Authorial Highlights I have settled on what form of fiction I want to write, but I need to consider it some and do some preliminary outlining. “GURPS Meta-Tech” aka GURPS Whatchamacallit is back with Steve Jackson Games to get ready for the playtest that starts this week. I personally handpicked my playtesters and had […]
Continue readingAEON B2-Team: Season 7, Session 1 – At the Beginning
Dramatis Personae Amar Gupta aka The Iron Sikh (played by Christian): Brick. Taxi Driver. Ass-Kicker. Sikh. Tagline: “Being a man of faith means to live it.” Amie-Belle T. W. Lee aka Whisper (Played by Curtis): Cold War era super-soldier/spy that got put in the Freezer, because she got poisoned. After getting thawed out and cured she tried to […]
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: On The Care And Feeding of Players
GMs can’t run games without players and players can’t play games without GMs. It’s a paradox of collaborative storytelling. But players can be finicky creatures and not all GMs know how to heard cats. Here’s a few tips to keep your players happy without giving into them all the time. Agency of Choices Players do […]
Continue readingAEON C3-Team: Season 1, Session 11 – Maximum Tech
Dramatis Personae Benjamin B. Bailey (Played by Devin): A prodigy at earth science and an avid spelunker, Ben has the power to reshape the same earth and stone that he studies. Naturally optimistic, he sees the best in those around him…even when he probably shouldn’t. Power: Earth Control. Tagline: “With my friends as my foundation, I’ll […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – November 2023
Authorial Highlights I am still considering what long form fiction thing I want to write. “GURPS Meta-Tech” aka GURPS Whatchamacallit is back with me to revise and get in shape for playtest. Revision is currently sitting at the 5% mark. My goal is to get it all done in a week so it can […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – October 2023
Authorial Highlights I am still considering what long form fiction thing I want to write. GURPS Whatchamacallit aka “GURPS Meta-Tech” is with Steve Jackson Games for review of the first draft. No, no leaks on what it IS yet, but hopefully soon. The Fantasy Trip Quick Quest “The Gallery of Hands” remains in the […]
Continue readingAEON B2-Team: Season 6, Session 10 – At An End
Dramatis Personae Amar Gupta aka The Iron Sikh (played by Christian): Brick. Taxi Driver. Ass-Kicker. Sikh. Tagline: “Being a man of faith means to live it.” Amie-Belle T. W. Lee aka Whisper (Played by Curtis): Cold War era super-soldier/spy that got put in the Freezer, because she got poisoned. After getting thawed out and cured she tried to […]
Continue readingAEON B2-Team: Season 6, Session 9 – Simplicity. Ghost. Counsel. Genuine. Pace
Dramatis Personae Amar Gupta aka The Iron Sikh (played by Christian): Brick. Taxi Driver. Ass-Kicker. Sikh. Tagline: “Being a man of faith means to live it.” Amie-Belle T. W. Lee aka Whisper (Played by Curtis): Cold War era super-soldier/spy that got put in the Freezer, because she got poisoned. After getting thawed out and cured she tried to […]
Continue readingAEON C3-Team: Season 1, Session 10 – Maximum Consequences
Dramatis Personae Benjamin B. Bailey (Played by Devin): A prodigy at earth science and an avid spelunker, Ben recently gained the power to reshape the same earth and stone that he studies. Naturally optimistic, he sees the best in those around him…even when he probably shouldn’t. Power: Earth Control. Tagline: “With my friends as my foundation, I’ll […]
Continue readingBoil and Bubble: Sorcerous Druids
Guest Post by Anders Starmark This is a system for Sorcery but for druids in Dungeon Fantasy. The word briga (pl brigas) means roughly “power, might” and it is only taught by members of the Druidic Order. Under normal circumstances no outsider would learn the principles – they are not set down in writing […]
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