Over at the GURPS Forums, there’s a really interesting (well, interesting to me) thread asking the question if basic melee weapon damage is too high (what you look up on p. 16 of the GURPS Basic Set). I think the answer is “yes.” In fact, as part of my “Armor Revisited” article I had originally written…
FYI, this space will change without warning for a while, until I figure this stuff out. I’ll likely be stealing shamelessly from Dungeon Fantastic, ’cause it’s awesome.
Today while doing a home improvement project I had occasion to walk around the house with a dueling version of the venerable “Ten Foot Pole” from Dungeons and Dragons. Well, not too much – the pole was nine feet long. Boy was it a pain in the butt. My basement has ceilings that range from seven…