[QUOTE=draugur;46840139]So update time. Split the group into a good and evil campaign group in the same world, because the good characters were being too good and the evil guys literally collapsed an entire city's sewer system, burnt down a shipyard, an orphanage, two taverns and killed a puppy. Then they became pirates. So...
I have two of my players play in both campaigns, because I trust them not to meta that shit as the evil characters are now the antags.
Problems have arisen however as the most socially awkward kid in the group decided to play the fucking bard and is now the face of the group. He literally says NOTHING when I try to interact with him as an NPC or anything. The rest of the group is pissed because his inaction got them deported from an entire country and almost lynched by a group of Steppe Nomads. This got to the point where the party monk messaged me asking if he could swap one of his high stats to Charisma so he could have an IC reason to be the face of the party as he was really mad about that session. (The better members of the group try to actually reflect their stat values into their character's play style, it's great) Of course I said yes, because while hilarious, this can't really continue.
I don't know what to do, the guy's usually good with RP, though never in the position of a party leader. No clue how to help the guy either. The monk's brother joined the campaign, he's 13 and was more interactive than the other guy. This guy and another member of the group are some sort of fleshy planks of wood I'm pretty sure. Holy fuck. They don't fucking do anything, they don't interact with the party. I've done everything I can think of to draw them in, I give vivid descriptions of as much as I can, I give them interesting NPCs, plot hooks, landmarks, settings. The entire campaign is being improvised as we go as well, which makes it so much harder on me, I can't think of anything else I could do to help.
This is also a pretty long run group, they were playing DnD before I joined the group, so it's not like they're new to the game or uncomfortable with the rules or anything. Idk what it is.
I'm tempted to issue an ultimatum, basically step up and either play the character you rolled, or roll a character the way you're going to play. That or they are welcome to quit. But I hate being so totalitarian with people.[/QUOTE]
ask him if he's sure he really wants to be the face of the party
maybe he's not that kind of bard
Pissing off everyone else at the table is only ok if you're the GM.
[QUOTE=Rents;46841386]Pissing off everyone else at the table is only ok if you're the GM.[/QUOTE]
or you're the wizard
[QUOTE=Justnobody;46839196]Pixies in giant mechas, aka human sized mechas 'cause theyre only giant to them.[/QUOTE]
Kinda lame why would I roleplay what I already am? Like having a 'play as a nerd' RPG for the rest of you. Oh wait, that's wizards in D&D.
The session in question mentioned by Dwarfy above.
Smas and I recently started and prototyped a pen and paper RPG system based on an anime like the horrible disgusting weebs we are, the anime being Inou-Battle. The system is in fairly working if rough order, and we held a test session last night.
Anyone interested in reading a bunch of nerds roleplay as superpowered highschool kids (plus one loli) are free to do so here:
[url]http://pastebin.com/zqtnQFan[/url]
But I'll try and summarize the events real quick anyway.
[quote]Meet the cast:
Haru Aoi Susumu: He's the pinnacle of ordinary delinquent; average at school, life, love, and just about everything else. He doesn't have much hope for the future, so he lives life in the present, and often makes fun of those who worry too much. He's 15 years old, has brown spiky hair, red eyes, is 5'7", always wears a set of oversized headphones. He plays the electric bass. His Power is that of Doorways, the ability to open any door and have almost anything you want to be behind them.
Senpai-Chan: Calm, collected, and your senpai, Senpai-Chan, often referred to by underclassmen as Senpai-Senpai, is everything you could want in a senpai. He's 5'9'', always wears a suit, has stylish glasses and is a kindhearted individual, always looking out for the underclassmen's best interests. He plays the electric guitar. His Power is that of Transformation, the ability to transform himself and anything on his person into anything he desires.
Tuija Heikki: A foreign exchange student from Iceland, she is adventurous, willing to try anything once (but is rarely good at it). Her friends back home had a saying of her, 'Jack of all trades, competent at almost nothing'. She is however very generous, having being sent home multiple times back in Reykjavík from getting sick for lending her coat to friends during even the coldest of days. She has black hair, blue eyes, and is 6'1''. She plays the harp. Her Power is that of Hard Light, though it's more often than not hardly of any use at all.
Stella Sol: A young girl of only 9 years age, she hangs out with the Light Music Club for no particular reason. She's a small, bright, adorable and happy child. She enjoys looking at the stars. She can sing very well. Her Power is that of Stars, the ability to create heat, light and sparkles.
Before we begin, it should be noted that powers and power usage is supposed to be a secret and that the population at large does not know about it.
We start in the gang's clubroom of the Light Music Club, midway through Golden Week. They have a concert later that day. Haru is reading a Harmonica Weekly magazine, Stella is on the floor coloring, Senpai is looking wistfully out the window and Tuija is toying with her harp. They proceed to have a few conversations with each other and their friend, member and drummer of the LMC, Kichi Takahasi. Kichi is upset at the fact that everyone else has superpowers except her. After some more conversing, their band, the Superpowered Powergamers, decide to practice. They practice their most popular (and only) song, "I have the (Super)Power!"
After this, they have some more slice of lifey shenanigans, bipping and bopping each other on the head over this and that. Highlights include Kichi singing poorly, Tuija grabbing Kichi's ample bosom and startling her, causing her to fall over, only to be saved by Senpai, who transformed into a mattress to cushion the fall. Senpai also transformed into a goat, giving Stella a ride around the room, as Haru grabbed various things from places with his door power and Tuija generally stood around not understanding much and speaking in a ridiculous accent.
Senpai asks how long they'll be waiting until they have to play. Kichi checks the festival guide on her list, saying they've got a few hours, only to discover that the band playing before them is none other than their rival band, J-OFF (totally not a masturbation pun / joke about K-ON). This angers Kichi, and the gang then devise various ways to mess with their rivals. Kichi then gets a phone call, and discovers that J-OFF will actually be playing very soon.
Ushering everyone into the gymnasium through the use of Haru's door power, they find J-OFF on stage, playing their first song. Kichi creates a quick plan and everyone agrees to challenge them to a battle of the bands. Haru uses his door power to take himself, Senpai, Stella and Kichi onto the catwalks above the stage, while Tuija stays in the middle of the aisle of chairs, awaiting her cue. Stella gives some none-too-subtle sparkles as the signal, and Tuija creates a cool-looking, rainbow-glowing, hard light stage and drumset floating above the audience. The gang all get onto this stage, and they play their song.
J-OFF is none too happy, as the vocalist and bassist put down their microphone and instrument to challenge the Superpowered Powergamers to a battle of power use. The J-OFF vocalist and bassist get onto the hard light stage, where Senpai immediately punches the vocalist off by creating a jack-in-the-box fist. The vocalist lands on the drumset below. Tuija then crit-chains a roll to flashily shoot the bassist in the dick with a less-than-painful hard light gun that would shoot harmless bullets. The gun fires rainbows and the bassist is so bedazzled he falls off the stage and is knocked out. The vocalist then recovers himself and arcs electricity at all the party, only harming Tuija in the process. Following this, Haru opens a door, as eldritch tentacles reach out of it and beat the crap out of the vocalist. Finally, Stella goes, and she sparkles her wide eyes so much that the vocalist gives up, unwilling to harm a loli so small and adorable.
They then play their instruments in a grand sendoff, creating an on the spot new hit single, "How We Beat Off the J-OFFs!" Once they finish and the crowd goes nuts, they go to Haru's house (through his door power) and make waffles.
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[QUOTE=DiscoInferno;46841405]Kinda lame why would I roleplay what I already am? Like having a 'play as a nerd' RPG for the rest of you. Oh wait, that's wizards in D&D.[/QUOTE]
shots fired
The only right way to play RPGs is to play as an angry human who disregards all weaponry, tactics, and rational thought in favour of taunts and punching.
[QUOTE=snake eye;46841976]The only right way to play RPGs is to play as an angry human who disregards all weaponry, tactics, and rational thought in favour of taunts and punching.[/QUOTE]
So a [url=http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/hybrid-classes/brawler]Brawler[/url] with maxed Intimidate?
[QUOTE=Rats808;46842075]So a [url=http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/hybrid-classes/brawler]Brawler[/url] with maxed Intimidate?[/QUOTE]
Pathfinder isn't really my thing, but hell yeah brawling.
[QUOTE=draugur;46840139]Problems have arisen however as the most socially awkward kid in the group decided to play the fucking bard and is now the face of the group.[/QUOTE]
That's funny, one of the more awkward guys in my group decided to play the bard
I don't know if he's going to be the face of the group, though. Partially because we haven't had a session yet, and partially because his character is a misanthrope :v:
I made a face character to test out the SURGE rules for SR5, they take a -6 penalty on social skills if someone can see any of their body.
[QUOTE=Rents;46842214]I made a face character to test out the SURGE rules for SR5, they take a -6 penalty on social skills if someone can see any of their body.[/QUOTE]
cripples confirmed better social characters than furries
[QUOTE=Mr. Jelly;46842137]That's funny, one of the more awkward guys in my group decided to play the bard
I don't know if he's going to be the face of the group, though. Partially because we haven't had a session yet, and partially because his character is a misanthrope :v:[/QUOTE]
A proto-Death Metal bard? Make sure he picks all the spells with de- words.
The whole issue arose because the group agreed, AS A GROUP, that the character with the highest charisma should lead the party, because IC reasons and stats and stuff. This was established pre-campaign and such, so the guy already knew. Idk he should have asked and we would have collaborated better to avoid it if he didn't want to be the face. Next session is tomorrow, so I will address it again, not calling him out or anything though, and we'll sort it all out.
[QUOTE=draugur;46842807]The whole issue arose because the group agreed, AS A GROUP, that the character with the highest charisma should lead the party, because IC reasons and stats and stuff. This was established pre-campaign and such, so the guy already knew. Idk he should have asked and we would have collaborated better to avoid it if he didn't want to be the face. Next session is tomorrow, so I will address it again, not calling him out or anything though, and we'll sort it all out.[/QUOTE]
Bards (and many other classes) are almost completely dependent on charisma, though, no matter if they're the face of the party or not.
Anyone running a Shadowrun game? Or planning to? I'd like to join if that's alright.
[QUOTE=GlebGuy;46843393]Anyone running a Shadowrun game? Or planning to? I'd like to join if that's alright.[/QUOTE]
I kind of want to try Shadowrun at some point too. I played the video game, and thought the setting was pretty cool.
[QUOTE=Jrose14;46843736]I kind of want to try Shadowrun at some point too. I played the video game, and thought the setting was pretty cool.[/QUOTE]
Shadowrun Returns isn't nearly as rad as the real deal
it doesn't even have skull-guns 0/10
[QUOTE=elowin;46843798]Shadowrun Returns isn't nearly as rad as the real deal
it doesn't even have skull-guns 0/10[/QUOTE]
the hell is a skull-gun
and why do I have the desire to own one
[QUOTE=Jrose14;46843893]the hell is a skull-gun
and why do I have the desire to own one[/QUOTE]
its a gun in your skull
and you want one because they're awesome
[QUOTE=Jrose14;46843893]the hell is a skull-gun
and why do I have the desire to own one[/QUOTE]
[img]http://puu.sh/dZge5/b26222f6a9.jpg[/img]
So Gleb explained a bit of Shadowrun's setting to me.
Apparently a Dragon was once voted as the president and then somehow got assassinated.
And puberty has a chance to turn you into a metahuman. And I thought kids were trolls BEFORE they hit puberty.
[QUOTE=Jrose14;46844487]So Gleb explained a bit of Shadowrun's setting to me.
Apparently a Dragon was once voted as the president and then somehow got assassinated.
And puberty has a chance to turn you into a metahuman. And I thought kids were trolls BEFORE they hit puberty.[/QUOTE]
Nah, you're born metahuman, but magic usually kicks in around puberty, while latent metagenetics like SURGE and dracomorphisis (rrerr) is usually influenced by background mana, but does whatever it feels like.
[editline]3rd January 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=elowin;46843909]its a gun in your skull
and you want one because they're awesome[/QUOTE]
Don't think you can actually get firearms built into your skull in SR, but you can get a cutting laser in your eye, or a dart gun put in your mouth.
[editline]3rd January 2015[/editline]
Although if you're wondering, the biggest amount of dakka you can have attached to yourself in SR is a back mounted articulated turret, which can have an LMG, a mount on each shoulder and forearm which can have an SMG, you can replace your arms and legs with anything upto a shotgun or grenade launcher, plus whatever you're holding in your hands. And there's a couple of ways to get six arms.
[QUOTE=snake eye;46841976]The only right way to play RPGs is to play as an angry human who disregards all weaponry, tactics, and rational thought in favour of taunts and punching.[/QUOTE]
...I'd like to disregard that statement, but you just described my favorite past character, Brick :v:
[QUOTE=Dwarfy77;46844851]...I'd like to disregard that statement, but you just described my favorite past character, Brick :v:[/QUOTE]
also Brick got his shit wrecked by our new OP Dog master Godog
[QUOTE=elowin;46842992]Bards (and many other classes) are almost completely dependent on charisma, though, no matter if they're the face of the party or not.[/QUOTE]
Oh I know. They were well aware of that fact when I raised that picking a party leader based on charisma score would lead to the leader always being a bard 99% of the time. They said that was fine and that it made sense to them, so I said okay.
[QUOTE=draugur;46844935]Oh I know. They were well aware of that fact when I raised that picking a party leader based on charisma score would lead to the leader always being a bard 99% of the time. They said that was fine and that it made sense to them, so I said okay.[/QUOTE]
The leader and the face are not necessarily the same thing. The charisma player can be like, I don't know, The Mouth of Sauron to use an evil example.
Personally the party face should be the Sorcerer, the Paladin or martial the leader, and the bard the PC that's tragically slain by the BBEG to establish their evil-ness.
Nonsense, here is what you do:
Paladin for Leader.
Bird loving Druid for Support.
Bard as the Face.
Mr. T as B. A. Baracus.
[QUOTE=cdr248;46844914]also Brick got his shit wrecked by our new OP Dog master Godog[/QUOTE]
All hail Godog
Also a Shadowrun game sounds awesome
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