To help push (and celebrate!) the Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Games Magic Items 2 kickstarter I’m going to release 1 new or converted magic item per day until the kickstarter closes. Here is the first one: my take on a Dungeons and Dragons ring of spell storing. Spell Container Power Item: 25 FP Suggested Origins: Cosmic, Divine, Druidic, or […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – August 2019
Authorial Highlights The work on Calypso-4 aka “Five Four Perilous Journeys” continues. J. Edward has sent me Adventure #4 to format, edit, and add my pieces and has moved onto the 5th and final adventure for this contract. It’s gonna be close, but I think we can make our October deadline. My submitted proposal was […]
Continue readingGURPS101: Alternate Climbing Rules
In my Chronicles of Ceteri campaign I ran a “mini-game” that was basically a mash-up of rules from GURPS Technical Grappling and some ideas I had. Here they are for use by others. The Basics Each round make a ST- or DX-based Climbing roll (whichever is better). Success means you roll your thrust damage for “climbing points” (CP). Add […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: AEON Primer – Introduction
I previously did a primer series on my Chronicles of Ceteri campaign setting and it was so well received I decided to do it again, but this time for my AEON universe. So first, here’s what my session recap page has to say (I’ve reprinted it here so you don’t have to go there): It’s […]
Continue readingGURPS101: Expanded Higher Purpose Categories
Higher Purpose is one of the more interesting player-definable traits in GURPS. Originally, it was meant to give a game-mechanical bonus to characters whose raison d’etre was something specific like “Guard the King’s Bloodline.” In supplements like GURPS Horror or GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers it was further expanded to give a bonus when fighting […]
Continue readingDungeon Fantasy Aersalus – C-Team – Session 14
Dramatis Personae Alabaster Farkis Sagralleir, OId-Blood Human (320 points) (Played by Will): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Hópgehnást “Keel-Breaker” Nihtbealumann, Beastly Minotaur Barbarian (367 points) (played by Emily Smirle): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Kinnmonaqro “Crow” Rikah, Half-Elf Thief (380 points) (played by Josh Burton): Karemesie wanderer and half-breed. Tagline: “I’m small, but I’ll still cut you and you bleed […]
Continue readingAEON E-Team: Season 1, Session 4 – Timey Bubbles
Dramatis Personae Johnathan Finn aka N0va (played by Chris D.): A Cyberpath with a digital mind and a timid streak. Perhaps the least combat inclined of the group and prefers to find alternate means of getting past his enemies.. Tagline: “He’s no saint.” Ruby Rhyolite aka Terra (played by Emily Smirle): A geologist with the power […]
Continue readingAEON E-Team: Season 1, Session 3 – Putting Stuff in Other Stuff
Dramatis Personae Johnathan Finn aka N0va (played by Chris D.): A Cyberpath with a digital mind and a timid streak. Perhaps the least combat inclined of the group and prefers to find alternate means of getting past his enemies.. Tagline: “He’s no saint.” Ruby Rhyolite aka Terra (played by Emily Smirle): A geologist with the power […]
Continue readingAEON E-Team: Season 1, Session 2 – Librarians, Why Did It Have to Be Librarians
Dramatis Personae Johnathan Finn aka N0va (played by Chris D.): A Cyberpath with a digital mind and a timid streak. Perhaps the least combat inclined of the group and prefers to find alternate means of getting past his enemies.. Tagline: “He’s no saint.” Ruby Rhyolite aka Terra (played by Emily Smirle): A geologist with the power […]
Continue readingAEON E-Team: Season 1, Session 1 – Those Are Not Transistors
Dramatis Personae Johnathan Finn aka N0va (played by Chris D.): A Cyberpath with a digital mind and a timid streak. Perhaps the least combat inclined of the group and prefers to find alternate means of getting past his enemies.. Tagline: “He’s no saint.” Ruby Rhyolite aka Terra (played by Emily Smirle): A geologist with the power […]
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