Originally in Technical Grappling, Grip ST – how many dice you get to roll when you grab someone – was figured differently. During revision, it was changed, and during playtest, it was altered, folder, spindled, and mutilated. Ultimately, I decided to go with a precise way to combine limbs when grappling. Figure out the contribution…
Over on the SJG forums, there’s been a short dialog about a particular grappling move shown in a Marine Corps instruction manual. While I could (and have) opined on what I think that the move is, I wanted to make two points. First, GURPS provides something like five different ways to take someone down with…
I was reading a post where someone was trying to introduce the concept of Technical Grappling to their group, but in a simplified and streamlined way. This is something I endorse. One of the things that works fairly well in terms of end result but not everyone (including me, on some days) fully embraces is…