2013-09-19
The GM just blew up our Ship!
The Pathfinder Chronicles: So Last Nights Game of Traveller Hit Hard: I do not normally do this as I figure that I record the sessions…
GMing
2013-09-14
GURPS Modern Fantasy Session 06
+Matthew Williams and +jj123382 joins our band of “big damn heroes” in the latest session of GURPS Modern Fantasy. JJ plays Vash a streetwise thug working for Knuckles,…
2013-09-13
False Sensations
Tao of D&D’s talks about Hearing Checks. GURPS B358 has a similar table but only in ranges. Decibel reference would be useful. Since the Average…
2013-09-11
Schelling Point again
Learning a new system, WH40K, I see the same Talents = Feats (d20) = qualities (SoIF) = advantages (GURPS) while skills are similar to skills…
2013-09-06
Minorities in my stable of pregens
Exploring the modern world through games, I’m considering making my next batch of Pregens of something far less common and rather mundane considering Disenfranchised/Disadvantaged Minorities…
2013-09-04
Host and Guest Protocol in RPG session
Talks with +Ken Kthulhu regarding technical set up for his Dark Heresy game made me think about why its a hard job being the GM. I…
2013-08-29
50+ requests and counting to join in Roll20 game
+Ken Kthulhu warhammer game just opened my eyes to how powerful a Gateway hobby Warhammer 40k. I thought WoW to DnD was powerful, but WH40k…
2013-08-28
Emotional Energy in a Game
Energy is usually what I can try to offer in a game, even if I suck at prep and puzzles. Sophistication is nice but I…
2013-06-29
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…
2013-01-07
Combat Roles for Sci-Fi Ship Combat; hard Sci-fi hacking
In theory one can make combat roles for every position on a ship, the same way you have it in a tactical miniatures game: Gunners – Point…
2012-12-19
Faith is a vice to some philosophies (NWOD)
Faith is a virtue in NWOD but I have to point out that to some philosophies it is a vice, especially to people who value…
2012-12-07
GMing – example of mastering a lot of skills fast
How you use your time can be optimized, some activities use more of your brain and are made up of more skills that can be…
2012-12-04
Persuasion vs Core Beliefs
The first requirement of persuasion or diplomacy is that everyone have the same goals or motives. That what is asks furthers a belief or takes…
2012-12-02
Power Creep and Universal systems
This can be addressed by the same approach. Approaching systems with a stronger game theory understanding allows one to understand the dynamics specialized systems do…
2012-12-01
Quicker Play Ideas; Musing a different kind of podcast
So I hit a lot of major edits. Right now the LibreOffice is slowing down. I plan to revert them to single column while I…
2012-11-10
Finished my First RPG Podcast; Trying out other History Podcasts
Finished Happy Jacks RPG Podcast se01ep01, I was honestly pessimistic, but it was a GURPS GM so I had to try. And I was not…
2012-11-03
Some Notes on Crisis Game
Crisis games are what I call games where things get really really bad but its not the end of the world. A coup d’état, a war,…
2012-11-01
Reflections on GMing after Simulations; Random Generating Flaws and Perks
There are a lot of ideas that come to me from converting my airsoft experience into GMing. One thing that just came up was, how…
2011-12-29
How can one prevent players being too character Invested?
Too Invested? Being too invested means getting into a rutt when a character dies. Why can’t players have the same investment in their characters as…
2010-11-19
Combat Leader’s Field Guide as a GMing tool
This is how I see using this field manual as a Gaming tool. Of course it would be helpful to at least read the first…
2010-07-08
Visualizing Mastery of a skill – GM Narrative Tool
My wife makes me watch project runway, and such competition reality shows have good examples of cognitive biases and how they can manifest in what…
2010-05-28
GURPS: What Knowledge of Philosophies Do
This is an oversimplification or bottom line to what each Philosophy discipline does. Philosophy Skills Default: IQ-6. This is the organization of bodies of knowledge…
2010-05-27
Experience is WORK!
Its not the killing and Not the treasure that give people experience. Someone doesn’t just transform incrementally by every creature or person they kill in…
2010-05-25
How much magic would I tolerate?
When I do allow magic, only allow the subtle communications, empathy, and mind spells (GURPS). Basically spells that do not affect economics, politics, and technology…
2010-05-24
RPG Kaizen: Game Definitions and Continuous Learning
Old school Role-playing is asking a lot of questions and critical thinking. Its not really the “game systems” but the attitude to challenges and learning.…
2010-05-01
Is Being a Wet Blanket a Good thing?
I can’t help being a wet blanket. I would like to think that I’ve have trained myself not to be surprised by learning to look…
2010-03-13
How GMing was my Management Training, Old lessons
The reason i can emphasize so well with bad management was because there was a time I was a really bad GM and I lost…
2010-03-11
War Campaign musing
I’ve joined Arm Chair Generals forums to work through some of my campaign problems. One of them, I’m stuck on is military readiness. Using GURPS…
2010-03-02
Management and Role-playing II; Problems with Pure Evil Races
Continuing The use of the Art Critical Thinking in RPGs. 1. Making High-Stakes Decisions – This is the introduction to the lecture and poses to…
2010-02-19
The Art of Critical Decision Making
The Art of Critical Decision Making is another gem from The Teaching Company that is really useful in gaming. I know gaming is fun, and…