Month: December 2010
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Team Reputations
Teams Encountered and have a really bad reputation of cheating. I should put a 2 Polls up for known teams…
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Some more Useful Biometrics, GURPS Increased Consumption Disadvantage
Looking at these numbers I think of GURPS increased consumption disadvantage at B136. since GURPs 3 meals defaults at the…
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Purpose of Realism in Games?
I think the purpose of realism depends heavily in what the game is trying to achieve, either a Puzzle or…
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Hope to have a trip to Lito’s
Lito’s has one of the best prices for the cost of a long trip to Quiapo and Php40 parking. Planning…
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Is this getting around?
Is this just me or chrome or am I finding more of these malware common. Maybe I should be worried,…
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Small Type Tamiya, Projects for the Year, Wife’s Xmass Gift
I will be using small type tamiya. Because most of my guns use small type tamiya my batteries are mostly…
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Social Hierarchy is not the same as Levels
Social Status as Levels tend confuse gamers of how they really worked back then. The Social Rank does not confer…
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Poll and Byzantine History Podcast
I hope visitors would answer the poll. The eras aren’t specifically tied to their emperors or leaders. There are many…
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The battle of Towton: Nasty, brutish and not that short | The Economist
The battle of Towton: Nasty, brutish and not that short | The Economist: “The men whose skeletons were unearthed at…
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JP SIG556 Php3.5k Filipino Airsoft (FAS) – Forum
For Sale: XMAS SALE!! JP SIG556 3.5k FREE SHIP! – Filipino Airsoft (FAS) – Forum here is the review. Which…
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Sins of the Crusade Genealogy
This is the Sins of the Crusade Genealogy. Looking at the Game of Thrones Genealogies I think I have a…
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Medieval Army Sizes Reflection
A player once proposed I use the most optimistic force numbers found in historical sources. This is a pretty big…
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[GURPS Mass Combat] “Real Soldiers Dig”
In one of the lectures I heard the term “Real Soldiers Dig”. The roman legionaires were said to build fort-camps…
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The Psychology of Shooters
The Psychology of Shooters Why shooting feels so good. by Jamie Madigan November 26, 2010 05:00 AM PT thanks to…
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Skills in Running a City
To simplify my Civic Stat system, I’ll just give a basic competence score that works with the GURPS skill system.…
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The Sack of Constantinople 1204AD post Mortem
the Sack of Constantinople at 1204ad can be considered the end of the centralized and perpetuating bureaucratic organism that remained…
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Reviewing: GURPS Low-Tech Companion 1: Philosophers and Kings
Who needs this – Very Meticulous GMs for a Political/Diplomatic Campaign World Builders in the tradition of Harn, Westeros, and…
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Prep Work for Mass Combat Module
This is prep work that goes into a Mass Combat Module. Such a module should have a large Poster Sized…
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Centralized Bureaucracy in Medieval War Campaigns
Centralized Bureaucracy. This is the wonder of the Byzantine Throne to the Crusader Lords. The ability to Tax their subjects…
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Behavioral Economics in Action – Overpriced 2nd Hand
The China Products – Filipino Airsoft (FAS) – Forum is a great place to see irrationalities in action. I’m still…
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Escalation when making Homebrew Rules
I was making my own homebrew rules for City Stats, designed particularly for Low Tech Mass Combat in GURPS and…
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Biometric Research: More “average” templates should be ST10 to ST11
Strength 10 in GURPS was derived from what is considered “Fit” for military service. Given the increasing sedentary professions found…
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A good Horse website for Game Research
The horse com is a rich resource for game designers who want to model horses more realistically/accurately. Here is something…
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Carrying Capacity Puzzles
Working with Army Biometrics. 30% of one’s own Ideal weight is the point where penalties to fatigue and agility (mobility)…
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Airsoft is more Expensive in 2010, will it Get Cheaper?
What Happened to the $50-80 Guns? I’ve been checking the prices and those in the Philippines, as well as forums…
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Preparing for a First Crusades Campaign
Church history brings me back to my High School days, in my Opus Dei background. When I was young and…
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Small Wars Manual – Marching; Combat Leader’s Field Guide – Load Outs
In the Small Wars Manual, in Chapter 4 we have the March. The March 6-38 to 6-40 A small breakfast…
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e23: GURPS Crusades
e23: GURPS Crusades: “The Crusades lasted nearly two centuries, and their effects are felt to this day. These wars were…
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Mutant Future Characters Named Updated.doc – Powered by Google Docs
Mutant Future Characters Named Updated.doc – Powered by Google Docs Here is the PDF. Spiel Meister had us roll for…
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Swapping M4s and G3 for AKs, Consolidating Armory
I realized its best that I consolidate my Guns to only 1 general type. Unfortunately, I already started with 2…