TG Chat Thread 2017

The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Traditional Games > TG Chat Thread 2017

throw to first DAMN IT: Apr 10, 2007; This whole thread has been raging at the people who don't want Saracen invasion to their homes

Perhaps you too should be more accepting of their cultures

Thank you, I have been searching for that for ages and by that I mean I googled 'fighter flowchart' couple times. The results were depressive.

Have this as reward.
https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2017/01/03/75a3a68d87fb112b.mp4

throw to first DAMN IT fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Mar 19, 2017

# ? Mar 19, 2017 00:33

Adbot: ADBOT LOVES YOU

# ? May 14, 2024 15:19

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

ProfessorCirno posted:

ARB is actually 100% correct though and this has long been a problem semi-plagueing L5R. "I want to run a samurai game" is close to meaningless because of how broad that is. Do you want high flying over the top swordplay action? Because that's going to be extremely different from a far more drama heavy Seven Samurai style game! Do you just want to be a cool duder with a katana in an otherwise standard fantasy setting? And what kind of samurai are we talking here anyways - are you anime as gently caress, wearing little armor and focusing entirely on your GLORIOUS FOLDED STEEL, or are you someone in armor, on horseback, with a bow and a spear?

L5R's been plagued by it's on indecision and the rules have long been a hot mess trying to figure it out. You have shugenja which are supposed to be pacifist holy men and women but in practice end up being D&D wizards, you got a system heavy on lethality and meaningless death in a game advertising being a rad warrior who dies gloriously, it constantly tries to beat you over the head over the idea that you are just another dumb shmuck in a setting that is filled to the goddamn brim with rad heroes who do the impossible, and etc, etc.

There should be a full game about being a samurai aesthete that appraises teaware masterpieces and decorating and hosting tea ceremonies.

# ? Mar 19, 2017 04:09

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

Basically read/watch Hyouge Mono you barbarians.

# ? Mar 19, 2017 04:11

Covok: May 27, 2013; Yet where is that woman now? Tell me, in what heave does she reside? None of them. Because no God bothered to listen or care. If that is what you think it means to be a God, then you and all your teachings are welcome to do as that poor women did. And vanish from these realms forever.

Reflections is perfect for Samurai. It's a narrative game that tries to tell a specfic kind of Samurai story: the two friends who grow to hate and kill each other.

# ? Mar 19, 2017 04:15

gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

Plutonis posted:

There should be a full game about being a samurai aesthete that appraises teaware masterpieces and decorating and hosting tea ceremonies.

So it would be a literal Magical Tea Party? :rimshot:

# ? Mar 19, 2017 04:36

The Lemondrop Dandy: Jun 7, 2007; If my memory serves me correctly...; Wedge Regret

Covok posted:

Reflections is perfect for Samurai. It's a narrative game that tries to tell a specfic kind of Samurai story: the two friends who grow to hate and kill each other.

Oh dang; I listened to an actual play of that on One Shot and it seemed perfect for that sort of thing.

# ? Mar 19, 2017 06:29

Volfogg: Dec 19, 2010; Some say she was raised by sentient birds, and that test subjects replicating her equipment were horribly broken.

All we know is she's called
The Hunter

From a little bit back...

Waffleman_ posted:

Speaking of deck building games based on nerd stuff, did that Space Dandy game that got Kickstarted a couple years ago ever come out?

It did. No idea if it's actually good though.

# ? Mar 19, 2017 14:22

Doodmons: Jan 17, 2009

Does anyone have a link to Liesmith's old paladin threads? My google fu is failing me.

# ? Mar 20, 2017 02:59

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

Doodmons posted:

Does anyone have a link to Liesmith's old paladin threads? My google fu is failing me.

I didn't knew he was a F2P Hero Shooter fan

# ? Mar 20, 2017 03:05

Kestral: Nov 24, 2000; Forum Veteran

Doodmons posted:

Does anyone have a link to Liesmith's old paladin threads? My google fu is failing me.

Here's one. I don't have the other one handy, so if you find it I'd love to see it again.

# ? Mar 20, 2017 18:38

ZearothK: Aug 25, 2008; I've lost twice, I've failed twice and I've gotten two dishonorable mentions within 7 weeks. But I keep coming back. I am The Trooper!

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2021

So, I see Blades in the Dark has been finally released. How did it turn out?

# ? Mar 21, 2017 02:09

That Old Tree: Jun 24, 2012; nah

ZearothK posted:

So, I see Blades in the Dark has been finally released. How did it turn out?

It's very good. During the first few pre-release versions, I felt like it was suffering feature creep and kind of lost interest. The final version turned out great. It's got very cool, solid rules specifically for playing heists, which is the bulk of what the game wants you to do with it. The opening scene and flashback mechanics are interesting things that people might want to check out even if you're not interested in heist games.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 04:34

LaSquida: Nov 1, 2012; Just keep on walkin'.

That Old Tree posted:

It's very good. During the first few pre-release versions, I felt like it was suffering feature creep and kind of lost interest. The final version turned out great. It's got very cool, solid rules specifically for playing heists, which is the bulk of what the game wants you to do with it. The opening scene and flashback mechanics are interesting things that people might want to check out even if you're not interested in heist games.

Have the hard copies been sent out yet?

# ? Mar 21, 2017 04:40

That Old Tree: Jun 24, 2012; nah

LeSquide posted:

Have the hard copies been sent out yet?

I believe they're supposed to be shipping sometime in the next month or two.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 04:55

davmillar: May 22, 2012; GO BIG OR GO HOME; Gravy Boat 2k

Speaking of awkward segues...

My app, Dave's Mapper, now runs on https and has like a 400x speed and bandwidth improvement. If you need some randomly generated dungeon or cavern or city or spaceship maps or just feel like loving around with a web app for a few minutes, please check it out. And then whine to me and tell me what you hate about it so I can improve it. Or something.

Also, I still haven't managed to play an RPG yet, but I did see the movie Mazes and Monsters. Does that count for anything?

# ? Mar 21, 2017 06:00

That Old Tree: Jun 24, 2012; nah

davmillar posted:

Also, I still haven't managed to play an RPG yet, but I did see the movie Mazes and Monsters. Does that count for anything?

Well, you've now seen one of the best RPG movies ever.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 06:46

Kai Tave: Jul 2, 2012; Fallen Rib

davmillar posted:

Also, I still haven't managed to play an RPG yet, but I did see the movie Mazes and Monsters. Does that count for anything?

Now watch Stranger Things and you'll have seen everything most people know about RPGs in 2017.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 08:28

drrockso20: May 6, 2013; Has Not Actually Done Cocaine

Kai Tave posted:

Now watch Stranger Things and you'll have seen everything most people know about RPGs in 2017.

Don't forget the D&D episode of Dexter's Laboratory

# ? Mar 21, 2017 09:52

Cease to Hope: Dec 12, 2011

drrockso20 posted:

Don't forget the D&D episode of Dexter's Laboratory

that episode is twenty years old

# ? Mar 21, 2017 09:54

drrockso20: May 6, 2013; Has Not Actually Done Cocaine

Cease to Hope posted:

that episode is twenty years old

Maybe but it's still how a fairly good sized amount of people were introduced to RPG's as a concept back then(how I found out about it for example), and it more or less continued being aired for about 10 of those years as well

# ? Mar 21, 2017 10:11

Nuns with Guns: Jul 23, 2010; It's fine.
Don't worry about it.

The Regular Show and Community had D&D episodes more recently

# ? Mar 21, 2017 12:05

ImpactVector: Feb 24, 2007; HAHAHAHA FOOLS!!
I AM SO SMART!

Uh oh. What did he do now?; Nap Ghost

That Old Tree posted:

Well, you've now seen one of the best RPG movies ever.

I get the B-movie appeal, but I couldn't really bring myself to enjoy a movie that was born out of the anti-gaming hysteria of the 80s.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 13:09

Countblanc: Apr 20, 2005; _{Help a hero out!}

Just imagine your favorite fictional character saying "my character kills/fucks [random npc]" while all their friends laugh or look weirded out and you've properly emulated how RPGs are portrayed in the vast majority of media.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 13:20

Alien Rope Burn: Dec 5, 2004; _{I wanna be a saikyo HERO!}

Well, most RPGs are just an elaborate version of kill-gently caress-marry.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 13:26

Rockopolis: Dec 21, 2012; I MAKE FUN OF QUEER STORYGAMES BECAUSE I HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH MY LIFE THAN MAKE OTHER PEOPLE CRY

I can't understand these kinds of games, and not getting it bugs me almost as much as me being weird

I just found out that there's a D&D version of Dogs Playing Poker and I kind of want one.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 13:30

Yawgmoth: Sep 10, 2003; This post is cursed!

Rockopolis posted:

I just found out that there's a D&D version of Dogs Playing Poker and I kind of want one.

You can't say this and not post the image.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 13:54

Jimbozig: Sep 30, 2003; I like sharing and ice cream and animals.

Alien Rope Burn posted:

Well, most RPGs are just an elaborate version of kill-gently caress-marry.

Kill-gently caress-marry: a beholder, a mind flayer, or a red dragon. Discuss.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 14:03

Kwyndig: Sep 23, 2006; Heeeeeey

Jimbozig posted:

Kill-gently caress-marry: a beholder, a mind flayer, or a red dragon. Discuss.

Semi-serious answer, kill the mind flayer because they eat human brains, gently caress the beholder because I'm curious how that would even work, and marry the red dragon because fire-breathing spouse with shapeshifting, spell-casting ability, and mad treasure.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 14:08

Yawgmoth: Sep 10, 2003; This post is cursed!

Kwyndig posted:

Semi-serious answer, kill the mind flayer because they eat human brains, gently caress the beholder because I'm curious how that would even work, and marry the red dragon because fire-breathing spouse with shapeshifting, spell-casting ability, and mad treasure.

Agreed, but you gently caress the beholder because their eyes have beauty in them.

# ? Mar 21, 2017 14:34

Rockopolis: Dec 21, 2012; I MAKE FUN OF QUEER STORYGAMES BECAUSE I HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH MY LIFE THAN MAKE OTHER PEOPLE CRY

I can't understand these kinds of games, and not getting it bugs me almost as much as me being weird

Yawgmoth posted:

You can't say this and not post the image.

There's multiple versions - this one is listed on Amazon

# ? Mar 21, 2017 14:48

Thomamelas: Mar 11, 2009