Kickstarter: Great Northern Games’ Council of Blackthorn

Kickstarter: Great Northern Games’ Council of Blackthorn

The guy who runs/owns/started Great Northern Games is a friend of mine from work. His first Kickstarter, Noble Treachery, was carried off quite well, and followed what I have to imagine is the pattern for successful crowdfunding efforts. He and his team of playtesters designed, tested, revised, and finalized the game. Then he sourced the…

Geek & Sundry on GURPS – some praise, some misconceptions
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Geek & Sundry on GURPS – some praise, some misconceptions

Image from Geek&Sundry Article. Pretty cool, actually. Geek & Sundry just published a piece on RPGs that aren’t D&D. The author, Jessica Fisher, paints a brief picture of four game systems that aren’t the 800-lb gorilla of the RPG world: D&D in its various incarnations. Interestingly enough, Ms. Fisher notes that she got her start…

GURPS Day Summary Jan 28, 2016 – Feb 4, 2016
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GURPS Day Summary Jan 28, 2016 – Feb 4, 2016

Thursday is GURPSDay, and below you can find the blog activity from the last seven days. Improvements since last time? MOAR PLAYERS! We’ve increased the number of blogs being polled by about 50% Only a week at a time – As was originally envisioned, GURPSDay will aggregate all the GURPS-tagged posts from the prior week….