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CYOA with the least aura?
>>97828143Anything made by that lame ass nigga Italics.
>>97828143The horror one where you're on a doomed expedition to a House of Leaves pastiche and it's constantly hammering how dreadful and hopeless the situation is.
>>97828143ultimate god
>>97828177which cyoa was this?
Recently I found some Humanity Fuck Yeah YouTube videos that use AI voice narration on my feed. After using them as background noise while cleaning my apartment I found that that most of them are more or less the same. Humans are the only ones who know how to fight/love sex/survive/etc. How can we save the genre or reinvent it so it isn't so stale?
>>97828200one of the things is that the humans aren't even incompetent per se, after all they still beat the Na'vi militarily despite having a serious disadvantage on the final battle due to the electromagnetic disturbances (they had no such issues during the attack on the home tree which is why that entire thing was the most one-sided slaughters imaginable, the only loss the humans suffered that day was one of their number defecting because of how bad a slaughter it was) It's them getting caught off guard by the planet wide super-intelligence mobilizing literally the entire biosphere against them that deals the final blowthe only major mistake they make is having the bombs delivered in-atmosphere rather than being dropped from orbit and even that one can be reasonably explained by the mercenary commander not being able to trust the civilian spacecraft pilots to actually go through with genocide, especially after he already suffered several cases of civilian defection and one case of even a mercenary defecting because again has to be said repeatedly, this was not a military operation in the slightest, the entire aerospace portion of the operation is run and operated by civilians and the mercs are damn lucky they actually managed to finagle mercenary pilots for their VTOL craftaside from that of course, the biggest blunder the humans made was completely fumbling diplomacy not just with the Na'vi but also with the planetary supercomputer, but that blunder is already well established before the first movie even begins as a key part of why the movies even happen in the first place
>>97821566Pro tip: If it's not stale garbage it's not HFY
>>97826746how tf is Avatar anti-human?
>>97828229the idea that the reception to Avatar was bad is also something that only exists because of extreme vocal minoritiesthe most common thing people took away from the first movie is that it was gorgeous, people might not have liked the characters much but they did like the world and how it was presentedand yes that means even among the general moviegoing audience there was a lot of sympathy for the Na'vi, mostly because the world was so pretty and the corporate dickbags in that movie were trying to destroy the pretty world Quaritch was badass sure, and most people took it away like that, but he was also side-by-side and for most of the movie taking orders from a corporate slimeball with exactly 0 fans And it's not like villains being badass has ever stopped them from being villains
>>97828248it's not really, it's anti-corporate and pro-environmentalism so it's only anti-human if you're one of those people who believe you should be a mindless slave to corporations, in which case I would urge anyone to check the early life section of their article
The /btg/ is dead! Long live the /btg/!Magnificent Panther EditionPrevious Thread: >>97807516================================>BattleTech Introductory Guide & PDFshttps://battletech.com/qsr/>Rookie Guideshttps://tinyurl com/ydtr589ehttps://pastebin.com/HZvGKuGxhttps://files.catbox.moe/l1gjfi.jpgComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97828176>anon discovers that the game pieces are representations and not scale modelsMan, your head is going to explode when you start looking into how big dropships are.
>>97825249Don't forget the Tomboki Hussars either! And whilst not anime, Buckaroo Banzai is literally just... in the setting with zero explanation.Hell, they're even referenced in some of the books!
>>97828207Ludicrously big yet seemingly never big enough
>>97828208>cut from both FM: Davion and FM: Mercs
>>97828208I can't find Tomboki Hussars in google. What is it?
>new tcg is the biggest funded tabletop kickstarter at $15+ mil and growingWill it succeed?
>>97827886How about creating your own thing? Oh wait, in today's stupid world everyone is chasing the safe option instead of doing something new and getting a market without competitors, it's too much risk for retarded modern investors.
I'm really not sure, but there's still some time to decide. On one hand, nowadays 50 bucks for 2 starter decks with dice included doesn't sound that bad of a deal, especially since they keep adding some bonus to all tiers. I do like keeping starter decks of different out of print games around like self-contained games just to see how rules evolve in card games though.On the other hand... it looks so incredibly boring. Art is boring, gameplay looks boring, even these extras that should be exciting look so bland, like the deckboxes. These companies really should take some risks with innovation before every experience whatsoever is slopified into purgatory.But what do I know? They make the big money after all. Maybe this is what people actually want.
>>97826573Altered TCG,the previous kickstarter record older has ended after only 18 months. Maybe the cyberpunk IP will be able to carry this one.
>complexity level of Mtg starter/welcome decks with vanilla creatures>no plans for expansion sets since it's based on a videogame with one said and done story>female VGet out of here with this crap.
>>97828043Altered also made several incredibly retarded decisions everyone saw as unsustainable from the beginning. Mechanically unique cards? Print on demand after trading on their NFT-ish app? Cyberpunk seems more conventional in the business model.Sorcery was a kickstarter success and so far seems to be doing well but that is also due to recognizing it is very much a niche product and playing to that niche.
Pigheaded Edition>What is Trench Crusade?An alternate weird history 28mm/32mm tabletop skirmish game. 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, and it's very Blanchitsu.>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:https://www.trenchcrusade.com/rules/They used to be split between the website and the discord, but no more. For posterity's sake, the old mega will still be kept active even if it's unlikely to need updating: https://mega.nz/folder/70QH0BBa#Eg-blxYQKkY_C02wErnFTQ>third party sources for making trenchers:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97825959In my mind the whole purpose behind playing Heretics is to play as the bad guys.
>>97826244Oh yeah being the bad guys is fun, especially when we get cool shit like the woof and witch, they're also just fun to play, drop your doods down, they cast gun or beat the shit out of a guy. No eking out every drop of performance you can, just doods in a trench
>>97824034This is unironically the answer but it's unfortunately impossible because the creators are already brainpozzed by the mind virus. Sad to see. I wanted to like this game but I can't support it.
>>97820513>How do we repair public perception of Trench Crusade?>weit ain't my fuckin job, I'm just gonna play it with buddies and paint my models. If the company wants to repair their image they're gonna have to grovel and kvetch and make reparations at least twice as good as the 'harm' they did/
>>97825343honestly I still think its bullshit heaven won't send out any basic bitch forces. Where's my cherubs and compassions and lower principalities? Hell is sending out lord of tumours and other low tier and mid tier demons. Like I get not sending out a Throne so hell won't have Beezelbub himself come out etc but doing nothing while Hell gets to act is bullshit
>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, HeroClix,Kings of War, Maelstrom's Edge, Malifaux, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Masters of the Universe: Battleground, Moonstone,Oathmark, OnePageRules, Open Combat, RelicBlade, Rumbleslam, SAGA, StarCraft, Stargrave, Sludge, Urban War, Void,Warcaster, Warmachine, Xenos Rampant, Xenotactics......and anything else that doesn't necessarily have a dedicated thread.>Examples of companies providing rules and/or miniatures for alternative wargames.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97823527>A Touhou game that plays like X-Wing or Blood Red Skiesthat's honestly a really good idea
>>97826761>>zelda>>monster hunter>>super smash brosStrange pulls, none of these significantly feature armies.>marathonSoon-to-be radioactive brand whose lore mostly boils down to "and then the hero killed the bad guys," "and then the AI went crazy" and "and then everybody was blown up with a really big bomb." Does not exactly lend itself to large scale engagements.>street fighterThis might be the worst pick of all. A series entirely about 1v1 fights with fluff no one cares about.
>>97827820>armiesYou don't need to be a mass battle game to be a wargame.
>>97826761>warcraftmfw this is an even worse idea than starcraft, and yet because of starcraft's fake success it's practically bound to happen now
>>97825359To be fair there's a good number of kits sold on the internet, vinted in europe has some sweet deals sometimes.
Tree 2 Edition>2024 PHB Scanhttps://files.catbox.moe/g8oo9h.pdf>Cropped and rotated, but more artifactyMjAyNCBQSEIsIE5vIFRodW1icywgT0NSZWQsIEFub24ncyBCb29rbWFya3MgdHJhbnNmZXJyZWQgb3Zlci4gCgpodHRwczovL2Vhc3l1cGxvYWQuaW8vd2Fvcm9h>2024 DMGhttps://files.catbox.moe/fd04pq.pdf>2024 Monster Manualhttps://files.catbox.moe/atd38s.pdf (D&D beyond version)https://pomf2.lain.la/f/1en5qwum.pdf (scan)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97827616cry more, the tarot cards were cool when they were major arcana but then just got lazy like >>97827389 said
>>97827456you don't always find a +1 sword, sometimes you get mugged of your items
>>97821105>puckee spamming his commission againhttps://www.reddit.com/r/ReasonableFantasy/comments/1s9p7et/vivienne_cruft_peasant_woman_by_dennis_fr%C3%B6hlich/https://desuarchive.org/_/search/image/MZQ6oAeU30IPlBg_XUeEuA/>4 times since April 2026
stop advertising your reddit account
Any good 2024 third party stuff out yet?
This thread is dedicated to all kinds of solo games, systems, tools, and campaigns.MaxTac edition.TQ: What keeps you coming back to solo RPGs? Want to tell stories, pass time between group games? Tell us all about it.>Last Thread: >>97445556Resources:https://rentry.org/srpgghttps://infinityweavers.link/re-up/solo-rp-toolkitMore threads:https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/subject/%2Fsrpgg%2F/orComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97824377Learn subtext.
>>97795136how to use this link?
>>97816712The do, but not in any way that doesn't have an equivalent (albeit more fiddly) flat distribution version.
>>97826728Such a system could be made in principle but no one has and no one would want to use it if they did. So the equivalence is meaningless.
>>97827841How can you make that claim, people are willing to try anything if it works.
Need A Light? EditionSprues and instructionshttps://starcraft-tmg.com/downloadsHow-to-Playhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDBsIPVIOHw&t=3s [Embed]Art of War Battle Reporthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR4tT_UTlBcPlay On Tabletop Battle Reporthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fImg1-vXX8Previous ThreadComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97827655Seconding Vorazun as the #1 pick, Selendis, Alarak and Talandar would also be great. Just give me more Protoss, I fucking love my Protoss.
>>97827655I support more big Protons titties, no matter how they get in the game.
>>97827655I'm pretty sure Vorazun knows why Zeratul had to kill Raszagal. And likely agreed that death was preferrable to being infested by whore-igan.
>>97827897Protoss having tits is so silly. They have no mouths, what possible reason would they have for tits? They really ought to be flatties but I guess Blizzard modellers had their dicks do their thinking for them when they were designing the protoss ladies in SC2.
>>97828165>Blizzard modellers had their dicks do their thinking for them Back when they made good characters>kerrigan>protoss gals>inquisitor white mane>year 1 overwatch>all those great HoTS modelsMan i miss those days
So what exactly would a evil book look like?What would be inside of it?Excluding the obvious crap like>Evil spells>How to summon demonsI am thinking about a ideology like what would a book of evil actually say? Like some form of ideology of evil. What would be its premises?
Traditional games?
>>97823568your bots like 3 days late bro
>>97823625Dude 4chan is like the playground for various idiots to experiment with chat bots. All of the 4chan bots have like 3 or 5 brain cells at best. It is like chatGPT hobo edition. The google cardboard VR of chatGPT.
>>97797871OY VEY!
>>97797871
Zombie Aroden Edition>>IF YOU ARE ASKING A QUESTION, PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH GAME YOU'RE PLAYING<<Previous Thread: >>97708738/pfg/ (pathfinder 1e) link repository: https://pastebin.com/RSt0rF0T/p2g/ (pathfinder 2e) link repository: https://pastebin.com/1zySxwm3/sfg/ (starfinder) link repository: https://pastebin.com/5yp9s2U3>>CHECK THE SHARE THREAD FOR MATERIALS<<TQ: Tell us about an undead/undead adjacent (e.g., necromancer) character you have played. What choices are missing, if any?
>>97827208https://2e.aonprd.com/HellknightOrders.aspx?ID=1It's a reprint, but also a buff.
>>97826796Since at least Occult Adventures in 1e, Paizo's been piecemealing the Warlock kit and ideas to various classes. Especially once D&D5e hit, they saw the frankly overloaded class, and just decided to not do it for 2e.>Witch takes the lore of the mysterious patron that gives free powers for nothing and cantrip buffs>Kineticist takes the one-action cantrip blasts and at-will powers>Psychic takes the limited spell slot design for focus on buffing cantrips>Magus takes Pact of the Blade/Hexblade shenanigans and very limited spell slots (Bounded Spellcasting would be far more palatable a design if it was 6 slots over 4).>Summoner got Pact of the Chain and very limited spell slotsIn some ways, a good portion of 2e's lifespan was spent chasing the Warlockfags without wanting to commit to a full Warlock kit, to only mixed success. People just value the Warlock's nonsense too much to compromise on. Compare to how Artificer got split between Alchemist, Inventor, and now Runesmith and barely anyone bats an eye.>>97827208>Expecting the Lost Omens team to play the game and not wax poetic about shit no one cares abouti envy your naviety~
>>97826961>you aren't doing (the thing that makes you a warlock) but you're getting fucked with by your DIVINE patron because your powers came with a cursecmon man, I kind of see how it could be a similar fantasy but witch is still clearly the pick for a warlock and oracle's class fantasy is clearly more close to... ya know... a mythological oracle....>>97827482I mean mechanically sure I guess but that mechanical perception of a warlock basically only exists in 4th and 5th edition D&D, or things that have copied it I suppose. The basic idea of pact based arcane caster is a much more relevant comparison unless someone was specifically looking to be an eldritch blast bot IMO.
>>97827482>Compare to how Artificer got split between Alchemist, Inventor, and now Runesmith and barely anyone bats an eye.those three classes are all terrible in some way desu
>>97826796>it doesn't have eldritch blast or anything but both are arcane spellcasters who get their magic from a pact with a powerful magic entity. Although I'll give you pathfinder's patrons lean towards the more distant and mysterious rather than the kind that has a chance to breath down your neck.Arcane spellcasting is probably the least important thing from Warlock identity. Hells, you could probably fit them into any of magic types without changing much fluff-wise. Patron being the neckbreather is likely the most important aspect of the class identity thing, whereas Eldrich Blast being customizable thing is probably most important mechanical identity.
Previous Thread: >>97544617For: Creation and discussion of Lewd RPGs; including Solo Rpgs, Homebrews, and Greentexts about your game sessions (specify the system you are using)>DON'T post or ask for "Looking For Group" or "Looking for Players".>DON'T sperg about Hentai logic, Hentai Artists or NTR. Take your meds.>NO Shota/Loli/Underage crap. Go to /trash/>I'm new to Solo / What's a Solo RPG?1: Season 1 of Me, Myself & Die! on youtube gives a good explanation for how Solo works and is played2: Ask in the Solo RPG General: >>976345953: Solo is a good way to test out systems and to avoid problems such s "Schedule Conflict" or "Playing with Weirdos">Solo RPG Toolkit (NPC Generator, Mythic GM Emulator, etc.)https://infinityweavers.link/re-up/solo-rp-toolkitComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97827866>For punishment you must dress sexyWoah there Mr Puritan, you are going too far. You might upset our lord if you observe scantily wenches
>>97828075Sexy dress AND serving drinks to the rowdy enlisted that's very humiliating surely
>>97828075Sounds like a good intro to a campaign, or a decent price for a recovery spot, actually.
>>97828124>>97828139
>>97827866depends on the girl
Welcome to /wbg/, the official thread for the discussion of in-progress settings for traditional games.Here is where you go to present and develop the details of your worlds such as lore, factions, magic and ecosystems. You can also post maps for your settings, as well as any relevant art (either created by you or used as inspiration for your work). Please remember that dialogue is what keeps the thread alive, so don't be afraid of giving someone feedback or post whatever relevant input you might have!Last thread: >>97665641Resources for Newfags: https://sites.google.com/view/wbgeneral/Worldbuilding links: pastee.dev/p/sp2Mdb5Ihttps://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/view/Eo+fK41FKVR7xDpbNO0a0N4k0YYxrmyrhX3VxnM14Ew/Fantasy map generator: https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator/wbi/: https://discord.gg/6ZjEc7dy4TWorldbuilding Hub: https://discord.com/invite/wGjxK3YThe Writer's Forge: https://discord.com/invite/CUxHxWqTira: https://discord.com/invite/f52W6KgDawn of Victory: https://discord.gg/hUAynC3wConlangerama: https://discord.com/invite/ceKjZBr2jCComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Been thinking about roads again.
>>97826060>Any good ways to explain the difference between a mortal and a monster in your fantasy setting?I have three different types of soul, the aetheric soul of mortals, the elemental animus of elementals (elementals that have become self aware/distinct "races" essentially) and I forgot what I called the liminal/fae version. So "monsters" would be different from mortals on a fundamental level. Although mortals can become corrupted or otherwise changed into monstrous forms so I guess the distinction isn't so clear cut in all scenarios.
What are your in world slurs? Do elves call dwarfs diggers?
>>97827264Race based slurs aren't really impactful or all that insulting/offensive in my setting. Like the Blooded might refer to "lesser" peoples as stock (as in livestock, you know, because they literally feed off them or use them for their utility). But people are generally more concerned with what the blooded do, not what they say. There are still stories from before the Apex was revived, when powerful blooded did whatever they pleased in their domain, including horrific fleshcrafting and unethical experimentation. So just being referred to with dehumanizing language is basically nothing. Fera will refer to humans as hairless or baldies, since fera are covered in body hair. But it's generally seen as a childish insult with no real impact or venom behind it.Lizardmen will occasionally call the other races apes, but again there is no bite behind it.People got more serious shit to deal with then fantasy racism. Hell, to the people in Centennial, comments about piss and shit are FAR more offensive to them.Meanwhile to the people of Soul, blasphemy in general and especially blasphemy against their main god Sol, are fighting words that will get you killed. They have zero tolerance for it.
>>97822512What kind of stories are you looking to tell or games you want to play?Let your narrative or design goals inform and influence your worldbuilding. For example the whole ecology of magic in my setting is designed from the ground up to be a ongoing conflict motivator that ties directly into why monster filled dungeons exist and are actually a good thing, as well as always giving a reason to go out into the dangerous wilds since it's highly lucrative to those who can consistently survive.
Welcome to TODD!This thread is for OPEN discussion of TSR-era D&D (up to and including 2e), TSR-era settings, and related games, such as retroclones, OSR, and OSR-adjacent games. Free discussion of house rules is encouraged.>GamesIncluding but not limited to: OD&D, B/X, BECMI, AD&D 1e, AD&D 2e, For Gold & Glory, Hackmaster, Myth and Magic, Shadowdark, Into the Odd, Mausritter, Cairn, Mörk Borg, DCC, Mothership, Knave, Troika!, White Hack, Black Hack.>What is this thread NOT for?Meta discussions and drama related to game creators and other /tg/ threads. We come in peace.>Resources2e fan wiki:https://adnd2e.fandom.com/wiki/Advanced_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_2nd_Edition_Wiki2e archive:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97825040I've been looking for a viable alternative to mothership for similar reasons, Death in Space seems at best half baked, the combat rules especially.
>>97827167I haven't looked at that one. You might be able to use stars without numbers. That one has a lot of options
>>97827164I think that name rings a bell, I saw it when I looked up CSC in the archive.It's a really great piece of work, I've been having a marvelous time with it at my Gongfarmers chapter.The next adventure I want to do is a multiple-choice mission where the PCs are offered three jobs from their fixer; >I've got a guy who wants a guy dead. I've got another guy who wants someone...extracted against their will. Nothing bad will happen to him, in case you care. And I also have a straightforward bodyguard/escort gig. Take your pick, I have other runners who'll do the others.Turns out, it's all the same guy. A mob informant is trying to duck out of his deal. The District Attorney wants him to testify, the triads want him dead, he wants to go to Tahiti with his mistress. The PCs will be up against two other teams of runners who have opposing objectives.
Anyone here ever tried using the Veins of the Earth cave generation system? I like how it can make nonlinear and challenging passages, but I can see it becoming repetitive with the limited number of options.
>>97827632Not a fan of abstract maps, honestly. Particularly those that claim to create 3d maps but actually give you 2d planar graphs.
He was in his prime during the 1920s.
>>97826409Mao had no problems with Kung Fu practitioners who were brainwashed into being obedient communist lackeys. Unfortunately for him, there weren't that many around. At least not as many to convince him that a purge was unnecessary.
>>97826423Cultivation novels are essentially about a bunch of guys using magic, alchemy, and violence to transcend to higher planes of existence, it doesn't take much to switch the Celestial Bureaucracy to gibbering idiot gods.
>>97826382>It's a well-documented fact that Ip Man used to be a copThat doesn't mean he kung-fu'd his way through riots or that he trained cops to use wing chun to fight rioters. You're conflating basic training, which all cops do, with the movies where this guy was an untouchable badass.
>>97819486Killed by Jackie Chan
>>97826963Again, Ip Man wasn't the invincible superman of the exaggerated movies based on his life, nobody is capable to put down hordes of people with his Kung Fu irl. But the very fact he was a police officer during times of strife disproves the accusation that "he never regularly fought people", as the fact that he was selected to supervise police training, something a fake master could never achieve in pre-WWII China, disproves the accusation that he was just a moron spewing Bullshido, like many modern chinese lolcows. As for teaching cops Wing Chun, Ip Man did exactly that: several among them went on to be Wing Chun masters themselves, and take students of their own. Apparently, there were a few whose interest got beyond basic training. All of this is well documented: famously, Wing Chun associations very meticulously record master-student's lineages. While you can, technically, print a fake certificate and sell yourself as a true Sifu, trained by legendary masters, you would be immediately sued the moment actual practitioners learn of your existence should you decide to pull this trick with Wing Chun. Bullshido dealers either invent their style or claim to be the last successors of some style among the many that got purged by the commies.