why does everything suck now?
Why did hexcrawling rules in D&D disappear? Looking at the 3.5e handbooks all you get is travel time in different terrain and different speeds which can easily be mapped to a hexgrid but there are no instructions for the DM on how to do this. Did they just assume that everyone had legacy knowledge about how to run this from having played in old AD&D, B/X and BECMI campaigns? If so it’s pretty dumb, someone who has never played D&D before will have no way of knowing how to run a hexcrawl and people seemed to forget about them until recently with OSR-stuff influencing RPGs from outside that scene.
>>96778494What are you even arguing about?I don't understand what upset you in my post to make you lash out like that in defense.
>>96778531If you are too retarded to read posts then you should go be a faggot somewhere else.
>>96777749The style of game that most people play has moved away from hex crawling since probably the early eighties. Some of the Dragonlance modules have hexcrawls that are railroads that just punish the players if they go the "wrong" way. The hobby moved more towards the fun house dungeon and "encounter design" and away from more freeform, sandbox play that hex crawling kind of requires.-or-Its possible they the 3e devs were the minority of people who liked, for lack of better term, plot or story focused games, but 3rd edition was so insanely popular that it kind of shifted dungeon fantasy from exploration being an important pillar to being a most vestigial pillar.
>>96778348skyrim's a dogshit example, there's like a billion mods focusing entirely on survival with tens of millions of hits and even vanilla console babies jerk off the notion of not using fast travel as if it was a badge of honor. the real problem there was the utter lack of agency in every other facet of the game, but that's a topic for another time
>>96778348>Attention Defecit modern gamers erroneously believe that traveling, surviving, and exploring are laborious wastes of time and unfunAs a GM, it absolutely fucking is a waste of time to roll a bunch of meaningless encounters that add nothing of real value to the campaign, do not serve the goals of the players or their characters, and survival can be boiled down to a few skill checks, and anything more is, again, a waste of time.The players and their characters already have enough to overcome without a bunch of glup shitto enemies that they'll beat in one or two rounds that only serve to waste their resources so they don't have them for the actually important encounters.I am not here, once a week, for 3-5 hours, to roll on boring ass random tables so they can stab some wolves. The PCs are the protagonists, and have more important shit to do than kill random wildlife over and over. They have places to go, people to save, and evil to thwart. Unless you're one of those retards who thinks sandbox games are actually good (in which case you're a retard), random encounters have no place in TTRPGs and travel can be boiled down to keeping track of how much time they choose to take based on pace and how many resources they drain rather than Going "OOPS YOU FOUND MORE POINTLESS WOLVES TO STAB!".
I hate orcs. I kill any and all orcs that I can see. I go hunting for orcs. If it were up to me, there would be an orc genocide. I would gather up an army for the sole purpose of killing every orc we come across. Any orc that fights, dies on the spot. Any orc that flees gets run down and cut down. Any orc that surrenders gets dragged to prison and then there would be mass public executions. Gods, my wrath against all orcs knows no bounds. Literally every single one of them must be obliterated until there are none left.
>>96778603my berserk orc is good guy tho protects the innocent, kills the wicked, and keeps his word
>>96778603Playing a half-orc is a power move, since it can't be disputed. More if you go "My mother was raped by an orc, that's how I know all orcs are evil, I hunt orcs so what happened to my mother will never happen to another woman."It's right there, daring people to dispute you.The power is immense.
>>96779325He can die last, then.
>>96779354What about if your father was raped by a female orc?
>>96779386That's funny as a joke, once, but the point is that no-one actually wants to have sex with an orc. A man would rather have his cock cut off, it's better than fucking a slampig.It's same for how the most degenerate whore would rather pack her cunt with shit than fuck an orc.
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It's crazy how much better real sable brushes are than even quality synthetics.
>>96779033There's even quality differences between the sables. I just wish I could find out why the tips on all mine lose their sharpness after a couple projects.
>>96779210Do you let paint creep up in the ferrule? Cause that is how you ruin any brush.
>>96779299Nope. I baby the fuck out of them. It's not the bristles splaying. It's the bristles literally wearing down and losing length.
Got the last two desert stealth suits painted up, but don't worry because I've got three more to keep fooling around with! Those will be in a dry green color scheme.I did get a wash medium for the black lining but frankly it didn't really make a difference. It was a bit more efficient than the water but otherwise I didn't feel much of a difference.I used agrax and camoshade for the xv25.
Frenopolis is a gamified tetragrammaton clothed in the memetic zeitgeist.This thread is for discussion and development logging.It's easiest to learn with YGO/MTG experience.It's not for sale. You can request a free physical 2-player 90 card set by following the instructions in the description of this video:https://youtu.be/oPoBUoagO_k(No payment or identifying info required)Tabletop Simulator demo implementation:(let me know if you'd like to set up a game)https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3532880446Physical Demo 1:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96774879That's no way to make frens. Work on your UX.
>>96778173>There's a saying in business along the lines of "your customers are always right but never know why"This isn't a business. There are no customers. This is an art project. Compromising artistic integrity for business purposes is what has destroyed the entire gaming industry. This project is fundamentally not commercially viable at its core.> If you get the same criticism from different peopleConsensus filter has no power here.These people won't even accept the game for free, let alone the fact they have never even attempted to play a game, not even for 5 seconds. They just want to exercise power over the game without any regard for it. It's a destructive impulse larping as positive concern. They won't ever be satisfied until the game is remade in their image.If they post a picture with the irl cards, and suggest anything more than speculative superficial potshots their input might have weight. Despite this, even the sensical complaints/suggestions from these people have been implemented. This thread is completely optional, there's nothing for sale, nothing forced on anyone, no stakeholders to appease, and that is exactly why they continue.
Here's another example of a usage of Transmutation:It's Player 1's turn, they have the Entity "Luffy" on the board, and 2 Orange Energies Frenned with "I Am The Dot".They have the Entity "Carl Jung" in their Hand, which costs 3 to Project.How can Player 1 Project "Carl Jung" from their Hand without Projecting another Energy or any other cards from their Hand?
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>TQEternal hiatus wood elves. >next army lined up Maybe ill dump this and find some decent 3d empire of morr stuff, idk. Even then It'll probably only be to play that 500-750 point game mode. Did those rules ever get added to the bin btw?
>>96779065Picked up more orcs n gobbos. I know the battalion is the “ worst “ out of all of them but the store had it marked down dramatically (all the other battalions were regular price, this one probably didn’t sell at all) that it made it a steal not to grab it. >>96779087The rules aren’t even officially out until tomorrow, so expect scans and the addition within a few days.
>TQI'm still assembling and prepping my very infantry-heavy Bretonnians, so I'll be busy with them for quite a while. As for next army, probably doing Wood Elves with lots of trees. I always thought the goofy old low poly wood elves from RuneScape were cool before they turned them into a bunch of mutt freaks dressed like San Francisco faggots.
>TQworking on 500pts of beastmen for the new mode. Just slapping on some Ratskin Flesh i got in the mail and its super thin and running , almost comparable to the GW air stuff, maybe got a bad pot i dunno dont use this colour ever really. Gonna be a three coater i think.
>i make an optimized pc>other players make shitty gimmick pcs>they have the gall to complain that I'm "overpowered" abd "stealing the spotlight"I blame theater kids for the propagation of this crab bucket mentality.
>>96751335Reminder that Crab bucket mentality isn't actually a thing.Crabs have a defense mechanism where, in dangerous situations where a potential predator is recognized, they will grab onto each other and lock up to prevent easy predation.
>>96772362>t. Didn't read the threadAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHREDDIT PSEUD CAN'T EVEN READAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>>96767615>Wizards are not allowed in this campaignbased
Fate solves all of these problems except for OP's incessant need for attention
>>96772362You will literally never make it. You will be stuck as a permabeg making boxes and loomis heads for all eternity.
How would you do a fishing minigame in tabletop?No, seriously. Have you ever tried to put in a mini game into your tabletop game where it's just mostly there for the players to engage and relax in whenever they feel like it? I'm not sure if there's a way to do this, and I'm wondering if this is a strange artifact of tabletop being inferior to video games, or if I'm just not clever enough to think of it.
>>96778150>That's not correct at all. More intended playtime != more marketability cause if the player doesn't engage with the systems, then there will be less playtime. More playtime != more money either, cause cause single-player offline games with no DLC can have tons of playtime but no way to generate money or marketability.You really dont understand how shareholders think do you? Games like ubisoft shit appease shareholders to no end because the game has "theoretical" appeal and "theoretical" near endless playtime due to the mass amounts of minigames and scavenger hunt crap. >That's why they all want DLC, gacha, and hunt for whales.And what are gacha games if not a bunch of mini games slapped together on an anime girl roulette wheel? >>96778363Then it's by definition not a mini game but part of the main game? If its required to progress in the game it's not a mini game.
>>96764488It would be hard for me to make fishing into a minigame and not an autistic, phoenix command sub-system with mechanics for line breakages, tackle loss, and so on.>>96764511This is what did it for me. Ever since my parents got that for me at the age of 4, I've been hooked.>>96771396Thank you for visiting. /tg/ is very firmly a no fun allowed board
>>96778700>If its required to progress in the game it's not a mini game.Bullshit. A ton of sixth generation console games have a mandatory "you have to do this minigame once to progress the plot" bit that introduces the minigame but doesn't exhaustively plumb its depths.
I usually approach stuff like that from a character building/RP standpoint. Instead of making up some little mechanic for players to fiddle with I would ask them to describe how their character approaches such a casual, low stakes activity and make up some fun trivia about their character related to said activity, throwing in some questions in case they need help getting started (When did your character learn to fish? What is their preferred fishing method/strategy/tool? Is there a significant or interesting even that happened in their past that involved fishing?). Once everyone involved has had a chance to contribute or wants to move on I would then try and come up with a result that fits in with what everyone put in (methodical PC catches a bunch of fish while PC who uses their bare hands only nabs one but it's the biggest, PC who remembers The One That Got Away catches a similar fish, etc.).
>>96764488Why in the fuck would I put a fishing minigame in when I could just have them roll a check of some kind and move on with the actual interesting stuff?
This thread is all about solo games and campaigns. Apparently nobody bothered to make the new one.Rune Soldier edition.>Old thread >>96465762Resources: https://rentry.org/srpgghttps://infinityweavers.link/re-up/solo-rp-toolkitMore threads:https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/subject/%2Fsrpgg%2F/Thread Question(s): At what point does solo turn into novel-writing? Is that something you enjoy, don't? What can you do to prevent/promote it?
>>96773795I'm gonna probably try it soon. Just on the fence as to whether I just use mythic to set scenes or if I use the full chaos engine and storyline system for the whole thing.Ironically I'm gonna have to play a solo rpg first to get back into practice for using it all.
>>96766710I have not played the newest edition, but played TNG. It is a neat but indeed very light system. From what I've heard they made the mechanics somehow even more streamlined in the new edition.
Going to be playing Dragonbane this weekend, what am I in for?
I'm pretty out of practice and feeling uninspired. I tried getting two games off the ground but both ran back into the ground. tonight, I will have someone with a gun walk into the room.also anyone tried the new Riftbreakers yet? I skimmed the core rules and some of the tables and it seems sort of fun. I'm gonna try to give it a whirl soon
How fun is "Iron Valley"? I'm looking for a cute time.
Lore edition>Hero to many. Enemy to some. When Thjazi Fang is marked for execution, various figures from across his remarkable life unite to uncover the truth behind his grim fate. In a land still suffering from the fallout of dead gods and living in the shadow of a tumultuous rebellion, these disparate people will come together across the fractured world of Aramán and connect in ways they never imagined.>As hope and victory fade, a question hangs over Aramán. Without the Gods, what great deeds now fall to us? And who, or what, shall grab their crown from themselves?Previous episodesEpisode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mbynm0pGX0Episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBQMuDAe4rE
>>96774558Absolutely going to happen if/when they notice the table with thaisha in it is getting noticably lower views than the others.
>>96778722Nah, the Melty/Marisha table is going to get the least views simply because it sounds boring as fuck. They overestimate how much people want to see local political intrigue in their actual plays.
>>96778261Evil rich white families oppressing poor orc communities, plus a corrupt fake church. Oh and someone is collecting items that might be used to transport people to the various culture's afterlife.At least that's the plot so far, it will probably explode out to some world threatening bullshit eventually. Maybe the angel will escape and go tear open a portal to the primordial realm.
>>96772863So Brennan is doing LOTR but with three groups instead of two.
>>96779004Yeah, Matt can carry the seeker table as long as his character keeps calling out Aabriya's shit. Ashley is a complete non factor RP wise, but she will definitely slow down combat. Alex seems like a good player. There is no saving the schemer table. Worst character in the campaign Murray, Taliesin playing another freak, personality of wet cardboard Luis, and Liam "That's a natural 20' O'brien.
What's /tg/ thoughts on this new game?Saw a video review by Deficient Master and holy shit the glazing was hard, especially clear when him and the creator are close friends. Heavily biased review, so I am curious to see what others think.
>>96778608https://youtube.com/watch?v=yFhuMILSHls&lc=UgwIfFOskZv2pVLLl9d4AaABAg&si=bM1CFTYt4Zipq94kLink to the highlighted comment, an interesting read of a $200+ backer, seems like the creator isn't good behind the scene if this is all true I did checked the backer credit and she enough, this dude name is there unless I'm reading an old version
>>96778912Screenshot for those that can't read it
>>96778923Thank you for this....gonna have me a long think.
>>96778971I've thought long enough. Piracy only from here on.(I am replying to myself)
>>96776272Haven't played yet, and I don't care about the creator's political views or whatever, the art also is too wacky cartoony for my taste but it's also something easy to bypass by just drawing/imagining my own characters/worlds with the ruleset.Positives that I have to say:- the new 6 stats and how they function with HP, skills and your rolls are great.- armor reducing damage and the players having to dodge or defend every attack is way more fun than D&D's AC.Can't really say much about the classes, perks and spells so far, but the ruleset feels like an updated B/X, but this time really updated, not just some homebrew over the same things everyone does. I'll try a couple of sessions.
Ooh he's a bad one when he's got his arms on edition.Previous Thread:>>96408299Check out here for useful links and a catalogue of relevant miniatures retailers:https://pastebin.com/nnNqqFLn
Just rebound my copy of the first Chapter Approved.
I didn't hear no bell.
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>>96777276>But I want metalGood man, the correct opinion.
I've decided to decease my internet time and blue light exposure, buy an ebook reader, and get used to finishing the day with some reading, instead of all the other things that give me insomnia.What /tg/-related books have you been reading anon, or what you think what other people should read too? I've read Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit before I knew what the hell ttrpgs even were. Same with the original Dragonlance books. I was thinking of picking up Elric of Melnibone and Original Conan the Barbarian. Already read and enjoyed Eisenhorn, most of the Slayer books with Gotrek, first 1.5 of the Black Company books. And dear god I haven't read books for fun in so long, what have I been doing?
>>96769469Great minds think alike I guess. I might check it out from my library as well, thanks for the rec.
>>96756675>I'm reading three hearts and three lions, finally. It's good!What specifically is so great about it?
>>96775490I finished it last night, it's just a solid basic, European influenced fantasy story. It's a simple concept, executed well. Ended a little suddenly, but a nice little read.Think I'm gonna read Guards, Guards! next.
>>96776274>Think I'm gonna read Guards, Guards! next.I loved Discworld, hope you enjoy it!
If you're gonna read Elric then I sugguest you read most of the eternal champion.I'd Sugguest John Daker's Books, Hawkmoon's books, Definitley all of Elric, as well as Prince Corum.Some other fucker in the thread mentioned discworld, do that too. Those books are fantastic. They are Peak.
Should Space Marines be made more common? These mythical warriors of only 1 million or so total spread thin throughout the Imperium does NOT match up with what we actually see, which is the Astartes showing up in large numbers to even minor conflicts and dying in large numbers as well.
>>96766779Yeah I'm thinking they could be defeated by 3, maybe 4 chapters working together.
>>967489431000 is a regiment, not a companyyou should still have 1 captain per 100 marines
>>96770203>The scarcity of marines make their use in battle lines such as this picture kinda nonsensical.Or maybe it's a piece of artwork not meant to be taken literally. Do you think this image depicts things how they actually happened? Did your mother have you tested for autism?
>>96747417Even if there was a billion marines they would be rare
>>96772426Marines actually aren't even that OP its just typical BL throwing numbers out there like golden age comic writers where one sentence to show how strong they are accidentally makes them OP as fuck beyond belief while other stories have them getting killed by guardsmen with regular combat knives. We know that weapons like or similar to Krak grenades, meltas, plasma guns, lascannons can penetrate power armor so realistcally even 100k marines would not tip the scales especially when Necrons and Eldar exist and are basically equal to marines.
I remember playing 1e back in the day and wondered if 2nd edition is worth anything?
>>96774864>To add pain, Scions add can add their power stat for successes to ANY supernatural defense, or even mundane defense.The fuck are you talking about? Clash of wills? The enhancement to defense rolls in demigod?
>>96749528>2e actually has functioning mechanics and doesn't break in half with dex once you hit demigod.1e was THAT bad?
>>96779256Consult the badly laid out picture picture
>>96779323>picture pictureI have no idea how that happened. I blame the brain damage from making this
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