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>>46558490
Well the rules are shit, so I'll take the first one.

>>46558419
>How is it not RAW
Nobody gives a fuck that your rules exploit is RAW, if your plan to break the universe involves wish, the universe will fucking break you.

>>46558484
>What would happen if the Simulacrum wished to become real?
Most likely thing I'd consider doing honestly. That or TPTB granting the wish figure out the subterfuge and give the caster the finger for thinking it wouldn't register as him.

>>46558430
older thread over here

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>>46558430
>Alternatively, what vampire do you replace Strahd with in order to make CoS more entertaining?

>>46558484
Well, if you tell it to Wish for that then it's up to the DM what happens. Personally I'd make it a fully functioning NPC and then rip off any number of "clone tries to kill the original" movies that exist.

>>46558430
>How are you planning on killing your teammate's, /tg/?

By fighting enemies we can't kill, then sneaking away mid-battle. Stealthily pushing them into traps or getting enemies pissed off at them is the plan too. I could use some more strategies though.

>>46558182
Do you think the rules for magical items losing bonuses when off their plane of forging are worthwhile?

I could see it working if the players got to get and keep a big assortment of weapons, but if it just meant arbitrary penalties to certain characters for certain areas it doesn't seem that worthwhile.

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>>46558182
Isn't that basically what they tried to do when they removed Planescape as an official setting? Unfortunately, the pruning of details or streamlining of the setting tends to result in a very poor result every time its tried.

I remember the official 3rd edition version of Planescape ended up devoting like 1 page to Sigil, the most important place in the multiverse. Ayep.

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>>46558725

I do not think enforcing such a rule is worthwhile at all.

AD&D 2e Planescape insisted on maintaining 2e's tradition of arbitrarily screwing over characters for no good reason, and it did this for priests (spellcasting level loss across planes), wizards (planar magical conditions), and warriors and thieves (magic item level loss, which would cause weapons to lose pluses, thereby rendering them completely ineffective against many Outer Planar monsters).

All of these contrivances were summarily deleted from 3.X, 4e, and 5e for a good reason, and to reinstate them would be folly. You might think that inconveniencing spellcasters is a good thing in 3.X or 3.PF, but tier 1 and 2 casters still stay tier 1 and 2, and tier 3 casters are unfairly caught in the crossfire.

>>46558825

The 3.0 Manual of the Planes is a perfectly sufficient, simplified version of the Great Wheel, but it is not viable as a standalone setting, because it was never meant to be one. The supplement is geared towards being an "add-on" to any given campaign primarily set in the Prime Material Plane, a collection of places to occasionally visit.

A reasonably simplified version of Planescape would do well if it was to be presented as if it was any other fantasy setting, with Outer Planes effectively standing in for nations, the various exemplar races as "standard" races, the factions as international factions (as they already are) that are optional to join, and so on and so forth. That sort of presentation could greatly help get people into the setting, I think.

Ironically, this would probably work best in any system other than a D&D edition, since that would make it far easier to have playable exemplar races. The Outer Planes alone have enough exemplar races to effectively fill out a "standard races" list, and it is baffling that 2e Planescape never gave much thought into the idea of letting people play these, short of the ill-received Warriors of Heaven.

>>46557860
Sooo... WoW?

>>46557860
Excuse me as I inject some magic into my veins right now dear OP

Can it be frozen? Can we make Magsicles?

Rolled 5, 3, 1 = 9 (3d6)

>>46556904

Rolled 1, 4, 3 = 8 (3d6)

>>46556904
Here comes the Vale

>>46557043
I feel like we should exclude places there's already been a ASoIaF house. So the Vale, the Crownlands, and the Arbor.

chronicles of fagness

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>>46556674

<insert obligatory Black Hand PDF Beg Post here>.

>>46556357
You can't swing it around but things like spears in a corridor means it'll be difficult for anything to get in close without first getting pincushioned first.

>>46556357
Define "confined spaces".

Most polearms were used as some part of a formation historically, which would certainly be considered a confined space by some. It's just a confined space where you need to point the spear in only one directly, so it didn't matter too much. If you were wandering through a cave or some narrow space, then a long thrusting weapon would be reasonably useful as well.

Also note that most polearms were meant for poking, not for swinging. Even glaves were mostly for thrusting and slicing. It's only halberds, war scythes, naginatas, and similar weapons intended for swinging up and down - and even some of those (halberds) can be thrust as well.

The biggest concern with polearms was when someone got close to you. In that case, the standard polearm was too long for melee combat and another weapon would generally be better. There might be some historic units which continued to use shield + polearm in closer quarters, although I think most just switched to shield + sword instead.

>>46556357

One weakness of a polearm, especially the stabby kind, is that they leave the wielder vulnerable to flanking.

In a confined hallway, you can maximize the effectiveness of this weapon because your flanks are removed and things can't exactly get around you.

But it'd be hard to move that thing around a series of tight corridors, so a short spear would be better for the job. And make sure you've got a shield and stabbing short sword so you can block when they come close, drop that spear and exchange it for the sword and start gutting them in melee from behind your bulwark of a shield.

When it comes to corridor fighting, you have all the advantages of a Roman Phalanx without the threat of cavalry or being flanked. Ideally, though, with the mix of traps and enemies resistant to stabbing, it's more advantageous to go for a "looser" more versatile combat setup rather than relying on a formation of men that's bound to set off every trap they come across.

Fuck off

http://archive.4plebs.org/tg/thread/45790532/#45790532

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>>46555736
Move along citizen, this is pasta bait.

There has to be at least 1 other person on this board who isn't a triggered spergmaster. I'm not smart enough to be the only person who things 40K has crossed the line from grimdark to grimderp in the last decade.

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>>46555722
Planet sized space station where Blood Angels and sons train their recruits for space operations.

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>>46555722
>astro
>nexus

A nexus is like a crossroads.
This one lies along a prominent communications conduit. i.e. - Astropathic duct ...

>>46554863
My favorite bad name is La'quisha, personally.

>>46554863
>Cuntdicker

>>46554863
>Orphanmaker
My sword

>Sorrowsower
My hoe

>Hoperender
My kettle

>Happiness-Stomper
My left boot

>Puppykicker
My right boot

>Quicheburner
My pan

>Namecaller
My labeling machine

>Walk-past-you-without-saying-hello-er
That's my name!

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>>46553155

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

Flanked by a pair of M1A1 Abrams tanks in a defensive formation around her, Mulberry kneeled down as the lines of her Rig, of which you had never seen before, start to sketch themselves into reality. It's large, MASSIVE, even. Bigger than any Rig you've seen so far, which was understandable, since Mulberry wasn't actually a ship, but a full blown port. Docks, piers, and cranes begin to form. Behind her shoulders, a pair of long runways begin crafting themselves. However, those weren't the oddest sights.

https://youtu.be/Vx1igDCbgq8?t=44s

Those were the hundreds, no, thousands of faeries pouring out of Mulberry's Rig. Many were dressed in the familiar green garb of US Army Rangers, charging forward on their tiny little feet. However, even more were dressed up as the Navy CBs, in their work coveralls, bright yellow helmets, and even their own miniature construction equipment as they quickly expand the facilities around Mulberry, erecting fortifications and AA positions that not only they could utilize, but the full size Marines they were supporting, as well. It was like watching ants building a hive in real time.
You could see another group of construction faeries ranging out towards the carcass of one of the fallen Abyssal land combat forms. Immediately, tiny power says and torche were whipped out as the carcass was stripped down, with other faeries taking the harvested materials and assembling them into tiny M4 Sherman tanks. It was almost adorable.

(cont)

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>>46553180
That was until one particular faerie, apparently more senior than the others, ran down the line, a golden mallet in its hand. It comes to the first assembled Sherman and strikes it with the mallet, eliciting not only a massive CLANG, but a small explosion that partially clouds the area in smoke and dust.

...and rolling out of that cloud was a full size M4 Sherman, lumbering forward to support the Marines at the front, joining up with the Abrams already deployed, much to the initial shock and confusion of the Abrams commanders. Soon, the mixed Abrams/Sherman line moved forward as literal rolling thunder, unleashing storms of bullets and cannon fire into the Abyssal lines.

However, the Abyssals weren't taking this lying down, either. At the center of the island, the massive black spire opened up, revealing an impossibly beautiful, pale humanoid Abyssal, the Midway Princess. She shoots Mulberry a disdainful glare as a fresh wave of Abyssal aircraft spew from the ground, all focusing their efforts on Mulberry.

Mulberry responds by launching her own planes. A mix of P-51s, P-47s, P-38s, and more to meet the enemy force.

"Hey, HEY!" Johnston yells as she punches you in the shoulder, finally grabbing your attention.

"What?!" You spin to face her.

"That bitch is getting away!" Johnston points to Tanager's back, as she speeds away for the relative safety of open water.

(cont)

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>>46553202
"Anna, what's the status of our air power? Can we send anything after her?" North Carolina asks calmly through her radio.

"S-sorry, all our air assets are tied up!" Anna cries apologetically. "They're being directed on all the other fronts!"

"Damn." North Carolina seethes. You can tell she's considering chasing down Tanager, but you also see her and Washington stealing glances back at the direction Iowa's force was. They had to leave her to effectively fend for herself, after all, and they were obviously conflicted about heading back to help.

>Send a force to pursue Tanager.
>Tanager will come back eventually. You all have bigger problems now.
>Other

Size/Type: 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: —

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>>46552402
We already have stats for his kind.

Or his hair, at least.

>>46552402
You'llbedisappointed/10

>>46552249
wyrm?

>>46552249
What about 2 arms, 2 legs and 2 wings, while still being non-humanoid?

>>46552359

Trogdor?

>>46550939
>edgy
>fedora tipping
>batman

sage in all fields. Starting... Now.

>>46550802
If Youtube is any indication, a bunch of idiots crashing spaceships into each other.

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>>46550802
CHEEKI

>>46550802
A mixture of Russian space dashcams and metro