What's the appeal of evil women?
>>97827879It's a flawed attempt to harness those men's potency in their own favor. A delusion that if there's a monster in the room, the best place to be is clinging to his side.It ties in to women's taming fantasies, and the thought that if she can win over a monstrous man as her protector she must be uniquely valuable.Obviously in practice it doesn't always work out.>>97827955Both genders are invested in the aesthetic trappings of the other. Men appreciate violence in ritualized and symbolic forms (sport, vidya, tabletop gaming :^) , but often have a practical awareness of the costs of a genuinely violent life. Women, more insulated from violence, are simultaneously titillated, tantalized and threatened by it, in an odd way admiring men's capability for it. They fear it and treasure it and measure our manhood by it. It perhaps doesn't help that a lot of the violence women actually face is sexual, and it's a short leap from there to sexualizing violence itself.You see the situation somewhat inverted with beauty. Men treasure beauty and wax poetic about it, while women often seem to hold an odd contempt for the entire concept. From their perspective, beauty is not a natural thing, but effort and jealousy and long hours spent in front of the mirror.
>>97815723so basically you want a man
>>97815266Well you can't have a game without a antagonist having a right hand beautiful woman, bonus points if she a evil sorceress who betrays her master at the last moment of whatever grand scheme of his to take power and flirts with the party into luring them into a trap or help her with her own schemes without them knowing it
>>97827871Because it's all they really got socially. The internet put bullet holes in the mystery of either sex and from what I can see, the men are definitely coping better. The women's lonliness crisis will be sung from the rafters and rooftops while the men's lonliness "crisis" is really only being parroted by women and influencers.
>>97831090>>97831090Yes. But with a feminine body and nice boobs and capable of beating my children.
Prostitution is the oldest profession. It has always existed and it will always exist. The presence of prostitutes and brothels is crucial for making a game setting and world feel realistic and lived in. Otherwise, it will lack all verisimilitude. So, tell us, how have you incorporated prostitution into your game?
>>97811889I would never tell my players they can't solicit a prostitute in a decent sized settlement, but i'd forbid them from going into any detail about it, make them deduct money to pay them, then make them roll a d8 to see if they catch VD
>>97830052mods altered my post to protect fuckeehttps://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/97822226/
>>97831278Based mods. You deserved it.
>>97831965kill yourself, spammer
Forager is the oldest profession.
So who are your favorite waifus in DnD?
>>97822122>no idea who this isHow the fuck have you not played NWN?
I'm old school. Aleena awoke 10 year old me back in the day.
>>97831180youre waifu a shit*shoots magic missile out of my cock right into her face*
>>97830968I don't do NNN. Male chastity is evil.
>>97821829>>97830786
Anyone got any better than this D&D now vs then comparison pics, especially for art style?Seeing the new MTG set look so incredibly gay and full of mediocre modern digital fantasy art is quite sad.
>>97831907The gayholder always gives me a big smile. Cringekino.
OP then and now.
>>97831907>dude in the left wears a ring Ngl that’s gayer than whatever’s in the right
>>97831907Oh boy, another repost of the same art that was literally made just for the occasion and does not exist in the actual products.
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>>97831220You had nearly 12h to make a thread as it sailed over pages 6-10 overnight, when I woke up I made the last post and then realized the thread was dead so I made this general.>offtopic shitstirring stolen valor fuckfabbieCan't and won't name the card in the OP or even bother to correct his mistakes even once.
>>97829875do you recommend the game? how do you find people to play it?
>>97831270>Can't and won't name the card in the OP or even bother to correct his mistakes even once.I'm sorry but what even is your point here?
>>97831302>can't even identify a card game by its artGo post to elf thread you fucking poser. Or complain to someone who gives a fuck.
>>97831649Holy schizo. >*unprompted* I BET YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS OP IS AND YOU DIDN'T REALIZE SOMETHING WAS WRONG! >what?>GO SOMEWHERE ELSE IF YOU DON'T KNOW FAGGOT Are you always this obtuse when you admit to wrong doing while lashing out at others?
Would your human male fighter ever consider getting themselves a nice trad peasant wife and settling down in the countryside?
i wish the mods werent protecting this massive faggot
>>97831118>>97830062mods altered my post to protect himhttps://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/97822226/
>>97817936Damn I love that show, are there any good Chinese history RPGs?
>>97817852No, he wants to be upwardly mobile.
>>97831467Social climber eh?
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>>97830030Hunter Killers and War Pigs getting their own models confirmed.
>>97831190>Hunter KillersYES!YYYYEEEEESSSS!!!
>>97831190I wonder what'll make these two units different from their generic counterparts. I hope it's nothing as simple as same stats but with one different ability.
>>97831069Metallic white and gold with blue gems :)
I haven't read the ruleset. How big are the armies for a standard match? How much do you need to spend?
Pendragon Thread!What's the deal with 6E?
I'd sooner have ladyknights over kniggas in my games, to be honest.
>>97829677Black knights are a thing in Arthurian legends, anon, such as Sir Moriaen and Sir Feirefiz (who, admittedly, is half-black)
>>97830959True to Britain, as many British historians are saying. Regale me with how many knights were absolute fairies who took Moorish cock up the ass.
>>97827759>Femnoids are inferior.On average, maybe. To you specifically, definitely not.
>>97831044That would be the French.
Should casters be able to hold their own in a fight, or should they be balanced around requiring protection from martial classes?
>>97831566Ah, so it's a kind of fantasy? I wasn't sure if it was historical or something.
>>97831609It is very much a historical, just one where you learn a lot about the inner politics of a Chinese noble house.
>>97831760Interesting in its own way, pity about the faggot pushing it into a bad light.
It would ruin the gameplay if they could stand on their own.
>>97831141This looks like shit.
He did nothing wrong.Everything that he ever did was for humanity
>Stuck in his capital>Spends more time scheming than fighting>A cripple>Rules over a massive empire>Worshipped as a god >Has nine most favoured servants
He had untreated autism and did a poor job.
>>97777202refusing to explain to his sons what he was doing or the dangers of chaos is his biggest mistake. going to fight horus was his second. his third and final mistake was his lack of humanity. the emperor is completely responsible for everything that has happened to humanity and you are lying to yourself if you think otherwise.
>>97777202>He did nothing wrong.>Everything that he ever did was for humanityHe's a massive sperg dictator. Worse than that he was absolutely horrible at his job. The average dipshit anon could do a better job than the Emperor, granted the same powers.
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>>97831192Beards in the tolkeinien style>inb4 melty
>>97813902I want a D&D tv show nowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUzG8tRX0x4
>>97831192>I wish dwarven women had more stereotypical features to distinguish them from other races>proceeds to draw them without beardsIt's not like that sort of thing can't be done with feminine features--you just actually have to pay attention to what you're doing.I justify the ubiquity of beards on dwarves in my setting by giving them Eimer's organs around their mouths, making shaving a delicate operation that isn't worth the hassle in the vast majority of cases, but that seems to be a bit weirder than what you like doing.
>>97831788Aren't there a few cartoons already?
>>97831797I just don't think giving them beards works, its visually offputting as well as exceptionally lazy, if that makes sense, I want to find a better solution. giving them mole feelers around the mouths is honestly a pretty neat idea, i'd love to see how that looks
>first time dming technocracy>first time dming Mage20>first time dming (true story)>game set in covid, friend suddenly sees all the lights in the wikimedia server room suddenly "blink", then appear as though they are all focussed on him (& partners location)>probably thinks its a hidden mage, nephandi or demon he'll fight next session>will actually to be a post kantian/Georges Bataille horror that is trying to show humans the "outside", breaking not only conscensus but noumenaanyway how do you ambush your players with your autistic hobbies?
I feel like that time I sat near this schizo alchoholic woman who was just rambling with another dude. All her words made sense, but not the order they were put into.
>>97831533covid as the setting as an excuse as to why iteration x doesnt just build a new facility for wikipedia staff and glass the old facility with the reality deviation. plus its a period that allows technocracy both be stretched thin and flex their muscles as the mightest. will definetly be revisting it again in the future when this Bataille story ends, but youre idea is too obvious while still being on the right track. viva aaron good>>97831560preciate it
>>97831526i cant be bothered to learn prior mage systems rn. will give awakening and Asc-1st editions fair shakes latter in the year. still getting my bearings as mage dm and dm in general
>>97831503Typically I am rolling dice behind a screen for no reason, and then I drop a bunch of monsters I had planned for the session on them no matter what.
>>97831652Based.
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>>97826983>Stigmata:Arcanist>Species:Celestial Spirit>World:Arcadia >General Powers:Mana Relay Multitasking Aventurer's SenseSpell Engraving Clear Heart Aleister Wise beyond years Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97831667Agreed. At the least the entropist had Perish Song and MirrorSeeker's Necromancer CYOA with Catharsis by music. And you know what else a lot of these CYOAs lack? An entertaining minion for you to kick around and bully.
>>97831696I have never watched that believe it or not, literally all I know about it is that they supposedly swear in every sentence and that some guy dropped 50k on a fanimation
>>97831806Me neither. But I know they sing and dance alot. I have very low opinion of musicals in general.
>>97831806>they supposedly swear in every sentenceIt's really annoying. the pilot is on youtube. There is only one character who is interesting; the other (main) characters are lame.song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aljv1mbIYBQ
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.
>>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.
>>97784855>Do you use any lesser-known mythologies, histories, or regions as inspiration? If so, which ones, and what appeals to you about them?Hinduism. I love its pagan immorality because it's great fodder for dark fantasy.
The more I research, sociology, the more it seems like all puritan beliefs, sexism, radical ideas, racism, and wealth insecurity, and gilded attitudes, come from the upper middle classes.The "middle" is where the most intense social friction happens because that’s where people have the most to lose and the most to prove. Therefore, they must perform the most to pretend that they are rich, more moral, more upright, etc than the actual upper classes and lower classes. Everything from the cult of domesticity, to sexism, to everything seems to come from them or is more zealous about them than anyone else.Because the middle and upper-middle classes lack the inherited "old money" security of the elite and the "nothing to lose" grit of the working class, they are trapped in a constant, high-stakes performance of respectability. The lower and upper classes don’t have to "perform" because their status is assumed. They can be eccentric or messy because their bank account provides the safety net or their behaviours can justified as "base" and rough due destitution.To maintain their position, the middle-class must constantly signal that they are "better" than the class below them. This leads to Hyper-Conformity: following rules (like the Cult of Domesticity or rigid gender roles) even more strictly than the elites do, just to prove they belong.To keep this status, the middle class became the primary "moral police" of society. They created the "right" way to raise children, the "right" way to eat, and the "right" way to behave, often looking down on the lower classes for being "unrefined" and the upper classes for being "decadent."Because the upper-middle class often manages the institutions of society (education, HR, media), they are the ones who codify what "good" looks like. If they can define morality in a way that requires expensive education or specific "refined" tastes, they effectively gatekeep the upper echelons of society from everyone else.
>>97830897This is just basic Marxism.
>>97830897sounds like a load of commie nonsense
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>>97831623>named Ordo Hereticus>handles heresyyou gotta wonder
>>97831663And nobody expects them.>>97831676I guess I just have a worse grasp on their character compared to the other two. It's easy to come up with plots for the Ordos Xenos and Malleus, but with Hereticus my best idea is to just use a plot I would for the other two but have it start on a smaller scale.
>>97827457Enuncia isn't psychic powers just like webway travel or Necron teleportation isn't warp travel. Or like how psychic powers and sorcery overlap a lot but aren't the same thing. Non psykers like Zygmunt Molotch can use it. They're primordial instruments of power, probably either used or created by the Old Ones. As a concept, it widens the scope of where "power" can come from in the 40k universe, which ends up adding layers and mystery to the setting.> I don't think 'alakazam' and 'open sesame' and 'expecto patronum' fit the idea that psykers are all one mental slip away from becoming demonic onaholes or enslaver gates.You really strike me as someone who only reads the wikis and watches youtube videos instead of reading Dan Abnett's sublime wordsmithing. In "The Magos", chaos followers put people through absolute hell via Enuncia for some cryptic greater purpose, eventually ending up with one of their own volunteers getting possessed by a greater daemon of Nurgle. The Ravenor series also subjects a lot of innocent civilian bureaucrats to grisly ends involving Enuncia exposure. "Enuncia isn't grimdark enough" is a completely inaccurate take. 1/2
>>97831847Don't bother finishing your post, I don't care and I won't read it.
>>97831780Go over what we know about them. They're known as witch-hunters, they make heavy use of Sororitas forces, they're EXTREMELY into the whole 'cleanse and purify' thing, and they were formed as a direct response to Goge Vandire as a check on the power of the Ecclesiarchy. They are primarily focused on internal threats, and the primary such threats are listed as treason, mutation, heresy, and witches, in that order.A Planetary Governor is gearing up to secede? Treason, go through his cronies with a fine-toothed comb and figure out why, then kill the bastard. The population of a planet are showing some concerning genetic drift centered around a specific location? Mutation, figure out what's causing it and put an end to the probable xenotech or chaotic aritfact at its root. A Cardinal's preaching is growing concerningly deviant from orthodoxy? Heresy, probably. Find out what he intends to cause with his sermons, look into what triggered this deviation, prevent another Vraks. Rogue psyker? Witch, find out how they got loose and what they've been up to.
