+Jeffro Johnson put together his list of best blogs of 2014, and much to my surprise (especially since I had no idea this was being considered) Gaming Ballistic was his top choice. He was quite clear on his reasons, though: #1 on the list was my interview with +Steve Jackson, and the rest of the Firing Squad…
Thinking a bit more about S2E4 of the Aeon campaign, I can’t help coming back to how badly we biffed it, and still managed to pull it out because of a metagame ability – for which I paid many points – to ret-con a whole series of crap decisions. There are certain things you can’t…
Actually, I’ll start with the Table of Contents. Sixteen Chapters, about 572 pages to the index; compare GURPS Basic Set, Fourth Edition at . . . 569. Coincidence? I think not! The first chapter is preceded by the Introduction, which is about what forces led to Pathfinder as a game. That’s an interesting read, and…
Work has been a Terribly Dire Polar Bear recently, and today most of all. Fortunately, SJG comes to my blogging rescue by releasing something that was pretty darn interesting in playtest. GURPS Boardroom and Curia is a book all about groups of people. In a word: Organizations. It’s a PC-facing guide to what organizations, from…
From the computer in the Lair of the Chaotic GM Douglas’ Conditional Injury article from Pyramid #3/120 is an excellent alternative to GURPS’ default HP ablation system, especially if you dislike the “death by a thousand papercuts” trope in RPGs. I have built a small tool to facilitate its use: http://jscalc.io/calc/30GyHBOoMYnXFmRc It takes into account…
I promised to do this a while back, and am only now getting to it. I’m now doing Sandbox Friday, where I try and use the d30 Sandbox Adventure Generator to slap down two seeds. Trigger accusation Major Goal solve mystery – phenomenon Obstacle to Goal awaken sleeping NPC Location cemetary Location Feature plaza Phenomena…
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My granddaughter (6) liked Zootopia, so not that much emotional robustness is required. She says she wasn't scared by it. Otherwise interesting and revealing juxtaposition.
My granddaughter (6) liked Zootopia, so not that much emotional robustness is required. She says she wasn't scared by it. Otherwise interesting and revealing juxtaposition.