Tabletop Roleplaying Games (D&D, Pathfinder, CoC, ETC.)

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So with my party, Albert managed to defeat some genetically mutation that had nearly 1000 HP beast with nothing but smarts. I managed to smack its own tentacles onto its own body, causing molecular destruction, half blinded one of its heads, shoved water into the same head to prevent it from breathing fire, and then shoved a companion's severed arm down its throat to prevent it from breathing fire. My robot bard companion managed to lose almost all of its limbs, while the monk lost one of its arms. The small lizard and I made it out quite well though. Said lizard also managed to blow off one of its heads with nothing but a revolver. The captain of the ship finally put the damn thing down with his firearm. We'll need to get limbs for the robot bard, while the monk will regrow the lost arm.
 
So, I've been replaying Saints Row 2 on my old PS3, and now part of me wants to run a World of Darkness game set in Stilwater, the Rust Belt city from the first two games in that franchise.

Not sure if I should follow up on this idea or not, and if so, whether I should go with Classic WoD or New WoD.
 
Syaoran Li said:
So, I've been replaying Saints Row 2 on my old PS3, and now part of me wants to run a World of Darkness game set in Stilwater, the Rust Belt city from the first two games in that franchise.

Not sure if I should follow up on this idea or not, and if so, whether I should go with Classic WoD or New WoD.
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Did that idea. Used the gangs from the SR1 and moved them to LA given I used Bloodlines for my first ever run as an ST. It worked pretty well given my ineptitude at the time.

I'd actually be willing to play that setting honestly.
 
Adamska said:
Did that idea. Used the gangs from the SR1 and moved them to LA given I used Bloodlines for my first ever run as an ST. It worked pretty well given my ineptitude at the time.

I'd actually be willing to play that setting honestly.
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If I were to do a VTM/Saints Row crossover, I'd use Stilwater as the location, but include NPC's from the original Chicago By Night since Stilwater is supposed to be an amalgamation of Chicago and Detroit.

Hell, the SR1 gangs are all loosely inspired by Chicago gangs (Vice Kings are Vice Lords, Los Carnales are Latin Kings, and Westside Rollerz are Gaylords or Simon City Royals) so it also works on that level as well.
 
I'd like a little help from the Americans on the forum as I'm running a cWoD campaign, I'm looking at American forests and want to get a feel for the best locations for horror in the "you're 8 days from anywhere and their's a Red Talon on your trail" horror. Can anyone recommend good forests/national parks for this since I love authenticity Preferably with overlap on the northern border? I'm thinking alaska is the best region go the US due to being cold, dark .and having low population density
 
Alaska's over all better for isolation. Hell, you could do the northern reaches during winter, where night nears 24 hours of terror; Yellowstone is isolated, but a common tourist spot. Plus you know for a fact that the Zone of Death is just one of those technicalities OPCAL users would try and argue. Wouldn't work btw given there'd be a solution and way to set precedent.
 
Zan said:
Do people here talk about miniature tabletop gaming(40k, Warmachine) or is that kind of stuff frowned upon because its expensive army men?
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We have a whole thread dedicated to WH40K specifically. And wargaming is fine in my book.

I prefer historical wargaming, even if that is harder to get into than Warhammer or Warmachine.

Hell, you say "expensive army men" like it's a bad thing.
 
Emperor Julian said:
I'd like a little help from the Americans on the forum as I'm running a cWoD campaign, I'm looking at American forests and want to get a feel for the best locations for horror in the "you're 8 days from anywhere and their's a Red Talon on your trail" horror. Can anyone recommend good forests/national parks for this since I love authenticity Preferably with overlap on the northern border? I'm thinking alaska is the best region go the US due to being cold, dark .and having low population density
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Pine Barrens, Elfen Forest, Devil's Tramping Ground

If you're going with evil werewolves, Devil's Tramping Ground maybe best suited.
 
Been playing for about four years now, currently DMing a campaign.


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Welcoming all questions.
 
Zan said:
Do people here talk about miniature tabletop gaming(40k, Warmachine) or is that kind of stuff frowned upon because its expensive army men?
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It's tabletop related so I don't mind personally. As stated we have a Warhammer Thread already, but I don't mind talking about Warmahordes, Battletech, Kings of War and the like. I pretty much will play anything at least once and the majority of miniature game rules can be turned into tabletop rpg rules.
 
Emperor Julian said:
I'd like a little help from the Americans on the forum as I'm running a cWoD campaign, I'm looking at American forests and want to get a feel for the best locations for horror in the "you're 8 days from anywhere and their's a Red Talon on your trail" horror. Can anyone recommend good forests/national parks for this since I love authenticity Preferably with overlap on the northern border? I'm thinking alaska is the best region go the US due to being cold, dark .and having low population density
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Hmm... There are several places that come to mind. If you want to do research yourself, the Discovery and "History" channel would actually be good places to start for once.

Adamska said:
Alaska's over all better for isolation. Hell, you could do the northern reaches during winter, where night nears 24 hours of terror; Yellowstone is isolated, but a common tourist spot. Plus you know for a fact that the Zone of Death is just one of those technicalities OPCAL users would try and argue. Wouldn't work btw given there'd be a solution and way to set precedent.
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I agree, Alaska is a good setting overall. Setting it in winter would be more terrifying because the days are really short and the nights are longer. They also have kodiak and polar bears. Kodiak bears don't attack people often, but polar bears are one of the few predators that "actively" hunt humans if given the chance and aren't afraid of people. Can't say this is true for all researchers, but I know a geologist who told me that if you're doing research up there, they'll often teach you how to use a shotgun. If you suck at markmsanship they won't take you. The reason for it is that the bears are smart and at one point in time they learned about a few of their research stations and that unarmed nerdy scientists are an easy meal.

In general, people don't realize moose are more dangerous to people. You're more likely to be hurt by a moose than a bear because there are more of them and they'll attack out of fear and not just hunger. Male mooses are aggressive in the mating season, but mother mooses will wreck your shit if you get near their calves. I mention this because it might be a good twist that also happens to be educational.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak_bear

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_moose

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/dangerous-moose1.htm

https://archive.is/KA4K2

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Locations in Alaska:
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National Parks: This website may be a great place to go for ideas in general.
https://www.nps.gov/state/ak/index.htm

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Anonymus Fluhre said:
Pine Barrens, Elfen Forest, Devil's Tramping Ground

If you're going with evil werewolves, Devil's Tramping Ground maybe best suited.
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Yeah, this place is creepy. It's name Elfin translates to 'the end.'

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The Pacific Northwest, (Northern California, Oregon, and Washington) are the epicenter for bigfoot stories. The redwood forest is majestic but also can be terrifying when it's foggy.

https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm

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Colorado as a state could be an interesting setting too. It is mostly mountains or plains, but it has had a number of mass shootings over the years, serial killers, and ghost stories, etc. Random useless fact, the Stanley Hotel in The Shining is set in Colorado.

Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas have stories about skinwalkers (basically, evil murderous furries) and would be good places for a more "Western" setting. It may not be as wild as it it used to be, but it still has a frontier feel to it. New Mexico also is the home to Roswell and many conspiracy theories about UFOs, Men in Black, etc.

Consequently, the Southwest attracts eccentric people who can be antagonists as well as just creepy NPCs. There's a lot of anarchist types there ranging from Bibles & Guns to drugged up hippies who don't realize they're not in the 60s anymore. Around Roswell NM there are a lot of UFO and conspiracy theorists. This in turn attracts tourists who like to people-watch eccentrics.

https://www.9news.com/mobile/articl...tories-will-keep-you-up-at-night/73-486009080

https://m.ranker.com/list/creepy-colorado-stories-legends/lyra-radford

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin-walker

http://www.navajolegends.org/navajo-skinwalker-legend/

https://www.cvltnation.com/12-people-tell-their-terrifying-encounters-with-navajo-skinwalkers/


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New Mexico:
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Probably near a river.
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Arizona:
Has a lot more cacti and is where a lot of stereotypes of Southwestern geography comes from.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonoran_Desert

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Texas:
Cowboys, guns, TexMex, and where are lot of American stereotypes come from. Texans are proud, gungho, often in the military, mostly conservative, and noticeable. Also, it's the second largest state after Alaska and very rural. It takes a long time to drive through Texas and it's wilderness is diverse.

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http://traveltips.usatoday.com/valleys-deserts-texas-59058.html
 

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So, I've recently been rewatching Gundam Wing and a friend of mine IRL recommended a new RPG system for me.

It's called Battle Century G and it's a Mecha-themed RPG. I downloaded the PDF of the SRD from here, which is free and legal (you have to pay for the full book and its setting, but the SRD is free)

http://gimmicklabs.blogspot.com/p/downloads.html

I like what I have read so far and I am thinking it could be a good system not only for a Mecha campaign, but for Military Sci-Fi in general.

I've kind of been wanting to run a Military Sci-Fi game recently.
 
Dunsparce said:
Fuck that guy. That's why you don't allow weeaboo teenagers play tabletop games. At least his character's death had nothing resembling dignity.
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But...but...”he died with a serene smile on his face”
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In response: “nope, I will literally beat you until your bones are small fragments and the rest of your body is liquified.”
 
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