GURPS Martial Arts codifies fighting styles in an easy to use block. Most of the book is based on real world martial arts with a few “fantastic” styles in a separate section. Here is a fantastic style I’m using in my wuxia campaign “Ten Thousand Jade Petals” that riffs off of Shurikenjutsu and takes it […]
Continue readingBoil and Bubble: Miscellaneous Ritual Path Magic Spells II
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 readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – June 2020
Authorial Highlights GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: ??? aka Marl Ankh-3 remains in the hands of SJ Games. It needs its first editorial review. GURPS Realm Management aka SNO-51 is in the hands of SJGames. It awaits final editorial review. Nordland Nibelung aka Nordland Magic Items – is finished and 75% of the way through editing […]
Continue readingTen Thousand Jade Petals C-Team: Season 1, Session 2 – White Wedding
Dramatis Personae Big Chon (Played by Chris D.): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Lin Shisheng (Played by Scott R.): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Myaing (Played by Emily S.): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Yang Wen (Played by Will M.): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Zhao Liu (Played by Travis E.): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Highlady Long Xing (NPC; Played by L. A.): TBA. […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – April and May 2020
Authorial Highlights GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: ??? aka Marl Ankh-3 remains in the hands of SJ Games. GURPS Realm Management aka SNO-51 is in the hands of SJGames. Nordland Nibelung (a DFRPG book) – the query I sent Doug in April – is 54% of the way complete for its first draft and I continue […]
Continue readingMelee Academy: Fantastic Martial Arts
GURPS Martial Arts codifies fighting styles in an easy to use block. Most of the book is based on real world martial arts with a few “fantastic” styles in a separate section. Here is a fantastic style I’m using in my wuxia campaign “Ten Thousand Jade Petals” that riffs off of Shurikenjutsu and takes it […]
Continue readingBoil and Bubble: Miscellaneous Ritual Path Magic Spells
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 readingTen Thousand Jade Petals B-Team: Season 1, Session 2 – A Dark Wanderer
Dramatis Personae An Rang (Played by Chris D): Genius doctor, decent artist, escaped fugitive. Tagline: “They’re still alive if they aren’t dead yet.” Gushou Miren (played by Rory F.): Chains of lightning, drums like thunder, refreshing as a gentle rain, swift like the wind, bring on the Storm! Tagline: “My chain goes Snap, Crackle, Pop!” […]
Continue readingTen Thousand Jade Petals B-Team: Season 1, Session 1 – An Auspicious Beginning
Dramatis Personae An Rang (Played by Chris D): Genius doctor, decent artist, escaped fugitive. Tagline: “They’re still alive if they aren’t dead yet.” Gushou Miren (played by Rory F.): Chains of lightning, drums like thunder, refreshing as a gentle rain, swift like the wind, bring on the Storm! Tagline: “My chain goes Snap, Crackle, Pop!” […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Ruminations on a Wuxia Campaign, Revisited
You might recall me working up a wuxia campaign later last year. You might also remember how it crashed and burned after only four sessions. It happens. You can prepare, plan, and propel a campaign and it can still crash. It sucks. This one died because I lost players. When I lose players I tend […]
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