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anti SJW said:
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A cultural and sensitively consultant for a fantasy based game.

I'd love to be cultural and sensitively consultant for them. But I don't think WOTC would like how I do it.
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It's modern equivalent of lamb's blood across the mantle of your door to make sure the angel of death passes over you. That or putting wise guys on your payroll so there aren't any mysterious fires at the docks...
Ghostse said:
If you can believe it, not a tranny.
Just.... well, passes about as well as one.
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This fucking mullato sheboon has been around forever if I'm not mistaken. Famously started slinging ass with Sarkeesian, Josh Dale, Petit... Total waste of skin, and there's a lot of it. The majority of me is furious that WOTC pays shakedown money to these race vultures hoping the wheel doesn't crush them next (it always does) but another part of me respects that someone totally devoid of talent is able to bully giant corporations into paying protection money.
 
Brain Problems said:
It's modern equivalent of lamb's blood across the mantle of your door to make sure the angel of death passes over you. That or putting wise guys on your payroll so there aren't any mysterious fires at the docks...
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Thing is those wise guys also made sure actual problems like say, thieves and the such go away. The Mafia did a lot of really scummy things, but so long as they were getting money, they looked after investments. Granted, you might need to make good on some surcharges on that insurance payment, but protection payments protected from more than just the mafia. Considering modern-day protection can't even protect you from downvotes, why bother?
 
Snekposter said:
Thing is those wise guys also made sure actual problems like say, thieves and the such go away. The Mafia did a lot of really scummy things, but so long as they were getting money, they looked after investments. Granted, you might need to make good on some surcharges on that insurance payment, but protection payments protected from more than just the mafia. Considering modern-day protection can't even protect you from downvotes, why bother?
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Tangential, but I love the story of the FBI trying to take down the NYC mob in 80s

The Mob had ownership in all concrete production in the NYC/NJ area. They levied a flat 2% 'tax' on any construction over a certain amount (I believe it was $10 million) which you paid by overpaying for your concrete. Since the mob controlled the unions, if you didn't buy your concrete from the supplier you were told at the price you were told, your job site would be shut down by the unions. The 2% tax ensured you'd no problems with the unions.

The FBI starting going around talking to contractors, trying to get them to turn informant on the mob. Every single one of them refused. Not because of fear of reprisal from the mafia, but because they preferred paying the 2% tax over dealing with the unions.

(The system eventually unraveled because of mafia insiders. No contractor ever wore a wire for the FBI.)
 
Ghostse said:
Tangential, but I love the story of the FBI trying to take down the NYC mob in 80s

The Mob had ownership in all concrete production in the NYC/NJ area. They levied a flat 2% 'tax' on any construction over a certain amount (I believe it was $10 million) which you paid by overpaying for your concrete. Since the mob controlled the unions, if you didn't buy your concrete from the supplier you were told at the price you were told, your job site would be shut down by the unions. The 2% tax ensured you'd no problems with the unions.

The FBI starting going around talking to contractors, trying to get them to turn informant on the mob. Every single one of them refused. Not because of fear of reprisal from the mafia, but because they preferred paying the 2% tax over dealing with the unions.

(The system eventually unraveled because of mafia insiders. No contractor ever wore a wire for the FBI.)
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Pretty much. Meanwhile you pay the woke mob their protection money and... you still deal with all those problems.
 
Snekposter said:
Thing is those wise guys also made sure actual problems like say, thieves and the such go away. The Mafia did a lot of really scummy things, but so long as they were getting money, they looked after investments. Granted, you might need to make good on some surcharges on that insurance payment, but protection payments protected from more than just the mafia. Considering modern-day protection can't even protect you from downvotes, why bother?
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This. I'd sooner trust Louie the Nose than I would some blue haired sentient avatar of daddy issues.
 
Frank West said:
This. I'd sooner trust Louie the Nose than I would some blue haired sentient avatar of daddy issues.
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At least Louie isn't going to self-destruct your business because someone misgendered him. He may put you in the hospital but that's your fault for beating him at cards while he's on tilt.
 
Brain Problems said:
At least Louie isn't going to self-destruct your business because someone misgendered him. He may put you in the hospital but that's your fault for beating him at cards while he's on tilt.
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Or in this case "Whattya mean I failed to seduce that succubus on a 18? C'mere ya little fruity pants...."
 
Frank West said:
Or in this case "Whattya mean I failed to seduce that succubus on a 18? C'mere ya little fruity pants...."
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"Ah, shaddup Louie, ya know dere's a fuckin' level drain for every fuckin' second of contact. Not ta mention you're supposed to be a fuckin' PRIEST. Now heal my ass, the wizahd just cast anudder fuckin' Fihball."
 
EnemyStand said:
"Ah, shaddup Louie, ya know dere's a fuckin' level drain for every fuckin' second of contact. Not ta mention you're supposed to be a fuckin' PRIEST. Now heal my ass, the wizahd just cast anudder fuckin' Fihball."
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You know what, I can totally see a bunch of wise guys sitting around a table doing exactly that. 3.5e was how long ago, again?
"Bah, the new blood we got comin' in these days. Got no respect for the foundations, you know? You tell 'em who Gary fuckin' Gygax was and they just look at yous with dis blank look in dere eyes, youknowwhatimsayin'?"
 
Snekposter said:
You know what, I can totally see a bunch of wise guys sitting around a table doing exactly that. 3.5e was how long ago, again?
"Bah, the new blood we got comin' in these days. Got no respect for the foundations, you know? You tell 'em who Gary fuckin' Gygax was and they just look at yous with dis blank look in dere eyes, youknowwhatimsayin'?"
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"Ace, what happened at the game over there? I mean, you did know that guy was invited by me, right?"
"No, I didn't know that, you know what he did?"
"No."
"He was trying to start up PvP with the ranger, and i told politely, no, I don't allow that at my table without a good reason, then he tries to roll initiative anyway and tells me to go fuck myself."
"What?!"
"Then he calls me a carebear scrub and a faggot! So what do you think I did, I threw the cocksucker out!"
"What, hold on..[puts down phone and addresses someone else]..you called my friend a fucking CAREBEAR, you called him a faggot?! Is that what you did?!"
[beating with a phone commences]
"FUCKIN NECKBEARD! YOU BIG FUCKIN NECKBEARD! C'MERE! GET HIM UP HERE! You go right back to that game store and you apologize! You better fuckin hope they let you back in! If you ever get out of line over there again, I'll fuckin smash your fuckin head so hard, you won't be able to get that Rick and Morty cap on! You shit kickin body pillow smelling motherfucker you! You fuck me up over there, I'll stick you in a hole in the fuckin desert!"
 
Frank West said:
"Ace, what happened at the game over there? I mean, you did know that guy was invited by me, right?"
"No, I didn't know that, you know what he did?"
"No."
"He was trying to start up PvP with the ranger, and i told politely, no, I don't allow that at my table without a good reason, then he tries to roll initiative anyway and tells me to go fuck myself."
"What?!"
"Then he calls me a carebear scrub and a faggot! So what do you think I did, I threw the cocksucker out!"
"What, hold on..[puts down phone and addresses someone else]..you called my friend a fucking CAREBEAR, you called him a faggot?! Is that what you did?!"
[beating with a phone commences]
"FUCKIN NECKBEARD! YOU BIG FUCKIN NECKBEARD! C'MERE! GET HIM UP HERE! You go right back to that game store and you apologize! You better fuckin hope they let you back in! If you ever get out of line over there again, I'll fuckin smash your fuckin head so hard, you won't be able to get that Rick and Morty cap on! You shit kickin body pillow smelling motherfucker you! You fuck me up over there, I'll stick you in a hole in the fuckin desert!"
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Violence: The cause of, and solution to, all of an adventurer's problems.
 
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That's right, cocksucker! Go back to Minas Tirith!
 
Great new Dice Scum episode.

In my personal opinion: Warmachine/Hordes give me a lot of early 2000's douchebag vibes. It's kinda like the Clyde Cash of tabletop settings.
 
Big Nasty said:
Great new Dice Scum episode.

In my personal opinion: Warmachine/Hordes give me a lot of early 2000's douchebag vibes. It's kinda like the Clyde Cash of tabletop settings.
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For those wondering.

It's a super dense book, it has some flair in its style, and it follows the tried and true creativity of ripping apart other ideas and nailing them together. If you really want a new minis game, I don't think they're a bad idea to play.

While you are mostly bound by using their guys rather than make your own for leaders for official play (it's their biggest flaw), the Iron Kingdoms RPG gives you the ability to make your own guys for minis combat from what I can tell.

anti SJW said:
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That's actually pretty funny.
 
Big Nasty said:
Great new Dice Scum episode.

In my personal opinion: Warmachine/Hordes give me a lot of early 2000's douchebag vibes. It's kinda like the Clyde Cash of tabletop settings.
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In that it pissed off an autist (GW stans) so bad people are still talking about it even though it hasn't been relevant for years?

Man, that could have been a good minis game if PP could have just stayed out of their own way...oh well.
 
Ghostse said:
The general idea I'm working on is that the complex the players would be venturing into is a forgotten holy place meant for the worship of all the dieties. The first levels are full of shrines to the Gods, including old Gods - dead or sleeping, but still powerful beyond the ken of mere mortals. Prayers and offerings still deliver boons, profane acts of blasphemy still invokes divine wrath.

The idea is to give some subtle rewards to those who actually read the world building shit about the gods, and to have some of the more intelligent NPCs try to get the players to fuck up and piss off the Gods (and to let the Players flip the script on the NPCs). And to encourage players to be "uncool" and actually make up prayers & oaths to these beings to recite in battle in exchange for some minor combat enhancements. But its more of a sideshow then the main event.

I'm just having trouble coming up with good variety of minor deity shit and figure I'd do what any good DM does: outright shameless theft.
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I stole the Arcanum deities, sacrifices and boons for a pirate fantasy thing i ran once. Lasted maybe 3 sessions because we ran it as a plan B when the whole group couldn't make it.

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Ancient Gods

While traveling around Arcanum, you'll no doubt find several altars to the ancient gods of the world. If you talk to Aldous T. Buxington at the university in Tarant, he'll give you some clues about what the altars can do. In particular, he'll give you a book describing the gods and what you...
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Basically: bunch of gods, sacrifice to all in some order to get bigger and bigger boons before you can sacrifice to Velorien. Sacrificing to Velorien kills you dead as soon as you step onto the altar. If your sacrifices to the other gods are in the correct order, Velorien revives* you with a very powerful boon. If not, reroll a new character

All that has to be done is to change some or all of the sacrifices to fitting rituals (ritual bloodletting for Torg, various mortifications of the flesh for Alberich, and so on) and you should be fine


*As i recall, the resurrection effect in Arcanum was magical, which means it could fail if you were too technologically inclined. Your fault for going with magnets, pocketwatches and cog axes instead of fireballs and force spheres...
 
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