Month: June 2013

Very Flexible Gaming Schedules

I used to mind it if players or the gm can’t make a game… but that’s because of all the traffic and the “heaven and earth” I had to move…

GURPS traveller ship building spreadsheet

One of multiple parts I am trying to keep this short. GURPS Ship building System 4th Edition Traveller, found in GURPS 4th Edition Traveller: Interstellar Wars which is an update…

Burden of problem solving

One of the things that take time is asking permission. It was in Happy Jacks where I heard of a GM that required players to take a lot of initiative,…

IMTU Ship Creation Spreadsheet: EM armor, Ablative Foam, Armor Paste

I added Electro Magnetic Armor (variable Hardening vs Shaped Charge), Ablative Foam (Hardened 1 vs Lasers) and Reactive Armor Paste (Hardened 3 vs Shaped Charge or HEMP). These are UT…

IMTU Ship repairs in gurps traveller

Ship Repairs seems to be a Non-Topic because I’m not getting a nibble in the threads and my search-fu has been weak. So lets do something cheap and easy –…

GURPS Modern Fantasy Episode 05

WARNING – Offensive and Mature Content Fun in two hours, not bad.

IMTU existential problems in scifi, jump ghosts

I’m a fan of the prestige and I Iike the dilemma it poses. What if the designers of the jump drive have a big secret, that you really stop existing…

GURPS Traveller Lite Episode 03

Thanks to those who could make it +Dave Morris +Mateusz Sierzant and +Tom Tyson It may LOOK like its monty hall until its time to pay the bills. The Rizzoli got 2M worth…

Age and Friendships

Can gamers be really looking to make friends online? I mean considering the ages, and my age… very much yes. The attrition of friendship growing up due to professional and…

IMTU the transient human form

What if human form was very easy to modify?  I know genetic manipulation is taboo in the default Traveller, funny because it may be the only way few can survive…

Awkwardness Video Post

Game of the Right Question: Gaming Psychology Skill

I can be so annoying. a post in 2007 this is why I’m such a munchkin. One serious critique is that this is punishing to a GM. what GM would…

GURPS modern fantasy session 04: Give a man a nunchuck

Thanks to +Arne Jamtgaard +James Austin +Ken Kthulhu +Mike Dulay +sovietPlays for playing.  Basially a Game Rundown instead of a Summary The game took a silly turn, my bad for making a pregen based on black…

IMTU Dreams of The Long Night

The Long Night’s impact is still felt in policies, media, and cultural outlook of the 3rd Millenium. As much as there are still strong repercussions from the 2nd World War…

GURPS TDMS 2 – Special Feats

Margin of Success or Failure is a powerful tool, I only noticed GMs have run the system a long time. Any new GURPS GM can pick up this very helpful…

Details and Problem Solving

I’m not good with details, I’m just average. the only reason I’m considered “good” is because details are something people don’t like to deal with and my mediocre work is…

GURPS Traveller Lite Episode 02

They entered the Whangga System by its farthest gravity well, its 4th Gass giant. They attempted jumped pretty close hoping to save time and energy, they got more than what…

[Warning Mature Content] GURPS Modern Fantasy Session 03 Update

From the Point of view of Petier Warning Mature Content, please skip this if your easily offended. . . . . . . . . . The Jackals    …

Game Design – TDMS

As much as I like TDMs and actually look for examples of various TDMs in a skill, who has time to do that? I just ran a game in roll20…

Qin The Warring States Systems Overview

Here is my Qin TWS notes. It will speed up understanding and consuming the system. Basic Rules p.55 Ying Yang Dice (YyD) 2d10s, one Yin and another Yang (the dice…