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Libertad! posted:Actually, now that I think about it, the Dragonlance gods seemed more like folks put into a bad situation, given that the loss of life of an ascendant Kingpriest would've been far greater.
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SirPhoebos posted:So...any artgoons want to sketch up our monster? ![]()
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Other people who like Gambit: the guy who made Rurouni Kenshin, apparently.occamsnailfile posted:Also there’s another one of those Bermuda Triangle thingies southeast of Japan, called the Dragon’s Triangle of course.
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Count Chocula posted:I dunno if the SR game is like that
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Glory is objectively the best character in Dragonfall ![]() (the best one in Hong Kong was the vampire lady, and it's a drat crime she wasn't a proper party member. Gobbet is a close second, though, even if I don't like shamans much gameplay-wise) U.T. Raptor fucked around with this message at 06:42 on Feb 17, 2017 |
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You know, the Insatiables seem a lot more interesting than Beasts, possibly because they're explicitly bad things so the authors are free to make them truly monstrous without that veneer of "what they do is totally cool because reasons ![]()
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Alien Rope Burn posted:We're reminded that dinosaurs have returned to Rifts Earth, or at least their alien unscientific equivalents? Why? Because dinosaurs are rad, that's why. ![]()
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Cythereal posted:One of my favorite in-setting anecdotes is the explanation for Bretonnia's outlawing gunpowder weapons. So, a while back, there was a great Bretonnian champion and duelist. He claimed no one could best him with any weapon, and he ended up accepting a challenge from a guy in Nuln, the center of gunpowder and advanced weapons in the Empire. (it's the best sidequest because you can get him to give you his gun after you beat him, and it's stupidly good ![]()
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Night10194 posted:Sorrow Swarms are swarms of butterfly-like monsters that feed on human tears. They do this by landing on victims and cutting them slightly to induce serious pain and make them cry. They love to attack children, especially. These things are there specifically to remind you that Chaos is awful and you should stab it whenever you get the chance. Fighting a swarm of them won't be too hard on PCs, and they usually don't kill their victims, but they're a nice touch of how petty and weird Chaos can get. (iirc, butterflies and/or moths have also been observed drinking blood from open wounds, as well)
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Cythereal posted:Another good take is the Guild Wars setting, where humanity is basically the elves of the setting: we're an ancient, cultured civilization with a rich history of magic and consider ourselves the most civilized and cultured race on the planet, but where once we ruled the world now we've fallen on hard times and are being outpaced by young, inventive races that have a far greater sense of urgency and purpose and are beginning to take over the world.
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Young Freud posted:<System Mastery Jeff Voice>: "...I even got a snake for my DDDIIICK!" ![]()
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Mors Rattus posted:So like, a nightmare is a horse but intelligent and eeevil.
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Feinne posted:Thunderbird: I mean, they probably should have had this in North America and based it on one of the slightly less impressive teratorns that lived there, but ![]() U.T. Raptor fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Dec 3, 2017 |
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JcDent posted:I'm curious if those sexy trap scenarios come from old grogs and old sword and spell books where male protagonists are lured with sexy women - because what old grog playing Nanoc the Barbarian wouldn't feel the lure - or because of nerd trauma where heartthrob classmate played a prank on them?
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Feinne posted:If you know much about their smaller relative, you might be able to guess some of how these things work in combat. First of all, they have an unholy reek that makes it really easy to tell when they’re coming. Said unholy reek comes from the horrible septic soup that is their saliva. Taking a bite from them can infect you with a pretty nasty disease on top of the fact that it does loving loads of damage. Its general tactic is to fixate on a target, attack until they stop moving, then escape with the body. They’re notable as too stubborn and stupid to give up on prey once they have committed to the attack, so no running away at half health here. They’re pretty durable, but do have a very poo poo action check so at least you’ll probably be getting several actions before they even move. ![]()
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Skellybones posted:Maybe the alu-fiends deserted the War because they rejected the social norms of not only their homeland but all the Lower Planes. They're lawful demons because they want to and nobody can say otherwise
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FMguru posted:The canonical use is from the Dragonlance modules, where the cute elf who helps the heroes is actually a polymorphed silver dragon (i.e. DM insurance in case the final encounter goes badly for the PCs) and she runs away with one of the NPCs at the end. ![]()
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slap me and kiss me posted:Orcs as captains of industry. Savages? No, they've just eschewed traditional magic in favour of iron, steel, and coal.
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Mors Rattus posted:Also there were two actual full-length adult novels. I still haven't gotten my hands on those.
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Drakyn posted:This is such a good yet amazingly obvious thing to do. 'No dead stuff' is a neat way to differentiate Lost World #3232 from all the others...until you think about the implications for like half a second and realize you just obsoleted 9/10ths of the stereotyped trappings of the setting and replaced them with, uh, 'they have magic treespears that they can safely replant after use no this isn't contrived SHUT UP.' Kind of like the Yilane in the novel West of Eden (or the Flintstones ![]() U.T. Raptor fucked around with this message at 07:52 on Feb 28, 2018 |
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Inescapable Duck posted:Torg sounds a bit like Kingdom Hearts.
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Honestly, that is a rad as hell insect hydra.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:I swear that kind of thing sounds familiar, and is probably a great setting idea. Catherine came to mind for some reason? Also the titular Catherine is a literal succubus and not all that related to the first thing. Also it took place on a space colony, if the True Freedom (neutral) ending is to be believed. Also iirc the whole game was a plot by the goddess Ishtar to find a worthy consort, which is you, the player (this is revealed after you beat the challenge mode). Catherine is a good game, is the point I'm making here.
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I want to visit that rad magic library.
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ProfessorProf posted:WILD FORM ![]()
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Freaking Crumbum posted:The book doesn't really insinuate that you could run a Kinori as a PC but I think if Greys are potential characters because they can use psychic powers to broadcast an illusion, Kinori should be equally able to masquerade with some type of ritual spell or whatever. ![]()
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Alien Rope Burn posted:Well, Rifts doesn't usually have much thought behind its technology in general or its implications. You have factories that just pump out robots without an obvious wider infrastructure. Nuclear-powered jet aircraft can fly across the country but the Coalition still doesn't know what's in Arizona. Most weapons can fire thousands of feet accurately - missiles can go hundreds of miles - and yet everybody's fighting like it's WWII. Stun guns can down people reliably but people insist on picking away at each other with laser rifles. And so on.
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Night10194 posted:Biology plays a role, sure, but their biology and impulses could have just as easily pushed them into extreme cooperation given how social they are.
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Night10194 posted:It's a shame their Ranged Attack is so bad because yes, 'I threw a phone booth at him' is fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEdg4glpCkg
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theironjef posted:I'm digging that take on the Engargiya, which is a cryptid out of Uganda. They definitely went with the giant sloth model for it.
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Mors Rattus posted:Night Horrors: Shunned by the Moon
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