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D&D is a glorified boardgame, not a role playing game. Also, who in the fuck plays a monster matador in a group of normal adults?

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>Start noticing little things as I'm waiting to do my pitiful damage for the turn.
>Notice that I only get four superiority dice while the mages have at least 10 spell slots at the same level.
>Notice every other member of the party has an effective means of either avoiding attacks or resisting damage.
>Notice that almost nobody bothers roleplaying because they're having more fun wiping encounters than actually developing their characters.
>Talk to the GM after game and ask him what the fuck was going on about thinking outside the box.
>"Well, it's much easier to think outside the box when you have spells."
>Play around for a few more sessions until a fumble ends up spelling the end for my Matador.
>Decide to play a Bard and go back to my power gaming ways.
>Don't even bother naming him beforehand
>Start wiping encounters myself
>Feel hollow inside.
It's like opening your eyes for the first time and the first thing you see is 2girls1cup. I was better off when I didn't know.

>>55385818
What's wrong with matadors?

>>55385289
Make Dwarves the dominant species. Have them been cast out of their original Mountain homeland and forced into exodus to the desert.

Pyramids are a form of reverence for their lost land (a mimi artificial mountains) and go hardcore into ancestor worship.

>>55385289
The Pharaohs are actually demigods, with all the implications that has

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tomb robbing goes as well as expected
mummified nile crocodyles moving too much
not!greeks invade
not!greeks need to consult a priest, see something they shouldn't see along the way and get themselves involved with a far messier aristocracy than the account of a theocratic monarchy would have them believe
not!jews need to gtfo, supernatural shenanigans ensue
not!stargate in which sufficiently advanced alien gods return to reclaim their shit
anachronistic future with laser khopeshes and the king giving speeches to the people on holographic screens
not!nubians claim the throne

Normies don't know what electrum is.

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>>55384362
Because they are actually real, unlike mithril or adamantite, yet not as widely known as silver or gold?
What I really wanna know is where my orichalcum bros at?

>>55384362
1) Not really a medieval thing. (and people don't think often about how much older coins were used in medieval times)
2) People think like in a MMO so it's copper > silver > gold coins progression.
3) Electrum would be worth more than silver but less than gold and most players don't care much about finance.

>>55383894
I would much rather the Dwarf King's eldest daughter rewarded me with a magnificent screw but beggars can't be choosers.

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>>55383894
HELL YEAH!

>>55383894
>Participate in the drill, it would be impolite to refuse

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>>55379599
Nope just hours of hate and a priming of white krylon>>55380533
Its just krylon white matte primer my guy, all touch ups are done with white scar but they are hard to do

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>>55383667
That leg looks so great that I'm inspired to share my own WIP.

Sorry about the poor focus, but then again the HD video camera seems to exaggerate every flaw that you don't notice IRL so that's probably a good thing.

>>55383748
Dude that rust is perfect

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>>55381461
Its functional. Barely. There's wonk, metamechanics and the editor from hell, and then there's MC3.
The setting is still cool, but I'd recommend you look at the SW-version or the original game instead.
the original MC was pretty fucked up too, but at least it was something you could fix

>>55381461
Don't listen to this nigger >>55383762, 2d20 works fine if you remember to actually make use of the momentum/Dark Symmetry points mechanics.

>>55383780
The cookie-economy is the thing that make it barely functional.
Remove it and you're left with 500 pages of complete uselessness. Leave it in, and you'll at least be able to try it out before you pick up a good game instead.

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>>55381057
>Actual Question:

Talk about literally anything besides Mage. How about Genius? Or Changling? Or fucking Hunter? IS anyone even IN any campaigns right now, old world or new?

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>>55381057
The smell they make after they have been vaporized by my Schwifty ray gun

>>55381086
Fuck off.

>>55379633
Because the Emperor is not a bitch.

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>>55379775
FOR THE GLORY OF SLANEESH OF COURSE!!!

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Also got some animu if that's your thing

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>>55379121
I'll dump a few of what I've saved, I suppose.

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>>55379321

>>55378473
Is the demon sword leavin roatation? New dark elves look sick

>>55380003
All regalia are rotating out with Alice Cluster. I personally am liking the look of Pandas and of Golems.

I am making a mermaid deck because I got mostly shit in the box I got; I was aiming for green elves or red/black dark elves...

>Hey have you seen [Media]? 'Cause my character is basically [Character], but with [Quirk]!

>>55377722
Neither is much of a problem.
>Isn't completely supported
"Okay, let's see what we can do about finding some rules that fit, or refluffing some stuff for you"
>All legal under RAW
If you're playing a well-made game, there shouldn't be anything too egregious which is RAW-legal, in which case it's either fine, or they're wrong (in which case you point out what's illegal). If you're playing something like Pathfinder, then you're either A) In a group that's all cheesemonkeys, because that's one of the main reasons to play, in which case it's fine, or B) This person is cheesier than their peers, in which case-
"Hey, that's really clever, but I'm worried about it being too powerful compared to the other characters. Would you mind either toning your character down a bit, or maybe trying that would be more of a challenge for you?" (Such as picking a historically meh class and making it good)

>>55377738
>My character is an expy
Depends on the tone of the game. If the character fits, that's fine, especially if the player still grounds it in your world (giving them a proper backstory, even if it's just a tweaked version of the original). Especially for newer players, basing their character off of a well known media character can help give them a starting point for roleplay, from which they can develop.
If the character doesn't fit: "I'm not sure that that character would really fit this particular game. Have you considered [alternative which ends up playing similarly but fitting better]?"


Just talk to your players like an adult during session zero and there shouldn't be a problem.

>>55377722
Second one. I'm the DM, I say what fly's, if you don't like it get out. If I rule that x spell or power is too good or even if I just don't like it, it'll come up at character creation and that will be that.

Hell, I encourage the first thing. I'd love to have players that think creatively and actually try different solutions to problems like stealth, diplomacy, or anything besides butchery.

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>>55376558
To make it clear, we dont have to keep the names. We could call this one 'Gemgazer' or something, for example.

>>55375212
Never wear baggy clothing while operating power tools.

>>55375546
Sorry, it's a bad habit.

>>55375546
It's not suicidal, it's selfless self-endangerment.
Learn your biblical loopholes.

>>55375051
My soul for a game? Fuck off.

>>55375051
Nah, I'm good.
Also
>How will this bene fit me?

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>>55375051
Sure, why not. Souls don't real, anyway.

>>55374765
By playing something other than D&D.

>>55374765
nothing about the druid itself has really changed, they can be played either way. is it a problem if people interpret the class in different ways?

Make content with spooky druids.

Warmachine is already on top of that one.