In my interview with +Sean Punch, he threw down a challenge (or that’s how I took it) to have a panel of fellow authors on with him. I took him up on that, and arranged for as many as seven authors – those who appear most frequently in Pyramid – to appear with me, discussing Pyramid…
+GodBeastX , +Anne Hunter , and Wright Johnson joined me for three hours to kick off the “second” playtest group (of three) for Dragon Heresy. We did not play. Nonetheless, they stuck with me for three hours of chatting, with interruptions by my 6yo, something outside, and tea. We talked setting and character generation from the perspective of three people…
Over at the SJG Forums, there’s a fairly involved thread about dealing with attacks from behind. So, with that: p. B374: An active defense is a deliberate attempt to avoid a particular attack. It’s only possible if the defender is aware of the possibility of an attack from his assailant and is free to react…
This is a follow-up post to my own on why Brandon Blackmoor, in his search for a fantasy system to run a game, should use GURPS. GURPS Forum poster and Discordian Kalzazz made a suggestion, and I asked him to write it up, and I’d post it. Here it is! An option to consider is…
This review of Manor #8 by Follow Me and Die might be the nicest review I’ve ever received for something I’ve written. I think this system is what we have been needing for a simple mechanic for grappling, that makes grappling an option players would choose. Various options and outcomes that are realistic in grappling…
On December 28, 2012, I made my first post to this blog. My first year seemed to go pretty well. Looking back, over GB’s second year, how did I do? Was it worth it, and is it still? Content Well, start with my own content. Including this one, I’ll have made 474 posts total, or an…