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Life is happening. No film at 11.
Been away for a bit. Will be back. Life changes whether you like it or not, and I’m looking to make the most out of a curveball I was thrown a few weeks ago. No, no more details than that. But Gaming Ballistic will return once there’s a bit more certainty around some of these…
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Actual Play: GURPS DF Jade Regent – Ravenscraeg 2
Continuation of the GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Campaign following the Pathfinder Jade Regent Adventure Path. GM: +Nathan Joy Players: +Mark Langsdorf , +Theodore Briggs , +Kevin Smyth , +Emily Smirle , +Douglas Cole This will be an abbreviated tale, but let me start with the conclusion: we played for four hours in one giant combat that involved five PCs, and no fewer than fourteen adversaries….
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Sunday Review: Dark Conspiracy (GDW 1991)
Dark Conspiracy (First Edition Cover) Dark Conspiracy (published by the Games Designer’s Workshop, or GDW, in 1991, by Lester W. Smith) was a grim action/horror RPG set in a dystopian future where evils of all kinds plague the globe. This one came out when I was in college. The Gulf War had kicked off, if I recall…
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Managing polearms
Today while doing a home improvement project I had occasion to walk around the house with a dueling version of the venerable “Ten Foot Pole” from Dungeons and Dragons. Well, not too much – the pole was nine feet long. Boy was it a pain in the butt. My basement has ceilings that range from seven…
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Adventure Planning and Execution
The thing about Gumshoe is that it has a basic conceit – never let stuff get in the way of the actual adventure. You always get clues; you don’t always know how to execute on those clues in the best way. This is key. And while in many cases it’s obvious, in other cases it’s…
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Guns, Guns Sport, and Task Difficulty Modifiers
Thursday is GURPSDay, and a conversation on the Forums about modeling on-the-range use of Guns got me thinking about something. I suspect that it will cause a few issues when the rubber meets the road, but I also kind of like the general concepts. Right now, there are three flavors of fighting skills. The Combat version,…
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Next time you want to stab me in the back, have the guts to do it to my face.
If someone tries to kill you, you try to kill them right back
At least you are aiming.