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GenCon Day 1: Five hours in the box
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GenCon Day 1: Five hours in the box

Bygamingballistic

Second day of GenCon. The crowds were amazing, and this was the first day. Got up, skipped breakfast, did a bit of prep, and then headed over to the con. With the Exhibitor’s Badge courtesy of the IGDN, I got to go in early. It was amazing the transformation of the place, all the boxes…

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Quick Contests go Quickly

Bygamingballistic

I’m a bit exhausted from the run-up to GURPSDay this week, but here’s something that was inspired by a fun game last night. GURPS: Simple Quick Contests last night I played in a game with a bunch of people I’ve never gamed with before. +Derrick White was gracious enough to accept me into his game.  It’s a…

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Penetration, Blow-through, and overly granular damage

Bygamingballistic

My post on what guns do in GURPS and storytelling got me thinking about false precision in games that rate damage by HP ablation. I’ll pick on GURPS, but DnD/Pathfinder is, in its way, not much different. Ironically, I don’t think people really notice as much in Pathfinder, since the entire point of an attack…

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New appreciation for old school revival gaming

Bygamingballistic

So, when +Peter V. Dell’Orto told me that some guy named +Erik Tenkar was looking for extra members for his Swords and Wizardry “B-Team” campaign, I’ll admit I more or less had no idea who Erik was when Peter told me to sign up, only that I had had most of the games I played in drop offline. Trail…

A Casual Review of Dungeon Grappling
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A Casual Review of Dungeon Grappling

ByD. Raymond Lunceford

I was at GenCon’s 50th Anniversary this past week, and I had the honor of observing the first of Gaming Ballistic’s Dungeon Grappling demo games, and playing in the second. Here are my thoughts, for those that are considering its use: Summary It’s not as scary as you probably think. Qualification I have 20+ years…

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Lost Hall of Tyr: Victory!

Bygamingballistic

We passed the finish line last night with $4,055 pledged, which is a nice place to be. In the next few days, I’ll be sending out a few emails letting you guys know a few things. First, it’s my practice to really show you where the money’s going. I’ll post a complete financial cost/revenue update shortly. I…