[QUOTE=Rents;44325027]Shadowrun game set in Poland, and I'm the only person who can speak Polish worth a damn, and I have 1 rank in social skills and 2 charisma.
Off to a good start![/QUOTE]
Something similar happened to me. We had to go to Cuba for a run, and the face didn't speak Spanish. I only had 2 ranks in Spanish (Which I only had because we knew we were going to Cuba later) and I had to do all the talking. I'm the Street Sam/Physical Infiltrator with no social skills and 2 Charisma. Luckily my character has 7 Edge, and I Edged the shit out of all the talking rolls.
So we finally pulled all our shit together, did favors for everyone and their mother, and got ourselves set up with a judge in the Imperial courts willing to not only hear our case, but one who knows very well the background of the case we're bringing and is more than likely to swing our way.
He died before he could reach a verdict.
[QUOTE=Mellowbloom;44333886]So we finally pulled all our shit together, did favors for everyone and their mother, and got ourselves set up with a judge in the Imperial courts willing to not only hear our case, but one who knows very well the background of the case we're bringing and is more than likely to swing our way.
He died before he could reach a verdict.[/QUOTE]
What game is this, Only Law? Dark Bureaucracy? Tax Watch?
[QUOTE=ElTacoLad;44333828]Something similar happened to me. We had to go to Cuba for a run, and the face didn't speak Spanish. I only had 2 ranks in Spanish (Which I only had because we knew we were going to Cuba later) and I had to do all the talking. I'm the Street Sam/Physical Infiltrator with no social skills and 2 Charisma. Luckily my character has 7 Edge, and I Edged the shit out of all the talking rolls.[/QUOTE]
In a game of spycraft I was playing a character with the social skills of the dude from Drive, but we were in the United Arab Emirates and I was the only guy that spoke Arabic.
[QUOTE=RearAdmiral;44334470]In a game of spycraft I was playing a character with the social skills of the dude from Drive, but we were in the United Arab Emirates and I was the only guy that spoke Arabic.[/QUOTE]
Well, my character stayed out of that part of the world on principal.
I think of all the combat systems I've used, Spycrafts was the most fluid, its a really good action game.
Despite being a game about spies...
[QUOTE=Funktastic Dog;44336367]I think of all the combat systems I've used, Spycrafts was the most fluid, its a really good action game.
Despite being a game about spies...[/QUOTE]
judging by James Bond, spies are much better at getting into over the top action scenes than they are at actually spying
The entire point of Spycraft is James Bond-style spying.
And yet I actually studied real espionage for both Spycraft and that Fallout game.
This is why I don't GM, I would feel the need to study all the cultural and language formations, geography, chemistry, sociology, history, physics, and any other little nuances of the world to make it seem bulletproof to scrutiny...
or just, y'know, wing it
like everybody else is doing
if your players are the type who flips their shit when you don't get some detail *just* right, find new players
I still remember well the criticism I got for an old cabin not having windows
Medieval setting and a log cabin doesn't have glass windows or french doors or whatever surprise surprise!
[QUOTE=Funktastic Dog;44334364]What game is this, Only Law? Dark Bureaucracy? Tax Watch?[/QUOTE]
L5R.
Rokugani law, man.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/u6NWVQV.jpg[/IMG]
Still new to Pen and paper games but having a lot of fun!
You should probably thumb that picture, but it's good you're having fun!
[editline]24th March 2014[/editline]
So I rolled a new character for my current DnD game. I was heavily inspired by the Ace Attorney games since I've been playing them frequently lately, so I decided to make a character who was a Lawyer, or as close as you could get to a lawyer in the DnD world. Her name is Connie Vixion (in true Ace Attorney pun fashion) She carries a whip where ever she goes and she's about as competent as you'd expect, though surprisingly the last session she got some GREAT diplomacy rolls and prevented a riot from happening in a town.
My favorite part about her though isn't her herself. It's her desk!
And by desk I mean hired dwarf who carries around a table on his head:
[IMG]http://i.gyazo.com/e31ffc2619ff9d5c6d38c16f51f25f96.png[/IMG]
My GM made this awesome mini for him!
basically through a giant communication error (he thought he was gonna help AT the desk, not AS the desk), he's been my hired table for awhile. His name is frequently forgotten and he is constantly whipped when I am unsatisfied. My one friend controls him and it makes for some hilarious times.
Dwarven Scibe?
[QUOTE=MakoSkyDub;44337956]Dwarven Scibe?[/QUOTE]
He meant to write Scribe I think. He makes pictures like that for the minis he makes to post on his facebook so I guess he overlooked it.
[QUOTE=FaythNihlus;44337560][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/u6NWVQV.jpg[/IMG]
Still new to Pen and paper games but having a lot of fun![/QUOTE]
Considerably better than what my party ran into on Saturday:
[t]http://i.imgur.com/uVb3GNc.jpg[/t]
Pictured: Instant mummies, just rub a magical ruby of instant death, and watch the swarm attack the party! [sp]Not only were they harder than the demon we ran into on the next floor, but the disease they transmitted nearly turned two of our party members into sand, and that was from a 12-second long fight.[/sp]
We fixed the problem by turning one of our party members into an undead and discarding said ruby in a random dump near our boss' fortress.
[QUOTE=M.Ciaster;44336800]or just, y'know, wing it
like everybody else is doing
if your players are the type who flips their shit when you don't get some detail *just* right, find new players[/QUOTE]
But it must be perfect! I must be perfect! I must rule the world!
[QUOTE=M.Ciaster;44336800]or just, y'know, wing it
like everybody else is doing
if your players are the type who flips their shit when you don't get some detail *just* right, find new players[/QUOTE]
I don't know, I've faced Disco's scrutiny before (not flipping shit, but just pointing out things) and sometimes other players doing that, if you just ignore it or say something along the lines of "Who fucking cares", you're a bad GM, you have to learn from it.
For example, never show my Mekton party the BBEG, because no matter the circumstance, they will take the chance to try and murder it.
If you have that much need for control over your party, you're going to have a hard time playing a game with people who aren't like minded.
Which is almost no one on facepunch.
[QUOTE=Dwarfy77;44340103]I don't know, I've faced Disco's scrutiny before (not flipping shit, but just pointing out things) and sometimes other players doing that, if you just ignore it or say something along the lines of "Who fucking cares", you're a bad GM, you have to learn from it.
For example, never show my Mekton party the BBEG, because no matter the circumstance, they will take the chance to try and murder it.[/QUOTE]
I only scrutinise because I care [sp]about destroying your everlasting soul[/sp]
[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;44340276]I only scrutinise because I care [sp]about destroying your everlasting soul[/sp][/QUOTE]
But if it is truly everlasting, how can you destroy it?
[QUOTE=elowin;44340422]But if it is truly everlasting, how can you destroy it?[/QUOTE]
I did not mean destroy it's form, I never said anything of the sort. I am also not clarifying that I intend to destroy it's worth and power. Not at all. I am an angel of peace and love.
[QUOTE=Dwarfy77;44340103]For example, never show my Mekton party the BBEG, because no matter the circumstance, they will take the chance to try and murder it.[/QUOTE]
You only have yourself to blame for that one; if you really didn't want us to kill it, you shoulda just made him crazy OP. Instead, you gave one of our crewmates cocaine and a magical motorbike mecha, gave me a hyper laser gun of death and destruction (which I didn't even bother to use, mind you), and then we beat the crap out of him without much hassle.
Ah well, I can't complain though, we were able to skip about 2-3 months of your planning in about two sessions.
[QUOTE=Smas;44340466]You only have yourself to blame for that one; if you really didn't want us to kill it, you shoulda just made him crazy OP.[/QUOTE]
You're forgetting the Lord British Postulate - "if you give it stats, players will find a way to kill it".
[QUOTE=Dwarfy77;44340103]I don't know, I've faced Disco's scrutiny before (not flipping shit, but just pointing out things) and sometimes other players doing that, if you just ignore it or say something along the lines of "Who fucking cares", you're a bad GM, you have to learn from it.
For example, never show my Mekton party the BBEG, because no matter the circumstance, they will take the chance to try and murder it.[/QUOTE]
guess you've got a point there.
also, who the fuck *wouldn't* try and murder the bbeg when meeting them early? that's like adventurer 101
[QUOTE=Dwarfy77;44340103]I don't know, I've faced Disco's scrutiny before (not flipping shit, but just pointing out things) and sometimes other players doing that, if you just ignore it or say something along the lines of "Who fucking cares", you're a bad GM, you have to learn from it.[/QUOTE]
There are cases though where it's [i]intended[/i] to be different from the source material.
EG I'm pretty sure in my Exalted game Icehome would have nowhere near as many gods with shrines if I was going 100% by the book, but I needed there to be a few more gods in the area for me to kill off so I decided 'fuck it, there are definitely other gods, they just don't receive nearly as much worship as the Ennead.'
[editline]24th March 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=M.Ciaster;44340777]guess you've got a point there.
also, who the fuck *wouldn't* try and murder the bbeg when meeting them early? that's like adventurer 101[/QUOTE]
I managed to keep my players from trying to kill him when they first met him by having him pretend to be a normal human who wanted to help them.
Then a few sessions later he went full exalt and used his splat-exclusive mechanic to be a show-off, and [i]then[/i] they killed him. In one hit. Because he was never intended to be a full on fight.
Making shit up is the entire premise of RPGs.
[QUOTE=Dwarfy77;44340103]I don't know, I've faced Disco's scrutiny before (not flipping shit, but just pointing out things) and sometimes other players doing that, if you just ignore it or say something along the lines of "Who fucking cares", you're a bad GM, you have to learn from it.
For example, never show my Mekton party the BBEG, because no matter the circumstance, they will take the chance to try and murder it.[/QUOTE]
I never say who fucking cares, but when people try to catch me on a rule and is really insistent about it I change the rule so that they can never use it ever again.
Because I'm fucking god, don't question me.
[QUOTE=Rats808;44340904]Then a few sessions later he went full exalt and used his splat-exclusive mechanic to be a show-off, and [i]then[/i] they killed him. In one hit. Because he was never intended to be a full on fight.[/QUOTE]
he didnt even have a perfect defense?
what a terrible exalt 0/10 almost as bad as my own
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