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>Name: Canoness Superior Boudicea.
>Physical Details: White hair, caucasian, female.
>Notable features: Wrinkles under her eyes.
Originally the second in command of Canoness Superior Brunhilde. After finding her superior crippled by an attack from an Eldar Farseer, Boudicea took up the Order's relic power sword and duelled the Farseer to a standstill, grievously wounding her before the Xenos Witch retreated, with immediate medical attention Brunhilde survived, but was no longer fit for combat, and passed on command to Boudicea, who was soon to be formally handed the title on Firra, before distinguishing herself by duelling and defeating a Dark Eldar Archon during an ill timed raid on the capital hive.

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>Name: Canoness Alyysia
>Physical Details: Blonde Hair, Caucasian, female.
>Notable features: Eye-patch over right eye.
One of the chapters premier Halberd users, training under the last Canoness Superior and being promoted to Canoness herself after the events on Orbiting Penitentiary #656, she ended up blinded after her squad ran into the Wych Cult Leader Lelith Hesperax during a Dark Eldar raid in one of the systems neighbouring Pyraxia's own. This incident and the raid on Firra led to what is perceived by many to be a one sided hatred of the Order to the Dark Eldar as a whole, surpassing most Order's zealous attitude towards these Xenos. Currently she is awaiting a bionic to replace her eye, but has still managed to function as an excellent fighter on the battlefield despite her wound.

>>43840414
Fucked up and accidentally called the Order a Chapter, need to stop drinking wine before starting threads....

>>43840047
It was used more commonly with Arming Swords. They were more common swords and better for thrusting. Half swording especially was meant to boost penetration to finish off an armoured knight.

2 handers did have the allowance for it though. This is what the leather-covered or blunted section was for.

A common tactic to deal with Pikemen, for example, was to use Zweihanders. You walked forward swinging an upwards figure 8, knocking the pikes out of your way, until you were close enough to strike. Then, because of the press this resulted in, you half-sworded to stab bitches in the face.

>>43840047
>I think it makes no sense the way these people present half-swording based only on historic manual pictures. The way they portray it simply seems impratical, (holding the blade at half length and trying to fence or stab with it) seems to only make sense if you are fighting in a thigh corridor where you risk hitting the walls with your sword.
it's against an armoured opponent if you are (preferably) armoured and doesn't have another, better weapon. So it's basically a Plan B.
Also don't forget that you have to stab relatively small areas while the other guy really doesn't want this to happen so your best bet is to get into some kind of grappling and then stab that bitch. The other guy want this too if you are armoured so long reach isn't really needed and doing those small but precise motions are way better in this situation

>Besides, no videos out there cover the mordhal or spinning the blade to use the pommel, grip and crossguards as a mace/warhammer.
because those aren't the most useable techniques regardless of how much circlejerk there is about them on /tg/

>I also strongly feel half-swording and the mordhal work better as great sword (two-handed/longsword, pick what you fancy) technique instead of arming sword technique
might be but the time when two handed swords were really common full plate was started to be less and less common.

about a better video, Matt Easton might have one, or if you are very lucky then Dimicator maybe (although I wouldn't count on that one)

Interested in this shit.

Drugs, whores and water I guess.

>>43840017
I just hope it's using old school Wraith: The Oblivion when you run it. I would play that game in a heart beat.

>>43840017
Pot and Prostitution Planet. P3 for short.

>>43839952
>Is GNS theory perfect? No. Nor is my local baker's baguette. Is GNS theory useful? Yes. So is my local baker's baguette.
Look, I can do these useless things too.

When people stop using "Narrativist" to describe games that are better off described as simply "poorly designed," I might stop bashing the stupid "theory."

In practice GNS theory is just a judgement tool in other gamers and games. It's categories are too broad and simple, and doesn't actually help a designer learn anything. The Big Model's slightly better, but the Color Theory and Channel Theory should have more consideration if we want to seriously talk about game design.

>>43839865

Massive amounts of cultural enrichment. I never liked going outside anyway, but now it's more socially acceptable.

>>43839865
My group is able to talk through differences of opinion to try to find a compromise that makes everyone happy.

It's like we are actually adults or something.

Also, an increase recently in the artwork with my fetish.

>>43839865
This thread

I think roll-under is inherently counter-intuitive but it can work just fine if you're used to it.
The real problem is mixing roll-under and roll-over in the same system. That shit can just fuck right off forever.

Works about just as well as roll-over systems. I'm alright with either, even though roll-under takes a little getting used to if you've been conditioned with "higher numbers=good" from other games.

>>43839870
>I think roll-under is inherently counter-intuitive

Not really? I mean, "Here is your skill level, this is how good you are at it. Are you good enough to beat random chance"

Roll Under = The Dice is the DC

>>43839802
World of Darkness, both Old and New

>>43839811
Really? It doesn't look like there much choices besides your personality/mask or whatever it's called. I like how they made priorities, but it's actually quick and simple, unless there was some supernatural with bunch of options.

There wasn't much time fooling around, Boss was among the crowd surrounded by Cain, Buo, Richard and Maxime. She looked agitated at the moment. Almost everyone felt helpless as the townfolks were emptying their stock for this giant beast.

"What are you doing here?" asked Maxime, the ghoul.

>None of your Business
>I need to talk to Boss...privately.
>Shouldn't you be helping with us?
>this fucker needs to go down. We can do this together.
>[say nothing]
>I was hoping Boss would make a solid plan against that thing. I am sure as hell we ain't gonna give it our food
>other

>>43839668
>I was hoping Boss would make a solid plan against that thing. I am sure as hell we ain't gonna give it our food

hi snow

>>43839668
>I was hoping Boss would make a solid plan against that thing. I am sure as hell we ain't gonna give it our food

>>43839579
The vault is under the Statue of Liberty.

>>43839579
gender roles are reversed, and constant fruity music is playing throughout the vault

>>43839772
I'm so sorry everyone

Use a different game system

Also, kyuss worms. Check out age of worms. 3.5 game, but conversion shouldn't be immensely difficult

Zendikar

A wild, adventuring world that got invaded by creatures from beyond time and space.

>>43839517
>Running a horror campaign
>Using a system where people are superhuman and amazing at fighting or magic.

Pick one.

Think about your favourite horror movie, now swap out all the protagonists with the characters from your favourite action movie.

Not gonna be much horror left.

>>43839472
Well, none of them were born in the USA so....they wouldn't?
Not exactly a universal holiday there.

>>43839484
Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving (though on a different day). Besides, it's just a fun hypothetical

>Feng Shui

A kung fu fight against ninjas at the local soup kitchen or something, I think.

No, no. A kung fu fight on national television during the Macy's parade, with everyone jumping between and fighting on the floats and balloons.

dice+1d10

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>43839156
The dynasty was obsessed with recycling anything to such a degree that it was a detriment to their war efforts.

>>43839353
That would be the mental damage.

We need the side of the secession war where it fought and the C'Tan the dynasty followed.

We need to go deeper into the databanks.

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>Love of shekels
>Odd facial hair
>Live alone and worship their own god
>Dont invite others to join them in their worship
>Make things largely for each other.
>Refuse to help others when others help them.
>Hoarding them shekels.
>Striken with the curse of greed.
>Short and hairy
>Odd dietary habits
>Women also have facial hair?
>SHEKELS SHEKELS SHEKELS

I forgot what argument I was trying to oy'vey

They're xenophobic and have a hard time assimilating into other cultures, preferring to maintain their traditions. They also have this thing with short statures and beards.

And, they spent an entire book/3 movies trying to reclaim their ancestral homeland.

>>43839118
>Celtic, Gaelic
>Germanic, and Norse
There is a difference?

>>43838872
>Taking riskier actions that have more biting consequences on failure should logically have a greater reward for success than safer actions, right?
not really

There are a lot of cases where people take unnecessary risks due to stupidity, emotion, manipulation, insufficient information or coincidence.

>>43838872
What?

>>43838872
What you propose is balanced and fair but not correct. Smoking while pumping gas is a big risk with little reward

>>43838780
I think it could be. Such work can get pretty tense and exciting even without the added cyberpunk elements. Though it might be wanting for a compelling narrative; I'm having a hard time imagining it being anymore than a series of loosely connected occurences

>>43838780
A robo-firefighter bear like that would be awesome, but i don't think they would give such a menancing look, it should look more freindly to calm the wounded

>>43838853

You're right but the thought I had going was doing something more then just the typical high speed low drag operators. Granted thats the whole premise of games like Shadowrun or cyberpunk 2020 I just think it gives the world more depth when you see it from an angle that isn't that of a spy or mercenary.