/int/ - certified time wasters

I miss the times when roleplaying book covers looked like outsider art.

>>8853
>outsider
Is there a meaning of that word I don't know about? Besides the usual one.

>>8854
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsider_art
It usually means "mentally ill" in this context.

I recently fell back in a tabletop frenzy. (Re)discovered the Gazeteers books and the very active online community of old school DnD, notably the vaults of Pandius : http://pandius.com/. I just keep reading about the universe and the rules in my free time, it's incredible what this community is capable to produce.

I'm currently working on three D&D campaigns all using the same rules and set into the world of Mystara. First campaign is three of my nerdy friends and set in the Great Duchy of Karameikos, they're playing a kawful good female cleric, a young thief, son of the local ruler who ran away and whose secrtely looked after by the cleric and finally some peasant warrior Dude. Second campaign is with gf and I'm planning on a Glantrian great school of magic storyline, where she'd get in the school at a very young age and the plot and world would keep expanding as she is getting older and understanding more and more about her environment. Allowing me to progressively make her discover the great city that surrounds her without overwheling her. Last campaign would be with my two smaller brothers by my idea I still a bit blurry as of now.

>>8854
This basically >>8855. But I think they mostly lack formal art education, more than mental illness in that case.

>>8857
Lacking formal education and being mentally ill... Where do I sign up for bags of money?

i usually prefer DSA over DnD.
Das Schwarze Auge is there any english phrase for the game? only ever heard about it in german feels like it gives a lot more freedom and is less focused on combat. DnD feels a lot like a Hack 'n Slay instead of an RPG.
But ultimately it is the DM and group who are deciding how the game is played, less so the actual rules.
e.g. a girl---friend of mine was thinking about fulfilling the role of a master, but wouldn't allow Ernst to play his Schelmin knave / prankster / imp ?. she even prepared some "secret" character trades for Ernst's new character, a female dwarf rocking the most handsome full-beard in dwarfen history. a dragon baby pet; would have been important for the campaign :3
maybe Ernst should ask again. interest was there and one of those interested in playing would have a little moar time now, since his now ex-gf wasn't rly in tabletop stuff. welp, boyfriend of master-girl-friend isn't tooo much into such things as well, but would prolly join - even if he ends up deciding to kamikaze his character relatively early in the campaign... group would prolly be of size 5-8. depending of who ends up joining. and afaik ~3 of those i currently have in mind already play in a different group :/

most of the time, lately, we played more short-term tabletop-likes. for example werewolves, secret hitler, chinese whispers extreme,... or some new tabletop i've never heard of before but someone bought it on the last games-con Spielemesse.

i might still have a *.pdf of a DSA rulebook somewhere, if i didn't end up deleting it or have forgotten to copy over when switching hardware...

>>8857
depends. do you want a noble heritage? that usually gives a decent bag of starting coins. also, what kind of mental illness do you have/want? that usually is a decent nerf to balance out some other stronger character traits.
> lacking formal education
is a big nerf, thou. really limits your character selection; no mage, knight or archer. maybe a bard? or you could put the points you enabled with those nerfs into pure physical poweress and be like troll-barbarian or something. some races come with build-in mental illness anyway. so that could fit you as well. depending on race, bags of money might become a problem, thou. not every character or race is interested in money. my Schelmin, for example, had a powerful mage spell, that could *puff* gems and precious metals out of existence. Schelms could only use magery if they found it funny, thou. e.g. if you are rocking a golden armor - *puff* suddenly you stand naked in the middle of the street. my Schelmin was rly into Schadenfreude... so if you proudly present your coins... i might just *puff* them away. nearly died a few times because of that. but Schelms are very athletic - and that even works if you run away and can't use magery.

if you are not too sure about what character traits you want, you can just roll some dice as well.

>>8863
oh, btw the name of my Schelmin was
> Jetzt hab ich dich endlich vong nie gewollt aus dem Hause der obachtlosen Normaden Stamme der Anarchoisten Blutes des Glutes Erbe der ...
at least, the name began something like that... the name was so long, that even my Schelmin had problems remembering her whole name correctly. But that usually wasn't a problem, since she barely every managed to fully introduce herself before getting interrupted anyway.
very old, self-drawn picture of her. name is because of an online-rpg-server character, where i modeled the character after my Schelmin... got banned for trolling :(

>>8863

>>8857 >>8859

>>8866
I don't understand

>>8870
referred to wrong post.
fixed it.

>>8863
>Das Schwarze Auge is there any english phrase for the game? only ever heard about it in german
It's pic 1. Literal translation "black eye" would be pic 2.

>>8863
>DnD feels a lot like a Hack 'n Slay instead of an RPG.
Have to agree there. Though the BECMI rules I'm using are extremely light on rules. Especially on rules concerning classic combat. Making it easily digestible to players and allowing them to concentrate on roleplaying element when the option arrises. Plus I think that a simple, well made, door, monster, treasure can be pinacle rpg, especially for large groups. It's all a question of balance between the improv and the actual boardgame I guess. For a while too I used dungeon and dragons as a way to create new friend groups with geeky, semi-strangers I wanted to become friend with. It usually worked really well, we'd start seeing each other less and less to play tabletop and more and more because we like hanging out. Though very simple rules are necessary for this. My largest achievement in that regard was the time where I managed to gather three bachelor girls and a rugbyman partygoer chad into one coherent group that gathered every months to play in my bunker. Still very good friend with all of them, though only one girl is still bf-free the chad too...
>welp, boyfriend of master-girl-friend isn't tooo much into such things as well, but would prolly join - even if he ends up deciding to kamikaze his character relatively early in the campaign...
I know people who lost entire tabletop teams because of a jealous bf who insisted to join and played really bad on purpose to finally not come anymore. That and the fact they played 4th edition. For the group size, wouldn't 8 be way beyond manageable?

Gonna start a DND5 campaign in Daggerford this week.
I was surprised how MUCH material (and how detailed) to that little town has accumulated over the years.

>>8917
Doesn't a black eye translate to a blue eye in German tho?
Never heard anybody say "schwarzes Auge", it's "blaues Auge".

>>9040
Let's try it again, just for you:
Ze Tschörman RPG is called "Das Schwarze Auge", logo in pic 1.
The English version of it is called "The Dark Eye", logo in pic 2.
BECAUSE the literal translation of "das scharze Auge" would be "the black eye", WHICH in English means getting punched in the face and thus ending up with pic 3.
And that would be neither cool nor fantasy to a Brit but just a normal Saturday night out on the town.

Any other questions?

>>9051
That's it.
Rolling a D20 rn to end this discussion with a punch in your eye for a physical teaching aid.
Aaand... damn.
You may roll now in defense.

>>9071
was 20 or 1 critical failure?
Critical failure.
I stumble and fall into your fist.
roll for damage.
No Ernst, i didn't cheat at all.

>>9076
I think higher is better?
I only rp'd DSA once until all the German "Mittelalter" talk got too cringy for me.
Anyway, 14 damage to your eye, hence it should be juicily BLAU now.
This should conclude our discussion and we may venture on together onto new adventures, first one in the tavern is on me.

>>9084
You used a D20 for damage?
You are cheating !! I don't wanna play with you anymore !!
> Ernst, no OOC!
> Cool down and fetch us some beer from the fridge.

>>9095
Domestic violence uses a D20, it's uhm, a special rule.

Does anyone know of any role playing games that do not use dice, but simply have procedures for resolving situations?
Would be interesting to try a game without randomness at all.

>>9099
Wouldn't that just be improv? Improv also can have rules.
What's the difference between improv and rpg?

>>9096
After Ernst returns and gives everyone a fresh, cold 0,5l beer bottle, the master speaks:
> Ok, Ernst.
> Have you calmed down? and have you taken any previous dmg?
Well, yes and no; I didn't take any previous dmg. Thi is my first encounter; first session, even.
> Ok, what is your HP?
...12
> Why do you have only 12 HP?!
well, i like the number 12 and think a base 12 system is in every way superior compared to a base 10 system and i didn't have enough points left to get to 24 or 36 maxHP, so I...
The master shakes his head in resignation.gif
> Welp, you rolled a critical failure, sooo....
> While you stumble NPC-Erna come rushing from behind with the attention of a hug. You fall into the fist of the Ösi-Bergjudebarbar while NPC-Erna is impacting you heavily from behind, causing you to break your neck.
> You are dead.
> Thanks for fetching us beer; you can leave now.
;_;
...
the master turns to the Barbar:
> Do you want to visit the tavern directly or loot the body first?


>>8928
>jealous bf
nah, he wouldn't force himself to join. more like we would try to convince him to at least test playing a tabletop RPG like that.

> improv
never heard of it. how does it work?
serious answer: you always should have a master that allows some improv and is lenient towards the actual rules. e.g. saving you with 1hp left or something, althou the rules would kill you.

which is more haram:
-Playing a tabletop character who prays a patheton of fantasy gods
-playing a tabletop character who believe in a fantasy version of Islam

>>9206
That feel when no fantasy belly dancer gf

>>9208
Don't lose hope Ernst. You gonna find the one fitting for you.

>>9219
>You gonna find the one fitting for you.
But I don't want an ugly bitch with a mental disability.

I bought stuff on eBay! I never buy stuff usually but since I fell back in a DnD frensy I decided to buy some collector’s item. Somebody was selling a creature’ catalog in a nearly perfect condition for a sixth of the price people usually sell it half in ruin.

It has beautiful old school illustration for every cool monster in the game. There’s orcs with Afro, demonic elephants with ten trunks, big booty male water elf, a lot of giant prehistoric mammals and five new different types of arachnids. Oooh what fun I’ll have reading through it and choosing what strange shit I’ll make my friends encounter.

I just inherited a nearly complete TSR Mystara collection. With the integrality pf the Gazeteers, Hollow World mostly blistered, separate rules and rules cyclopedia, Champions of Mystara, wrath of the immortal, half of the creature crucibles, creatures catalogue, a lot of modules and book of magic item and wonderous inventions. The entire collection must have a value between 1000$ and 2000$.

I’ve been wandering my mind in this fictional world for over 10 years now, I have now an unlimited first hand access to very rare ressources and lore. I’ll try to make a great game out of it. Some family members seem very motivated

Now reading useless demographic factoids about a mid fantasy setting and will be for months.

Currently painting a bunch of 15mm American Civil War figures. About 300 per side. Still not even finished with all the trousers, and then it's the jackets and all that other stuff which will be even slower. At this rate it will take another half year or so until I can actually play with them. Oh, and I will have to find someone to play with me. At least it will be enough time to translate the rules into german.

*ahem*, in case people haven't noticed:

>>20928
You played it wrong.

The menial serfs of EC are minding their own business, until a nameless wanderer arrives in their midst.
He grabs into his pocket and pulls out a strange, edgy, yet round device.
Puzzled the unwashed masses slowly gather around the lone traveler and ask what this device does.
>Well, it randomly shows you numbers when thrown.
Still rather unenlightened the crowd asks for a demonstration.
>Okay, let's see if you get any wiser.

The uneducated crowd is about to learn about the wonders of gambling, randomness and luck, yet is too dumb to fully comprehend such things.
A hard check of 15 against the lowly collective intelligence of 5 will be necessary to actually teach the people of EC. 10 and higher wins.

LETS FUCKING RIP IT!
The stranger yells out of nowhere, as if it was some kind of mystical ritual.

>>20931
FUCKING CRITICAL SUCCESS!

THE MASSES CHEER AND BRING ALL THEIR RICHES, FULLY COMPREHENDING GAMBLING AND THE BLISS THAT COMES WITH IT!

>>20931
How would you even know what to roll if you didn't know dice existed?

I roll for slapping you against a DC5 Dexterity:

>>20928
>>20931
>>20932
A win of epic proportions, on the Ernestochannel, starting off the D&D dice rolling storyline under the luckiest of stars? This has been screencapped and will be reposted once this thread falls off the board - which I asssume will happen in a mere few hours, since we are bound to be overrun by gamblers, daring adventurers, soldiers of fortune and hot chicks right away.

>>20933
The traveller knows, as he brought the dice you dork.
I use wisdom shield against your 15 accuracy attack.

RIP IT!

>>20935
Damn, still felt that one.
;_;

>>20936
Instead of doing the wise thing and pulling your upper body back to avoid the mighty pimp hand, you are still pondering your course of action and soon find yourself with a bright red cheek.

I roll for a 10 Intelligence to determine the quality of my taunt: