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Dual-Weapon Attack and Rapid Strike

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I’ll just start by assuming the conclusion: Dual-Weapon Attack should die. I’m not saying it doesn’t serve a purpose, but I think Dual-Weapon Attack should be relegated to a special case of Rapid Strike, rather than a separate thing. What you say? Let’s look at DWA vs Rapid Strike, and see what gives. First something…

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Sticking it to ’em: Impaling vs Piercing Damage

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+Peter V. Dell’Orto noted here that sometimes there’s a bit of a mental squaaawwwk! when it comes to comparing piercing vs. impaling damage types. He makes some good points, and partly, this ties into penetration and injury GURPS-physics. Impaling damage, by and large, is assumed to result from a deep, often narrow, penetrating injury that gets…

Life is happening. No film at 11.

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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 6

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We picked up in media res again.  GM: +Nathan Joy  Players: +Mark Langsdorf , +Theodore Briggs , +Kevin Smyth , Bruno, and +Douglas Cole . This is the Jade Regent Adventure Path done in GURPS, and I’m quoting liberally from descriptions that the GM almost certainly pasted verbatim into the chat windows of the adventure. So: Spoiler Alerts! Many mooks were having some…

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Pathfinder read-through – Chapter 3: Classes (Paladin through Wizard)

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This is a continuation of my read-through of Chapter 3. Eleven base classes means a crazy-long entry; I broke it up. A retroactive 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…

Reloading Press: 6.8x43mm SPC
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Reloading Press: 6.8x43mm SPC

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The Reloading Press is an at-least-weekly feature here on Gaming Ballistic for 2016. Each week it looks at some interesting real-world cartridges and presents them with hopefully-useful information in GURPS Format. 6.8x43mm SPC The 6.8x43mm SPC cartridge was introduced as an attempt to increase the lethality of the M16 and (especially) M4 pattern rifles. The…