Raising up leaders and comrades
My experience in HR, growing operations, training and Recruitment has put together me face to face with the difficulty of succession and finding leaders. Also being in a management position…
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Gaming, tools, and thoughts from Game in the Brain.
2013-10-04
GMing
Incentive balance, but streamline rolls
edited for clarity Situational Heuristics This is the ability to judge situation. I can speak mostly for myself and what I’ve observed, so here goes. One of the first things…
Read more →The valuable chance to try new things
I value trying to improve the experience constantly, but I don’t want to inconvenience my players, but I need their input. So what I need to do is set expectations,…
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2013-10-02
Sci-fi
Imagining Hard Sci fi Ship Combat
Lately there has been a drove of WW2 inspired Space Ship combat. By WW2, I mean extremely short ranges and internally inconsistent combat ranges (why are the carriers too close…
Read more →GURPS 6 second combat rounds and 1d6 minute luls
I’ll be doing some experiments for my upcoming game two weeks from now (oct 12). Basically reviewing the video and how the players did. I can objectively say the 1…
Read more →GURPS Modern Fantasy Session 06 Gungeon Combat
This Combat Filled Session went well. I think we got to cycle through about 20 seconds. Realistically thats not how long scenes take to happen. Players were mostly confused what…
Read more →Checked out building Ubuntu App by Jono Bacon
I’ve been watching a lot of Programming tutorials lately and this is my impressions on building ubuntu App. YEAY its in Python… BOO its only in ubuntu lolz. PRO Versatility…
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2013-09-27
Game design
Burn! Wait, I’m burned too!
This basically reminded me that I form an opinion completely on egocentric reasoning. I understand its only natural, since we know ourselves better than we know the opinion of other…
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2013-09-27
Game design
Using PC Gaming lessons in RPG Gaming
Learning from Gabe Newell’s presentation about PC gaming and looking at how it applies to RPGs and the rest of the technology Industry. I sound like a Business Student Lolz,…
Read more →Programming Studies
i’m studying programming, at the same time I’m studying a little python and then contrasting it with Android (Java) specifically the Eclipse program (that makes programming easier). My first project…
Read more →Princeling or Princes of the Bots
One Pregen Character we don’t have yet is a full support character. Basically a character who takes advantage of the power of remote systems we have in present day. The…
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2013-09-24
Uncategorized
Dangerous People and Dangerous Tools.
Sociopaths, are one of the most effective CEOs and Exectuives in the Free Market. Anyone unhindered by Empathy or Doubt, will certain game a system to maximize utility since there…
Read more →The RPG Business is exhausting to puzzle
Its 2013 and GURPS 4e is now about 9 years old. Prior to GURPS 4e, GURPS 3e was 1988. The product cycle can be seen in the wiki. It looks…
Read more →After my first article
Wow, it was my first time to earn anything outside my income. I’ve never been successful selling my art, much more getting anything I’ve written published. Although looking back at…
Read more →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 so if you are keen…
Read more →Market or taxable Citizens
I can be the best engineer or a genius of some classically valued productive field but it’s worthless if I cannot get paid for it. All deals get their money…
Read more →[GURPS] Character Sheet Organization: Concept Clustering/Grouping
I don’t know if anyone noticed this but In my character folder, that’s publicly viewable, I have a very different way of organizing my characters. I follow the Writer’s Guidelines…
Read more →Knowing your self is a Skill
My wife and I are getting into running, and because we tend to have more friends older than us we are more aware of the anecdotal problems with running. Also,…
Read more →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, who is friends with Matt,…
Read more →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 person should be able to…
Read more →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 in D20 and GURPS. Basically…
Read more →Mistaken Game, an Opportunity
There are so many new entrants to Games because of Roll20 they don’t bother to read the fine print. My GURPS Modern Fantasy Game gets people who think it is…
Read more →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 (to distinguish it from Elite…
Read more →Migrating to GURPS Spaceships
There has been no update on GURPS Traveller ship combat rules. Its really time to dump them despite all the effort I’ve gone through making a spreadsheet, doctrine, and consolidating…
Read more →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 can compare it to being…
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2013-09-02
Role-playing
A little more imagination and empathy: Gamer Good Faith
I was having a discussion with friend about GMing and RPing, and we came to the topic of preparation and skills. Personally I don’t need the GM to make a big…
Read more →My Doctrine Notes
I don’t know if you noticed I’ve published my GURPS sci-fi technology notes. Basically its a writing exercise regarding GURPS Ultra Tech and all the effective combos that would make…
Read more →Ghost in the Shell SAC 1 & 2
Rewatched Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 1 & 2 and find myself being a fan. Its not so bad when you consider when it was aired it was…
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2013-08-29
Uncategorized
Dieting with Photos
I’ve reference what I’m eating and then suddenly felt betrayed when I did the numbers. A Digestive is 300kcal for 15grams… a freaking biscuit has more calories than a piece…
Read more →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 blew me away by the…
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