Authorial Highlights GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Thieves aka Marl Ankh-3 is in the hands of Steve Jackson Games. Still working on that novel. The ending is proving hard – I know what I want it to be but getting there and doing it right is eating time. I currently have one outstanding contract: GURPS Dungeon […]
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: How I Prepare Adventures
I’ve had a lot of experience running campaigns (both of the GURPS and non-GURPS variety) and have spent the better part of 28 years being a GM to a variety of groups in a variety of ways. After all this time I’ve learned a lot – which means I messed up a lot. No one […]
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: How I Designed An Adventure
Guest Post by Kalzazz I came up with and ran an adventure last Monday, so here is how it went. Around 6 PM identify that opportunity existed for game, ping potential players. By 630 PM I had identified players were available so I requested characters. By 7 had at least one character chosen, who was […]
Continue readingThe Hurt Locker: The Magical Mo of Shennong
The Magical Mo of Shennong Power Pool: 30 FP Origins: Cosmic, Divine, or Magical. A mo is a food grinder that can be found in in ancient China. This particular one (and its copies) is an extremely useful mystical tool that can find a massive amount of people on very little making it useful […]
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Authorial Highlights GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Thieves aka Marl Ankh-3 is in the hands of Steve Jackson Games. Still working on that novel. Gonna finish it this month I currently have one outstanding contract: GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Thieves. I have submitted the proposal for a GURPS book I want to write. I have been advised […]
Continue readingA Thousand Tiny Gods B-Team: Season 1, Session 10 – Hell Hath No Fury
A Thousand Tiny Gods B-Team: Season 1, Session 9 – Voodoo Donuts and Hell Dramatis Personae Adelphin “Adel” Jean-Baptiste (played by L.A.): Godling of Werethekau and Baron Samedi. Machiavellian meddler. Power unto herself. Adelphin can kill with a glance, manipulate magic as if she were born to it (and she was), and doesn’t seem to […]
Continue readingA Thousand Tiny Gods C-Team: Season 1, Session 10 – Aztec Demigod Standoff
A Thousand Tiny Gods C-Team: Season 1, Session 9 – Are You My Mummy? Dramatis Personae Ekaterini Tsakalidis aka The Lady of Laundry (played by Chepe): Godling of Hygieia and Minerva. Face-changing clothes-horse with history as a Mob assassin and crime-scene cover-up artist. Tagline: “Never let them see you sweat.” Tercallus aka Callum “Cal” Parker […]
Continue readingA Thousand Tiny Gods B-Team: Season 1, Session 9 – Voodoo Donuts and Hell
A Thousand Tiny Gods B-Team: Season 1, Session 8 – Fire, Fury, and Rainbows Dramatis Personae Adelphin “Adel” Jean-Baptiste (played by L.A.): Godling of Werethekau and Baron Samedi. Machiavellian meddler. Power unto herself. Adelphin can kill with a glance, manipulate magic as if she were born to it (and she was), and doesn’t seem to […]
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: For the Sake of the Game/Roleplaying
When you start a campaign there are things that you can do for the sake of roleplaying and there are things that you do for the same of the game. Every decision you make will fall into one of these two groups. When you do something for the sake of roleplaying you are often removing […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – January 2022
Authorial Highlights GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Thieves aka Marl Ankh-3 is in the hands of Steve Jackson Games. Never did get to finish up my novel – but that’s on the list to do this month. Still really like what I wrote there. I currently have one outstanding contract: GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Thieves. I […]
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