I know MERP had the best illustrations but what is the most lore-accurate Tolkien TTRPG? Some games make up bullshit especially regarding the magic system.BTW, post some old school Tolkien illustrations
>>96908504>How are most Tolkien-inspired games doing Dwarves wrong?Dwarves were not ever described as being aggressive drunkard Scots for one thing, nor were they just short people with beards. They were hardy, strong, stubborn, but honourable people, designed to survive through the harsh times of the First Age. D&D first began the trend of Dwarves being axe-wielding morons, but the LotR films really cemented them as this slapstick idiot viking midget trope.>I mean, sure, the Balrog in LOTR isn't described in tons of details, but imagining them as horned devils doesn't seem too far-fetched?It's too Christian to think of them like that. Tolkien's pretty much only inclusion of his faith was having a single primary God in Eru Iluvatar, but the bulk of divine interaction in Arda was the Valar, which were much closer to a pagan pantheon style of deities than anything Christian, precisely because Tolkien was going for a native British mythology to fill the gap that Arthurian legend (polluted by French and Christian ideologies) awkwardly perched in. It's then fairly obvious to see that Balrogs would be less like Christian demons or devils in aesthetic, and more like fire giants of Norse mythology, since it's clear Tolkien used a lot of Norse mythology already. Less horned goat and more enemies of Asgard.>Aren't Ents described by someone on Saruman's side as looking like a forest that walks?That's the Huorns. They were what looked like a moving forest, because they were literally trees that could move. Ents (name derived from Ettin) were always described more as giant humanoids, similar to trolls, but with some traits that resembled trees (Treebeard, for example, had smooth brown arms, a beard that had some slight mossy and twiggy qualities, big feet with seven toes each, and what was likely clothing made of green and grey bark but potentially was his torso skin, though I lean more towards clothes, his arms were bare and not bark-like, neither were his feet).
>>96908867>(polluted by French and Christian ideologies)Stopped reading right there. You know that Tolkien was an outspoken Catholic, right?
>>96905120The Dunedain as depicted in the Last Alliance are pretty book accurate. They're mostly armored in mail, with wings on their helmets.
>>96910275>Stopped reading right there.Then you stopped reading after I said "Tolkien's pretty much only inclusion of his faith was having a single primary God in Eru Iluvatar", which then renders your question pointless and dishonest. Tolkien did NOT equate his faith with his wider purpose of creating a true English myth. Which is why he never jumped the shark like his friend CS Lewis did when he included a talking lion version of Jesus, for example.
>>96908867>Ents (name derived from Ettin) were always described more as giant humanoids, similar to trolls, but with some traits that resembled treesInteresting. I had the chance of reading LOTR before the Jackson movies came out, but for some reason I still pictured them as animated trees. But re-reading about it, yeah, it seems that indeed you are right.Perhaps what got me confused is that they are said to "come to ressemble" the essences of trees they were watching over and "sometimes turn more tree-like with the time".We don't have any illustrations of Ents made by Tolkien himself? Or at least, directly Tolkien-approved?You also mentioned that the weapons and armour shouldn't be medieval, which period would be the best equivalent to late 3rd-Age tech level?
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>>96911559We love you too, Anon.
>>96911559I believe YOUR response would be: <---
>>96911440Its in newVola last i saw.
>>96911353>/d/J7EKhMNTA, but thank you! I was interested in this too
Bump for SF x WF Operation Orias
Are you hyped for the set? MTG is looking mighty fine, very soulful unique cards inbound
>>96909988No because it doesn't fit magic at all and is full of memes. Even Spider-Man was less shit.
>>96909999Why do low IQ people hate counters when they arent even that good.
>>96910037No it's pretty weak.
>>96909988>>96909990WotC ban list: all islands and anything that produces blue mana. Haha.
>>96910037Innocent Timmy.
Battlefleet Gothic editionPrevious thread:>>96850764Battlefleet 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.Helpful resources: (feel free to suggest additions!)https://pastebin.com/qq9N8V0V>TQAre there any /gwsg/-related projects you hope to finish before the year is out?
>>96911114>This is a very stupid theory.That is because you assumed SG and GW 40k/AoS are the same, but they aren't. SG is Forgeworld, a subsidiary of GW with different leadership, budget and production line.Yes the GW grass is greener than the Forgeworld grass, until they realized they had a family, they need food and not grass. I was going on a long rant about the history of Specialist Games revival since 2016 but there're no point. If you know, you know "trust me bruh".But i'll say this : the releases of HH Age of Darkness has seemingly proved that GW has split Forgeworld/SG into 2 or 3 branchs now : one being HH/LI , two being TOW (or maybe it's the same division as HH/LI), and the other is "the rest of SG games". Yeah if i have to make a speculation "the rest of SG games" still sucks because likely these people are being shuffled around working on multiple games with completely different setting, deadline up the ass.
>>96911335>That is because you assumed SG and GW 40k/AoS are the same, but they aren't. SG is Forgeworld, a subsidiary of GW with different leadership, budget and production line.FW got folded into GW proper years ago dude. There's still a dedicated specialist game team that handles stuff like Necromunda and Blood Bowl and TOW but they're directly under GW.
>>96911431FW got folded into GW They're always part of GW, do you think the machinery and building at FW grew legs and merged physically or something? They got their own building, leadership, budget, and machine to produce their own kit separated from 40k/aos, why am i repeating myself?
>>96885219Bought it last weekend it'll be here on friday YIPPEE
>>96911335>>96911526LMAO you're chatting shit based on 10-15 year old information, boomer scum. There is no Specialist Games or Forgeworld. They are called Specialist Design Studio. Their counterpart that does 40K/AoS is the "Main Studio".No they did not get "their own machine" you wretched dunce. SDS shoots their plastics through the same facility all GW's stuff is shot through, the same facility that is constantly tapped out and failing to meet overall kit demand. GW does not and cannot spin up new plastics injection plants at will, ya turd-mouthed idiot.a) they are not a subsidiary, and b) by your own retarded logic GW would be unable to poach "Forgeworld" employees for 40K if "Forgeworld" was a totally separate entity.You put on an absolute showcase of Dunning Kruger excellence, though, grandpa dumbfuck.
Welcome to the Old School Renaissance General, the thread dedicated to first decade, Gygaxian D&D, its more faithful modern clones, and content created specifically for use with them. Later editions (2e and newer) should be discussed elsewhere.Broadly, OSR games encourage a tonal and mechanical fidelity to Dungeons & Dragons played as intended and taught by its creators from 1974 to 1983 — less emphasis on linear adventures and overarching metaplots and a greater emphasis on player agency.If you are new to the OSR, welcome! Ask us whatever you're curious about: we'll be happy to help you get started. We also have two excellent beginner guides created by Anons with feedback from the thread, feel free to check them out for answers:>n00b DM's Guidehttps://pastebin.com/EVvt6P0B>n00b Player's Handbookhttps://pastebin.com/XALkXkV0>Troves, Resources, Blogs, etc:http://pastebin.com/9fzM6128>Need a starter dungeon? Here's a curated collection:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96911443It's a chatbot replying to itself, the only human involved is sniggering to his fellow discord homos
>>96903688That book was great. It has an elven hound in it, like the chooshie or something. It's like a regular dog, but better, because elves are better.
>>96892196Just call it 1e thread. The other can be called the 2e thread. osr is such a useless fucking term to begin with.
>>96911858It's not a 1e thread. It's a thread about 1e, OD&D, B/X, and clones, and modern content for those systems that is tonally and mechanically compatible.
>>96911930and ACKS
ACPA 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 content:https://rtalsoriangames.com/downloads/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96910504Borgs can use Quick-Change Mount to replace hands with large guns.
>>96907018Ok, James I’ll bite.I think most reasonable assumption is to see what kind of homebrew people like (since they make it, means they want it in their games) and then which parts of books are praised the most (since they enjoy it, means they want more of it).I’ll admit. Most of the gaping issues are fixed by this point, we got FBCs, we got… hmm furries aren’t my thing, but we did got them, martial arts were greatly expanded, we got a shitload of weapons, vehicles, sometimes drugs, drones, net gear and shit.Man, just thinking about it makes me realise how far we went the DLCs, sure part of the content is whack (it depends but it’s like 40% for me), but hey, it’s free.Compared to the 2020 series, at this point we would’ve had like 5 books about entire continents lore (including space), multiple adventures (I don’t even count them because I dislike the concept of pre-made adventure).
>>96876951>>96901741>>96907507Isn't Mike in his 70's? I assumed he's soft retired and Red was just the last big project he worked on. CDPR wheel him out every so often to ramble on about lore while he leaves R.Tal to his kids.
>>96907018>What are you expecting/hoping for - more premade adventures, more rulebooks or..? I assumed most GMs prefer homebrew adventures.For the love of god, stop with the adventure books. Personally I'd like a rules supplement, something like Xanathar's Guide to Everything or Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. Also does anybody know if the NC45 is just a lorebook or if there's going to be any new rules, items etc
>>96911958Don't remind me. I know he'd be against it, but it'd be nice to get an engram of him so his virtual ghost could be consulted. You can kinda do that with LLM training today, but I think he'd have a Dixy Flatline philosophy on being brought back in that capacity. A better option would be some rejuvenation therapy that helps people live longer and gives them a more youthful body, but sadly, I think that tech is about a decade or so away at best.
We keep seeing dwarf and elf threads but where are the comfy halfling threads?
>>96878322>because Elves SPECIFICALLY made one of the most terrible swears/slurs in Common sound exactly like the Half-Foots' name for their race in their own language.Huh? It wasn't spite, it was pure coincidence. Would be pretty weird if it was spite since elves are pretty dismissive of the shorter-lived races, both for good and for ill. Also I'm pretty sure the joke is that their own name is just 'Hobbit' but because of copyright they can't say that.
>>96910995Oh yeah?
>>96906723Seems like someone should start saving Halfling images.
>>96911562>halflingThat's more like a two-thirdsling
>>96909577You should read the Halfling book for Darksun
Asrai edition>Resources:WFB: https://pastebin.com/qVGrgwwh WM: https://pastebin.com/EsDAgeba WFRP: https://pastebin.com/inbyBsR6 Novels: https://pastebin.com/PFqPDr0H >TOW:https://gofile.io/d/fxFgXShttps://www.warhammer-community.com/the-old-world-downloads/>Warhammer Chronicles:https://files (dot) catbox (dot) moe/0xt777 (dot) zip>Time of Legends:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Faction tier lists are for women and faggots
new cathay when? after Im done with miao ying, I need new units to paint.
>>96911933Literally two more days little paypiggy
>>96911995I hope you are not lying
>>96912024Chinese rockets in their little preview teaser video + prominent AoS rumourmonger was yapping about more cathay a few days agoSafe to assume wave 2 is about to be revealed
Que Retardado Edition>What is Trench Crusade?An alternate weird history 28mm/32mm tabletop skirmish game still in a pre-release playtesting phase but with the full release slated for this year. Based on the art and lore of Mike Franchina, whose illustrations you may have seen floating around on /tg/ for a several years now, and designed by Tuomas Pirinen, one of the original creators of Mordheim. It's grimdark, it's visceral, it's awesome, and it's very Blanchitsu.>What Trench Crusade is notTC not an excuse for you to discuss IRL religion, history that didn't occur in the game, culture war shit, or discord bullshit on /tg/. Keep it on topic.>What's the QRD on the background?The Knights Templar turned heretic and opened the Gates of Hell when they took Jerusalem during the First Crusade. Over 800 years later the war is still ongoing as technology has developed to a pseudo diesel-punk WW1 standard and a third of Humanity has sided with the Infernal Princes.>How do I get started?All the files are free online, but are split between the website and the discord. They have all been collected here for your convenience:https://mega.nz/folder/70QH0BBa#Eg-blxYQKkY_C02wErnFTQComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96911979It's not bait, it's a declaration of not being baited by the recent common statements.How is it nogames? I'm playing TC every week with some mates in a campaign. We're three games in now completely undisturbed by the online turbulence. You can do it too, all of you.If anything the shitposting over 'oh no no TCsisters how are we killing GW now!!!???' comes from the nogame faggots.>>96912002No one cares. It's concern trolling, false flag bullshit retards bite every single time.>food analogy
>fa/tg/uys turned into bootlicking faggotswhat happened
heres my hot take, if you have the ability to 3d print why wouldn't you digibash or just make your own models? If you want Official Content why wouldn't you just buy the plastics?
>>96908750Most forms of copy protection can be removed by a motivated teenager. Provide a good service and most people will pay for it. Be a bitch to deal with and people will pirate.
>>96912007Fanbase is this game is mind broken
>>96871681>>96855126>>96875853>>96820710>>96899856You cocksuckers planning to do anything about this? Not gonna go through all the other spam in individual threads.
Notably, he's already replaced the ones that fell off with new ones, lol.
>>96899936You're supposed to be terminally online and able to recognize different art pieces commissioned by some guy on reddit who's not actually breaking any rules, just making boring threads, and then be mad about it.Damn Puckee, that threadspace should have been for another polbait troll posting culture war D&Dogshit art!
>>96908823Lol. Lmao. Those faggots do not stay contained.
>>96911380Don't kid yourself. No one applied for /tg/.The minimum acts of moderation we have here are when some wandering janny from another board happens to be able to bug one of the two remaining mods from /v/ or /a/ enough to do something.
>>96912018Leaks showed that pre-sharty-pwning, /tg/ had a staggering 11 jannies. There's staff here, they just cooperate with spammers/flooders & shitposters.
ANIME REFERENCE BOX EDITIONInfinity is a 28mm tabletop skirmish game produced by Corvus Belli, and includes the related games Aristeia, Defiance, TAG Raid, REM Racers, and Acheron's Fall. Corvus Belli also produces the fantasy games Warcrow and Warcrow Adventures.>Latest official update:Freak wars infinity seminar>Rules and missions:https://infinitythewiki.com/index.phphttps://infinitytheuniverse.com/resourceshttps://infinitytheuniverse.com/games/infinity/its>Beginner FAQs and guides:https://pastebin.com/x06JG55U https://pastebin.com/xtQzRcq5 Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96909377>Francois, fetch my largest hat decorationI think skull-and-antlers bloke is my favourite of these. Shame Warsenal doesn't seem to mention what material they're in>>96909389I was not expecting the Liberated to be octopus people. I guess that's what happened to the old CA Drone design
>>96911520Probably one of the best TAGs they ever made, I like them chonky.
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>>96911763hawt
>>96910496Tell that to the author when the option for that is an item choice. And elections aren't fun in practice. Remember class rep elections in MHA,
>>96911013You can hurt Ran if yoh want. It'd be easy to do considering he's the tank. I havent volunteered before, because I just worry that because of his role and his perks it won't thave the appropriate impact. Like, even if his hurt, witj Catharsia and Awakened Bulletproof he'd likely just push through it, and if it's in the Idolon form then there is also Phoenix Down and Lifesteal to deal with.
>>96911677Pretty damn good, nice job writing and on the art anon
>>96906280Hey, Teetsuya anon, if you are here, are you okay with me using Nightmare CEO?I want to write a writefag with Reiji, Itsuki and Chie with it as the main enemyThe idea is for Nightmare CEO to prey on Reiji's darkness while Itsuki tries to keep himself and Chie afloat and not be consumed by Reiji's darkness. I have more plans but I don't want to spoil them for now
How do I write a villain who is always two steps ahead?
>>96911902He was great, but also admitted that he was riding the dragon and any of his plans failing would lead to complete disaster.Skill and luck.
>>96910674Don't. I mean, you obviously can just listen to players plan, as >>96911525 says, and you can also call the session when players do something unexpected and take your time thinking up contingencies meant to counter whatever the players did the villain retroactively had in place all along, but don't. Smart villains are fine, villains who start off knowing more about what's going on than the players are fine, and not mollycoddling your players is great, but if players come up with something unexpected, don't devalue it by having the villain actually expect and prepare for it all along. Just let the villain have elaborate plans and let players be the unexpected element ruining those plans, as God intended.
>>96910674Aside from just metagaming the PC plans and justifying it by saying the villain had spies, a crystal ball, or is jus that smart, you can also set them up where they're manipulating both sides of a conflict.Then no matter what happens, it's moving their goals forward in some way, and so they're always able to claim that the PCs did exactly what they wanted them to do.
>>96911829>Korra is a idiotSo are your players.>the show was poorly writtenSo is your campaign.
another one of these threads. keeping a steady 20 aren't yah
What are the best enemies to put up against low-level adventurers?
Kill yourself, spammer.
>>96911912Wouldn't that be too much though?
>>96911964Well according to my ex-DM, it was perfect, right after a CR3 boss without a long rest.
>>96911992That's a sketchy DM mentality to have.
>>96911996Sarcasm aside he did it because he was mad at our party (mainly me) for derailing by doing new player bullshit and 2 players torturing a goblin together making his favorite npc leave the party. The CR5 boss didn't even kill me, I was killed without initiative in an instant lose situation as a "story death."That said shitposting is always acceptable in shit threads
i just don't see why Games Workshop wouldn't give Ikit Claw a cute nerd daughter with an amazon stormvermin BFF. does GW hate diversity or something? i thought this was 2025, we NEED representation!
>OP makes a knowing thread for furshit>furshit posts get deleted>but the thread stays upIf the dude who constantly spams those "what if Beastmen were beastwomen" threads has them axed almost instantly, then this one should go too. >>>/trash/
>>96907777this isn't my first skaven mommy post on /tg/, just the first one to stay up long enough to get traction. praise the great horned rat!
>>96903133Kek, this is pretty hilarious
>>96861273i think in general, gay people hate each other too though. doesn't mean the sexxo is any less bad
>>96860016That's what the Hell-pit Abomination is.
