I was invited by +Alicia Sofie Davis and joined by +Christopher Sniezak over on Gigaventure’s end of year podcast to chat about The Year of Our Blog 2014.
We started the game with +Tim Shorts talking about a new character – a High-Elf Wizard with CON 18 and CHA 6. “I’m not going to play him mean; I’m going to play him ugly.” He also rolled HP and true to form, rolled a 5 and a 6 on 4d6 for extra HP . . ….
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. Social Traits GURPS addresses social traits in its game mechanics, comprehensively, in a couple of ways: Those traits that establish existing relationships, and “Reaction Modifiers” that affect the formation…
March 2014’s RPG Blog Carnival is focusing on Virtual TableTops and Online Gaming. I invited VTT creators to chat with me briefly about the state of VTTs, and what’s the future of online RPGs. This evening I sat down for a brief chat with +Doug Davison , President of SmiteWorks, the company that owns and develops…
So, just for fun, I threw my hat into the ring for the Ennie Awards in the Blog category. Much like +Peter V. Dell’Orto I don’t expect to win. But exposure is good. The entries I submitted: My interview with +Kenneth Hite The Melee Academy post on Ranged Weapons The blow-by-blow report for the fight in Iron Man…
Like many others, I downloaded the Basic Rules for DnD. I play in +Erik Tenkar‘s Swords and Wizardry game, was introduced to roleplaying with Basic, Expert, and AD&D in 1980 or so, and will always have a soft spot in my heart for it, even though my system of choice is currently GURPS. Furthermore, it and…
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…