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Skill Levels for Ranged Combat in GURPS

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By special request! The post on melee skill levels in GURPS broke my previous record for number of views in a day, so I guess people liked it. Enough so that the “but where’s the ranged stuff?” came as a special request, and a natural follow-on, to boot. Preamble Ranged weapons are difficult in GURPS. Oh,…

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Pathfinder readthough – Chapter 8: Combat (Part 2)

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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…

Manor #8: Follow Me and Die likes grappling
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Manor #8: Follow Me and Die likes grappling

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This review of Manor #8 by Follow Me and Die might be the nicest review I’ve ever received for something I’ve written. I think this system is what we have been needing for a simple mechanic for grappling, that makes grappling an option players would choose. Various options and outcomes that are realistic in grappling…

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Gaming Ballistic’s Firing Squad welcomes Hans-Christian Vortisch

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Earlier this week I sat down with +Hans-Christian Vortisch , who has made a solid game writing presence being the go-to guy about firearms, especially makes, models, and usage. We talk about his history in gaming and how he came to write about games, as well as an awful lot about firearms, both using them…

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Realistic, Cinematic, Believable: Believabiity as Rule Zero (Part 1)

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I was going to post this one today. But after 36 hours traveling and very little sleep, I realized that I had it wrong. At length. I’ll be revisiting this, most definitely. But I will say this: I was going to set up “believable” as an overall goal that people who clamor for “realism” actually…

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