GURPS Magic Notes 09: Sample Mages for the Setting.
NPC mages using Ritual Magic. Having these set up determines the value and accessibility of mage resources. Layer your appreciation of HR and you the formula of a complex and…
Read more →Month: December 2013
Less Posts; Longer running campaign
Since I’ve got so many projects at work and for personal, I will have to trim down my posts by 33%. So I’ll be posting on Tuesday and Thursday. Hopefully…
Read more →Analyzing Inspiration: Proceedural, Legal, Political Dramas
On of my current inspirations is “The Good Wife“, especially since it takes current events and current debates and weaves it into the narrative. Given whats happening at work and…
Read more →RPing different ethnicities, cultures, and genders; Fear of Being Offensive
Leslie Chow from the Hangover is a legitimate character and I don’t find it a disparaging archetype. Stereo types are tricky and for me, I’d just rather play them than…
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2013-12-23
Writing
My Writing Financing my Writing
I got an unexpected check in the mail the day I wrote this. My calculations of how much it pays per word was way off by 1/3. So it looks…
Read more →Behind the Scenes: GURPS Modern Fantasy Prep
I think you can click to enlarge. This Layout is from my “ranging” in the most crowded areas in Divisoria. A little background: divisoria is where you get the best…
Read more →War Beneath Heaven, S02E03 Aftermath part I
News Report May 30 A massive fire has rocked the Warf area, in one Fortalez Labs, a subsidiary company of the Quijolo Group of Companies. Many lab workers were able…
Read more →Inspiration: Death Note
Finally Got to Watch Deathnote and it is Amazing and gave me a lot of Ideas. Anyway, the ideas expressed and storytelling in Death-note is great material for my GURPS…
Read more →Cost of Living in Haven 2
Haven is supposed to be based an amalgamation of 3rd worlds. Such that the cost of living defaults 20% to purely housing (no utilities), but in a wealthier country CoL…
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2013-12-13
Game design
Problem Solving is the Dungeon Crawl; Mature Theme: Financial Security
Problem Solving is the Dungeon Crawl The idea behind debt is leverage future earnings in a way that when it us invested it multiplies productivity and a strategy that nets…
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2013-12-11
Inspiration
Inspiration, catching up with Anime lately
I was able to visit Toei here in the Philippines and have some friends who used to work there. I’m inspired by the production output the Anime Industry comes out…
Read more →Wealth Checks with the Speed/Range Table
Simple resource system for GURPS for less Bean Counting. Use the Speed and Range Table in B550. Basically Begin with a Professional Skill, Merchant related Skill, or Administration. The GM…
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2013-12-06
Writing
Mary Sue Test
This Mary Sue Test is pretty cool. I don’t like mary sues, that much. I have limited abilities so my knowledge used to assess people is used to appreciate characters,…
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2013-12-05
Uncategorized
Unsolicied Advice in the Workplace
I’ve been watching bakuman and I’ve been thinking my own professional experience. Commenting on other people’s work has its own trade-off, if you say anything its your duty to see…
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2013-12-04
Game design
Putting yourself Out there; Hosting some Hangouts OnAir
Well you heard about nothing ventured and nothing gained? So its kinda true when I’m trying to sustain my gaming hobby. Life keeps changing and everyone’s schedule, priorities, and problems…
Read more →War Beneath Heaven S02:E03; Clashes before the Dawn Primer
(Happening during the Events of the Previous Game) Thomas was exhausted, his migraine got worse because he couldn’t run that day with all the fires that had to be put…
Read more →GURPS Magic Notes 05: Enchantment, Meta Spells, basic Magic Economics
What to learn First I’ve talked about Enchantment being on of the First Set of spells to learn, please add Meta-Spells, Knowledge and Necromancy. There are about 50 spells each…
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