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Pathfinder read-through – Chapter 5: Feats

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A retroactive (and oft-repeated) 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 rules cover-to-cover and see what inspiration strikes,…

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Round 2 of Errata for Technical Grappling

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A new revised version of Technical Grappling is now live. If you’ve already got a copy, you’re going to want to download it again. The alterations are significant and beneficial. If you don’t have a copy, you need run right over and get one. Thanks again to Steve Jackson Games and +Steven Marsh for allowing this sort…

Back to School: Learning rolls

Back to School: Learning rolls

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SJG published GURPS Social Engineering: Back to School not long ago. I’m a credited playtester, and one thing I can tell you about the playtest was that it was . . . lively. I’ve not yet reread the draft since it was published, though that’s on my to-do list. The book does tackle one of…

Random initiative and a fixed GURPS turn
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Random initiative and a fixed GURPS turn

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+Christopher R. Rice laid down a post about using random initiative in GURPS that turned into both an interesting “GURPS 201” post (small house rules based only on the Basic Set) as well as a thought experiment. Some notes: GURPS combat is based on a fixed turn order. Mess with this at your peril, perhaps. GURPS combat…

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Campaign Prep: Mega vs. Episode

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My new Alien Menace campaign is rather specifically designed to be episodic in nature. Each session is supposed to be a differet mission, to keep things lively. +Peter V. Dell’Orto‘s Felltower campaign is a megadungeon. He’s got a huge swath of area prepared, some stocked, some not, and the players explore this ground at their…