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Falling Down – head kicking for fun and profit in GURPS
Here was a bit cut out of the upcoming GURPS: Technical Grappling. There are several reasons. It’s a grappling book, not a striking book I was using Size Modifier as a direct proxy for height. That’s wrong. First See Rule #1. I also found this excised portion of the rules terribly complicated, and we ditched…
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Pathfinder: 2400 lbs of a Bear’s A$$
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Heretical Countdown – what’s left to do
I’m starting to really see the end of this. What I’m trying to get done this week: Backgrounds. Want to get them done, at least to first draft status. (finished 6/15) Shields. Want to make these decisions, revise the rules, publish them in advance of next month’s games. (conceptually finished 6/15, will ripple changes later…
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Krail’s Folly: Pouring sand into the sandbox
In a previous post, I linked to +Jason Packer‘s concept for a Dungeon Fantasy sandbox campaign. In it, he posits a royal command, given by someone named King Krail, to reclaim an area bordered by some pretty distinct geography. In short, he sketches out a sandbox, evocatively enough that it begs many questions, some of which…
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Elementals in Dragon Heresy
Part of the challenge of the SRD5.1 is that all of the flavor text – or very nearly all of it – has been cut out of the document. It’s nearly all stat blocks and mechanics. Part of the fun of the SRD5.1 is that all of the flavor text – or very nearly all…
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