So GNS theory has largely been debunked as far as RPG-design theory goes but would it be fair to say that it’s a better descriptor of types of players rather than design? The simulationist player pref...

Do the writers of Savage Worlds have no real understanding of the pulp genre, or are they incapable of implementing game mechanics to support genre assumptions?

Any of you guys play this? I just bought a set and hope to find players. Rules seem deceptively simple given the amount of theory written on it (eg https://diplomacyzines.co.uk/ and https://diplomatic...

So, i'm soon going to ST a campaign of Changeling the Lost for a few friends of mine, anyone has tips on how to create good Hobgoblins/Gentry mechanic-wise? And yes, i know there's a template in the m...

Hit the trails, I Roved Out into a fresh edition of the Board Games General! Previous: >>96069726 Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/h8Tz2ze8 Survey results: https://pastebin.com/YJPZ44rq This general...

My first exposure to a "social combat" subsystem soured me on it for more than half a decade. Here is anecdote from some time around ~2011. I was playing The Dresden Files RPG, my very first Fate RPG...

Damage control edition Previous Heresy: >>96104389 >HH 3.0 Leaks https://imgur.com/a/jYokLre https://files.catbox.moe/98h6h7.pdf https://litter.catbox.moe/9zh539zknqu9vqso.pdf https://gofile.io/d/cn...

Literally how do people get sucked into evil cults? IRL cults just reflavor existing religions and pretend like they're actually the right option. In a fantasy setting how the fuck do you entice someo...

It's been a decade but I'm sure we'll be getting the next issue of Fell's Five any day now. Bree best girl.

Is this actually an accurate representation of the tabletop game? Should one structure their campaigns like this with the Camarilla being the vampire mob using young new vampires in their chess games ...

Omnissiah's Approval Edition >Balance Dataslate: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/bk58priy/the-warhammer-40000-balance-dataslate-june-2025/ >Community Links: https://www.warhammer-...

This is a thread about the Eldar, the best race in all of 40k. Discussion about Craftworlders, Corsairs, Dark Eldar, Harlequins and even Exodites, are all welcome, as is artwork of them. With the CWE...

Hrunspuul -Edition >Previously, in the Mortal Realms >>96083799 >Official AoS website: https://www.ageofsigmar.com >Downloads, Rules Errata and FAQs: https://www.warhammer-community.com/warhammer-...

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Are adventurers usually just mercenaries or are they usually basically something else altogether?

>Here's you mount, may it carry you far and swiftly

Siege of Middenheim Edition Resources: WFB: https://pastebin.com/qVGrgwwh WM: https://pastebin.com/EsDAgeba WFRP: https://pastebin.com/inbyBsR6 Novels: https://pastebin.com/PFqPDr0H >Warhammer Chroni...

I am thinking of running a campaign for Dark Heresy 1e for my players, and I was curious to know what the general opinion is on the 2 pre-written campaigns, Apostasy Gambit and Haarlock's Legacy. I'll...

It just keeps getting worse edition Previous Heresy: >>96099689 >HH 3.0 Leaks https://imgur.com/a/jYokLre https://files.catbox.moe/98h6h7.pdf https://litter.catbox.moe/9zh539zknqu9vqso.pdf https://...

>kills 1d4chan Why did he do it bros?

Yu-Gi-Oh! General #574 "DUAD Release" Edition Previous thread: >>95907046 Most Yu-Gi-Oh! discussion encouraged. Post OC, write dumb fanfics with bad CAC in them, duel each other, have fun, etc. >Y...

You know what to do, /tg/.

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Post art that can be used as NPC tokens!

Jet-Black ACE edition Previous >>96004705 >Basics Pastebin https://pastebin.com/GWjTU9Uv >Anon's Locals Survival Guide https://pastebin.com/xXp5jShL >Fanmade PC sim https://pastebin.com/u6aKrBSg ...

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Previous Heresy: >>96092840 >HH 3.0 Leaks https://imgur.com/a/C7NLFxm https://imgur.com/a/ThwkCe3 https://imgur.com/a/jYokLre https://imgur.com/a/8EaFmTM And more you should probably backtrack the la...

ANOTHER TURNING POINT, A FORK STUCK IN THE ROAD TIME GRABS YOU BY THE WRIST, DIRECTS YOU WHERE TO GO SO MAKE THE BEST OF THIS TEST AND DON'T ASK WHY IT'S NOT A QUESTION, BUT A LESSON LEARNED IN TIME I...

People really read this then played it?

I played under a GM whose responses, both in- and out-of-character, were almost all AI-generated effusive praise and purple prose. Last April, I signed up for a one-on-one Planescape game. The GM's r...

To those who know nothing about The Wheel of Time, thoughts on this?

I pulled the trigger and ordered this monster of a starter set to join you all in 10th edition. Am I on time? All kidding aside it was 160$, I'm going to take it out to my cabin Homestead for a in-ho...

What words do you use to make your game magical? How can you improve your DMing and playing skills with words? Post your favorite obscure word. WORDS WORDS WORDS >Slattern >noun: 1. An untidy, dirt...

>goliaths quietly overtook orcs role as the unga bunga race for new players and casuals >meanwhile orcs have became so lame they are basically a perfect venn diagram with tieflings but green and tuske...

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Previous Thread:>>96094158 UB Edition >Most recent bracket system update https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/commander-brackets-beta-update-april-22-2025 >Outline article introducing th...

Valerie Valusek City of Greyhawk map -- -- fresh capture from my own physical map, touched up folds and color rebalanced

OH FUCK THE BLOOD RAVENS JUST DID STEEL RAIN ON YOUR LAST CAMPAIGN/GAME AND THEY'RE HERE TO JACK YOUR SHIT HOW FARE YOUR DUDES/HEROES/PARTY?

>Brutus' Drive https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1qb0_OLhDrDYVVpbllIREdOczg?resourcekey=0-m3LU1xaC5-PnnA0VLRfK9g >DriveAnon's Drive https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Cx7KoDkQa9qmDfJN9_Ce...

I realised lately that new chess books are the best to improve at chess and I'm working on that, can you please provide a chess book pdf relieased after 2019.. thank u

Work in Progress, "Old Bones" Edition >Full-on /WIP/ OP Links Pastebin https://pastebin.com/BE42AEcD >WIP Tutorial Images Mega https://mega.nz/#F!TvQFCaLb!w8WZKCcOsTRasxrI0JWezw >Saint Duncan's "Si...

Welcome to Mecha Monday! Here we dedicate ourselves to mecha RPGs, war games, and board games alike. Here we start games, tell campaign stories, share resources & assets, and seek advice for our games...

Hi /tg/, I was musing about the idea of using Classic Doom monsters for a potential Homebrew army for whatever edition of 40k, maybe even WFB if we're at it. Haven't started anything yet, although I t...

Why don't more settings do elves the way Warhammer Fantasy does elves. More specifically: High Elves. They slay demons, ride dragons into battle and make elves in other settings look like queer littl...

Is root good? It sounds kinda overrated.

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>Previously on Warhammer 40,000...

It just keeps getting worse edition Previous Heresy: >>96099689 >HH 3.0 Leaks https://imgur.com/a/C7NLFxm https://imgur.com/a/ThwkCe3 https://imgur.com/a/jYokLre https://imgur.com/a/8EaFmTM And more...

It's Da PDF Share Thread! Get ready to stuff your hard drive like a cosplay hooker at a con! STEP 0: >96072131 More threads: https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/subject/PDF%20share/...

>WW1 with demons >"mudcore" aesthetics >no flashy colors I get the artists try to portray a dark setting that reflects the dirty of WW1, but would be bad to add some flashy colors? Every pre-modern ar...

Illustrated characters, locations, memes, the works.Whether it be traditional art, digital drawing, bad photoshops, anything that isn't AI goes. Bonus points for MS Paint

Yuan-ti are my all time favorite villains. I have built entire campaigns around these snakes, from level 1 to 13, including my secondmost recent campaign which concluded last year. They're so fun to D...

I say thee Neigh edition Previous Heresy:>>96087035 >HH 3.0 Leaks https://imgur.com/a/C7NLFxm https://imgur.com/a/ThwkCe3 https://imgur.com/a/jYokLre https://imgur.com/a/8EaFmTM And more you should ...

Gundamchad Edition >Build Divide >Force of Will >Final Fantasy TCG >DBZ CCG >Wixoss >Keyforge >Gundam >Legend of the 5 Rings (L5R) >Digimon >Flesh and Blood >Gate Ruler >Battle Spirits >Ashes >One Pi...

Opinions edition >>IF YOU ARE ASKING A QUESTION, PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH GAME YOU'RE PLAYING >96020752 /pfg/ (pathfinder 1e) link repository: https://pastebin.com/RSt0rF0T /p2g/ (pathfinder 2e) link re...

It's Da PDF Share Thread! Get ready to stuff your hard drive like a cosplay hooker at a con! STEP 0: >96035323 More threads: https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/subject/PDF%20share/...

Are quar solely insectivorous or do they farm vegetables to? What color is there blood? Do they have tongues? I thought they were worm people and I just realized they are muppet anteaters with eyes an...

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Future Darkness Edition >Previous Thread >>96060276 >Pastebin https://pastebin.com/WiCHizn0 >Mediafire https://mediafire.com/folder/s9esc6u7ke8k5/CofD >Mega I https://mega.nz/folder/ePQ1BKhJ#RCosRCh5...

Medusas are traditionally beings who have been cursed with ugliness. They are so unbearable to look at that any mortal who does so is instantly turned to stone. They are self-loathing, and fall victim...

Let's say that the player party has some sort of special monster helping them long term, for example a dragon or an ogre or whatever. Something that's powerful and very different from typical PC. Outs...

*ruins fantasy*

The /btg/ is dead! Long live the /btg/! Tinkerbell edition Last Thread: >>96063000 ================================ >BattleTech Introductory Guide & PDFs https://bg.battletech.com/?page_id=400 >Ov...

What was GW thinking with these sculpts edition Previous thread >>95968759 >Battlefleet Gothic, Blood Bowl, Epic, Kill Team, Man-o-War, Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game, Mordheim, Necromunda, Shad...

Discuss and post any interesting items, weapons, armor, trinkets, charms or valuables that you've encountered or made. Magical or not, it doesn't matter. It should either have an interesting design, ...

ITT: we are here in Orc City

Recently my player decided to create his own world and setting based off my D&D5e homebrew. While I'm proud for his resolve to take up the DM mantle, most of the stuff he shows me that he made are out...

Previous Thread: >>96088355 UB Edition >Most recent bracket system update https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/commander-brackets-beta-update-april-22-2025 >Outline article introducing t...

Companions Edition >Balance Dataslate: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/bk58priy/the-warhammer-40000-balance-dataslate-june-2025/ >Community Links: https://www.warhammer-community....

*ruins fantasy RPGs*

We always talk about the easiest systems for a newbie GM to start with, but I want to know about the opposite: what are the systems that are considered the hardest and demand so much previous knowledg...

How long does your campaign usually last, how many sessions and how long are those sessions? Do you like to run shorter campaigns before moving on to a new one or do you prefer to run long term ones t...

Does anyone else find it awkward that there has never really been a positive term for a more linear, non-sandbox game? To be clear, I am not saying that anyone else's preferences are invalid. Other p...

Hey friends! I'm prepping an Aliens game to pitch to my table (either using the dedicated RPG or more likely Mothership) and I need a hand with some stuff. Long story short, my group loves old school ...

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Would you play a fantasy game in a setting inspired by someone other than Tolkien? I made a video talking about the concept that mostly looked at his contemporaries (https://youtu.be/X2wwTCOfrz0?si=Qw...

Previously on /slop/: >>96081589 ▶ Thread Task: science vs magic. Who will come out on top? ▶ It's been confirmed images are not saved on Microsoft's servers forever, only for 50 days. Make sure to ...

What are some Judaic rpgs?

Hello -- I've only ever done PBP roleplay (play by post, you write on a forum) but my circles for that are drying up every day. I don't live in area where TTRPG is really a thing unfortunately, so I w...

Slop edition Previous: >>96031012 Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/raw/h8Tz2ze8 Survey results: https://pastebin.com/raw/YJPZ44rq This general encompasses all board game genres - Eurogames, Ameritra...

If there is science to everything and anything that exists according to physicists, doesn't this mean that all magic in fiction has science, and is physics? It's just not understood completely? It isn...

>High Elves get new book >High Elves are being supported while you're dumped in legacy. >High Elves get new fucking DLC >High Elves are always the focus in EVERY fucking media property; over the actua...

A Boy and His Dog Edition >Balance Dataslate: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/bk58priy/the-warhammer-40000-balance-dataslate-june-2025/ >Community Links: https://www.warhammer-com...

Head writer for 3.0 revealed edition Previous Heresy:>>96081565 >HH 3.0 Leaks https://imgur.com/a/C7NLFxm https://imgur.com/a/ThwkCe3 https://imgur.com/a/jYokLre https://imgur.com/a/8EaFmTM And more...

Previously on /slop/: >>96073223 ▶ Thread Task: The mystical power of the frog and its wisdom. ▶ It's been confirmed images are not saved on Microsoft's servers forever, only for 50 days. Make sure ...

Run two session of Hunter: The vigil for my friends, we chose TTS mostly because we already knew the controls from playing wargames, but the first session was my first time using half the UI. So, Ano...

Enforcer Edition >Balance Dataslate: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/bk58priy/the-warhammer-40000-balance-dataslate-june-2025/ >Community Links: https://www.warhammer-community.co...

The Diverse Mortal Realms -Edition >Previously, in the Mortal Realms >>96071647 >Official AoS website: https://www.ageofsigmar.com >Downloads, Rules Errata and FAQs: https://www.warhammer-community...

40K has good guys, but they're not in the Imperium.

Since there's no way in hell we're ever getting anything concrete on Araby, what's your personal favorite headcanon/vision of it?

Has any cyberpunk setting included aesthetics outside of western or east Asian? I am very curious to see how high-tech middle eastern/african/latin american core would look

>Barbarian found faith in a civilized god of love and peace >due to his lack of wisdom and intelligence, he thinks slaughtering hordes of evil doers will allow love and peace to prosper

Nehekharan Pride Worldwide Edition Resources: WFB: https://pastebin.com/qVGrgwwh WM: https://pastebin.com/EsDAgeba WFRP: https://pastebin.com/inbyBsR6 Novels: https://pastebin.com/PFqPDr0H >Warhammer...

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Previous thread >>96082050 NEW SECRET LAIR ALERT Edition. >Most recent bracket system update https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/commander-brackets-beta-update-apriI-22-2025 >Outline ar...

Oh, you like traditional games huh? Name ten of them that aren't Jackie Chan Adventures Game.

"Monster manuals" should keep this in mind.

Previous thread >>96074840 Playmat Edition >Most recent bracket system update https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/commander-brackets-beta-update-apriI-22-2025 >Outline article introduci...

Here is the link; I'm told that some of you can have a lot of fun with it. https://steamcommunity.com/id/Aeronwen_Trewent

>Previous thread: >>96004691 >What is /awg/? A thread to talk about minis and games which fall between the cracks, or peoples' homebrew wargames. The >>>/tg/hwg thread doesn't entertain fantasy (for ...

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Its either Ol' Beaky or Slannesh.

It makes no sense to have your goblins be these cute mischievous little green creatures, but then also stigmatize them as these murderous rapist psychos and associated with evil. If you like goblins t...

Eight of Cups edition >"New" Arcane Subclasses UA: https://media.dndbeyond.com/compendium-images/ua/arcane-subclasses/zepvK7DBkeSt6dqv/UA2025-ArcaneSubclasses.pdf >Feedback survey https://survey.alc...

Terrasymbiosis Edition >Bans https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-june-30-2025 >News The 2025 MagicCon and Pro Tour Schedule: https://www.magic.gg/news/the-2025-magi...

Hi /tg/, me and my friend are going to host a small gamenight for around 5 or so players, a detective/murder themed game with some D&D stats and rules, we are completely new to this. Now, he already c...

Extinguisher Battleship edition Previous: >>96020447 >News & Reminders Cori-Steel Cutter, Abuelo's Awakening, Monstrous Rage, Heartfire Hero, Up the Beanstalk, Hopeless Nightmare, and This Town are ...

There are 2 types of demons

What is magic in your games?

The /btg/ is dead! Long live the /btg/! Comstar Surprise Attack edition Last Thread: >>96082596 ================================ >BattleTech Introductory Guide & PDFs https://bg.battletech.com/?pa...

Reminder that James does not give a shit about your game, your lore or your hobby. The ONLY thing he cares about is selling you HIS personally mandated selection of overpriced plastic toy soldiers. He...

What is your favorite unique RPG mechanic? I'll start with "meta points". For example, players can reward other players with meta points for roleplaying well, and then these points could be used to a...

The Heresy revealed edition Previous Heresy: >>96076919 >HH 3.0 Leaks https://imgur.com/a/C7NLFxm https://imgur.com/a/ThwkCe3 https://imgur.com/a/jYokLre https://imgur.com/a/8EaFmTM And more you sho...

Was it really worth it? We already saw them revise the ranger, was it really necessary to rewrite the whole game instead of just releasing a set of nerfed/buffed classes?

Is the hate still justified?

How can one man make multiple table top fanbases screech at the mention of his name?

In 5E, I've seen that becoming a mindflayer or vampire robs you of your soul, yet everything about you seemingly remains, at least until/unless an elderbrain or vampire lord ensnare your free will. ...

>WHY DID I PIRATE ALL THOSE SOURCEBOOKS FROM THE PDF SHARE THREAD INSTEAD OF PAYING HARD WORKING RPG CREATORS THEIR DUE >IT BURNS SO MUCH OHGODMAKEIT STOP AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...

The rules are simple: >Anons describe the image of another poster (such as OP's, as a starter) as if they were conveying its occurrences to their players at a table using only theater of the mind >Ano...

This is a general for everything 3D printed relating to /tg/ from sci-fi, fantasy, historicals, fantasy football, and more! Share your printed minis, terrain, print fails, 3d modelling, printing advic...

>FLGS hired another 5/10 thin gïrl to draw in nërds thinking she's attainable >can't tell if she's a tränny or not and don't know how to find out before I waste time flirting with her >cant even flîr...

What would be the consequences of widespread access to magical healing in a fantasy setting? Assume somebody capable of casting Cure Wounds or the like is about as common in a village as a smith or mi...

Based Mace making Anakincels seethe edition A thread for discussing the Star Wars franchise and its various media and tabletop games. Previous: >>96004349 Fantasy Flight Games’ X-Wing, Armada, and ...