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Randomly hitting chinks in armor

Thursday is GURPS-Day, and I’m going to try and answer a question that +Jason Packer probably already answered for himself. But I write what hits me. He noted in a post that there are ways to randomly hit lots of things in GURPS, but “chinks in armor” doesn’t seem like one of them. Are there any ways…

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Melee Academy: Fighting People Better Than You

I hope that Melee Academy attracted lots of posts today, and so I’ll list them first. Melee Academy: Dealing With Superior Foes (Dungeon Fantastic) Melee Academy: Outgunned, Outmanned, and Outmaneuvered – Now What? (Ravens ‘N Pennies) Next Academy: PCs against really bad odds. (Virtual Table Topping) Melee Academy: Hero System Style (RPG Snob) TL;DR Today’s Melee…

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Ballistic Ratings and the WTF of Armor as Dice

Yesterday’s post on Armor as Dice generated more commentary than any content-related post I’ve had in a while. So booyah, that’s good. Lively discussion and all that. However, +Jason Packer asked a question that echoed (and contrasted with) another poster’s comment about ensuring that you just subtract armor from damage and, if this is greater than zero,…