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Definitely try classic Deadlands, I've been running a much less fantastical version focusing more on the apache scalping and fighting mexicans, very much enjoying it

>>53727257
Oh, and it has a LeMat revolver in the core book

>>53727257

I second this. I've had loads of fun with the old Deadlands system, with supernatural beasties and without. Tossing cards and poker chips around the table helps get you in the mood, and the game's got the systems you need for starving in the desert or filing down the sights on your iron for a tiny edge on that quickdraw.

You shouldn't feel like a faggot for putting effort into your character.

>>53726823
>Yes, I know I sound like a ginormous faggot
Are you new here? This is nothing.

OP bumping, just wondering if anyone's gonna throw me a bone or if I should take this to /lit/ instead.

>>53726565
You shouldn't roleplay directly against your stats, that said there's no reason a dumb person can't have a good plan.

Our close group of friends are about to head into 5e as having played rpgs before, what can we expect from 5e? And how is the combat this edition?

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ALRIGHT MAGGOTS, GIVE ME A GOOD ONE-SHOT FOR A LOW-LEVEL PARTY

>>53725695
>Personally, I'm from Australia.
Well this thread got off to the worst possible start

Italy but away from home

>>53725695
I'm from Illinois in America. DnD is booming alongside board games. We have a slight surplus of FLGS's but they are not made equal. It's very common to see historicals, infinity, war machine, etc at stores but warhammer is king with a lot of people switching to AoS.

Most common phrase is "I hate AoS story but the game is fun"

>>53725427
About a month after Half-Life 3.

>>53725427
It'll air in the timeslot immediately following Spice & Wolf S3.

I hope you checked what thread you killed. Was it worth it?

>>53724461
4e campaign*

>>53724461
Don't, honestly.

>>53724461
Have you tried 4e Dark Sun or 4e Eberron?

The system handles those settings really well, Eberron moreso than Dark Sun, but 4e Dark Sun is still fantastic

>>53724318
you should prioritize hard removal

Tired of the game feeling like literal Hearthstone, where if you get slightly behind on board you're just fucked unless you draw your busted-ass rare.

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I'll just leave this right here.

If i was ported exactly as I am i'd probably join the PDF. Maybe try and work my way towards guard, though I doubt I'd make it. Only reason I haven't joined up here is because I don't feel that there is a strong enough need. If I was a member of the Imperium, under assault from all sides and with the survival of my nation and race in question, I'd feel obligated to do my part, however small that may be.

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I would kill myself

>>53722880
You will be rebuilt as a mindless Servitor.

>With nothing underneath

that sounds like it would chafe

>>53721475
I thought chainmail wasn't historically accurate.

...By playing a Cleric?

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>>53718196
What do you mean, Christian monks don't know kung fu?

>>53718196
>debates in cloisters
>vineyard for bespoke wine
>fortified abbey walls

Emotion and scholarship, like scholarship and labor, were not incompatible. It was an excellent time to be alive.

No, but now I want to play a group of spec ops hunting a Predator

3.5, had an Iron Mind with a wife and two sons. It really doesn't come up much, but when it does it can be a little heartwarming. I throw in some quirks too. He doesn't swear ever for instance, he might end up doing it around the kids after all.
Mostly he does his best to hide just what happens when he's away. It's not something he'd want to worry her with.

>>53717168
What system would be the best for that?

Old Interlock?
Savage Worlds?
GURPS?

I do a little of all of them, got into Warhams, Mtg, and D&D over the course of a year or two about 14-15 years ago, so Pathfinder didn't exist, neither did warmahordes afaik. Gf wants to try larping, so do I, but all the communities we've seen for It around here have been off-putting. I get super into the lore of everything, I miss when the Warhammer 40k fandom was still self aware about the satirical nature of the lore, and Mtg lore was centered around Dominaria, before the whole "new plane with 2-3 more planeswalkers every block" crap. I feel old now.

>>53713361
Best tier
>Historical Gamers
>Lore whores

Okay Tier
>Roleplayers
>LARPers

Shit tier
>Wargamers
>Card game players

Why are you even here other then that one thread tier
>Modelers
>Board gamers

Alright, talking Stereotypes here. Gross overly simplified stereotypes.

Card Games: Autists/Cool nerds. People who gravitated towards CCGs but believe themselves too normy RPG or mini-game.

Wargamers: This depends on the game but at worst, autists. GW games attract nice, but dumb players who love models and minis and hate money. Warmachine attracts hyper autists who need to be great at the game and Infinity attracts fans of tactical shooting games and military fanboys who were burned by GW.

Roleplayers: Pussies and autists who can't stand people disagreeing with them or obstructing their path. Roleplaying gamers who steer directly away from other games in my experience usually just want an outlet for a power fantasy of some sort. They can't Wargame because that might include losing. They tend to freak out when bad things happen to their characters.

LARPERs: Depends. Either maximum autist neckbeard or minimum. Maxo-beard rules lawyers who treat the LARP as his own little kingdom. The worst kind of nerd. Alternatively you get more physically minded players who love RPGs and stories, but for some reason see little fun in sitting around rolling dice (they also probably love sword fighting.)

Board Gamers: Entry level games like Risk/Monopoly played frequently means they want something MORE but aren't even sure what. Harder boardgames Catan(yuck), Ticket 2 Ride, Arkham Horror, Cosmic Encounter, etc usually signifies a practical minded gamer who isn't willing to put in prep time for other sorts of tabletop games, but wants to be able to have a great night with friends.

Historical Gamers: Haven't met any. I'm, not convinced they exist.a

Modelers: Every modeler I know also plays the game their models are for.

LoreWhores: also usually engage in another aspect.

Again this is a gross oversimplification, and me only talking about my own bad experiences.

I consider myself a Roleplayer, a Lore lover, and a Wargamer. Though we play boardgames in my group too.

>>53707631
Why is a raven like a writing desk?

What goes up a hill on four legs, and comes down the hill on three legs?

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>>53707631
Who's got two thumbs and a vore fetish?

>>53705515
Sleep the longest without being woken up.

>>53705515
That one game, with the moving things, high number of towers or w/e.
We have this thread all the damned time.

This is the plot of a dozen 30+ year scifi short stories.

It's always about Tower of Hanoi.

>>53702131

Well I can't say I know anything about this podcast, but I've watched most of his videos. There's some good stuff in there, and some stuff I personally disagree with. He can be a bit of a cunt, and he certainly has his own vision of how things should be and is spreading that philosophy, but there are still some very helpful videos by the guy. In the end, he's human. He's flawed, and he shouldn't be taken as some sort of authority, but if you have the capacity to sift the good from the bad his videos are a decent resource for newish dms or old dms who are looking for a different perspective.

Colville is a hack who thinks all settings should be creatively sterilized to feature the same ethnic and sexual composition because otherwise people might get their feelings hurt.

>>53702131
As to your points:

4E doesn't have cooldowns any more than 3.5 does.

Forgotten Realms is a boring setting dominated by GMPCs so I can see why someone might find that limiting. When every corner is mapped out there isn't a lot of room to create.

>>53702131
He sounds like your average /tg/ shitposter.