Once again, over on the forums there’s a thread. In this case, someone created a repeating crossbow that is re-loaded using a pump-action similar to a shotgun. The design on the thread was a fairly standard design, nothing quite as elaborate as the image to the right. So, what would I make of such a beast?…
One of the more persistently annoying, aggravating, or at least frequently misused or abused parts of GURPS are the “trading time for CP” guidelines, which give some pointers at how much study might equal one character point. The guideline is roughly 200 hours of study with a decent teacher (or the equivalent) might give you…
Over on the forums, Icelander asked if anyone had ever converted slings to a system like the one I used to do The Deadly Spring: Has anyone had any luck modelling slings in a slightly more plausible manner than the current one?Can one plug them into Douglas Cole’s The Deadly Spring in any way? …
A few days ago I posted this sketch of the local area that will become the Krail’s Folly stomping grounds. I think it’s a relatively compelling little map. But powerpoint just sucks as a graphics tool. Fortunately, I have two other tools at my disposal. ProFantasy’s Campaign Cartographer 3, and Fractal Mapper 8. Unfortunately, I…
I love Divine Favor. I think it’s a far better and more elegant solution to the question of miracles and clerical “magic” than the existing GURPS system, which is basically the same as Magic, with Power Investiture standing in for Magery, and Sanctity making the tag for Mana levels. You pay your cost and you…
I posted a bit on the merits of the Advantaged/Disadvantaged die roll mechanic that drew some nice commentary on Google+. Part of that was wondering out loud what 3d6, the GURPS basic resolution mechanism, would look like under the type of charts (% success vs. target number) that I used to generate the results. Good…