[QUOTE=Nitrowing;36297159]That feeling when your players manage to make having your arm blown off by a teammate into a good thing.[/QUOTE]
And then I get a space ship out of it.
My Changeling: The Lost game is still not moving. I really wanted to play it...
[QUOTE=Rents;36294447][url=https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5636656/1339463775.riptideshark_aleibagof_holding.png]This is what bags of holding were invented for.[/url]
NSFW, by the way.[/QUOTE]
Mother of god. What the fuck does that have to do with BoH's?
[QUOTE=Aerkhan;36312989]Mother of god. What the fuck does that have to do with BoH's?[/QUOTE]
Look at the arms and legs
So we finally got our first (relatively short) campaign done in 3.5. It was pretty nice, and worked out well, even if it was a bit crunchy. The players said they liked it, and asked me if I could run them a campaign in Tamriel (since they're into Skyrim). They actually know next to nothing of TES lore, so at least they wouldn't know everything about the setting already. Anyway, I told them we could give it a shot. I don't really want to run this in 3.5 again (Players said this is OK, they also understand the rules are going to be totally different from Skyrim) and have been thinking about what system to use. We'd probably prefer something similar to 3.5 in terms of rules complexity and learning curve (I had to explain everything to these guys twice over). I've heard good things about Pathfinder, it's basically an upgraded 3.5, right? Do you guys have any opinions or suggestions?
[QUOTE=Tattimatonen;36313724]So we finally got our first (relatively short) campaign done in 3.5. It was pretty nice, and worked out well, even if it was a bit crunchy. The players said they liked it, and asked me if I could run them a campaign in Tamriel (since they're into Skyrim). They actually know next to nothing of TES lore, so at least they wouldn't know everything about the setting already. Anyway, I told them we could give it a shot. I don't really want to run this in 3.5 again (Players said this is OK, they also understand the rules are going to be totally different from Skyrim) and have been thinking about what system to use. We'd probably prefer something similar to 3.5 in terms of rules complexity and learning curve (I had to explain everything to these guys twice over). I've heard good things about Pathfinder, it's basically an upgraded 3.5, right? Do you guys have any opinions or suggestions?[/QUOTE]
I hate to say this, but i can almost guarantee you this will go horribly.
Anyways, Pathfinder is pretty good.
[QUOTE=Aerkhan;36284500]Guys, I'm working on a new system named 2d10.
I'm struggling on making it a class-less system, with skills that you need to upgrade, to class system, that fits less with the basics i've laid down.
Rate useful for classless, informative for class[/QUOTE]
So if it's going to be classless, gimme so skills, with a small description of what it's about, and from levels 1-5 what it does. Example:
Fireball - Magic skill
1. Fireball
2. Soaring Fireball (extra damage)
3. Something
4. More something
5. Last something.
[QUOTE=elowin;36313983]I hate to say this, but i can almost guarantee you this will go horribly.[/QUOTE]
How so? I'm know enough about the setting to make it work and basically pull shit out of my ass and the guys know how I tend to run things. We're currently looking at 4 players, one of whom is new to tabletop games, one really good role-player, one who can actually learn new rules properly and one who pretty much has very little going for him (He names his characters after the latin names of "cool" animals). But if there's anything you think I should look out for, tips would be nice.
[editline]14th June 2012[/editline]
I'll tell glorious stories of their misadventures later
[QUOTE=Tattimatonen;36319125]How so? I'm know enough about the setting to make it work and basically pull shit out of my ass and the guys know how I tend to run things. We're currently looking at 4 players, one of whom is new to tabletop games, one really good role-player, one who can actually learn new rules properly and one who pretty much has very little going for him (He names his characters after the latin names of "cool" animals). But if there's anything you think I should look out for, tips would be nice.
[editline]14th June 2012[/editline]
I'll tell glorious stories of their misadventures later[/QUOTE]
Don't let the characters think they're not real. And if they do, erease them from existance.
Talking about how awesome dice are.
Turns into talking about how could use dice as weapons.
And then this.
Gnome: The plural of Dice is die
Gnome: COINCIDENCE?
Die is singular, Dice is plural.
[QUOTE=imadaman;36357468]Die is singular, Dice is plural.[/QUOTE]
Oh shit seriously? I thought that "die" was the British-English version, and "dice" the American-English one. The more you know.
Here's a story a friend told us about his AD&D.
[QUOTE=Kev] Two hilarious things happened. The first the unfortunate luck of a one Lt. Micos. My party was staying at a fort for the night when we were attacked by a goblin horde. Micos along with my party engaged a group of six goblins. Now as you know, in AD&D, when you make a ranged attack at an enemy who is engaged in melee combat with your ally, you run the risk of hitting said ally. Micos ended up with several darts in his back two dagger lacerations and one dagger in the back. Most of the damage dealt to him was by us, lol . The Goblin kept ducking and weaving and was using us to do its dirty work. He survived, but barely. The other funny thing was me, another party member and our DM rolled for the probability of me getting a barmaid pregnant. It came down to using a method of rolling 300k d100's to determine how many cells were within her, 30 d20's to determine how many cells located an egg and then D100's again to see which cell fertilized the egg (i,e the cell with the highest score). Then we rolled stats for said progeny. 14,14,14,13,12,11. Apparently it qualifies as a ranger.[/QUOTE]
Does anyone know a good Virtual Tabletop to use so a couple of friends and I could play online? Currently messing around with a few but we aren't sure what is really good.
[QUOTE=Trooper-guy1;36396822]Does anyone know a good Virtual Tabletop to use so a couple of friends and I could play online? Currently messing around with a few but we aren't sure what is really good.[/QUOTE]
My group currently uses OpenRPG. It's free, very efficient and the dice rolls seem somewhat fair.
Are there any D&D-based games with a more open character background than Baldur's Gate's "You grew up in Candle Keep with Red-Shirt McObi-Wan"?
The original Neverwinter Nights' original campaign.
Ofcourse your character's background has no influence on the game whatsoever.
[QUOTE=elowin;36398091]The original Neverwinter Nights' original campaign.
Ofcourse your character's background has no influence on the game whatsoever.[/QUOTE]
True, but it's more open than one definitive backstory that's closed off and boring.
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;36397966]Are there any D&D-based games with a more open character background than Baldur's Gate's "You grew up in Candle Keep with Red-Shirt McObi-Wan"?[/QUOTE]
Can you even return to Candlekeep?
[QUOTE=Aerkhan;36399615]Can you even return to Candlekeep?[/QUOTE]
Nope, you pretty much get kicked out as soon as your fatherish figure (whose name i forgot) dies, pretty much telling you that the only reason they let you stay there was because he told them to.
Great to know just how appreciated you really are.
[QUOTE=elowin;36399719]Nope, you pretty much get kicked out as soon as your fatherish figure (whose name i forgot) dies, pretty much telling you that the only reason they let you stay there was because he told them to.
Great to know just how appreciated you really are.[/QUOTE]
Especially sucks of Imoen, she only left to follow you and now she was forced to give up everything because she wanted a bit of adventure.
[QUOTE=Trooper-guy1;36396822]Does anyone know a good Virtual Tabletop to use so a couple of friends and I could play online? Currently messing around with a few but we aren't sure what is really good.[/QUOTE]
just to give you a few more options, here's some links
[url=http://www.rptools.net/index.php?page=maptool]MapTool[/url]: probably one of the most widely used ones, has a pretty large amount of features but most people don't seem to find it very user friendly
[url=http://gametableproj.sourceforge.net/]Gametable[/url]: very simple and easy to use, basic drawing tools as well as dice macros (also has a version tailored for 4th edition called Virtual Daivve)
[url=http://roll20.net/]Roll20[/url]: HTML5 web based table, I honestly haven't used this one but it seems to do the job quite well, and it being web based could have advantages
might wanna give them all a look, although I should note that Roll20 is in beta and they might not have all that much documentation if you have any issues with it
[QUOTE=Salsa;36400138]just to give you a few more options, here's some links
[url=http://www.rptools.net/index.php?page=maptool]MapTool[/url]: probably one of the most widely used ones, has a pretty large amount of features but most people don't seem to find it very user friendly
[url=http://gametableproj.sourceforge.net/]Gametable[/url]: very simple and easy to use, basic drawing tools as well as dice macros (also has a version tailored for 4th edition called Virtual Daivve)
[url=http://roll20.net/]Roll20[/url]: HTML5 web based table, I honestly haven't used this one but it seems to do the job quite well, and it being web based could have advantages
might wanna give them all a look, although I should note that Roll20 is in beta and they might not have all that much documentation if you have any issues with it[/QUOTE]
Maptools looks like ass so if you actually want to map you're better off using something else but its macro function is extremely powerful and you can do a lot of shit with it if you take the time to learn how.
If anyone has a spot open for a beginner, I wouldn't mind filling that spot in.
Just send me a message sometime.
so we finally found time for our TES game
i get the first guy's backstory
he's the fucking daughter of hircine
[QUOTE=Tattimatonen;36430412]so we finally found time for our TES game
i get the first guy's backstory
he's the fucking daughter of hircine[/QUOTE]
Wait, lemme guess...
He's:
A lycanthrope
A hunter
Uses a bow
Comes from a woodland area
And lived among animals/a tribe, right?
[QUOTE=Aerkhan;36430478]Wait, lemme guess...
He's:
A lycanthrope
A hunter
Uses a bow
Comes from a woodland area
And lived among animals/a tribe, right?[/QUOTE]
Not really let me sum this up
There was this girl who was a super good hunter and then Hircine fell in love with her and decided to become a human to have a kid with her and so Hircine forfeited his daedric powers and "passionately, gently and wildly made love all night long" with the lady. But: The baby was born an ugly monster for some reason but apparently Mara decided to bless the child if the mother sacrificed herself and Hircine became a Daedric Prince again. So the mom killed herself and the baby turned into a wood elf baby and then Hircine locked tha baby and her mother's remains in a tomb. Later some fucking Vaermina worshippers broke in and decided to kill the kid 'cause they didn't fancy Hircine. When the "High Priestess of Vaermina" tried to kill her, she "melted into the kid's back, forming a scar shaped like a spider" (this is also why the character was called "Spider" (actually "Daddy Longlegs" but that sounds dumb in english)). Then guess the fucking what, goddamn Sheogorath showed up and took pity on the child (what the fuck) because she was destined to be "a herald of chaos" and took her to be raised by a master thief. Then for some reason her fucking deity is Boethiah.
She's also a rogue that uses a greatsword
Dark Heresy Time.
The cell manages to follow a brainwashed/possessed Archmagos back to the location of the cultist's den. They knock out the plainclothes guards in front of the building and trap the deranged Archmagos inside the guard's hut, then weld the door shut to be sure. The party psyker Malek feels the veil of real-space weaken around the facility - they begin to hurry the fuck up.
They quietly enter the metal-lined corridors and make their way up to an observation deck where they can see everything. In the room is six cultists, a sorcerer, and an incarnate lesser daemon; the sight of which (the daemon) causes the party assassin to pass out from fear. Strapped to a metal table is an elderly hobo who is obviously the involuntary sacrifice being used for this ritual, which is already taking place. As the ritual appears to enter its final stages the psyker decides to act fast.
Without a word, he stood up, raised his palm, and cast biolightning at the bound, gagged, and now extra crispy hobo. This kills the hobo. The sorcerer seems displeased, he sics the daemon on them. The daemon does a dramatic roar, tears across the room and leaps upward at the balcony. In a bout of surprising speed the psyker, once again, casts a flurry of lightning bolts at the beast, blasting it back into the ground, wounding it severely.
The cleric's turn. He leaps off the balcony, hammer/guitar/chainsaw in hand. His blow strikes true. Like a freight train, the immensely heavy cleric slams his absurd weapon straight into the chest of the daemon, activating the rotary chains within, carving gory chunks out of the beast like some unholy turkey.
The sorcerer's turn. He speaks the final words of the ritual completing his dark task, a black and pink portal begins to open screams echo from within. Then... It backfires. Thanks to certain modifiers on his casting roll (Having a sacrifice, knowing the daemon, weakening the veil...) he would have surely succeeded; however, thanks to the foolhardy acolytes, his ritual ultimately failed thanks to the inadvertent effect they had on the ritual (No sacrifice and being in the presence of the greatest enemy of the cult/daemon).
Instead of a daemon, the cultists (and acolytes) got blasted onto their collective asses by a massive explosion of raw warp energy. This blew apart the caster, knocked out the cultists, roasted the lesser daemon, and only mildly wounded the heroes of the day.
The party celebrated with a slashing of cultist throats and a brutal interrogation. Happy days in Dark Heresy.
[QUOTE=Tattimatonen;36431078]When the "High Priestess of Vaermina" tried to kill her, she "melted into the kid's back, forming a scar shaped like a spider"[/QUOTE]
This is, uh, what?
[QUOTE=Tattimatonen;36431078]Not really let me sum this up
There was this girl who was a super good hunter and then Hircine fell in love with her and decided to become a human to have a kid with her and so Hircine forfeited his daedric powers and "passionately, gently and wildly made love all night long" with the lady. But: The baby was born an ugly monster for some reason but apparently Mara decided to bless the child if the mother sacrificed herself and Hircine became a Daedric Prince again. So the mom killed herself and the baby turned into a wood elf baby and then Hircine locked tha baby and her mother's remains in a tomb. Later some fucking Vaermina worshippers broke in and decided to kill the kid 'cause they didn't fancy Hircine. When the "High Priestess of Vaermina" tried to kill her, she "melted into the kid's back, forming a scar shaped like a spider" (this is also why the character was called "Spider" (actually "Daddy Longlegs" but that sounds dumb in english)). Then guess the fucking what, goddamn Sheogorath showed up and took pity on the child (what the fuck) because she was destined to be "a herald of chaos" and took her to be raised by a master thief. Then for some reason her fucking deity is Boethiah.
She's also a rogue that uses a greatsword[/QUOTE]
And that's STILL not as crazy as anything Michael Kirkbride writes.
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