ITT: Green Flags

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>"My pussy is moist and ready for you."

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>When you print out background information and a world map for everyone, and everyone shows up to the session prepared
>When a player brings a tablet to the session, but only uses it to (double)check the rules in his PDF files

>>53830544
>lets work on scheduling and lay down ground rules one what we are not ok with before going any further because I really want this group to be able to come together and have a good game.

>>53830544
>Hey DM, do you have a setting document I can look at?
Every single time a player has asked me this, they've been the best player in the group.

>>53830544
>>53830586
>>53830598

Damn good feels bro.

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>>53830567
Pls anon, a woman in a gaming group is usually a red flag, ESPECIALLY if she wants to hump someone else in the group.

>Everyone shows up early for the first session.

>>53830758
>Everyone shows up 15 minutes before each session for small-talk and catching up

>>53830758
>More then 2 people show up for the second session

>GM can talk with me for hours about his setting and characters with enthusiasm

>>53830758
>Everyone shows up for session 0 and spends the time coming up with a functional party with shared backstories and a common objective

>>53830858
>Players are willing to listen to me talk about the setting and characters
>Players ask interesting questions about the setting and characters that help me flesh it out better

>>53830858
>>53830879
One day I will make it, anons. One day I will be able to run a game with enthusiasm unending and finish a campaign that I actually prepare for and don't improv 99.9%

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>>53830544
>The DM has a "premise" for the game that isn't just "you all meet in a bar" or "IT'S A SANDBOX/WEST MARCHES TYPE OF GAME!"

Yeah, alot of people bitch that it's railroading, but I'd rather have a clear goal to work towards and the DM have an entertaining story prepared than just wander around in a sandbox while the DM pulls random-table-generated content out of his ass with no real story context because he didn't actually plan anything.

>Players actually finish the puzzle with their own efforts
>Players remember the awesome NPCs I spent hours creating

>>53830911
My favorite type of game (to play and to run) is one where the party starts with a common objective but the game itself runs like an automatic sandbox, where stuff happens in the world even if the players don't choose to get involved in that particular event.

Needs a group of self-motivating and creative players, though. Also these kinds of games are a bitch to run, so I get them very rarely.

>>53830544
>players refer to each other with in-character names or nicknames based on achievements, not by their class/race/age/their similarities to other characters in media/ their actual real life name

>>53830544
I did that last one... for my Cohort that I'm getting with the Leadership feat. Pathfinder, rise of the runelords. She's a former minion of the runelords, and got hurled through time or something to join our party. Figured if I'm going with something that broken, I'll at least flavor it nicely so the GM won't just kill her off.

>>53830942
You are my fave kind of DM

I have bulk tiny adventures like side quests like a Bethesda RPGs like little things like go here and kill a rival/explore/steal some shit/spy on someone/kill a monster pretty much single session worth of gameplay. Then I have bigger side quests that lead on and touch into the main story at times. The players are free to roam and explore the towns the wastelands and everywhere else in between.

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>let me turn off/silence my phone real quick

>>53830858
But... doesn't this describe every GM? It's more impressive if the players can do this.

>>53831219
You'd be surprised. A lot of GMs don't give a fuck about the setting (if they even bother to have one) and don't like answering even the most basic questions that don't pertain directly to their preferred story.

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>>53831202 >>53831108 >>53831007 >>53830921 >>53830911 >>53830879 >>53830863 >>53830858 >>53830801 >>53830764 >>53830758 >>53830635 >>53830598 >>53830586
>mfw all of this

>>53830544

Ypu are still struggling with the rules? Alright what parts are you struggling with and we'll see what we can get through?

>>53830635

What about:
>Hey GM, can we have a proto-session where we play a non-cannon adventure to help get to grips with the social, combat, and stealth mechanics before we jump into the main game?
?

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>DM has gorgeously detailed maps
>DM has battle music picked out, or even ambient music

>>53830544
>>53830635
>GM gives you a rundown of the setting and the premise of the campaign and is there to answer questions and help with your backstory

Seriously, I want my character to fit into the world and story and not just be a random smuck who happened walk by, but GMs seem to get really skittish when I try to press them for details beyond "medieval fantasy".

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>players bring a list of questions to talk about before sessions

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>>53831336
>mfw I do this everytime with each GM I play with

>>53830544
>When you actually have people to play with
;_:

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>The player meets you in advance to make their character.
>The players with each other to plan characters around each other.
>The players read the page of flavour text you provided them
>The players with flexible work schedules book the game sessions off.

>>53830801
Not really a green flag, is it. Just definitely not a red flag.

>new player has read the rules back to front and doesn't have to ask what die to roll every turn.

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I'm so happy /tg/ is having a happy thread! Those are hard to start here!

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>>53830544
>when the players thank you for hosting and DMing the game
>when the players give actual constructive feedback

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>>53830750
>Two women in my group of six (including GM)
>Both are great players and great people.
>One is the GM's fiancee, but there's no favoritism or special treatment.

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>>53832458
>No favoritism of special treatment.

Why would you lie on the internet, anon?

>>53832586
Because they're actually good, mature people and both longtime fans of D&D, even before they met. The closest thing to 'favoritism' was her joining the campaign a little later because she'd been working (which the rest of the group was really happy about) and her character's backstory being tied to one of the quests, because it was easier for the GM to plan.

>>53832458
>>53832601
>He actually believes this.

Hate to break it to you, but she's probably having sex with him, so the moment she wants special treatment, she's going to get it.

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>>53832660
>Hate to break it to you, but she's probably having sex with him
>The GM's fiancee and partner of three years is PROBABLY having sex with him

>>53832660
I can understand your skepticism, and even I was weary at first, but I can honestly say I've never seen any favoritism or special treatment.

>>53832660
>Married people might have sex
What twisted shit is this? Somebody call the FBI.

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>>53832660
Married people having sex? I thought that was the opposite of what happens when two people get married?

>>53832660
You're retarded aren't you?
>Married people having sex is bad
Also, how pathetic are you that you would allow yourself to be swayed with your dick
>I got pussy, so I must make her happy to keep having muh pussy
Kill yourself, or I'll kill your family.

>>53832660
I don't even know what to say to this shit

>>53832846
>Retarded people on 4chins.
What twisted shit is this. Somebody call the FBI.


That being said, my own personal experiences with women and DnD have been enough to make me wary, but for different reasons. Had a few that showed up just because their partners were in my group, with no interest in actually playing the game and just making themselves distractions with their bored/disinterested "commentary".

>>53832885
That's fine, because everyone has had different experiences dealing with the same thing. I'm not wary about females the ones I play with are nice and don't break rules but I'm more weary about the boy friendswho try to favoritism one way or another, which pisses them and myself off. I hate men who allow their dick to sway their opinions and ideals. It's disgusting in the same pathetic way a murderer pleads for mercy from a lynch mob when he raped and murder a child.

>>53832885
Seen this happen as well, it usually goes something like:

>I want to spend more time with my partner
>Showing an interest in hobbies means there's something else we can do to spend time together
>OMG THIS IS SO HARD/BORING
>Instead of finding something else to do or letting him "guy time" with his friends, I'm going to continue to tag along and complain about it and try to make him quit early or lose interest in the hobby.

If a female player actually wants to participate in the game and shows legitimate personal interest, I've got no problems. But always avoid the ones with no experience who just show up just because it's something to do. In fact, apply this to both genders, as I've gotten a fair of male That Guys this way too.

>>53832885
Then you kick them out, and if their partner kicks a fuss, kick them, too.
The only reason you are "wary" is because you were too much a beta bitch to take the situation in hand and resolve it definitively, like most people on this board that complain about a particular group rather than the singular brand they all fall under: Assholes.
You know what an asshole is?
"Anyone who comes to a game group and makes the game less fun for others in the group."
No need to scream about women, or men, or that guy/girl/the fuck ever. All are equally assholes, and are named such.

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>>53833047
I love how you assume I didn't with such vehement hostility. I think that says more about you than anyone else.

>>53833047
What's it like not having any friends ever? In real life coping and getting along with people without screeching at them like an autistic monkey is part of basic social intelligence.

>>53833060
I consider how you said it happened repeatedly as a clear sign you did not handle it appropriately.
Sperging out at the table is not handling it appropriately.
Passive aggression isn't appropriate.
You are proving you are exactly what I pegged you as.

>>53833072
A problem happens repeatedly, you become wary of it happening again. How the problem is handled has absolutely nothing to do with the first part.

Anything else you'd like to project while we're at this?

>>53833072
>YOU SHOULD KICK EVERYONE EVER AT THE SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION!
>SPERGING OUT ISN;T THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO HANDLE IT THOUGH

Holy shit kid, do you have any idea how utterly and absolutely retarded you sound. Holy shit. Just stop posting, I can already feel your butthurt from here.

>>53833072
How a problem is handled has no bearing on it occurring in the first place. Go back to tumblr if you wana be be an SJW white-knight who thinks everyone except yourself is an "asshole".

>>53833068
Sadly, anon, I have the ability to choose who I spend my personal time with.
I had people like that in my group in the past, and I told them they either invested in the game or were shipped out. Some manned up, many didn't, and if the SO had a problem with my approach, I told them they could leave, too.
A game group is pointedly not like regular life, and the idea you must endure bullshit during what is supposed to be pleasant distraction is retarded schlock dipped out by people who think they can't do better and need to make excuses.
>>53833078
>How the problem is handled has absolutely nothing to do with the first part.
>my being irrational about a situation coming up doesn't affect the odds of the situation coming up
Guess what, anon?
People aren't wary about situations they realize they can and have under control.
>>53833095
>I am going to completely ignore the context of the conversation so I can greenpost!
You forgot
>:^)

>>53833116
>who thinks everyone except yourself is an "asshole".
And when did I say that?
I have no problem being an asshole IF it settles disruption in my game group.
Some must BE the asshole sometimes to put shit to rest. Being afraid to take the step is why you have so many posts (like the ones in this thread) to begin with. Cowards and beta bitches.

>>53833117
Yes, you do have the ability to ensure you're a completely friendless loner because everyone except you is wrong abpout everything ever due to your own projected insecurities. Congratulations kid, careful not to cut yourself on that edge. I'm gonna go find another thread that's free of your asspain now, so have fun shitting it up with everyone here I guess. Enjoy your "victory".

>:^)

>tfw this was supposed to be a thread about nice things, but idiots have to ruin everything

>>53833142
>don't take shit from people who are making my game group have less fun
>YOU MUST BE A FRIENDLESS LONER!
Go ahead and keep with that, anon.

>>53833146
Just one idiot.

All it usually takes on 4chins.
The sad part is, it was probably intentional too.

>>53833158
This is what makes 4chan what it is. A huge pile of feces covering up diamonds and gold

>>53833188
You're talking about 4chan and not TTRPG players right?

Because that's an accurate description.

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>>53833146
>>53833158
>>53833188
>tfw made the post with the Ocelot gif

I just wanted to share how nice my group is.

>>53833206
It's TTRPG players too, although the hobby has gotten alot better about it lately as it becomes more mainstream and "normal".

That being said, the local game store where I live is still mostly overweight neckbeards that never bathe... but then again the main attaction at the game store is Friday Night Magic, they never run anything else remotely interesting. We don't even have Adventure League here.

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>>53833214
Not your fault anon.

Haters gonna hate

I try and hand draw all my maps and scenery for my games even tho i play on roll20

A-am i a good GM?

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>>53833326
Yes anon, you are a good GM. Would you GM for me?

>>53832660
>she's probably having sex with him
NO!!!!
All jokes aside, and even assuming you're right about the asking for favors part, it looks like she doesn't resort to such tactics, either because she doesn't want to (wome can have honor?????) or never felt the need to.

>>53832196
Cynicism is hip and cool nowadays

>I'd like to attempt this maneuver to gain a tactical advantage and look cool and I've double checked the relevant rules, I just need your approval after you look it over, GM

>We follow along with the puzzle you made and solve it after some group discussion

>We like this choice you've given us and although we initially disagree with reach a compromise based on our IC values and some RP

Makes my day every time.

>players and GM are willing to do each a proto-session one on one to flesh out their character and familiarise them with the setting
It was awesome every time it happened

>>53830764
>everybody shows up 2 hours before each session to discuss memes and have fun, and then eat before getting started

That was my favorite time GMing..

>players get genuinely freaked out in a spooky situation and panic rapidly sets in
>multiple compliments after the encounter about how good it was set up and played out
That campaign petered out pretty quickly because I ended up getting 4 weeks of night shifts that put it on long term hiatus and eventual death. But I fucking loved setting that one encounter up and the players loved it too.

>>53833643
That's my current game, and I love it. I cook a big meal for all my players and we just get to hang out. This game probably saved my life, and in so thankful for them all. We're family. No way around it now.

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>>53833643
>Work graveyards
>The only way I can get 8 hours of sleep is to wake up right at game time
>It's okay because everyone else is always about 10 minutes late

I don't know how to feel about this

>>53830544
Two are fine, one is the most blatant GM wish fulfilment bullshit. Unless you /pol/ your game up and ban races I'm going to pick what I want and build connections from there.

Overarching details and player appreciation are fine and good. Sucking your settings dick is not

>>53830750
But what if i already am

>>53831336
God I wish my players gave this much of a shit...

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>They put their phones away when the session started

>>53834258
>I hate people liking things, and your vision of coherence is shit and wrong and you suck your own dick
Someone needs to chill. He just likes something rare in the setting to be rare in the party. Even if you don't do things this way it's understandable.

>>53834258
That's a mighty entitled way to handle it, for a player.

Keep in mind that the game is as much for the fun of the GM than it is for the fun of the players so if my GM tells me that in the fantasy samurai setting we are going to play westerners are considered to have no souls and can be KOSd by said samurai, as well as telling me that we can only play humans because elves, dwarves and hobbits don't exist and nagas are off-limits, I will either tell him "I'm on board, that sounds awesome!" or "Sorry, that's not for me. Maybe another time"

It all has to be resolved as maturely and responsibly as it can be resolved.

>>53830911
>WEST MARCHES TYPE OF GAME!
FUCK WEST MARCHES HOLY SHIT
One of my D&D Discord servers became WEST MARCHES ONLY ALL THE TIME because the GM is a lazy fucking faggot who doesn't actually want to put in any real work.

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>>53831246
>anon lays out the post numbers horizontally to avoid cluttering up the thread

>>53831287
This is good too. Would have saved a shadowrun game a local tried.
>oh wait, but he turned out to be That Guy with a teenage waifu and had a police station in Shadowrun that was a two-story, stand-alone building with a parking lot next to it

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>>53830897
>improv 99.9%
I bet you use a random encounters table.

>>53834711
Can't say I do. the .10% I prepare are generally the monsters I have the party face and, since I am a railroading asshole, they will face them because of the Quantum Og-Monsters mechanics.

>Going down a road in the forest, I see. A mix between a Tiger, a bat and a T-Rex fucking jumps out and tries to eat your face. Roll for initiative.

My biggest sin was that I usually take a look at monster stats and mish-mash things that make sense.

>Level 4 party encounter for 4 characters
>Alright... then it has about 85HP
>It will have... a +7 to multiattacks (two attacks) for... 3d8 piercing damage
>Can also attack an area because of its tail, that will be a dexterity save DC 15... or get about... 2d6 blunt damage +4
>Also a roar that could stun bitches, DC 15... constitution save or be stunned until the start of its next turn

I generally make the stats up like, 5 minutes before the game starts and crap out NPCs that I didn't flesh out beforehand.

As such, my games are garbage.

>>53834696
okay, the thing with the waifu i get, but

>police station in Shadowrun that was a two-story, stand-alone building with a parking lot next to it

Whats wrong with this exactly? Its unusual maybe, but i could see a particularly large city doing it for sheer efficacy.

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>a player keeps a journal of events
>he's not a Deathnote faggot

>>53834796
I have a notepad doc with any relevant information from the main quest and pertinent side quests i know of.

Does that count?

also, are there still deathnote fags? most people pretty unilaterally agree the ending half is shit

>>53833446
Ok

>>53834859
What game do you want to play?

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>>53834795
It was too small. Guy was from bumfuck nowhere Oklahoma and figured a 20-car police force would be impressive.
The building in Assault on Precinct 13 was larger, and this was supposed to be the police headquarters. Inner city (it is Shadowrun), they'll usually take the bottom few floors of a skyscraper, and more than that if it's headquarters and they have paperpushers to seat.

But this isn't a thread about bitching at people.

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>>53830544
>play thematically appropriate music while GMing
>players actually comment on it instead of ignoring/muting it

I didn't know it could get better than that until it actually happened
>finally at the end of a decent-length, high-powerlevel campaign
>put on one of my very favorite tracks that's been dear to my heart for years, embodying the sheer scale of the struggle, which I'd wanted to use for something like this forever
>half the players speak up in the middle of the fight complimenting my taste
>when the campaign's over they ask me to send it to them
even a single compliment like that is all it takes to make GMing feel wholly worthwhile

>>53835788
you sound like a faggot who plays inappropriate anime music a lot and forces everyone to mute it

>>53836231
>Has to shit all over somebody expressing a humble but poignant joy of community gaming

Seems like you've already wasted your life being a faggot, so why not do everybody else a favor and just end it, homie?

>>53834796
If I keep a notebook on the campaign, I'm sure as hell including a list of all PCs and NPCs that my character (or me, fuck you) wants to kill.

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>>53830544
>the GM works the in-house memes into the campaign

Always gives me a chuckle.

>>53830544
>Players come with their own dices, and even take some spare in case someone doesn't.

>>53836984
This is a nice one when jokes or stories from old campaigns and games are brought up in a meaningful way
In my current group which I run, We have an NPC who appears every now and again, He's just an ordinary soldier or guard. Somebody of a military background. His name is Rey Kenfile. He's just the rank 'n' file grunt.
He gained his immortality for soloing a gorgon that took on the guise of a local king the party were parlaying with. He was a 5th level guy fighting a Gorgon on his own and holding his own despite her powers.
In an Only War game, He was an NPC attached to the squad with a Multi-Melta platform, And managed to take out an Ork Trukk on his own.
Just a regular guy... performing epic deeds at epic odds

>>53836984
>>53839015
Eh, we also sometime portray a "that guy" that we all know as a minor NPC, the good part being making it not obvious and as subtle as possible.

>>53834096
I had a game once where the six players were split into 3-4 groups at a time, as the GM wanted.
I just took naps when it wasn't my turn at bat, then chat with the guy who had just come off if there was anything I should know about IC.
It bothered the GM I think, because he started up a money pool to buy coffee with, but by that point my schedule had changed and I wasn't napping.

You're fine. As long as they're aware in case you oversleep and know to start without you.

>>53836684
I included that because of that screencap that goes around, about the guy who kills the rest of the party for being vain and selfish, and had kept a notebook with their names in it specifically for his prepared monologue.

That's just some faggy revenge shit, even if it is fake.

>>53830586
>when
>TFW Reddit and Facebook has overrun this place

>>53839397
Yeah, all them damn reddit frogposters.

>>53839397
/tg/ has been one of the Top 10 newfag boards for many years anon. You can track it by the hip and trendy new ideas that float in.
I'm not a fan of it either, but all I can do is tell the gender fluids to keep it out of the game, stick to one set of pronouns, and to not be a total faggot.

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>DM has mood lighting and ambient music ready

>ambient music

I can't be alone in not liking this. Mainly because it adds another level of audio and causes everyone to speak louder.
Also because your online services for it (God forbid they use Youtube) don't seem to have the best audio, or there's no a good audio setup to being with.
Nothing bothers me more than dripping water in a cave when the treble is incredibly sharp.

>>53831290
None of that is necessary.

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>>53839397
>implying reddit and facebook don't use TFW more than the chans already

stop trying to look cool, faggot

>>53839650
>I have never been to reddit or facebook

Damn, how is that loneliness treating you?

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>The DM has a solid understanding of his settings demographics so the PCs know roughly how big fish they are from the start and can plan accordingly.

To the two people who share my boner for an defined 'heroic' ecosystem, you are not alone.

>>53833493
>(wome can have honor?????)
nope

but they can pretend they do until it stops being profitable for them

>>53834258
>being this entitled
You are That Guy

>>53839588
>Mainly because it adds another level of audio and causes everyone to speak louder.
Maybe if you weren't a literal poorfag and had Surround system 7.1 at least, then it wouldn't be an issue.

>>53839784
Anon, the word is self-entitled. If you claim he is entitled, that means you think he is correct, and he should get these things.

>>53834778
I give you points for being honest and making an effort at least.

>>53836231
You sound like a salty little cumstain that can't handle that that badass other anon plays music that gets compliments and has a fulfilling experience. Open yourself with a circular saw.

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>>53839829
>speakers output energy as sound
>having any speakers going at all means a certain ambient sound/energy floor is established
>meaning that the quietest possible conversation will have higher volume than the quietest possible conversation without ambient audio

am I retarded, or within my closed example, am I correct, allowing me to extrapolate into calling you a faggot for raising the amount of sound/energy in the room?

>>53836231
Dude... Did it hurt your soul that badly that some guy is having a better time/life than you? What a miserable twaaaaat.

>>53839672
Reddit = cancerous swill
Facebook = Timewasting bore of a facet for would-be stalkers

Social media is gay as fuck. I actually have real-life things to do that get things done. I barely have time for /tg/, but I manage.

>>53840059
>I have a life!
>posting on 4chan in a Friday night
Come on son

>>53839768
Your wisdom score is maxed out. Best post on the entire internet.

>>53840075
>night
fucking europeans.

>>53840005
having better sound quality means the volume is not required to be as high, meaning you can lower the sound needed to understand the music

>>53840075
It is not night time everywhere in the world at once, captain dipshit. Also, Phones exist. I'm out with buddies for lunch amd coming back to crush some brews and have game night.

>>53840162
>I'm out with buddies for lunch
Post photo mister tough guy

>>53840141
Implying you use music with Lyrics as background music. Lol what a pheg.

>>53840162
>I'm out with buddies for lunch amd coming back to crush some brews and have game night.
>people on 4chinz
>having friends
Ha!
hope you have a nice game anon

>>53840193
what? The original argument was ambient music, this means "water drops", "rain", "crowd buzzing", etc.

No one is talking about literal songs

>>53840193
>implying you need lyrics to not understand the music
>implying the notes have no effect on how the music sounds
Are you retarded

>>53834929

Hey, I'm from bumfuck nowhere Oklahoma. Inner-city police stations are actually that large? I didn't know that, thanks anon.

>>53840190
Okay, no? Why would I post pictures of people I know on 4Chins (the asshole of the internet). It'll take about 4 seconds after me doing that for you shitsticks to look up their info based on their faces while shooping dicks in their mouth.
I don't have to prove anything to you.
You're nobody.
Worse yet--you're a European nobody.

>>53840213
He said "understand" the music.
In this language that implies that there was a meaning to the song. Meaning in a song is lyrics.
Lyrics r gay.

>>53840230
> Why would I post pictures of people I know
I never said anything about people. You are having lunch with 'friends', let's see the launch.

Your friends hands or plates could show up too, for further proof.

Otherwise you are just lying

>>53840214
There is nothing to understand or not without lyrics. You are proven retard. Neck yourself.

>>53840260
Understand can also refer to the process of understanding what the fuck is the sound suppose to be.

Like bat sounds, for example.

>>53840264
I'm not seeing you showing tits, anon.

>>53840290
Why would you see that? You gay or something?

That probably justifies why you spend Friday night with men.

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>>53840264
Nah, I'm pretty much telling the truth. I'm having spicy fried chicken with lemon and mashed potatos. My phone has a crushed lens.
Is having friends and money to buy a simple lunch so difficult for you to believe? Is that so monumental am accomplishment in your sad little existemce that it requires photographic evidence?
My m8 and I are slain with LOL over your plight, muh niqqa.

>>53840310
Look, if you want him to show his lunch, I want you to show your tits.
Fair's fair.

>>53840336
Sure, let's roll. Show the lunch.

>>53840335
That's epic bro, simply epic. So hilarious.

>no photo
kek, you are alone, aren't you?

>>53830544

Why shouldn't someone play a rare race? Adventurers are not ordinary people.

>>53832885
To be fair usually this is less the chick and more boyfriends who just HAVE to include their girlfriends in EVERY THING. The only time I've seen this is a friend who kept insisting his gf in every hobby, even though she didn't like us or the activity, and he refused to let her not participate.

im so rollin my eyes at tjis current conversation, can we talk about goodfeels again

>>53830544
...huh. I...actually can't think of anything.

I think I might need a drink before I keep planning tomorrow's session.

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>>53840400
fuck.

>>53830858
>have over ninety-five pages of setting information that I've actually written out
>have a bunch more floating around in my head
>never actually be able to talk about it at length with players or friends or anyone because I'm too nervous

>>53839610
It is if you're not a shitty half-rate GM who cares and puts work into it.

step it up, senpai

>>53840476
As a player I can tell you right now, we don't want to hear the GM masturbate his setting.

All we care is combat and level up

>>53840520
Some people enjoy fleshed out settings, the key is not to have an info dump, but reveal or inform in an interesting way

>>53840476
Then write a book? You're basically a third done already.

>>53840520
Which is why I pretty much don't talk about it, yeah.

>>53840678
A book requires a story, and I don't have one that I particularly want to tell. I just like fleshing out the biological and cultural details. I DM not because I want to, but because other people want me to. Writing dozens of pages on shit like the biology of the various species involved is how I stay sane through the process.

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>>53840678
That comes after the end of the campaign. I already got two under my belt with a third and final one finishing this year.

You... do have at least one completed campaign, right anon?

>>53840348
I'm not the guy. I just demand your tits.
If you ask first, you put up first. Then the other guy should deliver.

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>>53840224
Yep.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Police_Plaza
That's pretty big, but abnormally so. You can look at police stations on google earth. The ones in LA and NYC get pretty huge in terms of floor space despite being only 3-4 floors.

I believe that parking garage in pic belongs to them as well, but being headquarters, it's probably mostly personal vehicles since they don't do much real police work there.
A precinct might have 20-30 cars and be in a 2-3 floor building, but those are just squad cars. They've got access to parking garages full of bikes, traffic carts, vans, replacement cars, etc.

Now kick things into cyberpunk and we could probably double those numbers and push vertically, since space is a premium.

>>53840819
Not how it works, buddy. If you provide a claim you back it up. That's the argument, you are strawmanning for man chest, that's fine I will give it to you, as long as you prove your claim, which is the reason why the conversation even started.

>>53840877
So you're saying you don't have a chest and aren't a human, then?
Because that's what you are saying.

>>53840476
Real talk: The Silmarillion was Tolkien's prewriting for LotR, revised and expanded for publication.
Most of it didn't make it into The Hobbit or the trilogy proper.

Having lots of information is great, but there is no requirement to use or explain all of it. Most of it you don't even need to tell a narrative within a setting. It just lets you pull up a character or old legend whenever you need, and have it already worked into the setting.

Of 95 pages you really can get away with five that the players see, less if you keep them informative instead of entertaining, i.e. keep the prose sparse.

>>53840363
No, there isn't a reason to be alone--it's game night. Are you new to /tg/ and the concept of Friday nights? We're at the pad and I'm on beer number 3.

>>53840912
It doesn't actually matter, the subject was something else entirely. You can believe what you want. The arguments remain the same.

Strawmans don't win debates.

>>53840961
>le newfag meme
Grow up.

>we
You are alone and have no friends

>>53840972
So you refuse to substantiate your claim of being human, and yet you want anyone else to do anything for you, you enormous hypocrite?

>>53840989
Look, newfag, you can't even prove you're human. It's easier to believe you are projecting SUPER HARD than the other guy doesn't have friends.

>>53840990
Never claimed to be human, you did.

>>53841010
So?

>>53840961
What timezone?
I'm GMT -6 and waiting to call in and see if work needs me this evening.

>>53841021
So, like a hypocrite, you aren't willing to put your money where yourmouth is.
Again, it's way easier to believe the other guy over you, given each of your performances.

>>53830750
>ESPECIALLY if she wants to hump someone else in the group.

Good thing "you" aren't "someone else"

>>53841037
Performances don't win debates. It seems you are accustomed to be a clown. Must be why you don't have any friends.

>>53841051
As an outside observer, he won the debate hard when you demanded camwhoring but refused it.
And then you started shouting at the judges when they found in favor of the other guy, which is a real bad move in debates.

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>>53841037
>>53841051
Will the two of you just kiss already?

>>53841063
hey, I'm -trying- to get him to post nudes here. Where do you think we go from there?

>>53841063
No into gay people like him.

>>53841058
That's not how debates work. You don't "man up" in debates. How old are you? You had high school classes about how debates play out and what fallacies are. Why don't you have that knowledge?

>>53841063
I really really like this trap.

>>53840989
HaHAHAHAHA nice projecting dude. I have plenty of friends. Not a ton, but plenty. You aren't gonna hurt me with your bullshit trolling--I'm based and have a good life.

>>53841092
Debates are determined by a third party judge, anon. Which you are failing to sway with your lack of argument, and unwillingness to do what you ask of your opponent.

>>53840747
No I don't unfortunately. I get tired of my campaigns about 6 months in and with the players' enthusiasm waving, I simply drop them.

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>>53841092
Get BENT fgt :D

>>53841120
This. I'm looking at this and think the guy demanding nudes is a chucklefuck. Tits or gtfo is a tactic to derail threads, not actually get tits.
>but on muh /b/
You know how easy it is to get tits on snatchchat, timestamped and everything? Ez repost material.

>>53841151
And now reddit is here. I hope you're all happy.

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>>53841092
You have to be an adult to post here, bucko.

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>Player remembers complicated npc and place names without notes.
>Player makes suggestions about what kind of content they want to see in the future without being too specific or pushy.
>Player asks about the culture in the area his character is from so that he can roleplay them better.
>Players interact with npcs like they are talking to a real person.
>Players don't whine when their characters die.

>>53841154
As the third party, it is my perogative to demand tits of whichever party I please. This is a proper debate, after all.

>>53841110
>I'm based
>said the guy overreacting at the mere mention of having no friends
You sure showed me.

>>53841120
Yes, we are not looking for determination.

>>53841162
Said the guy posting Spongebob

>>53841212
If you're not looking for a third party judge, you're not having a proper debate, anon.

>>53841231
Of course we aren't, its not an official debate, its not sponsored by anyone.

>>53841256
Then you can't really expect anyone to source their claims in good faith, especially since you refuse to as well.
Sadly, you'll need my services of demanding you show your tits if you want this to be legitimate enough to merit measures such as that.

>>53841272
>to source their claims in good faith
I never expected his source to be of good faith. I did expect, however, a google image of food on a plate.

>especially since you refuse to as well.
I refuse to do what? I never made ANY claim.

>Sadly, you'll need my services of demanding you show your tits if you want this to be legitimate enough to merit measures such as that.
Uh-huh, again, your age please?

>>53841298
So not only do you refuse to show any kind of proof of being an actual person, you also claim you would make up that proof if you were going to? And you continue to speak out of turn to your judge.
I'm forced to rule in the other guy's favor, as he has talked less and thus not earned my ire.

what the fuck is wrong with you people

>>53841324
Okay. The other guy left already. Too pathetic to even provide a false proof of his claim. He left hours ago.

>>53841350
It's the judge who gets to decide who's pathetic, anon.

>>53841063
I'll kiss you, faggot.

>>53841360
Circling around? Not an official debate, no judge needed.

The debate was over when you showed up.

You are the next debater, weaker than the previous one. At least the previous one attempted to not be a teenager.

>>53841384
You don't get to debate with your judge.

>>53841411
It's sad when the judge doesn't realize he is debating.

>>53841212
I wasn't overreacting. I was putting you in your place (: beer no. 5 is on the house and pizza just arrived.

>players who ask about local food and drink
>GMs who plan the local crop economics, land boundaries, and duties of landowners
>GMs who consider food-trade between regions

Fun fact: Yams almost exclusively come from Africa and Southeast Asia. The vast majority of "yams" in the Americas are actually sweet potatoes.
To live exclusively on yams, for a 2,000 calorie diet, roughly 70 yams would need to be consumed per day, per person. For a week-long expedition into a jungle with four men, you would need 1,960 yams, weighing about 430 lbs.
This information is the result of asking what the local food is in a notConquistador campaign being run by a well-intentioned but unprepared GM is.

>>53841432
Did you honest to god posted a smiley?

>>53841424
You can be as bitter as you want, anon, that doesn't change the judgement.

>>53840952
What if figuring out the details is what you actually enjoy, and coming up with an actually narrative or plot is like pulling teeth?

>>53841437
I don't mind the judgment.

>>53841332
Please be patient, I have autism.

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>>53841212
Eat shit :) fucking wanker.

>>53841434
anon, don't press GMs on yams math.
It's bad form.

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>>53841332

>>53841434
A wizard made them, they're magical yams.

>>53841469
Weren't you suppose to be -not- European? Why is it so dark?

Wasn't I suppose to be the European, and you attacked me for it?

>>53841474
Nah. It was more like
>Hey GM, what do people eat around here?
>...yams
>How many yams are we going to need for this expedition? Would you want a survival role?
>[typing]
>uh hold on
>[typing intensifies]
>[links wikipedia]
>I may have misspoke somewhat
>...
>None of you have a donkey and cart, right?

>>53841469
>being barefoot when friends are around
you are disgusting. at least clean your house

>>53841436
Yeah, get over it shitheeled quasi-human neckbeardicus :) brush the cum from your teeth. Get gud be based.

>>53841508
It's dark because I choose to have my lighting that way? What kind of fucking non-question is that?

>>53841563
>he plays TTRPG in the dark
You expect me to believe that?

>>53841545
>autism: the post

>>53841531
Not my house or feet, is my buddies and those are his feet. Did you not comprehend that my phone has a cracked lens?
Also, everyone in this area goes barefoot in the summer, here. It is standard practice. Who wants sweaty feet?

>>53841585
Jesus christ, who said that's my game room? Also if that is dark to you go see a fucking optometrist for your glaucoma you blind bat.

>>53841585
You feed on pointless argument. Huh, sorta like a woman.

>>53841629
Stop being sexist.

>>53841617
Its as dark as it is here in Europe. Maybe in the Americas you don't even know what dark is anymore since you guys are consumerist as fuck.

>>53841602
>who wants sweaty feet
>so he sweats all over the house
Made me laugh. Americans are so fucking special.

>It's a thread about nice things that happen during or in preparation of gaming sessions
>It has devolved into shitflinging
Remember when /tg/ not being able to stay on topic was a good thing? Remember how we once took shitposts and turned them into content rather than vice versa?

>>53830586
>When a player brings a tablet to the session, but only uses it to (double)check the rules in his PDF files

There's a chick in my current group who does this. Absolutely fucking godly. She and our hyper beard who knows almost everything are like a multi-layered watertight net of ruleskeeping.

Absolutely ascendant feeling right there.

>>53841665
Stop acting like a woman acts.

Newfag cancer children.
Jesus christ, what did we do to deserve these tremendous faggots?

>>53841665
Why would my feet sweat if they don't have shoes or socks on? Are you literally retarded or as sweaty as a mexican?
Fucking gross.
Protip:feet don't sweat if they don't get hot

>>53841665
No actually, anon's room looks pretty bright. Have you no rods in your eyes?

>>53841770
I dunno, that quest thing was a monkeys paw or something? My best guess.

>>53841469
>>53841602
>Hey man I'm having an argument with someone on the internet. Can you take a picture of your pizza and feet for me to prove a point?

And this is proving you have a fantastic life? Everything is so fun that you have to post on 4chan about how much fun you're having? Thou doth protest much.

>>53841775
>he has sweaty feet
Sad.

>>53841761
Stop being sexist.

>>53841794
>pretty bright
>pitch black
damn son

>>53832670
11/10

>>53841914
Again. For the second time: not my feet. You must have failed reading comprehension back in HS.

>>53841956
he is right, you know

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>>53841917
Literally everything you say is wrong, and you should rethink life. (: thanks for the lol's, but game night is starting and tonight is a bossfight with the Orcish Grand General.
Enjoy fapping off alone and fantasizing about adventure!

>>53841995
>he has rats on his house
Absolutely disgusting.png

>>53841987
I am aware that I am right. Thank you for your sentiment, though, brownnosed anon.

>>53842013
Not my pic, house, or animal. Literally, random pic off interwebs.
That is also not a rat, and you are an idiot.
Learn you fucking aninals.. How can you be so onsanely stupid?

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>Why would I post photos in 4Chins
>the asshole of the internet

>>53842027
>your
>he thinks I have rats
Gross.

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>thread about green flags
>bozos come in and manage to mess it up

Never change.

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Really guys?

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>the players and GM enjoy a bit of fluff downtime in character, which gives everyone a chance to think about their characters and grow attached with the others
>"hey anon, I like your character, but in order to fit in, can you tweak X and Y?" "sure!"
>GM gives everyone a reason to work together, and will usually give every PC an npc friend that doesn't get hurt or killed, but rather inspires them to fight harder.
>magic or special items are deep, important objects to a character, and can usually describe a character based on their appearance and abilities. These are almost never found in a dungeon, but rather are there for coming to terms with a characters inner turmoil
>we typically get epilogues after the campaign ends

All in all, breddy gud group. Some are power gaming fags, but I love them anyway

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>>53840264
>You are having lunch with 'friends', let's see the launch.

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>Characters have intersecting backstories where they all are familiar with each other and have similar goals but they aren't siblings, lovers, or in any way related at all. Just acquaintances who just happened to find themselves together under the circumstances.

>>53830879

My friends and I draw art for our campaign, we made a wiki with hundreds of pages, I redrew the map to include new towns from backstories/etc. We copypasted the entire chat logs into a doc and one player carefully edited it from script-form to novel-form (not heavily, just Bob: I stab the orc to 'Bob stabs the orc' sort of thing.) and then we uploaded all of it onto the wiki and we remember everything that happened and ask questions and try to talk to npcs
but the gm just seems like he's annoyed that we're so 'addicted' to the game, and he doesn't prepare anything anymore or care and he's clearly bored/done and we don't know what to do


what do we do

>>53844252
First thought is, put the game on hiatus. Seems like the GM is burned out.

Maybe someone else could GM.

>>53839650

Don't we use mfw?

>>53844318

Thanks, we're sort of nearing the end... I'm not sure, I feel like he's been burning out for a while. We even skipped a few sessions recently (I think 3 non-consecutive weeks were skipped in the past 2 months?) and he still shows up barely prepared and obviously tired/not caring.

It's really frustrating. I feel like it's totally a chore for him at this point and the only times he enjoys the game is when he's running a railroady cutscene.

>>53830911
>TFW your players managed and owned a tavern that they stocked by exploring a sandbox world.
>TFW they're now finalizing the details on their seventh institution in what is now a fantasy chain restaurant that sells Griffon Nuggets and Minotaur Burgers.

Capitalism.

>>53841063
is there porn?

>>53844401
Was there a time in the past when he was just as involved as you guys are, or was he always railroady and unprepared?

If he changed a lot and it feels like a chore to him, he may either be burned out or he has real life shit going on that's making it hard to focus on the game.

>>53834468
Except that doesn't happen. What you'll get is a generic fantasy setting where the GM will autisticly whine about his pet peeve races but not outright deny them. Then come to /tg/ and make a "that guy" thread if you trigger him. No matter how well thought out or acceptable you are.

You want to ban races.. I don't like that but it's your game, but I'm not going to write a race off just because it's uncommon. That's too close to the GM just assigning players their characters for my liking

>>53844339
>we

>>53837982
I... Thought that was a given. I can't remember a time when I didn't do that

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>>53835788
>GM plays just the right track during the game's climax.
>Stomach still knots up whenever I hear said track.

I'm glad other GMs do this too.

>>53839397
>That moment when Reddit fags destroyed any kind of Asian or slightly taboo RPG

I miss Degensis and Tenra Bansho Zero discussion.

>>53830750
There are exceptions to this. There's a girl in my game group who wants (and does) fuck one of the other players, but she's the wife of that player. They are both solid players that compliment each other well. The only small complaint I have is that she has a little trouble trying to get into character for the social aspects, but it's pretty insignificant. Her husband is a wonderful role player and has been slowly rubbing off on her.

I do have to scale up the difficulty though, because both of them are tactically minded and good at getting creative with how to tackle challenges.

>>53834560
Oh shit, that's right.
10/10

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>Players spent enjoying what I...
>When the players congratulated Me...
>Someone said that I...

ITT: Narcissism.

>>53848794
Fag, they're sharing what makes them happy. What compels you to shit on them for it?

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>>53849061

Because they're focused on their own achievement rather than the cohesion of friendship and teamwork.

Fuck off.

>>53849171
No, you fuck off. This is one of the few positive threads around and you're trying to fuck it up because you don't like how they presented it.

>>53839588
>voice plebians

>>53848794
ITT: thirsty bitches what ain't gettin' none

>>53848380
>laughing_nechronica_dolls.jpg

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>>53848794
...daym.

>>53834258
>I'm going to play a Kender! I don't care if they don't exist in the setting, you're just racist! WAHH!

Kill yourself.

>>53840264
>You are obligated to do what I say and prove the most innocuous of claims to me, a stranger on the internet, because reasons.

Post a picture of your face, or you're not really a human. You have to do it, otherwise I'm going to assume that you are a female canine in heat.

>>53840877
>If you provide a claim you back it up.
Because a person having lunch with friends is such an unbelievable and outlandish claim, that it MUST be proven to some friendless nobody on the internet. Get a fucking life, loser. Just because you're so pathetic that no one wants anything to do with you, doesn't mean the same goes for everyone else.

>>53841051
>someone claims to have friends
>it is now a debate

what a fucking loser. go outside and make some friends of your own, you autistic sperg

>>53830544
>takes up my offer of cooking if provided food or at least doesn't expect to be fed for nothing
I'm not your mother but I do like cooking. You bring it, I'll cook it. Just don't expect to get fed if you don't bring anything.

>makes a character to work with other party members and fill gaps
While all "everyone is a barbarian/wizard/etc" can be amusing, it's nice to have a well rounded party that can handle a wide variety of tasks.

>intentionally staying on the rails
Makes life easier if the players go and kill the lich instead of trying to recruit it. Sure it could be cool if they start working with the lich, but it also means I now have to pull a whole new campaign out of my ass. Quite possibly on the spot.

>they know what basic hygiene is
>interested in the setting
>know enough of the rules to play their character
I'd say these are self-explanatory.

>party Druid's alignment is CN
>doesn't act like a LOLSORANDUMB tryhard, is CN because nature itself is CN, and he does it well
>I fucking love his character

>>53849754
Why is it that when someone can pull of chaotic neutral well, it's always a druid? at least, this has been my experience. congrats on having a player like that btw

>>53849982
Because combat focused classes attract newbies and aspies while casting classes attract veterans and min maxers. Furthermore druid isn't that popular of a class so if someone plays them then they probably know what they're doing.

>>53833230
>the hobby has gotten alot better about it lately as it becomes more mainstream and "normal".

Is this fucking real? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

The hobby is now full of more and more useless niggers who are into nat20 autism from stories they read on Facebook and then they watch critical roll where some dried out roastie screeches autistically every time she rolls a natural 20. This shit didnt happen when I was growing up. Gaming folks were much more calm and reserved for the most part. Those who weren't, actually, tended to be the BO permeated fucks who were usually tolerated at best. Invited in hordes of nornies and roasties to try to make the hobby more "fun" is just fucking stupid. It isn't more fun, it's just become nigger-tier comedy garbage.

>>53834518
>GM is a lazy fucking faggot who doesn't actually want to put in any real work.

How about you run a game, you lazy fucking faggot? I doubt your shitty donut steel campaign will be much better.

>>53835788
>thematically appropriate

Yeah I bet it was some anime trash, or some power metal crap. Unless you actually post the song, though, nobody will ever know.

>>53836231
This.

>>53831290
Is that Weird Al?

>>53836984
in my D&D group, every general merchant we meet is the exact same guy, Pokemon-style

>>53850332
>>53850327
>half the players speak up in the middle of the fight complimenting my taste

Can you not read? Even if it was anime music or metal, he at least knows his audience. You don't need to blame anon for a bad experience you had in the past.

>>53832458
>>53832586
>>53832601
>>53832660
I used to be a GM with a spouse that played in the group. I didn't show favoritism, and she cheated on me with one of the players and left!

Show favoritism or else, idiots!

>>53849171
eat shit commie

>>53850409
... That's the laziest rebuttal I've ever heard. Kind of funny, too, calling me of all folks a commie... what makes you call me that? Shitflinging? Or did you see something deeper in my posts?

>>53850383
>Even if it was anime music or metal, he at least knows his audience

It's still loud trash that drowns out the actual talking. If you play music at your table you're a fucking degenerate who needs to fuck off.

>>53834518
West Marches run the way that distinguishes West Marches from any old regular sandbox open table game is actually a lot more work than most other kinds of games because you need to prep everything in advance, can't improvise almost anything, and have to adhere slavishly to player-facing rules systems.

But everybody just watched fucking rollplay and uses their memed up version of west marches to describe their regular old open table sandbox game so whatever.

>>53842655
I love that

>>53842106
>All in all, breddy gud group. Some are power gaming fags, but I love them anyway
You get some in every group, I think. But there are a couple that tone the powergamery down and end up being good players.

>>53852234
I don't, its a shit thread

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>>53830544
I've been lucky over the time so I'll share.
>the girl is actively roleplaying a character without sexualizing it or descending into low-tier randumb bullshit and saves all the lewds for after the game
>players really FEELING it to the point of crying
>players detailing more stuff about their characters and texting you before the session so you have time to add it without it feeling crammed up at the last minute
>players trusting you with asphixiation and pulling out the lights or anything else because they know it's done within safe boundaries, only for roleplaying and not for fetishes whatsoever and thanking you afterwards because they had so much fun and it didn't descend into anything fetishy as you were all thinking
>GMs knowing exactly what kind of theme you like to find in RPGs and doing it to the fullest this one didn't happen but a man can dream
>players remembering in detail even hints and names from previous sessions
>players remembering in detail even hints and names FROM PREVIOUS CAMPAIGNS YEARS BEFORE
>potential players who just want to play with you because they hear the shit you and the guys discuss after session and want to join in
>people pointing you out to other players as good GMs
>players making an effort to create characters with backstories connected to one another instead of autonomous bullshit
>players calling off other stuff just to play cause you are in town
and the best of all,
>tfw a player from a far-away group who knows you won't be coming back to their town because you can't afford it anymore for both economic and sentimental reasons calls you 'their favourite GM' and pools some money with the rest of the group to buy you a ticket
If it wasn't for role-playing games my life would have ended so long ago.

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>>53852672
>players trusting you with asphixiation
I'm going to have to ask you to elaborate.

>>53831384
I feel you anon. Nearest FLGS is an hour away and nobody local cares about TTG.

>>53850327
Well anon, if you must know, I uploaded it when roll20 still used soundcloud and it's still on there:
https://soundcloud.com/territorial-oak/precious-illusion

Judge for yourself if you like it or not sure, but >>53850383 is correct and I'm at least glad my players found it as fitting as I did to have that kick in in the obviously last phase of the fight against a powerful-yet-reasonable god-like entity attempting to commit genocide, wherein the fight itself was essentially a bet on how capable mortals' forces were and if they could best him he'd spare his targets.
I thought the way this track blends different genres was a cool way to represent that the BBGG was actually a chill dude and only testing them, but was still powerful enough and definitely intending to kill them, so I guess I succeeded as far as that goes

Funnily, it's pretty difficult to find last time I checked and even youtube only had a live concert or something, so I uploaded it myself solely so I could play it during this fight- but since I didn't take it down or anything, I still get frequent emails about someone new on soundcloud liking it, and it makes me smile every time

>>53853295
We were playing a sci-fi horror one-shot in a large space station orbiting Saturn. Some players were investigating a sex-offender/serial killer on the station, had suspects on the right guy and called him out, but had no evidence and were locked in the prisons for assault and diffamation.

Meanwhile, something came from Titan after some people were sent down there and due to some huge fuckup security wasn't able to stop it from entering the station.
For some seconds, the doors from the hangar were open shut with force and any non-sealed area was deprived of oxygen. Some players were asked to hold their breath for as long as they could and write their actions with very little light (energy was failing).

Later, something else happened and the main generators were off for some minutes, meaning gravity, oxygen, light and containment were all off. This time the station was sealed after the first incident, so people weren't in danger of immediate suffocation, air just didn't circulate anymore.
The players in prison, however, were playing highly susceptible guys. PTSD from wars back on Earth, the likes. They were in the middle of an emergency, a killer creep was free, something unspeakable had killed the guards outside, lights were out, and gravity had abandoned them in the dark just as they had gotten out of their cells. I asked them to keep breathing heavily all the time until they got close to hyperventilation, while sitting on swivel chairs, describing everything through rambled war flashbacks and, in one case, high cussing. All was performed in a dimly-lighted living room and as the GM I continuously walked in circle around them, occasionally making alien sound effects (which I'm quite good at) or making them spin. They had to traverse the deactivated prison without a clue, with something in the dark, and when I saw fit to stop that moment of horror, the auxiliary generator kicked in.
There were also other stuff I did with them on that occasion.

>>53854645
Cheers anon.

>>53854645
I'd pay to play in a game like that. Seriously, come over, I'll cook for you and book you a train ticket and be your tour guide after the game!

>>53832780

Apparently the data show that married people actually have more sex on a regular basis than single people. Even if you're hugely successful at picking girls up on the weekend, you may get laid once or twice a week at most, whereas if a married couple has sex once or twice a week, every week, they're outdoing you.

I think the myth comes from the idea that people in a new relationship may fuck three+ times a week when they first get together, and that tapers off as they stay together longer. But they still get more booty from each other on average than single people do.

>>53853295
Sometimes you've gotta choke your players a little for immersion.

>>53834518
was the dm called Chris?

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>>53830544
> Character concept not based around just combat
> Character with personality
> Player can use grammar and punctuation
> Use of 'please' and 'thank you'.

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>>53830544
>Is it okay if I use this third party feat/trait/spell/etc.? It would really help my character since I am developing them in this direction and the base rules/splats don't have many options for this. If not, can we work together to find a happy middle ground with a house rule?

>>53854224
cool.

This has been a really nice thread. Thanks, guys.

>>53840400

There has to be something.

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>>53830544
I've actually had players do one shot test games, and prebuilt combat tests, with me (both one's I've run and one's they've run) to help get everyone ready for the game.

Two of the 4 players had played the system (mutants and masterminds) before and I had effectively no experience with it GMing or playing. One of them later said that they had misunderstood what I meant when I said he'd fallen into the "everyone has experience with d20" fallacy but stuck with it and made sure I could run it after he found out I wasn't exaggerating.

It was wonderful. The game is still going.

>>53831246

I should start laying out post numbers like this. when I am responding to several with the same reply.

>>53854224

Thanks for the music. I've got Territorial Oak music on a repeating list tonight now.

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>>53832458
>women
>great people

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>>53861617
>manlets
>great people

only seafaring nations have created great cultures. Great people come out of great cultures. Great Man theory a shit

>The GM asks us for input on the history of the setting.

>Doesn't get mad when we give him small or huge amounts of written stuff, and gives constructive feedback if our writing is hard to understand or doesn't seem to leave space for him to work things in.

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>>53855007
I am flattered by the offer, dude, but I know how many people on 4chan post from the US, and I'm not. I'm Italian, so unless you live in Yurop I'll have to decline the offer to avoid you bankrupt.
But you nevertheless were one kind anon and I respect and appreciate your generosity.

>>53834373
I wish dude. I wish.

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>>53832937
>tfw my group has accused me of favoritism for giving my girl an extra this or that at startup
>"It's because she's sucking your dick isn't!! You're a shit GM!"
>It was actually because she had a coherently written character that fit in with the lore of the place.
>I didn't have to justify why people allowed a super-powered loli like my friend's character run around.
>Inform them of this
>They actually take a look at their characters
>Next time around, better characters that mesh better with the lore
>They get bonuses too

I was surprised they actually did something to better themselves.

>>53862612
Fine! In that case I'll come down there myself the next holidays!

I'm a kraut. I've been in Italy quite a few times

>>53862612
>>53864255

why don't you just run it online?

I'm a Burger. Where does Kraut come from?

>>53865080
Sauerkraut

>>53863990
The real question is, was she sucking your dick?

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>>53865080
>>53864255
If you are both up for it, well, it's even better!

I exhumed my old Roll20 account. Find me there, I'm Melfist and I'm using pic related as image.
We'll see how we can organize anything places (virtual or physical), times and stuff like that for a small campaign or anything else, really.

>>53865525
I was browsing again and noticed how this site works. Added a campaign literally named Sauerkraut and Burger. https://app.roll20.net/join/2332305/uTAFLg