Risk and XP
As a scout in airsoft with the killer instinct of a pacifist geek so I get killed a lot in game. Being a scout is an important part of the…
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2012-12-11
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Altruism After Wealth is a rare event
Why Workers Are Losing the War Against Machines The way wealth works is scary. Wealth plays to Loss Aversion, and that cognitive bias distorts the value of EVERYTHING. This is…
Read more →So Many Communities what to do
A lot of Communities have sprung up. I joined most of them, particularly those that are System Agnostic. I guess the key is who can drum up more discussion and…
Read more →A Wiki of GM skills and wisdom
There are so many skills and knowledge that goes into the hobby, and a lot comes from everyone’s own unique experience. You’d wonder if there is a Wiki where everyone…
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2012-12-09
References
Google RPG Communities
I think communities is just like Groups. Anyway here are the RPG related ones I found and joined. There are SOOO MANY! Its a free market of general RPG places.…
Read more →Ally followers black boxing
Other than the characters personal wealth, he spends points on allies, which are his followers. Allies that are followers provide manpower, independent income and special abilities or insight. I’ve oversimplified…
Read more →Another way to deal with GURPS Dmg
Average All Damage. This is great with fire-arms. Just apply the 3.5 per d6. Do the same for melee weapons, but melee weapons have “/” where the maximum damage is…
Read more →Nerds are Rogues Too!
Why is it the negative stereotype that makes nerds idiots, despite their brains? I mean real intelligence is adaptability, in the hobby that emphasizes in Preparation, Improvisation and Adaptation I nerds…
Read more →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 carried over to other aspects…
Read more →Scratching that Pedantic Urge: Economy Sizes
I just got to get this itch: Starting Wealth is determined largely by the size of the Economy. Imperial Rome, in its height had a very large economy with a…
Read more →GURPS LITE update; Agents and Brokers
I might as well make it a fairly complete low tech booklet. So I’ve added templates for adventuring professions: Rogues and Warriors. Under Rogues, i’ve put Courtiers, Mandarins, Courtesans, and…
Read more →Social Advantages requirements
Some advantages have a cost to maintain. Contacts and networks are something I am terrible at maintaining, my best bet of being better at it is if it ties in…
Read more →Role playing moral dilemmas
It is an opportunity to reflect and dig deep. It is in a friendly environment where nothing of yours is truly at stake, and you are asked to dig deep…
Read more →Role-playing Debate and Argument
Knowing “Objections“, Logical Fallacies, and Cognitive Biases are usefull life skills… but it should not get in the way of a game. Another point is that, it shouldn’t get in…
Read more →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 nothing away from the character…
Read more →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 to enhance and developed a…
Read more →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 do edits because of the…
Read more →GURPS Lite Setting Specific Polished
I predict that it will be around christmass when I will finish my final polish this this GURPS lite doc I’ve made. Right now its pretty much fixed, there are…
Read more →Organized some text: GURPS Lite setting specific
I tried to reconstruct my GURPS lite that was specific to Low Tech. I’ve hit a milestone where I finished organizing the text, simply arranging the text from its copy/pasted…
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2012-11-26
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Life style costs
I think it takes an extr ordinary amount of discipline, forethought and luck to maximize how i spend my time. I admit these days, I’ve been having productivity issues. Part…
Read more →Some Rules for Open RPG: System Effect of Difficulty and Modifiers
Here are some rules notes: Technical Rules regarding Penalties and Modifiers. Since ORPGS is a Target Number based system, there is a more specific definition of how penalties and modifiers…
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2012-11-24
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50 years ago Factory workers were cutting edge, now they are unskilled labor
This article was disturbing in its view regarding factory workers being constant for 50 years. Why You Shouldn’t Shop at Wal-Mart on Friday Today workers who do command such a salary are…
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2012-11-23
Personal Life
Sorry for no update
My 21 month son is sick, so since I’m the one with flexible time I’m the one taking him to the doctor. 🙁 I’m at 15th Episode of Season 01…
Read more →Airsoft Cheating phenomenon used as a microcosm to observe social dynamics in the Philippines
Topics one Can Research Regarding Philippine Airsoft Culture. – Cheating extends to supremacy of one’s Tribe/Team, by providing information to oppossing side for one’s tribe’s advantage despite playing in mixed…
Read more →Philippine Cartography 1320-1899 by Carlos Quirino
Philippine Cartography by Carlos Quirino First Edition in 1959, 2nd Edition in 1963, and this edition is 2010. History books are my Campaign Setting Books. This would make a great…
Read more →Cards as an Organization Mnemonic
Using Cards The cards are meant to concentrate and prepare details that are relevant. In a Top Heavy game like GURPS, Open RPGS, HERO, Chunkier version of DnD and other…
Read more →Back to basics – Cheap ass Shotguns for the Gun Ban
The GunBan is fast approaching. Its just a few more weeks. We are currently looking for a site to locker our guns. We’ve found Lockers, we even found cheap 2nd…
Read more →Character Descriptors part 1 (hopefully a series to come)
this is RPGs, and it was always bothering me how perception and notcing things work. Various systems have various takes, and in RL experience sometimes the rules fall short in…
Read more →Good Content vs Light Content
Getting organized, i realized that it takes me about 4 hours to accomplish a satisfactory piece. Especially when it contributes something that may be new, or formalizes something that was…
Read more →Happy Game with Team Sandwhich
We had a great game with Team Sandwich in Sitting Ducks! More power to them, and great paying with them.
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