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>>44692231
Come on people, give me some input.
I thought I'd start the first session with an introduction, telling them a simple scenario and then suprising them with suddenly calling one out to make a roll, which would then dictate the outcome.
I wanna do some stuff with groups lateron as well, I'll have around 10-12 kids around I guess, so groups of 4 or 5 with one story teller and the kids doing some stuff with the characters.
Or maybe a chainstory in which the storyteller changes and the kids make suggestions? No idea

But I want to show them that dice make story telling more fun and potentially easier as they basically make many decisions for you, I know there's a lot to it and the randomness can fuck a story up a bit, but still.

>>44692231
Not quite, but my first game was run by the vice principal of my school over the summer. Something you might want to consider is making it an extracurricular thing for after school, basically a club you host and are the teacher support for. That said, what grades does this school cover? Is it middle school (6-8), or higher? Does it have lower grade levels?

>>44692397
>Something you might want to consider is making it an extracurricular thing for after school, basically a club you host and are the teacher support for.
That's exactly what it is my friend!

>That said, what grades does this school cover? Is it middle school (6-8), or higher? Does it have lower grade levels?
5-12/13
As I said, they'll be 12 year olds, so probably sixth graders, maybe some from a year above or below if not enough people can make it due to time constraints but I was told that that probably won't happen

>>44692191
Wtf is up with daily reports about this?
Who cares? If companyA goes under, company B will replace it.

They found out discounts are a thing, so shut up and lets see which ship we are going to ram next.

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>>44692262
Please tell me how "B" company will replace it I really want to know. In fact what can people actively do to force a management change at GW?

>>44692160
It's set in the first few centuries after The Horus Heresy, so there's a pretty far way for them to fall, but the main character in The Talon Of Horus notes how chilling it is to see a Word Bearer incessantly slamming his head against the wall over and over and over again with complete and utter lucidity and not a hint of berserk abandon or frothing lunacy in his eyes. The WE was basically just trying to calm The Butcher's Nails from aggravating his brain chemistry.

This could possibly serve as inspiration for your own interpretation.

>>44692160
I think khorne brings them back to the brass citadel where they fight each other, cultist, xenos chaos worshippers, and daemons until the blood god desires more skulls

>>44692160
I would say the rage is a spectrum. Some are full rage all the time at the end of battles placed in stasis; others after the carnage ends require a little bit of slave slaughter to stay functional while others can suppress the urge to rend and tear while outside of combat where they let go and maim slaughter.

In terms of recruiting I like to think that they don't actively recruit the sane headed after a battle take the geneseed of the Fallen and tend to sell it to peps like Fabius to create more marines; while getting recruits from other csm that feel and fall to khornes calling.

I think its fine (I had a similar idea for an ACTUAL clone trooper based game), but I would get player buy-in rather than just springing it on them.

Probably best to check with your players beforehand to make sure they're okay with it.

Personally, it sounds like fun, but I'd hate to go through all the trouble of character creation just to have my hard work invalidated because "lol we clones now".

>>44692349
>but I'd hate to go through all the trouble of character creation just to have my hard work invalidated because "lol we clones now".
I think OP would give them premade characters.

OP, this could be fun, but you should give the PCs a little bit of wiggle room for individuality; maybe a little bit of point-buy on top of the premade.

>>44691996
Clearly they were adding their modifiers already.

Quit looking at my dice, cheater

>>44692019
If you didn't cheat like a motherfucker, you wouldn't have to be supervised.

Cheater.

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The studio has recently produced a piece based on the journals of a scientist returned from a trip to Australia and dealing with his experience of "lost time". Since showing that movie, certain members of the studio staff have started to act strangely, as if their fine motor skills are severely degraded, and speak with strange accents. When the topic of the film comes up they quiver and say "it didn't happen like that".

>>44691335
...shit, OP, that's a sweet idea. Possibly better subtitled "Cthulhu By Limelight", but still, badass.

Quite a lot of scenarios that you could spin off from that. You could present a situation the way "Shadow of the Vampire" portrayed the making of "Nosferatu", where a studio making a horror movie finds their lead actor is more authentic than they knew. Set pieces for a cowboy flick could turn out to be authentic artifacts from a debased tribe that worshipped the Old Ones, complete with curses. Or hell, you could just go the easy route and say some damn fool is trying to film The King In Yellow.

Plenty of chances for other factors in early Tinseltown to complicate the investigators lives too. Organized crime, unrest among the migrant laborers who prop up the economy of 20th century California, drug use among the cast and crew, all can give them shit to deal with. Plenty of avenues to take here.

Kudos for the idea, OP. Will steal.

>>44691335
This would probably work well as a Fiasco playset.

The hands of the clock on the classroom wall couldn’t move any slower.
As you take note of this, you debate with yourself on whether the fact that you’re learning Swedish is worse than the fact that learning Swedish is compulsory or not.
It’s scary how this play-pretend seems to be more interesting for you than you professor’s class, especially given how much this topic annoys you when it’s discussed on tv.
Then something slowly takes you back to this morning: your friend made you promise to help him with searching a guitarist for his band.
Aki is 17 and still believes he’s going to be a rockstar one day, despite the fact that his singing is mediocre at best. One would guess that being 17 is enough to grow out of the metal band fantasy, but as for every rule there are exceptions.

You start scanning the list of potential candidates, that pretty much overlaps with the list of your friends. Unfortunately no one of them is interested in guitars or musical instruments in general, exception made for some of the girls you know who play piano.
There is, however, a guy who might fit the bill. Antti is in your Advanced Maths and History classes, but he’s more an acquaintance than a real friend. Asking something like that of him would be a little bit embarrassing for you, and there’s no friend of yours who could act as a middleman, putting you two in touch.
What’s more, you are not exactly sure Antti plays the guitar. It’s just something you think you remember, but there’s no definitive evidence on that.

Before you can reach a final verdict, the bell rings, and you start packing your stuff.
Then, in the middle of the process, you feel someone gently tapping on your shoulder. You turn around to see Seppo standing right next to you.

(1/2)

>>44691344

(2/2)

“Hi, Martti. How are you doing?”
Seppo is in your Swedish and Chemistry classes. You’re not exactly friends, so the fact that he’s talking with you might mean he needs something of you. Probably your Chemistry notes, given that Swedish was never your forte.
“I am alright I guess. How are you? Anything I can help you with?”
“If you don’t mind, could you lend me your Chemistry notes? I am really struggling with it”
Predictable as clockwork. You reach for your bag and start digging until your hands meet with a yellow notebook. You pass it to Seppo, who smiles brightly.
“Thanks, man! I would be more than glad to return the favor”
Seppo isn’t exactly the brightest student, but he’s rather popular. Using his connections to your advantage sounds like a good idea.
“Sure, no problem. By the way, do you know any guitarist? I am sorry to bother you with this, but I promised my friend I would help him look for one”

Seppo strokes his chin pensively. “No one really comes to mind, I am sorry”.
It seems like your legendary bad luck struck again. Nevertheless, you force yourself to ask one more thing, just to fully cash in your credit with Seppo.
“What about Antti? Doesn’t he play the guitar?”
The question seems to take him by surprise, but he snaps out of it quickly.
“Well I don’t know. I am quite close with Antti, why don’t you just tag along with me and we ask him?”

>Take the chance
>Refuse
>Ask him yourself without intermediaries

>>44691367
>>Take the chance
Bracing for twist.

is it a gay harem.

>>Rules:

>>Roll a 3d10 to beat a specified DC, best 2 of 3.

>LIGHTBULBS:
>>During write-ins, if your idea or course of action is unusual and clever, you can earn a Lightbulb --- similar to a Fate point for a reroll, or you can spend a Lightbulb for a hint/insight.
>>I can even award lightbulbs for ideas that come up during discussion between updates. Lightbulbs will carry over to future campaigns from this one, I guess?
>>But for now, there isn't really going to be farming lightbulbs by catching name references/puns, so take it easy with the names.
>>...I'll reveal something at the end of the entire quest.

FROM HERE ON, the crew operating your Ceres traveller would be a four man job, headed by Manny Roebuck, and the co-pilot doubling as counselor, Pike Sackett. You rally the surface team, with you and Shae included. The fireteam squad leader, basically heavily armed space tourists with rookie astronaut experience (or so you've been briefed) was led by a certain Mackey Pickster. From what you know, the operations director back on Earth dealt with a company called Strygid Trade Solutions, that sourced this manpower somehow, instead of recruiting directly from military branches.

Aboard your landers are medical and diagnostic equipment to treat and deal with anyone alive at the Callisto base, and a whole lot of demolition charges, most certainly not the kind for your typical mining job.

NOW, the landers have scorched their landing points with a reverse burn. From this spacious clearing, a good look around shows the moon surface to be steady, with a fog tiny flakes of ice gently fluttering in the wind. But from here, the glimmering lights of the Europa base pulse in and out of tune with that gigantic, coral-like metal structure jammed into one of the buildings. From the ground, this strange structure is utterly dwarfing you.

A radio test does not give any response from the base, but it takes five minutes to barely get a line through to the Ceres traveller.

"With the way things are, any line getting through is good enough," Shae says.

With that, you board the explorer trucks from the lander. The lights come on, and shine a cone of light that breaks through the blowing ice. Your vision reaches fades off at fifteen feet, and occassional lulls bring it up to eighteen to twenty feet.

[ ] Let's kick the door in when we drive up to the base.
[ ] Look for a window and peek through with a light. (3d20 roll)
[ ] Hail the base when closer and park cleanly into the cargo bay if possible. (3d20 roll)
[ ] Do/Suggest some other idea/thing (This is a write-in option)

>>44691579
>[ ] Let's kick the door in when we drive up to the base.

>>44690981
> I'm not actually sure how a Beat Cop would act besides knowing his Beat really well and the people in it.
Depending on the neighborhood, Beat Cop may be a well-liked, friendly face, a disliked but respected figure who is not to be taken likely, or just like every other thug on the street but with a badge and a paycheck.

Can you tell us anything more about the setting?

Corruption should be like a disease. Once someone starts taking bribes or stealing from scenes or enforcing certain laws to get better commissions, it becomes harder and harder to stay clean. But if you stay completely clean, a bunch of the other cops won't like to walk the beat with you if they have any say in the matter. You gotta walk the blue line delicately.

What are you thinking, anyway? 70s-80s? Modern day? 30s?

>>44690800
Same way KOTOR2 did

Shii-Cho Style (+4 Attack and +4 Defense when 3 or more enemies are within 6 squares)
Makashi Style (When hit by a melee attack, this character takes no damage with a save of 11. Shii-Cho Style cannot be used against this character.)
Soresu Style (When hit by an attack from a nonadjacent enemy, this character takes no damage with a save of 11)
Ataru Style (+4 Attack if exactly 1 enemy is within 6 squares)
Djem So Style (Whenever this character is hit by a melee attack, make a save of 11. On a success, this character can make an immediate attack against that attacker.)
Shien Style (When hit by a nonmelee attack, this character takes no damage with a save of 11 and the attacker takes 10 damage; save 11)
Niman Style (+2 Attack and +2 Defense while this character has more than half Hit Points remaining)
Makashi Style Mastery (When hit by a melee attack, this character takes no damage with a save of 11. Shii-Cho, Soresu, Ataru, and Niman Style cannot be used against this character.)
Soresu Style Mastery (When hit by an attack, this character takes no damage with a save of 11)
Ataru Style Mastery (+4 Attack and Twin Attack if exactly 1 enemy is within 6 squares)
Djem So Style Mastery (Whenever this character is hit by a melee attack, make a save of 11. On a success, this character can make an immediate attack against that attacker with +10 Damage.)
Shien Style Mastery (When hit by a nonmelee attack, this character takes no damage with a save of 11 and the attacker takes damage equal to the prevented damage; save 11)
Niman Style Mastery (+4 Attack and +4 Defense while this character has more than half Hit Points remaining)
Juyo Style Mastery (Scores a critical hit on an attack roll of natural 17, 18, 19, or 20. Whenever this character scores a critical hit, make a save of 11; on a success, this character can make 1 immediate extra attack.)

you have to keep it plugged to an energy source with a cable or it won't work

Would GUMSHOE SRD without all the Cthulhu and Occult shit work for this?

>>44690374

Well, I don't have much experience with detective-style games as a genre, but I ran a pretty effective Halloween game with Call of Cthulhu-intentionally avoided using anything supernatural, though after it ended, they still asked me if the killer was actually a monster.

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>>44690396
>removing the occult shit

>>44689915
The Emperor(being the only one who can respond to the astropath hailing the planet) tells them they're early to the party and to fuck off back to the warp

>>44689915
They try and find their way back.

Realizing its nothing but Eldar and the occasional Ork as far as the eye can see and no humans anywhere at all they come to the conclusion that they are going to have to settle down before they run out of supplies.

They are going to need the only human inhabited planet they can find.

Exactly which method of subjugation depends on which Lord commands them.

It would eventually occur to them what has happened when they start looking at the stars and their placements.

If Emperor is not present then he really was just a Strife era warlord with Best Korea propaganda.

>>44690045
Makes sense. Would they be able to make more marines and build back up to chapter strength or are they doomed to slow decline?

Second wave of enemies shows up.

Boss reveals his true form.

Etc.

>>44689843
Always with a back up plan for the BBEG, always. Whether it's using a macguffin to collapse a ceiling, using a magic portal or just running faster than the group. You can have him be defeated, only for the party to either see a henchman drag him out or for him to be ressurrected, even stronger by another, temporary BBEG. Having players try to stop him from coming back and failing can be a great motivator, especially if they see what his armies have wraught.

>>44689843
Dimension door son

Had a gm once that wanted us to stay purely on the rails and never do anything else. His games would start with some variation of "your in a bar, there's a terminal."

Last game I remember playing with him was shadowrun. At the begining, to no one's surprise, he started us off in a bar with a terminal. When we tried to do anything that wasn't using the terminal he would stop us in the most ridiculous manner. Eg, player goes to leave the bar, "Ok a bar fight starts up and you get thrown into the terminal. It flickers on."

The most ridiculous was when one player tried to kill himself, his pistol miraculously had now ammo, then dissapeared when he tried to bash his skull in, them tried to throw himself out a window and land right in a bush safely because the window was.actually on the first floor and not on the 5th or whatever it actually was. We all ended up packing out stuff and leaving.

>Have a shitty gm
>Put up with his antics instead of looking for a new group

/thread

>>44689491
>Steven Universe

What's that about anyway?

>>44689228
Voice is superior to text because it is much, much faster to talk, than to type.

>>44689248
Make sure the program you use can handle multiple participants though. Group video conference in gchat is a must

>>44689308
>Make sure the program you use can handle multiple participants though.
That's a given.
>Group video conference in gchat is a must
Not at all. We only use voice chat, without video.