Ahhh, that new campaign smell. I know, I know, you’re thinking “Dude, this is like the third one in as many months. What gives?” Well, what gives is pretty simple: If a campaign doesn’t spark for me I don’t force it. That way lies burnout for gaming period. My players mostly understand that. The DF […]
Continue readingTag Archives: writing
Carpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – September 2019
Authorial Highlights Calypso-4 aka “Five Four Perilous Journeys” is done. We made our deadline and wrapped up the adventure path that’s led from the first to the fifth. Overall, I’m proud of this one. It turned out really great and let J. Edward Tremlett and myself get in more time as coauthors. That’s a bond that takes […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: How I Do Game Prep
Game prep is the thing all GMs fear to some degree or another. Whether it’s fear of not having enough time for prep or having no ideas for prep, that fear doesn’t go away as your GMing skills increase it just lessens. There are probably hundreds or even thousands of ways to game prep – […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – August 2019
Authorial Highlights The work on Calypso-4 aka “Five Four Perilous Journeys” continues. J. Edward has sent me Adventure #4 to format, edit, and add my pieces and has moved onto the 5th and final adventure for this contract. It’s gonna be close, but I think we can make our October deadline. My submitted proposal was […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogeim: My New Desktop
So my name machine is fully assembled, the kinks are (mostly) worked out, and I’ve begun working in earnest again. Thanks to all who donated to make this happen: Anders Starmark Christopher Hallquist David Fico and Sarah Hale David Pulver Elizabeth McCoy Emily Smirle Jason “PK” Levine Jeromy French [redacted at request of the doner] […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – July 2019
Authorial Highlights GURPS SNO-51 is not only out of the freezer it has been submitted. It’s out of my hands for now. The work on Calypso-4 aka “Five Four Perilous Journeys” continues. I really love the artwork Doug has gotten for it. The work on Adventure #4 continues and hopefully we’ll be done with that by […]
Continue readingDesigner’s Notes: GURPS Monster Hunters: Power-Ups 1
Ahhh, where to begin? This was my first solo work. I’d previously written GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 19: Incantation Magic with Antoni Ten Monrós and Dungeon Fantasy Traps with Jason “PK” Levine. Of course, one could say my numerous Pyramid articles were “solo” as well – but there is a difference of length that really makes them […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: GURPS Monster Hunters Power-Ups 1 is Out!
At long last, my new GURPS book is out! Go grab it from w23 and please please rate it, share it on social media, or talk about it on the forums (or Discord)
Continue readingDesigner’s Notes: Native American Crusaders
Native American Crusaders was a topic I wanted to cover for GURPS Monster Hunters for a long time. I’m of native descent and got to take things I’d been told about in my childhood (the raven mocker being one) and turn that into GURPS statblocks. That’s pretty heavy stuff. I grew up on the stories of my […]
Continue readingDesigner’s Notes: Chevaliers and Commanders
My last article. The last article I would write for Pyramid . . . was not written completely by myself. I co-write it with Hal “Wavefunction” Batty. In actuality, I had written the chevalier as standalone article with lots of mount choices, new gear, and more power-ups that were not in the final draft then I […]
Continue reading