Infinity 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:https://youtu.be/72suWTk-K1M>Rules and missions:https://infinitythewiki.com/index.phphttps://infinitytheuniverse.com/resourceshttps://infinitytheuniverse.com/games/infinity/its>Beginner FAQs and guides:https://pastebin.com/x06JG55Uhttps://pastebin.com/xtQzRcq5 https://pastebin.com/xUBR7QFU>Model identifiers (what each faction can take, somewhat outdated new sectorials and old ones coming back):Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97909991It gives you a taste, but not much more beyond simple demogames.
>>97909785Only thing related I saw there, were the action figures. So I guess there should be somewhere that sells the game.
>>97909991It's the bare minimum to learn the basic mechanics. 2 light guys, one heavy guy, some terrain. I say go for it, but an Operation box will get you closer to an actual Infinity game.
>look up expansion boxes from the essential box>there's like 5 "JSA *something* Pack Alpha" -boxesJeez
>>97912323I'd get these, and then the expansion packs depending on your play style. One is ninja-themed, the other samurai-themed, etc.
Told Point Blank
>>97889923Talking is a free action
God, what I'd give for Harry Potter and the Natural 20 to come back.
>>97909486Didn't it go on hiatus at some really weird spot too
>>97911781Yep. It came back briefly a few years ago so it might not be the spot you have in mind. The current last chapter has some blatant continuity errors. Fiona meets Sirius and doesn't believe what he says, even though she hasn't had a memory wipe since the "contraception of justice" scene. Also, the chapter number is something weird like SD212 even though we're not even 30 chapters in.
>>97887533I give Rich infinitely better odds of finishing OOTS than GRRM finishing ASOIAF.
What is the most kino BBEG archetype?
>>97905975NTA, but what else works for superhero villains?
>>97911723Probably street-level stuff with like the mob and crooked cops and serial-killers
>>97864068What happened to ff13?
>>97837876Evil woman who the party will simp for.
>>97837876A very polite, well-mannered, and overall pleasant person who treats their subordinates with respect and care while basically 100% approval rating from subjects including newly conquered ones that agree they are absolutely better off under their new ruler compared to their old ruler.What makes them a BBEG? They are 100% taking over the world and placing it all under their rule. You can join them willing or die fighting them and they will 100% genocide the opposition if they believe it will further their goal in the most effective way. So unquestionably brutal, bloody, and horrifying to anyone outside their rule, but also unquestionably the best ruler and most amiable person in a position of power to those they rule.
Pool of Radiance (1989)>>97834601>>97869607 In the last book, somewhat edgy thief/ranger Ren, milquetoast cleric Tarl and swole/dummy thicc wizard Shal met in a tavern and joined forces to undo political corruption, defeat evil wizards and kill a bronze dragon who was being a cunt for some reason. Ten years have passed, so everything should be fine now, right?Right?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31GB36YtBT8
Is Phlan doomed? Will Marcus be consumed by his own ambitions?Find out tomorrow!
Anyone else sad the system has lost its former popularity and game workshop support?
>>97885004where is there furniture?
>>97897377I need to see art of that arwen getting plowed by aragorn
>>97885004The Rohan film actually DID get me back into LotR and I rewatched all the films and I DID want to get into Middle Earth. But they fucking replaced the good starter and all the cool LotR shit with shitty Rohan stuff and I gave up on starting itLiterally ANY battle with Mordor on one side would make for a starter I'd actually want. The film was fine but it just doesn't make for good minis absolutely fucking retarded
>>97885004because they made it about a woman instead of helm hammerhand
(and by "they" i mean jews)
Writing General: 'psychopomps' editionWelcome to /wg/, the thread for all /tg/ related writing. Whether you're plotting your campaign, trying to come up with a character backstory, or just trying to write some setting fluff, this is the place to post it. You don't even have a campaign, just an idea you want to develop? You're welcome here. While the rest of /tg/ is arguing over monstergirl mating and which way rivers are supposed to flow, we're here to help you turn your thoughts into an actual finished product.As the successor to the Storythreads, we're also open to /tg/ related fanfiction (D&D, Warhammer, Battletech, whatever). In fact, if you've written any vaguely /tg/-related short stories, you can try them out here. We also have flash-fiction challenges from time to time.There's a discord for writers herehttps://discord.gg/6AwKHGFThe previous thread can still be found in the archive here>>97133758And finally an archive of /tg/ fiction can be found here:http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Storythread (dead link, but may be resurrected one day)https://2d4chan.org/wiki/Storythread (page missing, wiki still up)Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97902341I hate to be that guy but really the best way to become a good writer is to go back in time to when you were a child and read a lot of books. Or, if you happen to not have a time machine, start reading more books now. I'm pretty sure Stephen King's top piece of writing advice is to read more, and I think other successful authors have mentioned it as well. I am deeply suspicious of guides that purport to tell you how to write better prose as if there are tricks to it like cooking a better stir fry or DIYing a bookcase. There aren't really any bits of advice like 'pre-heat the wok beforehand' or 'be sure to use dovetail joints for the base' in writing; all the common bits of advice like 'show, don't tell' really only apply to people whose prose is absolutely terrible, and there are so many exceptions once you advance past the most basic level that they're next to worthless. In fact I would say that a lot of guides - and, frankly, some creative writing courses - do more harm than good. Read and write. That's all there is to it. Read what other people have written, and write you own work, there's no trick to it.
How do you guys decide on what direction to take in your work, tabletop or otherwise?I'm speaking from the pov of tabletop. I have several ideas and they seem like they would contradict each other. The nature of the setting means the party must be involved with high powered machinery, and that means they have to have a reason to be using it, they can't just be random villagers, or can they?Anyways, if you're reading the spoiler still, what i mean is, i need to decide on an opener, are they adventurers who stumble onto their weapons, some kind of outlaw, or maybe they're low grade conscripts of some kind? But that last one makes me anxious since i don't want them to feel like they have no agency.
>>97906994You could try asking them for their backstories first. Ideally, there should be at least some story elements that tie into the PCs' backstories.Of course, sometimes their backstories are dumb as fuck, so don't feel bound by them. But it could definitely be helpful in making a decision.
>>97906994Just tell them outright "I need the characters to work at least adjacetially with HP machinery".
>>97895988>>97896016>>97896016>>97896057Thanks. That information is very useful. It's not a medieval setting (17th early modern), but it is useful nonetheless. There's a bit of tension between old-school feudalism and capitalism with some countries abandoning serfdom for new forms of exploitation, while others are doubling down on serfdom and making it harsher than it ever was. Population booms are making cities bigger, there's an early globalisation going on, and more sophisticated and more centralising monarchies also means the old feudal structures are beginning to fall. I'll make so she's semi-attached: technically a vagrant with no papers, but has a roof where to sleep and food, but no much of a real salary, so she has to do hustles (crime, mostly smuggling) to buy or get stuff. Her kind is tolerated because they provide cheap labour and she has skill in healing that most urbanites just don't have. She could sell herself as an indebted servant (slave), but that would be the death of her freedom at least until her master dies. Quite a few of her acquaintances and partners in crime will be in similar situations, even those with formal apprenticeships (which in practise means they are interns and de facto slaves), and will probably do the kind of work that you mention at least once, or part-time, plus petty crimes to get real money. They'll form an unofficial Vataga or Shadow Artel.
Is there anything you actually wanna talk about?
>>97910670>platetesters
>>97896983Anon who posted that here, I'm sadly american EST
>>97879421it's surprisingly one of the weakest and lamest boards on the whole site now, I'm not sure why.
>>97899289>>97910670It was my preconcieved notion that guns are deadly (in comparison to other weapons), after your response regarding the guns i realised thats not that type of game and it was a dumb comparison from my side, they are actually good at not overly dominating gameplay. Something like the battle rifle dealing 2d4 while a long bow dealing 1d10 for example. You can boost either with ammunition, but since they had a similar attack rate i felt bows and guns were on a similar level which disappointed me, but its fit for this kind of game.TLDR i realised i was being dumb
>>97909553Not to mention how sometime a comment will just instantly disappear into the ether if the AI decides its remotely negative (and it's genuinely clueless). Basically turned it into youtube comment sections.I disagree that this place is less fucked though. There they've ruined discourse with censorship, here they've ruined it with bad (bot) actors.
"2026, I am forgotten..." Edition>What is Genesys?Released in November 2017, Genesys is a pen-and-paper generic/universal RPG system and toolkit by Fantasy Flight Games and EDGE Studio, using a refined version of the system presented by their Star Wars RPGs (Edge of the Empire, Age of Rebellion, Force and Destiny). Its central mechanic is the Narrative Dice System, using pools made of specialized dice to create narrative results. The intention is for the system to be a highly flexible narrative system, adaptable to most any conceivable setting and premise.https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/genesys/https://edge-studio.net/>Any news?The dice are still in stock. Also EDGE released a Twilight Imperium sourcebook for ships.>Where can I find the books?Check the Online Extras pastebin below for something useless. The core book is the only mandatory book.>Do I have to buy the fancy dice to play the game?Only if you want physical dice to roll. There are plenty of free dice rollers available online, now including the official dice roller app on mobile. Check the Online Extras pastebin for links.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97908913I'm not sure I agree? To go with the Superman example, you can say that his ice breath is a magic attack with X and Y quality, and it's the only ice thing he does (to my knowledge, at least). Signature Spell doesn't require you to have the magic skill (though this may be an oversight), but as long as you specifically cast your signature spell then you can at -1 difficulty. That sounds pretty good to me to represent parts of a superheroes toolkit of abilities without just having an endless array of "weapons".
>>97908932Sometimes, it really may just come down to multiple weapon profiles to represent certain powers. Superman's ice breath and heat vision should definitely be two separate profiles, as they are two different flavors of ranged attack.
>>97908904>>97908932>>97908936I wonder if talent trees are the secret sauce to make things work here. The hardest part is probably figuring out what cost to assign to "spell-like effects" (to borrow a term from the 3.5 days)
>>97910900One super hack spitballed talent trees, but that's a lot of frontloading effort and still only covers the more common power sets. Tones are supposed to be lightweight and easy to handle. It's much easier for a GM to hash out a single talent (or a small suite of talents) to give a player to give them a power set than an entire talent tree.
>>97910900That's partially why I advocated for the Signature Spell instead. It has a baked in cost of 2 Strain for what is ultimately a secondary power for a hero. You wouldn't make Cyclops suffer Strain to use his laser eyes as they're his main ability, but Superman's eye beams are more of a secondary thing. I could see Cyclops having a weapon, straight up, while Superman would use a Signature Spell. It's all relative, Spiderman wouldn't suffer Strain to swing on webs or have his spider-sense give him boost die to Vigilance checks, you know?
What do you guys know about japanese TTRPGs? I'm interested in the bigger focus on one-shots and episodic nature. Also the "skill matrix" which I've heard has taken over a lot of systems.
>>97910303There's also the giant fish spirit in the lake.
>>97910043>>97910103>>97910196God I want to start running Kamigakari again
>>97906500>OlfactionSorry what?
>>97910999The sense of smell. Possibly scent-tracking like a dog, and/or the ability to conceal your own scent from such.
>>97910999It's a ninja game. Smell poisons, smell medicines, smell bitch ass ninjas, smell gunpowder, smell faggots across town, and so on.
Thread #013 Punishment EditionWelcome to /schreck/ where you can rp your VTM character! For all questions concerning the World of Darkness, please consult the WoDg and CoDg thread>>97862211Previous Thread>>97735596Brief rules>We have no story teller, we are acephali>Threads are v20 based, although the night is long and full of whispers, lies, and half-truths. Decide your own canon but all will not believe you>all nicktuku will be diablerized on sight>all OOC discussion should be spoileredTHREAD QUESTIONComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97909887>>97908551I see him. The land here doesn't want me as it's dominus, but it will obey with enough vitae. He won't escape this time. The earth itself will hold him for us.>>97909761shall we call up the assamite primogen and have a fatwa declared?>>97911035brother eww, why are you in corn land?
>>97911111To reach the land beyond the Corn of course, the land of opossums and moose. Good hunting, brother.
>>97911111His death is yours as was agreed on, all I need is mud and darkness.Unholy Quints>>97909887BUT I STILL WANT THOSE EYES COBARDE
>>97911248I've swamped the area where he's staying. Head in. If he gets away, I just need to get a piece of him for a ritual. I'm out of bleu's vitae just finding him here this time. shit that's my first huge get in years. Nice! >>97911134Luna will run red with his blood!
>>97911248>>97911687Come on in boys. I've got a little something ready for you this time, you'll love it!Janus will have topped himself off via a family of four, leaving the bodies on gruesome display in the living room. He'll pull a swatting on the house, trying to pin Chelys and Necro down with an armed police response while he uses Obfuscate and Dementation to cause chaos before he bolts. If he needs to defend himself, he'll try to use Dominate and his new found powers of Presence and Serpentis to hold Chelys and Necro off until he can find an opportunity to escape using Celerity.Janus's current spread of Disciplines is: Auspex 1, Celerity 1, Dementation 3, Dominate 1, Obfuscate 2, Potence 1, Presence 2, Protean 1, and Serpentis 3.
Why did GW stop selling this? Their most based product ever released, instead the sell shit cardboard tiles instead
>>97910117I guess so (although it's also possible to inherit a large living place), but what I mean is that having enough money to buy some more minis/terrain and having enough money to buy a bigger house is like few entire tiers of financial barriers apart Unless you suggest just buying/renting some extra storage space, which is I suppose also an option
>>97910117It's actually not. You can get a McMansion with workshop and detached garage in rural Kentucky for $350k and in San Francisco it costs $1.5million for a 1 bedroom apartment
>>97905567Played across 3 of them yesterday.
>>97910117no, it's also a function of how expensive real estate is in your locality
>>97909956Even GW isn't that expensive in the grand scheme of things, if you start with something like Combat Patrol or a sub-1k army and build up from there (which you should because jumping in at 2k points right away is a recipe for burnout) it's perfectly doable for anyone who isn't financially stretched to the point where they can barely afford any hobbies at all.It does suck for kids that want to get into it though, I will give you that.
Friendly reminder, running a module =/= "DMing a campaign."
>>97907516never saw the appeal of modules as a gm
I am running a module as a brand new DM, and I'm treating it like training wheels. I'm tinkering with things as written in the module and once my players are finished with its contents I plan on continuing the campaign following my own designs.
>>97907516I see op has never ran an og boxed campaign before.
>>97907516a campaign is a series of modules, so you're halfway right
>>97908453Return of lichemaster for warhammer RP can be ran as is
What races exist in your setting, or at least are races that you like, be it in science fiction or fantasy settings, and wish were seen more often? For me, I wish Warforged were in more D&D settings naturally.
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>>97708119Theres these things called kinnara from hindu myth which are pretty much ostrichtaurs
Give me one good reason that isn't Gooner shit to actually wanna get invested in the Tau compared to other Factions/Species
>>97901244They're actually Greek-coded, they use a Greek caste system and that's why you see so many femboy drawings with them.
>>97892528>>97892766That shit was exactly why Tau were/are kino.Imperium was the 90's Dune-esque 'dying space empire larping as historic empire for feels', Eldar were glam rock metal mixed with classical tolkein fantasy, Orks were 'see how stupid this really looks lol' parodies. Tyranids were locusts.But Tau felt like a proper, sober scifi wargame army. The armour had specific serial numbers, orderings and roles. They used combined arms, eschewed melee and valued their infantry enough to give them top of the line equipment to keep them alive, to the point where they realized 'this galaxy is fucking brutal' and gave the best of them mech suits with huge guns and technology to make them fight harder and faster to match an Ork or a Space Marine.They lost a lot of the appeal to me when they swapped over to a white colour scheme, mecha-mania, and rebranded as "acktually uber-fascist space racists who think they're better than all the other xenos out there" (basically IoM) instead of "noble-hearted but naive alien race, with certain alien traits that make their philosophy and life practices, as well intentioned as they are, unsustainable for other races, leading to conflict" (a unique and interesting alien race, and cognitive threat to humanity).
>>97892528Risten well youngring, when Tau were launched out they were the US Military in Space with giant robots and hovertanks. Depending on how deep into anime you were at the time they were either very cool or a bizarre, American looking boil on the face of the franchise.This was a time when Games Workshop was still an English company with a distinctly English view of the world and the IG and Space Marines weren't TACTICOOL BADASS SUPERHEROES, they were a mash of 2000AD and Dad's Army with a healthy dose of religious prejudice.
>>97901240Sorry to have hurt your gundussy with that trvke, yuri fan. By all means, continue to enjoy your trans coded generic space knights.
>>97910758>when they swapped over to a white colour schemeWhy did they do that, anyway? Far as I can tell it kind of came out of nowhere.
Share PC/NPC character concepts you like to re-use, and can always reliably fall back on.
>>97911860>bookworm nerd wizard>elven archer >2H sword using warrior who never takes his armor off
>>97911860Oracle/Prophet/Fortune Teller whichever fits the theme the most, who is actually evil and lies to the party in hopes of decieving them (actually has future telling powers, just lies to them about the content to fuck them over)
>>97911860A nobleman fallen on hard times with some social skills and some combat skills.
Working class locksmith. Business hasn't been good, so his wife and kids have pushed him to pick up odd-job contract work to pay the rent.Some DMs will pick up on the wife bit and we go full boomer comic/sitcom dad. Other times we play him up more as a "dungeon trap plumber" who treats the average delve like he's here to fix a toilet. You can play him as either a professional who's seen it all, and will complain that he doesn't have the right screwdriver to disarm this type of exploding rune pressure plate, or as a tag-along who's good at what he does but is in way over his head for the danger pay.
>>97912087>Some DMs will pick up on the wife bit and we go full boomer comic/sitcom dad.Delightful.
