I have no idea why I did this. But I was thinking, probably because of my comments in my firearms-related Violent Resolution column. But . . . I wondered to myself if there was a way to turn some sort of real-world number into D&D damage output. I know, I know. Why would I ever…
Well, +Peter V. Dell’Orto and I went and did it – we took GURPS Technical Grappling and made it into an OSR-compatible short rules set Having now done this twice, what is it with me and grappling rules, and what principles are involved? Coming to Grips Grappling is probably one of the oldest forms of combat on…
When I wrote Technical Grappling for GURPS, I had a basic design philosophy: use the same concepts as a striking roll – attack, defense, damage – to inflict a variable amount of effect on your foe. In this case, the effect is control and restraint, rather than injury. +Peter V. Dell’Orto liked the concept enough to…