Thoughts on the upcoming Starcraft wargame?
>>96465572I'm excited as all hell for it.>>96465578The Starcraft community is alive and well. World championship was less than a month ago. The player base is certainly smaller, but we're just as dedicated as ever and eh. More excited to play it with friends than to see it be massively popular.
>>96471480And which of the remaining 15 starcraft players wants to build and paint models instead of just playing the vidya they've been playing for the past 10 years or whatever?
>>96471396>I am so /awg/ and /hwg/ that any "property game" seems sus to me>the current /awg/ OP is Halo franchiseslop Lawl
>>96471538On average, it's up 100k players since 2020. Starcraft is plenty popular.Dunno why you think "it's not popular!" is an insult towards something.
>>96466687>I hate primaris but they looks good.Oh I am laffing.
>no warhammer RPG threadThen I'll make one, and what the fuck, the ONLY INTERESTING career for these pole-proportioned prostitute is the white lion because they have fucking big axes, and they don't have a white lion career or even profile for fighting in this book?
And before you go "just make a knight", not. Knights only work to represent Silver Helms.
Kuba?
>>96468004I guess the idea was that White Lions are elite bodyguards, so making an entire career out of them doesn't make any sense. They start as hunters and woodsmen anyway and then make a switch to bodyguard.Anyway, here is a fanmade supplement, it should have White Lions.https://anonfile.co/34LOM8kWCe3xgC5/file
>>96468037>Knights only work to represent Silver Helms.>read the passage>The most common High Elf Knights are Silver HelmsSo it doesn't only represent Silver Helms, they're just the most common. Plenty of actual shit to be mad about that exists out there, and you're here just making shit up.
>>96470498If GURPS managed to make a career out of the Heron Guard (who are immortal dual-wielding samurai/cossacks), Warhammer can make a career out of the White Lions.
What systems/mechanics provide good rules for simulating progress of a war effort?How would you portray moving frontlines and exchange of territories during a war? Both from perspective of commanders and boots on the ground.Any games where you did something similar?
>>96471343What do you need it for?
>>96471456I'm preparing an interstellar war campaign where players are a merc band doing jobs for each faction involved in the conflict. I could just wing it and move the lines on the map as it feels right, but I was wondering if somebody came up with rules for simulating this sort of thing.
>>96471343Draw your instellar map, place down a few factions, and play a game of Risk. However that goes tracks the story structure of the war for your game, and adjust as needed. It tracks troop movements and big victories/losses just fine, and that's about all you actually need to know. Where are troops, who owns what, when did surprising victories happen. What is where when. It's all done after the game of Risk. Write down all the moves. Now call each turn a month or year or whatever and voila: you've got a timeline of how a war progressed. Which is all you really needed anyhow, because it's mostly a question of "who and what is where when, fighting whom, when the players did thing."
>>96471724Doesn't have to be Risk, specifically. I'm just saying "play any war game" and write the moves down, to build your chronology of how the war progresses. Then allow players to get involved and turn the tides by stealing the deathstar plans for that fight that your timeline says the rebels are going to lose, or whatever.
James is gonna freak edition >Build Divide>Force of Will>Final Fantasy TCG>DBZ CCG>Wixoss>Keyforge>Gundam>Legend of the 5 Rings (L5R)>Digimon>Flesh and Blood>Gate Ruler>Battle Spirits>AshesComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96470704That leaves you at plus 0, that's not typically what people mean by card draw.
are we being invaded? what's with all the off topic mtg and poke shit
>>96470704>>96470761blue is the card draw colour, effects aren't exclusive to colours but you pay a heavy "tax" to get those effects (white discarding cards on draw is supposed to be a downside)as the power creeps blue will just passively draws a billion cards and have unmatched consistency, purple mills its entire deck and can grab back whatever piece it needs as it pleasesOP and digimon have already been through it, people can see the writing on the wall
Anyone been playing the new FoW set? How has your experience been with the new warden cards and the return to divinity?
>>96469529>schizo doesnt know what nta is and truly thinks everyone else in this thread is the same personlol enjoy sitting at your LGS and playing whatever it is that ain't magic then. The last 10 years of Modern and EDH still dont add anything to the mechanical legacy of mtg unless you think selling The One Ring to Paypigmalone was a novel idea kek. You still have no answers regarding the death of standard and would be better suited sybau kwab
Clerics can no longer cast spells while using a shield apparently. This is from the new starter set. WotC REALLY wants to destroy that class fantasy for some reason.
>>96465823>more of a board game than an RPGI don't think there's anything inherently wrong with adding board game elements to RPGs.
>>96471488Yes, but it would be out of place in the equipment section of the character sheet. Or character cardboard, I guess.
>>96471671Wouldn't be any more out of place than the current text.
Casting with 2-handed big bonk is a go?
>>96471504>"HEY EVERYONE GET MAD ABOUT THING!!!">"We don't care, we don't play that game.">"REEEE YOU DONT PLAY ANYTHING THEN!!!"
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>What attributes do your game use?VitalityConstitutionStrengthAgilityDexterityCharismaAwarenessIntelligenceWisdom...>How do you use them?Myself, I'm brewing something where I want them used by pair, using Charisma+Intelligence for persuasion or using Constitution+Charisma to intimidate, so you aren't totally doomed if you didn't put points in one skill.>How many before it become too many?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96469915kek
>>96471427Do AoE magic/abilities count as fuck around or just fight?
>>96465923This thread already exists.>>96469069
>>96471608Shit wrong thread.>>96467611
>>96471446Does it cause damage? Fight.Does it cause effects? Fuck around.Let's break it down.Cause or prevent damage? Fight.Have a direct effect not related to damage (open a lock, put enemies to sleep, create an object, etc)? Fuck around. An attempt to gather information (check for trap, search a room, interrogation)? Find out.Hacking a computer? Fuck around. Search the hacked computer for data? Find out. Prevent ICE from blasting your brain? Fight.
Trying to hammer out a solid setting/headcanon for a unified Alien/Predator universe. Here's my take on what to keep , what to shitcan and what to add:>Things to KEEP: The Queen and the hive from Aliens. Gives the bugs a purpose beyond just being murder-insects. Diverse Alein lifeforms (e.g., the T. Ocellus from the Alein Earth). Gritty corporate dystopia. Weyland-Yutani is the real villain. "Truckers in space" aesthetic is mandatory. The Engineer/Forerunner concept, but ONLY as a way to explain panspermia. It elegantly explains why so many species are biologically compatible (e.g., Facehuggers working on humans and Yautja). It also supports my favorite fan theory: the Yautja didn't invent their advanced technology; they inherited or reverse-engineered it. This explains how a tribal, honor-based society can also have plasma casters and FTL ships.>Things to discard:The AvP movie lore. Predators did not build pyramids on Earth. The Human/Xenomorph Hybrid (looking at you, Newborn): This completely demystifies the Xenomorph for me. The horror of the Alien is its otherness. It's already the ultimate killer because it takes traits from its host—it's already optimized to hunt us. Making it more human just makes it less scary. The "Magic" Black Goo: As it stands in the prequel films, the goo is a narrative crutch. It can create, it can destroy, it can mutate... it can do whatever the plot needs. I'd either discard it entirely or give it hard, consistent rules.>Things to ADD: More alien life in general. The galaxy feels way too empty with just humans, Xenos, and Preds.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96471612He definitely had help from a lot of people
>>96471475>>96471542>>96471577>>96471612>>96471624His rich ass dad died when he was like 5 and he inherited all his fortunes and all of his teams. Probably.
>>96471612Eh, it happened before already.
>>96471657What? Zuckerberg? Hardly comparable to starting a megacorp at the age of six.
>>96417281I think you should mash together as many other franchises and hammer out the inconsistencies laterjurassic park, independence day, terminator, planet of the apes, war of the worlds, starship troopers, avatar, the thing shit like that
>Be me.>Skitarii Vanguard Alpha Psi-77, IIIrd legion forge world Frevexia.>After sufferings heavy losses in the Pariah Nexus campaign.>The somewhat eccentric new arch magos of our fleet (the old having been killed during the war) has decided we need a vacation for some reason.>Marshal Juronious has told me they think they're mad, but orders are orders.>So that's why my squad on some paradise world somewhere in the eastern fringe guarding our arch magos as they suck down oil margaritas. >A couple troops not on guard duty have taken to enjoying themselves here, but my hunter clade are on guard duty, honestly on oil margarita doesn't sound too bad right now.Previous Thread: https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/2025/95328135/
>>96469879>Be Lord Morvi>Continuing to fight back the forces of the pale swarm lord>With each dead nid we get closer but more take their place>Zson charges in dreadnought frame still damaged from earlier but that doesn't deter him from burning and ripping>I can tell he wants to fight the swarm lord>Xuul joins him in the melee the khornate sword devouring the blood of slain kids>My chain glaive and combi bolter rip and tear>I fight with confidence and a sense of clarity>I am fighting for my warband>Leading them rather then containing myself to the dark mausoleum >The swarm lord starts to attack properly going right for Zson and Xuul>Xuul being a winged demon prince uses the air to his advantage tag teaming with Zson >Smile at watching the two former leaders of the 13th engage in a fight of giants>Overhead Heartseeker has finally arrived in a cacophony of Raptor vox shrieks and murderComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96471229>the swarmlord strikes at me again all swords aiming for me>I attempt to dodge but the pain of my lost right arm slowed my reflexes>I am impaled twice in the sarcophagus, once in my right shoulder and once in my left side hip>Pierced my sarcophagus and is in my flesh>My aged decrepit form writhes in pain as do I>Even through the pain I stab my claw into his head and pull down ripping most of its face off>But its still alive>It roars out and then shoulder slams me away>Pain, actual pain>....>I'm tired Curze>I'll be with you soon>Can hear Morvi screaming in grief>Sorry brother, guess this old man finally met his matchComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96455836>>96466393>>96471060>>96471229>Be Skitarii Vanguard Alpha Psi-77.>The pilot doesn't seam interested in the knight, likely because we can't carry it anywhere if he lands, he then changes course and heads to another island where I see the Night Lords fighting a swarm lord and taking heavy losses.>He informs me the Deathwatch informed him of it's presents but they haven't arrived yet.>I still haven't managed to reestablish communication with assets of my own forge world but Ryzan reinforcements are coming.>I see more archaeopters and Ryza painted skorpius disintigrators and duneriders gliding over the waves to take down the swarm lord.>I take up the cognis heavy stubber on the door and start firing down at the chaos below as we circle the island, several waves of gaunts fall but the swarmlord survives the first strafing run honestly wish I was in a Fusilave instead so we could just bomb the traitors and xenos alike down there and be done with this.
MFW this was supposed to be a AdMech focused thread, but got totally taken over by the Night Lord/ Alpha Legion plot lines.
>>96471478Yeah, it kinda has I just saw the opportunity to get slaves for the 13th to be perfectly frank
Creepy Creatures Edition>Banshttps://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-june-30-2025>NewsThe 2025 MagicCon and Pro Tour Schedule:https://www.magic.gg/news/the-2025-magiccon-and-pro-tour-schedule>Spoilershttp://www.magicspoiler.com/https://mythicspoiler.com/CONSTRUCTED RESOURCES>Current meta, complete with deck listsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
This is probably something that'll kill you in limited.
And a Red self-bite.
>>96471532holy shit
>>96470660Eh. 3 mana answers don't cut it in pauper.
>>96470660Anon, Counterspell is legal.
Previous Thread: >>96262368For: 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: >>964657623: 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://tayruh.github.io/solo/solo-roleplaying-toolkit.htmlComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96296363That sounds quite interesting, do you have any idea on how corruption will work? I believe that is a core aspect of NTR/NTS, seeing your partner become more willing and lewd. At the moment I'm playing a game of Liminal Horror and contextualizing the stress/fallout mechanic as a corruption meter for the female character.>>96302351>in one case, you can take the route of having the wife stack relevant creature modifiers to then take onto the husband as a reward for saving herThat's a very interesting idea, I'm doing something similar in my game where the consequences of getting too lewd bring pros and cons. At the moment her womb is being parasitized and the coonsequences are yet to be determined.>>96323607That's actually something I've been looking for for quite a while, a system that would allow me to play some kind of NTR slice of life game where NPCs have some level of autonomy to surprise me. Love the idea of exploring and finding out about bits and pieces of what's happening. I've been thinking about playing something like this using so1um, but I'm not sure how I would work around some stuff yet.For the game I'm playing right now there are some surprise factors I'm looking forward to but I think it's possible for them to happen without tinkering with the system I"m playing with.>>96471037Denying myself a bit is a turn on, but the main reason I rather play than jerk off is that if I start jerking off I won't know more of what's going to happen. If the game is being interesting enough I'll want to stay on that edge, that thrill.
>>96457279I see tentacles, I activate my neurons.
>>96471127Slightly off-topic but have you explored CYOAs? They have some good tentacle stuff.
>>96471131I'm aware they exist, but not exactly fan of the format.
>>96470341They're fucking pirates, hypnotizing giant mermaids, and getting kidnapped by island-dwelling amazons. It's gonna be pretty cool, actually.
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>>96470847Now that's a proper win con
>>96471218Trick question, if they're spiders she is into then it can expand to accommodate many more spiders than if she got the ick from them.
>>96470847if it wasn't 7 fucking mana you could probably ephemerate it and draw a fuckload of cards
>>96470847What a great concept behind a shitty unplayable card. Pretty sad if you ask me.
>>96471534So basically a UB version of Twitching Doll
>What is Genesys?Released in November 2017, Genesys is a pen-and-paper generic/universal RPG system and toolkit by Fantasy Flight Games and EDGE Studio, using a refined version of the system presented by their Star Wars RPGs (Edge of the Empire, Age of Rebellion, Force and Destiny). Its central mechanic is the Narrative Dice System, using pools made of specialized dice to create narrative results. The intention is for the system to be a highly flexible narrative system, adaptable to most any conceivable setting and premise.https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/genesys/https://edge-studio.net/>Where can I find the books?Check the Online Extras pastebin below for something useless. The core book is the only mandatory book.>Do I have to buy the fancy dice to play the game?Only if you want physical dice to roll. There are plenty of free dice rollers available online, now including the official dice roller app on mobile. Check the Online Extras pastebin for links.>Player-made Genesys settingshttps://pastebin.com/7knE7KSv>A quick and dirty primer on how the dice in Genesys workhttps://pastebin.com/GLgMUNPDComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Has anyone ever seen a settle layer for Destiny, the MMO? There's a guy in my group that loves it.
>>96460921Look through the archives for a PDF called "Another Dawn". It should have what you're looking for.
>>96458920Fortunately The Trove has two homebrews for expanded chrome to steal ideas from..
>>96404727>Thread Question: What have you been home brewing in the past 5 years that Edge has spent neglecting Genesys?Been tinkering with a Stargate setting but have too little time to have actually run it more than twice.
I I have done some tinkering and discovered that the Genesys system was fed into the later versions of ChatGPT. I was able to get it to explain the system, understand the dice roll mechanics, suggest dice pools based on situations, and even propose interpretation of dice roll results. Still developing it but very promising so far.
Robutt waifu 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.>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/>RED free-DLC and extra contenthttps://rtalsoriangames.com/downloads/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96468335I ran with it last session. Its at its best when you're cracking an unattended NET without a runner or demon, as the ICE strictly cannot detect you until you hit their floor. If you slot Cloak you have as good odds of stealthing them as you would have slotting Speedy, but on a success you can just ignore them. They're completely inactive. I dodged a Killer using it and it made the other combat floors on the run doable.If you break stealth... well boo hoo you're now just running like you would before, only you've taken less damage, you have less chance of having your programs broken and if you roll really hot you'll manage to go all the way to the bottom without having to roll a single attack roll.I definitely recommend runners have more than one Deck prepared to try and sneak, but good Runners were already running at least two decks or planning for an equivalent.
What does canada look like in 2077? I want to do my next cyberpunk campaign there and am looking for inspiration/ideas.
>>96468335Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the point of stealth netrunning sort of a way to get around the fact that demons otherwise autodetect your entry into a NET architecture and can implicitly instantly raise an alarm?
>>96469962It is, though I would say as a Ref you shouldn't always have Demons always call 911 so to speak. They're written to be rather myopic and are probably busy doing their control node job; so unless they're being prevented from doing their tasks or its specifically a high security net where a Demon (or runner) specifically has the job of watching it, you probably shouldn't deploy the rent-a-kill-squad as soon as someone touches the NET.
>>96470066Another good excuse is cost. If you already have 2 control nodes, adding a third means going to a medium size net and that 7th floor adds +29,000€$ to total cost (all floors now cost 5,000€$, so the first 6 increase by $24,000€$).And this is headcanon (unless Rache's guide to the net mentions this) but because red netrunners treat the net as VR instead of going unconscious and jacking in I claim that netrunners observe the world more slowly, based on net actions (2 net actions twice as slow, also this doesn't mean they can dodge bullets because their body doesn't react fast, so if anything being hurt irl and feeling the pain twice as long is even worse). So a sysop plugged into a massive corporate net would feel like their 8 hour shift takes 16-24 hours, so instead they only jack in every few minutes (like an office employee shaking their mouse so Microsoft teams doesn't out them for being afk). Another excuse was that smart offices have multiple systems (nobody wants security hacked because an attacker accessed the Bluetooth thermostat) so the sysop is slowly switching between them.I sorta read the new rules and already forgot them, personally I'd just make a hardware that let's a player cloak once, NPC's roll once, and that settles it until they bump into the player. Less rolls the better.
Getting anons riled up like it's Monday, welcome to another rocking thread of the Board Games General.Previous: >>96428867Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/h8Tz2ze8Survey results: https://pastebin.com/YJPZ44rqThis general encompasses all board game genres - Eurogames, Ameritrash, Ameritreasure, Fillers, Party, Abstracts, Wargames, and especially the game that one anon is autistic about at this very moment.TQs:What off meta plays/builds have you seen severely irritate other players?Are you a scripted openings or wild child type?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96470638Indonesia doesnt need as much time or table spaceFor FCM all you need to fix the table space issue is a card stand
>>96470638You left out all their filler games. Dr'af can take as little as 10 centimeters by 1 meter and 30 minutes per meter.
>>96470620based DC forever chad>>96470767if you mean elevation its............... ok if you play it kitchen table casual its probably a bretty good time. i feel like all the tournament grinders are going through some extreme cope atm with regards to the state of the game
>>96471306Tourney tcg and lcg players always find something to be arse-pained about. Seems like even the kitchen table approval was hesitant though, now I will have to read the spoiler when I am properly awake.>>96470764Speaking of TTS, I have been contemplating whether getting the Three Kingdoms Redux dlc will be forbidden cthonic knowledge forever scraping my brain and scratching into my skull— "reprint never ever."Rate this torment from 1-10.
>>96470640Yeah, the sea thing honestly just needs to be house ruled. Double the damage he receives at sea and it will be fine, something actually used in emergencies or trickery, not hiding out for 6 turns straight.>>96470767No idea, sorry.