This is going to be an evolving project, but I’ve got a simulation-based OrcPower calculator up on Google Drive. Here’s the link to the file: Orc-O-Matic! Inputs You input basic stats in the yellow boxes. Some input notes: STR or DEX: the bonus to hit/damage from your attack attribute Style or Choice: things like the +2…
Today while doing a home improvement project I had occasion to walk around the house with a dueling version of the venerable “Ten Foot Pole” from Dungeons and Dragons. Well, not too much – the pole was nine feet long. Boy was it a pain in the butt. My basement has ceilings that range from seven…
A retroactive introduction: After an actual-play hiatus where I was mostly writing and playtesting for GURPS. I was invited to play in a Pathfinder game, and after a few sessions, it was time to buy the book and learn the rules! I decided to try and read the Pathfinder Core Rulebook cover-to-cover and see what…
This is 100th blog post here on Gaming Ballistic. I was considering a retrospective. I was considering a juicy piece of rules goodness for GURPS. Instead, I say something I will hopefully never have to do again, but probably will, in regrettable variation. Forget gaming. Remember Boston. Whether the fanatics were religious or secular, whether…
