We picked up having . . . just opened up a door into a room full of crystals pulsing with dark light in some sort of indiscipherable pattern. Some of them are magical, others are just full of what we assume is evil black ooze that glows with a black light, as strange as that is….
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? For now, I have a Pyramid article to finish . . .
Why the Dungeon Fantasy RPG? So, in another forum, I was challenged: “Sell me on Dungeon Fantasy.” OK. I will: All the flexibility, tactical combat glory, deadliness, and specificity that GURPS is known for, with the additional benefit that the line editor went through and removed all the stuff you DON’T need. GURPS is a…
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…
Well, been a bit since I’ve looked at Pathfinder, so it’s time to return to the read-through. 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…
Looks like neither +Peter V. Dell’Orto nor I were graced with a nomination for ‘best blog on the planet” at the ENnies this year. In retaliation for this grotesque miscarriage of justice, I will go start a flamewar on the internet. That’ll learn ’em, taking it to ’em old school, etc. Grrrr. See? Mad. So mad, I…
