The everyday plodding along of life hides something fantastic and terrifying. Beyond the veneer of mundane existence lies the world of the ceteri. A world full of wonder. A world full of fear. A world of impossible possibilities. This is the world that the Conclave has been hiding for millennia. The world that any logical, […]
We always write the perfect book after the book is published. Seriously. I wish I’d had more space in GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 19: Incantation Magic and the insight to add to the main book then instead of writing this article later. I’m grateful the article was published and some of the questions I’d been asked could be […]
This series is all about magic: alchemy, magical system tweaks, entirely new systems, and so on. Though this doesn’t cover magical items or the like – that’s covered by the Hurt Locker. See the Inaugural Post here. Inaugural Post How to Build a Spell Thief I Put a Spell on You Latin Isn’t the Only Magical […]
I’ve been playing role-playing games for a long time (I gamed for the first time with my brother when I was seven) and I’ve been running games for almost as long (I ran my first game when I was 11). I made a lot of mistakes in the beginning, mistakes I’d like to prevent newbie […]
Here’s the highlights for me from July 2017. Authorial Highlights I have finished a Pyramid article for Hot Spots and Locations – but it needs some work and perhaps a map. We’ll see. I submitted the Deep Space article (hint: it’s about space opera and ritual path magic) and the nameless article I mentioned before to Steven. This […]
Guest Post by Kalzazz Notes based on Mistakes Kal Makes When Designing Spell Loadouts. Ritual Path Magic (RPM) is an awesome system where you can design your own spells and your mage can know any spell they want (and that the DM allows), this is part of what makes RPM great. Much like the Vancian […]
My GURPS campaign has ended, long-live my GURPS campaign! Aeon came to a final close about 6-8 weeks ago. I answered some questions and left more questions unanswered. That’s usually a good way to leave things I’ve found. So what’s next? Returning to a previous campaign is what’s next. I’ve talked about my urban fantasy […]
“That boy is mad as bones.” My grandmother would say that about me often as a child. I was . . . a handful. Hiding in places and shouting “Boo!” at passersbys, climbing on the roof at night to look at the stars, playing out in a nor’easter, and in general just running wild. As […]
Guest Post by Anders Starmark Fairy rings are rings of mushrooms that grow outward, leaving a circle of dark green or dead grass behind them. They can appear wherever the terrain is relatively flat and unobstructed – grasslands are ideal. They are a powerful help for magicians, but can cause bad luck for anyone else. […]
So I’ve been using Sorcery a lot in my campaigns lately. (Even in my RPM-using campaigns as it makes perfect “quick” spells.) I saw this thread pop up and thought “Huh, this would be perfect for stating a ‘Bless’ spell for Sorcery.” So here it is – “Bless” as a Sorcery spell. Constructing a Universal […]