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Alien Rope Burn posted:I wonder - does any of the money from this go back to Chaosium? They're given a thanks in the credits, but they were having a rocky financial time, and now I'm curious if this is licensed through them and they get a cut, or what. Most Cthulhu monsters are out of copyright, and the Pathfinder system is open, so unless Petersen is feeling charitable... I doubt it.
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Petersen's actually back with Chaosium and has been for a while, so there may be some sort of deal going down.
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gradenko_2000 posted:Thank you both! The alt thing and just counting out the squares by hand worked. If you are using a generator like Donjon then thefakenews' method is probably preferable because you'd actually have to do the number of squares calculation by hand. If you are using something like Dave's mapper that randomizes geomorphs than you can count on each geomorph being 120*120 ft (hopefully, I've seen some screwed up ones) and multiply by your height and width in tiles.
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 00:54 |
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I forget--if I wanted to talk about a possible *World Hack, would that be this thread, the DW thread or the Apocalypse World thread? Because I've been obsessed with the game Sunless Sea lately, and the idea of Sunless World just jumped in my head after seeing someone else talk about hypothetical tabletop design (based more on 7th Sea I think? But still). And now it seems so obvious ("When you dissect a zee-beast roll +Pages", etc.) that I bet someone's already done it.
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That's a great idea. post in both threads.
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 09:03 |
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so what are some random campaign ideas that have popped into your head lately, for me I've got one brewing after finding this video series today; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw_HKzo9Ync https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV0I-iA5lJU and then remembering this old set of very well done ads; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Mf2mp6fms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9zvIJyF4M8 so now I'm tinkering with a very heavily horror tinged Modern Fantasy setting, main thing is figuring out a system to use(Call of Cthulhu, and anything FATE related are automatically disqualified for consideration), and to find the right tone for it(kinda want it to be fairly heroic in terms of the characters' abilities to fight back and effect things, but also reflecting the quite grim and horrific set of events going on) so anyone got anything interesting they want to share as well?
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 10:10 |
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What's the thread I should use to get fresh eyes on a superhero campaign setting I'm working on for a game, get some help worldbuilding and advice on how to transition it from the action horror setting it's first presented as to the supers setting it's supposed to become? Trying to figure out where best to put my
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KirbyJ posted:What's the thread I should use to get fresh eyes on a superhero campaign setting I'm working on for a game, get some help worldbuilding and advice on how to transition it from the action horror setting it's first presented as to the supers setting it's supposed to become? There's a Game Writing Workshop thread where you might get a bite or two.
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I worded that badly, what I'm working on is for home use, not commercial. Thanks though.
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drrockso20 posted:so what are some random campaign ideas that have popped into your head lately, for me I've got one brewing after finding this video series today; I'll always recommend Silent Legions or Unknown Armies for modern horror. Chronicles of Darkness and Night's Black Agents are also good for modern horror, and they fit the bill of "fairly heroic" a lot more than SL and UA. NBA famously has the "prep" stat, which represents how well prepared you are, and you can make rolls to have already planned for what just happened, and to have brought along the exact thing you need for this situation. If you buy enough Driving, you get a special ability called GTA which lets you make a spend to just have a car, right now, no questions asked. NBA has mechanics for stress and insanity, and there are more detailed versions of the same in Trails of Cthulhu (the Call of Cthulhu game using the same system as NBA). The Esoterrorists is also another GUMSHOE modern horror game with an extremely cool premise: Monsters and magic aren't real, but could be. A group called the Esoterrorists stage fake monster attacks and magical incidents, trying to cause enough mass hysteria and make enough people believe that monsters could exist that the universe will shift and monsters will exist. The PCs are part of a conspiracy called the Ordo Veritatis who want to stop this from happening. Their number one most important job, probably more important than actually catching the bad guys, is making sure nobody finds out that anything bad went down - otherwise the Esoterrorists win. It's all about coverups and misinformation. The Ordo are notable amongst occult conspiracies in RPGs for actually not being dodgy at all, and for being really helpful - they're not riddled with traitors, they have no hidden agenda, they have hospitals and psych wards where injured or insane PCs can recuperate, there's a generous retirement package and PCs are well-compensated and most importantly, they actually maintain a crack assault team of ex-special forces guys so if the player party do a load of investigation and find out that it's something they can't handle, you can legit just call in the cavalry and evacuate, job well done.
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http://humanresources.paradoxplaza.com/
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Carrasco posted:I forget--if I wanted to talk about a possible *World Hack, would that be this thread, the DW thread or the Apocalypse World thread? There is also a general PBTA thread.
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unseenlibrarian posted:Petersen's actually back with Chaosium and has been for a while, so there may be some sort of deal going down. They brought him back in to clean house after that fiasco with CoC 7th Edition, didn't they? One of my good friends Kickstarted it and he keeps me aware of all the boondoggles, but apparently they blew all of their cash on Horror on the Orient Express and had nothing left to produce 7th Edition with. They have the rulebook in .pdf format, but that's about it.
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LuiCypher posted:They brought him back in to clean house after that fiasco with CoC 7th Edition, didn't they? Yeah, Chaosium had four shareholders. Stafford and Petersen were able to oust Krank (the guy who was running those Kickstarters) with their shares once they became the principal shareholders with the passing of Willis. They took over the kickstarter situation with the intention of trying to do right by backers as much as they could, but the money situation was at dire straits at the time. Dunno now much things like 7th Edition's PDF release (and preorders), The Gods War, and the recent Runequest kickstarter have helped, but they at least seem to be able to keep on moving forward. Chaosium basically merged with Moon Design Productions, who became the new management team.
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Re: XCOM Somebody was looking for an XCOM RPG so I uploaded one fan made XCOM pdf I found floating around /tg/ http://docdro.id/jOf58zN Above is X-Com: Tactical by Paul Pounds and Evan Leybourn 6/2/04. I know there is another well done comprehensive fan made XCOM /tg/ out there. A Savage Worlds conversion? I can't find it now however.
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drrockso20 posted:Good stuff on Modern Horror I'm going to provisionally recommend the Netflix show Residue. Not because of the plot or the characters (really not that good). Purely because of the cinematography and mood (legitimately disturbing and off the charts in terms of quality). First episode has a visually creepy possibly sex club where everyone wears masks. Second episode is full of ominous empty spaces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oFUjKxK3CI -------- Smugglers ship large antiquities murals by first cutting them into pieces. Some of the murals depict seals and beings associated with protection. Clearly nothing could go wrong. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35755273 quote:Museum of Lost Objects: The Genie of Nimrud ------- Doodmons posted:Everything I agree with everything here.
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 21:29 |
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Assyrian demons haunting american troops/artifact looters and ISIS is actually a fairly cool concept and I dunno why no one ran with it
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TheLovablePlutonis posted:Assyrian demons haunting american troops/artifact looters and ISIS is actually a fairly cool concept and I dunno why no one ran with it Funny you should mention! Adam Scott Glancy ran a game... quote:A group of useful idiots from the West have journeyed to war-torn Iraq in search of power and fame as soldiers of ISIS. Barely speaking the local language, they are used as pawns and propaganda tools. Their latest mission seems like a cakewalk search an old mans mansion for possible hidden antiquities and artifacts. The man is unarmed, assisted by a few servants, one of whom is an informant for ISIS. Ancient artifacts can be sold on the black market or smashed on video for propaganda, both valuable to the terrorist organization. Little do they realize that some artifacts are not meant to be sold or broken. http://actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/2015/08/systems/call-of-cthulhu/call-of-cthulhu-iconoclasts/ Players were given ISIS follower premades Edit: vvvv It's a really good episode ( though all of RPPR episodes are right guys ) And our discussions about Assyrian demons really doesn't spoil anything. Download! Download now! Helical Nightmares fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Mar 11, 2016 |
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Hahahha I'd play a game where I can be a british ISIS dweeb in a heartbeat
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drrockso20 posted:so anyone got anything interesting they want to share as well? More advice clockworkjoe posted:If you want Cthulhu stuff, you should dig through the Fairfield Project, the Delta Green Mailing List wiki http://fairfieldproject.wikidot.com/ The Shotgun Scenarios are full of fantastic gems.
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 22:12 |
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Delta Green but with the protagonists from Four Lions
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Don't engage with Plutonis.
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Helical Nightmares posted:Re: XCOM this was me, tyvm
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TheLovablePlutonis posted:Delta Green but with the protagonists from Four Lions Pretty much. Also this should have been the tag line for the podcast and the Four Lions protags should be statted for DG premades in general. Everblight posted:this was me, tyvm Awesome! You rock!
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inklesspen posted:Don't engage with Plutonis.
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inklesspen posted:Don't engage with Plutonis. Alien Rope Burn posted:Yeah, Chaosium had four shareholders. Stafford and Petersen were able to oust Krank (the guy who was running those Kickstarters) with their shares once they became the principal shareholders with the passing of Willis. They took over the kickstarter situation with the intention of trying to do right by backers as much as they could, but the money situation was at dire straits at the time. Dunno now much things like 7th Edition's PDF release (and preorders), The Gods War, and the recent Runequest kickstarter have helped, but they at least seem to be able to keep on moving forward. Chaosium basically merged with Moon Design Productions, who became the new management team. I'm glad to see something trying to come out of it. I hear they are shipping soon, so I will be more than happy to (hopefully) purchase a 7th Edition rulebook from them at GenCon this year!
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I think people here should just chill and act like adults IMO. I'm an adult, the big guy on the room, I'm wearing my slippers and my nightrobe and smoking from a pipe while I read Plato's Republic, and I don't approve of this kind of bullhockey so the kids should stop with it and get in line or else there's a beltin'.
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TheLovablePlutonis posted:I think people here should just chill and act like adults IMO. I'm an adult, the big guy on the room, I'm wearing my slippers and my nightrobe and smoking from a pipe while I read Plato's Republic, and I don't approve of this kind of bullhockey so the kids should stop with it and get in line or else there's a beltin'. So are you saying you're Currently Smoking: something?
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It's a bubble pipe.
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TheLovablePlutonis posted:It's a bubble pipe. Good choice.
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drrockso20 posted:Which is a huge mistake on WOTC side of things(I've never understood how the Realms have any popularity at all, it's completely bland, and so bloated with ultra powerful NPCS that it just seems like a pain in the rear end to have any meaningful adventures, especially if you're starting from a low level) There are far more things in the Realms than whoever your "ultra powerful NPCs" are can handle, and there are even more things they're not interested in at all. Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun gave his life to build one city and save another, that's how hard many things in Faerun are. Adventurers are very needed, very necessary, and have uncountable ways to make their mark on the Realms. Greyhawk is too loosely detailed to have any distinguishing characteristics (except for the heavy emphasis on law versus chaos, I suppose.) Mystara I have no idea about. Three things that distinguish the Realms (no matter what part of Faerun you're in): 1) an emphasis on the individual lives and stories of each and every character, and creating enjoyable play through paying attention to that innkeeper or that soldier; 2) the active and interested participation of deities through their own actions and those of their churches (NOT the avatars seen during the Time of Troubles, but through dreams, miracles, et cetera); 3) and the interlocking and conflicting secrets and societies that strive against each other across the Realms, affecting many parts of life (trade, leadership, magic, et cetera.) I talked about number 1 in a bit more detail here if you want to see. paradoxGentleman posted:Is Forgotten Realms the one with dozens of gods? Yes. It's important to note that only a subset of them are involved in any one campaign likely; many deities are regional (including the entire Mulhorandi pantheon), and different deities are emphasized depending upon what the campaign's about. It's easy to pare down a list of deities most players would be interested in for a given campaign, and the others are easily explained if someone's interested. fool_of_sound posted:Forgotten Realms has interesting areas. Unfortunately, virtually all DnD media takes place in or near the Sword Coast, which has absolutely no memorable features. Nah, there's plenty of interesting stuff on the Sword Coast. For one thing, the vast majority of it (from the Spine of the World to Amn) is broadly comparable to 4e's default points of light setting, with city-states protecting smaller towns and huge wildernesses filled with dangers between them. Much of Faerun is like that, really. If the movie is beginning in the Yawning Portal, that's a pretty cool place. A giant tavern built over the entrance to a huge dungeon, full of either brash young adventurers looking to prove themselves or the wizened placing bets on who will make it back out. Waterdeep and Undermountain have more than enough big hooks to hang a movie on, let alone a campaign. The Dragonshield, the Walking Statues, scaladar, Skullport, the Skulls themselves - it would work pretty well.
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Eberron would have been cool
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Zephirum posted:Eberron is always cool ftfy
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# ? Mar 12, 2016 22:42 |
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I found this thing that generates names-for-levels for any given word you can throw at it: http://jimkang.com/namedlevels/ You can go standard: Branch out in subtypes: Try sci-fi Or esoteric:
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Goons TABLE I. Level Title 10-Sided Dice for Accumulated Hit Points Experience Level Experience Points 1 1 Bodyguard 1 2,000 2 2 Clumsy Person 2,001 4,750 3 3 Cask Wine 4,751 11,500 4 4 Loonie 11,501 27,500 5 5 Thug 27,501 38,000 6 6 Box Wine 38,001 53,000 7 7 Bikers 53,001 75,000 8 8 Bikers (8th level) 75,001 127,000 9 9 Goon 127,001 216,000 10 9+3 Superior Goon 216,001 305,000 11 9+6 Superior Goon of Snakes 305,001 394,000 12 9+9 Superior Goon of Crows 394,001 483,000 13 9+12 Superior Goon of Ravens 483,001 572,000 14 9+15 Superior Goon of Ravens (14th level) 572,001 661,000 15 9+18 Arch Goon of Ravens 661,001 750,000 16 9+21 Renowned Goon of Ravens 750,001 839,000 17 9+24 Renowned Goon of Ravens (17th level) 839,001 928,000 18 9+27 Renowned Goon of Ravens (18th level) 928,001 1,017,000 Goons gain 3 h.p. per level after the 9th.
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Can't wait to reach Box Wine so I can specialize in two handed printers.
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gonna go down to tacobell and order a Jedi Supreme.
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grand dad
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Countblanc posted:
GRAND DAD?!
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Goths TABLE I. Level Title 3-Sided Dice for Accumulated Hit Points Experience Level Experience Points 1 2 Barbarian 1 1,750 2 3 Footjob 1,751 3,250 3 4 Wimp 3,251 6,250 4 5 Disagreeable Person 6,251 12,000 5 6 Unpleasant Person 12,001 24,000 6 7 Shoegaze 24,001 48,000 7 8 Pornstar 48,001 96,000 8 9 Pornstar (8th level) 96,001 220,000 9 10 Goth 220,001 507,000 10 10+1 Arch Goth 507,001 794,000 11 10+2 Immortal Goth 794,001 1,081,000 12 10+3 The Great Goth 1,081,001 1,368,000 13 10+4 The Great Goth (13th level) 1,368,001 1,655,000 14 10+5 The Great Goth (14th level) 1,655,001 1,942,000 15 10+6 The Great Goth (15th level) 1,942,001 2,229,000 16 10+7 The Great Goth (16th level) 2,229,001 2,516,000 Goths gain 1 h.p. per level after the 9th.
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