The topic of gamemastering for pay came up in the GURPS Discord and I just had to jump in. First, I’ve done paid GMing in my past and it can be a great experience if you know what you’re doing. You need to be a good GM, capable of improvisation on the spot, willing to hash […]
Continue readingThe Chronicles of Ceteri B-Team: Season 3, Session 3 – Casting Out The Unclean
Dramatis Personae Amos M. Humiston (Played by Chris D): The Linguist, Librarian, and Leader (Temporary). He is the brains to the rest of the group’s brawn. Recently Amos has completed a double Masters in Library & Information Science Archives and History and has also managed to get a rather special job lined up, if he […]
Continue readingThe Chronicles of Ceteri B-Team: Season 3, Session 2 – Guys and Dolls
Dramatis Personae Amos M. Humiston (Played by Chris D): The Linguist, Librarian, and Leader (Temporary). He is the brains to the rest of the group’s brawn. Recently Amos has completed a double Masters in Library & Information Science Archives and History and has also managed to get a rather special job lined up, if he […]
Continue readingTriple Threat: Dybbuk
The dybbuk of Jewish folklore is a cruel possessing spirit that is the soul of someone who has not gone on to its afterlife or who is refusing to be reincarnating. They typically haunt their families but this is not always the case. Ousting a dybbuk usually requires a rabi or holy person who effectively […]
Continue readingThe Chronicles of Ceteri C-Team: Season 3, Session 1 – When Things Explode
Dramatis Personae Charles Malone (played by Will M.): Charles is a detective, mechanical tinkerer, and powerful sorceror who always tries to do the right thing. He has seen things that would drive normal people to insanity so many times that nothing really phases him anymore. He has a strong moral compass and tries to right […]
Continue readingBoil and Bubble: Fire Elementalism Ritual Path Magic Style
A new magical style for ritual path magic mages. This style is a look at what a fire elementalist might look like using GURPS Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic. That book as well as Pyramid #3/66: The Laws of Magic and Boil and Bubble: Fire Ritual Path Magic Spells I and II are required to get […]
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: Gamemastering High Point Totals
In GURPS dealing with high-point total PCs is a matter of finesse, not math. A character’s effectiveness in different situations can be radically different depending on what a given character has purchased with them. . . . . . if you’d like to read more, consider becoming a patron! Note: the link to the actual content […]
Continue readingThe Chronicles of Ceteri B-Team: Season 3, Session 1 – Don’t Come a Knocking
Dramatis Personae Amos M. Humiston (Played by Chris D): The Linguist, Librarian, and Leader (Temporary). He is the brains to the rest of the group’s brawn. Recently Amos has completed a double Masters in Library & Information Science Archives and History and has also managed to get a rather special job lined up, if he […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – January 2020
Authorial Highlights GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: ??? aka Marl Ankh-3 has had its first draft submitted to Steve Jackson Games. Given that GURPS Girl Genius is in house and with Kromm I doubt I will see feedback on this any time soon. My current version is sitting at about 26,000 words and has only two […]
Continue readingMelee Academy: Evaluation As a Skill Roll
+Douglas Cole tossed down a gauntlet (as he usually does) while I was ill (I hurt my back about 2 weeks ago and it’s just now that I’ve been able to type or write for extended periods of time). While I was laid up I got to thinking, Evaluate is kind of a “special maneuver” – […]
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