For various reasons this took a bit. Holidays, dead computers, oh my.
But the text transcript of my interview with +Hans-Christian Vortisch is now available.
It was a fun interview for me to do, and we covered a lot of good ground.
If you haven’t seen it, heard it, or watched it: now’s your chance!
Wodensday Wonderings is a new feature where I will discuss and comment on things that have sparked my interest of late. Sometimes (like today) it’ll be an animated discussion over mapped vs. mapless combat. Sometimes it might be a game design discussion. Or thoughts about why and why not of firearms and the like in fantasy…
https://www.stickmanpublications.com/roland-warzecha-medieval-sword/ I have had the opportunity and the pleasure to both train with, and speak to, Roland on several occasions. He is an expert on the development and use of certain period swords (and axes) and shields, especially buckler-gripped sword. In any case, the interaction is very much reflective of what one learns and experiences…
While I’m sure I’ll follow my narcissistic tradition of doing a full-issue review of Pyramid #3/76 – Dungeon Fantasy IV, I did want to drop in and note that yes, I do have an article in it, which I co-wrote with +Peter V. Dell’Orto. This isn’t a designer’s notes post, but I do want to…
This is a guest blog column by Geoffrey Fagan. He doesn’t have a blog himself, but participated regularly in the GURPS Forums under the username GEF. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part IV: Influence An Influence Roll takes the place of a Reaction Roll; use one or the other. Why do they use different…
Thursday is again GURPSDay, though I’m posting on a Friday. How very LEGO Movie. An eventful week for GURPS. Don’t believe me? Fine! Check out the GURPS News, which is chock full of new info. Also SJG released Steampunk 3: Soldiers and Scientists yesterday. Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 2 was put on the “watch this space”…
Intro: May the FNORD Be With Us Over Apr 6-7, I went down to FNORDCon, Steve Jackson Games’ first gaming convention that they planned and ran themselves. Originally, there wasn’t going to be any GURPS/DFRPG content at all – maybe not even any roleplaying – but I and one of my authors, also a MiB,…