Forthcoming
Upcoming posts!
- Musings on Computer-Aided Gaming, likely thinking about a prospective GURPS Fifth Edition with that in mind.
- More on Dissecting Damage. GURPS uses armor divisors, basic damage, and injury modifiers. Why all three?
Upcoming posts!
(Note: This post is dated March 31. Additional posts are available below, so if you came looking, you’ll find them underneath this one until March ends.) The March 2014 Blog Carnival Topic was “Virtual Table-Tops and Online Gaming.” As part of the carnival, I sought out and interviewed as many creators of computer-based gaming aids…
This is the fourth issue that is devoted to Dungeon Fantasy. No surprise – it’s the most popular sub-line, having spawned at least 16 or 17 books, and of course, since it occupies the same turf as the most popular game today (D&D in all its flavors, be it D&D5, Pathfinder, or the various OSR…
This is a draft, not a final version, but here’s how the iconic Fireball spell from the SRD5.1 shakes out in Dragon Heresy: Fireball* 3rd-level thurisaz rune Casting Time: 1 action Range: 150 feet Components: V, S, M (a tiny ball of bat guano and sulfur) Duration: Instantaneous A bright streak flashes from your pointing…
Norðlond Sagas is coming to Kickstarter You guys have so far funded three Dungeon Fantasy RPG books from Gaming Ballistic. Hall of Judgment was my first license from SJG, and you guys showed up strong. Then came the more recent Citadel at Nordvorn, and not only did you throw down for that, it also brought…
I promised to do this a while back, and am only now getting to it. I’m now doing Sandbox Friday, where I try and use the d30 Sandbox Adventure Generator to slap down two seeds. Trigger accusation Major Goal solve mystery – phenomenon Obstacle to Goal awaken sleeping NPC Location cemetary Location Feature plaza Phenomena…
I finally return to Pyr#3/72 (after Pyr#3/73 is already out!) to finish up my review of this issue, Alternate Dungeons. This is an issue that could be a lot of fun. Dungeon Fantasy is full of entertaining tropes, some used for amusement, some for simplification, and some for the one true purpose of absolute and…