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>>50119368
Well hello there, brother Mortimer! How are you doing?
*begins secret paladin handshake*

>>50119368
>>50119525

hi *paladin handshakes you* X3
*notices ur lack of invitation* OwO what's this???

>>50119525
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>>50119212
>They're not separate species because they can reproduce viable and fertile offspring,
Hybrid fishes (especially cichlids and stuff) are occasionally fertile and can create new, stable species

>>50119212
>if your setting is one of the few in which the typical fantasy races are actual different species, what explanation is given for their biological history?

God did it.

>>50119212
Hybrids can and often exist between species. Species classification can exist due to geographic barriers, though through research this later (usually) becomes reduced to subsp. distinctions.

You have to know the environment and origins of the culture.

>>50118451
>Pic unrelated

Only because he failed.

>>50118503
There's no need for that kind of bait in here.

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>Legacy TCG
Probably would focus on Night March with itens that were supporters in the past.

That's called block.
You are better of looking for decklists from the Game Boy Color game.
It uses the same cardpool.

>>50116906
My friend and I play Pokemon Highlander.
100 card singleton (except for basic energy) No ban list (haven't tested enough to find anything) but closest thing so far would be Jungle Clefable because of Metronome.
Its actually fantastically fun, just gotta remember errata (such as Bill being a Supporter, Computer Search/Itemfinder Ace Spec)
The other thing is it is Trainer heavy. Oak, Juniper, and Sycamore are staples. Still, lots of fun if you have a big pool of old and new cards to draw from

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>>50116721

>two and a half hours later
>barren thread

Ouch. I'd say the hard core of three players in my group who stick with me through thick and thin no matter how many flakes go through slots 4&5. I feel bad because the game I run isn't all that really and I don't deserve the loyalty.

>>50119310
Sounds like you just have some good friends man :^)

>>50116721
>Good Players
Absolutely best player I ever had was also the first player to ever join a game of mine. We were both very green and he had a hard time understanding that TTRPGs aren't like vidya, even seemed annoyed at people that wanted to RP. Two months later, he had one of the best characters and I still invite him from time to time in any of the online tables I organise.

>Good GMs
My last SWN GM was the best GM I've seen. Period.
He had an entire sector ready, every planet having its own feel and backstory, the various factions felt different and when they openly clashed it was a big deal, all of our characters had arcs going for them, our backstories always came into play, it was amazing. But unfortunately he commited the cardinal sin of TTRPGs; he made the game fun.

>>50116288
Im not very into changeling but... this gives me the sansation of the fight between Merlin and Madam Mim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_VpkXd1TKA

>>50116128
Easier to balance around, harder to make it interesting.
The main problem is that spells aren't interesting because of how much damage they do to enemies, but how they can be used utility-wise.

If you want a fun, "freeform" game about stretching the limits of your powers and clever solutions to problems using spells - don't do it.
If you want a fun, "videogame-y/wargame-y" game about tactical engagements and careful planning - do it.

Boring.

I've been trying to make a more freeform casting system, here's what I've put down. This is for a more rules light game, so it shouldn't exhaustive.

>You manipulate the six elements (fire, water, earth, air, light and dark), but can only cast your most powerful spells by spending MP. 0 MP cantrips produce minor effects like a magic torch or elemental rays from your staff, whereas 5 MP spells create major effects like summoning a meteor or changing the weather. In the case of damaging spells, each MP spent adds +1 damage.

What do you think? I've thought about adding cast times or difficulty modifiers, but I'm not sure. Characters gain and spend MP easily over the course of a scene (instead of having a pool that wears down over the course of a scene), but their cap is equal to their level, and their level is subtracted from the TN anyway.

I worry that adding cast time will make playing a wizard boring and be difficult to track, and adding spell level to the TN would be moot because it will just be subtracted anyway.

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>>50115774

GLORY TO THE MACHINE GOD

>>50115774
Tell me truly, have a wandered into the Court of the Crimson King? No judgement, just want to know.

>>50115774
they're planning a socialist revolution

>>50115611
Heaven.

Alignment is what you do, not what you say or feel.

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Heaven.
Just as courage is to fight your fear, not being fearless, to be good is to resist this urges for the greater good.
Nothing good comes from being pure in tought when you don't do shit to improve. This is why sloth is a deadly sin.

>>50115611
He is not an evil man, but a man with evil drives and desires. And for all his life he has fought against them and accomplished good. His goodness is deeper than that of people who do good spontaneously and find solace in it.

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Why are they meeting this dragon?
What is its purpose in this story?

From the sound of it, you might just be better off with the players not meeting it, if you've decided its personality makes TPK the only possible outcome.
"If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there."

If you're still keen on including the dragon, you do still have some options.
If the Dragon is not stupid, give it some other flaws or characteristics. Try something like it being overcautious, or downright paranoid, so that if it sees people in its territory, it has to debate over whether or not they're just trying to distract it from some other group that's aiming to raid its tower. If they attack it and then run, it might head back to its tower rather than pursuing them in order to ensure its integrity. Here, the dragon's main role is being the guardian of the tower, where there might be something so precious as to make its safety the highest priority.

Or, it can have some twisted hobbies, like enjoying gladiatorial combat, so it might imprison them rather than killing them off, giving the PCs a chance to escape. The key idea here is to determine why it would decide not to kill them, and there's a multitude of reasons as to why it might want to keep them alive, including using them in a profane ritual or wanting to torture them for knowledge and information, or simply entertainment. Here, the dragon's main role is simply to imprison the PCs.

If you have an idea for what this dragon is supposed to be for, then we can give you more specific help.

>>50115098
I'll be blunt:
Why are you putting them against an enemy they can't possibly defeat and that won't be interested in any kind of deal they could offer?

You said,
>My PCs will soon meet a powerful green dragon. Dragon is young adult and has founded a lair in a decrepid tower in the middle of large forest.

Soo...
>Is there a reason in your campaign why they should meet him right now, so you're guiding them towards his lair?
(If so, why would you do that with an enemy they can't defeat or deal with? Couldn't you use a weaker dragon instead?)

>Have they found out about this dragon and are specifically looking for him?
In this case, have you given them clues in-game on how much more powerful than them this dragon is? If so, let them go to their deaths if they so chose; otherwise, it's your fault. You can still throw them some MORE OBVIOUS clues (like corpses of fuckstrong monsters littering the forest), or try to throw them some more appealing plot hooks to bait them somewhere else until they're ready to take on a dragon. Or they could just find his lair deserted - maybe the dragon had to take one or two weeks off to go do his dragon stuff somewhere else.

>Are they just going to end up in his territory by chance?
Fuck that. THere is no chance. YOU are chance. If you want to drive them unwittingly in the clutches of an encounter too far beyond their level, a TPK is what you're setting the table for. And you know it. You sick, sick sadist.

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>>50115098
>venomfang from lost mine of phandelver
read the module: he runs away if he drops to half hp. they don't have to kill it they have to outlast it

let the party run into it again later when they're stronger and watch them feel good about their progress/growth

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>>50114850
not pointy enough

>>50114850
As cool as it is, why the fuck would they need Dreads? Wouldn't they be inferior to the actual Custodes in every way?

And then there's you constantly trying to play everyone's characters for them, your clearly not even the DM for Pete's sake. Just let them play the damn game, if you do everything for them they'll never learn the ins and outs. Get them to interact with each other instead of being a sourpuss and complaining about it online.

>>50114368
And the real gem, the dm:

He is a fat fuck that has been playing 10+ years and he loves his undead, he put a fucking serpent that drained 5 points of con to the cleric at lvl 1... he laughs like a hyena when we are hit and is seriously dissapointed when he miss or when we kill something. Because the fucking serpent the cleric had to stay 2 days at full rest to recoger, and no, the fucking priest that we are working for cant Cure him... when i told him i wanted to make s rogue he said it was a good option but then i realized (and he confirmed) that the while campaign is going to be against undead and no, he wont le me take anything that makes me SA undeads, joking i told him that i have to kill my pc then (i wont do that, i want to be at least lvl 6 to try a build im making) his answer? "If you die, you cant play with us again" i didnt said shit because i dont want to make the table more awkward. But from time to time, when hes laughting because there are zombies coming for us, i just say "cmon, bring it, bring a banshee yolo" because at the end i know that these guys would even advance two corridos without me.


Sorry for the long rant guys i really need to get this off my chest im not a perfecto player but at least i try not to be a burden to the other snd be a team player. Sorry too for grammar, english is not my main language and im from my phone

>>50114452
Im not trying to play their characters, but when they are taking 10 min a turn someone needs to gide then because they doesnt even know that there are spells descriptions in the PHB

I figure he just felt like even after all that he was still going to die soon? Just because his body could still live for tons of years more, he just felt it in him that he wasn't going to last much longer.

>paul kearney

who?

>>50114105
It's funny. Every black library book has a big retcon and I knew what this book's retcon was going to be before I even started reading since this event had basically only one thing to retcon.

lol.

There's already GW 3d files torrenting (mainly Space marines).
As soon as I can print my own models in an equivalent quality, gw will never have a single cent out of me anymore.
I already tried, but the resolution isn't there yet on affordable printers.

Printing Gw's shit without gw having money is a very bright future for 40k fans.

>>50113943
But would you really still bother with miniatures if you had one of these in your basement? Like, one that could print metal, resin or composite parts?

Imagine designing and building your own boat and paying less than the rich kid who visits the authorised shop twice per week. Imagine just picking up a Corvette from the junkyard and restoring and upgrading it with your own parts. Or making your own hunting or fishing gear and only paying for the material. Cheap printing means anyone can have access to past times accesible only to the upper class a minute ago. I mean, you can't print hookers and blow, but you could sure as hell print a Corvette as long as you had an engine block.

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>3D printer companies sell printers at a loss
>Sell printer plastic at a premium

>Exactly like the current state of 2D printing.

>Sure I can print out an entire pirated PDF, but the toner/ink and paper costs as much or more than just buying the book.

>>50113555
What the fuck
Why that picture

>>50113735
It felt like an attention getter.

>>50113555
desu you don't need to swing a weapon much, those big open swings are just, i've been doing hema for the last 5 years and when trying the shoulder to shoulder exercises there is no problem on the "giving a punch" aspect of a small swing. Its surprisinly strange how little space you need to put all your force behind a swing