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Have a rebellion kick off half way through

>>50392012
Have the focus be less on winning the fight than winning the crowd, like pro wrestling only with actual death

>>50392012

I've actually played in one, and there was lot going on. For one thing, the winner got to be the Sultan's bride. (The female Ranger and Sorceress were happy to compete for that, 'nuff said.)

Also, the gladiators were plotting rebellion and there was a gigantic pit-beast beneath the arena.

>>50387015
Make it a viking story.

With hords of warriors who conquer, pillage and burn, before returning to their homeland.

Center it around some "norse looking" magic : talking to and taming wolves and bears, use rituals to conjure snow, hail and storms.

Create monsters and threats that linger in the cold, dangerous environment which they try to tame.

Also make women as important as men : no SJW talking here, it's just historic facts. Archeologists discovered not too long ago that the vikings skeletons they studied for years are not all male, there were a lot of female aournd battles too (corpses found with axes and armor).

Which also means that there is no such thing as 'better' treatment for women there. They are warriors, as capable as men, the only difference being when they are pregnant, the only time when they need protection and special treatment to protect the heritage of the clan. All other time, they are just like men.

>>50387015
Read the Sagas and various secondary sources on the culture and history of the people.

Also, be aware that you're looking for more than just the Norse most likely.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien's_influences

Anglo-Saxons, Celts, and others are going to be in there.

>>50387015
>How do I make a Norse mythology inspired setting, with out making it a Skyrim ripoff?
Put some effort into it.

Why a shitton? One should be enough.

>>50386631
>>50386696
either one can do it or no amount ever will

>>50387011
Are we talkin' stats or lore now?

>>50384571
The other day i heard some anon was trying to make a clone tribal/copy spell deck so that their deck would always have an appropriate power level.

I also remember a different anon asking for a deck that let them control as much of another persons deck as possible to piss off turbo autists that won't let you touch their decks/spent a lot of money on the decks.

Can i get a decklist/status update on the projects. They've been stuck in my head the past few days.

Does Alesha fit into Zurgo Helmsmasher? What would she target? I'm thinking she could be useful to fetch Burnished Hart and Silent Arbiter perhaps but I'm not sure if she's worth including.

the guy who does the judge thread seems to have fucked off for over a week now

anyone know what happens when a manifested card becomes a copy of another creature? can you still flip it?

>>50379610
Depends on the initiative they have.

>>50379610
Gather them up and throw them at every problem until the enemy runs out of ammunition.

Geneva Conventions don't apply to them. That alone is huge asset for modern "politically correct" warfare.

I'm a big fan of the Strings and Conditions system from MonsterHearts as a way of tracking social situations.

>Strings - how much power one character has over another
>Conditions - how a character is vulnerable to the people around them

and then every mechanic in the game affects one or both of these so create an interesting and shifting social situation which is also very clear for the players in terms of how it works out both in the fiction and mechanically.

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>>50378612
>tfw old Shadowrun's delicious, delicious secondary pool mechanics giving the player a large amount of control by letting them allocate based on what they want done and how reliably they want it done
Shadowrun is a clunky piece of shit but that mechanic, or at least the basic idea behind it, has always stuck out as an incredibly good idea.

>>50379166

Can you expand on that? It sounds interesting.

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>>50397992
I'm assuming you mean "unable to achieve escape velocity [with chemical engines]" because without those brackets they just don't go into space.

With those brackets I guess they eventually build a better way to deliver payloads into orbit, an electromagnetic catapult for instance, or some other technological marvel/loophole if they really needed to get something into space.

But in reality it's pretty likely the just don't bother. For the most part space exploration is really mostly pointless, there's really very little reason to bother with it except to please astrogeologists and astronomers (who mainly rely on telescopes anyways).

>How much shit can you even know about space without being able to literally see it from another angle?\

Nearly everything that we currently as a civilization know. For the most part the distances in space are so vast even if you moved a telescope outside of the solar system it would still be like looking at it from the same angle

>>50397992
very slowly

>>50397992
But you can't go to space without achieving escape velocity. Those are the rules.

>>50397811
Damage too low for both options, requires exotic weapon proficiency, overall underpowered because god forbid non-casters get nice things.

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>>50397857
>one post in and anon is trying to kick up an edition war
stop posting.

>>50397811
Large Magical Beast
Hit Dice: 5d10+25 (52 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 15 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +5 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +5/+14
Attack: Claw +9 melee (1d6+5)
Full Attack: 2 claws +9 melee (1d6+5) and bite +4 melee (1d8+2)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Improved grab
Special Qualities: Scent
Saves: Fort +9, Ref +5, Will +2
Abilities: Str 21, Dex 12, Con 21, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 10
Skills: Listen +8, Spot +8
Feats: Alertness, Track
Environment: Temperate forests
Organization: Solitary, pair, or pack (3-8)
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 6-8 HD (Large); 9-15 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment: —

Do we know who the next primarch to get reintroduced will be? My money is on either Russ or Angron.

>>50397503
Where is Discipline of Change? Is it Curse of the Wulfen or Chaos Marines?

>>50397550
Curse of the Wulfen.

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How do I keep my squad of psycho-waifus under control? Without them trying to tear into one another at any given second. Or pull a Starscream.

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Jumpers!

Have you ever hurt anyones feelings? Was it intentional? Did you enjoy it?

>>50396612
Speaking of capes, jumpers! Do you wear capes, and if so, what kind of capes do you wear?

>>50394254
Plan 3 to 5 interesting encounters, puzzles, or challenges, then connect those with hallways. Done and done. Mapping out large dungeons with several easy fights scattered in them is just busywork and a chore.

Donjon.bin.sh has everything you need.

Don't plan encounters. Make a map, put factions (3 best) in the map, put things each faction wants in the map (some in their own territory, some in others). Put some inherent dangers in there, some secrets (passages, rooms, treasures), and work out who else knows about them. Drop in a couple of weird useless things, maybe something really weird but potentially useful.

Make sure that the players have a reasonable chance of meeting each faction through exploration pretty quickly, then let your players loose.

>>50391447
>It's pretty clear the people want more Feats
No, it isn't

>Did you homebrew some for your games? Did you buff existing feats that are in need? Which ones? How?
No, no and no, I just banned feats in general

>>50391447
>It's pretty clear the people want more Feats.
[citation needed]
A lot of the players I know are content to completely ignore them in favor of ASIs.

>>50391447
how do you feel about giving all races a feat?

>>50390846
It becomes shitty sci fi.

I have always hated the idea of psionics and magic coexisting. I've found psionics in general to be obnoxious and a poor fit for fantasy settings.

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>>50390846
A lot more mind controlled rape sluts I guess

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>>50385623

>>50385623
Have you tried VTNL?

>“Roleplaying in the game is not a core component. Player can freely choose to formulate character's persona and the only thing that has minor impact on this is the player's chosen race. The roleplay and the immersion in the game world depend on player's style only. Innovative mechanics in VTNL generate adventures on their own and almost completely exclude any form of "GM's fiat". Nobody among participants knows what will happen next, which makes the game more exciting and compelling.”

>>50385623
Green Ronin's ASoIaF RPG
Mutants and Masterminds(any edition but 1st)
GURPS