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>>50057663
I know, they should renamed manlets.

>>50057663
Every human in fantasy is a 7'2" Scott/Saxon.

>>50057663
>Dwarf average height: 4'2"
>Chinese average height: 5'6"
>Spaniard average height: 5'10"
>"Just a bit"

If it's anything like me, you don't recover from it and swear to never DM again.

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>>50057146
>Still played in GM 3 and GM 6's campaigns a few times because I'm so starved for RPG
This implies you only went to DM 1, 2, 4 and 5 for one session? If this is correct, maybe you should give your DMs some more time. Maybe even give some subtle tips if they're not good.

As for running campaigns, I get more excited the more I work on it, so just push yourself to start, maybe you'll enjoy it once you get going. Sounds like you need to not give up so fast. Hang in there, anon! There's a nice group for you out there.

>>50057880
Never played in GM 1's game. As I said, I have absolutely no interest in playing a Pokemon tabletop RPG. Played in GM 2's game twice, GM 4's game twice, and GM 5's game once. GM 5's game was a fucking dumpster fire of a session, dude. I directly stated my problems with each campaign to the GM that ran it, aside from GMs 1 and 5. 1 because there was nothing wrong with his game, I just didn't want to play in it, and 5 because she is legitimately too stupid to ever improve. And I was generally aware of the events of these peoples' campaigns after I quit them. We all hung out in the same lounge area of the student union and the players that remained in those games told me about what was happening.

I've tried pushing myself to write, but I always just say "fuck it" because the task is too large and the payoff too small.

>>50056973
>Setting
Desert theme. Think American frontier near Mexico, not a desolate death desert.

>>50057029
Okay, real world setting or something fictional?

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>>50057029
Something looking like this?

Bumping for Farquaad.

Bumping again for Donkey.

Bumping for Fiona now.

>>50056686

Getting the ball rolling: how do you organize a space force? Do you use Naval terms and ranks, Air Force terms and ranks, or a mishmash of the two?

Naval terms seem to be the best option. Most ships already use the same terms since they are easy enough to transfer into space.


What Tabletop games would you recommend for a space campaign, something along the lines of Outlaw Star.

>>50056791

I'm pretty sure that the best system for Outlaw Star was unironically agreed to be Dungeons:The Dragoning 7th edition.

>>50055792
>all swords work exactly the same
>There is literally no mechanical or technical difference between a nodatchi and a scimitar
>Clubs and warhammers are exactly the same because they both have blunt striking surfaces
>Rifles, revolvers, and military grade automatic weaponry require no specialized training, and can be used interchangeably

>>50055911
>katanas are not superior to longswords

Abstracting competence in general with weaponry works a lot better for a game. I think one of the basics of D&D Fighters is that they should be able to use any skill relevant to one weapon across all their weapons. Weapon Specialization should be as hardcore as it was in AD&D, and it should apply to everything, as though it were specializing in 'using weapons' rather than 'using one weapon' like an absolute boss.

>>50055765
Less, and not really. People cosplay stupid shit all the time. I think there might even a board dedicated to it.

>>50055765
Wait...Th-those aren't horns on the Devil guy's head, they're DICKS!!!

>>50055765
Significantly less, but who cares. People play the game for the game, not for the story's depth. Cardboard crack. I still remember back when the storyline wasn't even really a concern, the M:tG novels were really fucking new, and they were trying to get comic books for each arc off the ground.

Heh. Trying to figure out just WTF was going on with Mirage and Visions just from the cards was confusing as hell, but it gave us some cool as fuck flavor text, like the love song of night and day or whatever.

>>50054973
Don't expect the players to care.

>>50054973
Don't drop them as blocks of exposition.
Have the characters stumble upon all of them, but don't outright state what is happening.

>>50054973
Flowcharts

Evidently, TSR's Top Secret had a pretty nifty system for this

http://hillcantons.blogspot.co.nz/2011/04/character-based-sandbox-campaigns.html

>>50053508
Steal from the justice league cartoon.

>webs in the fabrics of space are starting to unravel for some reason
>could be a cosmic horror just taking a stroll through the neighbor hood, some powerful wizard doing it for shits and giggles, or an alternate reality where good guys,are,the bad,guys and vicer versa
> this is causing all earths of every reality to occupy the same space in time

>world ending

It would probably be the only reason why villans and heros would team up

Take a note from a grimdark web novel called Worm. There are creatures of massive power and destructiveness that regularly attack cities and even more regularly kill at least 25% of all superhumans that show up. There's a whole list of unwritten rules and truces that allow everyone, hero and villian, to set aside their beliefs to defend humanity in these fights.
>The signal?
Air Raid sirens.
>Lethality?
If you get hit by an endbringer and don't have a high durability power you're dead. D.E.A.D. Roll a d4 for every NPC that shows up and if that NPC rolls a 1 they die. That's literally how the author did it even risking the MC.

>>50053508

Other reccomendations in this thread were good but if you're still looking, there's always the whole "perfect being gone wild" thing. Maybe one of the villains or even one of the heroes tries to build an ultimate lifeform that will slay enemies or keep the world safe without the need of heroes. However, it gains its own free will and comes to the logical conclusion that if there are no heroes or villains left alive, the world wouldn't constantly have to deal with the fallout of their schemes and battles.

Notable media that does this or something similar: Age of Ultron, JoJo part 2, 2001 A Space Odyssey, The Day the Earth Stood Still (the newer one is shit). In fact you may wanna ask /co/ for some more examples, there's a few that are eluding me at the moment which I'm sure could help you with your writing.

I haven't even played the Palladium game.

>>50053387
>Kevin Wilson

For a second there I read that as 'Kevin Siembieda' and my brain was horrified.

>>50053387
Yeah, I enjoyed it. It's a bit more simplistic than say, Imperial Assault, but it makes it easier to get new people into the game, individual games go a bit faster, and it's quicker to run a campaign since they're made up of only 3 missions each and you don't need to worry about improving characters.

I'd still recommend Imperial Assault for those who want a more interesting and replayable experience (or Descent 2e if you absolutely can't stand Star Wars), but TMNT is still a solid enough game.

The obvious is pack mules and cannon fodder. 12 undead would be able to carry quite a lot while experiencing no ill side effects such as exhaustion. If he was an especially luxurious sort he could even be carried by them himself. When he sets up camp it would be only logical to have them form a perimeter around it as guards. Because its a badland, they could even be dispersed on the ground as if theyre actual dead bodies to ambush any potential ambushers.

As for in a fight, how he treats them depends heavily on how he views them. If theyre just constructs or tools to him then hes likely to use them as meat shields and trap testers. If he sees them as more than just a tool then Id imagine that he would be more careful and respectful towards them, less zerg rush and more tactics. But, would make sense to always have him be in the middle of them whether theyre in a tight or loose formation.

>>50052130
does he know other things than necromancy? what kind of education does he have? what is his motivation?

>>50053668

He knows most common low-level spells.
He was a Red wizard of Thai untill Shazz Tam took over. He had moved north to Sword coast to improve his knowledge of ancient items, especially those of lost empire of Netheril.
He is basically a scolar who must fend off pesky things that want to prevent him from looting places with possible magic items.

>>50051884
You looking for games that focus on werewolves, or games that can reasonably support werewolves?

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You missed halloween by a few hours. Terrible shame

>>50051884
I assume based on this thread, you've tried /both/ the World of Darkness werewolf games? The new and old? If you've only played apocalypse, I'd recommend looking into Forsaken. It's far less trash.

>inb4 two-handed swords were used to break spear walls
I rejected this notion.

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Best sword coming through

>>50051827
>There seems to be an overwhelming shield+spear fetish on /tg/
where?

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>>50051567
Jesus christ you sound like you will amount to absolutely nothing.

I sell cards to fags like you.

You literally keep my business and livelihood afloat and I fucking hate you leeches of society, you tumors.

>>50051664
It's only History that I was terrible at. I did well in everything else.

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What are some horror themed wargames? The only ones I can really think of are Malifaux dead hookers everywhere and maybe stuff like Sedition Wars or Deadzone with their body horror faction of infected.
The AvP game would technically qualify too I think.

>>50051563
Empire of the Dead. 28mm steampunk horror

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Last thread someone asked where to find the models on the North Star page.
The preorder/nickstarter is now up with pictures of all the models.
http://nstarmagazine.com/ROGUE_STARS.htm

Sadly the style of the artworks got lost in translation in the sculpts though, imo.