The rule of 14 for passive abilities
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The rule of 14 for passive abilities

How Observant This came up briefly as I was discussing the Observation skill for my superhero, The Commander. His Observation stacks up SEAL! and Ten-Hut!, and if he’s using a firearm or looking at combat details, Shooter! as well. Because his Perception is 18, this means his overall Observation skill is 29. Yow. A skill…

My Danger Sense is Tingling
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My Danger Sense is Tingling

As a GURPS player, I both love and hate Danger Sense. It’s a great “get out of jail free” card to have in your pocket, in that you notionally get warning (or at least a die roll) to see bad things coming. It should make you hard to ambush, hard to sneak up on, and…

Retroactive Planning in GURPS
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Retroactive Planning in GURPS

Thursday is GURPSDay, and it’s time to think ahead. We had a fun situation in this past Monday’s Aeon supers game. We decided to use the 4-As framework to make a plan. We gathered intel, we actually guessed at what was going to happen, and we were even right. Then we completely biffed it by…