What made gnomes so special that they needed to be a core race for so long? they were only introduced shortly after the original races buts still stick around to this day. they are never really popular player races, and don't really fulfill the same fantasy tropes as the other races didSo why stick around as a core and not just be a later supplement?
>>96459667I prefer gnomes to dwarves
>>96461247they recently got rid of the mixed races as their own thing if that counts i
>>96460214gnomes in fantasy don't match really one to one with how we treat them in myth or pop culturegnomes are just sorta the little dudes you put in your garden, but in dnd they live in cavesin most myth they're pretty interchangeable with elves, but i suppose goblins are tooin pop culture they're interchangeable with snow white dwarves and christmas elves. frankly gnomes almost seem like they are in dnd for the normie friend who is confused why aren't elves working for santa
>>96466582D&D forest gnomes are pretty close to the myth version.
i feel like anyone who conflates gnomes and halflings is disingenuous. i say this as someone who hates tinker gnomes and think they poisoned the well early on. gnomes are tiny elves, halflings are tiny humans. this should be more than enough to fill your imagination. halflings and gnomes couldn't be more different.
Thoughts on the upcoming Starcraft wargame?
>>96466527I played a lot of StarCraft and I have no misgivings about it, but the style looks like slop. Bad proportions, too nu-Blizzard. StarCraft 2’s aesthetic did itself scuff the clarity of the artistic vision of the first by making everything so smooth. The models they’ve shown renders for look like random crap you’d find online from an independent creator. That’s not ‘everything I don’t like is slop’. Plenty of things I don’t like don’t look like slop. I hate primaris but they looks good.
Have they even revealed any models? This shit was announced like a year ago, thought it was vaporware.
>>96466708They did show some in a stream not too long ago, they look pretty nice: https://www.youtube.com/live/KaBLk74eHQ0?feature=shared
>>96466918>Goliath spottedSo it won't just be limited to SC2 (non-campaign) units, thank God
>>96467234I still watch from time to time SC2 and SC games and one of the most common things that happen is that people started playing SC, try SC2 and rapidly go back to SC. Hell people that never played SC when they where kid so no nostalgia goggles and started playing the game with SC2 try SC and eventually leave SC2 behind.SC2 is an objectively worst game than SC, even kids that grew with nothing but modern game eventually stick with good old SC finding that things like the retarded pathfinding of the Goliath or the Dragoon to be a skill to master than a flaw of the game. Which is odd coming from kids that usually get frustrated easily.
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any ff tcg player, what deck you playing?
>>96465734As an ex-competitive Modern fag until MH2, its because they spend 0 time fixing their competitive formats, hell its happening right now in standardModern keeps getting some fucking retarded Universes beyond or pushed card that just stays center stage in the format for over a year before correction. I get wanting people to use new cards and such, but it's so ridiculously strong or forced that it warps the entire meta game around the one ring or some other BS that its unfun.In standard, there's Vivi thats turned the format into Izzet or rogue decks only. And because they don't want to ban more cards again after JUST banning 7 IN A ROTATING FORMAT, its going to stick for another 3+ months. People just quit and play other card games because before when Wizards got careless, they had no choice but to wait. But now there's great card games you can play as an alternative, and you just don't go back because being excited for a new set every 3 weeks just isn't possible if you have a life.
>>96466725The sad thing about mtg is that they don't try to create new archetypes or new cool mechanics, everything now is recycled shit and to make sales they have to powercreep the fuck out of things.If they hadn't as many sets a year or actually thought of new standalone mechanics with synergy with older shit they wouldn't need to fuck things up constantly.The new Warlord cards for exemple are really cool and some seems overpowered but in older formats they are just ok because the things that are meta in the older formats are consistent. Not that the new cards are unplayable but instead of lots of them becoming meta only a few see play right now, maybe in a few years the new packages become better but right now the 12 years worth of sets hold more value in the meta.Going back to mtg, if wotc explored more for exemple the land and eggs(artifact) themes from MH1 then perhaps MH2 wouldn't need ragavans or evoke elementals to sell.
>>96467194Well Wizards has shifted a TON since MH2, it's very obvious crossovers are the star of the show considering every set for the rest of the year are crossovers.Commander solved Wizard's biggest issue: capitalizing on kitchen table players. Now they're in the fucking money since competitive is probably less than 1% of current sales, and all the commander Timmy's are the rest of it.
>>96465978>a new set every 3 weeksHow do people manage to consume this? Buy singles forever? I get the don't buy every set logic but at some point you're just printing way too much for people to catch up. Anyway haven't played mtg in a decade but it's still the best mechanics in a tcg. Bandai games don't compare and I am now looking at fab vs ga for my next thrill desu
>Hands where i can see em'. You got any potions on ye? Any scrolls? Yeah you do, i smell alchemy ingredients on you. You've been hexing today? Oh, y'all don't hex? All y'all hex, every Wizard hexes! And you look like a Wizard to me. Don't you reach for that wand in your robe- He's reaching! He's reaching!
The joke doesn't work because wizards are the richest, most educated, and most civilized class.
>>96467469>We WUZ sorcerers.My wizza, you can't even brew a healthing potion right. Wizza, what in all that is arcane is you waffling about?
Its dey cultur
FUCK the Paladins and FUCK all y'all Kingsmen.We out here casting spells, we out here doing something, we out here moving potions.My gold stacks higher than my three foot tall minions, Wizza.
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>>96466950Amusingly enough Disney Wars' ISB is far more important in-universe than the original ISB.They are from the EU but never did anything except get mentioned here and there in WEG sourcebooks.In the EU Imperial Intelligence under Isard handled all the intrigue.
>>96466950There was a concept of the ISB already, first being from WEG's d6 SWRPG module "Rebel Breakout" 1987, it's very light in terms of describing the organization though. However, the iconic white uniform was already a concept before Disney (on a TCG).
>>96430790They were right about all of that though. Why are the JEDI of all people being sent to negotiate the trade dispute? The Nemoidians are clearly just terrified by them, are they being treated like the Chancellor's strongmen or something? If it was an issue that could be settled by just citing some law or making a deal, it would never have reached the point of a blockade. And if it could be solved like that, why not just use the sectors representative? And somehow, nobody even knows the blockade is happening? And why IS Naboo suffering so badly from it, do they not have agriculture? How could any deal signed while under invasion be legitimate?The plot only makes sense to 8 year olds exactly because it was designed for 8 year olds. The more you think about it the dumber it is, the plot stops at "bad stuff happens because politics and bad guys greedy".
>>96432329>The point is we're meant to side with Poe emotionally, but the reveal is meant to appeal to our rationality and that acting on emotion isn't always the right call. Very JediIs that very Jedi? What happened to "trust your feelings"?
>>96467121ISB was strictly internal security, but they also served as an example of rival agencies Sheev set up just to see themm plot against each other.>>96466950Rogue One and Andor are relatively untouched by Disney idiocy. The two Jedi games, too.
What TTRPG system has the best combat in your opinion? What makes it shine compared to other systems out there?
>>96466207Lancer. Damage/death system is fun.
>>96466207If the systems I've played, I think I enjoyed DH2e (and by extension the other FFG 40k games) the most. There are plenty of things to do in combat, both for melee and ranged, utilizing cover and terrain is rewarding, and unless you're playing a backline sniper you have plenty to do other than "Okay I half-action Aim and then shoot."Its too bad the people I played with were mouth-breathers.Surprisingly I've quite liked Wrath & Glory, I think its a decent successor even if it isn't as focused as the previous 40k rpgs. D6 dice pool has been more fun than I believed it would be.
>>96466304This because of this. PF2 is 4E but boring.
>>96466207ADND with a group who actually understands how weapon type vs ac and initiative and speed factors work. Or Mythras.
4e d&d is the best
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>>96467107>Breastigors
>>96467107Fat beast(wo)man tits
>>96466785>Chaos magic niggaThat's what I've always liked about chaos from a "your dudes" standpoint. You can get away with a lot of bullshit you otherwise couldn't with other factions.You want to make a full warband of beast(wo)men that does the raping? Fucking go for it. Just make them a Slaaneshi warband or empowered by Khorne or some shit and you'll be fine.
>>96466319>Immortal barring killed in combatyeah, so about 10 years give or take
>>96466181because the best way to give importance to an orc character is by detailing his big waaaaghyou can have one big waaagh active in the present you can have 6 small waaaghs acting at once in the present you can have 6 big waaaaghs through history you can't have 6 big waaaaghs active in the present at once they wouldn't feel important
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.
>why are random people replying to a public thread on a public forum? where's the downvote button?
>>96466294Maybe he's not involved in it because they do stuff like this.It's the oldest, most popular RPG in the world and yet has some of the most bad and confusing design decisions you could ever imagine seeing.
>>96467039The main bad design decision relating to clerics in D&D has always been the fact that they're too damn powerful. Yes, even back in the first edition they were too strong.
>>96465669It's a simplification of the actual rules because it's a fucking starter set. The actual rule is that you need your fucking hand free to perform material component, which as an exception can be substituted with a spell focus, of which holy symbols as an exception can be borne on a shield or fabric.
>>96467285except for the fact that they can't use swords and the best magic items in adnd are swords. not to mention a myriad of restrictions. nice try tho
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Plague Marines are fun
>>96460847the floaty once are so boring looking the centre piece model is nice but the rest does not look Kill Team worth. Just like a generic box sad
Do preorders usually show up at release date or later?>>96466309They're straight forward and solid enough to survive a lot. Definitely a great and thematic team
what do you want out of a team for deity legions?
>>96467344Khorne boys with flamers, his worshipers seem to forget it's "Kill, Maim, Burn" and really just focus on the killing and maiming.
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.
>>96459468Ooohhhh that's a neat little video, thanks!Also, good rec.
>>96461405>Hey, MektonBro! Good to see you around, friend. How have you been?Hey anon! Thanx man. To quote Megatron in 1986/2005, "I still function...!" I'm STILL tinkering with my game. Real life keeps getting in my damn way.>>96460573Say, those look worth a peek. Thanks for sharing!
>>96424465>limewirenot that I don't appreciate your share but virus total says this shits more infected than 30 year old whore
>>96452031This was an idea I wanted to run with but could never figure how to make work.People who could remotely control mecha but suffering damage would be reflected back as psychic and physical damage to their actual body.
>>96462324I've seen players play scared before, even without mechanical implementation, but that was in games that really leaned into the horror elements and tropes. Whereas with mecha games (or Werewolf like that other game I was in), the assumption is often that your character is a hot-blooded badass, ready to go teeth-first against bigger and meaner mechs and monsters. So when you introduce a horror scene, it can be hard for players to square that previous concept with the requirements of the scene.>>96462336I confess, I haven't checked the server in a while, but have you managed to do any more Mekton games or try playtesting some of your game's potential rules?
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>>96467281>Fyreslayers hero on foot, no new units allowedWhy do you want to have enemies? Why say things that make people angry?
>>96467281>Top LeftHalfling griddle knights>Top RightA crotch>Bottom LeftOne boob of a lady ogor.>Bottom RightSteve from long island
>>96467339
>>96467324but he's not weird
>>96467324He is just a tall dude with a demonic girlfriend.
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>>96460221>>96462005>>96462389proompting lazily will produce shit results, it's the equivalent of shitty ms paint squiggles but concealed slightly more, though not nearly as much as some lazy proompters thinkmeanwhile doing high effort proompting means either genning a thousand pics for every success or spending extra time inpainting and photoshopping manually to get a good result, either way it takes effort, probably more effort than it would take to just google a pic that fits, but sometimes the pic you want just doesn't exist outside of creating it from nothing
>>96462389Problem is getting matching artstyles for what you want. I've been sitting on a 15 pager because there is a limited art I can find of what I want and when I do find it, it varies wildly
How did Charlie manage to defeat the gods and fuck them over so much?
>>96466217Excellent bumpfagging
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>>96467229>Given time, she could grow into the kind of person you could comfortably address as “Master Ritsuka” when learning from her.I could to.>Venti: I am blessed in the fact I'm surrounded by many teachers.
>>96462194I'm going to add my OC waifu in white text to one of my jumps, making her a premade OC, just to spite this attempt at dividing me from her.
>>96467316>Ritsuka: And I’m blessed to have met someone who’s a wonderful brother.
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>>96467330One thing I don't remember is asking.
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>>96465971>>96466698ups forgot comment text. wanted to say neat look like the sin city style
>>96465728Nice, really nice
>>96465840Oh look, it's Morbin' Time
Anyone got more fairytale-like centaurs?I need a whole bunch.
>>96464080>Madness?
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>>96464531Because programmers like to pretend programming is a huge hurdle and challengethey dont realize that even though Indians fucking suck at it, they still do 90% of what they do for much much cheaper.
Alter-S and MMK pair ban when
>>96465251AI does it for free
This was a good booster box
>>96465277I'm shocked MMK didn't get hit at ALL considering how strong omnimon is now.