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You talkin' bout Mara?

Any Pokemon system, basically.

>>43775327
Does FATAL count?

He presses a button and the doors unlock, heading for the driver's side while you open the door for Sammy. He wasn't joking about it being roomy; the middle row of seats has been taken out, the bench in the back as been set back in where the trunk should be, and the front seats look like they slide back a solid foot further than they were designed to. Sammy climbs in and you follow suit, closing the door.

“I don't drive as fast as my son does, but I know more of the shortcuts. We should make pretty good time.”

The driver's side door closes and the engine comes alive. It almost sounds like a sports car motor, though not as loud as Blake's car. Then the music comes on. Irish folk music, loud and boisterous but not enough to make Sammy uncomfortable. She clings to you regardless though, hugging your arm tightly. Stephen shifts into drive and the cars rolls forward, gathering speed slowly.

>Talk to Sammy, the music is loud enough to hide whispers
>Text Sammy, no unnecessary risks
>Hug Sammy and try to get her to relax
>Kick back and enjoy the ride home in peace, let Sammy do what she likes
>Other (write-in)

The Rules:
Same system as Become The Dragon Quest. If you don't know what that is, it's best of three d20 rolls. I name a stat that sums up what you're trying to do, and if I don't name a relevant skill, you try to fill in the blank based on what you're trying to accomplish. “Break open the door” might be Strength based, but if you've been playing baseball after school and there's a lead pipe nearby, you could apply your Baseball skill to the roll. A 20 on the die is a crit threat, and if either of the other two rolls is 20 or higher after mods, it's a critical. A crit fail is when you have two or more 1s. So far this system has worked out well enough. We'll get into combat rules as needed, but in basic terms you have wounds, not HP, and the worse the wounds, the more penalties you accrue while doing other things.

Most Important Rule:
Have fun.

Stats
Strength 0
Speed 2
Smarts 0
Sleuth 1
Sneak 2
Schmooze 1

Skills:
Acrobatics 2
Climb 1
Conceal 2
Crossbow 1
Dagger 1
Dodge 1
Endurance 1
Hunt 1
Monster Lore 1
Perception 1
Vampire Lore 2

Quest Twitter:
@BecomeQM

>>43775221
>Hug Sammy and try to get her to relax
Calm the wolfe-fu

>>43774826

Until this moment the only landscape you had ever known was barren wasteland, even in the Academy. You had heard stories of course, of vibrant greens and blues, of vast bodies of water larger then the continents of the worlds that they lay bare upon but the sight of it still boggled your mind. You stay silent as you drink in the view of this new and strange world.

"Welcome to Dromund Kaas. Your new home, and the throne of the Empire. Everything you will become begins here. What do you think of it?"

>What do you say?

>It's beautiful
>It's so strange
>It's just another planet
>I would like to see the surface before I answer you Master

>>43774876
>It's beautiful

>>43774876
>It's beautiful

>>43774812

You haven't quite thought of the right way to say 'Louise, we're going to go fight off a dragon that has taken over your house.'
A part of you feels pity that a young girl like her has to be Gallete's hero. The one that their people look up to solve their problems.

Earlier she was running naked inside of a clothing store. Three hours after that, you're taking her with you to fight a dragon.

"L-let's focus on the road Louise. Keep an eye out for us!" Yuuki chirps from the feathery beast next to us that she's riding.
She hasn't thought of a way to tell her, either.

"Yeah, if a bad guy shows up, that's ya chance to jump off and hit him with yer axe"
Cody hasn't thought of a way to tell her either.

Plus, Charlotte, her summoner and the princess of Gallete. Decided to not break the news to Louise. In fact, she demanded that Louise not go and be taken to another country while her army dealt with the problem. You ignored her of course. Mostly because you don't agree with spiriting her away from danger constantly, and because it's her time to shine as the Hero.

How were you going to tell her, anyway?

>"There's a big mean thing at your castle, we're going to go beat it up."
>"Do ye remember the story of St. George?"
>"It's.. hard to explain."
>Wait for another moment to tell her about it.
>"'Ey Yuuki, why don't ye tell us where we're goin'?"
>Other?

>>43774825
>"There's a big mean thing at your castle, we're going to go beat it up."
>"Do ye remember the story of St. George?"
This sounds good, also I love just how clear it is that Jack hates Gallete so much.

>>43774825
>>43775058
Also welcome back Announcer! Glad to see another thread!

so combo deck never draw lands when they don't want to? Variance is important to the game

I think there's some weeb animu card game that has a system like this.

It's a good idea if your goal is to eliminate some of the random/rng factor of Magic and try to remove some of the "feel bad" from the game

To a lot of people, that random/rng factor of Magic is just part of it. It's considered part of the game and part of deckbuilding to find the perfect balance between spells and lands.

>>43774489
The game is called Force of Will. It does have a separate deck for "lands" from the rest of your cards and I think you have the ability to draw from the "land" deck every turn.

>>43774379
[2/4]

“I’ll go to sleep when I want to, mum” you mutter. Lev nods, returning his attention back to the board. He moves his Mantellian Savrip forward, hoping to catch R5 off-guard and force him to corner himself for the killing blow. But when R5 instead repositions his still live Kintan Strider into the gap that Lev now created, which put R5 into winning position no matter what Lev did, Lev did not take it well. He grabbed the table. “Lev.” He stops, looking at you. “If you throw that table again, I will turn around and take us back to Raxus.”

He pauses, then stands up and grabs R5 instead. He throws him across the common room, smashing some cabinets and throwing over a table too. “Real mature,” says R5.

“Choose a better game next time,” says Lev as he heads towards the cockpit.

You shake your head, sighing as you stand up. “Pick this stuff up R5 then retire.” He calls affirmative as you step out of the common room. Before you try to head to sleep, you poke into the machine shop, and find Misri still assembling scrap metal into usable parts with the use of an arc welder and some of her patented charm. “Misri, not going to bed? We’re due for Smuggler’s Haven in the morning.”

“Nah,” she says. She looks over at you, pulling up her vestigial welding goggles. “What, is this part where you offer me your room so I can sleep comfortably and then fall in love with your gentlemanly charm?”

“Well, it would be, but you’re absolutely filthy.” Up and down, Misri was covered in spots of grease and oil. Her cheeks were painted brown and black from scraping her mucky gloves on them. Her white tank top was now a stained mess with black marks all over it. It was actually quite sexy, but you’re too tired to flirt right now. “Take a shower in the refresher then head to sleep. It’s going to be a long day tomorrow.”

“Meh.” She goes back to welding. “Just lemme finish this.”

You sigh again, walking over to her and rubbing your eyes. “What are you even building anyway?”

>>43774391
[3/3]

“Reassembling a motor component for Sparks, this is important for his walker mode. It needs to be relatively tight fitting but also flexible enough for his legs to give actual motion,” she says. She shrugs, then looks up at you. “Actually, I’ve been meaning to ask you. I overheard something Erma saying something to you about your past.” Did she? You don’t rightly recall that she was even on the ship during that. She must have good hearing, as expected of a blind person you guess. “Got something to hide?”

“No,” you say. She tilts her head. “… if you’re expecting me to say it, again, no. Misri, like Erma, you’re special. But not that special. I’d really rather put it behind me than dwell on it.”

“Fair enough,” she mutters. She rubs her arm on her forehead, wiping more grease on her head and arm. “I can see you want to play the dark mysterious type. You know, that doesn’t make women want you more, it makes us think you’re a creep.”

You grunt. “Whatever. Need any help in here?”

“Nah.” She sighs, shutting the welder down and placing it on the bench next to the component.

> Talk with Misri a little, you’re still awake anyway.
> “Well. I’m going to head to sleep. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a pilot’s kill count rise.”
> “Seriously. You need to take a shower.”
> Other

>>43774410
> Talk with Misri a little, you’re still awake anyway.

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>>43774241

What would that even be?
Kingdom sanctioned necromantic researcher?

>>43774241
I keep meaning to read these books.

Gobble gobble gobble

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After the match, you and your friends look around for Selina. You toss Sneasel’s Pokeball over to Vance. You’ve congratulated the little bugger a few times, but you really have to do something special for him later to show how impressed you are.

You only explain the barest of details about Selina, since time is a factor. She’s already vanished into the crowds around the arena. Vendors, trainers, fans, officials and all other sorts of people and their Pokemon talk, work, and play, creating a shifting maze.

It’s your element though. Your home town is small, but it had it’s share of alleys and crowds. You guide your friends quickly.

It’s Jeanine that leads the way to Selina, though. She’s using those crystals from the ruins. “I just looked for the most rattled aura. Speaking of,” her volume lowers, “ Kat, yours is... is...”

“It’s what?”

“Cracked? No. More like, an infection or a sickness or something. No, not like that either. I can’t explain it. It’s like an extra voice. An echo..” Her eyes fall to your bag where you keep your Pokedex. “Maybe more than one.”

Clair rolls her eyes. “Aura reading. Psh. I think I’d know if there were someone else around. What, you think Kat is haunted or something now?”

(continued)

>>43774164
>haunted Kat
Spooky

Could you explain this system a little bit better? What happens if I example roll is 4, 4 and 5?

One interesting property of the system is that you will never see a second session of a campaign using it, because too much math and too much rolling.

>>43774066
While your example is bad, i do kinda get what your trying here. The biggest problem i forsee is having to look up and cross reference many charts; if each layer has a different chart and you did two attacks which did damage to different layers etc. Lots of finicky paperwork, thats not to say it wont work but it could bog the game down it make GMing a nightmare.

An alternate approach would be that the more success you have on the attack the more damaging the weapon is.
Ie on a d10 you need a 4 or higer to hit, if you roll a 6 the weapon does 2 points of extra damage/or increases the power of the weapon/or decreases the resistance of the target.

The damage mechanic is also quite important, if you have hitpoints or wound levels or just the damage charts

>>43774037
"Did we fuck up?"

Yay! it's here!

Hello?

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>>43774004
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8JwUGR9Sok

You and your family step forward to the registration area, Gohan and Peppa looking around and taking in all the new sights and sounds. The dog person at the registration booth smiles as he sees you both approach. "Well well, if it isn't the Champion Couple. Lots of people have been hoping you two would be here again."

You and Goku smile and let out a little chuckle. "Heh heh, we may be parents but we're not letting that slow us down."

"Indeed, indeed." he responds with a nod. You and Goku jot your names down, the kids staring curiously at the sheets.

"Pan... tea..." your daughter mumbles, Gohan nodding in agreement. You look down and see on the Junior Division the girl's name, as well as Videl's. Heh, well, you could sense them here already, looks like they've gotten themselves signed in. Doesn't look like anyone else is on there yet, but you can sense at least the Crane School on their way.

"So, Yamcha and Hercule are here, huh?" Goku comments. "Doesn't look like there are a lot of kids signed up for the junior division, though..." His tail curls around his waist as he scratches the top of his head. "Ah well, what do you wanna do, Maple?"

>A. Let's try to find them, monkey boy!
>B. Let's wait here, seems we're ahead of most everyone else
>C. Well, it's about noon, maybe we should get some grub
>D. Something else?

>>43774019
>A. Let's try to find them, monkey boy!

Hows it going Kato.

>>43774019
>A. Let's try to find them, monkey boy!

Some time after the Dune-times but before Horus Heresy?

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>43773889
Alright, let's do this

>>43774524
Yes, it told me that it came in contact with the Imperium around 4-5.000 years ago. That means it came in contact in around M35.

How about the next question acolyte? The one where I asked how it's home was? Since I know the Eldar are quite keen on putting planetairy elements inside thier ships, so what kind of biome had the craftworld?
>1d8

Its important to make sure your command and control section is as far from the section you point at things to move that way as is possible without leaving it fully at the rear.

Engines could be out front, chariot style, keeping them safer from rear ambushes.

The middle area of the ship could contain the crew living quarters, cargo hold etc. It should have some turrets maybe for defence.

Life support etc should be largely central and heavily defended internally and extrernally.

Doorways should be low enough to require crouching to enter them as this gives the defenders and advantage if boarded.

>>43773877
What's the tech level like?

>>43773877
I think Traveller has spaceship floor plans. Maybe some kind anon will dump some.

Duel Masters

>>43773822
nah bro

Chaotic

>>43773778
yu-gi-oh is decent. no one seems to know the official rules of pokemon, but if you can find people that do that can be fun. never checked out MTG

haven't really checked out yu-gi-oh/ pokemon card games in years now though

>>43773723
Here's a Dropbox that's more complete than the Mediafire link

That said, it's a small independent company of literally two dudes and there are only two books, so if you like the system, toss a few bucks their way and pony up.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5dkzgw3cn842eyw/AACivEvWTEODXQgsjBPsHv8wa?dl=0

>>43773723

I basically always do my campaigns in Reason era, because it makes it more flexible, what I can and can't include.

Of course, I also have my settings utilize magic in logical ways to get effects that you normally wouldn't see until much later, technologically.

Like, getting messages to people quickly is one of the most important things in a settled society, so there's a few institutionalized magical solutions to that, among other things.

>>43774064
Makes sense. That said, I think there's something fun about building characters for a more limited setting, even all the way back to Primitive

There's something liberating about building an Orc whose best weapon option is 'rock'

Rock can actually be pretty devastating if you build hard enough for it, and Rock, Large has the advantage of being available anywhere you can find a cinderblock.