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I think it can be pretty fun.

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>Party gets genderbent
>Ends up as a harem to the lone female character turned lone male

>Party finds out what it would take to change back
>Decides it wouldn't be worth the trouble and stays genderbent

So I'm starting my first campaign soon and I'm split on whether I want to use a Longfang or a Direlance. Is one particularly better than the other? Are the benefits of Reach, Two-Handed, and being able to use it while mounted worth getting a Direlance over a Longfang?

>>44478513
Direlance also has +1 Defense and Overwhelming, and +2 Damage, over a Longfang, at the price of -2 Accuracy.

Really, though, the question is: Would your character ever throw his spear? If yes, take a Longfang, if no, take a Dire Lance.(And, of course, whichever one gives you the stats you'd prefer.)

>>44478814
Wait, nyx that +1 Defense. My bad. I thought they were light and medium, not medium and heavy, for some reason.

Natural energy fields or pacts with primal spirits. Like radiation, it can be quite dangerous.

The gods.

Everything comes from them.

The difference between divine magic and arcane is that clerics make 'pacts' with the gods to use their power directly. Wizards take the surplus power the gods emit and shape them by sheer force of will.

Magic.

Dwarven cavalry, last son of a lost clan. The GM was using down-season rules circa Pendragon, I ended up rolling a courtship. Jouri wedded a moneychanger's daughter, and lost her in the spring to a wasting fever.

Further proof the gods hate him.

Yeah, when they were staying in some village out in nowhere over the winter in order to investigate and get rid of unidentified mysterious supernatural phenomenon. He shacked up with a villager. She was mostly just a convenient tool for communicating the village's attitude towards the group as the time went by and not much was accomplished. When the group left the village she stayed, no drama involved or anything. Never really had a character and NPC grow close outside of that.

Me personally neverwith an NPC, always with other PCs (which is obviously somewhat out of scope) but I have played in games where it happened. Like, one of my character's best friend ended up marrying his cousin.

And it really varies but what it definitely does is give the GM more opportunities to fuck with your character.

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>>44466960
"Being caught unprepared by a Separatist attack, by a full division no less, facing nuclear weapons, all with an understrength battalion? It sounds like you had quite the day, Lieutenant, and I'm surprised that you were able to not only survive but successfully repel their assault." Kenobi says before slowly standing back upright.

He crosses one arm across his chest and rests a hand on his chin before continuing, "Though unfortunately we suffered severe losses. I am afraid that I may have to label the 4th Battalion as unfit for duty and fold the remaining soldiers into another outfit."

Cody cuts in for the first time. "General, you know the Senate will be unhappy about the casualties if you declare the 4th Battalion defunct."

The General sighs, pinching his nose with two fingers. "Yes, I know Commander, but what would you have me do? Reinforcements are spread thin as it is across the Outer Rim!" Kenobi slams his hand down on the edge of the old table, causing you to flinch back. You stay staunchly silent in the discussion.

"The few reinforcements we would receive will be cut off due to the Senate's outrage at the news that a whole battalion was killed nearly to a man on the first day of an invasion, sir." Despite his stiff posture and balled fists. Cody does his best to maintain a professional tone.

Kenobi shakes his head, gesturing with his free hand as he speaks. "I am well aware of the situation Commander, I just do not see a way out of it. The chain of command for the 4th Battalion has been completely destroyed, and I can't rightfully send raw enlisted into battles without good officers."

"Sir, not all the officers were lost." Cody turns his attention towards you, nodding his head. "I see an officer who has proved himself in battle right here."

As the General turns to face you, you cannot halt the anxiety from boiling in your gut. Nor can you halt the sliver of excitement as well, in response you subtly straighten your posture.

> [Cont.]

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>>44467002
"You are right, he did lead the defense against the final Separatist assault, and held off an entire battalion with only his walker and Bandit's scout company." After a thoughtful pause, Kenobi whips his head back towards Cody with an incredulous expression. "You are not suggesting we hand over control of the whole battalion to him?"

Cody shakes his head. You hear a dark chuckle emit from his helmet. "No sir, but stranger things have happened in this war. Until a replacement is comes in from Kamino, CT-42/458 is technically the commanding officer of the 1st Armored Company, and his leadership quotient is high, according to the reports we received from the training instructors."

Pride wells up inside of you. You did graduate top of your birthing cycle, after all. "The 4th Battalion can still live on in name, though it would have to work closely with one of the other battalions in future operations." Cody gives you a sidelong look and tilts his head slightly to the side. Though you cannot see, you get the feeling that he just winked at you.

"Well, it is true that a shipment of replacements is arriving in a week," Kenobi says slowly while stroking his beard. You feel uncomfortable at the glint in his eyes. "And while I normally would be concerned about the company's ability to field armor, the repairs on the damaged vehicles are going swimmingly, though sadly not all can be saved. Also, we have to establish the chain of command for the incoming officers." Like a predator locking onto their prey, Obi-Wan Kenobi's eyes lock with yours. You really do not lik-

"1st Lieutenant CT-42/458, you are hereby promoted to the acting commanding officer of the 1st Company." You feel a hand patting your shoulder as your world swirls, your confidence wavering. You, in command of an entire Company?

"While I am sorry to say that your forces are, well, let's say a little sparse at the moment," Why does the General sound amused?

> [Cont.]

>>44467057
"I am sure that you will be able to pull it off. In the meantime, your forces will be attached to-" The metal door squeaks behind you, the sound echoing what is going on in your thoughts right now, and clipped steps enter the room. Kenobi breaks out into a wide smile. "Ah, here he is now! 1st Lieutenant, meet your temporary superior officer."

"It's bloody fine to finally meet you, Lieutenant." You recognize the gruff voice you have only heard over comms up to now. Rigidly you perform a perfect about-face turn on the heel of your right foot, plant your feet, and ratchet your arm into a crisp salute.

"Good to finally meet you, Major." You respond.

As Bandit laughs, you take a moment to examine his armor. He is wearing the scout's armor with an officer's pauldron and a belt filled to the brim with pouches, many of which you identify as holding explosives. His armor, rather than the solid dark green and browns you normally associate with scouts, is instead a speckled pattern of blacks, dark browns, greys, greens, and blues that blends in well with the harsh shadows being painted against the concrete walls. Urban camo, you decide, and like with Twitch you have difficulty getting anything more focused than a hazy outline of the Major outside of the light.

He is holding his helmet on his hip. He looks nothing like a regulation clone. His head has been shaved bald and looks to be damaged from old burn wounds, but a thick black beard and goatee covers the lower half of his face.

Starting on the left side of his face and moving towards the back of his skull is a pattern that reminds you of the streaks of swirling starfighters in a massive dogfight, a fierce battle that goes on to no end. Vibrant reds and blues almost seem to scream along his skin, much of the work adhering to Bandit's scar tissue.

After you tear your eyes away from the brilliant tattoo work, awe grips your heart as you spot the weaponry he is carrying.

> [Cont.]

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First for worst girl BTFO by best villain

>>44462799


Loves how Gideon just drowns Ob's ass

>As he batted uselessly at me.

>As he started to drown.

>Invulnerability proved no match for three inches of dirty water.

>"This is Zendikar! The suffering and the waste and the filth! This is Zendikar!" He convulsed once more, and his body went limp.

>I held him there for a second more before I released my grip and flipped him onto his back with a splash.

>"This is Zendikar," I whispered. "And your fight is over."

>>44462799
Jesus, sucks to be any of the heroes right now. >Nissa gets totally destroyed
Okay, I'm not really surprised or terribly upset to be honest
>Jace gets beaten to a pulp
Well, this DOES happen a lot, I mean he's kind of used to it. Just because he isn't as up on pain as Ob is doesn't mean he hasn't had his fair share.
>Ob Dix tells Gideon not to trust Jace
Okay ouch that fucking hurt
>Gideon gets drowned
He's...he's probably okay, right guys? Gideon has been growing on me...
I'm now just waiting for Chandra to burst onto the scene and burn the smirk off of Ob's fucking face.

>>44458985
>What're you playing?
Infect
>What're you hating on in your local meta?
I should be playing something that has a good burn matchup. Most of the stuff I build happen to have irreparably bad burn matchups. Also, I should build something with a good junk matchup for gpts cause I have a score to settle.

Someone explain mutagenic growth in infect to me. It speeds up the kill, but is that all? It seems pretty bad at protecting your guys, and most of the time I'd rather have a card that digs for more infect creatures.

>>44458985
>What're you building?

Two things, very rough, but I want to get them done before Saturday (local game group is having an unoffical tourney).

One is a Fast/Aggro R/B deck. Bunch of small creatures, some with Dash, some spells like Foul Tongue Shriek for a little bit of extra damage and some life gain.

The other is R/G Aggro, kinda using Green for ramp, then getting out Ventmaw Savage for stuff like Megamorph for Atarka Efreet, or even Hellkite Charger if the singles I ordered get here in time.

Both will probably end up terrible, I'm sure.

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>>44458985
>What're you playing?
Mostly Affinity and Twin.

>What're you building?
N/A

>What're you speccing on?
Speculating? Vintage/legacy cards, I guess.

>What're you hating on in your local meta?
Bogles. I always end up getting paired against it when I'm playing Affinity. Whenever it's a good matchup (I'm playing just about anything else), I don't get paired against it.

I also like the idea of them quietly evolving in the Americas with they being unaware of us and we of them until good ol' Columbus comes along and shit goes down. I'm also fond of them having a Mayan or Aztec flavor, but I wonder if that's too obvious?

>>44455286
How about basicaly having the Native Americans and the dinosaurs actually co-existing? It'd just be interesting to write about the two interacting. Though maybe have some regions where they are the only sapient species.

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Don't have anything to add other than a picture related to the topic.

They need some kind of major conflict to drive things. Not just a martial conflict but some kind of dispute or tension, some nation that doesn't like them or something.

Also a proper name.

draconiaci pugnantium "ignem et mortem viderunt omnes i"

or you could call them wurm eaters with the latin quote afterwords

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>44448701
Pic related for what her magic armor looks like currently also what she does too(somewhat).

Took me forever to find that blasted pic but for once i actually had a pic specifically in mind. Hence why I did not ask for good pics for the first time ever.

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>44448701
To think the christmas thread was more successful then this one...shit.

>>44448701
Dialogue: talk to her about her plans.

She said it would be cheaper to set up a new dungeon, rather than make this one move.

If we become a true adventurer or if the place gets too dangerous, will she and vik be able to travel with us?

A quick recap of some of the other quick ideas.

>Fire Giants
Live on lava planets where few others can and refine metals to obsessive quality in emulation of spiritual purity.

>Frost giants
Take advantage of being able to run lifesupport at subzero temperatures to sneak up on and loot unsuspecting freighters

>Stone giants
Nearly bulletproof, and pride themselves as some of the galaxies go too 'defense contractors'

>Hill Giants
Someone else's bumbling attempt at creating giant-scale labor and soldierly they didn't have to actually pay.

>Storm giants
One of the most individually powerful species in the galaxy, and do they ever know it. Either demeaningly protective 'guardians' or just downright egotistical, as a stereotype.

>>44430320
Did any anons think up what kind of fleet-presence these guys have, or are these meant to be more like indigenous peoplse you can find throughout the galaxy?

I can only imagine what kind of ships Storm Giants would command.

>>44430356
Mostly that their fighters would be sitting ducks if they were of comparable size to our sized fighters.

(Sorry for trip coding and such, I'm in another thread that needs it)

The Harpies could build farms, so they have a supply of food.

>>44489155
Wohoo. Civquest time.

Cm want us to namefag?

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Months of travel have finally ended. The harpies led by Saarin have arrived to a small peak overlooking a lake. Jungle extendes before their eyes.

At the moment they are only 30 harpies, most of them female, with the summer almost over they build some rustic nests and shelters.

Behind there are only the Rotten Mountains, the jungle can be a good place to hunt, but it wont be easy.

what to do?

>explore
>procreate
>build
>other

Hope you guys have some patience, votes decide. Ill make a doc.

So I saw that we got some drawbacks last thread...
I hope that Willie will go to bat for us in convincing Sibella to go with anon, because we've gone above and beyond in not doing anything against her here, after she attacked.

Give her Barbara
Tell her that things will be OK. Tell her that this is the most humiliating defeat that could ever happen to her, and that this is her lowest point, meaning that it's all smooth sailing from here as far as her pride in battle goes.

>>44485697
Can our saint even do anything to help willie.

>>44485412
Here

>>44485412
Miellewds-guy here.
Don't worry about it, taking care of an actual fire takes precedence.

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>>44485521
I dont get it. When I got here, I noticed some marks of fire on the kitchen and they commented to me laughing that it had caught fire 3 times in the past.

In the time i was living here, this is the 2nd fire. The first was due to a gas leak despite me telling the owners that i could smell gas every night, but, at the risk of sounding sexist, the ladies didnt care until it literally blew up on their faces, because, im a guy, so what do I know?

And now... cigarrette butt into a paper bin... WHY!? isnt that clichéd enough that it shouldnt happen anymore?

Anyway, I got quite understandably sidetracked, where were we?

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>>44482959
If you don't find the head of the Cult fast enough, the planet dies. No ifs, ands, or buts about it, because the Cult won't be the one killing the planet.

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Just remember, these sorts of threads are better when they're interactive. Don't just give the rules at your table, critique others' rules as well. Also, present problems and ask for suggestions. That way we can have a lively discussion.

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>>44483015
Fuck that noise. Post more four arm people.