Yet another “micro-rule” – this time playing with Range modifiers for GURPS. First, let’s look at the current existing range bands: Short-Range (-1/yard like a spell, p. B239) Normal-Range (per p. B550) Long-Range (p. B241) No Penalties GURPS Powers (p. 108) says each step up is worth +50%, while each step down is worth -10%. Interpolated Range […]
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: When to Follow, Make, Ignore, Bend, or Break Rules
GURPS is one of those games where if you try to use every rule for every circumstance you’re going to create an unusable pile of crap. It’s like sticking a bunch of magnets on a refrigerator and then expecting to see what color the fridge is. You can do it – but it’s barely recognizable. So how do […]
Continue readingDungeon Fantasy Aersalus – B-Team – Session 7
Dramatis Personae Fyadhiel, Elven Scout (386 points) (played by +Douglas Cole): An elvish warmaster sent on a quest to be more humane. It’s not working. Tagline: “Just Damn Better than you.” Gaffer, Gremian Artificer (428 points) (played by +Christopher D.): Boom Squirrel. Tagline: “Stop damaging your gear! I’m the one that has to repair it.” Galen […]
Continue readingDungeon Fantasy Aersalus – C-Team – Session 9
Dramatis Personae “Ecks”, Unique Human-Cog Hybrid Assassin (431 points) (played by +Travis Ellis): TBA. Tagline: “TBA” Hópgehnást “Keel-Breaker” Nihtbealumann, Beastly Minotaur Barbarian (404 points) (played by +Emily Smirle): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Nergui, Half-Orc Scout (395 points) (played by +Josh Burton): TBA. Tagline: “TBA” Rashi Talonfurr, Human Cleric of Fire (404 points) (played by +Christopher D.): TBA. […]
Continue readingBoil and Bubble: More Magic Enchantments I
Standard GURPS magic can leave a lot to be desired, but it has places where it just works perfectly. I decided to come up with a few new spells for enchantments for my own games and thought I’d share them. You’ll need GURPS Magic, of course. . . . . . if you’d like to […]
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: Dungeon Fantasy Boss Battles I
Today I’m going to talk about designing boss battles in Dungeon Fantasy, but to do that let’s chat about what a boss is. Dungeon Fantasy breaks monsters down into three groups and I usually add two more (those familiar with my article “It’s a Threat!” already know about these additional two types but I’ve added them here for ease […]
Continue readingDungeon Fantasy Aersalus – B-Team – Session 6
Dramatis Personae Fyadhiel, Elven Scout (386 points) (played by +Douglas Cole): An elvish warmaster sent on a quest to be more humane. It’s not working. Tagline: “Just Damn Better than you.” Gaffer, Gremian Artificer (428 points) (played by +Christopher D.): Boom Squirrel. Tagline: “Stop damaging your gear! I’m the one that has to repair it.” Galen […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – December 2017 to April 2018
What can I say, it’s been a while – almost six months. Where have I been for half a year? Honestly, I’d rather not discuss it. Let’s just say that Life(TM) intruded in an extremely ugly way and there was simply no time for blogging. I barely had the time to write or keep up […]
Continue readingThe Hurt Locker – Blightspore
As I’ve said before GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 6: Artifacts is probably one of my favorite GURPS books so far. I love making artifacts for it and I even ported its system over to GURPS Monster Hunters because it works so well there. Here’s a new Dungeon Fantasy item: Blightspore… . . if you’d like to […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: What I Look For In Players as a GM, Part I
Finding a player for a game you wish to run is hard – finding the right player is even harder. I’ve been pretty lucky for the most part and with my current player pool of 15 or so I’ve been even luckier. That said, I personally have a few criteria that I look for in players: […]
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