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>>55387830
Undead, so alcohol is irrelevant. In life, he was a preachy straitedge crusader.

straight edge doesn't preach

>>55387830
Overbearing grandmother, literally.

>>55386716
>No I didn't,
You clearly did. He just cast a magic spell, which seems to be a Magic-User spell. Meaning you found a way to cross that over, right? I mean, surely you didn't just write down "super powerful not!MarySue dwarf mage" on the sheet and have rules for what happens if we talk him into coming with us. So why can't I use those same rules.
>If he were, he'd be pushing the limits of a dwarf's natural lifespan and far too old to take up the path of a warrior.
That's fine, I wanna be a dwarf mage. Gimmie.
>You've been talking about a hypothetical bad DM that doesn't let you use race-and-class for an hour
Incorrect. I'm talking about the shitty DM that uses Race as Class (which I've stated multiple times is perfectly fine) who suddenly uses Race AND Class for an NPC with no justification for it. This is inherently bad DMing, bad game design, and all around just being a shitty person to be frank, for the multitude of reasons I've listed.
>There are no elven clerics and no elves can use the cleric spell list
Absolutely fine and dandy so long as I don't see an Elf cast bless, we're gold.
>dwarf mages have no actual magic-user class levels
Not fine. If there are dwarf mages, I should be able to play a dwarf that has those capabilities so long as dwarf is an option.

>>55386765
>He cannot go there as a PC, because there is no PC Dwarf Mage since Dwarf Mage is not a character class a PC can select.
So classic "That Guy" response of "muh spechul NPC class only" which is the shitty thing to do that I've been arguing about the whole time?

Well, when Billy at your table comes to a local That Guy thread to talk about how his DM put in his shitty DMPC that could learn magic when the DM was using rules that said they couldn't learn magic, well I'll just have no real sympathy for you when he tells us your table fell apart.

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>game has descending AC

>>55386851
>shitty DMPC that could learn magic when the DM was using rules that said they couldn't learn magic
NPC != DMPC, anon, how many times does it need to be said?
A duke has a souped up Fighter class feature as a part of being a 0th-level NPC, a learned sage can identify magic items without casting Detect Magic, a human witch is a 3d8 HD NPC who can cast spells X, Y, Z each once per day as a 1st level Magic-User, a sorcerer is a 5th level Magic-User who is built like a PC, a dwarven loremaster is a 4d10 HD NPC who can identify magic items and cast spell X once per day as a 2nd level Magic-User and keeps a spellbook full of strange signs in a drawer. PC can be like a sorcerer, but they cannot be like a duke, or a learned sage, or a witch, or a loremaster - those are all NPC character types.

Why do single target blastign spells suck so much ass? The only relatively decent one is hidden away in a random tiny source book that some GMs might not even allow

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Hey so I got somewhat of a dilemma

I'm playing a level 2 Duskblade in 3.5, but my DM just approved me for a Stalker from the path of war from pathfinder. Now I can either begin crossclass into it, or just redo my character and go for 3 levels of the stalker

And I was the one asking about recreating Baiken
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and I'm gonna be doing this >>>55374708

The DM said I could remake my character using this if I came in with the new character sheet to support it and proper source material which is the east part, but I'm just wondering if I should dip into it, or say fuck my duckblade and go full Bushi Stalker

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>>55383051
Because the game is balanced around you being a blaster and doing hp damage like a retard.

>>55382983
I have no idea what this is, and the most overrated setting is Warhammer 40,000, so you've failed on two accounts, anon.

>>55383022
This. I don't understand how can this even be a thing.

Becoming an adventurer

>>55382940
Decide to gain great intelligence at the catch that he let the magic go to his head.

>cursed treasure left on dead bodies with a written warning (in common) on the wall
"I pick up the treasure"

>>55381694
I become known as one of my groups best DMs after we kicked the first one.
I'm known for planning out the session and events.
>I make most of it up on the spot. I just know how to push my players into making it work out and be badass while doing it.

Just so it don't seem like I'm bragging, I'm not the best, just known as the best who is willing to DM. After our first DAM said he needs a break a retard became DM. Then I took over cuz he sucked.

>>55381694
I cannot into long term campaigns: if I try to go further than 3 or 4 sessions, I lose interest and stop planning the skeleton of the game and everything stops.

For the first time, I actually stopped replying to a group chat completely after I lost interest in the game. I feel bad that I didn't even justify my stopping responding. Then again, the guys didn't contact me per PM so I suppose they weren't too concerned about me stopping showing up.

Lastly, I am the cause of most of the drama in another group. I was very cross that the other players all seemed to be so connected to the goings-on that I threw a mild tantrum and briefly shat all over the game. Not proud of that moment at all.

>>55381694
I continue to return back to this message board over and over again in order to argue pointlessly about the same topics as nauseum despite it rather demonstrably exacerbating my existing mental health problems and causing my actual life to deteriorate as a result.

Last year I was in a long term relationship, living in a penthouse in another country, working full time in law and studying a CS degree, had a hugely active social life and was 140 lbs, had cut out drink and drugs, had 15 k savings.

Then I started going on tg a lot.

Now I'm unemployed, penniless, 180 lbs , single, drink a lot, living with my parents and the only time I go out is to play warhammer.

The real answer is that they used levels because no one had done it before so there was nothing better to ape.

Though some modern games have an approach more similar to what you propose, such as Burning Wheel. This adds a lot of extra bookkeeping and I can understand why that might be a hard sell in the 70s.

>>55374986
>Using linear equations for level calculations
Get on my level, pleb.

>>55374986
>linear progression
This is how I can say you only play martials, if you play mages at all.

I need runs. Good runs, bad runs, complex, straight forward, smart runs, dumb runs, I don't care what you got, I'm all tapped out here.

>>55372081
Remember everyone, if you buy CGL books. You're helping the dragons win.

>>55372333
Have you tried running premades?

>>55368927
do whatever you want

>>55368927
You do realize the candy store is metaphorical, right?

>>55368927
I mean playing a slightly bitchy hedonistic Bard who nonetheless works with the party to support their lifestyle sounds pretty solid as a concept. Just because you're evil doesn't mean you have to go full moustache-twirling villain.

>>55368076
>that feeling you get when MtG will never again release a W/B vampire conquistador planeswalker you that you can colonize new worlds vicariously.

>>55368076
Minotaur Walker? Sorry, but could I get a pic?

Angrath looks pretty fucking cool

>>55366480
We are so, so fucked. Or enlightened. Probably both.

>>55366480
I think I'll actually sit this game out. Hit me up if you guys wanna play a different campaign.

Then I leave.

>>55366480
We don't have a druid. We're playing a high school supers game in a classless system.

>>55355216
That's actually pretty interesting as far as worldbuilding goes, but I'm afraid your thread will be shitposted to death.

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>>55355253
I knew that when I came here, but boredom triumphed over trepidation and I posted it anyway

>>55338293
Sure! Thinking about running a campaign set in the imperial capital, Otosan Uchi. Eager to hear anyones campaign stories or ideas for Otosan uchi shenanigans.
As for best clan? Every great clan is the best one when you are playing them. Out of the minor clans, I will say I am partial to the Wasp.

>>55338293
How should I go about making a Yasuki pirate?

So far I decided on skipping the Yasuki Courtier school in favor of either the Hiruma Bushi or the Hida Pragmatist school in order to pick up the Crab Knife-Fighter path as lore says the Yasuki and Crab sailors favor this type of fighting style.

Which school would favor a Yasuki or a pirate theme character more?

Would my pirate benefit from the Hida Pragmatist school and it's focus on unarmed and improvised weapon if he uses his free hand to strike opponents or is having a tanto impossible? Would his free-hand be considered unarmed or the tanto an improvised weapon?

Would the Hiruma Bushi school be the better option?

The Hiruma Slayer path sounds Viking-ish and a good option or would a more archer build benefit from the Yasuki's +1 Awareness and the Hiruma Sniper and Falcon Strike paths?

>>55338795
Silly crab san, yasuki lack the courage to be pirates, they are smugglers.
On a more serious note, none of the 4e crab schools seem a perfect match. So why not just make a straight up Hida bushi, a towering monstrosity in armor whose skill at sea (pardon the pun) comes from investing skills in sailing and other relevant skills. He would basicly be Victarion Greyjoy.
If you want to make him a proper pirate, have him end up ronin and through that way join up a kobune crew and rise through the ranks.

There are some marine alternate paths for some other clans you might want to check out.

Towergirls VR game fucking when

>>55336125
>ywn do 1st person slave training in Sit Vile mode
Why even live?

>>55336226
Did you seriously just samefag your own post?

Tau fucking suck and so do their players

You can summon after disembarking.

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