Angry Fellows Edition>RPG Rulebookshttps://rentry.org/40kRPGLinks>Homebrew Collection (Feb 2025)https://rentry.org/40RPGHB>WANG/Imperium Maledictum Newshttps://cubicle7games.com/blog/warhammer-40k>Bestiary, armoury, weapon quality and NPC databasehttp://www.40krpgtools.com/>Dark Heresy 2e Character Creator:https://apps.ajott.io/dh2chargen/>General 40kRPG Encyclopediahttps://www.scholaprogenium.com/>Offline Combined Armory (v6.48.161023)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96906552Without repeating my previous 'review' of it and the mechanics: Most of my whinge about WanG holds, but it's also managed to annihilate all the equipment variety in exchange for adding in keywords that you pay extra for, make even basic mooks feel like bullet sponges (I think a basic mook takes three lasgun shots to put down? It's been a bit, can't really remember, sorry), make combat feel almost random at times and somehow make psykers even less useful. Oh, and they need an editor desperately. One who is being paid more than minimum wage and has the authority to make actual changes.>>96907748Lightweight, lots of streamlining, no actual character, iffy mechanics, too broad. You don't feel like you're playing a 40k game, you feel like you're playing a reskin of another system.>>96905915They're the white scars but awesome-r. FOR SAIM HANNFOR HONOURFOR SAIM HANNFOR HONOURShort version, they have listened to their farseers once: To abandon the empire before the fall. After that they decided that shit was for little girls and the word of a farseer has slightly less weight than redlining your jetbike - fucking awesome, but what if you can go faster instead? They spend their time getting their cocks out to wave at Ulthwe farseers, picking fights with Necrons who are bothering exodites (or bothering literally nobody because fuck the Necrons) and going F A S T. They're sort of like buddhist biker maniacs, actually. Ascendance through wisdom, speed and violence.Also they seriously can't stop poking Necrons. It was a big thing in.. I'm pretty sure it was one of the ynnari books?
>>96908110Wild Rider, that's the book. The Ynnari wanted something, and one of the potentates of Saim Hann wanted to fuck the Wych that Yvraine had sent as a diplomat, so naturally the potentate immediately signs up the entire craftworld FOR HONOUR and also seggs. But basically they're slightly less civilised white scars. Speed freaks and easily amused.
>>96906518But that wasn't C7, unless I'm completely high? That was Black Industries and FFG.
Are astartes taught diplomacy? They go to so many worlds I wonder if they are taught how to avoid conflict with different human cultures.
>>96908179Did he get to fuck the wych
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. I hate Foundry because it's over-complicated, clunky, and because useless things like LOS and dynamic lighting are baked into the product. But, everyone seems to love it. What am I missing? Am I truly the only GM who despises line-of-sight and sound effects and all that video game shit? I don't want to carefully curate an experience, I want to run a game.
>>96898078I don't like it because playing with grids and drawing is clunky and shit on it.It's got some cool stuff like simple FoW but the focus is obviously on automation.
>>96900048tts is around 2 bucks per person
>>96910283it's $20 right now
>>96900072I'm sorry some of your players are shitasses, anon. I only play that game through Foundry these days, so we just use the VTT sheets. But way back before Comp/CON I ran the game live, using paper sheets, and it wasn't bad. Maybe you can insist on going analog again, if the screens are becoming a distraction.>>96900061Sometimes, it is because saying "this thing happens" will prompt an argument about "but I should be allowed to roll!" And the GM would rather not have that argument. Maybe this isn't even railroading! Maybe the players are just babies. But it is usually about railroading or protecting some pet NPC.Sometimes, it is because the GM's best friend has been pouring his heart and soul into the session, but the dice keep kicking him in the nuts. The GM wants to give him a win when things are at their most dire. But it is vastly less memorable, less fun, if the GM just says "nah, you hit him because you're cool."I have never done either of these. But I can understand the temptation.
I use maptools.
>be Imperium>ships never arrive on time>constantly losing planets>barely understand how tech works>made it to M40 only because everyone else in the setting is smaller>still think IOM can beat Galactic Empirewhy 40k fans still think they can beat Star Wars
>solos your Legion>out-styles your Legion>makes it look effortless
>>96905216every blaster in sw is plasma weapons, that marine is dead
>>96905071>>96899784The biggest character trait of the Emperor, which is old as fuck in the lore, is that he sees himself as literally the only possible way for humanity to go on and he is physically unable to accept that other ways might be viable. We literally have an example of Crusade era Imperium meeting a federation equivalent and it was straight up genocided. It doesn't matter if yes, the federation is actually reaching his stated end goal better that what he could ever do. If anything it would make him even less able to accept it as a viable alternative. Picturing him seeing the federation and go "I'm wrong actually" is character rape on the level of Palpatine deciding to retire as a farmer.
>>96912212The only examples of the Federation situation you are talking about was manipulated by outside forces to bring it to bloodshed.Before that, negotiations were going well.
>>96912257Can you point me to a single point in the fluff where the Emperor changes idea or is even shown as being willing to embrace other ideas instead of going my way or the highway I am infallible?
Fucks saké Edition>Previous Heresy:>>96891575>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)https://pastebin.com/iUqNrrA8https://pastebin.com/8riDmnhS>30k TACTICA & TIPSComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96911850I'm saying the interesting bit is the retconning nitwit, that's what it's always been. There's like two paragraphs written on these historical events before they expand it, and that's what people want to see.
>>96911599If there's a Techmarine or Magos around said vehicle then they will happily clear all the statuses up with very little effort. Supported vehicles need to actually be killed, or have their repairmen assassinated before you can status them down, so if you can just dump a bunch of hull points onto it it's a much more reliable way to go about things if they actually bring Battlesmith.>>96909041Also helps to make said big tank a transport because superheavies can take multiple units, so you can pile a bunch of guys in your Mastodon and jump them out individually. Good for when you want to skip jump packs on some of your characters, too.
Hermes or Veletaris sentinels for the ones I got from the combat force box?
>>96911599obvious troll is obvious LMFAOpost models
>>96912187You can always use more multilasers to force snapshots on units
Welcome to Mecha Monday! Here we dedicate ourselves to mecha RPGs, wargames, and boardgames 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:>>96644721Question of the Thread:Can you come up with an imaginative new mecha weapon? Melee, ranged, whatever. Let's see what you've got!Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Only $9.99 to BUMP(ultra soft)
>>96798588>Can you come up with an imaginative new mecha weapon? Melee, ranged, whatever. Let's see what you've got!Has there ever been a transforming mace or flail or ball-and-chain type thing? I can't think of any off the top of my head. I'm envisioning some kind of big metal ball on a long chain, but the ball can unfold into a claw or something... Not sure exactly where I'm going with this idea yet.
>>96798588>Can you come up with an imaginative new mecha weapon?Eh, less imaginative and more iterative...Everyone knows that the rocket punch is one of the classic and iconic mecha weapons, up there with the blazing sword. But I propose the use of miniaturized portal technology to enhance the range of your mecha fisticuffs, instead of rockets. No longer will combat teleportation be used merely to flash-step behind your opponent or warp to safety after a humiliating defeat by the heroes. No. Now you can open mecha-fist-sized holes in the fabric of spacetime, and deliver a flurry of manly punches at range. Just like your genius scientist father would have wanted.>>96888422Here's an old Lancer Community Map listing, which might have useful things for your game. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HEcgdjk2klCRLdrJU4wdXFnuscDnXuH43J9OcTKkKE8/edit?usp=drive_linkAlso, if you pay attention to the "notes" column, you'll see a number of options for making your own. Aerial or drone photos of real-world locations, various mapmaking programs like Inkarnate, etc.Also check out Spriter's Resource. You can often repurpose maps from some of the more recent Super Robot Wars or SD Gundam games. All the mecha GMs I've played with have all gotten good use from those maps.
>>96898769I like the cute furry girl
Fucked up that I'm still waiting for gundam assemble. Hope it blows up and I can make a billion tiny little kondo customs.
Do you prefer your barbarians as froth-at-the-mouth murder machines or honorbound but brutal warriors?
>>96909563I got it off 4chan.
>>96909563We were just talking about you >>96909164
Have you ever run a court intrigue game? How did it go?
>>96909613Wow, what a faggot!
>>96905815>>How did it go?>GoodObjection
>>96906099Why would anyone commission AI art when you can generate it yourself?
>>96905705Have you ever played a game? How did it go?
>>96911194Not OP. I have never played in a political campaign. I don't know anyone who has either.
It's Da PDF Share Thread!Get ready to stuff your hard drive like a cosplay hooker at a con!STEP 0:<----- That image is not a PDF, it's an image, at least for now. Check the 4plebs link below to find the PDF.PLEASE READ DA FAQ BEFORE REQUESTING OR SHARING.It will answer 99% of your questions about this thread. If you haven't read it, we will know.STEP 1:Please exhibit good manners. Threads start sliding off the board after a certain number of posts. More posts wasted on being rude means fewer posts available for sharing.STEP 2:Request, share, stay awesome!Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96911353>/d/J7EKhMNTA, but thank you! I was interested in this too
Bump for SF x WF Operation Orias
>>96909931Ok, I've been here 3 weeks as of now. Who is Mageguru?He is-was an uploader/keeper of troves like Owlnon?What did he do/happen to him?
I'm looking for the Dragon Rampant 2nd Edition. Thank you in advance.
>>96910190go/d/z6UxX3
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.
>>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
>>96908140Copper/bronze and blue paint scheme my beloved
>>96911438>addicted his ip slop.perrynigger can't type through the tears
>>96911189yes, but they were also the excuse for people to bash literally anything with anything else, you didn't get more freeform than that, especially in the early days when shit wasn't as flanderised.
>>96904793Trash for the bin mate. There was *maybe* an argument for them 10+ years ago to fit the "cares just enough to not use actual bits of trash, but not enough to actually put in much effort" niche, but we live in a post-Ender 3 world now anon, for the price of any amount of cardstock or MDF terrain that would actually decently populate a table you can buy a pretty decent printer and then churn out a whole table's worth for 50 quid of filament. And it'll piss on cardstock and MDF in terms of aesthetics.
Internet artist/tumblr funnyman Johnathan "Bogleech" Wocjik finally sort of made available for public purchase the (used to be)-edgy pokémon TRPG Mortasheen, first announced as coming out in a few weeks back in 2011, has finally temporarily released to the public - PDF and physical copies are being sold on itch 'til the 14th. Anyone else looked at the game? First impressions?
>>96910165I'm not saying to buy his SJW slop. I'm saying you *can* buy it, not that you ought to, you illiterate faggot. I'm simply pointing out he HAS finished something as evidenced by the fact that said finished something is available for purchase.
>>96909939Even though it was finished, saying someone “can’t finish a damn thing” is absolutely a valid criticism if the project is almost a decade an a half past its intended release. Especially when the product is literally a PDF. The only valid excuse for a delay that long is if he had been physically prevented from working on it.
>>96909592Is this like Pokethulhu but not fun?
>>96910223Is Pokethulhu fun?
>>96909692IIRC the original reason why the game got delayed was some issues with the original publisher. He then put the project on the back-burner and it languished for years without progress. It's not like he hasn't done anything in that time: he has an ongoing webcomic-thing and has published multiple books, so it seems he just lost interest on the project and stopped working on it until recently.
Welcome to the Old School Renaissance General, the thread dedicated to TSR-era D&D, derived systems, and compatible content.Broadly, OSR games encourage a tonal and mechanical fidelity to early Dungeons & Dragons - less emphasis on linear adventures and overarching meta-plots 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 on this playstyle.>Troves, Resources, Blogs, etc:http://pastebin.com/9fzM6128>Need a starter dungeon? Here's a curated collection:https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/80674659/#80722465>Previous thread:>>96901707Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96909609what does A being also bad have to do with B being bad? what's the logic behind this?also the paper clearly states Cairn rules were a work-in-progress testing thing
>>96911802none of those are important thing and none of these are broken beyond repair like the systems are in THAT one game are>don't want to go to lvl 20? just don't>don't like the gold table? nigga just write an extra 0>monster XP? again you have been taught about division operation
>a mere couple dozens of spam posts over multiple hoursI'm not seeing the results we're *fish*ing here forget to work you worms, you rest when we tell you to rest
>>96909954Which of the two guides should I read first?
>>96912143neitherthey are poorly written, contain little actual advice, and are mostly anon's personal bias he is trying to force on othersjust read through the rulebook of your choosing and google whatever question you have>but what rulebook should I start withgoogle it, there is more than plenty of this on the net
>GM runs an encounter specifically designed to curbstomp the playersIs there a right and wrong way to do this or is this inherently a bad idea? I can understand having monsters outside of the PCs' weight class destroying them, but when an encounter is specifically designed to make the PCs look like a chump?
>>96906192Deck of Many Things result compels a powerful entity to take personal interest in destroying you.The assassin used the background church resources to, rather than prepare to strike at the party, devoted them to killing one pc.On the other side of it, the assassin was relatively ill prepared to fight the party on the other side when they finally fought.Not difficult, and everything was by the book.
>>96905320>So the assassin counter-built for all the things the PC could do?No, it was a straight up gank.Misdirected with hired hands (one was a succubus), sneak attack with the best poison money could get him.>How does the assassin know what he can do?The party had prior dealings with the temple, and had already fought with them. The party was a known, understood quality.>Do the players have any way to find out about this and prepare for it?You mean did? They would have to follow a line of inquiry, and the assassin themselves had not made an appearance, while being unknown except to the highest authorities.I had planned for the assassin to attack the party and be well armed for it, but instead prepared to gank the pc. When the party finally fought him, it was really one sided. The assassin straight up ran for it, and was fought again later when the party captured the head priest and took him to the duke.Worked pretty well in the end; the party enjoyed having a real nemesis to focus on.
>>96903441I basically ignored the rest of the thread so possibly the same idea has been given.There are two major aspects of ttrpg. The RP and the G. For the Game part, the goal is mostly to provide challenges that can be overcome by using the mechanics of the game intelligently and creatively. Designing an unwinnable encounter does very little, or possibly even negatively impacts, the quality of gameplay. Defining "win" is important here. Because most unwinnable encounters are actually impossible to lose (and therefore, not a challenge and not part of the game side of an RPG) since the DM will step in and roll the "cinematic" that explains why it's just a story piece. The RP part of RPG is where I think this type of thing has value. It can be an introduction of a major NPC, it can be a motivating factor, it can help build atmosphere etc etc. But in these cases, plot armor is effectively essential. You as DM should basically make it so that player choice might affect *some* of the outcome, the outcome should always be mostly fixed and mostly aimed at continuity of a majority of the party and thus the story. "Scripted" deaths should probably even be agreed upon with the player before doing it. I can see a very niche case wherein a TPK could be a fitting end to the campaign, but man... Probably work on some great epilogue and make sure the party knows it's fine when it happens by telegraphing something like "it's a suicide mission" etc. Long story short. It has very little gameplay value to purposefully design curbstomps and trying to put them in front of your party. Talk to your players about lethality in the world before starting the campaign, and explain explicitly (as natives of the world would understand) what kind of stuff is going to get you killed with little hope of escape. Don't spring it on them or try to put it in front of them on purpose unless it serves an RP purpose.
>>96903441I might be boring but I usually simply say something like "you realise that this enemy is beyond everything you have ever faced since now" and then make it clear that their objective is something else like surviving, escaping or stall the enemy enough. If it's something that I have already decided the player won't have any agency in it I simply don't give them agency in it and just describe the events. My players generally trust me to only do that is there is a big narrative reason that is going to have a payoff later (the before mentioned example where they get taken a slaves to kick off an under dark campaign). And even in these situations if they get some good ideas about things to do that would alter the situation I don't dismiss them outright.
>>96912229The rp part is where the entire situation lay.If the players take on more than they can chew, or something bigger and nastier takes interest in the party due to circumstances in the game, it is entirely valid.I ran a Dark Heresy game where the acolytes purposefully started a feud with the biggest hive gang in the hive, hoping to draw them out as proof of their heresy.What they got was about 500 guns pointed at them, and no respite since the gang had everyone in the area in their pocket. Even the local priest turned them away.What happened was a running gun battle with the party desperately fleeing thru hab tunnels and sump pipes trying to get to the upper hive. 2 of the 5 made it.
Six More Vodka Edition Here is a thread to discuss trading card games other than the big three.>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 SpiritsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
If product availability is an issue why not use proxies? Seems like a reoccurring complaint said on here
>>96911857Technically it's not allowed and anybody caught using proxies would be ostricized in the local community. Nobody will ever trade with you again, if you get a reputation for using proxies.I still do it with the games that I respect less though. Like I wouldn't do it with my main game.
>>96904503This is honestly one of the most insane "shot ourselves in the foot" things I've ever seen in a card game ever and I experienced the MetaZoo saga
>New TCG comes out>Already features cheap bandaid mechanisms like mulligan and/or sideboards, usually bothHow come editors get so little confidence about their games?
>>96912097>Sideboards! That terrible braindead scam bandaid in plain sight! WA LAO AIIIEEEEPlease explain your preferred TCG and why it's superior.
What’s the coolest magic system in a game you’ve ever come across
Redpill me on Ars Magica. Is the rule book alone enough or do you need supplements?
>>96904528The rule book is enough because it's maybe the epitome of "GM bought this, imagined playing, didn't play" games. Easily 98% of people you hear praising it have never run a game in it, to the point wher emost of them can't even explain what a campaign is supposed to be about or what might happen in it. They just sperg over various aspects of the rules.
Lex Occultum
>>96904528This is one of those games.
That one game
>Previous thread:>>96837162>What is /awg/?A thread to talk about minis and games which fall between the cracks, or peoples' homebrew wargames.The >>>/tg/hwg thread doesn't entertain fantasy (for good reason) and the other threads are locked to more specific games.This thread isn't tied to a game, a publisher, or a genre, let's just talk about fun wargames. Any scale, any company, any miniatures.>Examples of games that qualify.A Song of Ice and Fire, Argatoria, Batman Miniature Game, Carnevale, Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings,Deadzone, Dragon Rampant, Dropfleet and Dropzone Commander, Freebooter's Fate, Frostgrave, Gaslands, Judge Dredd,HeroClix, Kings of War, Maelstrom's Edge, Malifaux, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Masters of the Universe: Battleground, Moonstone,Oathmark, OnePageRules, RelicBlade, Rumbleslam, StarCraft, Stargrave, Sludge, Urban War, Void,Warcaster, Warmachine, Xenos Rampant, Xenotactics......and anything else that doesn't necessarily have a dedicated thread.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>96911436okay, that's funny as hell>>96909973I tapped out the last couple years. Losing multiple pets, a very close relative, my house (briefly), and the sudden appearance of a toddler in my life has kinda put a damper on my santa activities. I'll be back in a few years.>>96911328Email Santa-anon. He usually puts the information in an image near the OP of the thread, usually with Johnny involved. They tend to close signups in late October so people have time to get shit assembled.
>>96909973Was thinking about it, but still haven't painted up last year's gift and money's a bit tight now too
>>96911436Literally bought one of these myself yesterday lelI got big into buying Hot Wheels because of Gaslands, now though it has to be something really special because I'm not going to paint the 200 cars I have
>>96912157>I'm not going to paint the 200 cars I haveBut have you finished painting your Bones?
>>96912157>bought 200 cars>hasn't done anything with themGrim.
