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>>51646544
Was there ever an accurate representation of tabletop in media?

The show was adapted for people who have never EVER played a TG, let alone even know DnD was a thing.

I know this cause the girl I'm keen on had never even heard of a d20 and yet loved the show.

>>51646544
Its tv bullshitting about things it doesn't know.

I have a copy of OD&D.

>>51646140

+1 to WE WUZ ROMANS IN SHEET

>>51646152
Everyone forgets that Romans themselves endlessly LARPed as Trojans:

We the sons of Aeneas n sheeit

Zeus? Das his slave name! We calls him Jupiter, his KANGLY TROJAN name.

>>51646140
Cataphract (5 Cataphracts) (200 Points)
Cavalry
WS4 BS4 S4 T5 W2 I5 A2 Ld9 Save 3+

Wargear:
Power Sword
Close Combat Weapon
Plate Mail Armor

Special Rules:
Very Bulky
Logistica
Anti-Infantry
Cavalry
Fleet

May add up to 35 additional Cataphracts to the unit.... +40 Points Each


Plate Mail Armor: Provides a 3+ Armor Save and a 5+ Invulnerable Save.

Logistica: When a Cataphract attacks, place a Blast template over the model. In addition to any attack rolls made by the model, all enemy models (besides the one the Cataphract is rolling to attack) under the Blast template are automatically hit with a Strength 3 AP- attack.

Anti-Infantry: When a Cataphract is attacking a model with the Infantry or Jump Infantry type, add 1 Strength to all of the Cataphract's attacks (including any attacks made by Logistica).

Cavalry: When a Cataphract is attacked in Assault by a model with a either a Power Lance or a weapon with "Halberd", "Spear", or "Pike" in the name, the Cataphract's Armor Save is reduced to a 5+. In addition, the Toughness of the Cataphract is increased by 1 (this bonus is already included in the model's stats) and is counted as having Assault grenades.

Well, for starters, it's pretty hard to launch any real attack if your opponent controls the center.

But, if you're playing against someone who is a total novice, strategy doesn't matter as much as tactics and not screwing up.

>>51646260
I just feel like I've been developing my meta against more meta, and I keep wondering "So say I let the opponent take my center while I come up around the side. What then?"

it's hard to corner a piece that is in the center

>>51645083
Death Korps have always been my favorite regiment, and while I doubt GW
will do then since Forgeworld does them.

>>51645083
>http://www.strawpoll.me/12302023
>not including Praetorians
>not including Maccabian Janissaries

>>51645083
Catachan Jungle Fighters

>>51644483
So, GURPS Pulp Adventures, FATEs' Spirit of the Century updated to modern, or WoD core (none of the monster splats).

>>51644483
>dungeon crawling
>modern or near future

u wot m8?

>>51644586
Ancient ruins, secret and undiscovered cultures in the Amazon....you know, pulp hero stuff.

>>51644480
>>51644480
1. Never let someone make a test to persuade/intimidate an NPC without telling you what he is going to say first, no matter what excuse he uses; what he says must at least have the potential to persuade the NPC in question.

2. NPCs should interact with PCs, and not with each other; i'm tired of games where the story basically revolve around other NPCs and the players are just there to fight for them without any saying in the matter.

3. Thinking on what will actually happen in your game is more important than thinking on the setting; if you prepared the setting but did not plan properly on the tests and encounters that will happen, your game will fail.

>>51644480
>1
Plan the beginning and the end of every session.
>2
Players will always choose the option that gives them awesome power at the cost of life and limb.
>3
Everyone at the table should have fun, even the GM.
>4
If someone's causing problems in a game, talk to them and let them know they're being shitty.
>5
If they don't improve after talking to them, kick them out of the group.
>6
Everyone railroads and fudge dice to an extent, if they claim they don't then they're lying.
>7
With that being said, you should only do so sparingly and as subtly as possible.
>8
The GM ultimately sets the pace of the campaign, including which options are available and which ones are not.
>9
Charisma checks are not a substitute to roleplay.
>10
Never host a game with strangers, especially online; never play with GM's who need to advertise at a local FLGS.

>>51645389
>Never let someone make a test to persuade/intimidate an NPC without telling you what he is going to say first
I disagree with this, as you are using the player's personal ability as a limit on a character's mechanical ability.
If you had said "explain what method of rationale you are using" or "how are you approaching it, either sweet words or threats of physical violence", that is far more palatable, because the character should be able to achieve this (that's why the dice roll is for).
I've seen enough players shat on by GMs who demand that the player be as knowledgeable as the character about a variety of subjects to be immediately annoyed by it.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>51644180

>>51644180
Rolled 4

>Young (1- 2500 years)

Rolled 67382 (1d69439)

>>51644195
Nigga that's not how this works.

>>51644133
Really really REALLY stupid idea senpai.

Mimics are inanimate. Do something like dopplegangers. But even then, how would it ever come up? If they didn't know and you didn't know, how would anyone know?

>>51644133
Yes. Almost Borgesian.

Ignore the literalist idiot that answered first.

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>>51644133
I could see that working. Ignore fellow who answered first.

>>51642883
Depends on hte setting, some have objective morality, but for myself it is simple: Actions speak, thoughts do not.

If you do good you are good, if you do evil you are evil. What you get out of it doesnt matter

>>51642900
So say the character fights evil, but is incredibly sadistic and violent in the way it disposes of it, taking pleasure from seeing pain smeared across the faces of the monsters it kills?

>>51642904
T&A is the cherry on top for every good thread.

>>51642900
By action speaking 80% of my NE characters should be considered NG. But doing good because it profits you, builds you a good rep and generally helps the society which in turn helps you is an egoistic reasoning to it's core and thus Evil by the very definition of it. You can do plenty of good by being Evil and not stupd about it.

I have giant dung beetles who live in a frozen desert and make their balls out of snow.

>>51642873
Why are they not enslaved and used for waste disposal?

Your fantasy world also probably has a massive dysentery problem.

>>51642852
I've played a 10+ year campaign setting where that world is for all intents a cesspit. Most PCs originate from other universes and got deposited on this world like being flushed down the toilet.

It's also a water world filled with thousands of island nations.

>>51642265
Partial successes being very common is fully intended.

Moves are supposed to snowball, and they snowball more easily if they have unintended consequences.

>>51642265
>>51642317
this, partial success creates new problems and keeps the conflict going without having the PCs suck at everything

>>51642433
>>51642317
It sounds reasonable, but in your experience, does it get weird or tiresome on the table?

What you wrote pretty much summarize what ambiance is - instilling emotions.

>>51641848
Only for certain bits.

My players want me to play like 'ambient DnD music' all the time because it would be allegedly atmospheric but I prefer the quiet to control the tension myself.

I play suitably over the top action music like the Doom theme if a drawn out combat especially with one monster starts to get old.

>>51643290
https://mynoise.net/

Use that, and if you love it, toss her a few bobs. She deserves it.

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>>51641320

So, these "BBEG" threads are just another super lazy "Stat me" variant? Gay as fuck.

>>51641267
It's more of an excuse to talk about your party, your characters and all that.

But don't let me stop you from misreading.

>>51641249
This fight was kind of easy desu

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I made a thing.
I plan to put this in front of my players and let them decide when they make sanity roles based on their character backstories.
This is give them baselines and ideas of what is good sanity loss for different traumas.
It is stolen from Trail of Cthulhu but adds in CoC sanity mechanics.
Does anyone have an opinions?

Why are these threads so dead?

Anybody have stats for enemy NPCs/monsters for the new Delta Green? Since the main rulebook is yet to be released I don't really know how to go about making creatures, and would like to make some soon. So if anyone has a guide on making creatures or a list with stats for a bunch of enemies I'd love to have that.