The DM reveals that all this time, the 'Chaotic Evil invading soldiers' you've been fighting and slaughtering were actually Lawful Good innocent untrained peasants. They were tricked/convinced into believing they were fighting for survival and defense of their impoverished homeland.THE PALADIN FALLS AND LOSES ALL POWERS!!!Do you feel like a hero yet?
make another thread, this one is also a dud.
>>97252494Most soldiers believe they are doing shit for the good of their nation and/or are just following orders that they will be killed for disobeying. >THE PALADIN FALLSThat's retarded. If the paladin believes his actions were in keeping with his oath at the time, he won't fall because he was misled.Alternatively, if the killing of the opposing side was all it took before divine forces yeeted the paladin juice out of him, then he would have fallen the second he killed the first swinging dick he fought.
>>97252494If the paladin is slaughtering people before bothering to look into it, he deserves to fall. Just because you lack morals doesn't mean a paragon of good should.
>>97252494>Do you feel like a hero yet?You're quoting a very gay retarded railroad vidya so I can tell this thread is also going to be gay
>mogs your worldbuilding
>Moses>trumpetsENTER
I think drawing from biblical lore as well as old European lore is peak worldbuidling
>>97252252>old European lore yuck
>>97252161We have a worldbuilding general for all you nogames shitposters.
>>97252161AI thread.
In your game, do you treat bows as strength- or dexterity-based weapons?
>>97223103This looks like shit.
>>97223103Neither, my system (Modern/Contemporary fantasy) has a dedicated marksmanship stat which is tied to firearms, bows, crossbows as well as general perceptiveness, more influenced by your Skill investments than your stats.Melee Weapons, Thrown Weapons, and Explosives are tied to Strength, and melee/thrown weapons get to add their associated Skill Ranks (up to 5) to the Damage they deal (max 2d6), while Ranged Weapons do not without specific character options.
>>97249934Nah, crybabies like (you) are worse for the board.
>>97249934>kysOf course the toxic dickhead is a fucking literal child
>>97252053What are the options?
Why were so many of the "OG" game designers insufferable faggots? It seems like the vast majority of game designers from the 70s and 80s were self-obsessed dickheads who openly hated and looked down on their customer base. There were obviously exceptions, and some like Gygax would go on to regret and apologize for it, but still, what made so many "professionals" back then such fags?Pic related: WFRP author James Wallis's response to a letter criticizing how railroaded The Enemy Within campaign was.
>>97252515Nah, you at least can't post like OPs example anymore. Behaving like that gets you a response fifteen seconds later with a "lol bro typing like sephiroth" with a negro gif and these dudes can't handle that shit. They died with forums, where they could control dissent and mockery. Twitter wont ban the people laughing at you for acting like this.
>>97252538Not wrong, but that's also a different topic.
>>97252515>>97252542They're a whole lot more vindictive now. At least Wallis had the common courtesy to bitch on a website about it. Now egotistical dickhead gamedevs will try to have you banned from conventions, storefronts, arrested or fined, and/or shut down entire websites if they decide they don't like you or what you have to say about them or their products.
>>97252556Which is a massive step back on their control when they could also do all that, but now you can reply to them on social media with an AI picture of them kissing a dude and they can't stop you.These kinds of dudes were always awful, absolutely nothing about them has gotten any worse. Look at >>97251684 , does this look like the kind of guy who was full of restraint and patient measures but now would be worse?
rchives & Other Resources: https://rentry.co/cyoagAllsync: https://cyoa.allsync.com/s/owWor64yLTngDk3Previous throg: >>97244625>Thread questionWhat's a good ratio of (male humanoid) : (female humanoid) : (non-humanoid) companions?
>>97252519>endingI've never played a gacha but I thought gachas don't have endings? Doesn't it go against the concept of gachas?
>>97252519>"ok, that's over, go back to being a wagie now."Not even that, but Japan loves it when everything you did was ultimately meaningless in the end and changed nothing. The status quo resets to usual. All endings must end in nothing happening. Nothing ever happens or matters. The entire story can be about fighting gods and the entire universe being deleted but by the end of it you'll be back in modern day Tokyo with no one knowing anything happened or giving a shit because none of it really mattered. Except you remember it because your MC lost something because Japan always twists the knife one final time to fuck you over.>>97252525>I thought gachas don't have endingsThere's a main story that constantly got updates and new main story sequences and parts as the game went on for 10 years now, but the main story is finally complete. The gacha part is still there and I think it's still going to continue but just without the main plot. So it's now a "complete" game experience and what'll cycle through now is monthly gacha repeats of prior swimsuit events and such.>>97252519Also, I found someone mentioning the CYOA in the FGO thread, see pic related. kek
>>97252516Roots are horrendously balanced. What do you mean sacrificing the ability to produce any energy by yourself is only worth 10 points?!? How does a fucking world within yourself only amount to 10 points?!? Why does obligatory repeated courting death only give a measly 30 points?!?
>>97252535>Japan loves it when everything you did was ultimately meaningless in the end and changed nothingIsn't that even more typical of American fiction? When I think of pop media with "all humans die" and close endings, it's all jap works. Land of the Lustrous, Saya no Uta, Girls' Last Tour, Fire Punch, End of Evangelion, Shadow Star...
>>97252536>Why does obligatory repeated courting death only give a measly 30 points?!?You're supposed to be doing that anyway, you're a protagonist aren't you anon? Think of the hypothetical fans reading your hypothetical story, you don't want to feed them boring slop about how you stayed in a cave for 100 000 000 years until you went up one minor realm, right anon?
>Halflings to do the farming>Dwarves to do the smithing and mining>Gnomes to do the researching>Elves to do magic>Humans to do the fighting (and thus, the ruling)This seems the obvious perfect order to things. Humans don't want to be the peasant farmers, we want to be the knights and lords, but somebody has to farm, somebody has to smith, etc. Why not have the other races do the menial peasant stuff that they specialize in anyways?
>>97251874You're retarded OP
>>97251874No, I want to mine, farm, and make machines.
>>97251916kek had the same thought
>>97251874rulers don't fight, they sit around and tell people to do stuff
>>97251874Only psychopaths want to fight and rule. And then the peasant revolts happen and the leaders undergo humiliation rituals that forever emasculate their legacy. Deserved end.
>Brutus' Drivehttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1qb0_OLhDrDYVVpbllIREdOczg?resourcekey=0-m3LU1xaC5-PnnA0VLRfK9g>DriveAnon's Drivehttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Cx7KoDkQa9qmDfJN9_CehZ0fxXEweKOu?usp=sharing>Jumpchain IRC Chathttp://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.rizon.net/?#JumpchainCYOA>Ruleshttp://pastebin.com/Gqj3iKyn>How to Jumpchainhttp://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1qb0_OLhDrDVDFBR2NpdG03S0U/viewComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97252127[Undertale Yellow]Drawback: Canon Purge A, Surface Purge A, Have Some FUN (1400)Rolled SnowdinHuman, Fallen Human, age 16Soul: PerseveranceResonance (Free)Temporary (Free)Enemy Approaching (1200)The Culmination of Your Being (Free)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97252019Glad I could help.>>97252100There was a Pokemon fangame from an essentials game jam called Pokemon Bushido that was popular enough for youtubers to play it for ad revenue. Could be that.There are also some fake "pokemon" mobile games that use ads that look like Pokemon even when the actual game is anything but. There were ads for a game that looked like an insane mix of Pokemon and Omori that were so sick but the actual game was just mobile gacha slop completely unrelated to the ads.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeZM1aG7Dds&list=PLtzL-drWGm0b908SYFVWORgBPjpaCTGyT
>>97252471average jumper plotline
>>97252471Managed to find it again, it’s pokemon recordkeeper.
>>97252530Oh what? And there's ads for it too? That's crazy.
Why are you still using plastic terrain?
>>97249628>He uses Reaper miniatures
>>97249657paper miniatures are better-looking IMF. better for the environment, too.
>>97249684>He uses paper minisDo you have Sir Forescale? I like seeing people's Forescales
bump
>>97243721Resistant to what? What do you need resistance against? If you're not treating your shit like an ape it's not like cardboard is gonna break in one session and in the event you do wear it down, cardboard is plentiful.
Valakut editionPrevious: >>97129473>News & RemindersWorld Championship 31 won by Seth Manfield (Izzet Lessons, United States, he/him)Complete winter achievements for rewards December 16-January 6From November 18, 2025–January 19, 2026 Golden Packs will temporary contain cards differently than before due to "various pieces of internal nonsense"https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/announcements-december-15-2025>Useful Linkshttps://pastebin.com/QFA0hqaA>TQHave you played the brawl challenge, and if so, which commander?
What deck are you using to bully Izzet Lessons?
>want Rob Alexander shocks>don't want fake retro border on cards that were never old frame in the first place15k saved
mmm i fucking love adversarial rigged algorithms. so much fucking fun to log on this game and click the play button5 fucking opponents in a row hogging priority, there is literally zero fucking chance this happened without being rigged. i was forced to lose each game too. they find a way to hog EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE FUCKING PRIORITY and drag a fucking 2 minute game out to 10 minutes several games in a row and i never had a chance to win any of them, it's a fucking humiliation ritual. fuck the jewish retards who made this game. i hope they all get cancer and die early
>>97251834This. Only stinky, dirty, sweaty, and retarded third world niggers and bots “play” this “game” anymore.
https://youtu.be/Sp9An5OcdE4How does Ashlizzlle manage to be a god tier DJ on top of already being funny, smart, cute, and good at mtg? Pretty impressive desu.
TTRPGs are a social game first and foremost. That means there's unspoken rules that vary from group-to-group, but a common one is "acceptable breaks from sensibility" in the name of game experience or table cohesion. It's the kind of thing that keeps the bitter rivalry between the Elf and the Dwarf largely to amusing banter and not outright PvP. It's an innate instinct: nobody likes to spoil the atmosphere, because that's a large part of the appeal of a good game (alongside the freedom).That being said, there are also times when the group's course of action is patently retarded and you can't meaningfully push back on it without feeling like you'd cause a big fight over nothing (and then feel obligated to keep comrades away from the consequences), or something a character cannot abide has to be "sanded over" somewhat, or you as the GM don't want to cultivate the feeling that you're antagonizing your players by hitting them over the head with "you murdered someone because it was convenient and didn't even take measures to cover your tracks" or whatever unhinged misadventure occurred because something about the player position of the table cause human beings to lose IQ. Have you ever had that feeling? I think I see enough greentexts to think it's common.
>>97239624Neckbeardia is the usual name I see
>>97228087Ive had to deal with GM retardation more often.>Muh storyBro, the story is a collective creation. If you want the characters to do exactly what you want, write a book. I'll never get over succeeding at all three tries in a VtM game where I was hacking into a door, only for the GM to then say >haha the alarm starts resounding and you have been found out That's not what hacking or success means
>>97242742I remember them.They were kinda cute when they had the boyfriend/girlfriend thing going on.But James and "GuardBro" are pretty unfunny/uninteresting, and farming /tg/ for content and recycling old 1d4chan pages was always like gleaning leftovers from the bottom of a bust-open septic tank.Still better than reading verbatim from Lexicanum mind, like some "Loretubers" I could name.
Consequences. Actual Consequences
>>97228087I tell my players what their characters ought to know or be able to intuit about the situation, which usually curbs their retardation. 9/10 times, stupid decisions are due to misunderstandings or a lack of information on the part of the party.
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>>97248828his was mad indeed after losing a drawn position
>>97248967What kind of masochist doesn't take the pawn here? I'm sure I would.
>>97223677>[Go doesn't] have 4-10 move checkmate tricksthere are plenty of tactics in saving weak groups, life-and-death, connection battles, and ko fights, but they they may only give you a local result rather than a game ending advantage. There is such depth of strategy, makes me wish I learned to play it much earlier in my life.
>>97249495I would take the pawn too. But only because I wouldn't see Bxh6 gxh6 Bxc6 Bxc6 and Qg6+ with perpetual check. He just sacs everything for a draw, because it's Magnus.
>>97248390there she is!
A girl made me the most awkward of dice sets>inb4 fat hands
lol
God I wish a girl liked me. I wouldn't even care how dweeby they are or even what they look like. I'm so damn lonely.
>>97249941>takes significantly longer to roll a die>can't roll multiple dice at once>takes up significantly more storage spaceIt's shit-tier even ignoring the possibility of someone accidentally knocking it off the table and having to pause session to clean up broken glass.
>>97239620Mad you can't grip em properly, fat-hands?
>>97245090WHOAAAAAAA BUDDYYYYYYYHe's FATHe's OBESEHe's A PERSON OF CALORIES
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>>97248056>imagining that everyone with a different opinion is the same guy>blatantly shitting on an RPG while taking great offense to wholly imagined aspersions on anotherTouching grass is not enough for you. Go eat a salad.
>>97250675I never said I wasn't biased, in fact I laid out some of my bias on the table by mentioning Shadowrun, and how that flavours my view of RT. But this is a seriously deluded post that comes from having some insane nostalgia goggles glued firmly to your head, so I'm not going to engage beyond this.>>97250828I never said they were the same guy, but nothing in my posts was terribly hostile or showed I was offended so I can only guess those who think that way are bootybothered by the fact I said their beloved RPG sucks ass.>>97250808>Post a few gametales, review the latest brew or drop one of your ownVery much this. I've said my piece about the state of this general, the only way to overcome is to embrace discussion of the new systems and/or generate content for the old.
>>97250873Salad pics or GTFO.
>>97250283[Oisuke no Tsukue (Oisuke)] Lamia-ka Shita kara Ecchi suru Kai
>>97251092Absolute patrician
Would love to share some YTers I like to use for inspiration. Looking for anyone you find helpful. Preferably smaller creators and not restricted to 5e. I’ll submit three that I really enjoy while I’m doing prepFirst I’ll submit is Desk and Dorks. The channel is made by a medieval historian and combines his knowledge of subjects to enhance games. I particularly like his take on Bronze Age fantasy and building better town guards
>>97242861Assuming you can only make surface level opinions without experience is itself a surface level opinion. Also, assuming that it's silly to discuss TTRPG mechanics is also shallow. You're a shallow guy.
https://www.youtube.com/@DingoDoodles
>>97249098I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing that he only produces quicker reviews of games, but extended time playing a system gives you more insight into it. More time with different mechanics and maybe a chance to understand something that wasn't immediately apparent from a quick read-through. For some people, that weakens the value of his opinions.In-depth review is not unthinkable, but it IS silly because TTRPGs are not reviewable in the same way that video games are. There's no fixed scenario or repeatable scenario, unless you're reviewing a module or campaign, but that's different than doing a thorough exploration of every mechanic and rule in the game. It would very rapidly get redundant and many things would get qualified as "depending on how things go at your table" or whatever. In any case, you don't click on a 5 minute video expecting the reviewer to exhaustively pick apart every page and every edge case and contingent possibility. Broad strokes and specific examples where necessary can get the job done with far less wasted time.
>>97252480>lesser known>807k subscribers>it's another fucking D&D podcast
>>97225250>>97225265>>97225346>>97225349Buy an ad
Welcome to the Old School Renaissance General, the thread dedicated to first-decade, Gygaxian D&D, its faithful modern clones, and content created 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 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 that you can check for help:>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.
>>97249681>it's an extremely poor way to phrase that idea mechanicallyYeah, but we've all seen worse from Gary (pbuh).
What would be your top picks of the TSR tournament modules to run at a Con?I have found a list, but other than hearing word of mouth about Tomb Of Horrors, I have no idea which might be the best
>>97251612Leaning towards C1 Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan, for no real reason.
>>97251612Tomb is a pretty memey module to run at a con because it was meant as a high-skill, high difficulty module even in the (much more old-D&D-focused) environment it was written for. I'd do G1 or something. Anon's suggestion of Tamoachan isn't bad either.
>>97251612Always wanted to run this one as a tournament module.
