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>>45608685
Monogamous. The primary advantage of polygamy is to produce a greater number of offspring, often because only a few will survive to adulthood. However, with at least 170 breeding years, elves have no reason to value quantity over quality when it comes to childbirth.

>>45608685
We have the biological data, but not anything culturally oriented. Monogamy and polygamy are an aspect of culture not biology so depends on the fucking setting

>>45608772
No, biology shapes culture more than you're giving it credit for. We make socieities following biological drives; primarily optimizing the success of our children.

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>>45605578
They're not all you lose though. Sometimes you are cured of your curse forever and vampires are wiped from the world. Sometimes you get to be the only vampires left in the world and do whatever the fuck you want. Sometimes you beat the shit out of Cain and get to bang Lilith. There are plenty of good endings

>>45605576
Damn it. It's catching on!

I always really liked the concept of the Deathwatch. It brings together marines from all sorts of chapters to work together, and while they share the unity of black armor they still keep their chapter symbol on their shoulder to give each one some uniqueness.

There are a lot of cool stories that could be told between cross-chapter brotherhood and such. Maybe I'll actually get this shit.

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Aligot, the castle archmage, leads you along the darkened path toward a cell at the very end.
Though, it's difficult to call this a cell. It's more like a well-furnished and decorated suite. It looks better than your room, damn it!

Inside, there is the humanoid form of an old and bearded man. You've met him only once before, and it wasn't under the best of circumstances. You know him only as the sitting king of Konditorei.

He meets your eyes with contempt. Aligot maintains a safe distance from the bars.
"Careful, Jack." He warns, "Nobility are known for having their own line of magic."

"Excellent research, lad." The prisoner inside sneers. "Why, in fact I could drown this entire castle in a minute if I wanted to."

"Whar a coincidence." You smile back at him. "So could I, and then make a plank to walk ye off of."

He stands up and approaches the bars.

"First off. I want a lawyer."

You can feel Yuuki's bodyheat. You think she's hiding behind you, and only slightly peeking at him.

"Second off," He continues. "I want to see the Redskin. Uh, that girl. The red girl. It's important."

>"Aye, Yer lawyers have been appointed, to the right we have Duke, and to the left we have Mitt."
>"Aye can't give ye the red girl, but I can give ye a black eye."
>"First, aye have some questions of me own."
>"Such as: What the fuck were ye thinkin?"
>Stay silent, glare.
>Draw your pistol
>"Let's talk about plans, what do ye want with heroes?"
>"Whars yer big son? He didn't seem to be anywhere."
>Now is a good time to ask questions, write one of your own in.
>Other?

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>>45603308
>"First, aye have some questions of me own."
>>"Such as: What the fuck were ye thinkin?"
>second, you'd better be glad that i'm not kicking your ass... yet

>>45601052
By killing Moses as soon as he opened his mouth.

Remind me op, what were they again? Plague of locust, nile running red...meteorites? Idk.

>>45601137
Wouldn't that just make the plagues come faster?

>>45599774
Why is the post heresy one so hot?

>>45599774
This is outstandingly creative, but also rather farfetched imho.

>>45599774
Heresy, not even once

>>45597558
>H.Research science - Advance toolmaking

>>45597558
>G. improve military

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We've advanced our mechanical knowledge, improving toolmaking and machinery - in particular, we've invented the clock, allowing us to better measure time.

>Population: 160 000 + 12 000 chinks + 100 slaves
>Resources: significant stone deposits, copper,tin, lots of iron, gems, lots of coal, saltpeter,sulphur, quarz, lots of quality timber
>Economy:Camark silver coins,trading on the Northern road and with independent chinks and hibibi
>Navy: 3 carracks, 7 chink ships,5 flyuts ,5 caravels,capable sailors, Stormborn
>Food stockpiles:high
>Food production:high

>A.Exploration
>B.Food production & Population growth
>C.Improve religion/culture
>D.Settle new lands
>E.Improve defences
>F.Architecture
>G.Improve military
>H.Research science
>I.Improve a settlement/region
>J.Navy
>K.Improve economy
>L. Diplomacy

I don't think dungeons should just be about mayhem and violence, but yeah, like investigation/detective scenarios and dream sequences riddles just don't work in RPGs.

>>45596657

In that scenario I'd probably rule that a character could take 20 on an int check to figure out the answer, or let them dig/smash/blow up the door.

>>45596716
>investigation/detective scenarios just don't work in RPGs.
OP has a good point about how idiots run riddles but you're retarded

>>45591520
That's how I used to do things, but I found it took many hours longer for less helpful prep when it came time to actually play.

These days the #1 thing (and sometimes only thing) I do is prep a web map. A bunch of circles with each location/likely person to seek out in them, and lines connecting them to other things. I label all the lines between the nodes to show what clue they are, what piece of information leads from one to the next, and make sure there are at least 3 ways out of and 3 ways into each circle. If I have time for nothing else, it's actually possible to run a game off this.

Ideally, I also make a list of 10 male and 10 female random names that fit the setting, have any important NPCs on notecards with stats and personality and brief RP notes with any important things I need them to say bullet pointed, and make some props/handouts.

I mostly don't bother writing out much in the way of description like that anymore, as long as I've read enough stuff recently to have it sort of in my head.

>>45591520
Usually little more than a list of NPCs, their motivations, goals, personalities and such. I have learned the hard way that players will, conciously or not, always disregard and go out of their way to avoid any and all planned plot, forcing you to improvise either way.

>>45591520
I basically have 2 notbooks. 1 has stuff the players know or can see without ruining the surprises. The other has the surprises, along with world details, important plot points, and stat lines for generic monsters I can throw at them. I stopped trying to keep track of specific plot stuff when my players decided to abandon the rails in favor of a airship.

>>45591010
So, the /tg/ pirate crew is officially a go? neat

I've seen your character on the forum already, let's hope these faggots approve them soon, so we can start taking over

Don't make meta threads about it or you'll piss people off, as is this thread looks like an advertisement for that forum. Make a one piece thread or a freeform forum RP thread and if you want to then in it talk about the /tg/ crew.

The original guy who spawned the idea based on his own experience, had to abandon the idea because people got pissed off and outed his plans to the forum owners.

>>45591010
I remember seeing you in chat, mate, good luck with the character

>>45588314
Best portrayal of Colossus by far. Deadpool may be one of the most loyal comic book movies with how they did deadpool, colossus, and warhead. None of that brian singer bullshit

>>45588356
Isn't Negasonic Teenage Warhead nothing like she was in the comics?

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This is how I chaotic neutral. Look it into your hearts, you know they are the very essence of CN.

My family's expectations for me.

Nah, just kidding. I'm not an unemployed cokehead so they think I'm the golden child

>>45586833
Your finances after GW robs you.

>>45586833
A happy and stable life.

Food as currency actually sounds pretty neat for post-apocalyptic settings.

>>45586685
>three and a quarter portions
That's slightly more than a day's meals, right?

Man, if I keep this up, I'll be able to buy that spaceship and get off this place in no time!

>>45586685
Three and a quarter portions my ever loving ass. How about I show you how a few of those weapons are used. Bet that would get ya to raise the payout.

>>45584675

So don't save scum? Turn on Ironman mode or whatever they call that disables your ability to do so.

>>45584675
Is there a board game where you can save-scum?
Because if there isn't one, kindly fuck off back to >>>/v/

You seem to be on the wrong board to be complaining about that friendo.

To steer this on topic, what would be the best system for an XCOM game?

>>45584519
>pathfinder
It's a free action to draw a weapon, not a standard action
>shadowrun
Our DM has a neat way of giving good Karma. Instead of giving us karma we start with a d4 at the beginning of the session and every time we would normally get some he bumps the dice grade up by one. You roll whatever dice you have at the end of the session and that's how much karma you got.

>>45584519
D&D 5e. crafting is changed to 5 x (Proficiency + Attribute bonus) GP worth per day. It may make armor and weapon crafting unrealistic you can actually make cures and tinctures in a sane amount of time.

>AD&D
In the chart for cleric bonus spells from high wisdom I wrote in the column "Use with INT for Mages".
>Pathfinder
Banned core and banned any books I find too powerful.