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Topics I am currently working on

Thanks to the internet and being able to find incredible historical references, I plan to go into in-depth discussion concerning several topics that prove very useful in simulationist style play.…

Some Basic Equipment

Squadron or Deckarchy Equipment. (p. 138) 1st. Footman:1) Thick Tunic which extends down over the knees.2) Heavy Hiking Sandals. Note: boots are discouraged for hiking.3) Short Cloaks.

Finally Got my copy of the strategikon. I’m painting some Byzantine Figs (5century) and organizing a targetnumber based set of rules derived from Warhammer. GURPS, my own biometric research, and…

New armor format

This is basically my take on how armor should be formatted. In the end tables can’t convey that much information and it shouldn’t be a shopping list. Really, no one…

The myriad peoples of the Byzantine Game.

The Peoples a Player can choose for a character are as follows: Byzantine Greek Macedonian Ilyrian Armenian Latin Nomad Hun Thracian Avar Arab Sassanid (Persia) Acheamenid Assyrian Kurd Barbarian Isaurian…

I want to run a game.

That urge has come again to run a game. Of course I can’t act on it. The games I could run, just for catharsis would be Medieval- I guess Byzantium…

Hiatus

Right now I’m very busy and I don’t think I will be free to update until august.

Hiatus

Right now I’m very busy and I don’t think I will be free to update until august.

Armor Testing Exercises

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4E is out

A good homebrew rule for GURPS combat. This homebrew rule makes PC have a more realistic Combat Behavior. 4E is out. And its kinda exploded in seedy distribution. A week…

N. Malabonga’s Character

Felizimo Saavedra Arguelles was the youngest child of Crisostomo Arguelles and Felicia Saavedra. His father comes from a mestizo family that traces its roots to Cuba, while his mother comes…

B. Navaro’s Character

Juan Guerrero was born of an illustrado family from Calamba Laguna. Juanito was not a very academically inclined student as evidenced by his mediocre grades in the Ateneo de Manila…

2nd Week of May

Loot of Previous Week: +1,442.5gp Elfbane Dagger +1 Cloak +2? Bracers +2 (converted to XP) 6 Potions Purple 3 Potions Red a pair rings of circle of sound Loot from…

GURPS mahadlika Character Creation

Character Creation Parameters.Game Date: 2nd week of Jun 2008Power Level: (Exceptional Individuals) 125cp, -75 disadvantages, +25cp only on social advantages.Character options: Realistic (no exotic advantages.Genre: Historical shifting to HeroicTheme: Heroes…

What is Mahadlika?

In Teodoro Agoncilio’s: The History of the Filipino People you will find the term Mahadlika. Mahadlika is described as a Free people, not to be confused with Maharlika who are…

Basic Set Quick Fixes

I’ve been mulling around the wealth issue in GUPRS 4E and I’ve come to have made some interesting “mechanics” for determining character’s wealth, based on their Income and not the…

my Don Quixote

Don Quixote Turcoman-Styled Knight 150 +4 points Attributes [100]: ST 12 [20] DX 12 [40] IQ 11 [20] HT 12 [20]. Secondary Attributes [0]: Dmg 1d-1/1d+2 [0]; BL 29 [0];…

Character Backgrounds

6th Century. The world, as the Romans knew it, has come to an end. A hundred years ago, the barbarians came and conquered Rome, marking the end of western civilization…

Stuff that is not found online Anymore

This is from the Strategikon (check the link on the left) 8 Strategos (General)7 Merarch, Hypo Strategos (Lieutenant General)6 Moirarch (Infantry Brigadier), Dux (Cavalry Brigadier), Chiliarchs,Taxiarchs5 Count (Cavalry Major), Tribune…

If I had a chance to run a DnD Game.

Running a DnD Game. Low Magic World. Dark Ages, Falling Civilization and fighting back impossible odds. Core Rules Mostly Outside Core Elements up to 2006 3.5ED upon approval. Ideally none.…

and even More tinkering

Ogre Cleric of Magic and Chaos CR 6 [Core Rules Only] Appearance: They appear like ornate giant statues of coarsely beaten black steel, heavy crusted with dried blood. Calligraphy in…

My Byzantine Project.

This is my GURPS Byzantine Project. There is a large problem getting published when the place you are applying in have no resources even to answer your queries. A friend…

More Tinkering

Spear Martial Artist CR 5 (DND3.5 Core Rules Only) Appearance: (Default) A handsome/beautiful strong lithe warrior of indistinguishable racial features in dazzling patterns of embroidered silks. She/He wields a black…

Another tid bit

Evil Cleric CR 5Male Human Evil ClericNeutral Evil Medium HumanoidInit -1 (-1 Dex); Senses Listen +3, Spot +3Languages CommonAC 16, touch 9, flat-footed 16 (+7 armor, -1 Dex)hp 29 (5…

Some Encounter Ideas for our Game.

This is basically some encounter suggestions for the game. These guys would make it much harder Eastern Soldier CR 2M Human Warrior 3AL (Any) Medium HumanoidInit +0; Senses Listen +0,…

Yesterday’s game

Currently Calculating. the amount of xp i can convert to craft points. Too bad the materials are discarded when I salvage an item for craft points. we just got our…

Monday Already

interesting DnD tools. I considered doing some for my own use, especially for historical items and features. Dan Howard’s Armors. Started working on a Dan Howard Armor Tables for a…

Mistakes mistakes…

been reading up on the details of my character. Since we in a hurry and we really are not seriously gaming we just breezed through many of the character details.…

Medieval Settings

Maximum options. Certain eras give a range of options. if you want all the medieval options available then you have to go to the very next era: the renaissance. All…

Wanting to Game

GURPS medieval 12th Century. This was the rise of maces and when heavier and heavier swords were being needed to penetrate the advancing quality armor. Mail was still king of…