Concepts I re-remembered reviewing the Material. 3d6 Bell Curve. Rarer Extremes, more frequent near the Median. The biggest change is that scores at the extremes, rolling a 15 or higher…
Read more →What is the Social Equivalent of Flanking? Options in Combat engage us by giving us Power over the situation. I believe that the thrill of Combat is in the Thrill…
Read more →Status and Wealth in TRPGs give a framework about seeing Social Issues in Action. Especially when the setting is NEAR modern. Of course it helps to have a LOT of…
Read more →As a gamer, when i see an attempt to do something I think about “rolling to do something”. Now that I know the default of even a skilled task i…
Read more →17-01-12 On Fortifications 1. Nunc papilonum tensionem cohortium supra scriptarum ostendimus. Papilio unus occupat pedes X, accipit incrementum tensurae pedes II, tegit homines VIII. Plena centuria habet milites LXXX; erunt…
Read more →I need to create a good method of researching an Author’s writing style. here is my draft process: Google/Search Author’s Writing Style (Needs a list of key words and terms…
Read more →I’ve discussed Index Cards as a key tool for RPGs before. I’ve not had the inspiration or the framework to make a fairly complete system until I saw +Matthew Isom‘s post…
Read more →This is speculation on what kind of gaming material I’d like to make If I had the time. I’ve improved some of my definitions – particularly what kind of gaming…
Read more →I almost take for-granted how complicated the basic mechanics can be: Determine relevant Scores or Stats for the roll. This has a lot of implied knowledge. They can be intuitive…
Read more →Gaming has been influential in giving me a sense of adventure and exploration. It has helped frame much of my life experiences in this way and helped me choose some…
Read more →I’m still hammering away at it. I’ve under-estimated the amount of hours it would take to gamify this. If there is a long task in the game system: gamify it.…
Read more →Zones (in Fate SRD) is a method of handling the location of a scenario or scene. Instead of working with precise details instead we work with abstract details and we try…
Read more →Continued from Running GURPS more narratively Part 2 A more elegant approach to complexity This makes it more elegant to me: the GM and players ideate, negotiate, narrate and roleplay their 2-5…
Read more →As work also inspires my gaming, I’ve come to see Profession more differently. Market Knowledge Market Cycles. the seasons of the business, when most of its earnings happen and the…
Read more →Quick Review from Running GURPS more Narratively One Roll per Player Scene Non-Binary Consequences (NBC) Success at a Cost Task Difficulty Modifier (TDM) Agent Basic Abstract Difficulty (BAD) vs Agent vs…
Read more →Merchant Skill is calibrated for Combat focused game and has been built in too many capabilities that should be delegated to other skills. I would say that the Merchant skill…
Read more →Open Warfare System is an open rp game system designed to run warfare games that would fairly capture logistics and strength of armies from the Ancient Eras to Pre-Gunpowder engagements.…
Read more →GURPS Lite Review by Colin Design Goals of GURPS Lite by my guess Basic Mechanics Introduce a Playable Combat. Gun or Sword fight. Can be used for low tech…
Read more →So I’m listening to Kenneth Hite’s GURPS Cabal using @Voice. I bought the book few months ago and only now had the time to listen to it. Its 93k words so…
Read more →Collaborative Gamer’s GURPS Language and Some thoughts Language should be treated like a Real World Superpower. We take it forgranted now, but it is a superpower by the amount of…
Read more →“But the evidence is unequivocal — there is a great deal more luck than skill involved in the achievements of people getting very rich.” – Daniel Khaneman this got me to…
Read more →Let’s centralize the Rules of Fatigue and to change some In-game incentives and strategies. Rules Modifications Fatigue Levels and Penalties. B426 Fatigue affects the Mental Faculties of the character. 1/3 remaining…
Read more →Don’t you just hate it if you can’t keep track of your Character’s motives, limitations, nuances, biases, etc… Can I try to fix that? You’ve heard of Death by…
Read more →The relationship to Games is the GMing Skill in Framing Affect: The ability to Frame in: Opportunity Seeking vs Loss Aversion. One of my curiosities and fascination is Framing and…
Read more →I’m currently fascinated by the Statement Sized (half letter) and A5 booklet format. One reason is because it is easy to carry even if it gets up to 200 or…
Read more →This is how GURPS character creation crusades would look like if I had the permission/blessing to make it with just GURPS Lite material. Its purely character creation and its design…
Read more →GURPS was my core go to material for a while and because it was too tough to digest I gave it up. The game is progressiveness on the path of…
Read more →wondering what I would do different. if I would ever run D&D again. If included the time I would do research, revise, and assembling the pieces not just writing it…
Read more →An exercise of categorical thinking and how I understand my world. This Traveller homebrew has more stats. Str, Dex, Con, Int, Wis, Cha, and Soc (social status). Unlike regular traveller…
Read more →Things you can only do with an Open SRD Type System: Splitting up Booklets so that its modular and can be printed as needed for Convention or Escallating Player skill.…
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