've not used either and don't know if they're any good.Anyone here got any recommendations for good synthetics that don't hook after an hour of use?
>>97228498The AK quick gen special brush is really good but it’s also very cheap so not very fitting for a present. A couple of those would last a while.
>>97228498Get him an airbrush, nothing more vegan than air
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?
>>97226318https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OdExTY2D8M
>>97213989You add several competing "dominate" species on top of it who are all competing with each other, as well as other "pest" races and monstrosities that make singling one out too much effort, as it would take resources away from other threats that need to be dealt with.
>>97213989>Why wouldn't the dominant species make a concentrated effort to eradicate them if they were a problem?Might as well also ask, how humans even exist in a fantasy world still without plot armor.
>>97221088Reminds me of that meme that was like "if every syrian refugee was female, white women would be marching around in death squads wearing nazi armbands by now"
>>97221088Too bad they can't do anything about it>I'll withhold pus-Doesn't matter. It'd make for a pretty problematic 'parasite' race.
