Escaping from the pit trap (Paizo and SJG) revisited

A while ago, I wrote a note about the relative perils of doing what is effectively a joint venture between any two companies. This was in relation to how cool I thought it would be, nonetheless, to have the world of Golarion written up for GURPS, and available for actual adventures. I’m playing and writing about…

100th Post: Forget gaming, remember Boston

This is 100th blog post here on Gaming Ballistic. I was considering a retrospective. I was considering a juicy piece of rules goodness for GURPS. Instead, I say something I will hopefully never have to do again, but probably will, in regrettable variation. Forget gaming. Remember Boston.  Whether the fanatics were religious or secular, whether…

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The Bait and Switch

I can’t find the thread anymore. But over at the SJG Forums, someone was talking about starting perhaps an Old West style game. But then, there would be Zombies. But the players wouldn’t know ahead of time. This brought up the concept of the Bait and Switch, where the players are ready for one style…