Here are how things went for me in 2020: The Good (What I did well or that went well) GURPS Realm Management (aka “SNO-51”) finished the playtest and went to production. It’s still there and very much out of my hands. Hopefully we’ll see it this year. The five adventures I wrote with J. Edward […]
Continue readingGURPS101: More Divine Favor Learned Prayers II
A couple of new learned prayers for those with Divine Favor. Angelic Communion Learned Prerequisite: Divine Favor 10. Learned Prayer Cost: 14 points. This miracle requires a minute of prayer as it calls upon one of the messengers of God, asking them a question and getting a truthful honest answer, the angel is considered to […]
Continue readingTen Thousand Jade Petals B-Team: Season 1, Session 20- A Real Sh*t Job
Dramatis Personae Jian Wu aka Two (played by Christian G.): TBA. Tagline: TBA. Jiao Ting aka Eight (Played by Chris D): TBA. Tagline: TBA. Liang Jing Min aka Five (Played by Randy H.): TBA. Tagline: TBA. Nongmin Chushi aka Seven (played by Rory F.): TBA. Tagline: TBA. Sheng Yi aka One (Played by Calvin J): TBA. Tagline: TBA. Zhiyu Zhige aka Nine (NPC): TBA. Tagline: TBA. He […]
Continue readingA Thousand Tiny Gods B-Team: Season 1, Session 6 – Retribution, Victory, and the Spartans
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 be able to actually die. Tagline: “There is a fine line between life and […]
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: What Makes a Worthy Character
In my continuing ramblings on what makes something worthy in gaming today I’m talking about one of the things that all RPGs have: characters. This might be a player character or a non-player character, but whatever it is it should have “character.” Here’s what I feel make up a worthy character. A Worthy Character Should […]
Continue readingTen Thousand Jade Petals B-Team: Season 1, Session 24 – Night Out On The Town
Dramatis Personae Jian Wu aka Two (played by Christian G.): TBA. Tagline: TBA. Jiao Ting aka Eight (Played by Chris D): TBA. Tagline: TBA. Liang Jing Min aka Five (Played by Randy H.): TBA. Tagline: TBA. Nongmin Chushi aka Seven (played by Rory F.): TBA. Tagline: TBA. Sheng Yi aka One (Played by Calvin J): TBA. Tagline: TBA. Zhiyu Zhige aka Nine (NPC): TBA. Tagline: TBA. He […]
Continue readingBoil and Bubble: Miscellaneous Ritual Path Magic Spells VI
A handful of miscellaneous new spells for GURPS Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic.. . . . . . if you’d like to read more, consider becoming a patron! Note: the link to the actual content for patrons is here.
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: Coping With Campaign Fails
The job of the gamemaster is at its most core to be a storyteller, but it’s the players job to tell it. That sounds a bit wonky, I know, but bear with me. GMs create the framework for players who then fill in the bits and bobs with their actions within the game. . . […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – December 2020
Authorial Highlights GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: ??? aka Marl Ankh-3 is now in my hands with comments from Sean. I wasn’t able to get to start on this because personal life intervened. I plan to go head down in January and get it done. GURPS Realm Management aka SNO-51 is in the hands of SJGames. […]
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: What Makes a Worthy Campaign
I’ve talked about what makes a worthy GM and what makes a worthy player . . . but there’s something missing. And that something is . . . what makes a worthy campaign? Normally, a GM comes up with the idea he wants to run and plans the campaign out over days or weeks and […]
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