Gaming, tools, and thoughts from Game in the Brain.
From the perspective of adventurers, livelihood skills are boring. Administration, Organization, Diplomacy and Management have a back seat to subsistence and productivity skills in lower tech environments. Merchants is a…
Read more →its been staring me right at the face the whole time. Human endurance works in a range band because it factors in the group and the weakest brings down the…
Read more →lately my readings about Emotional Intelligence got me thinking more about the Multiple Intelligence Theory (note the difference between Theory and Hypothesis). the more I read about it, the more…
Read more →Airsoft can be seen as Larping with Guns, of course few airsofters would like to admit that or look at it that way. I know there is that stigma with…
Read more →Costs are in Philippine pesos, currently exchange averages Php45 to $1 DF metal Bushing P400 Shims (G and P) P100 Madbull Hopup Rubber P300 Stock Type 0 Cylinder P100 CA…
Read more →Buyers Regret. If you value your friendship then the first thing you want prevent is your friend having buyers regret/remorse when getting into the hobby. Relative to the Philippines which…
Read more →I invited a friend to get into Airsoft and he took to it very well. The lessons I learned when I brought a friend to the hobby. Water pack. Seeing…
Read more →When ever there is talk about technology in ancient times, it seems there is always some misplaced reverence to china. Yes, china did have paper, crossbows, printing press, and other…
Read more →How do you calibrate a Kitchen Sink setting? I would begin with a survey of players, and how challenging they want it. Basically the players interested in the game should…
Read more →It is easier and easier to cheat understanding with all the access of the internet. In one of the forums I’m part of, someone tried to use it to get…
Read more →The elections gun ban is over and now its time to get back to some warsims. Experimentation and Scientific Investigation into mundane things are what fuels much of my sense…
Read more →Rifts is at $0.24 and about 70 copies being sold. Its possible to basically just use the Core Book of Rifts for fluff and just use GURPS 4E (ultra tech,…
Read more →Having seen the quality of Harn up close, I am sad to wonder why it never came to the Philippines. Or if it did, why is it so inaccessible. Having…
Read more →I’ve bought myself some introduction to Criminology as part of my Emotional Intelligence studies and I find it interesting how it compliments my understanding of Economics. What intrigues me is…
Read more →What RPG group will be the first to penetrate the China Market? I’m not saying small bits, but really a Line of books. Dialects in China are mostly spoken. Putonghua…
Read more →Copyright and Game Systems Copyright is tricky because, it can lead to stiffling of innovation instead of rewarding it. Paladium suing of the use of the term “Rifts” in a…
Read more →Explaining “What is an RPG?” in the shortest and most efficient way speaks a lot about who the gamer is and where he is coming from. It also changes from…
Read more →I got a strong urge to make a player hand out based on GURPS Lite 4e. What I did was I inserted a ton of my home brew rules and…
Read more →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 in ancient times. Natural: the…
Read more →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 a few minutes of combat.…
Read more →Your Alternate Description – Steve Jackson Games Forums: I wish I can find more people into Gaming Kaizen or Philosophy. I know many others are out there are taking what…
Read more →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 so adversely and can be…
Read more →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. Game Definitions and Real-World Definitions.…
Read more →Helpful information about “Tactical Shooting: A New World: A Private War On Narcoterrorism – Steve Jackson Games Forums by Icelander”. The stats are pretty realistically detailed it would apply to…
Read more →Are skills Objectively or Relatively Assessed. The real world works on a mix of both relative and objective standards. We notice relative Standards in passing rates, grading curves, and supply…
Read more →“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” – John Maynard Keynes As a Science nut, I am for evolving and better game systems and…
Read more →The thread of How to Handle Wealth became an economics discussion. What I like about the SJgames forums is how world views and personal philosophies are very transparent and apply…
Read more →I was lurking in the Sjgames forums when I cam by this interesting question. How do you handle wealth increase. In economic behavior, a windfall is typically saved. In high…
Read more →Converting all options and aspects of a Character aspects into cards? Its been done way before, but I’m thinking of breaking down the game system I’m designing into printable cards…
Read more →Assumptions on Shields. If two fighters are equal, and they have 50% chance of hitting each other in a given amount of time. This is assuming this is due to…
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