I’ve made a living pushing people around – no, I’m not a bully, but I used to be a bouncer. Nowadays I use my powers for (mostly) good, but once upon a time I could grab a grown man off his feet and hurl him backwards and onto his backside. I’m not much of […]
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Melee Academy: Predictably Unpredictable
The Joker, Jack Sparrow, Murdock…you ever wanted to play that guy, the crazy bastard who comes up with quirky schemes in the middle of combat and then some how pulls them off? Besides buying a lot of Luck there are a couple of other ways you might be able to pull it off. The Big […]
Continue readingMelee Academy: Martial Arts Training
Based on this thread, a forum poster, Infornific proposed a pretty interesting “what if?” What if Job Training from Power-Ups 3: Talents be expressly allowed for the purposes of learning a specific style of martial arts? That got me thinking…that’s not a bad idea. In fact, it’s kind of awesome. As someone who has some […]
Continue readingMelee Academy: Bar Fights and Being a Bouncer
Let me preface this post with a couple of facts about myself: I’ve done some form of security off and on for the last 15 or so years and have no formal martial arts training – just lots of experience. One of the first jobs I ever got was working in a bar where I […]
Continue readingMelee Academy: Outgunned, Outmanned, and Outmaneuvered – Now What?
Never tell me the odds! No, wait, ignore that – tell me the odds. GURPS combat is slanted towards realism and even in cinematic games this can be felt. Since most player character groups (or parties depending on your GMing style) tend to work together at least someone, most of the time they can accomplish […]
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