Posts about the fifth edition of the original fantasy RPG
I’m quite aware of the many, um, dynamic arguments about the concept of Hit Points in the various Dungeons and Dragons games. Are they physical injury (the answer seems to be ‘mostly not’)? Are they a good way to represent injury (jury out, but very, very heated)? Are they realistic (clearly not, nor are they…
Once again, my creativity is roused somewhat by a thread on the forums. This one’s on snakes and grappling. One might imagine that I have something to say on this, being the GURPS grappling guy. One would be right. The Raw Way (mostly) If you have a snake that attacks by constriction, you have a…
+Tim Shorts over at Gothridge Manor just wrote two pieces on the Sleep spell. It called my attention to something that I didn’t pay much mind to, since I play a boring old fighter. Or young fighter. Whatever. Tim’s character Minister has used sleep to good effect before, but I didn’t really realize how darn powerful…