“It is well that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it.” - Robert E. Lee“The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.” - Ulysses S. GrantPrevious: >>96480914Pastebin: 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:- Are you pro or against TTS?- What's the last game that blew your mind?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96494990I accept your concession, even if though it's in german.
>>96495021Whatever you say, Kowalski. Just remember that even the shittiest Knizia is better than Monopoly.
>>96495214Might even be better than Catan, idk
>>96495214You haven't played most of Knizias yet you played monopoly
someones selling tigris and euphrates at board game meet next week for 90quid.Is it a good price given its some old 2006 version or something. Is it actually good? Knizia puts out so many games recently just thought most of them are just slop - I do love Ra however
Thoughts on the upcoming Starcraft wargame?
>>96490180I mean, I liked BW but it was meant to have a downer ending with Mengsk still in charge, the UED broken, Fenix and Duke dead. Artanis and Zeratul got a win at the end of the Protoss campaign, but with Kerrigan ascendant as the Bitch Queen, all they did was buy some time.It was a good hook for a sequel.But man that sequel was such a fucking mess.Tychus did nothing wrong and didn't deserve what he got.Kerrigan being the glowing golden goddess savior of everyone despite all the terrible shit she did was just the absolute zenith of bad writing. It was terrifying for a time that everyone expected Blizzard to repeat the Kerrigan bullshit with Sylvanas in WoW. It seemed they actually were but fan reaction forced them to walk it back. But then Shadowlands was easily the worst expansion WoW ever had. And when it's competing with Cataclysm, that's saying a lot.That said, I am cautiously optimistic about SCTTG. I would very much like a game that can compete with GW's strangelhold. And I say that as someone who plays 40k, Horus Heresy and Old World.
Starcraft only has 3 factions so I'm unsure how well this will go. Its probably just a beta test for a much more expansive warcraft game which could easily carry 40 factions
is this just a 40k clone? >>96491477this looks much better
>>96494164>40 factionsthere's a point where it just becomes bloat
>>96465572I'll probably get it, especially if I can see a Thor or Odin.
Previously on /slop/: >>96478529▶ Thread Task: Exotic and ostentatious clothes. Try making use of the fashion links in the OP.▶ It's been confirmed images are not saved on Microsoft's servers forever, only for 50 days. Make sure to save your images.▶ Generatorsbing.com/images/create/designer.microsoft.com/image-creatorhuggingface.co/spaces/black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-schnellhuggingface.co/spaces/black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-devfluxpro.art/replicate.com/black-forest-labs/flux-devhuggingface.co/spaces/multimodalart/stable-cascadehuggingface.co/spaces/google/sdxlComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96493272My bad, I didn't know that's how things are done here.
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>GW dropping support for school clubsThat's a fucking low blow that, probably one of the things they got right and did more of because there wasn't much of it back 20 years ago.Their games are more and more for consoomer messes in their 30s and 40s. How is any kid playing 40k with their pocket money?
>>96493774That's a fair point. Although I suppose high profile 40k video games or the supposedly approaching tv show can somewhat compensate for that by making teenagers and young adults interested in the setting via secondary media and then possibly hooking at least some of them into tabletop. Potentially. On a slightly related note though, despite all the talk about manchildren I don't think this cultural change is neccesarily a strictly bad thing. When I think about people from older generations I know (like 50+), majority of them have basically built their entire life around work and chores, to the point where when they have no work to do and no family to do small talk with they basically don't know what to do with themselves other than watching tv or sometimes reading a book. This can cause issues, especially as they retire or get less physically able and suddenly have way more free time and little habituated and acceptable ways to spend it. I think it's actually quite healthy that younger generations are taught that there is life aside from career or chores and that it's actually okay to enjoy it and have some hobbies, interests and ways to have fun whatever they might be. It's a natural result of people in western world having a bit more free time and more entertainment types and access to information available. Of course as long as they can actually find some healthy balance between their fun and being a responsible and sensible fucking adult, which I admit can be an issue for many
This thread got really racist really fast.
>>96494663Its accurate. Try loving in a culturally enriched country, its horrible. Thirdies are a different, more regressive, sub species of hominid and it shows.
>>96489507There's also the fact that there are no kids in the first place. A lot of companies across different markets will be running into the same problem over the next few years - if they haven't already started to run into it. Most developed countries have had subreplacement birth rates for decades now, so each generation has been smaller than the last. Combined with mass importing totally alien peoples (overwhelming young adults or older, ie 20/25+), this has generated three major issues for companies moving forward.>companies that traditionally target children have a (predictably) shrinking market, and by extension, less opportunity to create lifetime consumers (where applicable).>Younger generations are poorer (and predicted to remain poorer) than the generations that preceded them.>The imported adults, which form the basis for population growth, tend to have different values, tastes, and consumption habits than the native population.To put this shit simply, a lot of markets are going to shrink, and a lot of companies are going to be forced to pivot their strategies, or pray they've carved a secure enough niche for themselves that can ride out the upheaval. GW's plan seems to be to turn the hobby itself into a luxury product, while turning the wider brand(s) into multimedia staples with as much accessibility as possible (see the uptick in video game licensing in the last decade, and the Amazon deal).
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WARCRY LIVES! Edition Previous thread>>96312229>Battlefleet Gothic, Blood Bowl, Epic, Kill Team, Man-o-War, Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game, Mordheim, Necromunda, Shadow War: Armageddon, Titanicus, Underworlds, Warcry, Warhammer Quest, Warmaster, and any other GW system and board game are welcome.▶News: Touchline Tactics – How to counter common playshttps://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/buo482id/touchline-tactics-how-to-counter-common-plays/▶News: A massive Warcry update paves the way for the Helsmiths of Hashuthttps://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/r8cdyjiv/a-massive-warcry-update-paves-the-way-for-the-helsmiths-of-hashut/▶News: Designers’ Notes – How we made the Gundabad™ Catapult Trollhttps://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/4bf3qmed/designers-notes-how-we-made-the-gundabadtm-catapult-troll/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96494458>idiot tourist who has never played the game system he's doomposting about continues to out himselfSlann was never an official roster. Conversely, neither was Bretonnia and hey look! Now they are, because GW recognizes that the community that thrived during their absence from the IP is a unique beast from those who buy their mainline system, and knows they can't treat them exactly the same.
>>96494478>slann never officialGTFO
>>96494447>>96494478Wow, this guy moves goalposts like nothing I've ever seen.
>new Palanite book up for preorderNever bought a GW ebook before, but I want these rules for my boys in blue and don’t have room on my shelf for another physical rulebookAnyone itt bought epub rules before? Are they available to buy as soon as the book is available or what?
>>96495297You'll get it one week after pre-order. If you do get it, kindly share it to other frogs here.
Kitty Hawk EditionGame ResourcesStar Trek Adventures-Official Modiphius Page (Rules, FAQ and Player Resources)>http://www.modiphius.com/star-trek.html-PDF Collection>https://www.mediafire.com/folder/0w33ywljd1pdt/-Character Builder and Token Maker>https://sta.bcholmes.org/Star_Trek_Adventures-Homebrew Collection>https://continuingmissionsta.com/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96486559The size of the Oberth has always been fucky and inconsistent. Ex Astris Scientia has a good article on it.>https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/oberth-size.htm
>>96489992Star Trek has always had issues with scale, you just have to kind of play it by ear more often than not.
Do you think the KDF have a synchronised flying display team?
>>96494411Would not surprise me, Klingons are all about display basically and if you can fly in a specific formation and do it incredibly well then that would be an amazing thing to be boastful about.
>>96494581The implication of this is that there is a cutthroat world of Klingon beauty pageants.
Welcome to Mecha Monday! Here we dedicate ourselves to mecha RPGs, war games, and board games 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:>>96245830Question of the Thread:Do you prefer mech melee weapons or bare hand brawling?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
On the Mecha Horror front I remember reading a bit of Dead Mech when it was fairly new, seems it got expanded into and released as full novels by the writer.The setting from what I remember was pretty simple "after the zombie apocalypse" stuff, with the addition of humanity trying to get back on it's feet by use of mechs because generally they made it pretty safe to do construction, repairs, scouting, etc. despite zombies being about. The obvious problem being if a pilot died and reanimated while still hooked up to their mech it created the eponymous Dead Mechs that were nightmares to stop.
>>96493388So there are mechs being piloted by zombified pilots that just wander aimlessly until they encounter something worth fighting?
>>96493420Not quite.This was the late 00s, so you had already had 28 Days Later and the Dawn of the Dead remake.The zombies are the fast violent predator kind rather than the slow shamblers.Now take that and fully mind link it to a 50 ton combat mech designed for fighting hordes of zombies.
>>96490836Agile mostly, maybe improved gunnery but the force is a bit tight on extra tv
>>96493982Then maybe go for the Boa. An Adder duelist would likely benefit from stacking duelist upgrades but if you're tight on TV then I'd go Boa.
Which setting has the best version of Egypt?
>>96386860>>96457161A few cool things about Ancient Egypt, specifically, in contrast to other "bronze age" states or the stereotype:- The Nile's overwhelming importance. The terrain of Egypt is not "deserts and oases," it's basically a giant line that creates a 1 dimensional country.- Until 1960, the Nile would regularly flood every single year, slowly washing away any buildings. Bad for archaeologists, but a cool and unique thing you don't see elsewhere.- Egypt was, in fact, not always politically unified, nor was it an ethnic monoculture; the Hyksos (probably Canaanite settlers) took over north Egypt, at the same time the Kushites were pushing up from the south, and probably they formed an alliance to buttfuck them- Chariots. Horses hadn't gotten big enough to ride them to war yet, is my understanding.- They quite often had pet monkeys.- They thought basically every animal was sacred to some god or another. While the Greeks no doubt exaggerated this in some of their accounts, it was a real tendency. Crocodile cults were more common in rural Egypt, though they were found mummified in Thebes and the city the Greeks called Crocodilopolis.
>>96379239Real life
>>96489056>Have you considered Runequest?NTA, but why Runequest?
>>96400886>pay no attention to the roughly 4 to 5 millenia of actual egyptian rule, focus only on the couple decades when interlopers conquered egyptFun fact, greeks ruled longer over Egypt that your precious darkies.
>>96447082Cyber brain implants so that that a copy of themselves can be allowed to be judged by the AI Anubis and found worthy or wanting and given their just reward.
The spicier the better. I'll start to get the ball rolling: MTG, DnD and Warhammer are actually good for the hobby. They get new people started in this hobby and they keep the trend chasers contained and away from the rest of the hobby.Appealing to the normie masses is a necessary evil in order to keep what you love afloat. Even if it comes with the negative baggage of doing so.Generals are good for /tg/.
>>96494326Furries are. Trannies aren't.
>>96487291Splitting off quest to a separate board was a fantastic thing, so at least we still have a board that feels like the good old days
>>96487291>>96487396Both of you are right, those things aren't mutually exclusive.And speaking of people who should board game instead:What I love covid for (other than setting legal framework for home office) is that so many, many people from the three groups I've played in realised they don't really like TTRPGs and are fine playing board games. This way I get the remaining few people still into TTRPGs into a single group and we are having a blast ever since, with full dedication to play and time-table.
>>96493574>I have autism, please understand: The Post
>>96494317>t. didn't play anything at all for a past decadeAnd if we go for being generous:>Plays 1d3 games over 5 years with his old time buddies, living in their bubble
Itt we help each other find a system that fits given setting.I'm looking for something fitting Blue Archive lore. Expectation:>combat-focused>handles gunfights well>has cover system>hitzones unwelcome>crits should do extra damage, but no additional effects>can handle vehicles, combat robots, artillery>can handle big bosses>allows for some gun autism>no magicOne guy suggestes using Cyberpunk 2020, but I think it's a bad idea.
>>96489027>Bleak, somber, deadly and sad/osrg/, they have plenty of that.
>>96489098In my deja vu there was no conclusion.
>>96489020Savage Worlds has a SF splat that allows for space opera, and Flash Gordon has a dedicated splat for the adventurer edition.Sixty Mile Sky does space opera with mechs, but it is less swashbuckling and more Conan in terms of grit.And the standbys of Traveller, Rogue Trader, and Stars Without Number.
>>96418965What system(s) would work for a game based on Gravity Falls, Amphibia, and/or The Owl House?
>>96495012Beyond the Supernatural
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>>96495096A lot of that stuff is still on the Trove wayback machine and the Ultimate Trove torrents if it helps you not have to wait!
>>96495135Thanks. I´ll see if I can get the torrent stuff to work this time, otherwise I must prove my patience.
>>96494187>frostgraveAs much as I could find...GF/d/GnL4r8
>>96495096>>96495135Sadly, I am not that patient..../d/DV3eUA
>>96495096/o-s-rchive for everything C&C including Zygag.>>96493499/essence20Support the curators.
Previous Thread >>>>96341983The thread to talk about Super Heroes/Villains/Spies/Agents/Rogues be it in spandex or not.Popular Choices for Games:>Mutants & MastermindsCurrently the most played one, uses a d20 resolution for everything, has powers building and rules for tactical combat.>Marvel TSR/ FASERIPClassic Supers game from the 80s, still has a lot of fans and various retro-clones. Uses a d100 with an universal resolution table to decide the degree of success, has random character generation and abstract rules for powers and combat.>Masks (PbtA)Rules light game with focus on narrative. Less rules reading more making stuff up on the moment. Game is built on the concept of playing as young heroes but you can use it for more mature settings.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96441201Pubes status on your favorite and/or current capes character?
>>96487161Naturally doesn't grow them because they are an alien/ normal bush
>>96441989Why wouldn't it be relevant?
>>96441201What do you do when you’re stuck on what on creating characters and/or powers for your supers that aren’t just thinly-veiled copies of existing supers like Gambit, etc.? And are there any random generators that you use or would recommend beyond the one below?>https://chaosgachaweb.onrender.com
>>96441201How do you feel about redeeming villains, and what are some of the best ways to do this/examples? I like the idea of villains trying to be better for love, like when Emma crushes on Cyclops.
What's your favorite game of all time? Any genre, any type
>>96495031D&D 3.5e, although I hate the community.It's the version I've grown comfortable with and the one I taught to the 3 friends that bother to even play "D&D".My only real complaint is the fact that high levels are a hassle, and it's unfortunate because my group really likes epic play. I've been experimenting with a few homebrew rules here and there with mixed results thus far.The only saving grace is that they all prefer martials of the "weaboo"/wuxia variety, so having to manage a full spellcaster PC from breaking the campaign is a rarity.
>>96495031Would fuck bottom right's thoraxussy.
Whirlwind editionPrevious thread: >>96484125>Legacies: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/downloads/warhammer-the-horus-heresy/>HH 3.0 - Complete gofile - All Books:https://gofile.io/d/cnJk0N>New Edition, to a great wailing and gnashing of teeth:https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/setting/warhammer-the-horus-heresy/>Official FAQ/Errata/Downloads:https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/downloads/warhammer-the-horus-heresy/>Thread FAQ (very old, remembers Age of Terra)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96495105>>96495067You can do it with a vet tactical squad sergeant though, might not be very good but it makes him look ded hard
>>96495178>combi-gravs and heavy flamersA man of taste
>>96495095Yeah I thought about it
Since Demolisher cannons are so good in HH3, how viable is to spam Vindicators?
>>96495314Very. They're tied with Kratos for the best uses of your armor slots
Will it be bad?
>>96462419>how to achieve natty?A decade as a catamite, presumably.
>>964870742 out of 3 of those have been cancelled. They backstab their own in a heartbeat. The third, despite doing much the same things has immunity for obvious reasons.
>>96489866The failed pornstar is trying to crawl back, claiming the bullshit she and her ex did with Kickstarter funds was all him and that he abused her. Shaven head and all.
>>96495197God damn you the thread was almost dead
>>96458890I've never seen critical role but have seen a few shorts of the Brandon guy. A couple have been funny, but he get really old really fast and is a living conduit of cringe. Hes like what reddit wants to be and it's still insufferable after about 4 minutes.
