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Gaming Ballistic’s Firing Squad welcome Doug Davison of Fantasy Grounds

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…

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Christian knocks one out of the park

Remember what happens next? +Christian Blouin pens at least a GURPS 303 article on using social reactions and influence against PCs. Any time you’re “compelling” the characters to act a certain way, you need to be somewhat cautious, but still, it can be done, and often is an important part of a majorly fun plotline Consternation…

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The “21-foot” rule and GURPS

In a comment on a previous post, +Jeromy French brought up the oft-cited statistic that if a knife-wielding assailant is within 21 feet of a person with a holstered pistol, by the time you could draw your gun and ready it, you’re likely to have been stabbed. Possibly a lot. OK, forget reality for a moment. Is…