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Achievement Unlocked! 600 posts

Achievement Unlocked! 600 posts

The final column of Violent Resolution marked the 600th post on Gaming Ballistic. So, what’s been accomplished here, if anything? Unique Content There have been some particularly strong sections on GB, even if I do say so. The Firing Squad – these interviews, 20 in number thus far, are something that are somewhat unique. There…

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Designer’s Notes – On Target (Pyr #3/77)

Am I bound and determined to revisit and rewrite every GURPS rule?  No. But in writing Technical Grappling, I became very taken with effect rolls, in the vein of hit points and control points. The general progression of a hit roll followed by an effect roll is familiar and favored by gamers. Personally, I like…

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GURPS Boardroom and Curia out on W23

Work has been a Terribly Dire Polar Bear recently, and today most of all. Fortunately, SJG comes to my blogging rescue by releasing something that was pretty darn interesting in playtest. GURPS Boardroom and Curia is a book all about groups of people. In a word: Organizations.  It’s a PC-facing guide to what organizations, from…