Like my previous posts this one is kind of an “outloud thinking” post. I’ve discussed doing research on Chinese history and folklore, the general thrust of the campaign, and how I was approaching character creation. This post is going to talk about the general optional rules I’d be using for the campaign. First, I decided […]
As I have discussed before the first thing I do when I start to build a campaign setting is decide what the setting assumptions are. That is, what is true, what is false (if needed), and what is thought to be true. This is an intensely important part of campaign building and I can take weeks just […]
Like my previous posts this one is kind of an “outloud thinking” post. I’ve discussed doing research on Chinese history and folklore, the general thrust of the campaign, and how I was approaching character creation. This post is going to talk about the general optional rules I’d be using for the campaign. First, I decided […]
Authorial Highlights Work continued on GURPS SNO-51. It’s all coming together in a really great way. I upped my required word count per day to 1,000 and if all goes according to plan I’ll finish sometimes mid-month in March with the first draft. (A 1,000 words the mechanically intensive or research required projects is […]
I’ve got a few open spot in my current GURPS campaign for my Sunday group (C-Team) and Monday group (B-Team. The game will be nominally from 2pm EST to 6pm EST (C-Team) or 7:30pm to 11:30pm (B-Team). I’m looking for folks who can reliably be there, is friendly, and can do a bit of roleplaying. System mastery […]
Whenever I build a campaign setting the first thing I do is figure out what assumptions I’ll be using. I typically assume one “major” assumption (sometimes two) that forms the backbone of the campaign and then several linking assumptions that help bring it together. Since I am using real-world religions I’ll try to be as careful […]
I’ve got an open spot in my current GURPS campaign for my Sunday group (C-Team). The game will be nominally from 2pm EST to 6pm EST. I’m looking for someone who can reliably be there, is friendly, and can do a bit of roleplaying. System mastery is a plus, but not required. If you’re interested, email me. So […]
I published 35 articles with seven cover issues from June 2013 to February 2017. They were as follows: #3/56 Pyramid: Prehistory “The Old Ways,” — a collection of 29 new spells (plus rules and insight) that bring primitive magical flavor to the Ritual Path Magic system found in GURPS Monster Hunters. See here for Designer’s Notes. #3/57 […]
I published nine articles with four cover issues from November 2008 to December 2012. They were as follows: #3/28 Pyramid: Thaumatology II “It’s Pure Chemistry!” — an expansion of the alchemy rules from GURPS Magic. This article includes 10 new elixirs, three new techniques, and a new spell for those who make magical mixtures. GURPS […]
Steve Jackson Games is one of the oldest role-playing game companies out there. I’m very proud to say that I started my career with them and contributed pretty heavily to their generic RPG, GURPS. Dungeon Fantasy Companion 3 Before the Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game arrived in the hands of eager fans, new material for it appeared in the […]