poker View Thread Reply Hide Edward Sunkinkadge - Sat, 03 Jun 2017 17:47:23 EST GU6unYJk No.28556 File: 1496526443483.jpg -(306107B / 298.93KB, 1920x1080) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Any online/live poker players? Currently winning @ 5nl 6max nlhePlay on softer softer sites mainly likr ipoker and microgaming, too much of a nit to move up yet. >> Alice Bodgeman - Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:04:45 EST /o/Vu7DL No.28558 Reply >>28556wish i could, explicitly illegal in my state =( >> Alice Bodgeman - Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:16:05 EST /o/Vu7DL No.28560 Reply >>28558meant to say, right now i'm just starting out at low stakes tournaments (<$100 buy in). I've done well 4 times out of roughly 30-40 attempts so i'm far from a winning player (got 1st once, cashed another time and had 2 final tables). Working on my game by reading up, playing some home games, and trying to spot my weaknesses.Not really comfortable shelling out a $300-$500 buyin for 1/3 or 2/5 NL cash game at a casino so I'll probably be a tourny player for a while. Really hoping online poker gets legalized in washington but it doesnt seem like it'll happen any time soon.How is your game? >> Basil Fanwater - Sun, 11 Jun 2017 10:41:46 EST XFSECBnB No.28572 Reply >>28560I'd suggest learning short stacking, if you can buy in for 25BB or less you could build roll on those cash games fairly easily, especially if people buyin big and are loose.As for me still playing 5nl, on a breakeven period atm, trying to study and grind through it.
>> Alice Bodgeman - Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:04:45 EST /o/Vu7DL No.28558 Reply >>28556wish i could, explicitly illegal in my state =(
>> Alice Bodgeman - Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:16:05 EST /o/Vu7DL No.28560 Reply >>28558meant to say, right now i'm just starting out at low stakes tournaments (<$100 buy in). I've done well 4 times out of roughly 30-40 attempts so i'm far from a winning player (got 1st once, cashed another time and had 2 final tables). Working on my game by reading up, playing some home games, and trying to spot my weaknesses.Not really comfortable shelling out a $300-$500 buyin for 1/3 or 2/5 NL cash game at a casino so I'll probably be a tourny player for a while. Really hoping online poker gets legalized in washington but it doesnt seem like it'll happen any time soon.How is your game?
>> Basil Fanwater - Sun, 11 Jun 2017 10:41:46 EST XFSECBnB No.28572 Reply >>28560I'd suggest learning short stacking, if you can buy in for 25BB or less you could build roll on those cash games fairly easily, especially if people buyin big and are loose.As for me still playing 5nl, on a breakeven period atm, trying to study and grind through it.
Chess View Thread Reply Hide David Pinnerstig - Sun, 27 Apr 2014 22:52:20 EST NRLyHIRc No.26857 File: 1398653540789.jpg -(9558B / 9.33KB, 275x183) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Anyone here play chess? What're some of your favorite strategies? 35 posts and 8 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Reuben Dartshaw - Thu, 01 Jun 2017 22:51:08 EST 2LQ8VyTR No.28554 Reply >>28539Table top games do this, LOTR and warhammer fantasy/40k come to mind >> Sophie Dangerdig - Sat, 03 Jun 2017 08:29:13 EST ieoVJwwm No.28555 Reply >>28554Yeah though they're much more open and unbalanced and money grabby, especially GW. >> Alice Bodgeman - Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:08:33 EST /o/Vu7DL No.28559 Reply >>28555Agreed, but I do think there are some work arounds. I mean, you don't technically need the fancy $40 model of a hover tank to say its a hover tank, it just looks cool. Then one can probably pirate the rule set and go to the races.I do think that the 'indy' boardgame scene is in good shape right now, the model of 'building' something given a restriction then battling it out could work. There is a deck building game called dominion which has melded that mechanic pretty well but it doesn't have what you were talking about (a point bank which you use to purchase an 'army'). If you are good at graphic design and using software, I think it would be sweet to design a game like that and see if kick starter will help you to market. Plenty of games have started out that way
>> Reuben Dartshaw - Thu, 01 Jun 2017 22:51:08 EST 2LQ8VyTR No.28554 Reply >>28539Table top games do this, LOTR and warhammer fantasy/40k come to mind
>> Sophie Dangerdig - Sat, 03 Jun 2017 08:29:13 EST ieoVJwwm No.28555 Reply >>28554Yeah though they're much more open and unbalanced and money grabby, especially GW.
>> Alice Bodgeman - Mon, 05 Jun 2017 00:08:33 EST /o/Vu7DL No.28559 Reply >>28555Agreed, but I do think there are some work arounds. I mean, you don't technically need the fancy $40 model of a hover tank to say its a hover tank, it just looks cool. Then one can probably pirate the rule set and go to the races.I do think that the 'indy' boardgame scene is in good shape right now, the model of 'building' something given a restriction then battling it out could work. There is a deck building game called dominion which has melded that mechanic pretty well but it doesn't have what you were talking about (a point bank which you use to purchase an 'army'). If you are good at graphic design and using software, I think it would be sweet to design a game like that and see if kick starter will help you to market. Plenty of games have started out that way
Arimaa View Thread Reply Hide Hugh Gepperchotch - Mon, 15 May 2017 00:05:32 EST b8C/2XJ1 No.28547 File: 1494821132555.jpg -(150537B / 147.01KB, 1080x1080) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Anyone played this? It was designed to be difficult for computers to play.
Planet Mercenary View Thread Reply Hide Phyllis Crinningnack - Sat, 13 May 2017 21:16:18 EST j7gkAIpL No.28544 File: 1494724578968.jpg -(399553B / 390.19KB, 800x1093) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Anyone else looking forward to this?
Any fans of Mortasheen on here? View Thread Reply Hide Fanny Fuckingwater - Tue, 09 May 2017 17:57:15 EST xv+zRq7F No.28535 File: 1494367035636.png -(1468970B / 1.40MB, 854x1380) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. IDK whether to put this on the Pokemon forum or here; but since it's being devved as a tabletop game (Albeit one stuck on Valve Time), I might as well ask.If you don't know about it, it's basically a goofy Pokemon-meets-90s-whimsyedge-type monster battling setting; with a lot of great creature designs; that this dude's been working on for over a decade and of which I've been a huge fan of for ages.You can find the bestary here: http://bogleech.com/mortasheen.htmAnd a basic what's-going-on-in-the-setting world guide here; which I compiled from a bunch o old posts on the Facebook of the TTRPG company: https://pastebin.com/dB2tfZeH 3 posts and 1 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Wesley Sarrydale - Thu, 11 May 2017 13:26:42 EST zBg+NcJh No.28540 Reply >>28535This was probably the right place.I get the vibe the guy has ideas but it'll probably never become a game because he's got this creepy (but also slightly darkly humourous) world full of hideous monsters in his head but I suspect he spends more time dreaming up new monsters than trying to make mechanics which are adaptable and deep enough to do the variety justice without being an enormous clunky clusterfuck. >> Polly Brebblebury - Thu, 11 May 2017 18:13:10 EST xv+zRq7F No.28542 Reply >>28540Well, actually he's not the one devving the mechanics of the TTRPG; it's a different (Again; small and with day jobs; hence why it's taking so long) team called Cat Powered Raygun studios; and they're not gonna have all the monsters from Day 1 to avoid that kinda clusterfuck . He's mainly doing the art n setting stuff; which he's mentioned actually doing some updates to recently for the pics he thinks he coulda done better.Tho, dude has done game design before; he's got a small scavenger-hunt-y IRL game on his site called Homunculus Nightmare and has a simple combat system for his webcomic Awful Hospital, I trust he knows what he's doing. >> Betsy Monkinwut - Fri, 12 May 2017 13:38:50 EST RXOSs4C4 No.28543 Reply >>28542The only reference to how the mechanics actually work is that they aren't publishing the character sheet. I am very cynical but I do hope they publish it because this sounds like it's part pokemon, part paranoia and some "Build your own shit" thrown in.
>> Wesley Sarrydale - Thu, 11 May 2017 13:26:42 EST zBg+NcJh No.28540 Reply >>28535This was probably the right place.I get the vibe the guy has ideas but it'll probably never become a game because he's got this creepy (but also slightly darkly humourous) world full of hideous monsters in his head but I suspect he spends more time dreaming up new monsters than trying to make mechanics which are adaptable and deep enough to do the variety justice without being an enormous clunky clusterfuck.
>> Polly Brebblebury - Thu, 11 May 2017 18:13:10 EST xv+zRq7F No.28542 Reply >>28540Well, actually he's not the one devving the mechanics of the TTRPG; it's a different (Again; small and with day jobs; hence why it's taking so long) team called Cat Powered Raygun studios; and they're not gonna have all the monsters from Day 1 to avoid that kinda clusterfuck . He's mainly doing the art n setting stuff; which he's mentioned actually doing some updates to recently for the pics he thinks he coulda done better.Tho, dude has done game design before; he's got a small scavenger-hunt-y IRL game on his site called Homunculus Nightmare and has a simple combat system for his webcomic Awful Hospital, I trust he knows what he's doing.
>> Betsy Monkinwut - Fri, 12 May 2017 13:38:50 EST RXOSs4C4 No.28543 Reply >>28542The only reference to how the mechanics actually work is that they aren't publishing the character sheet. I am very cynical but I do hope they publish it because this sounds like it's part pokemon, part paranoia and some "Build your own shit" thrown in.
Chemtrails are clouds View Thread Reply Hide William Geckleson - Fri, 05 May 2017 14:58:54 EST rvFe97RF No.28532 File: 1494010734007.jpg -(43993B / 42.96KB, 640x616) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. How do I find any pen and paper group in Syracause,ny?I mainly play for fun and my last adventure was with a 12 year old vampire that became so powerful the rest of the party somehow traveled n time to murder her... >> Fucking Fabbershit - Mon, 08 May 2017 11:00:52 EST YxfIXNm+ No.28533 Reply >>28532there's a college there, right? look there for some college nerds. put an ad in the paper.
>> Fucking Fabbershit - Mon, 08 May 2017 11:00:52 EST YxfIXNm+ No.28533 Reply >>28532there's a college there, right? look there for some college nerds. put an ad in the paper.
GURPS: PDFs, etc Beyond Core Books View Thread Reply Hide DunceMaus - Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:24:47 EST CHR6rH0G No.28516 File: 1493227487972.png -(179364B / 175.16KB, 600x600) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. gentleanons, looking for someone to dump any and all GURPS files they have beyond the free core and lite editions. need to beed up my digital library for a campaign i'm writing. any and all help appreciated (i.e. special rule sets, fantasy, sci-fi, magic, tech, campaigns, anything), thnx.pic unrelated >> DunceMaus - Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:25:44 EST CHR6rH0G No.28517 Reply beef* up. wtv, you get the picture. >> DunceMaus - Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:51:15 EST CHR6rH0G No.28518 Reply found most of them. here for anyone who wants themhttps://mega.nz/#F!yxFxlD4I!CGTYsnTE_8XAmcJxdMehAQ
>> DunceMaus - Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:25:44 EST CHR6rH0G No.28517 Reply beef* up. wtv, you get the picture.
>> DunceMaus - Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:51:15 EST CHR6rH0G No.28518 Reply found most of them. here for anyone who wants themhttps://mega.nz/#F!yxFxlD4I!CGTYsnTE_8XAmcJxdMehAQ
Conclave - Online Multiplayer tabletop RPG View Thread Reply Hide Jack Shittingbury - Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:25:30 EST HRONNxGK No.27932 File: 1454563530806.png -(620449B / 605.91KB, 995x679) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. I am hosting a game. You can join now. I am waiting for at least 2 moreYou can play in your browser or you can download the desktop client:https://www.playconclave.com/downloadsHere is the link to my game:https://www.playconclave.com/parties/86c37f96c77f4600f48c6cef2c5b6135/inviteLet's do this 12 posts and 1 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Hedda Sunkinfuck - Wed, 05 Apr 2017 22:00:11 EST l72Wh/7l No.28477 Reply >>28468not sure, zandia fucked us over and we never killed the first set of boggarts >> Emma Smallcocke - Sun, 09 Apr 2017 19:59:08 EST +xYkzm6a No.28500 Reply >>28477I still hate Zandia to this day. >> Hannah Dungerham - Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:45:32 EST l72Wh/7l No.28513 Reply >>28500me too brother
>> Hedda Sunkinfuck - Wed, 05 Apr 2017 22:00:11 EST l72Wh/7l No.28477 Reply >>28468not sure, zandia fucked us over and we never killed the first set of boggarts
>> Emma Smallcocke - Sun, 09 Apr 2017 19:59:08 EST +xYkzm6a No.28500 Reply >>28477I still hate Zandia to this day.
Being the DnD guy of the group View Thread Reply Hide Emma Hoddleville - Wed, 29 Jun 2016 03:46:44 EST HXpK6ZWi No.28171 File: 1467186404474.jpg -(418965B / 409.15KB, 1300x1001) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. I recently got a group of my friends interested in playing D&D for the first time. Since i'm the one with the most experience it was kind of expected that I be the DM for the game. I have zero experience running a full game. The world building and story telling part don't cause me concern as much as the numbers part. Someone is going to ask "Can I shoot that guy directly in the eye with my arrow?" and it's going to take 15 minutes for me to look up the specific rule that applies. Making combat encounters that have adequate xp rewards for players to level often enough worries me. Is it all really a matter of making sure each player does something in each sort of encounter and giving them a predetermined amount of xp for each night or should the obtaining of xp be purely dictated by the value charts in the book and how many enemies they defeat.Most situations are dealt with by rolling a d20 and adding a pertinent stat but how are the Difficulty Classes set? Is that purely up to the DM's judgment or is there something in the books for most general situations. I'm probably going to run 5e but i'm interested in Pathfinder. I only really have experience with 3.5. Does anyone have any good resources or cheatsheets for helping me run this campaign as painlessly as possible? I really want to keep it RP heavy with only the occasional combat encounter to punctuate moments in the story or their adventures. Halp. 16 posts and 6 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Basil Blackbanks - Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:34:47 EST 5ghovzdV No.28254 Reply >>28253Good advice though really I don't mind it being slapstick as long as it doesn't collapse under slapstick. >> Basil Brookdale - Fri, 14 Apr 2017 00:33:54 EST x9XOSvSp No.28507 Reply 1492144434335.jpg -(341371B / 333.37KB, 640x927) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Remember Rule Zero: have fun. >> Emma Hinkindock - Fri, 14 Apr 2017 05:08:38 EST fg2ptQC8 No.28508 Reply >>28507I was the dwarf guy though I think my IP changes sometimesMy group all bailed at the last possible second and were unavailable for ages after. One or two were more into it and one or two have always been flaky as fuck. I burned everything made a new group, we don't have many games because a couple of the younger players are less available but everyone turns up when they say they will and doesn't cancel on the day. I played a bit of dark heresy with most of the previous group and session 1 had 1 player literally drop out on the day, it was a bitch to get to and I'd stressed out getting there in a week when my grandmother had died and I had an interview the next day.So anyway I am not playing with those people. My current group treats my time like it matters.So the young ins in my current group and the oldest of my previous group are the limiting factor. I have a friend who plays weekly with a bunch of people his/our age ie 30ish and I envy that. But at least my sessions happen and so far I've not had all but 2 people drop out on the day. If I could find another more available player I'd like to talk one of the other guys in my group into DMing and running a party of 3 more often, because once a month is good and all but a) not that much and b) i want to be a player at some point.
>> Basil Blackbanks - Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:34:47 EST 5ghovzdV No.28254 Reply >>28253Good advice though really I don't mind it being slapstick as long as it doesn't collapse under slapstick.
>> Basil Brookdale - Fri, 14 Apr 2017 00:33:54 EST x9XOSvSp No.28507 Reply 1492144434335.jpg -(341371B / 333.37KB, 640x927) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Remember Rule Zero: have fun.
>> Emma Hinkindock - Fri, 14 Apr 2017 05:08:38 EST fg2ptQC8 No.28508 Reply >>28507I was the dwarf guy though I think my IP changes sometimesMy group all bailed at the last possible second and were unavailable for ages after. One or two were more into it and one or two have always been flaky as fuck. I burned everything made a new group, we don't have many games because a couple of the younger players are less available but everyone turns up when they say they will and doesn't cancel on the day. I played a bit of dark heresy with most of the previous group and session 1 had 1 player literally drop out on the day, it was a bitch to get to and I'd stressed out getting there in a week when my grandmother had died and I had an interview the next day.So anyway I am not playing with those people. My current group treats my time like it matters.So the young ins in my current group and the oldest of my previous group are the limiting factor. I have a friend who plays weekly with a bunch of people his/our age ie 30ish and I envy that. But at least my sessions happen and so far I've not had all but 2 people drop out on the day. If I could find another more available player I'd like to talk one of the other guys in my group into DMing and running a party of 3 more often, because once a month is good and all but a) not that much and b) i want to be a player at some point.
AER Prerelease motherfuckers View Thread Reply Hide Clara Blogglehall - Sun, 15 Jan 2017 02:56:13 EST OO8SeVBa No.28382 File: 1484466973610.jpg -(103005B / 100.59KB, 750x501) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. How'd you fags do?>3-1 at midnight >4-0 at 2:00pm>pulled stone cold nothing even though I went through almost half a box of AERSet sucks for EV but god damn the power level at common is fantastic. >> Shit Sungerspear - Tue, 17 Jan 2017 10:11:40 EST 4pero80g No.28384 Reply >>28382>Set sucks for EVas long as they have masterpieces, EV is gonna go down. stores are gonna crack tons of packs to try and get a shiny Chalice or something, and that's going to flood the market with all the good rares and uncommons. this is good if you play constructed, but sucks if you draft a lot (unless you're so lucky that you open a masterpiece or two yourself)...I did 2HG with my GF. we went 3-1. I had a RB aggro deck and she had a WG midrange deck. we didn't open anything crazy either, but you can rack up wins in sealed with just a smooth curve. >> Edward Meblingville - Thu, 19 Jan 2017 03:22:41 EST OO8SeVBa No.28385 Reply >>28384I was happy to rip 3 of the 2/1 first strike/energy guy and 4 pieces of 3-mana white removal at the midnight prerelease. I didn't even pull much in the realm of sweet casualbait rares, though. >> David Babblewater - Thu, 13 Apr 2017 05:21:44 EST f6b1MR7X No.28505 Reply you da man, Jhonny!you pay our bills Jhonny!you pay our bills!
>> Shit Sungerspear - Tue, 17 Jan 2017 10:11:40 EST 4pero80g No.28384 Reply >>28382>Set sucks for EVas long as they have masterpieces, EV is gonna go down. stores are gonna crack tons of packs to try and get a shiny Chalice or something, and that's going to flood the market with all the good rares and uncommons. this is good if you play constructed, but sucks if you draft a lot (unless you're so lucky that you open a masterpiece or two yourself)...I did 2HG with my GF. we went 3-1. I had a RB aggro deck and she had a WG midrange deck. we didn't open anything crazy either, but you can rack up wins in sealed with just a smooth curve.
>> Edward Meblingville - Thu, 19 Jan 2017 03:22:41 EST OO8SeVBa No.28385 Reply >>28384I was happy to rip 3 of the 2/1 first strike/energy guy and 4 pieces of 3-mana white removal at the midnight prerelease. I didn't even pull much in the realm of sweet casualbait rares, though.
>> David Babblewater - Thu, 13 Apr 2017 05:21:44 EST f6b1MR7X No.28505 Reply you da man, Jhonny!you pay our bills Jhonny!you pay our bills!
AEther Revolt View Thread Reply Hide Defiance - Fri, 06 Jan 2017 23:34:40 EST 02sCNp/o No.28372 File: 1483763680524.jpg -(35493B / 34.66KB, 300x420) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Consul Improsives against the Rebel's Revolthttp://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/aether-revolthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC6hoV1EW9s 1 posts omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> 17Syd - Thu, 19 Jan 2017 05:11:45 EST 02sCNp/o No.28386 Reply 1484820705113.jpg -(242564B / 236.88KB, 1704x1080) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Pia Revolts! >> Dumpf02 - Mon, 27 Feb 2017 04:56:54 EST VS9pII8Y No.28441 Reply 1488189414351.jpg -(129715B / 126.67KB, 223x311) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. >>28386Elf Rishkar revolts! >> Ebenezer Worthingspear - Wed, 05 Apr 2017 18:21:37 EST /9C61Wlq No.28476 Reply >>28372DAt smug face
>> 17Syd - Thu, 19 Jan 2017 05:11:45 EST 02sCNp/o No.28386 Reply 1484820705113.jpg -(242564B / 236.88KB, 1704x1080) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Pia Revolts!
>> Dumpf02 - Mon, 27 Feb 2017 04:56:54 EST VS9pII8Y No.28441 Reply 1488189414351.jpg -(129715B / 126.67KB, 223x311) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. >>28386Elf Rishkar revolts!
>> Ebenezer Worthingspear - Wed, 05 Apr 2017 18:21:37 EST /9C61Wlq No.28476 Reply >>28372DAt smug face
Kaladesh View Thread Reply Hide Defiant - Mon, 12 Sep 2016 05:03:55 EST OpTadZ0A No.28270 File: 1473671035172.jpg -(32702B / 31.94KB, 270x377) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Aetherium, inventions & vehicles!http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/kaladeshhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRHvARONqzkWhat do you think of Magic: the Gathering's lastest expansion? 18 posts and 6 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Ian Blannerkodging - Sun, 02 Apr 2017 01:45:14 EST utu79UH+ No.28459 Reply >>28438Me and a friend have been doing booster tournaments in Magic Workstation for awhile now, usually going linearly up through the editions, and let me assure you that power creep is a very real thing in this game. >> 4Drumpf - Mon, 03 Apr 2017 05:44:12 EST 8y32h0SG No.28472 Reply >>28459Creature Power Creep? >> Doris Worthinglock - Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:53:21 EST +rVxfn67 No.28473 Reply >>28472power creep everything. creatures, planeswalkers, spells. there is no safe aspect
>> Ian Blannerkodging - Sun, 02 Apr 2017 01:45:14 EST utu79UH+ No.28459 Reply >>28438Me and a friend have been doing booster tournaments in Magic Workstation for awhile now, usually going linearly up through the editions, and let me assure you that power creep is a very real thing in this game.
>> Doris Worthinglock - Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:53:21 EST +rVxfn67 No.28473 Reply >>28472power creep everything. creatures, planeswalkers, spells. there is no safe aspect
Stat Me /tg/ View Thread Reply Hide Luci - Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:42:16 EST jrpkDEtc No.28390 File: 1485236536512.png -(135109B / 131.94KB, 349x479) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Please stat TCC-Tan using the following system (or just add input).http://omniverse-rpg.com/rulesindex.php#Rules_Index7-12 are character creation, you start with 5000 points.IN exchange I will play her and occasionally update everyone on her progress. I'd really rather do it myself, since I AM going to be playing her, but really it would be wrong to not get any input from you guys. I suggest Flying, so she can ride around on a cloud of bongsmoke.Name: TCC-TanSpent OM:Proficiencies (0);Powers (0);Moves (0);Super Moves (0);Items (0);Bases (0);Base stats: 0-5, start with ten points total.ATK: DEF: SPTE >> Reuben Weshlore - Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:40:33 EST 02sCNp/o No.28462 Reply Totally different character when powered up by 'substances'. >> Reuben Weshlore - Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:40:33 EST 02sCNp/o No.28463 Reply Totally different character when powered up by 'substances'.
>> Reuben Weshlore - Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:40:33 EST 02sCNp/o No.28462 Reply Totally different character when powered up by 'substances'.
>> Reuben Weshlore - Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:40:33 EST 02sCNp/o No.28463 Reply Totally different character when powered up by 'substances'.
First time DM'ing/roleplaying, HELP View Thread Reply Hide Eliza Claywill - Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:55:03 EST DixnsZ2w No.27387 File: 1421697303296.jpg -(30446B / 29.73KB, 641x386) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. Okay, so my coworkers and I have been considering starting a roleplaying group. It'll probably be 4-6 people including myself. Maybe 2 of these people have prior roleplaying experience. I am not one of them. I have a basic understanding of the underlying systems and goals of a tabletop RPG, but no experience. And I seem to be the only one willing to step into the shoes of the DM. I don't mind this, necessarily, I know it'll be work but I think it could be a lot of fun too. So we haven't chosen a game yet, I think at the moment we're looking for a more classic DnD style setting. ATM it's between DnD 3.5, DnD 5, and Pathfinder. As DM, I'd like to build my own world, but I'd also like to start off on a few pre-made quests to use the first few sessions to get my own feet wet and get an idea of my player's styles. I have a few ideas for what kind of world I want to build, I think I'd like to keep it generally lighthearted with some obscure references. For example, I think I'd like my characters to find a magical artifact, "the stone of Cecil" which, when used (once per day at most), will play an eery quote from Welcome to Nightvale that I'll select before each session. There will also definitely be a king who insists on being called "The King Formerly Known As The Prince". I'd also like to experiment with dipping into various genres for short story arcs later on, for example maybe a lovecraftian horror arc, so I'd like the rules to be flexible and able to support that kind of thing. So, I'm looking for suggestions on which game to use, what books/accessories I should grab, and any tips for worldbuilding and DM'ing in general. Can you help me out, /TG/? I present you with a coupon for a free marijuana in return 6 posts and 1 images omitted. Click View Thread to read. >> Phineas Ceddledag - Thu, 02 Mar 2017 13:44:36 EST 7kxOobZI No.28443 Reply 1488480276815.jpg -(52286B / 51.06KB, 545x363) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. DM here, check out Critical Role and High Rollers on Youtube, two groups of fun peoples playing DnD 5e and Matt Mercer of critical role is an awesome story teller and voice actor for Blizzard and stuff and they both have some videos on getting started with DMing andRPing in general. Mostly just keep in mind that the goal isnt to "win" the game, there isnt really a "win" you just play. so many insufferable min-maxing "my dude is the best" players that ruin all the fun DONT BE ONE OF THESE. The fun of roleplaying is found in your characters weaknesses not their strengths. also halflings are awesome, lotr hobbits are not the same thing as DnD halflings. >> Frederick Sallynudge - Sun, 02 Apr 2017 09:27:07 EST TRkMskEm No.28460 Reply play 5e and dont make your world so goofy and random. Make it straight faced and then when silly shit happens which it will itll be refreshing and funny >> Polly Dammlesteck - Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:29:47 EST 6QXslK5a No.28461 Reply >>28460I've actually got a 5th edition campaign off the ground. I'm well out of practicing at the NPC/role playing stuff but the mechanical stuff is super easy to run if you read the DMG stuff on encounter building. I tend to avoid having repeats of the same fight. I also avoid "random encounter tables" I prepare a few encounters that are just there to throw at the players for a given session. Some related to the main plot, some just world building. Don't put stuff you don't actually want the players to encounter. Sure there's hill giants near the starting village, okay but the players don't cross their paths until they are strong enough to not get 1 shot. Or if you want to throw extremely lethal encounters don't trust players to know they can't win. That's relying on metagaming based on knowledge they may not have. Just tell them outright "this thing will destroy you and your characters know it". And make sure the challenge is avoiding it. As I said I feel my role playing shit is a bit shaky (not awful though because they've not turned into murder hobos but actually solve problems with diplomacy and guile pretty often) but I've had my party on the edge of their seats in quite a few fights. Except the one where they scouted the area, pre planned and essentially using fire and surprise, hearded 12 sleeping bandits into a blender made of cloud of daggers and spike growth spells. I will say that the first few levels are very dangerous for characters so play it safe at first.I tend to override treasure tables and pick very slowly but your mileage will vary. Remember magic items in 5th edition are precious. No obligatory. My characters will start getting +1 shit around level 5. +3 with another effect is a legendary item because everything is more compressed now. I might give them all a top tier class defining iconic weapon later on but I intend to make it part of a quest which ties into their own back or side stories.If you've got preconceptions it's important to remember that critical 20s and 1s only apply to combat and there's no critical miss (I personally like 20 always makes a saving throw and 1 always fails but for skill checks I'd advise 20 just being 20 and 1 just being 1). This has the following "awful" effects. Don't make people do checks for stuff unless there's a consequence for failure, or if failure or success are possible. And yeah, I'd say play it straight, the comedy will take care of itself. Or if you do comedy, do it very subtly. >I'm a fat old wizard and I want to jump to the moon and can do 1 in 20 times without magic>I'm a master acrobat and want to walk on a 4 inch wide balance beam indoors with no distractions, wind or items weighing me down but will fall off about once per 2 minutes.The lack of critical miss means the following isn't applicable>wizard can barely use a sword, will drop his sword on his foot once per 2 minutes>level 20 fighter, pinnacle of martial prowess, stabs own eye every 30 seconds due to higher attack rate.If you insist on critical misses make it only applicable on a 1 if all other attacks also miss, or some shit that makes it less likely for martial characters with multiple attacks to crit miss. This is to avoid turning weapon master fighters into jokes.The way the game is balanced (something called bounded accuracy. In 3.5 or 4th you end up needing to beat 35 or 40 to hit stuff by high levels, in 5th edition instead of rolling a D20 and adding 30 to the roll to beat 40, by level 20 you might add 12 and be trying to beat 22) also means weaker monsters are more dangerous so mixed power enemy groups works a lot better. Having an orc warboss be hugely more powerful than his minions doesn't mean a party who can handle him find having 6 of his dudes with him essentially akin to fighting a lion and it's fleas any more. I'm presently working on a few mini dungeons to run into during other adventures. I've just written a little 2 room challenge with relative gravity, wild surges and gibbering mouthers and the reward will be a wand which initially be just an arcane focus (though lots of clues to indicate what's up) but when the sorc gets a wild surge while using it, it will become a +1 war wand that turns 1 to hit into a wild surge. I might give her the chance to upgrade it later though at great c… Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>> Phineas Ceddledag - Thu, 02 Mar 2017 13:44:36 EST 7kxOobZI No.28443 Reply 1488480276815.jpg -(52286B / 51.06KB, 545x363) Thumbnail displayed, click image for full size. DM here, check out Critical Role and High Rollers on Youtube, two groups of fun peoples playing DnD 5e and Matt Mercer of critical role is an awesome story teller and voice actor for Blizzard and stuff and they both have some videos on getting started with DMing andRPing in general. Mostly just keep in mind that the goal isnt to "win" the game, there isnt really a "win" you just play. so many insufferable min-maxing "my dude is the best" players that ruin all the fun DONT BE ONE OF THESE. The fun of roleplaying is found in your characters weaknesses not their strengths. also halflings are awesome, lotr hobbits are not the same thing as DnD halflings.
>> Frederick Sallynudge - Sun, 02 Apr 2017 09:27:07 EST TRkMskEm No.28460 Reply play 5e and dont make your world so goofy and random. Make it straight faced and then when silly shit happens which it will itll be refreshing and funny
>> Polly Dammlesteck - Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:29:47 EST 6QXslK5a No.28461 Reply >>28460I've actually got a 5th edition campaign off the ground. I'm well out of practicing at the NPC/role playing stuff but the mechanical stuff is super easy to run if you read the DMG stuff on encounter building. I tend to avoid having repeats of the same fight. I also avoid "random encounter tables" I prepare a few encounters that are just there to throw at the players for a given session. Some related to the main plot, some just world building. Don't put stuff you don't actually want the players to encounter. Sure there's hill giants near the starting village, okay but the players don't cross their paths until they are strong enough to not get 1 shot. Or if you want to throw extremely lethal encounters don't trust players to know they can't win. That's relying on metagaming based on knowledge they may not have. Just tell them outright "this thing will destroy you and your characters know it". And make sure the challenge is avoiding it. As I said I feel my role playing shit is a bit shaky (not awful though because they've not turned into murder hobos but actually solve problems with diplomacy and guile pretty often) but I've had my party on the edge of their seats in quite a few fights. Except the one where they scouted the area, pre planned and essentially using fire and surprise, hearded 12 sleeping bandits into a blender made of cloud of daggers and spike growth spells. I will say that the first few levels are very dangerous for characters so play it safe at first.I tend to override treasure tables and pick very slowly but your mileage will vary. Remember magic items in 5th edition are precious. No obligatory. My characters will start getting +1 shit around level 5. +3 with another effect is a legendary item because everything is more compressed now. I might give them all a top tier class defining iconic weapon later on but I intend to make it part of a quest which ties into their own back or side stories.If you've got preconceptions it's important to remember that critical 20s and 1s only apply to combat and there's no critical miss (I personally like 20 always makes a saving throw and 1 always fails but for skill checks I'd advise 20 just being 20 and 1 just being 1). This has the following "awful" effects. Don't make people do checks for stuff unless there's a consequence for failure, or if failure or success are possible. And yeah, I'd say play it straight, the comedy will take care of itself. Or if you do comedy, do it very subtly. >I'm a fat old wizard and I want to jump to the moon and can do 1 in 20 times without magic>I'm a master acrobat and want to walk on a 4 inch wide balance beam indoors with no distractions, wind or items weighing me down but will fall off about once per 2 minutes.The lack of critical miss means the following isn't applicable>wizard can barely use a sword, will drop his sword on his foot once per 2 minutes>level 20 fighter, pinnacle of martial prowess, stabs own eye every 30 seconds due to higher attack rate.If you insist on critical misses make it only applicable on a 1 if all other attacks also miss, or some shit that makes it less likely for martial characters with multiple attacks to crit miss. This is to avoid turning weapon master fighters into jokes.The way the game is balanced (something called bounded accuracy. In 3.5 or 4th you end up needing to beat 35 or 40 to hit stuff by high levels, in 5th edition instead of rolling a D20 and adding 30 to the roll to beat 40, by level 20 you might add 12 and be trying to beat 22) also means weaker monsters are more dangerous so mixed power enemy groups works a lot better. Having an orc warboss be hugely more powerful than his minions doesn't mean a party who can handle him find having 6 of his dudes with him essentially akin to fighting a lion and it's fleas any more. I'm presently working on a few mini dungeons to run into during other adventures. I've just written a little 2 room challenge with relative gravity, wild surges and gibbering mouthers and the reward will be a wand which initially be just an arcane focus (though lots of clues to indicate what's up) but when the sorc gets a wild surge while using it, it will become a +1 war wand that turns 1 to hit into a wild surge. I might give her the chance to upgrade it later though at great c… Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
