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IMMEDIATE CHECKUP ENGAGED
>Power supply: decent
>Drones: 19 regular grabber drones, 9 gunner drones, 15 flamer drones, 3 maintenance drones
>Machines: 4 multi-purpose machines (these can be changed with upgrades and research)
>Turrets: 1 Heavy Machine Gun Turret
>Special characters: Drone #6
>Moral: Absolutely groovy (#6 is in constant torment)
>Building facilities: 1 steel mine, 1 machine builder, 1 drone builder, 1 generator room (partially damaged)
>Memory files: In rough shape (this can be fixed with dedicated research which will unlock lore and blueprints)
>Locations unlocked: Home base (different name?), Outside world, Village, Troll lair
>Inventory: 3 spears, 2 shields, 70 steel, 20 copper
What would you like to accomplish now (2 actions)?

>>44215434
>Work on recovering memory files
>Work on upgrading power supply

I missed thread 2, sadly, but I'm glad to see this civ still going.

>>44215434
Look in to researching the memory files and start developing defences

>>44214926
What's the mutation? You didn't give a whole lot of information.

Also, its the GM's game, he can do whatever he wants and you probably won't be able to do anything about but talk to him.

>>44214926
By not playing in that GM's game.

Or explaining why you will auto-fail. That might help.

by not playing in a WWII Germany Gurps setting, seriously not everybody is THAT ablest

>>44214460
>Comfy DM thread?
What's supposed to actually go in this thread? Stories of GMs doing nice shit for their players? That would require players to be appreciative, which is seems unlikely.

>Your character fall into a pit-trap and dies
>The DM gives you a hug

Is this ok?

>>44214460
I own a cafe as part of a garden center.

My brothers group meet there every week. The tables are spacious. The chairs are comfy. There is hot chocolate, tea, coffee, bacon sandwiches and all manner of snacks and treats.

I tried to make it all good.

Then they took the piss and started bringing in their own food.

I feel pissed off and betrayed. Is this a normal feeling?

Also if they are going to be taking up half the cafe and not buying anything should I charge them for table space?

>>44214329
Sure.

I was really excited to play FATE. Then I played it. Over a handful of sessions my DM never invoked an aspect of mine. I could only really punch things because I put that at the top of my pyramid since no one else took anything close to combat. We did not get our max fate points each session, sometimes it was 2-3 sessions before we would get points.

Game was still fun, and I had fun with the guys. But I was not impressed by FATE.

>>44216040

Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like your problem has nothing to do with the system and everything to do with the DM.

>>44216066
It honestly might. But it's the only experience I have to go on. I'm not saying I wouldn't give the system another shot, but it really didn't wow me.

But I do think the pyramid thing was limiting my ability to do much non-combat. But maybe that was just me mis-remembering.

>>44214221

It's fine Anon, we all have our regrets...

>>44214221
I'm so sorry.

>>44214221
is that a picture for fucking ants? Can't even see w t f you are trying to show me.

>>44214176
Peasant Murder

Playing.

>>44214176
Bethesda.

I dunno, whatever I think would be interesting I guess?

Both Mekton Zeta and MechWarrior have advice on that.

Ran a Battletech campaign for a bit before schedulign issues tore it apart. ANd I just ran everyone as part of a military unit. They were stationed at a specific base, mapped out the surrounding area, had plenty of NPCs both Military and Civilian to interact with. Sent them on training runs, had them fight pirates and "pirates that oddly speak the language and use the mechs of our hostile neighbors". Had some of the hijinks that ensue on a backwater base, gambling rings, black marketeers, surprise inspections. It was a little bit Generation Kill+Robotech+Sgt Bilko.

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The Wikipedia article will tell you everything you need to know. Cyclops have several distinct characteristics that distinguish them from giants. They are children of the gods. They were the helpers of Hephaestus at his forge. They created the thunderbolts of Zeus, Poseidon's trident, Hades' helmet and the bows of Artemis and Apollo. In the Odyssey, Polyphemus the cyclops was a shepherd who lived in a cave. He was a man-eater, and he could call upon the aid of Poseidon when attacked by Odysseus.

>>44214356
And keep in mind, a cyclops COULD be intelligent, they're just gullible. So if you want to make him someone cultured who's just gullible as fuck, go ahead.

>>44214356
That's pretty good. The players expect one-eyed, brutish fatsacks, but they run into towering monsters in flawless steel armour, hurling spears forged out of lightning while being gleefully evil and cannibalistic. Maybe I'll have them be related to Talos or something. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

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no one knows?

Rumor mongering? just wait another 24 hours and don't spoil like a douche.

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>>44213485
>rathtars

English speakers are getting real tired of your babytalk, SW universe.

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>>44212964
I'm pretty sure Talislanta already has this covered (including windship in top left).

Dune.

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Hammerfell?

>>44212909
Sadly, I have no idea. I tend to do the tricky stuff like that in Excel, which, granted, can be a bit time consuming.

Not sure about anydice, but I use R to deal with all of my rolling + weird mechanic edits.

>>44213178
>R
I'm trying to google that but I can't find keywords that yield any logical results

>>44212642
That's kind of ironic, considering the conflict in The Thing is 98% about the research team turning on each other and suspecting one another of being the monster.

Without context, it's hard to say whether they were fair or not. Online interaction in particular is harder because there's fewer tells (that is, it's pretty easy to have a misunderstanding go too far).

I used to make "Evil" aligned characters.

I used to play in systems with alignments.

Then I learned that roleplaying wasn't a videogame and stopped being a faggot.

>>44212800
>Then I learned that roleplaying wasn't a videogame
Please explain what you mean with that.

>>44212488

What shall we do overlord?
>Raid another merfolk village
>Attack a trade convoy
>Delve into damp caverns
>Speak with pirate mercenaries
>Return to mainland and find a new target

>>44212488
Retreat from islands to the elven lands. We want that kraken and can pay the lady.

Let's return to the mainland

Foundation? Yeah, sure.

>>44211854
Still salty about the shit ending the series got.

>>44211854
I imagine so, it seems like a good universe for playing a Rogue Trader style character.

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Might be kinda hard to fluff onto male characters, but whenever I make thiefy female characters, I always give them a hairpin or some other item or jewelry or ornament that can be used as a makeshift shank. I also usually keep it keep it poisoned with an expensive, rare, or powerful poison if the system allows it. It serves as a desperation-weapon, or something that can (usually) be brought into weapon-free areas without arousing too much suspicion.

fookin' rope

Non magical? You want, of course, the basic adventurer shit:

Two 10 foot poles.
A set of ladder rungs (so that the poles can be combined into one ladder).
Rope/chain.
Whatever slippery/sticky/flammable/acidic goo your setting has to offer. (To spill in the path of whatever's chasing you)
Lockpicks.
Iron-soled shoes. (So you won't get fucked by caltrops)
Any climbing equipment you can get.
Any little vials of poison (Lethal or sedative) that you can find, for slipping into drinks and injecting into necks.
A foolish hireling to carry these things around for you when you're not being sneaky.

Most of these things should be easy enough to procure, but can add a lot of mundane but effective utility to your character - they're classics of the D&D rogue!