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>>52808538
He would wish for a Kender free world

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>them ribs

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Well, when your game is based around the concept of a wishing macguffin. I dunno, probably

first for stannis

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>>52807247
In about 10 hours we gonna have Ynnari vs Death Guard.

Yncarne vs Morty.

Anyone wanna bet who is going to win?

Third for who the fuck is stannis

>>52807106
Dude, it's fantasy. Who cares? Put as many as you want/need.

>>52807159
I detest this way of thinking. It's lazy in the bad way and does away with any internal consistency.

All I want is a good idea of how many planets there should be per system.

>>52807159

This. Put in whatever number you need.

Seriously though, we used to think we had a pretty good model for planetary systems; numbers, types, what kind of planet where, what types to expect, etc. Then we started detecting exoplanets and all our pretty little theories went right down the shitter. Just when we think we've got a handle on the problem, something even odder shows up. The whole science is in turmoil and the scientists are loving it.

Case in point: Two months ago they released the data from the Trappist system. There are SEVEN roughly Earth-sized planets orbiting that star and all of them are closer to their star than Mercury is to Sol.

Put however many planets you need and whatever kinds of planets you need. It's so wacky out there you may just be right!

Simply treat them as inferiors, refuse to use manners with them, maybe take part in a couple lynchings.

>>52806830
>has shiftless negroes as slaves instead of superior elf slaves

Pleb detected.

>>52806830
>humans being racist towards other humans in a world where completely different humanoid species exist
you have already failed

>>52806112
>but what about my favorite genre, cyberpunk?
Interface Zero 2.0

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>>52806112
Hey I was just about to ask if anyone had any experience using this. Saw that Deadlands had adopted this as it's system and was thinking about running it for my roll20 group.
Anyone got any experience with the system they'd care to share with us?

>>52806112
Science fiction companion (2e I think) and Interface Zero 2.0.

SW Core
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pk9t29yrf0fm1mz/savage%20worlds%20%28deluxe%20explorer%27s%20edition%29.pdf?dl=0

IZ Core
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5mzt5k0ym59n39j/Interface%20Zero%202.0%20-%20Core%20Rulebook%20%28Layers%29.pdf?dl=0

Editable sheet
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5mzt5k0ym59n39j/Interface%20Zero%202.0%20-%20Core%20Rulebook%20%28Layers%29.pdf?dl=0

Scifi
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u7hspbhft2nsgqj/1445741526004.pdf?dl=0

That should give you a lot to work with. Limit explosions somehow. Give 2 skill points for skill advances instead of normal rules. Give like 30k free for avatar stuff if you want to include cyberspace stuff.

>>52805916
>picture the end of your story first and then find a interesting way to get to that conclusion

bad advice for RPGs. If you start with a conclusion you will invariably steer towards that conclusion. the fun of a collaborative storytelling medium is that the conclusion isn't certain.

You have no clue what your players will do.

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But first Information from the players...

>dark skinned human barbarian of the uthgardt tribe. Was abandoned as a infant and adopted into the tribe soon after. Worked as a blacksmith and warrior for the tribe. Got exiled a while ago for reasons he won't go into. Over time will realize that he really just wants a family of his own.

>tiefling conman that tried ripping off a archdevil in disguise and was forced to do his bidding in exchange for not killing him on the spot. But he got warlock powers from it and he's testing their extent. Hired the barbarian as a bodyguard.

>goblin that retreated into the woods after his hunting parting got slaughtered by novice adventurers. Decided to commune with nature instead of returning to his squalid goblin life. Now he's a Druid and joined the party in hopes of getting revenge on those adventurers.

>Former human peasant dies in a massive attack on his village by evil dudes for evil reasons. A kind wizard finds the ruins and corpses, try's to resurrect every villager, only managed to resurect one soul along with fragments of all the other souls, body randomly reincarnated in the form of a black dragonborn. The reborn man vowes to avenge his people, spends the next year with the wizard adapting to his new body and training with weapons and armor. Takes up the title of paladin and sets out to find allies for his cause. Can't remember his previous life & hears occasional whispers in his head.

Sorry about the photo being sideways. On my phone doing this.

>>52805981
Valid point . But what do you suggest in place of that guideline?

So Gwyn and the Gods are massive shits who deserve what they got, right? But what about the Four Knights? Are they worth saving?

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>>52805811

>>52805951
They seem to be pretty chill, I guess.

>>52803944
Something about black holes being portals to other universes and/or viable methods of time travel, certainly, if you can just find a way past the event horizon.

The eventual death of all life in the Milky Way and Andromeda when the two galaxies collide (even though in truth this will be a relatively harmless event for both galaxies just due to how much empty space there is between star systems).

"Stardate 42961.2 was an inside job! Warp plasma can't melt duranium beams!"

"The ancient Alpha Phoenicians, who first developed FTL, were humans! WE WAZ MOFFS N SHIT!"

And of course various stories about abandoned or disused mines or stations that are haunted.

Space whales that nobody takes sightings of seriously, think Bigfoot.

Weird transmissions in empty star systems (number stations?)

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>>52803944
Aliens that come from another universe with different laws of physics exist.

I see a lot of people shitting on Guards viability, but out of six games played so far I've only lost two, and they were both bottle tests first round games.

Taking a commissar makes this a non-issue - with so many bodies there's fuck all most other armies can do, even against Harlequins I've come out on top twice. It's a hard slog for them when they have four or five models to eight or nine++

Anyone else playing Guard and loving it? They're definitely not as underwhelming as in straight 40k.

>>52799788
I thought about taking their 3 gunners at the start and giving them all plasma weapons. Would you say that's viable?

>>52799788
Do take in mind that 80% of the posters here never play a game and only look at the rules on the paper to decide what is 'balanced'

It's even worse with Shadow War since it's only been out AND people are directly using the experiences with Necromunda.

>>52799243
No
Nothing
Nada
No

>>52799243
>Are you going to the Vegas GP?
Nah, but I'm lending a buddy my Bant Eldrazi deck for it.
>Building?
I don't have much cash right now so I'm very slowly building burn with store credit I'm winning at FNM's. I'm thinking I might switch to building Naya Zoo though as the only expensive cards I still need for it are 3 Goblin Guide, 2 Arid mesa, and however many Atarka's Command it runs.
>Hating?
Nothing really. I'm pretty happy with the current meta.
>Brewing?
I brewed a memey mono-walls list that I've been having some fun with, but it's nothing serious.

>>52799243
No
Redoing my manabase for eternal command now that no one is playing blood moon anymore. All these basics are killing me.
Still hate tron
I'll probably revisit my sideboard for eternal command too. A bit annoyed none of the cyclers were any good.

>>52793036
Is this a marketing thread? Because it worked. They ship to the US?

>>52793069
Yes they do
perry minis have some really great detail on them too,all the while being 20 quid for 36-46 gys

>>52793036
beats me, the historicals redpill is the best thing that ever happened to me

Maybe frontier? Isn't it popular in Asia since a lot of modern staples are hard to find in Chinese/Japanese/Korean?

>>52777409
>We heard you loud and clear
>So we're bringing back Draft!
Did they hear us though?

>We heard you loud and clear. You remembered Nationals as a multi-format celebration,
>multi format celebration
>2 formats lmao
what did they mean by this?

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>First time GMing Only War
>Throw ork mobs at players
>Orks lose because Leman Russ
>Throw a traitor Valkyrie with only heavy bolters and a single lascannon at them, no support
>Used the stats from pic related
>Almost TPK'ed trying to bring the bird down, tank is heavily damaged but can still run at least.

I wanted to make my players sweat but jeez. How do you guys go about deciding what constitutes a "level-appropriate" encounter for an Only War game.

>>52748970
Trial and error. Also, flexible gamemastering and not leaving everything to the stats and dice. Close shave with TPK is actually appropriate.

>>52748618
The Mandragora Apochyrpha, as may be obvious, is nowhere near completion and the main writer is in debate with a few of us over quite a few rules at the moment, but it's still coming along, if slowly.

Eating sentient beings, worshipping children because of a difficult and often deadly childbirth, matriarchal. Compared to the orcs, they're far less technological and more barbaric, outright in stone age.

There's a start I guess.

>>52739258
I'm pretty sure they already do, but no wild pack of murderhobos has ever stopped to wonder about the culture of the things they're murdering.

>>52739258
To expand upon that empire reference...

Gnolls reign over their own empire in the "not!Africa" region; a tropical and arid land of savannahs and open scrubland. Their "hat" is "Decadent But Dangerous Easterners"; their empire is built on a combination of martial skill, trade in luxuries (fine metal work, gems, drugs, black magic).

The gnolls worship a pantheon of "dark gods", somewhere between demon princes who've chilled out on the whole "destroy everything" rhetoric and lesser gods. Chief of the pack is Lamashtu, who fits the "Dark Mother" godly archetype - wicked and lusty chief goddess with powers over nature and fertility. The lesser gods in the pantheon are focused on roles such as war, various forms of hedonism (gluttony, carnality, drug-use, fine art, excess decoration), and magic.

Driving philosophy of the gnolls is hedonism: the purpose of life is to seek pleasure and indulge yourself. They lean strongly as a race towards Chaotic Neutral; self-centered, impulsive and lazy, but not inherently hostile towards other races as a matter of default. A typical gnoll wants to throw parties where she can lounge around on silk divans wearing shiny jewelry whilst eating and drinking herself into a stupor, not destroy cities and eat live babies.

Technically, gnolls are matriarchal, as the females are bigger and stronger than the males and claim this represents the nature/blessing of Lamashtu herself. In practice, the prevalance of necromantic talents amongst the males means that many males exert open political power, as the empire depends on them to run things.

>>52728388
Succubi
>Physically repulsive in every way
>seems very otherworldly, makes no efforts to blend in
>Angelic in nature
>very antisocial and withdrawn, awkward and rude in conversation
>Very straight-forward, does not often have ulterior motives;cold and emotionless
>Sent down to be a benefit to mankind
>Often helps men make correct decisions when tempted
>Androgenous, hard to tell whether it's a female or male, if they have any gender at all.
>Will never betray
>Have no sorcery about them
>ardent hatred of slavery, will go to far lengths to undermined and subvert the institution where ever it exists

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>>52728388
Reverse Dwarves
>Tall and lanky, easily tanned, hairless
>live as nomadic herders or far-fairing sailors
>horrible craftsmen and misguided merchants
>very humble, little attachment to racial or clan identities
>mediocre warriors, slings and spears are their preferred weapons
>cannot form meaningful relationships, but are cordial and polite to everyone they meet
>humble, soft spoken, eloquent
>distinct philosophical detachment from worldly objects and ideas

Lich
>Super healthy looking immortal martial
>Spends all his time lifting and journeying the world destroying dangerous tombs and making the world safer
>Can only be awoken by destroying their souljar
>Known for their lack of knowledge, but friendly nature.