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>>47820601
by the way, sorry I haven't updated the wiki for a while. I'll get on it as soon as I can, I promise, but I've been ill all week (and I got like 2 hours sleep last night). Don't worry, I do still have everything saved.

So, I was planning on starting a story based off my TW:WH campaign, but I forgot to do it. So I am gonna do that here if it is within the rules.

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>>47820813
sure

>>48026997

Forgot me options

>A.Improve economy
>B.Culture & Religion
>C.Construction
>D.Improve military
>E.Improve navy
>F.Government & Laws
>G.Research & Development
>H.Diplomacy & War

There was a good discussion after I left in the last thread. I'm mostly done with the conceptual design of the upcoming fantasy civ(races, gods and starting lore).
The first choices the players would have to make will be
>Race
>Era
>Starting location

There'll be at least 10 playable races.
4 eras to choose from. For the humans, the first era would be roughly copper age tribes and early civilizations, while the 4th would be a high medieval level. Starting from the 1st era will give you less starting knowledge, but you'll have more options in how you shape your civilization in the future and much of the world will still be unsettled.

>>48027128
>G.Research & Development

Looking forward to it, a single question though, how strong and common will magic be?

>>48027128
G.
Sound like fun.

>>48024818
Haha, thats evil.

Any ideas for new warlock invocations? Anybody have a homebrew with some?

>>48025017
I made a few a while back but I can't find them, there was one for each pact boon plus a few others for spells and creature abilities

>>48024818
I need to remember that. But on that note I'm trying to come up with traps or puzzles that would exist in an abandoned cave. One I have is room with a lake taking up most of the space with a path that goes from one side to the other and thins out the farther you go. PCs will have to make a DEX check or they fall in and may get tangled up in some kind of plant. Failing their check to get loose they get more wound up in the plant and start to sink.

I'm looking for a few more suggestions though of natural hazards, nothing man made

>>48023936

The issue with that is you soon run into 'Well, I'm low level so I'm more likely to die...which will make me even MORE low level'.

It's an unfortunate death spiral. Or the higher level characters stomping over the problem without the lower level ones being able to contribute.

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I think it works better in systems that don't have explicit levels. I play in Cortex mainly, which is a level-less rules light system, and I feel like it would fit right in there. It's also story based, so there's a lot to be said for something like pic related. Three veteran heist men, but their safecracker died last year - so they have to bring his kid on board, who learned everything he knew.

There's a great amount of story potential there.

>>48023961
>The issue with that is you soon run into 'Well, I'm low level so I'm more likely to die...which will make me even MORE low level'.

I hadn't considered that - I suppose there would have to be a standard lower level. Let's say half the level of the highest level member, rounded down. That way, you lose your level four guy, you get another one, and are still in the same ballpark compared to the level eights.

>Or the higher level characters stomping over the problem without the lower level ones being able to contribute.

That part, though, I think is fallacious, because contribution means different things. Let's say those level ten players have their four level four companions - suddenly, they've gone from equals on the battlefield, to sergeants and commanders leading and training their soldiers.

I like that mechanic - I like it a lot. I like imagining the Bard and the Cleric, who weren't in the front line, surviving the Lich's blast to run away, and serving as epic support to four new frontline fighters to try and save their old comrades.

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>>48019736
>this is the only person your character can turn to for help
AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA!!

>>48019736
I mean, what's even the point of studying the blade and cultivating inner strength if you don't plan to use it to fight barbarians and stuff? You'd think they'd be psyched about this.

>>48019736
Holy fuck. Is he actually wearing a Casio?

I've been meaning to watch this, is it worth it?

Well heavy armor types don't need dex for too much in 5th ed at least
>>48014742
It was fun

>>48014742
It's pretty funny. Basically making fun of the whole SAO fad.

>>48009418
Why does she look like she's about go to explore the Darkest Dungeon?

>>48009434
The fact that no place can hide you from the Emperor's wrath doesn't mean that traitors won't try.

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I love the close range shooty army.

For me they fight mostly inside cities. Protecting holy sites, relics, civilians.

Why civilian protecting in 40k? Well because everyone is part of the Emperor's plan. Some fight his wars, others tend his crops, while other build his armies weapons. Civilians need to protected for their part in the war of survival is not fighting, but enabling others to do the good fight.

>>48023233
everyone fucking dies

what do you mean what happens

Do we have information about where all the nukes are? Except those that are obviously missing. But do we actually know where, let's say, all the nukes of the US are stationed?

>>48023233
US,Russia,China,Britain and France eat a serious cock. India,Pakistan and Israel eat a smaller cock.
Everybody else has a good time watching the world powers suffer.

>>48020945
Why is the title "good gm examples" if the first example is some magical realm shit?

>>48021017
It's oh-so-summer in here today.

Don't you know that you have to be 18 or more to post in here buddy?

>>48020945
>old gm who got married which sadly took him out of the lifestyle
>always had beer of varying sorts
>either had an extra organ with a rare genetic disorder that caused it to excrete lethal amounts of improvisation or he railroaded so subtlety no one ever noticed
>always asked us to make new characters that were related somehow so we never had the issue of "why is so and so even in the party?"
>always had us make characters far in advance then send him the info so he could accommodate them to whatever new setting he had in the works
>always provided coasters or paper plates
>always had a few sets of back up dice
>if we chipped in he'd actually have the pizza by the time we got there so we could just play all night with minimal issues on if the pizza was going to be 15 minutes or 40
I've met maybe 3 GM's so far that have checked off more than 2 of these things and never half as well.

By the way, some of Those Guys do use /tg/ and if they find this post; I'M GLAD. Hopefully people's responses will show you that you're being the problem players that you are. Also I forgot to mention, it's 3.5e.

There are only two people left of the original group (including me), and me and the remaining original player were assigned co-DM because the DM trusts us and has played with us for a long time and says we're good players, which is flattering, I suppose. Our main job is basically to lead the group into the plothook or side encounters or to prepare a session for the players when the DM cannot attend, and to sometimes give the DM suggestions on how to implement things. I had to leave to group for some time because of college life becoming intensive. I was out for about 5 months or so. The other co-DM had to go on a hiatus as well, something to do with him being in the military. When we finally returned...well we returned to something much different than what we left from. We were the only players of the original group still there (They all had varying reasons for taking their leave) and they were replaced over the course of some months. Here I will give you insight to the kind of players they are, and for the sake of argument and to protect identities we will change some names. We will call Main-DM Chris and the other co-DM Daniel.

The first is Oscar. He is playing a skill-monkey that is optimized to ridiculous levels (average diplomacy rolls of about 60+...party level 7-8) but that's not the major issue. He is a tad argumentative and dislikes some of the DMs houserules and while he is clearly irked by them, half the time he does submit. However, the other half of the time he argues with the DMs. Either way, not too bad so far.

(cont.)

Then there's Sam. Sam is a horribly habitual powergamer. Not only was his first character a broken-as-hell artificer that was literally invincible, wore armor that gave him fly at will and gave more AC than full-plate, charged for 100+ damage, had at-will fireball as a 12th level Wizard (or so, didn't get the exact numbers on that because he wouldn't let me see his character sheet at first), and created a wand that had infinite charges and gave the target ANY fighter bonus feat REGARDLESS OF PREREQEUISITES for 90 minutes, but he was caught cheating TWICE. He was asked to retire the character because it's too powerful and he was caught cheating. He was asked to make a nonoptimized character. So he proceeds to make a 7th level summoner-type character that can summon 4 levels higher than himself, summon 4 of everything he can (when 1 of the things he summoned could solo bosses), and any attacks dealt by anything he summons can deal an additional 5d6 sonic damage per hit. This summoner is also permanently invisible and immune to True Seeing and all forms of detection, including sense life, INCLUDING CONNECTION TO A FUCKING PLANE. All-in-all, his second character was even more powerful.

I should also mention, Oscar and Sam are friends that are working together to ruin the campaign setting. Fluff-wise, their characters are "totally not American" colonists that are trying to turn "not-Asia" into a profitable endeavor. They are trying to get them to drop their, and I quote, "Barbaric culture" and strip the land of all resources and anything they can make a profit with, ravage the land, and gain the support of the people that live there anyway by instilling a mass-media that they control. I see what they're trying to do there and I find it clever, but there's little reason why these characters shouldn't be BBEGs. They also have a much higher level of technology than the setting has, having among other things STEAM-POWERED TANKS AND BOMBING ZEPPELINS. (cont.)

I know you aren't finished yet, but I'm a little confused as to why your DM is allowing these things to happen. Literally all he has to do is tell these players "no, you can't use that build/item/zepplin/whatever" or kick them out if they have a problem with it. There are plenty of players out there who would happily take those spots, I'm sure.

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On the end of your second day after leaving Yugakure, you’ve finally made it back to Konoha, and you couldn’t be happier. This mission was fraught with danger, both before the mission even started, and after it had ended. In the days since the incident with the robed man, you’ve really begun to realize how dangerous this world can be.

“Everyone, well done!” you hear Itachi announce upon reaching the front gate of the village. “We’ve completed our mission without incident! There were definitely some unexpected circumstances, but as Shinobi we must be prepared for these twists and snags wherever they appear.”

“Yes!” Guy shouts in agreement. “As long as the fires of your youth burn brightly, you can overcome any adversity! As long as you work hard and believe in yourself!”

You don’t find yourself particularly moved by the praise.

Everyone sort mills about at the entrance for a while, before Itachi and Guy announce that they’ll be leaving to follow up with the Fourth. Everyone else acknowledges this, and wishes them luck.

You…
1. Request to be present for the reports.
2. Stay behind with the others for a while.
3. Head home. You’ve never been so ready for your own bed.
>Write-in

>>48016892
>1. Request to be present for the reports.
Also tell Itachi about that weird guy we met last time.

>>48016892
>1. Request to be present for the reports.

Tell Itachi about Hidan. And that he said Kakuzu.

We don't know his name, but describe everything about him.

>>48011314
Alright OP, you better post the entire thing here, 'cause I'm certainly giving this guy no clics.

That said, 40k has nothing in common with LotR.
But yeah, it was a political and historical satire alongside an inversion of space opera.
The initial creative team had more than a couple doctorates between them, and it shows, even it the setting wasn't made too seriously.
In the very first place, Rogue Trader was made to sell the existing range of citadel miniatures.

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>>48011423

Better?

(1/2)

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(2/2)

>>48005472
leprosy
pretending to be a different gender
tranny leper

If they took off the mask, it would be extremely painful.

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This

>>48001337
You could try that one 3D tabletop game on steam.
Though it'd be sort of hard.
there's a couple others out there too.

And no, I'm not playing anime characters, Sioux Ex-Soldier is my guy.

>>48001337
I now us it for maps.

I make or upload a map for a setting I am going to use then load roll20 on a tablet for my players.

Works better than spending like 10 bucks for full color map copies that my players can crumple or stain, along with allowing them to make notes and I add location and be able to see them.

>>48001371
Tabletop Simulator's physics cause it to sperg out if you try using it for any sort of RPG. It's pretty exclusive to shit like card and board games.

They're corpses.
So yes, Goths will sexualize them.

rule 43 has no exceptions

Depends on your setting man.