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Hello Fellers,

I'm a super huge new fag. But I really want to get into Warhammer 40K. Im, for now, especially really curious about the lore. The beginning of all. But I have no idea where to search/look for good items.

As a random noob, I also want to start collecting. Im really interrested in the Tau. (yeah I know, weeaboo blabla)

But the lore is also important to me. I want to know the history, the story. I see posts and I have no idea what people are talking about. Just give me a lead on where to start. Would be much appreciated.

Kind regards.

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Hi /tg/, I come for advice.

I want you to help me choose a roleplaying system for my campaign. So, it'll be like this:

>low-to-mid-magic fantasy
>set in a big-ass city state
>a massive peoples' revolution just ended
>revolutionaries are genocidal assholes who brainwashed the masses into overthrowing the monarchy
>they rule with an iron fist, all opposition is brutally suppressed, dissidents die by guillotine, but there are still a sizable amount of those who oppose them
>players arrive in the city and become stuck there, until they pick a side and resolve the whole conflict

There will be social stuff, investigations and combat in roughly equal proportion. I'd prefer magic to be useful, but in the sense of "valuable tool, which just makes stuff easier", not renders everything else obsolete (like in D&D where a wizard can just leave an open high-level slot and resolve anything non-combat in 15 minutes). As of lethality/danger, I prefer the "everyone is roughly equal" model, where you need a good plan and preparation to succeed (or survive).

I thought of getting something generic, like Savage Worlds. I don't want to use GURPS, and so do my players, and I personally don't really want to use D&D (maybe 2nd edition with some alteration will do, I heard it's pretty good).

Pic somewhat related. Please help.

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>the setting is founded on Neo-Platonism

What sort of magic would it entail?

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>You are one of three characters: Samson, a spoiled bard, Dyrus, an axe-wielding rebel's son, or Rene, an orphan adopted by a high-ranking Director of an ominous empire, now a prepromoted archer-lancer. POV will rotate between them on a thread-by-thread basis, with an off-chance that someone else might occasionally take a chapter.

>These protagonists' motivations and goals will very likely come into conflict with one another's.

>Character Death is always a possibility and sometimes an inevitability (this is Fire Emblem after all), but your actions can very easily influence who lives and who dies.

>Voting periods will last an average of ten to fifteen minutes, but this may be increased, decreased, or generally changed at any given moment based on voter turnout.

>Write-ins are encouraged.

>The previous threads are archived on suptg, and a pastebin summarizing each one's events will be provided at the start of the next, like so: http://pastebin.com/mN9F4CZH

>A list of all current summaries and threads: http://pastebin.com/Rik4JArn

>Our update Twitter is qmgrandflocto, and we have an ask.fm also under ask.fm/qmgrandflocto

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I really enjoy W40K novels like the ones by Dan Abnett. And enjoy the video games.
What about the Warhammer novels? Are they the same thing but in a medieval setting?

I am getting interested since Total War:warhammer is coming out and looks fun.

Where do I start with Warhammer novels/lore?

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Your name is Amy Nakamura, a 17 year old void Oni, and the world used to make sense. Sort of at any rate, more than it does now. You’ve always had this preconception of what a Wizard should look like. They should be tall older men with long beards, the weight of their power and wisdom should weigh heavily on their shoulders and be present on their face.

Okay, you may have watched and read Lord of the Rings a few too many times, but who doesn’t think of Gandalf when they hear ‘wizard’. If not that they should be supremely confident and powerful, just looking at them should tell you that they’re not to be messed with. Basically they shouldn’t be blonde, overweight, overly-cheerful women in their mid-twenties. Christin seems like a nice person (she could stand to get in shape) but she doesn’t seem like any sort of wizard. Maybe your expectations were too high?

“Ah! The tea is finally done.” Christin says as she quickly takes the antique kettle off the burner. “How do you take it? Sugar? Honey? I’ve got pretty much everything.” She asks while pouring three cups. Trish mumbles out that she takes it plain and you quickly do the same. You watch in a mix of horror and awe as she pours a shit ton of honey in hers.

“Ahhhhh. That hits the spot,” She says taking a sip of her tea flavored honey. “How can I help you lovely girls today? You weren’t very particular about what you wanted this meeting for online.”

>Start with the basics, what does she know about wizards and magic.

>What’s up with the city lately? Houston seems to be having a magical crisis (all the monsters showing up, fae in the park etc.)

>Write-in?

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Twitter: @BeleagueredQM
Pastebin: http://pastebin.com/FEc6v8FP

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Your name is Prince Meirion auk Gwyrren, and you're the second prince of Gwyrddarfordir.

When you're royalty, you've got everything: money, women, fame, power, and respect. All you have to do is deal with whatever problem gets thrown your way, like…

>"How dare the King of Svekka endorse the death penalty? To war!"

Your father King Gerad auk Gwyrren, who doesn't understand the concept of casus belli.

>"How dare the barons demand tribute from the people? If they want wheat, they can harvest it themselves!"

Your brother Crown Prince Haul auk Gwyrren, who doesn't understand the concept of taxes.

>"I will not wear a dress! Such things are frivolous and wasteful! A royal's duty is to wage war from the front lines!"

Your sister Princess Nesta auk Gwyrren, who doesn't understand what a princess' job is.

>"Royal brother, I have the utmost confidence in Baron Reever auk Slotterton and his Bloodmakers' ability to resolve this conflict peacefully."

And your evil uncle Prince Aled auk Gwyrren, who wants to take over the kingdom.

Bottom line? It's your job to keep the Gwyrren bloodline from collapsing, because if you don't, it'll be your head on the chopping block.

Fortunately, you're not alone. Myrrdin, your advisor and spymaster, and Olwen auk Vaughan, your paladin bodyguard, are both there to help you shoulder the kingdom's burdens.

Besides, unlike everyone else in your family, you're fairly competent. Throughout the capital city of Aurwain, you're known as…

> The Throne Prince [Sovereign Skill +2]
> The Victorious Prince [Military Skill +1, Intrigue Skill +1]
> The Golden Prince [Dilettante Skill +1, Merchant Skill +1]
> The Sorcerer Prince [Alchemy Skill +1, Enchantment Skill +1]

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Sorry about last attempt at Thread 3. I was sick, and thought running a Quest while I was sick in bed was a good idea.

It wasn't.

Anyways, when we left off, we'd entered the Lakehouse, encountered Famine, and found a Journal. Let's do this thing.

Before we begin:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/exorcism_quest

Pastebin: http://pastebin.com/mcjKuCdF

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>Official /5eg/ Mega Trove, contains all official 5e stuff:
https://mega.nz#F!UVkTnT5b!FJ34UZ98BMY2mEtexenS7g

>Pastebin with homebrew list, resources and so on:
http://pastebin.com/X1TFNxck

>/tg/ Character Sheet
https://mega.nz/#F!x0UkRDQK!l-iAUnE46Aabih71s-10DQ


What are the best and worst classes to play in Curse of Strahd?

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Full Spoilers for Shadows over Innistrad are up. I fucking love this set, I think they managed to do Innistrad justice, which is especially surprising after how bad they fucked up Zendikar.

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I'm gonna be running a superhero game soon and I'm looking for some help on making villains. I have some made as well and would like some critique on them. Also, I guess superhero general.

The Morrigan
>Ex-soldier turned mercenary/assassin
>Super reflexes
>Can phase through objects
>Regeneration
>Can split into 3, with each one of her having one of her 3 powers

Hiro (The Edge)
>Typical neckbeard weeaboo
>Hates humanity and wants to rid the world of it
>Can create portals, but living things cannot go through them
>Uses a katana in junction with his power to cut his opponents to ribbons from a distance
>Refuses to use guns due to finding them not honorable

Harlequin
>Insane man dressed in a black morphsuit and harlequin mask
>Can stretch his body in any way he pleases
>Sings instead of talking normally

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Sorry for the late start guys, had to get dinner.

Welcome Back /tg/ to another Friday night in the Roaring 20s and Prohibition era of Chicago. A lot happened last week, and this week we will continue off with where we left off.

Here are some helpful resources:

Character Sheet: http://pastebin.com/duETEmxi

Twitter: https://twitter.com/detective_qm

Archived Thread: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/46098456/

--Back to the Case—

Atmospheric Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHdqaw7jbXQ

Date: March 15th 1920 13:50 CDT

You are Detective Jimmy O’Hara, a 24 year old man who decided to make a career as a detective for the Chicago PD.

The ride back to the station was a quiet one. You didn’t speak to the officer who was assigned to give you a lift despite his attempt to make small-talk.

Only one thing is on your mind right now. You’re partner Felinski has been arrested and accused of the murder of James B. Taylor, a mailman whose case you have selected to work on, and supposedly the murders and possibly kidnapping of the mayor’s daughter, Dorothy Turner, and Herbert Streufer. All of these cases with the exception on the mayor’s daughter tend to share certain points of key evidence that could signify it as the act of a serial murderer.

“Damn it, damn it all to hell.” You mutter to yourself.

You need to find a way to clear Felinski’s name, everything to you seems to be a major act of foul play, and Felinski is the fall guy. But it doesn’t make sense, if they really wanted to throw him in the fire… then why would the Commissioner; his father allow this.

With all these thoughts and concerns you may have, you need someone who you trust to share these findings with.

Who would that be?

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What to do if players complain that the opponents are too sympathetic? (And I can not understand it)

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Sup /tg/.

Tomorrow I'll be running the Eleventh Hour premade Only War campaign for some friends. We're all relative newcomers to actual TTRPG's, and I was wandering if y'all could give me some advice. On the adventure, on the system, on general DM'ing. Do's/Dont's, tips, anything would help.

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Hi folks. Inspired by the Epic 40k thread, I'm starting a homebrew to apply the awesome rules from epic onto normal 28mm games of all sizes.

Note that I've never really played epic, so I do need help from those with experience on how the rules should work in practice.

Here's a google doc. Make comments as you please. If I'm not around, feel free to make your own copy of the document and keep it going. I'll add the majority consensus to this master copy when I get to it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xeo_2bdw3EIKYS9gZAJJHPGjl22MzqcClo9V8fWNsnE/edit?usp=sharing

And the Epic rules:

http://www.tp.net-armageddon.org/tournament-pack/

Right now I'm working on turn sequence. More details in the google doc, but tldr we switch off like in chess instead of moving all units from one team and then all units from the other team.

Also, someone help come up with ideas on how to do the psychic phase with this.