I’m continuing my “conversion” of the Diablo II Necromancer’s skills. Next up: Curses! Curses Most of the spells and abilities listed here involve weakening your target’s body and mind. Amplify Damage and is not here because my version of that actually made it into GURPS Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic (p. 35). Dim Vision Spell Effects: […]
Continue readingI had to cut a few things from my article in Pyramid #3/63 Infinite Worlds II to save space. I figured I’d share the outtakes below: Projected Psi-Realm: For Dream Control and Astral Projection the GM may decide that the psi does not travel physically to his domain – instead he projects himself. This is a […]
Continue readingNever tell me the odds! No, wait, ignore that – tell me the odds. GURPS combat is slanted towards realism and even in cinematic games this can be felt. Since most player character groups (or parties depending on your GMing style) tend to work together at least someone, most of the time they can accomplish […]
Continue readingHannya were once beautiful women who were cursed for their pridefulness or jealousy to become hideous demons. Their long claws can rend a man, leaving him with terrible wounds that will not heal unless he is treated by a woman who cares for him. Thankfully, they are rare and can be driven off by a […]
Continue readingCasting Lots – Part I – Game Session 2 Angelique Ashur, Jonathan Valerius Baksheesh, Maynard “Alex” Hamilton, & Sergei Romanova June, 18th, 2001, 3:00 pm 41 Hours Since Kidnapping 510 South Bolingbrook Dr., Bolingbrook, IL 60440 The PCs finish a fine meal of beer-battered French fries, micro-brewed ales, and chicken from the Hole in the […]
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Before I write anything else, let me first say that recreating spellcasting classes from the Diablo series is probably best down as powers (in fact, I’d probably use PK’s Sorcerous Empowerment article). That said, ritual path magic can work quite well too! A few quick notes. First, in the Diabloverse, it’s probably wise to put […]
Continue readingCasting Lots – Part I – Game Session 1 Angelique Ashur, Jonathan Valerius Baksheesh, & Sergei Romanova June, 18th, 2001, 11:30 am 36.5 Hours Since Kidnapping 5841 S Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 Angelique has Rebecca taken to the University of Chicago Hospitals (her old place of employment before becoming part of Victor’s Sleep Disorders […]
Continue readingThe so-called “hopping corpse” of Chinese legend, it has near-glowing green-white hair, long fingernails, and glowing green eyes. In the day it sleeps in a coffin or hides in a dark place like a cave, attic, basement, etc. At night it hunts its territory finding human beings whose “chi” it devours. For Any Game… ST: […]
Continue readingBecause GURPS is a point-buy system, figuring out what constitutes as a “tough” opponent can be difficult. Not only difficult, it can be downright arcane. There are situations where a 500-point character can have barely any impact on a combat (lots of social and mental advantages), and a 100-pointer absolutely dominates it (purely combat-oriented advantages). […]
Continue readingFranklin Kasseal, Maynard “Alex” Hamilton June, 18th, 2001, 12:00 am 24 Hours Since Kidnapping 676 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 Alex gets a call at midnight telling him he needs to come to police headquarters first, and then to a crime scene at the Omni Hotel in downtown. When he gets to HQ, he […]
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