What’s a gun? OK, back up. We know what a gun is. A slugthrower. Chemical combustion or explosive powered projectile delivery vehicle. Or is it? In GURPS, a gun is a kinetic energy delivery vehicle. Since Fourth Edition did away with blowthrough – a mechanic where massive damage would overpenetrate and be lost – more…
Sometimes it goes right, and sometimes it doesn’t. So, let’s talk about another show that started out one of my favorites, and then . . . faded. The re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. First, a few words about GURPS BSG. There was a short thread on it in the SJG Forums, but I’ll ignore it for a…
Every now and then people talk. Usually on game forums. And they say things like: “Oh, yes. I like my flying dragons that eat starships and crap magical poop to be realistic.” My thoughts on that were similar to how Bill Stoddard replied when someone commented that an increase in Basic Speed granted by a magical…