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I am now outnumbered and flanked. We welcomed Melody Alexis Cole to our gaming circle yesterday.
I am now outnumbered and flanked. We welcomed Melody Alexis Cole to our gaming circle yesterday.
This is a guest blog column by Geoffrey Fagan. He doesn’t have a blog himself, but participated regularly in the GURPS Forums under the username GEF. Social Traits GURPS addresses social traits in its game mechanics, comprehensively, in a couple of ways: Those traits that establish existing relationships, and “Reaction Modifiers” that affect the formation…
GURPS Technical Grappling introduced the concept of Trained ST, which is a skill-specific boost to ST provided by repetitive muscle coordination. The principle of the thing is that the more you practice something, the better you can coordinate your power to achieve greater equivalent power. This makes tons of sense for weapon use (something like…
After the last game, the team (without me – I was out for some reason) had managed to survive the cave-in that was Pharasmically induced, do some minor looting before the entire cave system collapsed, and watch as one undead dragon flew off with a dead dragon in its claws. Yeah, like we won’t be seeing…
What’s a gun? OK, back up. We know what a gun is. A slugthrower. Chemical combustion or explosive powered projectile delivery vehicle. Or is it? In GURPS, a gun is a kinetic energy delivery vehicle. Since Fourth Edition did away with blowthrough – a mechanic where massive damage would overpenetrate and be lost – more…
Over at The Dragon’s Flagon, the wayfarer penned something about grappling. Naturally, since I’ve had a few things to say about it myself, I was drawn in as the proverbial moth to the flame. He’s writing a “fantasy-heartbreaker” RPG. What is that? I had to look it up, and found this definition over on The…
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Congrats again Doug! She's beautiful. Now get her a star wars mobile to go over her crib, get her started right.
Yeeesshhh. Need it, we do.
Yeah, what Nate said. 🙂 Be E A You Tea Full.
Hold on to Big Sister's Wonder Woman suit. Little Sister will need it soon enough. Enjoy and congrats to you both. Cheers and boogie boogie.
Congrats, man! You must be so proud! Now go enjoy your sleepless nights and try not to think about how quickly Short Stack and Newbie will be bringing boys home to meet Dad 🙂
S: I love being a big sister.
D: you won't be saying that when she starts trying to date your friends.
Congrats, Doug! Adorable little baby girl. Makes me remember when my youngest was that size, now she's about to start kindergarten…