I always default to ethnic and class conflict, has anyone done anything interesting theyd like to share?
Well going by your example, the poor can all just be amazingly dense.
Sorry for the shitty non-specific thread.
I'm thinking of doing something plague related, maybe. I like to have my games fantastical but with the medieval aspects played up so it doesn't seem like a pastoral wonderland where everything's fine except monsters.
This will be the final game before the characters become "heroic", so I wanted to have a sort of transitory session and I'm not sure how to pull it off. One of the characters is a veteran of a successful peasant uprising (succesful in that it resulted in a crude constitutional monarchy) with PTSD, another is a street thief, one is an (american indian aesthetic) elf nomad, and the other is a book learned but naive scholar out to learn about the world. System is roughly 5E but very narrative heavy and not using classes at the moment.
The next session will take place in a small city where a massacre equivalent in scale and horror to the rape of nanking happened during the peasant uprising, and the PTSD veteran is making a pilgrimage there for the anniversary to try to somehow atone for his crimes. Recently the kingdom has annexed some pagan, tribalistic Donnaiche tribes and given much of their land away, so there's been an influx of refugees and migrant workers in this city looking for farm work.
Two events coincide with the anniversary of the massacre: one is an effigy burning of the leader of the peasant revolt who oversaw what would (unintentionally and to the leader's great despair) Rape of Merseyshire, including effigy caricatures of the Donnaiche who were united by the leader and a major asset in the revolt's success. The common people of this kingdom (Manchesthin) are furious about the annexation of the Donnaiche and even more furious about them pouring into their city, so violence is already likely as the angry crowds will gather for the effigy burning. However, even worse, this effigy burning for the anniversary also coincides with the Spring Equinox. (1/2)
>>53481463
The Spring Equinox is a major time of celebration for the Donnaiche, specifically and unfortunately for their two gods that have been banned by the Chestish: the god of the changing seasons (who is also the god of revolt and power change) and the god of fertility and spring growth (who is celebrated with orgies). Despite the ban, the few hundred new Donnaiche refugees will try and practice their rituals in secret. Obviously I'm planning for things to go wrong for them and there to be a pogrom.
So I have a conflict set up, but I hate that this is such straightforward social conflict, but can't seem to get away from that. I'm too materialist and it doesn't make for good tabletop stories I guess kek. I'm thinking maybe in terms of hooks, the characters could try to exploit divides in the guard and upper class of the city to prevent an all out massacre? Of course it would be difficult for them to do that as peasants, so maybe they run into a merchant and do a favor for him and get some nice clothes and fake identities? That would work but it feels kind of like a cop out for finding something that would be interesting for poor unimportant characters in particular. Of course the attempt to come of as truly noble for such poor characters will probably be interesting in itself.
Anyway, sorry for the lazy original post, will only bump a couple more times if there's no interest.
Stat me, /tg/.
-10 hp
Farmer
- Robust
- Animal Owner
- Side-job: Music
Magic Type
Season: Autumn
- Cure Touch
- Shooting Star
HP: 12
MP: 20
Carry: 9
Str: d6
Dex: d6
Int: d4
Spi: d8
Mastered Weapon: Light Blade
>>53478826
Probably a sorcerer, maybe some ranks in evoker or some other blaster caster class.
Also Arle is cutest puyo player (Apple a shit you shut your whore mouth)
Hi /tg/. What would you consider the BEST Warhammer 40k book to get someone started with?
I haven't read them all, so I want to turn to the experts.
My friend is in his 40s, likes military historical fiction a lot, and dabbles in sci-fi, and is also the most fedora-tipping atheist you'll ever see (which I know matches up with Emprah a bit), so I want to give him something for his birthday to ease him into 40k.
To give you an idea, he likes Bernard Cornwell and Ready Player One (yeah i know)
>>53473791
Either the Eisenhorn trilogy or Gaunt's Ghosts.
Ciaphas Cain is pretty good and easy to digest.
And this short comic is actually a great intro to what the 40k universe is like for the average person. It can help set the tone for your friend.
>>53474794
GOOD IDEA
>Here's a detailed description of my homebrew race's way of life, politics and social groups within
BAD IDEA
>Here's a detailed description of my homebrew race's mating habits
GOOD IDEA
>I want to GM a realistic, gritty, down-to-earth campaign
BAD IDEA
>...in D&D
>>53472043
GOOD IDEA
>I've made some rule changes to fit the kinds of games we prefer
BAD IDEA
>I've made some rule changes by taking mechanics from a bunch of games I like and mashing them together
GOOD IDEA
>I'll let you shape up the game's world however your characters want to.
BAD IDEA
>..And by that I mean that I haven't prepared anything and you'll be doing all the work for me
GOOD IDEA
>I want to run a horror campaign
BAD IDEA
>I will allow PCs to be amoral combat monsters that are willing to sacrifice anyone to stay alive
>>53472043
Good Idea
>I want to run a spooky horror campaign, with very real chances of death.
Bad idea
>We'll be using Pathfinder with one or two houserules to make it better suited for horror. Start at level 7.
Worse idea
>No character building limitations.
Probably the least spooky horror game I've ever been a part of. The whole group getting kicked out of the DM's house was worth it though.
Did we stop? I don't see a thread.
Let's keep going.
>>53470843
Who was the idiot that saved it as a .jpg? We need a png to keep working.
>>53470875
Here's a previous version as a .png
The only difference seems to be the lack of a Cthulhu meme in the corner. Probably not a huge loss.
Rowan Darkwood still isn't here?
Put the fucker somewhere around the end. Looks like 90 suffering/95 deserving is free.
Also I agree with what someone said in the previous thread: that's a bit harsh for Elric. Maybe knock him a couple steps to the left.
Hello fellow citizens.
Tonight at our lodge we are here to discuss our corporate interest. I assume we can dispense with the formalities of disclosing our corporate holdings and get right to business.
First Item on the Agenda: Its well known that Pentex properties are offen insured, meaning that raids against their plants often result in huge payouts and settlements.
I think we should buy out Pentex insurers and deny them their claims. We will probably have to eat the cost, but it will insure our competitors are unable to recoup their loss.
>>53470216
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT!?! CORPORATE PORTFOLIOS? INSURERS? HOW FUCKING FAGGOTY HAVE WE BECOME IF WE'RE NOT OUT THERE RIPPING THEIR FUCKING THROATS OUT?!?
>>53470216
Pentex has a large black budget and federal ties to several government agencies. I'm not sure that would work.
Now, on the other hand, I have several thousand bottles of strawberry jam left over from from our fundraiser to keep Tom's Farm open. As I recall, someone here said they would buy it off me at cost and help me get rid of it...
>>53470329
Down boy!
Save that for when we are out in the field next week! This here is a moot to discuss business interests. Don't make me call Micky and Mooley up here and make you calm down.
>the DM PC has been resolving a grapple action for the last 45 minutes
>>53469307
So /tg/, what's the best way to quickly resolve a grapple?
>>53469335
See which one gets higher strength roll.
What is the smallest creature you ever played?
>>53466059
A halfling manlet that was 2'11'' and looked about like pic related.
Another player's smartass cat familiar.
>>53466059
About 1"
Quick question. Does the Imperium approve of using Xeno technology to further serve the Emperor (Read: killing Xenos and Heretics)?
>>53465358
Kind of depends on the Inquisitor's mood desu.
It depends on who you ask and there will always be people on the other end who violently disagree with that person.
>>53465358
taking xeno technology is probably against a multitude of regulations but i'm sure in a pinch it can be forgiven.
GM: okay, we will be running a game set in a dystopian cyberpunk prison colony where the prisoners have revolted and taken over half the planet, what character would you like to make (that guy)?
That guy:
Prisoner obviously. How else am I to start the violent gang rape group? First i'd offer my own hole as a release for the lads then after a few weeks warm them up to the idea of taking turns. Eventually the guards are going to get jealous of our hole stretching sessions and willingly submit to our group. One by one they will be corrupted and have their holes violated until everyone has joined.
There will be no division, no hate, no pain.
Only the holes and filling them will matter.
And they shall be led by me, The Great Gape Anon the First.
I shall lead their minds into the light of pleasure and their shafts into holes of dark.
GM: pic related
Anyone else have one of these guys in their group?
what the fuck
sounds like a good plan desu
>>53464661
>Anyone else have one of these guys in their group?
No, I didn't have the pleasure of banning anyone from coming anywhere near the same cubic kilometer as me yet.
Last thread right here: >>53281568
How it works: Roll a 3d36, the first for color, 1-6 White, 7-12 Blue, 13-18 Black, 19-24 Red, 25-30 Green, and 30-36 is Colorless. The second is for angle of expansion, and the third for the number of hexes filled.
Here's the basic basic gist of what we got so far:
>Plane, named Taoltesh, is half-baked, for reasons unknown to everyone, conflicting creation stories abound, though there is usually a Creator and Black usually fucks up/gets fucked up.
>Magic is done through the art of performance, from music and dance to art and storytelling, main goal of the various factions and peoples of the setting is to gather the Worldsong fragments and shape the world as they see fit.
>Main races are white Dragons and Viashino, black Angels and Humans, blue Hydras and Merfolk, red Sphinxes and Goblins, and green Demons and Elves. Monstrous races are known as the mythic races and generally stay in their color, humanoid races are the mortal races and can go to any color, though the majority stay in their own color. There are also things such as Thunderbirds in white and spirit animals across all colors.
>Colorless is the Unsung, beings and lands of untapped potential and shifting reality.
There's a doc, but it's messy and outta date, so if anyone from the previous thread(s) could talk about the colors and the important characters we have so far, that would be great.
Rolled 9, 11, 23 = 43 (3d36)
Spider angel along the lines of another anon's idea. Angel scout sometime in the future, and the kachinas I promised OP.
Starting off with a few basics. We have five tentative mechanics, each primarilly in one color and bleeding into the wedge(?) colors. Exalted returns from previos sets, as do mechanics based around colorless spells.
>Black Faction
>Archetypal Creatures: angels, the Weeping Reverie
>Other Creatures: humans, spiders, and spider-angels
>Lore: Angels were originally helpers to the creator of plane, when something stopped that creator from finishing the plane and most likely killed it, the angels fell from losing their link to the creator. Maybe. Something happened and it wasn't good. Nobody is sure what. Now they're stuck on a world that's a farce to their creator's original vision, and they probably fucked up somehow, so they grieve and weep (hence the name). Later learn that the Worldsong actually still exists, if fragmented, and they have a chance to finish what their creator started. They then teach/give all the lesser races under the rule of the mythic races (which is to say practically all the members of the lesser races) absolute free will, the ability to choose, individualism, etc, partly out an actual desire to help out the lesser races, partly out of a dislike for nearly all the members of the mythic races, and partly out of a desire to get more people looking for the Worldsong that will give it to them.
>While the other mythic races began to create cities, civilizations, and empires, the Reverie became wanders. No central coordination, but with the promise of aid to any who would need it. They traverse the marshes and swamps, desert wastes and Unsung frontiers, finding meaning in themselves and guiding the lesser races. Some of the angels have begun to accept that they will never finish the plane their creator intended, and start to take upon themselves spider-like qualities.
Rolled 14, 24, 30 = 68 (3d36)
>>53419235
Spooky, though I imagine it's hard to balance on feet like that.
>Protagonists
>Hawagra, aka Bighorn.
>Viashino that is granted undue respect because of the horns on his head, a birthmark that his people believe makes him a great warrior, like the powerful Dragons. Despite such, is one of the worst warriors there is, like, he's unnaturally bad at fighting things. We're talking Wants to prove, mostly to himself, that he's worthy of the horns that he has.
>Thornheart, aka Lostfinger.
>Elf girl who has started and now rejected the road to becoming a wendigo, a vampire-like creature that eats the flesh of mortal races and can eventually become a big ol' demon. Did the road in the first place to conquer her fears of death, by, well, conquering death. Now seeks to do it by getting one of the Worldsong fragments. Ate her own finger to satiate the cannibalism requirement, earning her the nickname.
>??? the goblin.
>Possesses the Worldsong fragment of Destruction. Not much known besides that, throatsinger.
>??? the human.
>Guy semi-possessed by a hydra, joins up with the party to learn how to tell a damn good story, since they're the type that could probably lead into interesting situations.
>Antagonists
>Kowa, the BBEG.
>a B/W angel that feels the world is the way it is because of what she did, even if she's not right. Thinks the only right thing to do, the only way to make amends, is to reset the world to square one, and start over. Proper this time. The one who spread the word around about the Worldsong fragments, acts as the guide to the main party in the beginning.
Undivided daemon Lorgar and Perturabo are not canon edition
Previously on /40kg/
>>53477904
>Warhammer 40k 8th Edition: "Leak" Compilation
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>Rules and such. Use Readium on pc/iphone, lithium/kobo on android:
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>40k rules reference in wiki format:
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>Latest GW teases:
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>Latest GW FAQs:
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>8th edition FAQ:
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>>53483058
These guys were the moment I lost my excitement for the Primaris releases.
Then they almost rekindled it with the Dreadnought and I thought those things were just a hideous fluke.
And then we got better perspective shots of the Dread and it too looks kind of weird and dumb from a normal angle.
I don't think I'll be wasting money on a Primaris army on the side, I'll keep buying shit for my Skitarii and GSC thanks.
Few new pics of Chodenought.
This is your new rival, either IRL, or in the latest campaign you played. How will you fair /tg/?
>>53482209
IRL, not too bad. He relied on Yugi having emotions he could toy with while also having emotions towards Mokuba. Bad villain.
In my last campaign, we'd probably have fucked. I liked em rich.
>>53482209
like I care about some card waving cuck who plays games against children and loses
Even my most basic murder hobo is not going to care about this mook.
Gonna rape him.
Literally. Kaiba was my angry husbando.
Thank God this endgame is rare, because it really fucking sucks to pull off a win.
Botvinnik faced a Q+Q&P ending twice--in 1944 and 1954, winning both of them. The first game was analyzed by Paul Keres for 26 pages (not like there was a lot else to do in the Soviet Union back then).
Today though, there's no need for endgame books like Keres's Practical Chess Endings since computer engines do a far superior job to any human.
If the weaker side's king gets behind the pawn, the game is a dead draw. It's also far easier to win with a bishop, queen, or king pawn than it is a knight or rook pawn due to having more space to work with. Both of those Botvinnik games did involve a knight pawn. Beware if keeping the king next to the queen, especially around the edge of the board, because the king could get stuck in a corner and mated.
>>53480918
>If the weaker side's king gets behind the pawn, the game is a dead draw.
Anon, that's just wrong. Unless the pawn's on a, b, g or h, the side with the pawn can pretty much always win. The trick is to get your own king ahead of the advancing pawn. Your opponent can only move in two directions then, to the side or back, and you can use your king to control the fields your pawn must move to.
>>53480678
>Previous thread: >>53473700
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>>53480678
>CYOA throg
gj friend
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